Earth Science Final Exam

As early as 780 BCE, who recorded earthquakes?

• Galileo

• Persians

• Chinese scientists

• Greek astronomers

the study of the universe

• astronomy

• geology

• meteorology

• oceanography

the study of earth and the universe around it

• astronomy

• earth science

• geology

• meteorology

the study of the origin, history, etc of earth; includes rock and soil

• astronomy

• geology

• meteoroloy

• earth science

the study of weather

• astronomy

• earth science

• oceanography

• meteorology

the study of the ocean

• earth science

• astronomy

• meteorology

• oceanography

What is the Earth's circumference?

• 40,000 km

• 140,000 km

• 24,000 km

• 240,000,000 km

What is the shape of Earth?

• sphere

• oblate spheroid

• ellipse

• circle

According to the law of gravitation, the force of attraction between two objects depends on the ______ and the _______ between them.

• mass; distance

• mass; pull

• pull; distance

• gravity; mass

What is the Moho?

• Mountain range in the middle east

• desert in Africa

• lower boundary of the crust

• upper boundary of the mantle