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WorksheetsEarth Science - Ch 1 Intro and Metric
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose 4 of the main areas of Earth Science. (CHOOSE 4)
a)
Astronomy
b)
Geology
c)
Astrology
d)
Meteorology
e)
Oceanography
2.
Which of the Earth's spheres includes the core, mantle, and crust?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
geosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
biosphere
3.
The distance, measured in degrees, East and West of the Prime Meridian is referred to as
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
poles
d)
equator
4.
On the global grid, the equator is at _________.
a)
0 degrees latitude
b)
0 degrees longitude
c)
90 degrees latitude
d)
90 degrees longitude
5.
What are the two sources of energy for the Earth system?
a)
lightning and the sun
b)
the sun and Earth's interior
c)
the sun and the wind
d)
Earth's interior and the winds
6.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
way to collect observations
b)
possible explanation for a set of observations
c)
steps to an experiment
d)
random guess
7.
Which is part of the hydrosphere?
a)
oceans
b)
land
c)
mountains
d)
fish
8.
Which is part of the atmosphere?
a)
trees
b)
hurricanes
c)
mountains
d)
humans
9.
Which is part of the biosphere?
a)
plants
b)
oceans
c)
volcanoes
d)
rain
10.
A representation of the ratio of a distance on the map as compared to the actual distance on the ground in real life
a)
ruler
b)
compass
c)
metric
d)
scale
11.
Metric unit used to measure the amount of time.
a)
Liter
b)
Degree Celsius
c)
Second
d)
Gram
12.
Metric unit to measure the length of an object or distance.
a)
Meter
b)
Liter
c)
Degree Celsius
d)
Second
13.
1 m = ________ cm
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
14.
1 km = ________ m
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1,000
d)
10,000
15.
1 kg = _______ g
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1,000
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