Lesson 1.1 and 1.2 Quiz

What is a system?

• Having the conditions necessary to support life.

• A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

• An event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere.

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What is a geologic process?

• A feature that forms on the surface of a planet.

• Having the conditions necessary to support life.

• An event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere.

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What is Earth and Space science?

• The study of processes on Earth and in Space.

• The study of processes on Earth that focus only on plate tectonics.

• The study of processes in Space that focus on the solar system.

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What are the four rocky planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Uranus

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

The Earth system is made of parts. Those "parts" are known as: (HINT: It's one word)

What are the four parts in the Earth system called?

• Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, Airosphere

• Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Asthenosphere, Biosphere

• Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere

List one of the two geologic processes that we talked about in class.

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What does it mean for a planet to be "habitable"?

• Having the conditions necessary to support life.

• An open environment where people live.

• An environment having animals.

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What is the definition of channel that you learned in class?

• A large area on land created by weathering and erosion.

• A number on the television that plays a specific station.

• A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquids flow.

What do planetary geologists look for on Mars when determining if it ever was once habitable? (HINT: Only one answer)

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