In the heliocentric model _____.

Mercury and Venus orbit around the Sun, but all other planets orbit around Earth

According to the currently accepted scientific model, which of the following is NOT correct about the formation of the Moon?

A large comet collided with the newborn Earth

A large part of the Earth's mantle disintegrated

The Earth developed a ring, like those found around Saturn and Jupiter

The colliding body disintegrated

Humans first realized that the Earth was spherical ________.

during the time of Aristotle in ancient Greece

as a result of the voyages of Christopher Columbus

when Magellan's crew was able to sail completely around the world

The process of differentiation results in all of the following EXCEPT_________.

denser materials becoming concentrated near the cores of planets

rocky materials forming the mantles of planets

planets becoming approximately spherical

The metal alloy that makes up the core of Earth is _____, as compared to the rocky mantle.

very similar in chemistry and density

distinct in Chemistry but of very similar density

Terrestrial planets are mainly composed of _____ while Jovian planets are made dominantly of _______.

refractory materials; volatiles and metals

volatiles and metals; refractory materials

A great boost in seafloor exploration and a greater understanding of seafloor bathymetry was a result of ________.

scientific advances in the 1950's

scientific advances in the 1920's

According to the figure below. Earth's magnetic poles move constantly. About how far from the geographic poles do the magnetic poles move?

They remain in the high latitudes

They move as far south as the equator

They move as far south as the tropics

They remain less than a kilometer from the geographic poles

All basalts younger than 700,000 years old ________.

are found on the ocean floor very far from mid-ocean ridges

As shown below, Wegener proposed continental drift after he observed evidence from fossils, glacial deposits, and the fit of the continents that suggested all of the continents were once ________.

combined to form a supercontinent he termed Pangaea

aligned north to south along the prime meridian

aligned east to west along the equator

combined to form a supercontinent he termed Radinia

Consult the figure below. Marine magnetic anomaly belts are widest when and where ________

seafloor spreading rates are relatively rapid

continents are joined to form supercontinents

seafloor spreading rates are relatively slow

supercontinents first began to rift apart

Currently, most geologist __________.

agree that continental drift occurs due to mechanisms at work in the ocean basins and upper mantle

continue to reject continental drift

agree that continental drift occurs, but they still do not understand why it occurs

agree that continental drift occurs due to mechanism at work in the lower mantle and outer core

Earth’s magnetic reversals are likely due to ________.

changes in circulation patterns in the inner core

Evidence of paleomagnetism can be found in ________.

basalt that has cooled from lava

any rocks with magnetic minerals present

sedimentary rocks where minerals form from ion-bearing groundwater

Evidence that the South American and African continents were once joined includes evidence from their coastlines such as ________.

shared anthropological evidence

symmetrical earthquake patterns

If a geologist discovered coal in a modern-day cold, snowy location, he or she could conclude that ________.

the area was once covered with swamps and/or jungles

a meteorite must have struck the area

the area was once covered with an ocean

If we mentally align the continents to fit Wegener’s concept of Pangaea, evidence of Late Paleozoic glacial deposits ________.

is much more readily explained than in the modern continental configuration

is more difficult to explain than in the modern continental configuration

makes very little sense in either the Pangaea configuration or the modern configuration

is unchanged from the modern continental configuration

In the geologic past, the polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field is ________.

known to have experienced numerous reversals, as shown by remnant magnetization of iron-rich minerals in rocks

unknown, but it is assumed to have been identical to today’s

known to have stayed constant through geologic time, as shown by remnant magnetization of iron-rich minerals in rocks

known to have stayed constant through time, based on theoretical calculations

Limestone reefs and salt deposits are important rocks in the reconstruction of Earth history because they ________.

can be used to infer the ancient climate of the Earth; they are deposited in environments that are restricted to warm climate

automatically provide age information; all such deposits occurred between 200 and 400 million years ago

are deposited in warm climates today, but there is good reason to think that they were deposited in cold climates millions of years ago

pinpoint the locations of old subduction zones

Marine magnetic anomalies result from seafloor spreading in conjunction with ________

magnetic storms on the surface of the Sun

apparent wander of the magnetic poles

An aurora (shown below) is produced when ________

solar wind particles are directed toward the poles and excite atmospheric gases

swamp gases rise upward from the arctic tundra

lightning travels from cloud to cloud rather than cloud to ground

radiation in the Van Allen belts can be seen on a clear, cold night

As compared to ultramafic rocks, mafic rocks have a ________.

greater proportion of iron and magnesium atoms

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