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Earth Science Quiz Challenge

Test your knowledge of Earth science with our comprehensive 51-question quiz! From meteorology to geology, this quiz covers a range of topics that will challenge students and enthusiasts alike.

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51 Questions13 MinutesCreated by ExploringEarth42

The study of the atmosphere and the process that produce weather and climate is called?

Meteorology

Oceanography

Atmospherology

The father of modern geology who proposed the Uniformitarianism Theory, stating that "The present is the key to the past".

James Hutton

Charles Lyell

James Ussher

Earth science and geology are synonymous and interchangeable.

False

True

A river is formed due to the interaction of which spheres?

Atmosphere and geosphere

Biosphere and hydrosphere

Hydrosphere and geosphere

What type of scientific inquiry wherein it has survived extensive scrutiny and when competing ones have been eliminated?

Theory

Hypothesis

Law

It is the third layer of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth that is considered the cooldest layer but is still thick enough to burn up meteorites.

Troposphere

Thermosphere

Mesosphere

Who popularized the Uniformitarianism Theory?

Charles Lyell

James Hutton

James Usher

The geology is further subdivided into physical geology and structural geology

False

True

It is a scientific inquiry that describes a particular behaviour of nature that is generally narrow in scope and can be stated briefly

Fact

Theory

Law

What type Earth's internal layer that produces magnetic field generated by a powerful electric currents that extends around the planet?

Outer Core

Inner Core

Mantle

What type of Earth's sphere that is responsible for creating many of our planet varied landform?

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

Geosphere

A good example of interconnection between geosphere and the atmosphere is?

Volcanic Eruptions

Water evaporation forming clouds

None of the above

The Plate Tectonics and Geodynamo Systems are energized by Solar Radiation

False

True

Which of the following is NOT an example of physical geology?

Rock and mineral formation

Fossil records

Pollution

Photosynthesis is an example of an interaction between what spheres?

Hydrosphere and Biopshere

Geosphere and Hydropshere

Biosphere and Atmosphere

A thunderstorm is formed due to the interaction of which spheres?

Atmosphere and geosphere

Hydrosphere and geosphere

Hydrosphere and atmosphere

The Earth's largest sphere ?

Geosphere

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Catastrophists believed that great, worldwide disasters primarily shaped the Earth's landscapes.

True

False

Which of the following statement below is true?

The four Earth's spheres are interconnected with one another

None of the statement above are correct

The four Earth's spheres are independent from one another

Weather and climate, ocean circulation and erosional processses such as rivers, glaciers, wind and waves are driven by what energy source?

Solar radiation from the sun's energy

Magnetic Field

How many major lithospheric plates are found on Earth?

Plates are consumed at transform plate boundaries.

False

True

One of the main objections to Wegener's hypothesis was his inability to provide an acceptable ____________ for continental drift

Time

Mechanism

Place

Rate

These are isolated volcanoes with a fixed heat source

Island arcs

Atoll

Hot spots

Reef islands

This island chain is a classic example of Intraplate volcanism

New Zealand

Philippines

Hawaii

Aleutian

The oldest oceanic crust is located at trenches.

True

False

What happens to pressure and temperature from the crust to the inner core?

Pressure increases, temperature increases

Pressure and temperature remains the same

According to the "Composition" category of dividing the Earth into layers, the core is composed of which of the following?

Liquid water

Iron

Magnesium oxide

Silicon and Aluminum

What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates move away from each other?

Intraplate magmatism

Transform boundary

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

Who proposed the Seafloor Spreading?

James Hutton

Georges Cuvier

Harry Hess

Alfred Wegener

Cooler and less dense oceanic crusts are found away from the mid-oceanic ridges.

False

True

Sometimes False

Sometimes True

Mountain ranges were formed from ____.

Continental-continental convergence

Oceanic-oceanic convergence

Oceanic-continental convergence

Hotspots

P waves can pass through liquids and gases.

True

False

Both choices are correct

This mechanism involves the pulling-down of the lithospheric slab down into the mantle due to gravity.

Ridge pull

Ridge push

Slab pull

Slab push

The Earth's magnetic field is generated within the ____.

Mantle

Core

Mesosphere

Asthenosphere

There are how many minor tectonic plates?

Rocks at oceanic crusts are denser than those on the continental crusts.

True

False

These are vibrations produced when rocks experience displacement, often travelling in all directions and causes earthquakes at the surface.

Seismic waves

Ocean waves

. Long waves

Solar waves

The Philippine Sea Plate is an example of _____.

Transform plate

Hot spot region

Minor tectonic plate

Major tectonic plate

What do you call when a divergent boundary that occurs above sea level?

Continental rift

Trench

Mid-oceanic ridge

Mountain range

A fracture with horizontal displacement parallel to its surface trend is called a/an ____________

Oblique slip fault

Joint

Dip slip fault

Strike slip fault

Which one of the following pairs is properly matched?

Anticline - tensional forces

Dome - tensional forces

Reverse fault - tensional forces

Normal fault - tensional forces

Metamorphic rocks often exhibit ductile deformation.

True

False

The most important difference between faults and joints is that joints

Occur along folds

Are often parallel

Are usually vertical

Have no displacement

Beds dipping radially towards a central point forms

Anticline

Syncline

Basin

Dome

Which of the following geologic formations refer to sedimentary rock masses that are bended or folded downwards?

Anticline

Syncline

Faults

Joints

Strain is a result of stress.

False

True

Which one of the following pairs is properly matched?

Strike slip fault - compressive forces

Reverse fault - compressive forces

Normal fault - compressive forces

Basin - compressive forces

As heat and pressure increase, ductile deformation

Stops occurring

Becomes more likely

Is replaced by brittle deformation

Becomes less likely

Beds dipping radially away from a central point forms

Basin

Anticline

Syncline

Dome

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