Earth Science Quiz 44 (20 MCQs)

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1. The following are natural sources of air pollutants except:

Correct Answer: D) Vehicular emissions.

2. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Oil Spills in the Atlantic

Correct Answer: D) Oceanography.

3. About 200 million years ago, virtually all the Earth, s dry land was contained in the original super continent. What is it called?

Correct Answer: D) None of these.

4. Idea that the universe began as just a single point, hen expanded and stretched to grow as large as it is right now.

Correct Answer: B) Big Bang Theory.

5. What is the science of examining the large pieces of land and seabed that move on the Earth's surface?

Correct Answer: C) Plate Tectonics.

6. The Heliocentric Theory states that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System.Who theorized this?

Correct Answer: A) Nicholas Copernicus.

7. A huge ball of gas held together by gravity.

Correct Answer: C) Stars.

8. The oceans of the earth contain about 97% of all the water on Earth.

Correct Answer: A) Oceanography.

9. Why is life sustainable on earth? Choose the best answer.

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

10. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Life on Mars

Correct Answer: B) Astronomy.

11. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1$^ \circ$C for every gram is called .....?

Correct Answer: B) Specific Heat.

12. What factor allowed the sun to form in the solar system?

Correct Answer: C) Intense heat at the center of the solar nebula.

13. Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

Correct Answer: D) Metamorphic.

14. What is the sun?

Correct Answer: A) A star.

15. Islands such as the Hawaiian Islands are made by which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Volcanoes.

16. The average temperature at Earth's North Pole is colder than the average temperature at the Equator because the Equator

Correct Answer: B) Receives more direct insolation.

17. A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions is a .....

Correct Answer: D) Scientific law.

18. How is soil created?

Correct Answer: B) Broken down rocks combine with humus to form soil.

19. If an accident happens in the lab area, you should immediately notify your .....

Correct Answer: D) Teacher.

20. During the month of January, at which locationin New York State is the Sun lowest in the sky atsolar noon?

Correct Answer: A) Massena.