Test Your Earth Science Skills!

Liquid water changing slowly into a gas and rising into the atmosphere is called

• evaporation
• condensation
• rain
• typhoon

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Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called

• tectonic plates
• volcano
• magma
• island

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Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?

• scraping by glaciers
• erosion by wind and water
• explosive volcanic eruptions
• cracking of Earth's crust by earthquakes

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What is a person who studies fossils called? 

• paleontologist
• physicist
• scientist
• astronomer

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the loose material in which plants can grow

• lava

• crust

• erosion

• Soil

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

• revolution
• rotation
• precession
• orbit

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How many moons does earth have

• 2
• 5
• 9
• 1

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What is the force that pulls the earth towards the sun?

• Gravity
• inertia
• A force
• distance

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A Meteorologists study what?

• Living Things
• Matter and Energy
• Climate and Weather
• Weather and Animals

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