This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the crust and upper mantle called? A) Asthenosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Continental crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithosphere. 2. The study of the earth's oceans. A) Geography. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oceanography. 3. Nuclear fusion is the source of energy for stars. Besides hydrogen, which other element is MOST likely also common in stars? A) Helium. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helium. 4. What types of stars often go supernova? A) Main-sequence stars. B) White dwarfs. C) Supergiants. D) Blue smurfs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supergiants. 5. A nonexplosive volcano made of hardened lava A) Shield volcano. B) Composite volcano. C) Divergent volcano. D) Transform volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield volcano. 6. They tracked celestial movements A) Chinese. B) Greeks. C) Mayans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mayans. 7. When rock is compacted & cemented what type of rock is formed? A) Igneous. B) Metamorhpic. C) Sedimentary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary. 8. In which sphere are all LIVING things found? A) Biosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Asthenosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 9. Where two tectonic plates slide past each other. A) Convergent boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform boundary. 10. Rocks and minerals are a part of the field of ..... A) Geology. B) Geography. C) Rockology. D) Meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 11. Why do bones and teeth remain as part of some fossils? A) They are white. B) Bones are large. C) The parts are hard. D) Bones decay easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The parts are hard. 12. Boundary where plates slide past each other sideways. A) Convergent. B) Divergent. C) Transform. D) Tectonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transform. 13. What is the brightness that a star would have at a distance of 32.6 light-years from Earth? A) Absolute magnitude. B) Apparent magnitude. C) Parallax. D) Light-year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute magnitude. 14. Which feature will most likely form when the partially buried ice block melts? A) Delta. B) Moraine. C) Drumlin. D) Kettle Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kettle Lake. 15. Nebula is Latin for ..... A) Thunder. B) Lightning. C) Cloud. D) Star. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloud. 16. The study of the earth's atmosphere. A) Geology. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 17. Which of the following is not one of the inner planets? A) Mars. B) Earth. C) Venus. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranus. 18. What kind of rock is made from small pieces of rock and other materials being pressed together? A) Igneous rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) Rock cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary rock. 19. The chemical composition of the Earth, s crust is dominated by ..... elements which together make up more than 99 percent by weight and volume of the crust. A) 4. B) 6. C) 8. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 20. Mountains form from ..... A) Plates sliding past one another. B) Collision of plates. C) Plates moving away from each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collision of plates. ← 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