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Ryan N and Carter S Earth Science Extra Credit Quizziz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which Lattitude+Location is Polaris 90 degrees in the sky.

a)

South Pole 90° S

b)

Tropic of Cancer 23.5°N

c)

North Pole 90° N

d)

Tropic of Capricorn 23.5

2.

Which Planet is a terrestrial planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

3.

Which planets Eccentricity is closest to a perfect circle?

a)

Venus (0.007)

b)

Earth (0.017)

c)

Mercury (0.206)

d)

Jupiter (0.048)

4.

Which Chemically AND/OR Organically formed Sedimentary Rock has halite in its composition?

a)

Rock Gypsum

b)

Dolostone

c)

Halite

d)

Rock Salt

5.

What percent by volume is Oxygen in Earths Crust?

a)

46.10

b)

33.0

c)

0.88

d)

94.04

6.

Which Igneous Rock isn’t vesicular?

a)

Scoria

b)

Basaltic Glass

c)

Pumice

d)

Breccia

7.

Which Example below correctly represents Red Shift?

a)

Red Waves- Planet Moving away, Short Wave Length

b)

Blue Waves- Planet Moving away, Long Wave Length

c)

Red Waves- Planet Moving Towards, Short Wave Length

d)

Blue Waves - Planet moving towards, Short Wave Lengths

8.

Which form of Erosion is known for creating U shaped Valleys?

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

Glacial Erosion

c)

River Erosion

d)

Mass Movement

9.

Why are the stars in the sky on June 21st different than the ones visible on December 21st?

a)

The Earth revolves around the Sun

b)

The Earth Rotates around the Sun

c)
  • The Earths tilt changes from 23.5° too 29.3°

d)

The stars in space are always moving

10.

Rocks with large crystals form large crystals because?

a)

Rocks with Large Crystals they where first sedimentary rocks

b)

Rocks with Large Crystals cool fast

c)

Rocks with Large Crystals they first where Metamorphic Rocks

d)

Slow Cooling Rates

11.

Oceanic Crust compared to Continental Crust is

a)

Made of Granite and Less Dense

b)

Made of Basalt and More Dense

c)

Made of Granite and More Dense

d)

Made of Basalt and Less Dense

12.

On December 21st...

a)

It will be Spring in the Souther Hemisphere

b)

It will be Winter in the Southern Hemisphere

c)

It will be Fall in the Southern Hemisphere

d)

It will be Summer in the Southern Hemisphere

13.

New York state is on the...

a)

Eurasian Plate

b)

North American Plate

c)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

d)

Pacific Plate

14.

The ring of fire is located on which plate ?

a)

Pacific Plate

b)

Indian-Australian Plate

c)

African Plate

d)

Philippine Plate

15.

If the stream velocity is 1 cm/s, what is the largest size particle that can be carried?

a)

Pebbles

b)

Clay

c)

Silt

d)

Sand

16.

Which metamorphic rock has a "Low-grade metamorphism of Shale"

a)

Silt Stone

b)

Schist

c)

Slate

d)

Shale

17.

At 3000km deep, the interior temperature is what C°?

a)

5,000°C

b)

400°C

c)

2,000°C

d)

50,000°C

18.

If a P wave arrives after 7 minutes, how far away is the eppicenter?

a)

5000

b)

4300

c)

2000

d)

4000

19.

Which planet has the longest day

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

20.

Which of the following elements is in the composition of Quartz?

a)

Calcite

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sulfur

d)

Calcuim