This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth Science – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Over 75% of the world's volcanoes and many of the world's major earthquakes happen along the A) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. B) Continental drift. C) Antarctic Coast. D) Ring of Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ring of Fire. 2. The folding and faulting found in the rocks of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia were created by- A) Collisions of continental plates. B) Wave action of prehistoric oceans. C) The Coriolis effect. D) Heating and cooling of the prehistoric atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collisions of continental plates. 3. Decayed organic material in soil is called ..... A) Litter. B) Silt. C) Humus. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humus. 4. Process of evaporation through plant leaves. A) Transpiration. B) Condensation. C) Runnoff. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 5. A branch of science which deals with the study of the Earth, s crust is called . A) Geology. B) Climatology. C) Morphology. D) Histology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 6. As the velocity of a stream decreases, what happens to the size particles that it is able to carry? A) It's only able to carry larger particles. B) It's only able to carry smaller particles. C) It can carry any size particles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's only able to carry smaller particles. 7. Most of Earth's fresh water is found where? A) Rivers. B) Ice. C) Ocean. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice. 8. Weather, climate, and the atmosphere are studied in this branch of Earth Science. A) Astronomy. B) Meteorology. C) Cartography. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 9. What geological features are found in Bicol Albay? A) Mt. Apo. B) Mt. Hibok-Hibok. C) Mt. Pinatubo. D) Mt. Mayon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mt. Mayon. 10. Sea water freezes below 28.6*F(-1.9*C)whereas fresh water freezes at. A) 34*F. B) 33*F. C) 32*F. D) 30*F. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 32*F. 11. Most of the sand that makes up the sandstone found in New York State was orginally deposited in which type of layers? A) Titled. B) Horizontal. C) Faulted. D) Folded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizontal. 12. New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, islocated at approximately A) 44$^ \circ$10 N 74$^ \circ$05 W. B) 44$^ \circ$05 N 73$^ \circ$55 W. C) 73$^ \circ$55 N 44$^ \circ$10 W. D) 74$^ \circ$05 N 44$^ \circ$05 W. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 44$^ \circ$05 N 73$^ \circ$55 W. 13. Earth's longest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge which is underwater and more than 50, 000 km in length. A) Geology. B) Oceanography. C) Meteorology. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 14. This is a description or representation of an object, system or process A) Peer review. B) Accuracy. C) Model. D) Precision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Model. 15. Science of Oceans. A) Universe. B) Oceanography. C) Atlanticagraphy. D) Hydrography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceanography. 16. When something is ..... it no longer exists. A) Paleontologist. B) Fossil. C) Preserved. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinct. 17. When snow cover on the land melts, the waterwill most likely become surface runoff if theland surface is A) Frozen. B) Porous. C) Grass covered. D) Unconsolidated gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frozen. 18. In science, what is a scientific theory? A) The first idea to explain an observation. B) The best idea to explain a hypothesis. C) An explanation for many hypotheses and observations. D) An explanation for many questions and answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An explanation for many hypotheses and observations. 19. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries. Which statement BEST identifies the geologic process taking place at the point where seafloor spreading occurs? A) A trench is forming. B) A continental plate is subducting. C) New crust is forming. D) Oceanic crust is subducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New crust is forming. 20. These contain much more ice and gas, and can develop tails. A) Asteroids. B) Meteorites. C) Meteors. D) Comets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comets. ← 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