Geologic Maps — Cumulative exam Answers

Which of the following about the ozone layer is not true?

Currents cause warmer and cooler temperatures in the areas where they are located.

Cyanobacteria, unusual worm like life-forms and marine organisms did not exist in Precambrian Time.

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

Which of the following is a possible cost of using renewable resources?

Jasmine is late to science class and misses the very beginning of notes for the day. These are Jasmine’s notes:–Round objects that orbit the Sun–Not large enough to have enough gravitational pull to clear the path of their orbit–4 known in the Kuiper Belt (Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and Pluto)–1 in the asteroid belt (Ceres)Jasmine later copied the title of the notes from a friend. What title did Jasmine most likely copy?

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

According to the current theory, the Earth's moon was formed __________.

Fossils most often form when a dead organism is buried in sediments.

While an important source of freshwater, groundwater is not as widely used as rivers and springs.

Which of the following groups of environmental science careers are most similar?

Rock layers can be correlated to eachother using fossils. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Pollution in the _______ will have the greatest effect on human health.

Which of the following can be reduced by the use of renewable energy sources?

Changes to the global climate could include _______.

Which of the following could cause a habitat change?

Dinosaurs, birds, early mammals and plants were major life-forms that existed in the____________.

Aquatic organisms that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and were buried in silt and sediment resulted in the formation of _______.

Which of the following best explains how a hurricane can increase an area’s susceptibility to future storms?

An environmental scientist studies _______.