Earth Science Quiz

Which branch of Earth Science focuses on the study of the oceans and human impact on them?

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion state?

• The path around the sun is an ellipse.

• Every object in the universe attracts every other object.

• The Earth and other planets orbit the sun.

• The moon, sun, and known planets revolve around Earth in a perfect circular orbit.

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Who was the first astronomer to propose that Earth is a planet?

• Aristarchus

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

• Kepler

Which law states that every object in the universe attracts every other object?

• Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion

• Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• Heliocentric Model

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the unit that measures the distance of the Earth to the sun (93 million miles)?

• astronomical unit

• eccentricity

• atomic unit

• newton

Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

• Newton

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Brahe

What is the study of the origin and structure of the solid Earth, resources and human impact on them?

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Oceanography

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the study of the variations in atmospheric conditions that produce weather?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is the study of the universe beyond the Earth?

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanogrpahy

• Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which astronomer was the first to conclude that Earth is shaped like a sphere?

• Isaac Newton
• Pythagoras
• Galileo Galilei
• Aristotle