Ch. 1 and Minerals Quiz Prep

True or False: Earth science is the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space

• True

• False

Which of the following is the "Study of Earth"?

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

• Meteorology

Physical or Historical Geology: Examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the many processes that operate beneath and upon its surface.

• Physical

• Historical

Physical or Historical Geology: Understand the origin of Earth and the development of the planet through its 4.6 billion-year history.

• Physical

• Historical

Astronomy is the study of the ____________.

• Universe

• Stars

• Constellations

• Planets

The following are natural processes that occur on Earth... (Choose all that apply)

• Volcanoes

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Hurricanes

Meteorology is the study of

• wheat

• Space

• Meteors

• weather and atmosphere

What is oceanography the study of?

• The ocean

• Life in the ocean

• The Earth and Earth's processes

• Life

The theory that explains the formation of the solar system is called ____.

• Nebulis Theory
• Nebular Theory
• Big Bang Theory
• Big Nebulan Theory

The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.

• mantle
• crust
• core