Earth Science Quiz 49 (20 MCQs)

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1. Distant galaxies generate light in the form of what?
2. What percent of Earth's water is salty?
3. The study of Earth's oceans is called .....
4. Outer core
5. ..... is a mass of ice produced by accumulation and compression of snow which moves slowly downhill or seaward under its own weight.
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of minerals?
7. Which of the following is the best description of our galaxy, the Milky Way?
8. Scientists use a form of shorthand called ..... to express very large or very small numbers.
9. Which map that shows the elevations of an area of Earth's surface using contour lines?
10. The Mariana Trench the World, s deepest point is more than ..... feet below the sea level in some parts about 23, 000 feet below the mean depth of the ocean floor.
11. Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
12. Of the atmosphere is Nitrogen. Only 21% is Oxygen.
13. Oceans make the temperatures of nearby land .....
14. Which motion causes the constellation Orion to be visible at midnight from New York State in winter but not in summer?
15. This layer of Earth is solid, but can flow like hot fudge. At hot spots and plate boundaries, it melts into magma and rises to the surface as volcanic eruptions.
16. Where do deltas form?
17. The study of objects beyond the Earth's atmosphere is .....
18. What two opposing forces must stay balanced to keep a nebula from collapsing?
19. What is essential for conduction to allow energy to be transferred?
20. T8-What do you need as part of your axis label?