Earth Science Quiz 43 (20 MCQs)

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1. The outer core is a mixture of melted iron and.

Correct Answer: B) Nickel.

2. Which of the following is the best way to protect a hillside from erosion?

Correct Answer: C) Plant trees and bushes on the hillside.

3. The geosphere would affect the atmosphere during:

Correct Answer: B) A volcanic eruption.

4. The outer core is liquid metal while the inner core is solid due to

Correct Answer: B) Great pressure.

5. What does CMB stand for?

Correct Answer: B) Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.

6. Which is the most massive planet?

Correct Answer: D) Jupiter.

7. ..... rocks are the most common types on the surface of the Earth.

Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary.

8. During which phase change of water is the most energy released into the environment?

Correct Answer: D) Water vapor condensing.

9. Which two phases changes takes away energy?

Correct Answer: C) Freezing, Condensation.

10. If you melt a rock/mineral and then let the magma/lava cool, you end with .....?

Correct Answer: A) Igneous rock.

11. What is the liquid layer of iron and nickel below Earth's mantle?

Correct Answer: C) Outer core.

12. What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

Correct Answer: C) The sun.

13. Very cold climates occur at Earth's North and South Poles because the polar regions

Correct Answer: D) Receive low-angle insolation.

14. A single continent made up of all of Earth's landmass long ago

Correct Answer: B) Pangaea.

15. Which state of matter is the least efficient at transferring energy through conduction?

Correct Answer: C) Gas.

16. Sally is measuring the mass of an apple. Which SI unit of measure would she use?

Correct Answer: A) Gram.

17. The land feature formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river is called a(n) .....

Correct Answer: D) Delta.

18. HUGE slabs of rock called ..... float on molten rock below.

Correct Answer: A) Plates.

19. When a volcano erruprts, it can spew which of the following?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

20. Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?

Correct Answer: C) Heaviness.