Earth Science Quiz 36 (20 MCQs)

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1. Crust .....

Correct Answer: C) Thin, top layer of Earth.

2. Which is most likely true of fossils of organisms found within the same layer of rock?

Correct Answer: D) The organisms lived during the same time period.

3. This is the study of the materials that make up Earth.

Correct Answer: C) Geology.

4. Select all of the ways we can measure weather

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

5. Closest star to our Solar System next to the Sun

Correct Answer: A) Proxima Centauri.

6. Natural solid substance found in the earth crust

Correct Answer: C) Minerals.

7. Scientists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because

Correct Answer: D) No known mechanism.

8. The study of the universe beyond the earth?

Correct Answer: C) Astronomy.

9. This is the study of the objects beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Correct Answer: A) Astronomy.

10. Which instrument is used to observe space systems from Earth? (MS-ESS1-3)

Correct Answer: A) Telescope.

11. What force distorts irregular galaxies and causes them to form such strange shapes?

Correct Answer: A) Gravity.

12. Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ..... or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

Correct Answer: B) Water.

13. Included in the field of ..... is how weather affects oceans; included in the field of ....., is how oceans affect climate

Correct Answer: A) Meteorology/climatology.

14. In the United States, most tornadoes are classified as intense

Correct Answer: B) Low-pressure funnel clouds that spin counter-clockwise.

15. ..... study the solid earth

Correct Answer: A) Geologists.

16. Column of hot rock that lies below a hot spot

Correct Answer: A) Mantle plume.

17. Continental drift

Correct Answer: D) The theory that the continents can drift apart and have done so in the past.

18. During which geologic period did plants and animals first appear in land environments?

Correct Answer: C) Silurian.

19. It is a type of waves that travels though the planet when earthquakes occur.

Correct Answer: B) Seismic waves.

20. What word tells us that a cloud is considered a 'medium' cloud?

Correct Answer: B) Alto.