ppt课件-geoscience day starters（地球科学的一天开始）.pptVIP

Geoscience Day Starters Good review What does geology mean? a. Study of the Earth and its neighbors c. Study of maps and charts b. Study of the solid earth d. Study of solid Earth and oceans Who would study a meteor? a. Geologist c. Meteorologist b. Astronomer d. Mineralogist What are the four subdivisions of Earth Science a. Anthropology, Geology, Meteorology and Biology b. Oceanography, Biology, Meteorology and Geology c. Geology, Oceanography, Astronomy and Meteorology d. Mineralology, Oceanography, Astrology and Geology The Lithosphere is a. The solid Earth’s crust c. The boundry between the mantle and the crust b. All melted rocks on Earth d. Melted rocks on the surface Where is most of the carbon found in the environment? a. The Oceans c. The Atmosphere b. The trees and such d. The rocks and the crust Which holds the most carbon dioxide, and absorbs it the fastest? a. Warm water, low pressure c. Warm water, high pressure b. Cold water, low pressure d. Cold water, high pressure 3. Which letter refers to the lower mantle? _________ What holds the most fresh water? A. Lakes B. Groundwater C. Glaciers D. Atmosphere About how much CO2 is put into the atmosphere each year, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels? a. 8,000 tonnes b. 800,000 tonnes c. 8,000,000 tonnes d. 8,000,000,000 tonnes The crust and very top of the mantle make up a rigid layer called the a. Asthenosphere b. Lithosphere c. Geosphere d. Crustosphere When rocks, in different regions, are matched up by similar age; what is it called? a. Superposition c. Uniformitarianism b. Geology d. Correlation This principle states that layers of sediment are generally deposited in horizontal position? a. Tarbuk’s law c. Superposition b. Hutton’s law d. Original Horizontality Who developed the idea of Uniformitarianism? a. John Wesley Powell b. Edward Kirianov c. James Hutton d. Dennis Tarbu