This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of air or water is most dense? A) Cold. B) Cool. C) Warm. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 2. You are best connected to the lithosphere: A) By water you drink. B) By minerals you use. C) By plants you eat. D) By air you breathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By minerals you use. 3. Seasonal variations on the Earth take place due to motion of ..... in its orbit. A) Sun. B) Moon. C) Earth. D) Solar System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 4. The gravitational force of the Sun & moon can cause what phenomenon in the Earth's oceans? A) Tidal waves. B) Tides. C) Currents. D) Waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tides. 5. Which action can be performed most accurately using only the human senses? A) Tearing a sheet of paper into squares whose sides measure 1cm. B) Adding 10 grams of salt to a cup of water. C) Measuring the air pressure of a room. D) Counting 28 shells from a beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counting 28 shells from a beach. 6. When magma is cooled and solidified it becomes what type of rock? A) Igneous. B) Metamorphic. C) Sedimentary. D) Conglomerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous. 7. Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has A) Decreased slightly. B) Increased until recently, and then decreased. C) Increased faster than in the past. D) Stayed about the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased faster than in the past. 8. Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy A) Radio waves. B) Ultraviolet Rays. C) Gamma Rays. D) X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gamma Rays. 9. This is NOT a criteria for an astronomical body to become a planet. A) It is orbiting around a star. B) It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium. C) It has no neighbourhood around its orbit. D) It has to be round or spherical enough to be called a planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has to be round or spherical enough to be called a planet. 10. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most.Solar Eclipse A) Geology. B) Astronomy. C) Meteorology. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 11. The measure of the gravitational force on an object is called A) Buoyancy. B) Mass. C) Area. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weight. 12. Solid particles or liquid droplets that are released from a volcanic eruption are called A) Polar zones. B) Aerosols. C) Particulates. D) Ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aerosols. 13. Another name for a tidal wave is a? A) King Wave. B) Tsunami. C) Hurricane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunami. 14. Glaciers are part of which earth sphere? A) Geosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Cryosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cryosphere. 15. The Great Barrier Reef, measuring 2300 km in length, is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from space. A) Astronomy. B) Meteorology. C) Oceanography. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceanography. 16. A type of pollution caused when waste heat is discharged into the environment and altering its temperature A) Water Pollution. B) Air Pollution. C) Eutrophication. D) Thermal Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal Pollution. 17. Which is a characteristic of all nonfoliated metamorphic rocks? A) Presence of fossils. B) Cleavage planes. C) Lack of banding. D) Metallic luster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of banding. 18. An object that is a good radiator of electromagnetic waves is also a good A) Insulator from heat. B) Reflector of heat. C) Absorber of electromagnetic energy. D) Refractor of electromagnetic energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absorber of electromagnetic energy. 19. Water has a specific heat of 4.18 J/g$^ \circ$C. Wood has a specific heat of 1.76 J/g$^ \circ$C. What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1$^ \circ$C A) Wood. B) Water. C) Both are the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 20. An idea picture, a system, or a mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained is called a A) Scientific theory. B) Scientific law. C) Scientific problem. D) Scientific model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientific model. ← 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