SBCC ERTH 101 (SEAN KELLY)- MMQ
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How do earthquakes reveal that the outer core of the Earth is molten, rather than a
solid? - ANSWERS-waves cannot pass through the the molten outer core, so there is a
shadow region behind the core where no direct S-waves appear.
The asteroid belt: - ANSWERwas kept from forming a planet by the gravitational
disturbance of Jupiter.
A body passing through Earth's atmosphere that creates a streak of light in the sky is
called a: - ANSWERmeteor
Which of the following Solar System moons has geysers spouting liquid water? (Some
of the water escapes from the moon.) - ANSWEREnceladus
Which of Jupiter's Galilean moons contains a liquid water water oceans under the crust?
- ANSWEREuropa, Ganymede and Callisto (all of the above)
A meteor shower occurs when: - ANSWEREarth passes through a comet's orbit.
Earth's magnetic field is created by: - ANSWERelectric currents in the outer core.
The origin of Mars's moons is: - ANSWERcurrently an area of active investigation.
An atomic nucleus that transforms from one element into another has undergone: -
ANSWERradioactive decay.
Which planet rotates in the opposite direction from which it orbits the Sun? -
ANSWERVenus
Jupiter is rotating faster than any of the other planets. Jupiter's rotation period is about...
- ANSWERabout 9.5 Earth hours
Which of the following situations has the smallest variation in the tide (high tide is very
close to low tide)? - ANSWERNeap Tide, 1st Quarter Moon and 3rd Quarter Moon (A, B
and C are all possible.)
The principal component of Venus's atmosphere is: - ANSWERcarbon dioxide
Which of the following phenomena is primarily due to the elliptical shape of Earth's
orbit? - ANSWERNone of the above
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How do earthquakes reveal that the outer core of the Earth is molten, rather than a
solid? - ANSWERS-waves cannot pass through the the molten outer core, so there is a
shadow region behind the core where no direct S-waves appear.
The asteroid belt: - ANSWERwas kept from forming a planet by the gravitational
disturbance of Jupiter.
A body passing through Earth's atmosphere that creates a streak of light in the sky is
called a: - ANSWERmeteor
Which of the following Solar System moons has geysers spouting liquid water? (Some
of the water escapes from the moon.) - ANSWEREnceladus
Which of Jupiter's Galilean moons contains a liquid water water oceans under the crust?
- ANSWEREuropa, Ganymede and Callisto (all of the above)
A meteor shower occurs when: - ANSWEREarth passes through a comet's orbit.
Earth's magnetic field is created by: - ANSWERelectric currents in the outer core.
The origin of Mars's moons is: - ANSWERcurrently an area of active investigation.
An atomic nucleus that transforms from one element into another has undergone: -
ANSWERradioactive decay.
Which planet rotates in the opposite direction from which it orbits the Sun? -
ANSWERVenus
Jupiter is rotating faster than any of the other planets. Jupiter's rotation period is about...
- ANSWERabout 9.5 Earth hours
Which of the following situations has the smallest variation in the tide (high tide is very
close to low tide)? - ANSWERNeap Tide, 1st Quarter Moon and 3rd Quarter Moon (A, B
and C are all possible.)
The principal component of Venus's atmosphere is: - ANSWERcarbon dioxide
Which of the following phenomena is primarily due to the elliptical shape of Earth's
orbit? - ANSWERNone of the above
