This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth Science – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our universe is one of the many bubbles in a *blank* A) Multiverse Theory. B) Multidimensional Theory. C) Bubble Universe Theory. D) Heliocentric Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiverse Theory. 2. Which planet has the largest eccentricity? A) Neptune. B) Earth. C) Mercury. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 3. A piece of copper has a mass of 89g and a volume of 10 cm3. What would be the density of the copper? A) 0.89 g/cm3. B) 89 g/cm3. C) 8.9 g/cm3. D) 890 g/cm3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8.9 g/cm3. 4. The Foucault pendulum and the Coriolis effectboth provide evidence of Earth's: A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Tilted axis. D) Elliptical Orbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation. 5. Earth scientists study A) Machines. B) Oceans. C) Plant cells. D) Farming methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 6. The biosphere is the Earth system that describes A) The area from the surface of the Earth down to its center. B) All the water on Earth. C) The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet. D) All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live. 7. How do you determine the texture of soil? A) Use a spring scale. B) Observe color of particles. C) Rub particles between fingers. D) Taste particles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rub particles between fingers. 8. Mountains, volcanoes, canyons, and beaches are landforms found in what sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geosphere. 9. A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar system that is held together by gravity. A) Universe. B) Galaxy. C) Constellation. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Galaxy. 10. What investigation prove the magnetic field of the earth? A) Lava Flow. B) Meteorites. C) Seismic waves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava Flow. 11. What is a tsunami? A) A type of earthquake. B) A long wave caused by ocean currents. C) A long wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the ocean. D) The cloud of ash caused by a large volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A long wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the ocean. 12. Which of the following would MOST likely slow Earth's tectonic activity? A) Earth's crust becomes cooler. B) Earth's mantle becomes warmer. C) Earth's mantle becomes cooler. D) Earth's outer core becomes warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth's mantle becomes cooler. 13. Minerals are very important as they are basic units of the. A) Salts. B) Crystals. C) Rocks. D) Blocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocks. 14. Select the best answer-What is weather? A) Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time. B) Weather is the atmosphere. C) Weather is precipitation. D) Weather is wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time. 15. All of the Earth's water is found in which sphere? A) Lithospere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 16. Soil with the greatest porosity has particles that are A) Poorly sorted and densely packed. B) Poorly sorted and loosely packed. C) Well sorted and densely packed. D) Well sorted and loosely packed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well sorted and loosely packed. 17. What are the 3 major types of rocks? A) Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary. B) Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation. C) Magma, lava, crystals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary. 18. Over a long period of time, a river that began with a straight course will develop many twists, turns, and bends. One of these turns or bends in a river is called a: A) Meander. B) Tributary. C) Branch. D) Backwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meander. 19. Branch of Earth Science that deals with weather and the Earth's atmosphere. A) Astronomy. B) Climatology. C) Geology. D) Meterology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meterology. 20. Plants, animals, and bacteria are found in what sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. ← 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