Science Quiz

What is the term for a scientist who studies objects such as pottery, tools, and structures from past human life to better understand their culture?

• Geologist

• Archeologist

• Biologist

• Meteorologist

What is the process called when sediment, soil, or rock are carried from one location to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Fossilization

• Earthquake

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What is the sudden shaking of a ground surface from within the earth’s crust sometimes caused by volcanic activity?

• Erosion

• Glacier

• Earthquake

• Deposition

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What is the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Fossilization

• Glaciation

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What are the preserved remains of an ancient plant or animal found within a rock called?

• Fossil

• Glacier

• Sediment

• Mineral

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Who is a scientist that studies rocks and soil to better understand earth’s history?

• Archeologist

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Chemist

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What is a very large slow-moving area of ice called?

• Glacier

• Iceberg

• Snowdrift

• Hailstone

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What is an ocean trench?

• A scientist who studies fossils

• A very large sea wave

• Very long narrow depressions along the deepest points in the ocean floor

• A mountain where molten rock erupts

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Who is a paleontologist?

• A person who studies weather patterns

• A scientist who studies fossils of ancient plant and animal life

• A geologist who examines rocks

• A marine biologist

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A type of volcanic rock

• An area around the Pacific Ocean with many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

• A large ocean wave

• A type of sediment

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