Earth Science Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Divergent boundary

Correct Answer: C) Plates moving apart.

2. The study of the origin, history, processes, and structures of the solid earth is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Geology.

3. Lehmann discovered that the earth actually had two .....

Correct Answer: C) Cores.

4. At which stage would a river have a lot of sediment deposition?

Correct Answer: A) Old.

5. What caused the interior of Earth to separate into layers?

Correct Answer: B) The gravitational pull on materials of varying densities.

6. Which of the following scientists studies the rocks under our feet?

Correct Answer: B) Geologist.

7. Astronomical bodies that orbit a star that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity

Correct Answer: B) Planets.

8. It takes 24 hour to create one complete round. Tick ( / ) the correct answer.

Correct Answer: C) Rotation.

9. Which mineral is the hardest on the Mohs scale?

Correct Answer: C) Diamond.

10. What are underwater mountain ranges called?

Correct Answer: C) Mid-ocean ridges.

11. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Plate Tectonics

Correct Answer: A) Geology.

12. ..... is the study of outer space and the physical bodies beyond Earth

Correct Answer: B) Astronomy.

13. The original continent that was all continents combine

Correct Answer: B) Pangea.

14. This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

Correct Answer: B) Chemical weathering.

15. The two most abundant elements in the sea water are sodium and.

Correct Answer: C) Chlorine.

16. Branch of Earth Science that deals with all the water on the Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: D) Hydrology.

17. Which of the following would NOT be something that a geologist would study?

Correct Answer: C) The prediction of tornadoes.

18. What percent is oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere?

Correct Answer: B) 21%.

19. Formed from dead marine organisms

Correct Answer: A) Oil and Natural Gas.

20. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Global Warming

Correct Answer: C) Meteorology.