Unit 1 Review - Intro to Earth Science

Using the geologic time scale to study rocks, fossils, and geologic events is part of ______________________.

• Physical Geology

• Historical Geology

• The Lithosphere

• The Asthenosphere

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Studying how rocks form and the processes that shape the Earth's surface is part of ______________________.

• Physical Geology

• Historical Geology

• The Lithosphere

• The Asthenosphere

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The study of the atmosphere and natural weather disasters are part of which branch of Earth Science?

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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The processes that occur beneath Earth's surface and how the Earth formed are part of which branch of Earth Science?

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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The study of the Earth's oceans is part of which branch of Earth Science?

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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The study of the universe, including comets, asteroids, and galaxies, is part of which branch of Earth Science?

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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One single point that contained all matter and energy began inflating and expanding about 14 billion years ago to form our current universe is explained by which Theory?

• The Big Bang Theory

• The Theory of Evolution

• The Theory or Relativity

• The Law of Gravity

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The Nebular hypothesis states that ____________ formed from a giant cloud of gasses and particles.

• The Universe

• The Milky Way Galaxy

• Our Solar System

• Planet Earth

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Our Sun and solar system began forming about how many years ago?

• 4.6 million

• 4.6 billion

• 14 million

• 14 billion

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Edwin Hubble's observations helped support the Big Bang Theory by showing red shift of distant galaxies, which shows that they are _______________.

• Not moving

• Collapsing on each other

• Moving toward Earth

• Moving away from Earth

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