Quiz about Earth and Space Vocabulary

Question 1

rock that forms when sediments are pressed together

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sedimentary rock

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fossil

Question 2

the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

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fossil

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humus

Question 3

decaying plant and animal material in the soil

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humus

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fossil

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sedimentary rock

Question 4

a material made up of tiny pieces of weathered rock

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soil

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humus

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soil texture

Question 5

the size of soil particles

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soil texture

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soil

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loam

Question 6

soil rich in nutrients that is good for plant growth

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loam

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clay

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soil

Question 7

material made of very small grains of minerals

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clay

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loam

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soil

Question 8

a mountain made from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted from underneath the Earth's surface

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volcano

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earthquake

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weathering

Question 9

the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock underneath the Earth's surface moving against each other

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earthquake

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volcano

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landslide

Question 10

occurs when gravity pulls down some of the land of the slope of a hill

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landslide

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weathering

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erosion

Question 11

the breaking down of rock on the surface of the Earth, usually by the force of water, wind, or ice

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weathering

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landslide

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erosion

Question 12

the movement of weathered particles by water, wind, or ice

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erosion

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weathering

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canyon

Question 13

the high walls along a river and the river itself

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canyon

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glacier

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deposition

Question 14

a huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year

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glacier

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canyon

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delta

Question 15

the process by which materials that have been eroded are dropped in a new place

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deposition

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sand dune

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landslide

Question 16

a large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments

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delta

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sand dune

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deposition

Question 17

a hill of sand formed by the deposition of sand by the wind

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sand dune

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delta

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canyon

Question 18

materials in the environment that are useful to people

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natural resources

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renewable resources

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conservation

Question 19

natural resources that nature can produce again, such as trees, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil

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renewable resources

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natural resources

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conservation

Question 20

the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them

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conservation

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nonrenewable resources

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natural resources

Question 21

natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced

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nonrenewable resources

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fossil fuels

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conservation

Question 22

fuels formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

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fossil fuels

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coal

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oil

Question 23

a type of fossil fuel that is a solid

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coal

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oil

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natural gas

Question 24

a type of fossil fuel that is a liquid

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oil

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natural gas

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fossil fuels

Question 25

a type of fossil fuel that is a gas

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natural gas

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oil

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coal

Question 26

the condition of the air in a specific place at a specific time

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weather

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climate

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air pressure

Question 27

the usual weather in a place

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climate

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weather

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air pressure

Question 28

the weight of the air pressing on everything in the environment

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air pressure

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weather

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climate

Question 29

water vapor in the air

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humidity

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precipitation

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air mass

Question 30

water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow

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precipitation

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humidity

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climate

Question 31

a large pocket of air

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air mass

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cloud

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air pressure

Question 32

the place where an air mass meets another air mass

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front

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air mass

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cloud

Question 33

a visible mass of water of ice droplets above the ground

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cloud

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front

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precipitation

Question 34

the change of water from one state to another as it travels from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

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water cycle

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surface water

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evaporation

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water on top of Earth's surface

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surface water

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water cycle

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evaporation

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the process of changing from a liquid to a gas, usually caused by energy from the sun

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evaporation

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transiration

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respiration

Question 37

the process of water vapor leaving a plant and entering the atmosphere

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transpiration

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respiration

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evaporation

Question 38

the process in which animals release water vapor

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respiration

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 39

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid, such as water vapor changing into water

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condensation

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precipitation

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groundwater

Question 40

water falling to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

Question 41

water below Earth's surface

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groundwater

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surface water

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water cycle

Question 42

the pocket of air that surrounds the Earth

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atmoshpere

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core

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mantle

Question 43

the solid rock that makes up the outer layer of Earth

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crust

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core

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mantle

Question 44

the layer of hot, flowing rocks beneath Earth's crust

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mantle

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core

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crust

Question 45

the center of the Earth

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core

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atmosphere

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mantle

Question 46

the spinning of a planet or moon on its axis

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rotation

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axis

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atmosphere

Question 47

an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth

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axis

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rotation

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orbit

Question 48

an object in space that makes its own heat and light

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star

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solar energy

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solar flare

Question 49

energy from the sun

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solar energy

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solar flare

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solar system

Question 50

moving air

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wind

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tide

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weather

Question 51

a large explosion in the sun's atmosphere

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solar flare

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corona

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sunspot

Question 52

makes up most of the sun's atmosphere

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corona

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sunspot

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solar system

Question 53

an area on the surface of the sun that appears darker than other areas

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sunspot

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corona

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orbit

Question 54

made of the sun and all objects that are bound to the sun by gravity

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solar system

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orbit

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lunar cycle

Question 55

the path one object takes around another object in space

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orbit

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tide

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corona

Question 56

the rise and fall of the water level of the ocean near the shore that is caused by the pull of gravity of the moon

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tide

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orbit

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sunspot

Question 57

the process of the moon changing shapes

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lunar cycle

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solar system

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orbit

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