EAPS EXAM COMPILATIONS/ VERIFIED.

EAPS exam 4, Questions and answers, rated A+ Why are there high tides on two sides of the Earth at the same time? - -The moon causes tides which pull the equator apart. Can one view the earth rise from the surface of the moon? - -No Why is the moon moving away from earth? - -The earths rotati...

EAPS Exam 4, Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ How much of the solar system's mass resides in the Sun. - -99.86% How much of the mass of the planets in our solar system resides in Jupiter - -70% Which are the terrestrial planets. - -Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Why our Moon creates a...

EAPS Exam 3 Study Guide Questions and answers, rated A+ Characteristic of fire - -- Fire is an exothermic (heat producing), self-perpetuating,chemical reaction initiated by a small amount of heat. - The process causes fuels to be combined with oxygenleading to new compounds, a lot more heat, a...

EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions & Answers, rated A+ Which of the following describes a meteor? - -Small objects that burn up in Earth's atmosphere Which of the following describes a comet? - -Icy objects that form a tail as they come close to the Sun Which of the following describes an asteroid...

EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ 1) Which parts of the earth system are involved with the climate system? • Lithosphere, Atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere 2) What is the primary energy source for the climate system? • Sun 3) What influence does the ocean have on the...

EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ Which starts more wildfires; lightning or humans (and what percentage)? - -humans, 85% Which factors strongly influence the potential for wildfires to start? - --vegetation -topography -weather (temp and moisture levels) What are crown fires?...

EAPS EXAM 1, Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ asthenosphere - -weak layer; small amount of melt; weak, plastic behavior; capable of flow lithosphere - -strong plate layer; crust and upper part of mantle; relatively cool and brittle; deformable T or F: The lithosphere contains both the ...

EAPS exam 1, Questions and answers, rated A+ How much of the solar system's mass resides in the Sun? 99.86% The five stages of the Solar Nebula Hypothesis in the correct order 1. Mass Loss 2. Diffuse Cloud 3. Dense Cloud 4. Accretion Disk 5. Stellar System Where did the first helium atom...

EAPS Exam 1 Study Guide, Exam Questions and answers, rated A+ Solar Nebula A large cloud of gas and dust such as the one that formed our solar system Why do new planets have a hot inside Planet accretion results from lots of collisions each producing heat. Conservation of energy, stopping mo...

EAPS 111 Exam 1 Questions and answers, rated A+ What are the layers of the Earth? - -Mantle Crust Inner Core Outer Core What are the three types of plate boundaries? - -Convergent Divergent Transform What are the kinds of evidence/observations led geoscientists to conclude the existence of...

EAPS 111 Exam 1 Purdue, Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ 1. A fundamental premise of plate tectonics is that the Earth's surface is made of distinct plates. What are the kinds of evidence/observations led geoscientists to conclude this? -The presence of fossil evidence as well as p...

EAPS 106 - Exam 1 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ Know Earth's four layers and their approximate relative thicknesses. Crust (6371 km), Mantle (6336 km), Outer Core (3486 km), Inner Core (1216 km) How the Earth acquired its internal heat. planetary accretion: Heat of collisions plus ra...

EAPS 106 Exam 1, Review Questions and answers, rated A+ The earth's four layers and their thicknesses --crust: radius = 6371 km, thiccness = 35 km mantle: radius = 6336 km, thiccness = 2850 km outer core: radius = 3486 km, thiccness = 2270 km inner core: radius = 1216 km, thiccness = 1216 km ...

EAPS 106 Exam 1, Review Questions and answers, rated A+ How the Earth acquired its internal heat From internal collisions Why the interior of the Earth is layered (crust, mantle, core) and the relative thickness of the layers When the Earth was being created, heavier metals that are more dense...