This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth Science – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mountains form from ..... A) Plates sliding past one another. B) Collision of plates. C) Plates moving away from each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collision of plates. 2. The study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the solid Earth A) Paleontology. B) Geology. C) Archeology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geology. 3. The most important safety rule is ..... A) Always wear a lab apron. B) Always wear safety goggles. C) Design and conduct your own experiments without asking your teacher. D) Always follow your teacher's instructions & textbook directions exactly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Always follow your teacher's instructions & textbook directions exactly. 4. Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma? A) Igneous. B) Metamorphic. C) Sedimentary. D) Extrusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous. 5. What are clouds made of? A) Nitrogen and Oxygen. B) Tiny droplets or frozen crystals of water. C) Microscopic gas bubbles. D) Cotton candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiny droplets or frozen crystals of water. 6. ..... is the color of powdered mineral. A) Luster. B) Streak. C) Fracture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streak. 7. The way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces A) Erosion. B) Rock cycle. C) Clay. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 8. What do scientists believe best describes the Earth's outer core? A) Gas. B) Liquid. C) Solid rock. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid. 9. Using the senses of sight, touch, taste, hearing, and smell to gather information is called ..... A) Theory. B) Hypothesis. C) Observation. D) Peer Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observation. 10. The prevailing southwesterlies wind belt causes most low-pressure weather systems to travel across the United States from the A) Southwest toward the northeast. B) Northwest toward the southeast. C) Northeast toward the southwest. D) Southeast toward the northwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southwest toward the northeast. 11. Hours is equivalent to A) Day. B) Night. C) Orbit. D) Tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day. 12. Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line ..... degree south of equator. A) 23 1/2. B) 25. C) 23. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 23 1/2. 13. Harry Hess found that the ocean floor was ..... the farther it was from the mid-ocean ridge. A) Older. B) Younger. C) Backwards. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Older. 14. If its ..... in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Fall. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 15. Scientific theories are based on A) General assumptions of how systems work. B) Mathematical principles that can be proven true. C) Large amounts of data collected over time. D) Observations from within only one scientific discipline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large amounts of data collected over time. 16. Liquid changed into a gas A) Freezing. B) Condensation. C) Melting. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 17. The study of Earth's atmosphere, especially weather and climate A) Meteorology. B) Climatology. C) Astronomy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorology. 18. Study of Earth and its neighbor in space A) Universal Study. B) Science. C) Meteorology. D) Earth Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth Science. 19. Wind speeds in tornadoes may reach ..... miles per hour. A) 330. B) 280. C) 300. D) 380. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 380. 20. Which branch of Earth Science includes the study of stars, planets and galaxies? A) Geology. B) Oceanography. C) Astronomy. D) Planetology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astronomy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEarth Science Quiz 1Earth Science Quiz 2Earth Science Quiz 3Earth Science Quiz 4Earth Science Quiz 5Earth Science Quiz 6Earth Science Quiz 7Earth Science Quiz 8Earth Science Quiz 9Earth Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books