This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Methane levels are rising in the atmosphere over the past 200 years due to A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Natural events. C) Livestock farming. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livestock farming. 2. The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what? A) Life. B) Water. C) Earth. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life. 3. The existence of what force explains why the planets revolve around the sun? A) Inertia. B) Gravity. C) Friction. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gravity. 4. This branch of geology explains the process and operation of the earth'sground. A) Historical geology. B) Analytical geology. C) Physical geology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Physical geology. 5. Boundary where plates move right into one another. A) Divergent. B) Convergent. C) Mountains. D) Transform. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent. 6. This layer is less than 1% of Earth's mass, made of 2 types:Oceanic and Continental, rocky layer A) Inner Core. B) Outer Core. C) Mantle. D) Crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crust. 7. What were the original two elements in our universe? A) Lithium and Carbon. B) Hydrogen and Neon. C) Helium and Chlorine. D) Hydrogen and Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen and Helium. 8. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Natural Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 9. Deposition is likely to occur in a river A) On the outside bank, when the water speeds up. B) On the outside bank where the water slows down. C) Along the inside bank where the water speeds up. D) Along the inside bank where the water slows down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along the inside bank where the water slows down. 10. How do humans try to prevent flood damage from overflowing rivers? A) By adding sand to coastal beaches. B) By spreading salt on icy mountain roads. C) By building dams, levees, and storm drains. D) By studying the movements of tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By building dams, levees, and storm drains. 11. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Natural Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 12. Why is Coal a useful energy source? A) Stored and used later. B) Cheap. C) Transportation doesn't involve high amount of upkeep. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which branch of Earth science includes the study of the stars? A) Astronomy. B) Oceanography. C) Meteorology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomy. 14. What is the difference in the air temperature and humidity between the cP and mT air masses? A) The cP air mass is warmer and less humid. B) The cP air mass is colder and more humid. C) The mT air mass is warmer and more humid. D) The mT air mass is colder and less humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mT air mass is warmer and more humid. 15. A flashlight battery is to light energy what a campfire is to- A) Thermal energy. B) Electrical energy. C) Chemical energy. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermal energy. 16. What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Ozone layer. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone layer. 17. Which of the following does not contribute to erosion? A) Gravity. B) Ice. C) Wind. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound. 18. What is a rapidly spinning neutron start that emits pulses of radio and optical energy? A) Pulsar. B) Quasar. C) Black hole. D) Supernova. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pulsar. 19. Lava is hot enough to what rock? A) Freeze. B) Melt. C) Create. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Melt. 20. A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed A) Photosphere. B) Nebula. C) Solar flare. D) Sunspot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nebula. ← 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