Earth Science Quiz 44 (20 MCQs)

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1. The land feature formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river is called a(n) .....

Correct Answer: D) Delta.

2. HUGE slabs of rock called ..... float on molten rock below.

Correct Answer: A) Plates.

3. When a volcano erruprts, it can spew which of the following?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

4. Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

Correct Answer: C) Heaviness.

5. The following are natural sources of air pollutants except:

Correct Answer: D) Vehicular emissions.

6. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Oil Spills in the Atlantic

Correct Answer: D) Oceanography.

7. About 200 million years ago, virtually all the Earth, s dry land was contained in the original super continent. What is it called?

Correct Answer: D) None of these.

8. Idea that the universe began as just a single point, hen expanded and stretched to grow as large as it is right now.

Correct Answer: B) Big Bang Theory.

9. What is the science of examining the large pieces of land and seabed that move on the Earth's surface?

Correct Answer: C) Plate Tectonics.

10. The Heliocentric Theory states that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System.Who theorized this?

Correct Answer: A) Nicholas Copernicus.

11. A huge ball of gas held together by gravity.

Correct Answer: C) Stars.

12. The oceans of the earth contain about 97% of all the water on Earth.

Correct Answer: A) Oceanography.

13. Why is life sustainable on earth? Choose the best answer.

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

14. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Life on Mars

Correct Answer: B) Astronomy.

15. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1$^ \circ$C for every gram is called .....?

Correct Answer: B) Specific Heat.

16. What factor allowed the sun to form in the solar system?

Correct Answer: C) Intense heat at the center of the solar nebula.

17. Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

Correct Answer: D) Metamorphic.

18. What is the sun?

Correct Answer: A) A star.

19. Islands such as the Hawaiian Islands are made by which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Volcanoes.

20. The average temperature at Earth's North Pole is colder than the average temperature at the Equator because the Equator

Correct Answer: B) Receives more direct insolation.