Earth Science Quiz 20 (25 MCQs)

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1. Wind speeds in tornadoes may reach _____ miles per hour.

2. Which branch of Earth Science includes the study of stars, planets and galaxies?

3. There has 15 major tectonic plates in the present, and it consist of:

4. Rotation of the earth takes

5. Which would be an example of a fossil?

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of an interaction between the hydrosphere andgeosphere?

7. What is it that keeps clouds floating in the air?

8. This planet has the longest period of revolution.

9. What is geochemistry?

10. In this type of variable, the scientists creates this as a factor to test

11. The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

12. Metamorphic rocks are classified into _____ main types.

13. The lava from a volcano destroying a nearby forest is an example of

14. The place where an organism lives and obtains all the things that it needs to survive.

15. The layer of our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the

16. Which of the following is true for both gas planets and terrestrial planets?

17. The atmosphere is the Earth system that describes

18. This theory states that the consciousness we experience is not real

19. The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

20. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an index fossil.

21. The deflection of prevailing winds and ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere is called

22. Which cololour penetrates in water farther than other colours?

23. Almost all of the ozone in the atmosphere is concentrated in the stratosphere.

24. How much Earth, s surface is covered by water?

25. The SI base unit for mass