EARTH SYSTEMS FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Compared to our sun, first generation stars tend to be... A) larger in mass and cooler B)larger in mass and hotter C)smaller in mass and cooler D)smaller in mass and hotter B) larger in mass and hotter Wegner's idea of continental drift was rejected by American geologist because... A) His English was too poor to understand by them B)He couldn't provide a valid mechanism that would cause continents to shift positions C)he had little evidence supporting the existence of the super continent D)The continental coastline "fit" is poor if one consider its edges on continental shelves. B)He couldn't provide a valid mechanism that would cause continents to shift positions Natural gas is not considered a mineral because... A) it is not produced by a geological process B) it is organic C)it does not have crystalline structure D)it can be made synthetically C)it does not have crystalline structure The interior of Earth consists almost entirely of______ rock A)solid B)molten C)sedimentary D)felsic A)solid The sun was created at the center of an accretionary disk when the temperature became high enough for ___ to start A)Fusion B) Fission C) combustion D) radiation A)Fusion Which of the following is a mineral A) petroleum, a liquid hydrocarbon B)