Science Week 2023 - Earth Science

What is the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What layer of the Earth is composed of solid rock and includes both the continental and oceanic crust?

• Asthenosphere

• Outer Core
• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

Which natural disaster is caused by the rapid shaking of the Earth's crust due to the release of energy from seismic waves?

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Flood
• Earthquake

What is the term for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller particles by natural forces such as wind, water, and ice?

• Weathering

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Photosynthesis

Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer and is responsible for absorbing most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation?

• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere
• Thermosphere

What type of rock forms from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Igneous rock
• Fossil rock

Which force is responsible for the tides on Earth and is primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun?

• Electromagnetic force
• Nuclear force
• Gravitational force
• Frictional force

What is the process of converting a liquid into vapor, occurring at the surface of a liquid?

• Condensation
• Sublimation
• Freezing
• Evaporation

Which type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rock through heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids?

• Igneous Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Magma Rock

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils of the same species found on different continents
• Matching shapes of continents that once fit together as a larger continent

• Similar rock formations and mountain ranges found across continents

• All of the above