Earth Science Quiz 19 (20 MCQs)

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1. Our universe looks the same from every spot in it every time.It has no beginning or end.

Correct Answer: B) Steady State Theory.

2. The one day of the year with the longest amount of sunlight is:(MS-ESS1-1)

Correct Answer: B) Summer Solstice.

3. Hurricanes can be ..... at radar screens and satellite pictures.

Correct Answer: B) Recognized.

4. ..... is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere and longest day in the Southern Hemisphere.

Correct Answer: D) Dec 21.

5. As the current in a stream becomes stronger, what will happen to its erosional power?

Correct Answer: A) It will increase.

6. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is called

Correct Answer: D) Astronomy.

7. What is thermal energy?

Correct Answer: C) Heat.

8. Different types of weathering rates are affected by different factors. What are some of those factors we explored?

Correct Answer: A) Temperature and precipitation.

9. What did Hubble discover in the 1920's?

Correct Answer: A) The universe is expanding.

10. One complete revolution of Earth around the Sun takes .....

Correct Answer: C) 365 days.

11. One day on Earth is equivalent to:(MS-ESS1-1)

Correct Answer: B) One rotation.

12. The texture of soil depends mainly on

Correct Answer: B) The size of the particles in the soil.

13. The planets of the solar system formed as

Correct Answer: C) Planetesimals collided into one another.

14. Natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replalced are .....

Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable resources.

15. Process of rocks changing into other types of rocks

Correct Answer: B) Rock cycle.

16. Branch of Earth Science that deals with the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and processes in shaping the Earth's crust.

Correct Answer: A) Geology.

17. The Earth's axis is tilted ..... degrees.

Correct Answer: A) 23.5.

18. Which is not an environmental impact of using fossil fuels.

Correct Answer: D) Rapid Population Growth.

19. About how much of the earth's surface is covered by water?

Correct Answer: C) 71%.

20. What is usually responsible for an earthquake?

Correct Answer: B) Slippage along faults within Earth's crust.