This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Longest day of the year A) Autumnal Equinox. B) Summer Solstice. C) Winter Solstice. D) Vernal Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer Solstice. 2. This branch studies how humans interact with and impact ecosystems (pollution, population growth, and resource use). A) Geology. B) Ecology. C) Environmental Science. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. 3. The area where two or more plates meet is called a ..... A) Fault. B) Plate boundary. C) Plate edge. D) Ring of fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate boundary. 4. By which scale, the severity of an Earthquake is measured? A) Fischer Scale. B) Index scale. C) Absolute scale. D) Richter scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richter scale. 5. Which of the following scientists studies the chemistry of the oceans? A) Astronomer. B) Geologist. C) Oceanographer. D) Meteorologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceanographer. 6. The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because the Moon's period of revolution A) Is longer than the Moon's period of rotation. B) Equals the Moon's period of rotation. C) Is longer than Earth's period of rotation. D) Equals Earth's period of rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equals the Moon's period of rotation. 7. Igneous rocks are formed by- A) Heat and pressure on existing rocks. B) Evaporation of water, leaving solids behind. C) Cooling and hardening of molten rock. D) Layers of mud on the bottom of a lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooling and hardening of molten rock. 8. This land formation occurs at a divergent continental/ continental boundary. A) Mid ocean ridge. B) Deep ocean trench. C) Pacific hot spot. D) Rift valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rift valley. 9. Astronomers measure distance in space by using A) Newtons. B) Meters. C) Grams. D) Light Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light Years. 10. An explanation that is consistent with all existing experiments, tests, and observations is called ..... A) Theory. B) Hypothesis. C) Observation. D) Peer Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 11. What are the 4 different types of storms? (MS-ESS2-6) A) Snowstorm, Thunderstorm, Hurricane, and Tornado. B) Snowstorm, Blizzard, Thunderstorm, Tornado. C) Snowstorm, Earthquake, Thunderstorm, Rainstorm. D) Thunderstorm, Snowstorm, Earthquake, Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snowstorm, Thunderstorm, Hurricane, and Tornado. 12. Our atmosphere has a protective role against dangerous ultraviolet radiation, solar x-rays and other high energy radiation coming from. A) Space. B) Sun. C) Moon. D) Other planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Space. 13. States that the Earth is at the center of the Solar System A) Heliocentric Theory. B) Geocentric Theory. C) Earth-centric Theory. D) Lunacentric Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geocentric Theory. 14. The study of the effects of people on the environment A) Meteorology. B) Environmental science. C) Geology. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental science. 15. A rock that forms from material that is settled into layers A) Metamorphic rock. B) Sedimentary rock. C) Fossils. D) Igneous rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary rock. 16. Climates are classified according to two major factors: A) Elevation and precipitation. B) Latitude and temperature. C) Elevation and latitude. D) Precipitation and temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation and temperature. 17. Submersible A) Something you eat. B) Something that travels on land. C) Small underwater research vessel. D) Someone who studies the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small underwater research vessel. 18. Earth science is categorized as physical science because. A) It deals with the study of living things only. B) It deals with the study of non-living things only. C) It deals with the study of living and non-living things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It deals with the study of living and non-living things. 19. What caused the solar system to form? A) The birth of a nearby star. B) The collapse of the solar nebula. C) Nuclear fusion in the sun. D) The growth of the solar nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The collapse of the solar nebula. 20. The ability to do work or cause change is ..... A) Energy. B) Data. C) Science. D) Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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