1. Diarrhea can be caused by a change in diet and different minerals in the water.
True
False
2. Fusion produces less radioactivity than fission.
True
False
3. Wise travelers eat only cooked vegetables in underdeveloped areas.
True
False
4. The kilogram is the basic unit of weight in the metric system.
True
False
5. Every nation has something to develop for the world's benefit.
True
False
6. The mass of an object is dependent upon gravity.
True
False
7. There is no gravitational attraction on an astronaut who is orbiting the Earth.
True
False
8. Antimalarial drugs provide immunity to the disease.
True
False
9. Hypothermia is similar to sunstroke.
True
False
10. The world's longest continuous mountain ridge is under the ocean.
True
False
11. All isotopes of carbon have 6 protons.
True
False
12. 0.6 kilometers =
600 meters
60 meters
6,000 meters
13. 50 milliliters =
0.05 liters
0.5 liters
5.0 liters
14. 0.4 kilograms =
40 grams
400 grams
4 grams
15. The following are base units used in the metric system, which is used for the standard in mass?
meter
liter
kilogram
gram
16. One process which supplies material for the upbuilding of a continent is the___ of existing mountains and dry land.
faulting
folding
weathering
17. The sun and its family of planets, satellites, and planetoids is called the__
solar system
milkyway
18. Mass is the amount of __ in a substance.
matter
space
volume
19. An orbiting satellite in a constant state of___toward the earth.
spinning
free-fall
20. Which disease did the World Health Organization believe had been eradicated worldwide?
smallpox
cholera
malaria
mumps
21. The bulk of geologic evidence indicates that the Earth’s crust has been formed by unique, rapid __ processes.
catastrophic
uniformitarian
22. Geologists believe that _____.
the earth is a perfect sphere
the continents were once one large land mass
the continents are no longer being eroded by water
the ocean is made primarily of sodium chloride
23. The mass of an astronaut in space will be _____.
the same as on earth
greater than on earth
less than on earth
24. When bitten by an animal, one should:
keep the animal under observation for 14 days
stay under observation of a doctor for 14 days
consider rabies injections if the animal is not found
wait for symptoms to develop
25. The two sources of new materials involved in geologic processes are:
magma
soil
erosion products
delta
26. Weight is:
a force
a mass
free fall
velocity at the Earth's surface
27. The gravitational force on a space probe between Earth and Mars is:
zero
small
large
constant
28. Most geologists have traditionally believed that the Earth's crustal features:
have formed slowly
have formed rapidly
have never changed
29. What is true concerning the erosion of the continents?
The current measured erosion rates point to relatively young continents.
The current measured erosion rates correspond to very slow processes.
The current measured erosion rates correspond to uniformitarian theory.
30. A light-year is a measure of:
time
distance
speed
light
31. How is the nucleus of an atom split?
by collision of atoms
by chemical reaction
by radioactive decay
by collision with a high-speed particle
32. Not all land on the Earth is habitable; therefore:
There is not enough land left to inhabit.
There is not enough land left to farm.
There is not enough land left to support the growing population.
There still remains a vast amount of land to be inhabited all over the Earth.
2 answers
If you post what YOU THINK the answer for each question is, someone will be happy to check your work ... but no one will do it all for you.
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1357583007
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1357583280
12 answers