Lessons 1 and 2 Quiz

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A scientist observing the light given off by a star discovers that this star emits a kind of starlight never before observed by other scientists. Which of the following reactions would NOT be good science?

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An observer listed the following properties of a mineral sample.
A) The object is a dark grey rectangular solid.
B) The object rusts when exposed to rain.
C) The object most likely was purchased from a science catalog.
D) The object is more dense than water.
Which of there statements in an inference?

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What values would be needed to calculate the mass of a solid mineral sample?

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A student did an experiment to find the density of the mineral pyrite. The student measured and calculated the density of eight samples of pure pyrite. What would a graph of the data look like?

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Which of the following is most likely to be an inference?

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Quartz is a mineral with a density of 2.63 g/cm^3. If a sample of quartz was dropped into the graduated cylinder shown below, where would the quartz sample come to rest?

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A student estimated the mass of a mineral sample to be 50g. Measurement showed it was actually 40g. What was the student's percent deviation?

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Which is the greatest distance?

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Why do objects float higher in seawater than they do in fresh water?

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When aluminum foil is formed into a loose ball, it can float on water. But when the ball of foil is pounded flat with a hammer, the foil sinks. Why?

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What is the approximate volume of 75 grams of pyrite?

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What is the approximate density of pyrite?

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Lillian looked up into the sky and estimated the clouds to be 1 kilometer above the ground. But the measurements by weather scientists showed them to actually be 10 kilometers above the ground. What was Lillian's percent error?

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Which of the following professionals would be least likely to need training in the Earth sciences for his or her occupation?

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According to the graph, which of the following caused the most weather-related fatalities in the United States from 1988 to 2005?

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If government programs could eliminate all fatalities caused by extreme heat and winter storms, how would this most likely affect the number of weather deaths in the near future?

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What was the general direction of movement of Hurricane Katrina from August 25 to August 28?

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The map shows that Hurricane Katrina came ashore in the continental United States how many times?

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According to this graphic, when are hurricanes most common in this region?

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According to this graphic, which of the following conclusions is correct?

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What was the relationship between the air pressure in Hurricane Katrina and the speed of the hurricane winds?

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How did the strength of hurricane Katrina change from August 23 to August 30?

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What is the mass of Earth?

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From the paragraph, we can conclude that...

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How do we know that Earth has no weight?

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A metric ton is 1000 kg. According to the passage above, what is Earth's mass in metric tons?

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Given that the density of Eris and Pluto are equal, Eris' size is ( larger, smaller, nor smaller or larger ) than Pluto.

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A(n) most likely discovered Eris.

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If the mass of Pluto is 1.3 * 10^22 kilograms, the mass of Eris is approximately kilograms.

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Objects that have a density less than that of water will ( be suspended, float, sink ). Objects that have a density greater than that of water will ( be suspended, float, sink ). Objects that have a density equal to that of water will ( be suspended, sink, float ).