This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why wind belt has the greatest affect on the summer climate of New York State? A) Prevailing northwesterlies. B) Prevailing northeasterlies. C) Prevailing southwesterlies. D) Prevailing southeasterlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevailing southwesterlies. 2. Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly changed from one kind of a rock to another. A) Igneous rock. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Sedimentary rock. D) Rock cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rock cycle. 3. Which of these methods of energy resource acquisition has the LEAST effect on the lithosphere? A) Surface mining for uranium. B) Pumping oil from under water. C) Collecting natural gas from old oil wells. D) Harvesting wood by selective cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harvesting wood by selective cutting. 4. This is the belief that the universe originated from specific divine intervention. A) Rigveda. B) Creationism Theory. C) Religion Theory. D) Genesis Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creationism Theory. 5. Which of the following stars is closest to Earth? A) Sun. B) Polaris. C) Rigel. D) Arcturus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 6. These are harmful materials found in the atmosphere, in the bodies of water and on land? A) Pollution. B) Pollutants. C) Dirt. D) Junk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants. 7. Where two tectonic plates move together. A) Convergent boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent boundary. 8. A major piece of evidence supporting the Big Bangtheory is the observation that wavelengths oflight from stars in distant galaxies show a A) Redshift, appearing to be shorter. B) Redshift, appearing to be longer. C) Blueshift, appearing to be shorter. D) Blueshift, appearing to be longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Redshift, appearing to be longer. 9. A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes? A) Melting and cooling. B) Extreme heat and pressure. C) Compaction and cementation. D) Weathering and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting and cooling. 10. Branch of science that studies the origin, evolution and fate of the universe. A) Cosmology. B) Oceanography. C) Universe. D) Meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cosmology. 11. If the center of a star collapsed and has around more than 3 times the mass of the sun, it may create a ..... A) Black hole. B) Supernova. C) Quasar. D) Pulsar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black hole. 12. Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Argon. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 13. Tiny compact point. A) Monopole. B) Singularity. C) Horizon. D) Flatness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singularity. 14. How long after receiving the first P-wave froman earthquake centered 4000 kilometers awaydoes a seismic station receive its first S-wavefrom the same earthquake? A) 1 minute. B) 5 minutes 35 seconds. C) 7 minutes. D) 12 minutes 40 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 minutes 35 seconds. 15. To test a hypothesis, a scientist designs an ..... A) Experiment. B) Assignment. C) Questionnaire. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiment. 16. This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock. A) Mechanical weathering. B) Chemical weathering. C) Erosion weathering. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mechanical weathering. 17. What type of galaxy is the milky way? A) Regular. B) Barred spiral. C) Irregular. D) Elliptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barred spiral. 18. Result of water, wind, and ice breaking up rocks A) Erosion. B) Igneous rocks. C) Soil. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sediment. 19. The action that takes place at a convergent boundary:(MS-ESS2-3) A) Creates Earthquakes. B) Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches. C) Forms Rift Valleys/ Mid-Ocean Ridge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forms Mountains/ Volcanoes/ Deep Ocean Trenches. 20. What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust with similar densities (convergent-collisional)? A) Volcano. B) Mountain. C) Rift. D) Island Arc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEarth Science Quiz 1Earth Science Quiz 2Earth Science Quiz 3Earth Science Quiz 4Earth Science Quiz 6Earth Science Quiz 7Earth Science Quiz 8Earth Science Quiz 9Earth Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books