Science Quiz

What term is used to describe the study of celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole?

• Erosion

• Astronomy

• Engineering

• Balance

Which term refers to the natural process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by the action of water, wind, or ice?

• Conservation

• Erosion

• Decomposer

• Deposition

What is the term for a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system?

• Compound

• Ecosystem

• Balance

• Adaptation

What term describes a large rocky body in space, in orbit around the Sun?

• Asteroid

• Consumer

• Control

• Community

Which term refers to a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances?

• Chemical change

• Classification

• Conservation

• Current

What term is used to describe a sequence of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

• Food web

• Habitat

• Food chain

• Niche

Which term refers to a trait that is passed down from parent to offspring?

• Instinct

• Inertia

• Evidence

• Inherited trait

What is the term for a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms?

• Mineral

• Fossil fuel

• Mixture

• Natural resource

Which term describes the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass?

• Friction

• Force

• Gravity

• Inertia

What do we call a resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption?

• Renewable resource

• Natural resource

• Nonrenewable resource

• Mineral