Earth Science Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. Why wind belt has the greatest affect on the summer climate of New York State?
2. Series of natural processes by which rocks are slowly changed from one kind of a rock to another.
3. Which of these methods of energy resource acquisition has the LEAST effect on the lithosphere?
4. This is the belief that the universe originated from specific divine intervention.
5. Which of the following stars is closest to Earth?
6. These are harmful materials found in the atmosphere, in the bodies of water and on land?
7. Where two tectonic plates move together.
8. A major piece of evidence supporting the Big Bangtheory is the observation that wavelengths oflight from stars in distant galaxies show a
9. A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
10. Branch of science that studies the origin, evolution and fate of the universe.
11. If the center of a star collapsed and has around more than 3 times the mass of the sun, it may create a .....
12. Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?
13. Tiny compact point.
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?
15. To test a hypothesis, a scientist designs an .....
16. This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
17. What type of galaxy is the milky way?
18. Result of water, wind, and ice breaking up rocks
19. The action that takes place at a convergent boundary:(MS-ESS2-3)
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)?