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Earth Science Quiz 20 (48 MCQs)

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1. Which planet has the shortest day? (HINT:Period of Rotation)
2. Which of the following has caused repeating 100, 000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?
3. Icebergs in sea last for less than ..... months.
4. Scientific evidence suggests that the Earth is ..... of years old.
5. One year is .....
6. When oxides of sulfur and nitrogen are dissolved in rainwater in the atmosphere, this type of precipitation occurs:
7. Which of the following characteristics refer to the tendency of minerals to break forming smooth flat surfaces?
8. A ..... is a suggested explanation for a set of observations.
9. Which type of land surface would probably reflect the most incoming solar radiation
10. Which U.S. state formed over a hot spot in an oceanic plate?
11. Caves and sinkholes are most likely to form from the chemical weathering (carbonation) of which kind of rock?
12. Unlike other planets in the solar system, earth holds an atmosphere which has an essential function to life. What substance in the stratosphere is responsible for absorbing high-energy radiation from the sun?
13. Which of the following units of the geological, clock is the shortest?
14. New York State bedrock of which age containssalt, gypsum, and hematite?
15. What is the layer of air that surrounds Earth?
16. The reasons we have seasons is because the Earth is .....
17. What is the period of Revolution of Mercury?
18. What causes day and night cycles?
19. What types of rocks are formed by weathering?
20. An increase in which gas in Earth's atmosphere will most significantly increase global temperatures?
21. The continental shelf constitutes ..... percent of the total area of the sea floor.
22. What is the center of our solar system?
23. Which two phases changes add energy?
24. Caves are found in Virginia's Valley and Ridge province because the area is underlain by-
25. One reason Earth is not entirely a closed system is because
26. All forms of electromagnetic energy have
27. The outer core is believed to be completely.
28. What is an example of condensation?
29. Compared to an inland location, a location on an ocean shore at the same elevation and latitude is likely to have
30. What are the 4 branches of earth science
31. What weather factor does a wind vane measure?
32. Scientists in the field of ..... seek to understand why the salinity, or amount of salt in water, of seawater varies along a coastline.
33. Which of the following is a regional factor that influences weather patterns?
34. Usually ..... of the mass of an iceberg is under the surface of water.
35. Which of the following is a gas giant?
36. The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its .....
37. On Mohs hardness scale, which is the softest mineral?
38. What does the root word bio mean?
39. A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from .....
40. A needle of the compass points ..... because the Earth, s magnetic field is dipolar.
41. How does a sinkhole form?
42. The correct SI unit for volume is
43. This is the study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere conditions to change and produce weather.
44. Which tool is used to measure precipitation?
45. What is the sharp drop off of land near a continent?
46. The zone that is between 23.5 degrees and 66.5 degrees latitude
47. Why do we have different seasons on Earth?
48. Earth is mostly made up of .....
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