Earth Science EOC Review

What is the sun mostly made up of?

• hydrogen and oxygen

• hydrogen and helium

• helium and carbon

• helium and oxygen

What is salinity?

• how soft or hard the water is

• dissolved salt in a sample of water

• how acidic or basic the water is

• freshwater

What are the different parts of a comet?

• coma, nucleus, and meteor

• tail, back, and coma

• nucleus, tail, and corona

• nucleus, tail, and coma

When the moon goes through Earth's shadow, we see a...

• lunar ellipse

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclispe

• solar ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NASA scientists recently discovered evidence of liquid water on...

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• Mars

• Pluto

What is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, with a crystal structure, and definite chemical composition?

• Rock

• Mineral

• Meteor

• Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The basic building blocks that make up rocks are called what?

• Sand

• Minerals

• Comets

• Asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What scale ranks ten minerals from softest to hardest?

• Moh's Hardness Scale

• Rock Hardness Scale

• Mineral Hardness Scale

• Approximate Hardness Scale

What is the hardest known mineral to man?

• Topaz

• Diamond

• Talc

• Gypsum

What is the softest mineral known to man?

• Topaz

• Diamond

• Gypsum

• Talc