Earth & Space Science - Final Exam Vocabulary Review

Who proposed the heliocentric model, which stated the Sun is at the center of the solar system?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

Who used telescopes to support the heliocentric model and discovered moons of Jupiter?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who formulated the laws of planetary motion?

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Albert Einstein

Who developed the laws of gravity?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

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Who discovered that the universe is expanding, leading to the Big Bang Theory?

• Edwin Hubble

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

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What is the solid part of the Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms called?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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What is all of Earth's water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and ice called?

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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What is the layer of gases surrounding Earth called?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

What is all life on Earth and the environments in which they live called?

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere