This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and moon impact the tides on Earth? A) It produces the greatest change in high and low tides. B) It produces the least change in high and low tides. C) It produces semidiurnal tides. D) It produces diurnal tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It produces the greatest change in high and low tides. 2. Match the following word/subject with the topic it relates to the most:Galaxies A) Geology. B) Astronomy. C) Meteorology. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 3. Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere A) Soil. B) Rocks. C) Minerals. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 4. A meteorologist is trying to determine if a storm is approaching. What instrument would he use to determine the change in air pressure? (MS-ESS2-5) A) Thermometer. B) Barometer. C) Weather Vane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barometer. 5. Which one of the following is NOT true for minerals? A) They may be liquid, solid, or gas form. B) They have a specific, internal, crystalline structure. C) . They have a specific, predictable chemical composition. D) They can be identified by characteristic physical properties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They may be liquid, solid, or gas form. 6. What is the hardest known mineral on earth? A) Diamond. B) Silicate. C) Native Gold. D) Muscovite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diamond. 7. What is the study of stars? A) Meteorology. B) Oceanography. C) Geology. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomy. 8. What is a slow change on earth? A) Tornado. B) Glaciers moving. C) Earthquake. D) Volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciers moving. 9. Which planet has the shortest day? (HINT:Period of Rotation) A) Jupiter. B) Saturn. C) Uranus. D) Neptune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 10. Which of the following has caused repeating 100, 000-year cycles of ice ages in the past? A) An increase in sun spots. B) Several major volcanic eruptions. C) Changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis. D) Continental drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes in Earth's orbit and the tilt of its axis. 11. Icebergs in sea last for less than ..... months. A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 12. Scientific evidence suggests that the Earth is ..... of years old. A) Hundreds. B) Thousands. C) Millions. D) Billions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Billions. 13. One year is ..... A) 355 days. B) 355 1/4 days. C) 365 days. D) 365 1/4 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 365 1/4 days. 14. When oxides of sulfur and nitrogen are dissolved in rainwater in the atmosphere, this type of precipitation occurs: A) Acid Crystallization. B) Crystal Rain. C) Acid Sublimation. D) Acid Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid Precipitation. 15. Which of the following characteristics refer to the tendency of minerals to break forming smooth flat surfaces? A) Cleavage. B) Conchoidal. C) Streak. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cleavage. 16. A ..... is a suggested explanation for a set of observations. A) Independent variable. B) Experiment. C) Hypothesis. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 17. Which type of land surface would probably reflect the most incoming solar radiation A) Light colored and smooth. B) Light colored and rough. C) Dark colored and smooth. D) Dark colored and rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light colored and smooth. 18. Which U.S. state formed over a hot spot in an oceanic plate? A) Oregon. B) California. C) Florida. D) Hawaii. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hawaii. 19. Caves and sinkholes are most likely to form from the chemical weathering (carbonation) of which kind of rock? A) Granite. B) Limestone. C) Basalt. D) Sandstone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limestone. 20. Unlike other planets in the solar system, earth holds an atmosphere which has an essential function to life. What substance in the stratosphere is responsible for absorbing high-energy radiation from the sun? A) Ozone. B) Methane. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Diatomic Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. ← 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