Earth Science Quiz

Which imaginary line runs from west to east and separates the earth into north and south hemispheres?

• International date line

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Mason-Dixon line

What color are bodies of water traditionally colored on a topographical map?

• black

• white

• blue

• yellow

What is the South Pole's latitude?

• 90 degrees south

• 180 degrees north

• 90 degrees north

• 180 degrees south

What is a two-dimensional, flat model of the Earth?

• globe

• encyclopedia

• diorama

• map

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

You are lost in the forest, but you have a map. Which feature would you find first on the map to orient the map to your location?

• the center of the map

• the compass rose

• the legend

• the map scale

What type of evidence was first used to hypothesize continental drift?

• bat guano

• erosion

• fossils

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of boundary is it where two plates are colliding with each other?

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• transplant boundary

What is the name given to the proposed large land mass where all continents were connected, said to exist over 200 million years ago?

• Panopolia

• Driftea

• Pangaea

• Sudland

What is a result of two continental plates sliding past each other?

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Lightning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How are earthquakes measured?

• by the amount of horizontal movement

• by their magnitude and intensity

• by their duration

• by their slip-strike fault