What Is Earth Science

Certain land features form where plates meet. Which land feature forms where two continental plates collide?

• glaciers

• oceans

• mountains

• trenches

How does a volcano cause a constructive change to the Earth's surface?

• It floods the land.

• It adds new land.

• It takes land away.

• It breaks apart land.

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Branch of Earth Science that deals with the oceans, ocean currents, salinity, and ocean floor features.

• Hydrology

• Meterology

• Oceanography

• Geology

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This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology 

• Geology

• Astronomy

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What branch of science does this picture represent?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology 

• Geology

• Astronomy

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What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

• Environmental Science

• Astronomy

• Meteorology

• Geology

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What is Geology?

• The study of geography.

• The study of rocks.

• The study of weather.

• The study of the solid Earth.

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Which Earth system includes rocks, sand, and mountains?

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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What is Meteorology?

• The study of meteors.

• The study of the atmosphere.

• The study of rocks.

• The study of organisms.

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