The Earth

The Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in ..........................days.

• 24

• 365.25

• 150

• 60

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Earth is locates in the solar system regarding its distance from the Sun in the order.

• third

• fourth

• fifth

• seventh

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Regarding the volume, Earth occupies the ..................order (ascendingly) in the solar system.

• third

• fourth

• fifth

• eighth

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All of the following are among the characteristics supporting the continuity of life on the Earth except................

• atmosphere.

• temperature.

• gravity.

• electromagnetic force.

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The branch of science involving the physical composition and history of the planet. 

• Geology 

• Biology 

• Math 

• Chemistry 

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Examine the image of a rock collected and studied by scientists. Which question can scientists answer by examining the composition of the rock?

• When will the next volcanic eruption occur in the region where the rock was collected?

• When will the next earthquake occur in the region where the rock was collected?

• How has Earth’s surface changed over time in the region where the rock was collected?

• How has Earth’s climate changed over time in the region where the rock was collected?

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Like the layers of the ocean, the Earth's crust is divided into part based on physical properties. Which of the following statements best describes a layer of the Earth?

• The asthenosphere has the greatest density

• The mesosphere has the least density

• The outer core has the least density

• The inner core has the greatest density

As you move northwest through the Hawaiian Islands, the age of the islands increases. The older islands are northwest of the new islands because they

• age faster than those to the east

• formed from old, recycled, silica-rich magma

• were made of less lava than the southwestern islands

• formed first and were moved away from the hot spot

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The movement of the two continents as shown in picture can best explained by

• plate tectonics

• coastal flooding

• magnetic changes

• volcanic eruptions

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Which of these statements does NOT support the theory of plate tectonics?

• The continents appear to fit together like pieces of a puzzle

• South American mountain ranges align with African mountain ranges

• Similar fossils are found on different continents

• Antarctica seems to have always been covered with glaciers

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