WorksheetsRyan N and Carter S Earth Science Extra Credit Quizziz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
At which Lattitude+Location is Polaris 90 degrees in the sky.
South Pole 90° S
Tropic of Cancer 23.5°N
North Pole 90° N
Tropic of Capricorn 23.5
Which Planet is a terrestrial planet?
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Mars
Which planets Eccentricity is closest to a perfect circle?
Venus (0.007)
Earth (0.017)
Mercury (0.206)
Jupiter (0.048)
Which Chemically AND/OR Organically formed Sedimentary Rock has halite in its composition?
Rock Gypsum
Dolostone
Halite
Rock Salt
What percent by volume is Oxygen in Earths Crust?
46.10
33.0
0.88
94.04
Which Igneous Rock isn’t vesicular?
Scoria
Basaltic Glass
Pumice
Breccia
Which Example below correctly represents Red Shift?
Red Waves- Planet Moving away, Short Wave Length
Blue Waves- Planet Moving away, Long Wave Length
Red Waves- Planet Moving Towards, Short Wave Length
Blue Waves - Planet moving towards, Short Wave Lengths
Which form of Erosion is known for creating U shaped Valleys?
Wind Erosion
Glacial Erosion
River Erosion
Mass Movement
Why are the stars in the sky on June 21st different than the ones visible on December 21st?
The Earth revolves around the Sun
The Earth Rotates around the Sun
The Earths tilt changes from 23.5° too 29.3°
The stars in space are always moving
Rocks with large crystals form large crystals because?
Rocks with Large Crystals they where first sedimentary rocks
Rocks with Large Crystals cool fast
Rocks with Large Crystals they first where Metamorphic Rocks
Slow Cooling Rates
Oceanic Crust compared to Continental Crust is
Made of Granite and Less Dense
Made of Basalt and More Dense
Made of Granite and More Dense
Made of Basalt and Less Dense
On December 21st...
It will be Spring in the Souther Hemisphere
It will be Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
It will be Fall in the Southern Hemisphere
It will be Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
New York state is on the...
Eurasian Plate
North American Plate
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Pacific Plate
The ring of fire is located on which plate ?
Pacific Plate
Indian-Australian Plate
African Plate
Philippine Plate
If the stream velocity is 1 cm/s, what is the largest size particle that can be carried?
Pebbles
Clay
Silt
Sand
Which metamorphic rock has a "Low-grade metamorphism of Shale"
Silt Stone
Schist
Slate
Shale
At 3000km deep, the interior temperature is what C°?
5,000°C
400°C
2,000°C
50,000°C
If a P wave arrives after 7 minutes, how far away is the eppicenter?
5000
4300
2000
4000
Which planet has the longest day
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which of the following elements is in the composition of Quartz?
Calcite
Oxygen
Sulfur
Calcuim
