Santa Monica College » Biology » Biol 15N Marine Biology » Winter 2020

Question #1

Inductive reasoning uses observations to construct a general principle or conclusion.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #2

The formation of the earth happened approximately how long ago?

A. 4.6 billion years ago

B. 3.4 billion years ago

C. 5,000 years ago

D. 100 million years ago

Question #3

The deepest and largest ocean on earth is which ocean?

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Indian Ocean

C. Pacific Ocean

D. Southern Pacific Ocean

Question #4

The theory of plate tectonics was hypothesized by ______ in 1912.

A. English geologist Charles Darwin

B. American explorer Lt. Charles Wilkes

C. Greek philosopher Aristotle

D. German geophysicist Alfred Wegener

Question #5

The splitting of this giant "supercontinent" gave rise to the continents we know today. What was this supercontinent named?

A. Gondwana

B. Laurasia

C. Pangaea

D. Panthalassa

Question #6

A fundamental of scientific investigation is the hypothesis, which is _________ and a(n) ________ statement. ,,

A. true, proven

B. testable, falsifiable

C. hypothetical, logical

D. fact, infallible