STUDENT NAME:
STUDENT NUMBER:_____________
Autumn 2015
Mid-term Examination
Faculty of Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences EPSC 201
Understanding Planet Earth Autumn 2015
Examiner: Professor Olivia Jensen
Date: October 29, 2015
Time: 13h10 - 14h20
Instructions: This midterm comprises 15 questions on 6 pages including this cover
page. Write you answer directly on these examination pages within the room
provided. Make sure you have noted your name and student number on the top of
this header page. You may also not your name on the following pages for security.
You are expected to answer 10 of the 15 questions -- your choice. Each question will
be graded on an integral schedule: 0, 1, 2, 3 according to the judgement of the
completeness of the answer. You have 70 minutes to complete your exam.
The grade total is 30 marks that contribute to your final grade.
In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have
the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded.
Understanding Planet Earth (EPSC 201)
Student Name:___________________________
Autumn 2015
Midterm Test
Student Number:________________________
Answer any 10 of the following 15 questions. If you answer more than 10 questions, your best 10 will
be counted. Please keep your response to each question within the space provided by the box. These
questions are graded on an integral schedule of 0 marks (complete miss), 1 mark (addresses some of
the question), 2 marks (well addresses the question), 3 marks (excellent and complete answer).
[ 30 marks ]
1. The "Big Bang" is our current best model for the origin and evolution of the Universe.
Sequentially, starting with the moment of the "Big Bang" very briefly explain the evolution of the
Universe. Address the formation of matter, expansion, cooling and the first cycle of stellar formation.
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