Question 1

Approximately what percentage of gas emitted by volcanoes is water vapor?

Accepted Answer

A)   1%
B)   10%
C)   25%
D)   45%
E)   70%F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

On average, water in a river will have a longer residence time than water in the oceans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Big Bang occurred roughly ________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)   4.6 billion
B)   250 million
C)   13 billion
D)   10 billion
E)   750 millionF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

The ground at the Earth's Equator moves about the Earth's axis of at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   0.1 km/h
B)   16.7 km/h
C)   1670 km/h
D)   3340 km/h
E)   3.34 × 106 km/hF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

How long does it take for Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)   60 seconds
B)   1 hour
C)   24 hours
D)   30 days
E)   365 daysF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

How long does it take for the Earth to make one rotation on its axis?

Accepted Answer

A)   60 seconds
B)   1 hour
C)   24 hours
D)   30 days
E)   365 daysF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The Earth's axis is at an angle of ________ relative to the vertical of the plane of rotation about the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A)   0°
B)   13.5°
C)   23.5°
D)   45°
E)   66.5°F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Free oxygen was a common constituent of the Earth's early atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A time zone is approximately ________ degrees wide.

Accepted Answer

A)   5
B)   15
C)   90
D)   180
E)   365F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Earth turns westward as it rotates on its axis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

There is more land located in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are smaller in size and closer to the Sun than Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Earth is the ________ planet from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A)   first
B)   second
C)   third
D)   fourth
E)   fifthF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Which ocean basin is located primarily in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pacific
B)   Atlantic
C)   Indian
D)   Arctic
E)   None of these is correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Longitude is given in degrees ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   east and west of the Equator
B)   north and south of the Equator
C)   east and west of the Prime Meridian
D)   north and south of the Prime Meridian
E)   None of these is correct; longitude is not measured in degrees.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Most of the water evaporated from the oceans returns directly to the oceans in precipitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ground at which of the following latitudes experiences the greatest speed around the Earth's axis of rotation?

Accepted Answer

A)   9°N
B)   45°S
C)   23.5°N
D)   16°S
E)   66.5°SF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

One degree of latitude is about equal to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1 nautical mile
B)   1 land mile
C)   60 nautical miles
D)   60 land miles
E)   600 nautical milesF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

The Tropic of Capricorn is at ________ latitude.

Accepted Answer

A)   23½°N
B)   23½°S
C)   66½°N
D)   66½°S
E)   0°F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 20

Earth formed shortly after the Big Bang.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Water Planet

Earth is the ________ planet from the Sun.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are smaller in size and closer to the Sun than Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.

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Earth turns westward as it rotates on its axis.

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A time zone is approximately ________ degrees wide.

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Earth formed shortly after the Big Bang.

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On average, water in a river will have a longer residence time than water in the oceans.

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The Big Bang occurred roughly ________ years ago.

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The Earth's axis is at an angle of ________ relative to the vertical of the plane of rotation about the Sun.

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Which ocean basin is located primarily in the Southern Hemisphere?

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Approximately what percentage of gas emitted by volcanoes is water vapor?

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Free oxygen was a common constituent of the Earth's early atmosphere.

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There is more land located in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.

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How long does it take for Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

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Longitude is given in degrees ________.

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The ground at the Earth's Equator moves about the Earth's axis of at ________.

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One degree of latitude is about equal to ________.

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The Tropic of Capricorn is at ________ latitude.

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one rotation on its axis?

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The ground at which of the following latitudes experiences the greatest speed around the Earth's axis of rotation?

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Most of the water evaporated from the oceans returns directly to the oceans in precipitation.

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