Matter
Scientific Method
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, Earthquakes
Earth's Landform
100

The three stages of matter are:

A. Solid

B. Liquid

C. Gas

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

100

The first step in the Scientific Method.

A. Ask Questions

B. Make Observation

C. Form a Hypothesis

D. Test Your Hypothesis

B. Make Observation

100

Where is the Ring of Fire?

A. around the Pacific Ocean

B. around the Atlantic Ocean

C. along the Mid-Atlantic Ocean

D. along the eastern United States

A. around the Pacific Ocean

100

Earth's largest bodies of water are its saltwater __________.

A. landform

B. valley

C. mountains

D. ocean

D. Ocean

200

Which change of state releases heat energy?

A. Gas to Liquid

B. Liquid to Gas

C. Solid to Liquid

D. Solid to Gas

A. Gas to Liquid

200

The second step in the Scientific Method.

A. Ask Questions

B. Make Observations

C. Form a Hypothesis

D. Test Your Hypothesis

A. Ask Questions

200

An opening in Earth's crust our of which magma flows is a(n) ______________.

A. lava

B. volcano

C. earthquake

D. none of the above

B. volcano

200

A physical feature on Earth's surface is a(n) __________.

A. landform

B. mountains

C. valley

D. ocean

A. Landform
300

If a substance has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space, then it is a(n) __________.

A. Solid

B. Liquid

C. Gas

D. None of the above

A. Solid

300

The third step in the Scientific Method.

A. Ask Questions

B. Form a Hypothesis

C. Make Observations

D. Test Your Hypothesis 

B. Form a Hypothesis

300

The sudden movement of Earth's crust is called a(n) __________. 

A. volcano

B. lava

C. earthquake

D. none of the above

C. earthquake

300

A body of water with land all around it is a(n) __________. 

A. ocean

B. river

C. lake

D. valley

C. Lake

400

As its melting point, a solid starts to turn into a(n) __________.

A. Solid 

B. Liquid

C. Gas

D. None of the above

B. Liquid

400

The last step in the Scientific Method. 

A. Make Observations

B. Draw Conclusion/Ask Questions

C. Form a Hypothesis

D. Test Your Hypothesis

B. Draw Conclusion/Ask Questions

400

Volcanoes tend to erupt at places where ...

A. two plates collide.

B. two plates rub past each other.

C. one plate moves under another.

D. one plate moves away from another. 

C. one plate moves under another. 

400

__________ is the central part of Earth.

A. Crust

B. Core

C. Mountains

D. None of above

B. Core

500

The particles in a(n) __________ are spread out and do not take up any definite space.

A. Solid

B. Liquid

C. Gas

D. None of the above

C. Gas

500

The fourth step in the Scientific Method.

A. Test Your Hypothesis

B. Form a Hypothesis

C. Ask Questions

D. Make Observations

A. Test Your Hypothesis

500

An unmoving pool of magma below Earth's crust is called a(n) __________.

A. hot spot

B. lava

C. fault

D. none of the above

A. hot spot

500

The layer of air around Earth is the ________.

A. hydrosphere

B. atmosphere

C. surveyor

D. mantle

B. Atmosphere