This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth Science – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This planet has the most circular orbit. A) Mercury. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 2. A naturally formed, inorganic material with a crystalline structure is known as a A) Rock. B) Crystal. C) Diamond. D) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mineral. 3. The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together. A) Compaction. B) Deposition. C) Organic rock. D) Cementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cementation. 4. The movement of water through the atmosphere using precipitation, condensation, sublimation, evaporation, and transpiration is known as ..... A) The Carbon Cycle. B) Photosynthesis. C) Cellular Respiration. D) The Water Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Water Cycle. 5. Graphite (pencil lead) and Diamonds have the same chemical formula but diamonds are formed at greater temperatures and pressures. A) Geology. B) Meteorology. C) Astronmy. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 6. Earth's rate of revolution is approximately A) 1$^ \circ$ per day. B) 15$^ \circ$ per day. C) 23.5$^ \circ$ per day. D) 360$^ \circ$ per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1$^ \circ$ per day. 7. T8-Which of these are equal intervals? A) 0, 5, 15, 25, 35, 45. B) 0, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35. C) 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. D) 0, 120, 300, 400, 1000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25. 8. What are the two types of crust? A) Continental and Landforms. B) Oceanic and Mountains. C) Mountains and Landforms. D) Oceanic and Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceanic and Continental. 9. You are now standing on the earth's crust. Which sphere does earth's crust belong? A) Biosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geosphere. 10. The canyon has a maximum depth of about..... feet (1.6 kilometres) from the plateau top to the Colorado River. A) 5480. B) 5280. C) 5380. D) 5180. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5280. 11. Wegener noticed that the edges of some continents A) Were exactly the same. B) Overlapped each other. C) Were covered with mountains. D) Fit together like puzzle pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fit together like puzzle pieces. 12. Which one of these types of light can we see with our eyes? A) Microwave Light. B) Ultraviolet Light. C) Infrared Light. D) Visible Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visible Light. 13. What is an occurrence on Earth that causes a change A) Event. B) Party. C) Transfer. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Event. 14. Fault A) The bending of earth's layers. B) A crack in the earth's crust. C) A rock. D) Magma coming to the surface and making new land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A crack in the earth's crust. 15. Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis? A) Movement of tectonic plates. B) Deep ocean currents. C) Seasonal changes. D) Day and night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Day and night. 16. The fear of what animal is known as 'arachnophobia'? A) Crocodiles. B) Sharks. C) Spiders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spiders. 17. What is the breakdown of the Earth's crust into sediment called? A) Weathering. B) Raining. C) Erosion. D) Whooshing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 18. Which of these is an example of erosion? A) Light shining on a mountain. B) Wind blowing away sediment. C) Rain breaking down rock. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. What is Geology? A) The study of geography. B) The study of rocks. C) The study of weather. D) The study of the solid Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of the solid Earth. 20. About how long ago do scientists believe the universe began? A) 13-14 billion years ago. B) 13-14 million years ago. C) 12-13 billion years ago. D) 12-13 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13-14 billion years ago. ← 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