Exam 1

Front

A hypothesis should be _______, and you must be able to make _______ based on the hypothesis

Back

Testable, Predictions

Front

All of the following tools are used to gather field data except: Munsell Soil Book, Field Notebook, Rock Hammer, Cross-Dating

Back

Cross-Dating

Front

If you are researching the temperature of different depths in a pond, the independent variable would have to be:

Back

The depth

Front

Which speleothem points up from the ground of a cave?

Back

Stalagmite

Answer explanation

Front

Which of the following is the LEAST utilized in studying the paleoclimate of an area? Foraminifera, Dendrochronology, Ice Core Sampling, Historical Documents

Back

Historical Documents

Front

The greenhouse gases (GHG) consist of Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Methane, and _______

Back

Water (G)

Front

T/F: An increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leads to the oceans becoming less acidic

Back

False

Answer explanation

Front

The geologic definition of strata is what?

Back

Parallel layers of sedimentary rock.

Front

An example of an anthropogenic activity is: deforestation, Lithification, Evaporation, Subduction

Back

deforestation

Front

The study of the timing, location, and size of prehistoric earthquakes is known as what?

Back

Paleoseismology