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NDQ_005000 | which is the nearest of the gas giant planets to the sun? | a. pluto, b. uranus, c. jupiter, d. none of the above | c | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005001 | jupiter | a. has highly pressurized ices at its center, b. is made mostly of hydrogen and some helium, c. has a solid surface that a spacecraft could land on, d. all of the above | b | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005002 | jupiter is so large that it makes its own light. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005003 | jupiter is 5.2 times as from the sun as the earth is. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005004 | jupiter has | a. a faint ring system, b. at least 63 moons, c. some evidence for a small rocky core, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005005 | the galilean moons | a. are io, europa, ganymede and callisto, b. were discovered by galileo through his telescope in 1610, c. are larger than the dwarf planet pluto, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005006 | what is the great red spot found on jupiter? | a. a mark left over from reactions of hydrogen, helium, and ammonia, b. iron-oxide dust blowing in a giant storm, c. a band of red rocks, d. a giant storm in the atmosphere | d | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005007 | how do scientists know the minimum length of time the great red spot has been on jupiter? | a. it was first seen through the naked eye and recorded more than 400 years ago, b. they have done calculations and they know a feature of that type would last at least 750 years, c. it has been at least 300 years since it was seen through a telescope, d. none of these | c | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005008 | jupiters moon, europa, is a place to search for extraterrestrial life because it | a. may have a liquid water ocean beneath its solid ice surface, b. has heat from the sun as an energy source, c. emits organic molecules into its atmosphere, d. all of these | a | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005009 | jupiters atmosphere contains | a. thick carbon dioxide, which causes runaway greenhouse effect, b. ammonia clouds in different colored bands, c. methane gas from decaying life, d. all of these | b | Lesson: jupiter
Characteristics:
Jupiter is enormous, the largest object in the solar system besides the Sun. Although Jupiter is over 1,300 times Earths volume, it has only 318 times the mass of Earth. Like the other gas giants, it is much less dense than Earth. Because Jupiter is so large, it reflects a lot of sunli... |
NDQ_005020 | long ridges of material dumped at the furthest point the glacier reached. | a. end moraines, b. lateral moraines, c. ground moraines, d. terminal moraines | d | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005022 | on a mountain, a glacier originates in a | a. horn, b. arete, c. cirque, d. coll | c | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005023 | unsorted deposits of rock are called a glacial ________________. | a. erratics, b. till, c. drumlin, d. valley | b | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005024 | a large rock that was dumped by a glacier, sometimes far from where it originated is a | a. glacial striations, b. glacial erratic, c. glacial till, d. glacial moraine | b | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005025 | glaciers can carry rocks of any size. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005026 | varves display an annual cycle of dark, fine clays deposited in winter and lighter sands deposited in spring. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005027 | the water falls in yosemite are created by water falling down from a | a. cirque, b. tributary valley, c. v-shaped valley, d. hanging valley | d | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005028 | a ridge of bedrock carved by a glacier is a(n) __________; a ridge of till deposited by a stream beneath a glacier is a(n) __________. | a. arte; esker, b. esker; arte, c. horn; lateral moraine, d. lateral moraine; horn | a | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005029 | how do glaciers erode underlying rocks? | a. glacial striations, b. saltation, c. abrasion and plucking, d. ice wedging | c | Lesson: landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
Glacial Erosion:
Glaciers erode the underlying rock by abrasion and plucking. Glacial meltwater seeps into cracks of the underlying rock. When the water freezes, it pushes pieces of rock outward. The rock is then plucked out and carried away by the flowing ice of t... |
NDQ_005030 | much of the work of erosion at a shore is done by | a. longshore currents, b. waves, c. rip currents, d. rivers | b | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005031 | shorelines are often straight because | a. waves come in parallel to the shoreline, b. longshore currents erode in a fairly straight line, c. waves come in perpendicular to the shoreline, d. wave refraction concentrates or disperses energy | d | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005032 | the erosion of a sea arch can form this. | a. cliff, b. sea stack, c. beach, d. sea wall | b | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005033 | a long, narrow pile of rocks built perpendicular to the shoreline to keep sand t the beach. | a. groin, b. seawall, c. sea stack, d. breakwater | a | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005034 | a long, narrow bar of sand that form parallel to the shore by wave transport of sand is a | a. beach, b. groin, c. barrier island, d. spit | c | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005035 | a shorelines first line of defense against hurricanes is | a. beaches, b. lagoons, c. spits, d. barrier islands | d | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005036 | a length of sand that connects to land and extends into the water, with a hook at the end is a | a. spit, b. tombolo, c. barrier island, d. groin | b | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005037 | the problem with groins is | a. they starve the beach down-current of them of sand, b. they starve the beach up-current of them of sand, c. they are easily taken out by a rogue wave coming in perpendicular to the shore, d. they are often knocked down by long-shore currents | a | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005038 | engineers can build structures that will protect our shorelines, come what may. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005039 | compared with the sand on a low energy beach, the sand on a high energy beach will be | a. a mixture of minerals, rock fragments and shells, b. mostly shells, c. mostly hard minerals like quartz, d. its impossible to say | c | Lesson: landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
Groundwater Erosion:
Rainwater absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as it falls. The CO2 combines with water to form carbonic acid. The slightly acidic water sinks into the ground and moves through pore spaces in soil and cracks and fractures in rock. The flow of wate... |
NDQ_005040 | the creation of rock from sediments is called | a. solidification, b. lithification, c. cementation, d. compaction | b | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005041 | when fluid deposit ions create a rock that binds loose sediment it is called | a. solidification, b. lithification, c. cementation, d. compaction | c | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005042 | when sediments are squeezed together by the weight of sediments and rocks on top of them it is called | a. solidification, b. lithification, c. cementation, d. compaction | d | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005043 | clastic rocks contain fragments of pre-existing rock. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005044 | the order of how sedimentary rocks are made is | a. erosion, compaction, cementation, lithification, b. compaction, cementation, lithification, erosion, c. erosion, cementation, compaction, lithification, d. erosion, lithification, cementation, compaction | a | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005045 | a mudstone that contains shell fragments is a bioclastic rock. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005046 | the grains of sand in a sandstone are | a. the age the sands became a rock, b. the age of the rock that the grains weathered and eroded from, c. all the same age, d. none of these | b | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005047 | lithification creates | a. clastic or bioclastic sedimentary rocks, b. igneous rocks, c. fossiliferous metamorphic rocks, d. chemical sedimentary rocks | a | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005048 | compaction is when cement from fluids bind sediments together. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005049 | sandstone is a type of clastic rock. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: lithification of sedimentary rocks
Sedimentary Rock Formation:
Accumulated sediments harden into rock by lithification, as illustrated in the Figure 1.1. Two important steps are needed for sediments to lithify. 1. Sediments are squeezed together by the weight of overlying sediments on top of them. This is call... |
NDQ_005080 | latitude | a. is a distance north or south of the equator, b. is a number between 0 and 100 degrees, c. runs east and west of the international date line, d. is divided into 90 degrees, 90 minutes and 90 seconds | a | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005081 | latitude and longitude are used to describe a location | a. relative to the equator, b. above sea level, c. on earths surface, d. using a measurement divided into 90 degrees, 90 minutes and 90 seconds | c | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005082 | the height above or below sea level. | a. longitude, b. latitude, c. elevation, d. direction | c | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005083 | a latitude of 44o2743 should be followed by an n or s. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005084 | earths magnetic north pole and geographic north pole are located at the point where earths axis of rotation intersects the surface. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005085 | a longitude of 44o2743 should be followed by an n or s. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005086 | sea level is | a. nearly the same all around earth, b. the average height of the oceans surface, c. the midpoint between high and low tide, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005087 | gps stands for | a. global positioning satellites, b. geological positioning system, c. global positioning system, d. global prime system | c | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005088 | the highest point on earth is on | a. mount rushmore, b. mount everest, c. mount mckinley, d. mount kilimanjaro | b | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005089 | a compass is a device with a floating needle that acts as a magnet point to magnetic north. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: location and direction
Location:
How would you find Old Faithful? One way is by using latitude and longitude. Any location on Earths surface or on a map can be described using these coordinates. Latitude and longitude are expressed as degrees that are divided into 60 minutes. Each minute is divided into 60 se... |
NDQ_005090 | which of these are greenhouse gases? | a. carbon dioxide, b. methane, c. water vapor, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005091 | carbon dioxide and methane levels in the atmosphere are correlated with temperature. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005092 | which of these can cause climate to change? | a. the amount of energy the sun produces over the years, b. the tilt of the earths axis, c. asteroid impacts, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005094 | the climate cycle correlates with the sunspot cycle. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005095 | plate tectonics processes can alter climate such as | a. when there is a supercontinent, heat is distributed more evenly around the planet, b. when continents are near the poles, ice accumulates to maybe start an ice age, c. when there is a supercontinent, there are more volcanic eruptions to block the sun, d. all of these | b | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005096 | when earths axis has less different in its tilt, climate is more moderate throughout the year. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005097 | atmospheric carbon dioxide levels | a. are currently around 400 ppm, b. have been higher than 400 ppm several times in the past 100,000 years, c. are the highest they have ever been in earth history, d. all of the above | a | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005098 | ice ages happen predictably on a 100,000 year cycle that correlates with milankovitch cycles. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005099 | what natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? | a. volcanic eruptions, b. decay or burning organic matter, c. absorption by plant and animal tissue, d. all of the above | c | Lesson: long term climate change
Causes of LongTerm Climate Change:
Many processes can cause climate to change. These include changes: In the amount of energy the Sun produces over years. In the positions of the continents over millions of years. In the tilt of Earths axis and orbit over thousands of years. That are s... |
NDQ_005110 | how do scientists determine the age of a seafloor basalt? | a. they can get a radiometric age if they can collect a sample, b. they can use the time scale for magnetic reversals, c. they can look at fossils in the sediments on top of the basaltic rocks, d. all of these | d | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005111 | what is true about the seafloor near mid-ocean ridge? | a. rocks are younger closer to the ridge, b. the crust is thicker near the ridge, c. the magnetic stripes are thinnest near the ridge and get thicker with distance away from the ridge, d. all of the above | a | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005112 | submarines during wwii discovered the magnetic patterns on the seafloor. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005113 | the magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge, the same distance out from the ridge, have opposite polarity. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005114 | with increasing age, seafloor rocks | a. wear away to become thinner, b. become hotter, c. collect an increasing amount of sediment on top, d. all of these | c | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005115 | the oldest seafloor is less than 180 million years old. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005116 | what is not true about the magnetic stripes on the ocean floor? | a. stripes alternate, normal and reverse polarity, across the ocean floor, b. stripes indicate the age of the basaltic rock, c. stripes are evidence of apparent polar wander, d. stripes end abruptly at the edges of continents | c | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005117 | navy ships use these to search for enemy submarines, but accidently discovered the magnetic polarity of the seafloor. | a. bar magnets, b. magnetometers, c. electromagnets, d. echo sounders | b | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005118 | observations of the seafloor support the idea that new seafloor is created at mid- ocean ridges. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005119 | if it is true that new seafloor is created at mid-ocean ridges, then | a. the planet must be getting bigger, b. old seafloor must be destroyed somewhere, c. new seafloor must sink directly into the mantle, d. none of these | b | Lesson: magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
Seafloor Magnetism:
On our transit to the Mid-Atlantic ridge, we tow a magnetometer behind the ship. Shipboard magnetometers reveal the magnetic polarity of the rock beneath them. The practice of towing a magnetometer began during WWII when navy ships towed magnetometer... |
NDQ_005120 | crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic field. | a. magnetite, b. granite, c. peridotite, d. hematite | a | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005121 | a device capable of measuring the magnetic field intensity. | a. magnetoscope, b. magnetite, c. magnetometer, d. magnemometer | c | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005122 | wegener died without knowing that continental drift was accepted. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005123 | magnetite crystals in young volcanic rocks point to the geographic north pole. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005124 | magnetic crystals in older rocks of the same age on the same continent point to | a. the current magnetic north pole, b. the same point, but not the current pole, c. the magnetic south pole since the pole had flipped, d. the geographic north pole | b | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005125 | older rocks that are different ages on different continents indicate that | a. the continents have moved, b. everything is stationary, c. there are multiple north poles, d. the poles do wander | a | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005126 | if the continents remained fixed while the magnetic pole moved there must have been two separate magnetic north poles. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005127 | there is and was only one magnetic north pole. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005128 | magnetite crystals pointing to the magnetic north pole show are evidence for continental drift if | a. the pole is moving across the landscape, b. the pole is flipping with the magnetic south pole, c. the pole is stationary but the continent is moving, d. the pole is stationary and the continent is stationary | c | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005129 | what line of evidence made scientists realize that wegener was right about continental drift? | a. the puzzle-like fit of the continents, b. the distribution of exact fossils on widely separated continents, c. the change in polarity of the magnetic field from normal to reverse, d. apparent polar wander | d | Lesson: magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
Magnetic Polarity Evidence:
The next breakthrough in the development of the theory of plate tectonics came two decades after Wegeners death. Magnetite crystals are shaped like a tiny bar magnet. As basalt lava cools, the magnetite crystals line up in the magneti... |
NDQ_005130 | topographic maps | a. use different colors to show different rock types, b. use contour lines to show different elevations, c. are also called geologic maps, d. all of the above | b | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005131 | another name for contour maps is | a. resource map, b. road map, c. geologic map, d. topographic map | d | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005132 | a bathymetric map represents the depth below sea level. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005133 | this type of map shows rock units and features like faults and folds. | a. topographic map, b. bathymetric map, c. geologic map, d. contour map | c | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005134 | on a bathymetric map, numbers are negative because they represent depth below sea level. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005135 | contour lines cross on very steep slopes. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005136 | a geologic map of the grand canyon, with its layer cake geology, will look like this. | a. bands of colors from the top to the bottom of the canyon, b. circles of different color from the top to the bottom of the canyon, c. very steep contour lines with no other topographic features, d. all of the above | a | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005137 | on a topographic map | a. contour intervals are always set at a standard 20 feet, b. contour lines are the closest together on the steepest slopes, c. no human settlements or roads are shown, d. all of the above | b | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005138 | if i wanted to know how deep lake tahoe is, i would use this map. | a. geological map, b. topographic map, c. globe, d. bathymetric map | d | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005139 | if i wanted to find the san andreas fault in california, i would use this map. | a. bathymetric map, b. geologic map, c. topographic map, d. contour map | b | Lesson: maps
Topographic Maps:
Topographic maps represent the locations of geographical features, such as hills and valleys. Topographic maps use contour lines to show different elevations. A contour line is a line of equal elevation. If you walk along a contour line you will not go uphill or downhill. Topographic map... |
NDQ_005140 | mars is the _____ planet from the sun. | a. furthest, b. fourth, c. first, d. none of the above | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005141 | mars is nicknamed the red planet because of _________ in the soil. | a. blood, b. carbon dioxide, c. ozone, d. iron oxide | d | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005142 | mars is the only planet that humans have walked on. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005143 | the martian atmosphere | a. has a large percentage of carbon dioxide, b. has a strong greenhouse effect, c. could support life as we know it, d. all of these | a | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005144 | the martian shield volcano, olympus mons, | a. was formed at a hotspot, like the hawaiian volcanoes, b. is the largest mountain in the solar system, c. has a crater lake on its summit, d. all of the above | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005145 | the largest canyon in the solar system called valles marineris is found on mars. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005146 | water cannot stay in liquid form on mars because the | a. temperature is too high, b. atmospheric pressure is too low, c. water is actually liquid methane, d. all of the above | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005147 | how many moons does mars have? what are their names? | a. 3; demtrus, claudius, mark, b. 2; pheobe, demo, c. 2; phobos, deimos, d. 4; zeus, venus, zacharia, joseph | c | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005148 | mars has active plate tectonics. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005149 | microbial life has been found in the ices of mars. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: mars
Characteristics:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and the first planet beyond Earths orbit (Figure 1.1). Mars is a quite different from Earth and yet more similar than any other planet. Mars is smaller, colder, drier, and appears to have no life, but volcanoes are common to both planets and Mars ha... |
NDQ_005160 | a seismograph from an earthquake with an epicenter about 200 miles away shows | a. a large arrival for the first p-waves and then a tapering off, b. a large arrival for the first p-waves, then a falling off, then a large arrival for the first s-, c. a small arrival for the first p-waves then a large arrival for the first s-waves, d. random arrivals of waves | b | Lesson: measuring earthquake magnitude
Measuring Magnitude:
A seismograph produces a graph-like representation of the seismic waves it receives and records them onto a seismogram (Figure 1.1). Seismograms contain information that can be used to determine how strong an earthquake was, how long it lasted, and how far aw... |
NDQ_005161 | the first wave produced by an earthquake is called | a. a primary wave, b. a secondary wave, c. a first wave, d. none of the above | a | Lesson: measuring earthquake magnitude
Measuring Magnitude:
A seismograph produces a graph-like representation of the seismic waves it receives and records them onto a seismogram (Figure 1.1). Seismograms contain information that can be used to determine how strong an earthquake was, how long it lasted, and how far aw... |
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