Random #1
The Earth scientist most likely to study storms is:
a. a Geologist
b. an Oceanographer
c. a Meteorologist
c. a Meteorologist
The study of the complex relationships between living things & their environment is called:
a. Geology
b. Meteorology
c. Ecology
c. Ecology
An example of a nonbiodegradable waste product is:
a. An apple core
b. plastic milk jug
c. A pile of rotting leaves
b. plastic milk jug
The boundary between the Earth’s crust & mantle is called the:
a. Shadow zone
b. Asthenosphere
c. Moho
c. Moho
An important warning sign of volcanic activity
a. would be a change in local wind patterns
b. is a bulge in the surface of the volcano
c. might be a decrease in earthquake activity
b. is a bulge in the surface of the volcano
The amount of matter in a object is the object’s:
a. Mass
b. Weight
c. Gravity
a. Mass
The German scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the existence of a huge landmass called
a. Panthalassa
b. Rift valley
c. Pangaea
c. Pangaea
Support for Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift includes evidence of changes in
a. Climatic patterns
b. Panthalassa
c. Terranes
a. Climatic patterns
New ocean floor is constantly being produced through the process known as
a. Subduction
b. Continental drift
c. Seafloor spreading
c. Seafloor spreading
An underwater mountain chain formed where new crust is created by seafloor spreading is called a
a. Divergent boundary
b. Subduction zone
c. Mid-ocean ridge
c. Mid-ocean ridge
Usually, the 1st step in scientific problem solving is to:
a. Form a hypothesis
b. State the problem
c. Gather information
b. State the problem
A possible explanation for a scientific problem is called:
a. An experiment
b. An observation
c. A hypothesis
c. A hypothesis
A statement that consistently & correctly describes some natural phenomenon is a scientific:
a. Hypothesis
b. Observation
c. Law
c. Law
The layer of mantle with plastic rock that underlies the plates is called the
a. Lithosphere
b. Asthenosphere
c. Oceanic crust
b. Asthenosphere
To date, scientists have identified approximately
a. 5 plates
b. 30 plates
c. 15 plates
b. 30 plates
One line of evidence of Earth’s revolution around the sun is
a. the Coriolis effect.
b. Foucault’s pendulum.
c. the varying positions of a constellation over a period of weeks.
c. the varying positions of a constellation over a period of weeks.
Our current calendar is most like that of the ancient
a. Egyptians.
b. Babylonians.
c. Romans.
c. Romans.
Which of the following separates the outer planets from the inner planets?
a. the asteroid belt
b. the Kuiper belt
c. a large magnetic field
a. the asteroid belt
Planets that circle stars other than Earth’s sun are called
a. planetesimals.
b. moons.
c. exoplanets
c. exoplanets
Which aspect of mafic lava is important in the formation of smooth, ropy pahoehoe lava?
a. a fairly high viscosity
b. a fairly low viscosity
c. rapidly deforming crust
b. a fairly low viscosity
When Earth is 147 million km from the sun, it is at its
a. ellipse.
b. perihelion.
c. aphelion.
b. perihelion.
Which of the following planets has seasons like Earth’s because its axis tilts at an almost identical angle?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Mars
c. Mars
A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which Earth’s solar system formed is called a(n)
a. solar nebula.
b. supernova.
c. astronomical explosion
a. solar nebula.
When the solar system formed, smaller bodies joined together through collision and the force of gravity to form larger bodies called
a. moons.
b. protoplanets.
c. planetesimals.
b. protoplanets.
A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice is called
a. an asteroid belt.
b. Quasar.
c. the Kuiper belt
c. the Kuiper belt