Es Week #4 - 2/27/09

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Es Week #4 - 2/27/09 - Quiz
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Earth Science Quiz Week 4.

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  • 2. 

    Pb

    • Peanut butter

    • Plutonium

    • Lead

    • Promethium

    Correct Answer
    A. Lead
  • 3. 

    Why is the statue of liberty green?

    • Painted

    • Oxidation

    • Calcification

    • Iron is green.

    Correct Answer
    A. Oxidation
  • 4. 

    Au

    • Silver

    • Platnium

    • Gold

    • Augustine

    Correct Answer
    A. Gold
  • 5. 

    This mineral is used in pencils.

    • Halite

    • Calcite

    • Graphite

    • Amethyst

    • Lead

    Correct Answer
    A. Graphite
  • 6. 

    Minerals that are only made of ONE element (i.e. Cu, Ag, Au) are called _____ minerals.

    • Onelement

    • Lone

    • Native

    • Foreign

    Correct Answer
    A. Native
  • 7. 

    What is the statue of liberty made of?

    • C

    • Cu

    • Ca

    • Cl

    Correct Answer
    A. Cu
  • 8. 
    How many electrons does this atom have? - ProProfs

    How many electrons does this atom have?

    • 2

    • 8

    • 1

    • 11

    Correct Answer
    A. 11
  • 9. 

    This element is found in bananas; you should eat bananas if you cramp up when you run.

    • K

    • Fe

    • B

    • Ca

    • Au

    Correct Answer
    A. K
  • 10. 

    Iron and nickel are the ingredients in the inner and outer core. What are the symbols?

    • Ir & Nk

    • Fe & N

    • Fe & Ni

    • Ir & N

    • In & Ni

    Correct Answer
    A. Fe & Ni
  • 11. 

    Earth is a little wider at the poles. The oblate spheroid shape comes from our

    • Magnetic field

    • Precession

    • Wobble

    • Rotation

    • Revolution

    Correct Answer
    A. Rotation
  • 12. 

    Helium

    • H

    • He

    • Hel

    • Ag

    • Hg

    Correct Answer
    A. He
  • 13. 

    Your current antipode is

    • The Atlantic Ocean

    • India

    • China

    • The Indian Ocean

    • Antarctica

    Correct Answer
    A. The Indian Ocean
  • 14. 

    Gravity gets bigger with (check 2!)

    • Less mass

    • More mass

    • Closer to core

    • Further from core

    • Flatulence

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. More mass
    A. Closer to core
  • 15. 

    Calcium

    • C

    • Ca

    • Cal

    • Cg

    • Au

    Correct Answer
    A. Ca
  • 16. 

    Approximately how many people are on Earth?

    • 13.7 B

    • 13.7 M

    • 7 B

    • 7 M

    • 4.6 B

    Correct Answer
    A. 7 B
  • 17. 

    The atomic number is the number of electrons and also the number of protons an atom has.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 18. 

    All minerals have to be _________, __________, have a crystal shape, chemical formula, and are natural.

    • Liquid, organic

    • Solid, organic

    • Liquid, inorganic

    • Solid, inorganic

    Correct Answer
    A. Solid, inorganic
  • 19. 

    Isotopes have different number of ____ than their parent atoms.

    • Electrons

    • Neutrons

    • Protons

    Correct Answer
    A. Neutrons

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