This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces. A) Texture. B) Weathering. C) Sediment. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sediment. 2. The word "lithosphere" is used to refer to which layers of the Earth? A) The crust only. B) The crust and the core. C) The crust and the upper mantle. D) The upper mantle and the core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The crust and the upper mantle. 3. What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers? A) Crust, outer core, inner core, mantle. B) Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust. C) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. D) Outer core, inner core, crust, mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core. 4. Which of the following describes scientists' best idea about the formation and expansion of the universe? A) Red shift hypothesis. B) Blue shift hypothesis. C) Big bang theory. D) Oort cloud hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big bang theory. 5. What is the term that defines the Earth as the center of the universe? A) Earth-centered. B) Geocentric. C) Sun-centered. D) Heliocentric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geocentric. 6. Which of the following is the best measurement for the ACTUAL brightness of a star? A) Absolute magnitude. B) Apparent magnitude. C) Magnified magnitude. D) Deterred magnitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute magnitude. 7. Which object in space emits light because itreleases energy produced by nuclear fusion? A) Earth's Moon. B) Halley's comet. C) Venus. D) Polaris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polaris. 8. What can fossils teach us? A) What color dinosaurs were. B) Dinosaurs could fly. C) The earth used to look very different than it does today. D) Dinosaurs were friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The earth used to look very different than it does today. 9. This type of cloud is associated with violent thunderstorms and is the largest type of cloud. A) Cirrus. B) Cumulus. C) Nimbostratus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cumulonimbus. 10. Meteorology topics include which of the following? A) Climate, Humidity, and Air Pressure. B) Tidal Waves, Earthquakes, Volcanoes. C) Stars, Planets, and Galaxies. D) Waves, Tides, and Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate, Humidity, and Air Pressure. 11. Oceans are part of which earth sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Cryosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 12. Branch of Earth Science that deals with the oceans, ocean currents, salinity, and ocean floor features. A) Hydrology. B) Meterology. C) Oceanography. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceanography. 13. What is the name of the original matter that started the Big Bang? A) Primordial Atom. B) Nothingness. C) Hydrogen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primordial Atom. 14. An explanation based on many observations during repeated investigations is called a A) Scientific model. B) Scientific law. C) Scientific theory. D) Scientific experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific theory. 15. Mantle A) Thin, top layer of Earth. B) 2nd layer of Earth with convection currents. C) A rock. D) Thick, totally liquid layer of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd layer of Earth with convection currents. 16. The Sun gives us all of the following except- A) Light. B) Heat. C) Energy. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 17. T8-If you get at least 6 hours of sleep, you will do better on tests than if you get less sleep.What is the independent variable in this experiment? A) Amount of Sleep. B) Test Scores. C) Amount of Coffee. D) Type of Bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount of Sleep. 18. Several dams were built across the Chattahoochee River. Which is one of the reasons they were built? A) To prevent runoff. B) To prevent flooding downstream. C) To increase the flow of water in the river. D) To decrease the amount of water upstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prevent flooding downstream. 19. What does a massive (not a red-giant) star turn into at the end of its life cycle? A) Neutron star or black hole. B) White dwarf. C) Black dwarf. D) Supernova. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neutron star or black hole. 20. What is an object so massive and dense that even light cannot escape its gravity? A) Black hole. B) Pulsar. C) Neutron star. D) Supernova. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black hole. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books