This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 57 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Periodically, there are spectacular meteor showers on Earth. These showers usually occur because the Earth's orbit passes through the remains of- A) A star. B) A comet. C) The rings of Saturn. D) A solar flare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comet. 2. In how many climatic zones, our Earth is divided? A) 5. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 3. A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change? A) 200. B) 150. C) 300. D) 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 75. 4. Which of the following describes a Goldilocks Zone? A) A zone composed mainly of frozen water. B) A region where life is impossible to exists. C) A zone composed only of rocks and other celestial debris. D) An area where the temperature is not too hot and not too cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An area where the temperature is not too hot and not too cold. 5. What might an earthquake cause in the ocean? A) A volcano. B) A tsunami. C) A tornado. D) A landlside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tsunami. 6. This forms when water vapor changes from gas directly to ice crystals on a surface when the temperature at which condensing would take place are at the freezing point or below. A) Dew. B) Rain. C) Snow. D) Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frost. 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the hydrosphere is important? A) It sustains various life forms. B) It helps in regulating the atmosphere. C) It plays an important role in ecosystems. D) It plays a major role in the movement of tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It plays a major role in the movement of tectonic plates. 8. A student visually inspected a rock during class and made four statements. Which of the following is an observation? A) The rock formed deep within the Earth. B) The rock cooled rapidly. C) The rock dates from the Precambrian Era. D) The rock is black and shiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rock is black and shiny. 9. The outermost layer of the earth is about 3 to 30 miles thick. It is called the A) Mantle. B) Crust. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crust. 10. Which of the following results in the formation of clouds? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 11. The distance from the Earth's surface to the center of the Earth is A) 60 km. B) 600 km. C) 6, 000 km. D) 60, 000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6, 000 km. 12. If the tilt of Earth's axis were increased from23.5$^ \circ$ to 30$^ \circ$, summers in New York State wouldbecome A) Cooler, and winters would become cooler. B) Cooler, and winters would become warmer. C) Warmer, and winters would become cooler. D) Warmer, and winters would become warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warmer, and winters would become cooler. 13. Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation? A) Partially melted snowfield. B) Blacktop parking lot. C) White sand beach. D) Lake surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blacktop parking lot. 14. Day and night is caused by the ..... of earth on its axis. A) Revolution. B) Orbit. C) Rotation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotation. 15. Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Compaction. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 16. Name the instrument, which detects the waves of an Earthquake. A) Cardiograph. B) Seismograph. C) Spectrograph. D) Holograph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 17. Meteorology A) Study of the earth's land. B) Study of outer space. C) Study of the earth's air. D) Study of the earth's oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study of the earth's air. 18. It is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that geological factors are recognized and accounted for. A) Astronomy. B) Engineering Geology. C) Meteorology. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engineering Geology. 19. Where two tectonic plates move apart. A) Convergent boundary. B) Divergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Plate boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent boundary. 20. The hydrosphere is the Earth system that describes A) The area from the surface of the Earth down to its center. B) All the water on Earth. C) The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet. D) All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the water on Earth. ← 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