Earth Science Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. What were the original two elements in our universe?
2. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?
3. Deposition is likely to occur in a river
4. How do humans try to prevent flood damage from overflowing rivers?
5. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
6. Why is Coal a useful energy source?
7. Which branch of Earth science includes the study of the stars?
8. What is the difference in the air temperature and humidity between the cP and mT air masses?
9. A flashlight battery is to light energy what a campfire is to-
10. What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?
11. Which of the following does not contribute to erosion?
12. What is a rapidly spinning neutron start that emits pulses of radio and optical energy?
13. Lava is hot enough to what rock?
14. A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
15. What causes a fast change on earth?
16. What is the main cause of erosion?
17. The study of the physical and biological parts of Earth's oceans.
18. A slow cooling igneous rock will have ..... crystals
19. What factor has the greatest influence on the number of daylight hours a particular location receives?
20. How many cloud shapes are present in atmosphere?
21. A mineral is a naturally formed inorganic substance with a fixed ..... composition.
22. Which statement made by a student after examining a rock specimen is an inference?
23. T7-What graph do you use to represent time or distance?
24. The following are bodies of water that surrounds the Philippines except:
25. What is the mouth of a volcano called?
26. Which group correctly lists structures in space from largest to smallest?
27. Which of the following scientists studies the changes in the atmosphere and the weather?
28. A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
29. At a depth of between about 1650 and ..... feet, a sound channel exists where sound waves can be tapped and also along which sound waves can travel for large distances.
30. Solid changed into a liquid
31. What do you call the dynamic mass of water that continuously flow the entireplanet.
32. The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through .....
33. The rocks immediately below the Earth, s surface contain over ..... million cubic miles of water, about 40 time as much as in all rivers, lakes and marshes in the world.
34. A sudden shifting of plates of the Earth's crust is called
35. A testable explanation of a situation that can be supported or disproved by careful procedures is a
36. What were the two primary gases in the early universe?
37. Which of the following processes do geologists use to determine geologic time?
38. The sun is classified as a
39. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they .....
40. Ocean tides are best described as
41. Earth Science covers .....
42. According to the Big Bang Theory, where did the universe originate?
43. The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3 days.
44. The geographical location of a ..... is given by its latitude and the longitude.
45. Most clouds form as ..... air rises in the atmosphere?
46. The primary method of energy transfer by which Earth loses energy to outer space is
47. Scientists use which of the following to show relationships in among their data?
48. What is the CAUSE of all weather on Earth?
49. About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
50. The study of the physical features of the earth (mountains, lakes, rivers, valleys, etc.).
51. The Philippines is rich in the following resources:
52. The top layer of the oceanic crust has an average thickness of .
53. A possible explanation or solution to a problem that has not been proven is called .....
54. How does heat flow?
55. Our universe looks the same from every spot in it every time.It has no beginning or end.
56. The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight is:(MS-ESS1-1)
57. Hurricanes can be ..... at radar screens and satellite pictures.
58. ..... is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and longest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
59. As the current in a stream becomes stronger, what will happen to its erosional power?
60. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is called