c h a p t e r20— p l a n e t e a r t h（c h p t e r20 - p l n e t e r t h）（7页）.docVIP

CHAPTER 20—PLANET EARTH Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following is not one of the four stages in the development of a terrestrial planet? a. flooding b. cratering c. slow surface evolution d. accretion e. differentiation ____ 2. That Earth _______________ is evidence that Earth differentiated. a. rotates slowly b. has an average density that is lower than the density of the crust c. has a magnetic field d. has a surface that is 75% water e. all of these ____ 3. The central regions of Earths core are a solid because a. the composition at the center of the core is lower in iron. b. the pressure at the center raises the melting point. c. the magnetic field cannot penetrate into the center of the core. d. convection does not extend all the way to the center of the core. e. Earth initially formed from solid particles in the solar nebula. ____ 4. Which of the following provide evidence that Earths core is at least partially motlen? a. P waves do not penetrate Earths core. b. S waves do not penetrate Earths core. c. S waves are reflected by Earths core. d. P waves are reflected by Earths core. e. Neither S nor P waves are refracted by Earths core. ____ 5. Earths magnetic field is generated by the dynamo effect in the a. molten metallic core. b. solid central core. c. plastic mantle. d. the crust. e. aurora. ____ 6. The youngest parts of Earths crust are a. the bottom layer found in the walls of the Grand Canyon. b. the continents. c. the continental margins. d. the Appalachian Mountains. e. the midocean rifts. ____ 7. Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics? a. midocean rifts b. rift valleys c. the ring of fire d. the Appalachian Mountains e. Earths magnetic field ____ 8. The oxygen in Earths atmosphere a. was manufactured inside stars. b. was added to the atmosphere by plant life. c. has grown