Geology

Which of the following are layers of the earth? (Select all that apply.)

• Core

• Penumbra

• Mantle

• Crust

Which property of water is essential for aquatic life to survive?

• Ice is less dense than liquid water.

• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

• Water refracts light.

• Water is colorless, tasteless, and odorless.

What kind of waves do scientists use to study the interior of the earth?

• x-ray waves

• ocean waves

• radio waves

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

About what percentage of earth's surface is water?

• 50%

• 90%

• 75%

• 60%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the name for the region around a star in which an orbiting planet could sustain life?

• Optimal Sustainability Region

• Habitable Zone

• Life Area

• Occident Orbit

What is the name of the boundary between the earth's top two layers?

• Planck Constant

• Mohorovicic Discontinuity

• Dzhanibekov Effect

• Caprivi Strip

Which view contends that the earth is around 4.5 billion years old?

• Deep-Time view

• Young Earth view

• Cosmological view

• Pre-Historic view

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This is the belief that earth-forming processes have always happened at the same gradual rate.52.0

• Unitarianism

• Antidisestablishmentarianism

• Uniformitarianism

• Trinitarianism

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which feature of the earth is the primary cause for the seasons?

• Tilt

• Layers

• Atmosphere

• Magnetic field

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the belief that large-scale events in the past have primarily shaped earth's surface?

• Anthropomorphism

• Catechism

• Malapropism

• Catastrophism