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Earth Science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In ____________, stones and rocks were distinguished from metals and alloys.

a)

Early chinese writings

b)

19th Century

c)

21st century

d)

372–c. 287 BCE

2.

During this period, Du Yu predicted that in time landforms would likely change their relative positions

a)

Jin Dynasty China 222–284 CE

b)

19th century

c)

384–322 BCE

d)

123 BCE

3.

Known as the Father of modern geology and the originator of uniformitarianism

a)

James Dwight Dana

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

James Hutton

d)

Stephen Hawking

4.

Imaging instrument invented by NASA that carries the new lensing software, and is small enough to fly on a drone.

a)

Fluid Cam

b)

Go Pro

c)

CubeRRT

d)

DJI Osmo Pocket

5.

The ___ supercomputer used in NASA is currently capable of 3.5 petaflops of operations a second.

a)

Jugene

b)

Kraken

c)

MSI

d)

Discover

6.

Discovered the boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle—a boundary subsequently named the ‘Moho’ discontinuity.

a)

Beno Gutenberg

b)

Andrija Mohorovičić

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Albert Einstein

7.

Small satellite that carries new technology to detect and filter any RFI the satellite encounters from space.

a)

CubeRRT

b)

International Space Station

c)

Supercomputer

d)

Anasis-II

8.

He discovered the precise location of the Earth’s core and discovered the layer between the mantle and outer core.

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

James Hutton

d)

Beno Gutenberg

9.

To detect quakes at a distance, Zhang Heng invented what has been called the first seismograph during this period.

a)

780 BCE

b)

19th century

c)

20th century

d)

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and Strabo (64 BCE–c. 21 CE)

10.

Best known for her discovery of the inner core of Earth in 1936 by using seismic wave data.

a)

Inge Lehmann

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

Ada Lovelace