Exam 1 Part 2

A  Protostar then Main sequnce then Giant then Novae then Dwarf.

B  Protostar then Dwarf then Main sequnce then Giant then Novae/Supernovae

C  Dwarf then Main sequnce then Giant then Novae/Supernovae

D  Dwarf then Protostar then Main sequnce then Giant then Novae/Supernovae

E  Novae/Supernovae then Protostar then Dwarf then Main sequnce then Giant

F  Novae/Supernovae then Dwarf then Protostar then Main sequnce then Giant

A  Because he just didn’t like the idea

B  Because he knew the “glacial debris” was actually a misinterpreted landslide

C  Because geologic evidence supported the existence of tropical swamps in the Northern Hemisphere at the same time as the glaciers existing in the Southern continents

D  Because the glacial debris was localized to a few small mountain valleys

A  as part of the Pacific Ocean floor that spiraled out into space

B  by a large impact with Mars

C  away from the Earth and was captured by the Earth’s gravity

D  a large impact to the Earth

E  at the same time as the Earth as a smaller accreting body

A  accretion

B  conduction

C  differentiation

D  convection

A  The rock section records a relative lowering of sea level

B  The rock section records a relative raising of sea level

C  It was a glacial environment

D  The rock section was deposited in a river system, perhaps near where the river flows into an ocean

E  It was deposited in an arid environment as sand dunes

F  The rock section was deposited in the Mesozoic

A  The heat capacity of water decreases with increasing salinity

B  As salinity increases, freezing point increases

C  As salinity increases, freezing point decreases

D  As salinity increases, evaporation slows

A  slower in water than in air

B  dependant upon the electrical charge of the water

C  sometimes faster and sometimes slower

D  faster in water then in air

A  equally well in both warm and cold water

B  more readily in warm water than cold water

C  unpredictably

D  more readily in cold water than warm water

A  Mud

B  Peeble

C  Sand

A  Calcite dissolves

B  Turbidites dissolves

C  Stromatolites dissolves

A  Passive continental margin

B  Subduction Zone

C  Fracture Zone

A  It will rise

B  it will fall

C  remains the same

A  halites

B  Subduction Zone

C  turbidites

A  turbidites

B  Subduction Zone

C  River beds

A  Green

B  Yellow

C  Orange

D  Blue

E  Red

A  Liquid nitrogen

B  Antifreeze

C  Water

D  Magma

E  Oil

A  capillary time

B  calcium compensation depth

C  green zone

D  red zone

E  residence time

F  life time

A  weight

B  color

C  grain size

D  origin

E  mineral percent

A  size

B  weight

C  volume

D  density

A  regression

B  isostatic rebound

C  subsidence

D  transgression

A  halites

B  chert

C  pelagic flow

D  turbidites

E  stromatolites

A  unchecked predation

B  all of these are causes

C  increase nutrients from human activity

D  changes in temperature

A  limestone

B  gypsum

C  conglomerate

D  chert

E  chalk

F  halite

A  breccia, siltstone, conglomerate

B  sandstone, siltstone, conglomerate

C  conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone

D  sandstone, siltstone, breccia

E  siltstone, sandstone, conglomerate

F  sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone

A  an oceanic trench

B  mountainous chain of young, basaltic rock

C  a submarine canyon

D  mountainous chain of young, granitic rock