Test Bank For The Good Earth Introduction to Earth Science 4Th Edition By David
Test Bank for The Good Earth: Introduction to Earth Science, 4th Edition by David A. McWethy is a comprehensive resource that provides a range of questions and assessments for students to use in order to prepare for exams and quizzes. This test bank is specifically designed for the 4th edition of the book, which provides an introduction to the study of earth science.
The test bank includes a variety of question types, such as multiple choice, true/false, matching, and short answer questions. The questions cover all the key topics of earth science, including geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. The test bank is organized by chapter, with each chapter containing a range of questions to test students’ understanding of the material covered in that chapter.
The questions in the test bank are written to be challenging and thought-provoking, encouraging students to think deeply about the material. In addition, the questions are designed to be relevant and up-to-date, reflecting the latest research and discoveries in the field of earth science.
The test bank also includes detailed answers to all of the questions, making it a valuable resource for both students and instructors. The answers include detailed explanations and justifications, helping students to understand the concepts and reasoning behind each answer.
Chapter 03 Test bank: Near-Earth Objects
Student: _______________________________________________________________________________________
1. What are the likely consequences if a 200 m asteroid struck the center of a 3 million-person city?
A. less than 10 percent of the city destroyed
B. about 50 percent of the city destroyed
C. near complete destruction
2. Where do most asteroids originate?
A. between Mars and Jupiter
B. between the moon and Mars
C. from the Kuiper belt
3. Which type of NEO explodes in the atmosphere before reaching the Earth’s surface?
A. asteroid
B. meteorite
C. bolide
4. What comprises a comet?
A. ice
B. rock
C. both ice and rock
5. How do we know where comets come from?
A. Those that come from the Kuiper belt are composed of slightly different materials than those from the Oort cloud.
B. The comets from the Oort cloud don’t produce a tail, but those from the Kuiper belt do.
C. The comets from the Oort cloud travel at much greater velocities than those from the Kuiper belt.
D. The comets from either location have a trajectory or pathway that can be traced back to their starting point once we see them.
E. Astronomers only guess where these comets come from – they don’t know for sure.
6. ______________ is name given to NEO’s composed of rocky and/or metallic material that are best described as
A. Comets; dirty snowballs that are vaporized by the solar wind as they get near the sun.
B. Meteorites; small clumps of cosmic material that originated in the Oort cloud.
C. Asteroids; small chunks of rock knocked loose from a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
D. Bolides; space debris that bounces off of other stuff in space.
E. None of these choices are correct.
7. Most meteors that strike the Earth’s atmosphere
A. pass through the atmosphere and commonly land in the ocean.
B. commonly burn up in the atmosphere and never reach the ground.
C. pass through the atmosphere and commonly land on continents.
D. are from the Oort cloud as determined from their chemical composition.
E. are from comets that passed too close to the earth and broke up into little pieces.
8. Earth was constructed by the accumulation of material similar to that of many asteroids, meteors and comets.
True False
Use the following diagram to answer this question.
9. These have orbiting satellites.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
10. Most orbit between Mars and Jupiter.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
11. Short period versions of these objects come from the Kuiper belt.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
12. Long period versions of this come from the Oort cloud.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
13. These are known to pass close to Earth.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
14. These are mostly made of rock and/or metal.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither asteroids nor comets
15. These may have been responsible for bringing water to Earth.
A. Comets only
B. Comets and asteroids
C. Asteroids only
D. Neither comets nor asteroids
16. How is the following paragraph consistent with the nature of science?
This is an excerpt from the NASA NEO website. “As is often the case, the possibility of future Earth impacts for some near-Earth objects cannot be entirely ruled out until the uncertainties associated with their trajectories are reduced as a result of either future position observations, or in this case, heretofore unrecognized, pre-discovery observations. When these additional observations were used to update the orbit of 2004 MN4, the uncertainties associated with this object’s future positions in space were reduced to such an extent that none of the object’s possible trajectories can impact the Earth (or Moon) in 2029.”
A. Science relies on empirical observations.
B. Science is tentative.
C. Science is limited by technology.
D. All of the choices are correct.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Complete the concept map displayed below by selecting the correct response from the answers provided.
17. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 1.
A. Bodies
B. Comets
C. Meteorites
18. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 2.
A. Mars and Jupiter
B. Jupiter and Neptune
C. Earth and Mars
19. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 3.
A. Kuiper Belt
B. Oort Cloud
C. Outside the solar system
20. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 4.
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Earth
21. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 5.
A. Ice and rock
B. Dust
C. Iron and nickel
22. Complete the concept map by selecting the correct response from the answers provided for number 6.
A. Ice and rock
B. Dust
C. Iron and nickel
23. Does the Torino scale have a category for meteorites?
A. No, they are too small to cause damage.
B. No, most burn up in the atmosphere.
C. Yes, they are included in level 0.
D. Yes, they are included in level 10.
24. Suppose you were tasked to evaluate the damage risk posed by a comet that was headed toward earth. Based on what you know about the average properties of comets, how would you evaluate the risk variables of density and speed for such a comet (as compared to other NEO’s)?
A. High risk due to the density, low risk due to the average speed.
B. High risk due to the density, high risk due to the average speed.
C. Low risk due to the density, low risk due to the average speed.
D. Low risk due to the density, high risk due to the average speed.
25. Think about the orbits of Kuiper belt comets, Oort cloud comets and asteroids. Place them in order from longest to shortest average amount of time required for each of them to orbit the sun.
A. Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, asteroid
B. Oort cloud, Kuiper belt, asteroid
C. Asteroid, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud
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26. Use the Venn Diagram for composition of NEOs to answer this question. Which letter corresponds to rock and/or dust material?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
27. Use the Venn Diagram for composition of NEOs to answer this question. Which letter corresponds to abundant metallic material?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
28. How large would an asteroid have to be to generate an impact crater the size of the Chicxulub crater?
A. 2 kilometers in diameter
B. 20 kilometers in diameter
C. 200 kilometers in diameter
29. What scale predicts the potential threat posed by an asteroid impact?
A. Richter scale
B. Torino scale
C. Fujita scale
D. Mercalli scale
30. Many things can happen when a large NEO strikes earth. Consider only ejecta for a moment. How and why would ejecta affect short term climate (over a few months)?
A. Raise global temperatures by trapping solar energy.
B. Lower global temperatures by blocking solar energy.
C. Ejecta would have no affect on earth’s solar energy.
31. How long have asteroids been striking Earth?
A. During the last million years of geologic time
B. During the last 100 million years of geologic time
C. During the last billion years of geologic time
D. Since Earth formed
32. Which impact is thought to be responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs?
A. Tunguska
B. Meteor Crater
C. Chicxulub
D. Chelyabinsk
33. Asteroids large enough to destroy most life on Earth have been documented to strike the planet in the past.
True False
34. Comets have actually been observed striking a planet in our solar system.
True False
35. Complex and simple craters have a central peak.
True False
36. We may be able to prevent an asteroid impact.
True False
37. There are currently no known asteroids with a Torino scale rating 3 or above.
True False
38. Most comet orbits are shorter than most asteroids orbits.
True False
39. A fellow classmate hands you a rock that they claim is a meteorite. What characteristics would you look for in order to confirm that the rock really is a meteorite?
A. A dark, smooth surface
B. Attracts a magnet
C. Heavy
D. All are correct
E. None of the choices are correct
40. Most asteroids in the inner solar system were discovered by the year 1900.
True False
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