Middle School Earth Science Summary

What is the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it?

• Biology
• Physics
• Earth Science
• Astronomy

__________________ is the scientific study of the universe.

• Geology
• Meteorology
• Astrology
• Astronomy

_______________ is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.

• Geology
• Oceanography
• Astronomy
• Meteorology

The scientific study of the ocean is called ______________________.

• Earth science
• oceanography
• geology
• astronomy

The scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere is _________________.

• astronomy
• geology
• oceanography
• meteorology

A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed

• photosphere
• nebula
• solar flare
• Sunspot

What caused the solar system to form?

• the birth of a nearby star
• the collapse of the solar nebula
• nuclear fusion in the sun
• the growth of the solar nebula

What two factors affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?

• surface area and mass
• distance and circumference
• volume and mass
• distance and mass

what two opposing forces must stay balanced to keep a nebula from collapsing?

• gravity and temperature
• inertia and pressure
• gravity and pressure
• Temperature and inertia

In what layer of the sun is energy produced?

• photosphere
• convective zone
• chromosphere
• core