7th Grade Science Quiz 1

Which of the following are true? The rocky planets:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• all habitable

• the four closest to the sun

• similar enough to compare

What is the definition of a geologic process?

• a way of navigating the landscape

• an event that changes the landscape, such as flowing water or lava

• a process scientists use to survey the land

• a measure of an area of land

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Which of these is NOT one of the four systems of our planet?

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• nanosphere

• atmosphere

What is needed in order for a planet to be habitable?

• food and water

• oxygen and flowing water

• flowing water and energy

• food and energy

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Mars is a:

• gas giant planet

• rocky planet

Which of the rocky planets has the hottest average temperature? 

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

Which of these is true about Venus?

• Venus has a thick atmosphere that makes it very cold.

• Venus has a thick atmosphere that makes it very hot. 

• Venus has a thin atmosphere that makes it very cold.

• Venus has a thin atmosphere that makes it very hot.

Which of the following did we use to make the claim about the channel on Mars?

• visual representations of Mars

• what we felt about it

• Google Mars

• comparisons to landforms on Earth

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The channel on Mars was most likely formed by:

• strong winds on Mars

• flowing water or flowing lava

• The Curiosity Rover's wheels

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The mystery object on Mars was most likely:

• fungus

• a rock

• evidence of alien life on Mars