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Introduction to Earth Science Scientific Method Mapping Latitude & Longitude Topographic Maps
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How old is the Earth?
4.5 million years
45 billion years
45 million years
4.5 billion years
2
Plate tectonics explains why which of the following occurs
all of the above
mountains
volcano
earthquake
3
How do scientists know about the internal structure of the Earth?
drilling
all of the above
seismic activity
digging
4
Which variable is the result of what is changed by the experimenter?
dependent variable
constant variable
independent variable
control variable
5
The solar nebula cloud was thought to made primarily of
hydrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and helium
oxygen and nitrogen
helium and nitrogen
6
An educated guess or answer to a scientific question that can be tested
hypothesis
solution
answer
theory
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A series of planned steps used by scientists to solve problems
scientific method
volume
weight
earth science
8
The metric unit for length is
gram
liter
Celsius
meter
9
Which type of geology studies Earth's past?
Physical
Historical
10
The vertical imaginary lines on the earth are called
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
great circles
prime meridian
11
Which type of crust is the thickest?
mesosphere
continental
oceanic
asthenosphere
12
The formula MASS divided by VOLUME gives
density
weight
static
temperature
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The part of the experiment that is changed is the
hypothesis
control
effect
variable
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What material is the core made of?
basalt
granite
iron
nickel
