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WorksheetsEarth Science Final
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the term for water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans, and other bodies of water?
Evaporation
Accumulation
Dew point
Aquifer
What is a body of air that has a consistent temperature and moisture content called?
Air mass
Axis
Climate
Front
What is energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment called?
Fossil fuel
Alternative energy source
Global warming
Conservation
What is a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater called?
Aquifer
Asteroid
Dwarf planet
Comet
What is a small rocky object that revolves around the Sun, most commonly found between Mars and Jupiter?
Comet
Asteroid
Dwarf planet
Galaxy
What is an imaginary line through a planet on which the planet rotates?
Axis
Equinox
Front
Gravitational force
What theory suggests that everything in the universe was once packed together in an extremely small, hot dense ball of energy and matter?
Creation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Conservation
Global warming
What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time called?
Climate
Dew point
El Nino
Fog
What is a small body of ice, rock, and dust that revolves around the Sun in an elongated ellipse?
Asteroid
Comet
Dwarf planet
Galaxy
What is the protection of resources from pollution or damage called?
Conservation
Evaporation
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse effect
What is the measure of how much water vapor is present in the air?
Humidity
Precipitation
Transpiration
Evaporation
What are rotating tropical storms that have achieved wind speeds of 120 km/hr or more called?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Thunderstorms
Cyclones
What is the distance north or south of the equator called?
Longitude
Latitude
Altitude
Meridian
What is a rocky body that moves through space and is smaller than an asteroid?
Comet
Meteorite
Planet
Satellite
What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which our solar system is found?
Andromeda Galaxy
Milky Way Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy
What are natural resources that, once used up, are gone for good called?
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
Sustainable resources
Recyclable resources
What is the elliptical path that a body takes as it travels around another body in space?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
What is a large object that revolves around the Sun or another star called?
Asteroid
Comet
Planet
Meteorite
What is the contamination of soil, water, or air with harmful substances called?
Erosion
Pollution
Sedimentation
Decomposition
What is water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail called?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
What is the process of using raw materials more than once in order to reduce waste called?
Recycling
Composting
Incineration
Landfilling
What are natural resources that can be replaced in a short time called?
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Sustainable resources
Recyclable resources
What is the complete trip of a planet around the Sun called?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
What is the spinning of a planet on an axis called?
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Axis
What is a star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it called?
Galaxy
Solar system
Universe
Constellation
What is a day during which the Sun's direct rays point toward one of the tropics called?
Equinox
Solstice
Eclipse
Meridian
What is water that flows through soil layers, weathering rocks and soil and eroding minerals called?
Surface runoff
Subsurface runoff
Groundwater
Aquifer
What is water that flows over the surface of land, weathering rocks and soil and eroding minerals called?
Surface runoff
Subsurface runoff
Groundwater
Aquifer
What are weather systems that produce lightning, thunder, heavy rains, and high winds called?
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Thunderstorms
Cyclones
What is the rising and falling of ocean water due to gravity called?
Tide
Wave
Current
Swell
What are rapidly spinning columns of air that touch the ground called?
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Thunderstorms
Cyclones
What is the release of water vapor to the atmosphere by plant leaves called?
What is all the matter and energy that exists called?
Galaxy
Universe
Solar system
Constellation
What is the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean called?
Water cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
What is the condition of the atmosphere at any point in time called?
Climate
Weather
Season
Forecast
