Earth Science Quiz 33 (25 MCQs)

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1. Why is life sustainable on earth? Choose the best answer.

2. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Life on Mars

3. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1$^ \circ$C for every gram is called _____?

4. What factor allowed the sun to form in the solar system?

5. Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

6. What is the sun?

7. Islands such as the Hawaiian Islands are made by which of the following?

8. The average temperature at Earth's North Pole is colder than the average temperature at the Equator because the Equator

9. A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions is a _____

10. How is soil created?

11. If an accident happens in the lab area, you should immediately notify your _____

12. During the month of January, at which locationin New York State is the Sun lowest in the sky atsolar noon?

13. What type of air or water is most dense?

14. You are best connected to the lithosphere:

15. Seasonal variations on the Earth take place due to motion of _____ in its orbit.

16. The gravitational force of the Sun & moon can cause what phenomenon in the Earth's oceans?

17. Which action can be performed most accurately using only the human senses?

18. When magma is cooled and solidified it becomes what type of rock?

19. Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

20. This is NOT a criteria for an astronomical body to become a planet.

21. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Solar Eclipse

22. The measure of the gravitational force on an object is called

23. Solid particles or liquid droplets that are released from a volcanic eruption are called

24. Another name for a tidal wave is a?

25. Glaciers are part of which earth sphere?