This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Light from distant galaxies most likely shows a A) Red shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding. B) Red shift, indicating that the universe iscontracting. C) Blue shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding. D) Blue shift, indicating that the universe iscontracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red shift, indicating that the universe isexpanding. 2. How would you describe the size of our star, the sun? A) Medium. B) Huge. C) Tiny. D) Red giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medium. 3. Geology A) Study of the earth's land. B) Study of the earth's oceans. C) Study of outer space. D) Study of the earth's air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Study of the earth's land. 4. What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary? A) Earthquakes. B) Volcanoes. C) Mountains. D) Rift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 5. A hypothesis that is supported by the results of repeated experimentation and observation. A) Conclusion. B) Theory. C) Scientific law. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 6. The Ancient Greeks gets credit for this branch of science A) Astronomy. B) Astrology. C) Biology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geology. 7. Metamorphic rocks made after experiencing A) Wind and erosion. B) Water evaporating. C) Heat and pressure. D) Rapid cooling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat and pressure. 8. What is the deepest feature on the ocean floor? A) Mid-ocean ridge. B) Seamount. C) Trench. D) Abyssal plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trench. 9. One full day on Earth means it has completed one full ..... on its axis. A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Spin. D) Tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 10. Which of the following would NOT be something that a meteorologist might study? A) The materials that make up a meteor. B) The types of clouds seen in the sky. C) The path of a hurricane. D) The prediction of tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The materials that make up a meteor. 11. What is a good way to prevent erosion? A) Blocking the wind. B) Planting trees. C) Preventing rainfall. D) Preventing the flow of rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planting trees. 12. In what layer of the sun is energy produced? A) Photosphere. B) Convective zone. C) Chromosphere. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Core. 13. On which planet do you live? A) Earth. B) Venus. C) Mars. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth. 14. The study of the origin, history and structure of the solid earth. A) Geology. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 15. Rock once melted, cooled and hardened A) Metamorphic rock. B) Sedimentary rock. C) Fossils. D) Igneous rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Igneous rock. 16. Carbon dioxide levels are rising in the atmosphere over the past 200 years due to A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Natural events. C) Livestock farming. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burning fossil fuels. 17. What is a minimum number of times an experiment should be conducted? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 18. Which of the following describes a habitable Earth? A) Has a weak magnetic field. B) Right distance from the Sun. C) Dominant presence of solid ice. D) Presence of oxygen in the hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has a weak magnetic field. 19. The weathering of landforms depends on various factors. Which area would MOST likely have the fastest rate of chemical weathering? A) Freezing and dry regions. B) Warm and moist regions. C) Cool and humid regions. D) Hot and dry regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm and moist regions. 20. Name the major gas in the atmosphere of the Earth. A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Hydrogen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. ← 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