This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth Science – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the continents were once part of one large continent called ..... A) Panacea. B) Pangea. C) North America. D) Gondwana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pangea. 2. The amount of matter in an object is called A) Weight. B) Area. C) Mass. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass. 3. The following are examples of aquatic resources except: A) Corals. B) Shellfish. C) Pearls. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 4. Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day? A) Light-colored, smooth surface. B) Light-colored, rough surface. C) Dark-colored, smooth surface. D) Dark-colored, rough surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dark-colored, rough surface. 5. Studies the solid portions of the earth, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and fossils. A) Lithosphere. B) Geography. C) Cartography. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere. 6. There are ..... broad categories of rocks. A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 7. Tides are caused by:(MS-ESS2-4) A) Rotation of planet Earth. B) Earth's Revolution. C) Gravitational pull of the moon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravitational pull of the moon. 8. The branch of Earth science that studies the blanket of air surrounding Earth is called ..... A) Paleontology. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 9. The earth's revolution is called an orbit, and we orbit around A) The moon. B) The sun. C) Earth. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 10. What is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle? A) Atmosphere. B) Asthenosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithosphere. 11. What is formed on the ocean floor where subduction occurs? A) Mid-ocean ridge. B) Seamount. C) Trench. D) Dolphins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trench. 12. Knot is a unit of ..... over sea or a ship. A) Velocity. B) Acceleration. C) Length. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed. 13. Water in the spaces between soil, rock, and gravel is called what ..... A) Groundwater. B) Soil aquifer. C) Perched water. D) Soil moisture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 14. The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates back down to Earth's surface A) Water cycle. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 15. Soil that is rich in humus has high A) Fertility. B) Water content. C) Sand content. D) Clay content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fertility. 16. Science of Earth A) Astronomy. B) Meteorology. C) Universe. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geology. 17. The major greenhouse gas(es) A) Carbon dioxide and water vapor. B) Aerosols/CFC's. C) Manure. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide and water vapor. 18. What is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body? A) Batholith. B) Dike. C) Sill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dike. 19. Washington state has warmer winters than Minnesota because it is close to A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) The ocean. D) Large forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ocean. 20. Asthenosphere is the region of the Earth, s mantle extending from about 60 to ..... miles below the surface, in which plastic movements can take place. A) 450. B) 455. C) 445. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 435. ← 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