This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which organisms were alive when New YorkState was last covered by a continental ice sheet? A) Eurypterus and Cooksonia. B) Aneurophyton and Naples Tree. C) Mastodont and Beluga whale. D) Coelophysis and Elliptocephala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mastodont and Beluga whale. 2. Which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum: A) X-ray. B) Sound wave. C) Ultra violet rays. D) Microwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound wave. 3. The largest ocean is the ..... A) Atlantic. B) Pacific. C) Indian. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific. 4. What is the study of the earth? A) Meteorology. B) Geology. C) Oceanography. D) Meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geology. 5. A factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable is the A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Control. D) Ham sandwich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 6. What characteristics of a mineral refers to resistance to abrasion? A) Cleavage. B) Hardness. C) Luster. D) Talc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardness. 7. Most sedimentary rock is made from sediments of other rock. Which of these processes would the sediments MOST likely go through to form sedimentary rock? A) Compaction and cementation. B) Folding and recrystallization. C) Melting and solidifying. D) Heating and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compaction and cementation. 8. The important ozone layer is found in. A) Lonosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 9. The gravitational interaction between the Earth and the moon causes what phenomenon on Earth? A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Droughts. C) Earthquakes. D) Ocean tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean tides. 10. How much of the earth's water is freshwater? A) 50 %. B) 3 %. C) 97 %. D) 93 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 %. 11. What is oceanography? A) The study of dolphins. B) The study of the ocean. C) The study of jellyfish. D) The study of waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of the ocean. 12. In New York State, the number of hours of daylight each day increases continuously from ..... A) March 1 to May 1. B) June 1 to August 1. C) September 1 to November. D) Ecember 1 to February 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) March 1 to May 1. 13. T8-The variable that is usually measured is: A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Constant variable. D) Scientific variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 14. Where are the youngest rocks found on the ocean floor? A) Near the mid-ocean ridge. B) Far from the mid ocean ridge. C) Half-way between near and far from the mid-ocean ridge. D) All the ocean-floor rocks are the same age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near the mid-ocean ridge. 15. What is an example of evaporation? A) Water boiling. B) Water turning into ice. C) Chocolate bar turning into liquid chocolate. D) Fog forming on a mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water boiling. 16. Which combination of climate factors generally results in the coldest temperatures? A) Low elevation and low latitude. B) Low elevation and high latitude. C) High elevation and low latitude. D) High elevation and high latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High elevation and high latitude. 17. What is energy created by the sun called? A) Sun energy. B) Hot energy. C) Solar energy. D) Solar heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar energy. 18. If you have a high-humidity, low-pressure air mass that is pushed up a mountain, what will most likely happen to the weather? A) The temperature will increase. B) It will precipitate. C) It will be very dry. D) There will be no change in the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will precipitate. 19. Which of the following is the correct order for temperatures of stars based on color from hottest to coolest? A) White, blue, yellow, red. B) Blue, white, red, yellow. C) White, red, yellow, blue. D) Blue, yellow, red, white. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White, blue, yellow, red. 20. What two fundamental pillars of physics came into existence immediately after the Big Bang? A) Matter, energy. B) Cosmology, astrology. C) Physics, chemistry. D) Batman, Robin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter, energy. ← 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