Quiz about Earth Science

Question 1

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

Accepted Answer

Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Plate Boundary

Question 2

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Accepted Answer

Convection currents in the mantle

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Energy from the Sun

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Magnetic Pole Reversal

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Faults in Mountain Ranges

Question 3

What type of plate boundary is this?

Accepted Answer

Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Plate

Question 4

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

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How they form

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Their color and shapes

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Mineral bands

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Where they form

Question 5

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 6

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 7

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 8

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Magma

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Hot Spot

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Lava

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Volcano

Question 9

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 10

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

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erosion

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deposition

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weathering

Question 11

When a mineral breaks on a straight line, this is ________________

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cleavage

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fracture

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luster

Question 12

When a mineral breaks on a jagged or curved line, this is

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fracture

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luster

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cleavage

Question 13

Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time is what?

Accepted Answer

Continental drift

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The continental float trip

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Drift away

Question 14

What is the name of the "supercontinent" proposed by Alfred Wegener?

Accepted Answer

Pangaea

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Eurasia

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Super America

Question 15

Type of boundary where the 2 plates move apart.

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divergent

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convergent

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transform

Question 16

The way light reflects off of a mineral is its _________.

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luster

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streak

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fracture

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cleavage

Question 17

Which mineral property is being shown here?

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streak

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luster

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hardness

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cleavage

Question 18

The lower part of the upper mantle

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Asthenosphere

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Lithosphere

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Mesosphere

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Stratosphere

Question 19

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?

Accepted Answer

hardness

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streak

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luster

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heft

Question 20

Which describes the outer core?

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liquid

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solid

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viscous

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gas

Question 21

Why is the inner core solid?

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the pressure from the rest of the layers

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it's unknown

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due to what it's made of

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it is colder than the outer core

Question 22

What are the two types of crust?

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continental and oceanic

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ocean and upper

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lower and upper

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pizza and bread

Question 23

When sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it, it is called:

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 24

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

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4.6 billion years old

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2019 years old

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3.6 billion years old

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4.6 million years old

Question 25

What things can fossils reveal about Earth?

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All of these answers

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How life has changed over time

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How Earth's climate has changed over time

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How Earth's features have changed over time

Question 26

What is the Law of Superposition?

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The youngest rocks are at the top of the sequence and the oldest are at the bottom

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The oldest rocks are at the top of the sequence and the youngest are at the bottom

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The rocks at the bottom of the sequence must be super strong to support those above

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The forcing of molten rock into an earlier formation

Question 27

This palm tree fossil was found in Alaska. What can you conclude?

Accepted Answer

Alaska once had a much warmer climate

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Alaska used to be under water

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Alaska was once an island

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This fossil washed up on the Alaskan shore

Question 28

Which type of rock can contain fossils?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

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Stereosonic

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Igneous

Question 29

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Body fossil (preserved organism)

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Mold fossil

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Trace fossil

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Cast fossil

Question 30

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Mold fossil

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Trace fossil

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Cast fossil

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Body fossil

Question 31

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Trace fossil

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Forest fossil

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Cast fossil

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Body fossil

Question 32

What type of fossil is pictured here?

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Cast fossil

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Mold fossil

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Trace fossil

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Body fossil

Question 33

What type of plate boundary is this?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 34

Which side of this island is the steepest?

Accepted Answer

South

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North

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East

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West

Question 35

What is the contour interval?

Accepted Answer

10 ft

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1 ft

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5 ft

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60 ft

Question 36

How many mountain peaks are represented?

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four

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one

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two

Answer

three

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