Earth Science Quiz 50 (20 MCQs)

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1. A universally used system for locating points and indicating locations on Earth's surface

Correct Answer: B) Geographic coordinate system.

2. It is made of a solid layer of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth.

Correct Answer: B) Earth's inner core.

3. This planet could float in water.

Correct Answer: C) Saturn.

4. How many layers does the Earth has?

Correct Answer: D) 4.

5. What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Correct Answer: A) Crust.

6. Light from distant galaxies most likely shows a

Correct Answer: A) Red shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding.

7. How would you describe the size of our star, the sun?

Correct Answer: A) Medium.

8. Geology

Correct Answer: A) Study of the earth's land.

9. What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes.

10. A hypothesis that is supported by the results of repeated experimentation and observation.

Correct Answer: B) Theory.

11. The Ancient Greeks gets credit for this branch of science

Correct Answer: D) Geology.

12. Metamorphic rocks made after experiencing

Correct Answer: C) Heat and pressure.

13. What is the deepest feature on the ocean floor?

Correct Answer: C) Trench.

14. One full day on Earth means it has completed one full ..... on its axis.

Correct Answer: A) Rotation.

15. Which of the following would NOT be something that a meteorologist might study?

Correct Answer: A) The materials that make up a meteor.

16. What is a good way to prevent erosion?

Correct Answer: B) Planting trees.

17. In what layer of the sun is energy produced?

Correct Answer: D) Core.

18. On which planet do you live?

Correct Answer: A) Earth.

19. The study of the origin, history and structure of the solid earth.

Correct Answer: A) Geology.

20. Rock once melted, cooled and hardened

Correct Answer: D) Igneous rock.