Earth Space Science Quiz

What does Astronomy study?

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings

• The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• The study of forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather

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What is Meteorology concerned with?

• The study of materials that make up the Earth

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings

• The study of forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather

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What is the focus of Geology?

• The study of materials that make up the Earth and the processes that form and change these materials

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• The study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings

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What does Oceanography study?

• The study of forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings

• The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

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What is Environmental science primarily concerned with?

• The study of materials that make up the Earth

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

• The study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings

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Which of the following is a subspecialty of Astronomy?

• Climatology

• Astrophysics

• Paleontology

• Environmental Soil Science

Which subspecialty is related to the study of Earth's atmosphere and its processes?

• Marine geology

• Atmospheric Chemistry

• Environmental Chemistry

• Planetary science

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What is the subspecialty of Oceanography that focuses on the geological aspects of the ocean?

• Physical Oceanography

• Marine geology

• Environmental Soil Science

• Geochemistry

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Which of the following is not a subspecialty of Environmental Science?

• Environmental Soil Science

• Environmental Chemistry

• Planetary science

• Geochemistry

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What does Earth science knowledge enable us to do?

• Make decisions based only on local issues

• Think globally and act locally to make sound decisions

• Ignore global issues and focus on individual lives

• Understand only the past events of our planet

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