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Worksheets1.1 What is Earth Science?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it?
a)
Biology
b)
Physics
c)
Earth Science
d)
Astronomy
2.
__________________ is the scientific study of the universe.
a)
Geology
b)
Meteorology
c)
Astrology
d)
Astronomy
3.
_______________ is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.
a)
Geology
b)
Oceanography
c)
Astronomy
d)
Meteorology
4.
The scientific study of the ocean is called ______________________.
a)
Earth science
b)
oceanography
c)
geology
d)
astronomy
5.
The scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere is _________________.
a)
astronomy
b)
geology
c)
oceanography
d)
meteorology
6.
A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
a)
photosphere
b)
nebula
c)
solar flare
d)
Sunspot
7.
What caused the solar system to form?
a)
the birth of a nearby star
b)
the collapse of the solar nebula
c)
nuclear fusion in the sun
d)
the growth of the solar nebula
8.
What two factors affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?
a)
surface area and mass
b)
distance and circumference
c)
volume and mass
d)
distance and mass
9.
what two opposing forces must stay balanced to keep a nebula from collapsing?
a)
gravity and temperature
b)
inertia and pressure
c)
gravity and pressure
d)
Temperature and inertia
10.
In what layer of the sun is energy produced?
a)
photosphere
b)
convective zone
c)
chromosphere
d)
core
11.
the planets of the solar system formed as
a)
the center of the gas cloud cooled
b)
planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk
c)
planetesimals collided into one another
d)
the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system
12.
what factor allowed the sun to form in the solar system?
a)
the explosion of planetesimals
b)
the division of hydrogen atoms
c)
Intense heat at the center of the solar nebula
d)
the division of helium atoms
13.
The universe is mostly made up of
a)
dark matter
b)
stars
c)
dust
d)
empty space
14.
About how long ago do scientists believe the universe began?
a)
13-14 billion years ago
b)
13-14 million years ago
c)
12-13 billion years ago
d)
12-13 million years ago
15.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
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