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Earth Science Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Scientists who study the forces that make and shape Earth are called .....
2. What is the term for a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space?
3. More the 75 percent of the water in the oceans has a temperature of less than.
4. Planets orbit the sun in
5. The horse latitudes are named this because ships would get stranded from lack of wind and would throw the horses overboard to conserve food and water for the crew.
6. A Meteorologists study what?
7. Which has the largest wavelengths
8. The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the .....
9. The study of Earth's atmosphere is called .....
10. Carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere is necessary for.
11. A rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenon.
12. X is the path that takes Earth revolve around Sun. What is X?
13. A scientific law is based on repeated ..... made over a long period of time.
14. Variation in Earth, s magnetic field causes changes in the ..... smaller duration or longer duration.
15. What is a paleontologist?
16. What is the SI unit for temperature?
17. Tornadoes travel up to ..... miles (322 km).
18. During which season and at what latitude does the sun not set?
19. What do flood plains, sandbars, and river deltas in common?
20. One full year on Earth means the year has completed one full ..... around the sun.
21. This type of boundary occur when 2 plates slide toward each other to form either a subduction zone.
22. All of the following are examples of mass movement EXCEPT
23. What is the order of the slow changes to the earth's surface?
24. Geology is best defined as
25. Ocean waves are produced due to movement of.
26. If magma cools & hardens what rock is formed?
27. Any natural resource people use to generate energy is a(n)
28. The earth is tilted on its .....
29. People bring sand from other places to Georgia's coastline in a process known as ..... This process limits the effects of a ..... process.
30. A possible explanation or solution to a problem.
31. What are the three primary sources of Earth's energy?
32. Why do scientist believe the outer core is liquid?
33. A theory is backed by evidence and .....
34. A geyser is a hot spring in which underground water is heated by geothermal activity and periodically boils. In ....., there are many geysers.
35. Upon which the density of water depends?
36. A geological theory explaining the movement of Earth's crust
37. Which substance is a mixture of organic matter and weathered rock?
38. The streak test that is used to identify minerals involves studying the-
39. A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?
40. Which conditions will result in high wind?
41. This planet has the longest period of rotation.
42. The earth is divided into how many MAJOR plate boundaries?
43. A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is called a .....
44. The loaf of raisin bread is an analogy for which idea from our notes?
45. Which of the following are found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?
46. Which statement best explains why stars viewed from the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?
47. What does the root word atmos mean?
48. What geological features are found in highlands of Tagaytay City?
49. There are ..... million tons of gold in the sea.
50. What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
51. What is the scientific study of the ocean/sea?
52. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Grand Canyon
53. What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
54. The Mayans tracked the stars to come up with this branch of science
55. This is the largest planet by size and mass.
56. There are ..... measures of the severity of an Earthquake.
57. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Causes of Droughts
58. Magma rises to become new oceanic crust where
59. A part of the Earth's crust where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
60. Every night Brianna looks through her telescope and charts the stars and planets. What branch of science is she studying?
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