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Earth Science Quiz 23 (25 MCQs)

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1. The scientific study of the Earth and the universe around it is called _____
2. It is the nearly melted layer of hot rock below Earth's crust.
3. Over 75% of the world's volcanoes and many of the world's major earthquakes happen along the
4. The folding and faulting found in the rocks of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia were created by-
5. Process of evaporation through plant leaves.
6. A branch of science which deals with the study of the Earth, s crust is called .
7. As the velocity of a stream decreases, what happens to the size particles that it is able to carry?
8. Most of Earth's fresh water is found where?
9. Weather, climate, and the atmosphere are studied in this branch of Earth Science.
10. What geological features are found in Bicol Albay?
11. Sea water freezes below 28.6*F(-1.9*C)whereas fresh water freezes at.
12. Most of the sand that makes up the sandstone found in New York State was orginally deposited in which type of layers?
13. New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, islocated at approximately
14. Earth's longest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge which is underwater and more than 50, 000 km in length.
15. This is a description or representation of an object, system or process
16. Science of Oceans.
17. When something is _____ it no longer exists.
18. When snow cover on the land melts, the waterwill most likely become surface runoff if theland surface is
19. In science, what is a scientific theory?
20. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries. Which statement BEST identifies the geologic process taking place at the point where seafloor spreading occurs?
21. These contain much more ice and gas, and can develop tails.
22. In the Oceanography unit, we will study _____
23. Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
24. This is used to compare in an experiment. They do not get tested.
25. Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following except
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