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Earth Science Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The original model of the solar system had the sun in the center of the universe. True or Fale

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the order of celestial objects in a lunar eclipse?

a)

Sun Moon Earth

b)

Sun Earth Moon

3.

What objects do scientists use light-years to measure the distance between the objects?

a)

Stars to Stars

b)

Planets within a solar system

c)

Planets to Moons

4.

What is formed on the ocean floor where subduction occurs?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

seamount

c)

trench

d)

dolphins

5.

List the 4 inner planets:

a)

mercury venus earth jupiter

b)

jupiter saturn uranus neptune

c)

mercury neptune venus mars

d)

mercury venus earth mars

6.

What processes create a metamorphic rock?

a)

cementation & compaction

b)

heat & pressure

c)

cooling & hardening

7.

What does the Earth’s orbit around the Sun cause?

a)

Day & Night

b)

Dizziness

c)

Years/Season

d)

Centuries

8.

In what Earth layer is the lithosphere found?

a)

inner core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

9.

The existence of what force explains why the planets revolve around the sun?

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

spring

10.

What distinguishes a meteorite from a meteor?

a)

A meteorite lands on Earth's surface.

b)

A meteorite flashes in the sky and disappears.

c)

A meteorite stays in space.

11.

If the light is on the left side of the moon will the moon be a 1st quarter moon or a 3rd quarter moon?

a)

1st quarter

b)

3rd quarter

12.

What causes surface ocean currents?

a)

density

b)

salinity

c)

heat

d)

wind

13.

What is the term that defines the Earth as the center of the universe?

a)

earth-centered

b)

geocentric

c)

sun-centered

d)

heliocentric

14.

What does the Earth’s rotation cause?

a)

day

b)

years

c)

season

d)

day & night

15.

Astronomers would use light-years if they were measuring the distance between planets in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the order of celestial objects in a solar eclipse?

a)

Sun Earth Moon

b)

Sun Moon Earth

17.

What do we experience on Earth due to the tilt of the Earth?

a)

Day & Night

b)

Seasons

c)

Motion Sickness

d)

Even heating from the Sun

18.

Check all of the following examples of physical/mechanical weathering of a rock:

a)

Plant roots growing

b)

Animal Actions

c)

Acid Rain

d)

Ice

19.

Where is most of the water on Earth evaporated from?

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

Groundwater

d)

Oceans

20.

What is it called when water forms on the outside of a bottle when it is removed from the fridge?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Perspiration

21.

What ocean feature is formed where the seafloor spreads apart?

a)

Seamounts

b)

Mid-ocean ridge

c)

Trench

d)

Abyssal Plain

22.

The Sun hits the Earth evenly causing weather.

a)

True

b)

False // unevenly

c)

False // no weather

d)

False // equally

23.

If a sonar signal returns quickly is the ocean floor deep or shallow at that point?

a)

shallow

b)

deep

24.

What increases evaporation?

a)

an increase of rain

b)

an increase of temperature

c)

a decrease of temperature

d)

a decrease of rain

25.

The gravitational force of the Sun & moon can cause what phenomenon in the Earth’s oceans?

a)

tidal waves

b)

tides

c)

currents

d)

waves

26.

What causes deep ocean currents? Check all that apply

a)

wind

b)

differences in density

c)

differences in salinity

d)

differences in temperature

27.

When two air masses meet what usually happens with the weather? Select all that apply

a)

storms

b)

clear skies

c)

rain

d)

clouds

28.

What type of water does an aquifer have?

a)

saltwater

b)

freshwater

c)

sea water

d)

lake water

29.

Fossils that were formed during the same period of time and are used to help with relative dating are called?

a)

Superposition

b)

Super Fossils

c)

Index Fossils

d)

Date Fossils

30.

Where is the asthenosphere found in the Earth’s layers?

a)

crust

b)

upper mantle

c)

lower mantle

d)

core

31.

What causes the tectonic plates of the Earth to move?

a)

convection currents

b)

conduction currents

c)

increased population

d)

they drifted apart on the water

32.

What is the deepest feature on the ocean floor?

a)

mid-ocean ridge

b)

seamount

c)

trench

d)

abyssal plain

33.

When water evaporates from a plant what it is called?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

34.

When rock is compacted & cemented what type of rock is formed?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorhpic

c)

sedimentary

35.

Check all answers that represent the properties of minerals:

a)

luster

b)

color

c)

size

d)

hardness

36.

If magma cools & hardens what rock is formed?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

37.

What did scientist call the theory that states the Earth’s continents used to be one but have drifted apart over years?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

pangaea

c)

continental drift

38.

What type of air or water is most dense?

a)

cold

b)

cool

c)

warm

d)

hot

39.

Check all planets that are gas giants:

a)

mercury

b)

jupiter

c)

venus

d)

saturn

e)

uranus

40.

Check all that apply. What can farmers do to help prevent soil erosion?

a)

clear cutting

b)

cover crops

c)

take away vegetation

d)

wind breaks

41.

Check all of the following examples of chemical weathering of a rock:

a)

oxidation

b)

animals burrowing

c)

weak acids from lichens

d)

sulfuric acid

42.

If the light is on the right side of the moon will the moon be a 1st quarter moon or a 3rd quarter moon?

a)

1st quarter

b)

3rd quarter