This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are places where plates slide sideways past each other? A) Convergent Boundaries. B) Divergent Boundaries. C) Transform Boundaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform Boundaries. 2. If the air temperature is 20$^ \circ$C and the relativehumidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint? A) 5$^ \circ$C. B) 12$^ \circ$C. C) 15$^ \circ$C. D) 38$^ \circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12$^ \circ$C. 3. ..... are also called tropical cyclones or typhoons. A) Hurricanes. B) Tornadoes. C) Thunders. D) Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricanes. 4. Which layer of the Earth is a liquid? A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outer core. 5. Which of the following describes rocks formed when sediments are buried, compacted, and cemented together? A) Clastic. B) Organic. C) Foliated. D) Nonfoliated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clastic. 6. Temperature is measured in ..... A) Degrees. B) Inches. C) Centimeters. D) Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degrees. 7. (TEST VARIABLE/WHAT WE CAN CHANGE) A) The wing shape. B) The distance the airplane will fly dependent. C) The temperature in the classroom. D) The type of paper used to construct the plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wing shape. 8. What is it called when weathered rock is carried away? A) Weathering. B) Raining. C) Erosion. D) Breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Erosion. 9. The variable in an experiment that is manipulated, or changed, is called the ..... A) Dependent. B) Control. C) Independent. D) Constant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Independent. 10. Which planet is the densest? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 11. Which ocean current has the greatest warming influence on the climate of the Outer Banks of NorthCarolina? A) Gulf Stream Current. B) North Atlantic Current. C) Labrador Current. D) Canary Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gulf Stream Current. 12. What is a seismologist? A) The study of size in the environment. B) The study of earthquakes. C) The study of snakes. D) The study of the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of earthquakes. 13. How was natural gas formed? A) Decayed organic matter. B) From the remains of plants and animals. C) Pressure and heat on organic matter. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 14. If an object is blue-shifted, what can you conclude about its motion? A) It's not moving. B) It's moving away. C) It's moving closer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's moving closer. 15. What type of rocks are gneiss, phyllite, schist, and slate have a layered or banded appearance that are produced by exposure to heat and directed pressure? A) Foliated Metamorphic Rocks. B) Non Foliated Metamorphic Rocks. C) Organic Metamorphic rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foliated Metamorphic Rocks. 16. What does weathering mean? A) To form or create new. B) To build up. C) To break down. D) To completely destroy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To break down. 17. In order to make observations, an observer must always use A) Experiments. B) The senses. C) Proportions. D) Mathematical calculations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The senses. 18. Gas changed into a liquid A) Freezing. B) Condensation. C) Melting. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 19. The process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form or land mass. A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Mouth. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deposition. 20. Quarks are a part of an ..... A) Star. B) Atom. C) Universe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atom. ← 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