Earth and Life Science Quiz1

Earth is found in between planet ______ and ______?

• Venus and Mars

• Mercury and Venus

• Mercury and Sun

• Mars and Neptune

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Which of the following is NOT a related study to Earth Science

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Genetics

• Oceanography

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Earth?

• It has abundant methane gas in the atmoshere

• it is the only known planet that can support life

• it has blue waters, rocky and green land masses.

• it is the third planet from the Sun.

Which f the following BEST describes planet Earth?

• It is a "Blue Marble" planet as seen from the outer sace

• It is the only known planet that can support life

• It is in the Goldilocks zone

• All of the above

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Which of the following is the best description of the hydrosphere?

• It is only composed of liquid water on earth.

• It is only composed of surface water on earth

• It is the mixture of gases that surround the earth.

• It is composed of the waters on earth including subsurface.

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Which biophysical component of earth is composed of all the living organisms on earth, including those in land, water, and air?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Earth’s crust is mostly composed of what elements?

• copper and nickel

• iron and silicon

• iron and nickel

• oxygen and silicon

What is the lithosphere composed of?

• It is composed of the mantle only.

• It is composed of the crust and upper mantle.

• It is composed of the lower mantle and outer core.

• It is composed of the continental and oceanic crust.

Which is the densest part of the atmosphere?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• ionosphere

It is the sphere that associated with solid portion of the Earth.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

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