ConcepTest Examples
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
David Steer and David McConnell at the University of Akron are creating and reviewing ConcepTests for introductory geoscience courses. If anyone would like to test existing questions or submit additional questions, please contact them.
This collection was created with funding from the National Science Foundation, (DUE-0087894).
Introductory geoscience students may attempt to deal with the material by trying to simply memorize it. McConnell et al. (2003) suggest that geoscience ConcepTests should be additionally restricted to the level of comprehension or application in Bloom's taxonomy.
Earth System Topics
- Atmosphere 15 matches
- Biosphere 13 matches
- Climate 14 matches
- Earth's Cycles 15 matches rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle
- Human Dimensions 10 matches
- Hydrology 44 matches
- Oceans 41 matches
- Solar System and Astronomy 10 matches
- Solid Earth 198 matches
- Surface Processes 17 matches
- Time/Earth History 67 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 327 matches
Laura Rademacher: Environmental Science for Informed Citizens at University of the Pacific part of Integrate:Teaching for Sustainability:How the Community is Using InTeGrate Materials:Instructor Stories
My course is an introductory environmental science course. Over time, I've incorporated more opportunities for active learning in the classroom and students respond favorably to spending additional time on the topics they find most compelling. The incorporation of integrate modules has provided new opportunities for active learning in the classroom. Most of the modules lead students through case studies, many of which are focused on regions outside of California and those could broaden my students' perspectives on these issues.
ConcepTest: Ocean Element Profiles - 1 part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Which element could have a depth profile in the ocean that looks like this? A. Oxygen, an element produced during photosynthesis B. Barium, an element required in trace amounts for micro-organisms C. Nitrogen, a ...
ConcepTest: Drivers of Ocean Salinity Variations part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Imagine ocean circulation stopped suddenly, with half of the world's salts in the northern hemisphere and half in the southern hemisphere. Assuming no net difference between evaporation and precipitation ...
ConcepTest: Radioactive Decay part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
If radioactive decay began with 400,000 parent atoms, how many would be left after 3 half lives? a. 200,000 b. 100,000 c. 50,000 d. 25,000
ConcepTest: Relative Time Diagram #3 part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Match the features in the relative time diagram below with the events described in the short sentence. Assume all rocks are sedimentary unless otherwise indicated. Which unit is composed of granite and older than ...
ConcepTest: Relative Time Diagram #2 part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Match the features in the relative time diagram below with the events described in the short sentences. Assume all rocks are sedimentary unless otherwise indicated. Which unit was formed before A but after E? a. C ...
ConcepTest: Isotopic Dating with Parent to Daughter Ratios part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
The half-life of a radioactive isotope is 500 million years. Scientists testing a rock sample discover that the sample contains three times as many daughter isotopes as parent isotopes. What is the age of the rock? ...
ConcepTest: Igneous Process Identification part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
An ice cube melting in hot tea is analogous to which igneous process? a. fractional crystallization. b. assimilation. c. partial melting. d. intrusion.
ConcepTest: Which is not a Mineral? part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Which of the following can not be classified as a mineral? a. salt b. ice c. diamond d. glass
ConcepTest: Raisin-Rock Analogy part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:ConcepTests:Examples
Grapes dried slowly in a warm oven are converted to raisins. This could be seen as an analog for the formation of a. igneous rock b. metamorphic rock c. sedimentary rock.