This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Earth Science – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Science Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The part of the Earth system that includes Earth's solid, rocky, outer layer is the ..... A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 2. Which of the following would cause the most damage to the land by causing erosion? A) Trimming dead branches off the trees on the land. B) Putting fences on the land. C) Clearing the land of trees. D) Building hiking trails on the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clearing the land of trees. 3. Scientists who study the forces that make and shape Earth are called ..... A) Chemists. B) Biologists. C) Ecologists. D) Geologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geologists. 4. What is the term for a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space? A) Supernova. B) Pulsar. C) Quasar. D) Black hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supernova. 5. More the 75 percent of the water in the oceans has a temperature of less than. A) 40*F. B) 35*F. C) 42*F. D) 41*F. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 41*F. 6. Planets orbit the sun in A) Perfect circles. B) Ellipses. C) The same amount of time as other planets. D) Triangles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipses. 7. The horse latitudes are named this because ships would get stranded from lack of wind and would throw the horses overboard to conserve food and water for the crew. A) Oceanography. B) Meteorology. C) Astronomy. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 8. A Meteorologists study what? A) Living Things. B) Matter and Energy. C) Climate and Weather. D) Weather and Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate and Weather. 9. Which has the largest wavelengths A) Radio waves. B) Micro waves. C) Ultra violet waves. D) X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radio waves. 10. The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the ..... A) Axis. B) Equator. C) Solstice. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator. 11. The study of Earth's atmosphere is called ..... A) Geology. B) Astronomy. C) Meteorology. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 12. Carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere is necessary for. A) Human beings. B) Plants. C) Reptiles. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 13. A rule that correctly describes a natural phenomenon. A) Hypothesis. B) Theory. C) Scientific law. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific law. 14. Oceanography A) Study of the earth's air. B) Study of the earth's oceans. C) Study of outer space. D) Study of the earth's land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study of the earth's oceans. 15. X is the path that takes Earth revolve around Sun. What is X? A) Axis. B) Orbit. C) West. D) East. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orbit. 16. A scientific law is based on repeated ..... made over a long period of time. A) Conclusions. B) Questions. C) Observations. D) Graphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observations. 17. Variation in Earth, s magnetic field causes changes in the ..... smaller duration or longer duration. A) Atmosphere. B) Weather. C) Clouds. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 18. What is a paleontologist? A) The study of skin. B) The study of pale people. C) The study of organisms. D) The study of fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of fossils. 19. What is the SI unit for temperature? A) Celcius. B) Fahrenheit. C) Kelvin. D) Rankine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kelvin. 20. Tornadoes travel up to ..... miles (322 km). A) 220. B) 200. C) 240. D) 210. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesEarth Science Quiz 1Earth Science Quiz 2Earth Science Quiz 3Earth Science Quiz 4Earth Science Quiz 5Earth Science Quiz 6Earth Science Quiz 8Earth Science Quiz 9Earth Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books