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Unit 1 Earth Science and Systems Review
Unit 1 Earth Science and Systems Review
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What do Earth scientists study?
Animals, Animal Bacteria, Insects
Farming techniques, Irrigation, Plant cells
Machines, Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Oceans, Rocks, and Soil
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Which Earth sphere includes mountains?
Cryosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
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Which Earth sphere includes ice caps and glaciers?
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Cryosphere
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In 1650, an individual calculated the Earth was about 6,000 years old. How old is the Earth and how do we know?
1 million years old & trees
10,000 years old & animals
98 Million years old & fossils
60,000 years old & dinosaurs
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Which scientist developed a new model of planetary motion?
Rutherford
Hutton
Kepler
Kelvin
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Which earth sphere stores and distributes heat energy?
Hydrosphere
crust
Geosphere
Cryosphere
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What ways can the geosphere alter the atmosphere?
Tidal wave
Volcanoes
Rainstorm
Asteroid impact
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Why study Earth Science?
To improve technology and build rockets
To predict changes and understand environmental issues
To cure human and animal diseases
To understand how plants reproduce
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What sphere affects the geosphere through wind erosion?
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Biosphere
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Which are parts of the scientific method?
Analyzing data
Hypothesis
Calculations
Writing in Pencil
Teaching others
Experimentation
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Which is an example of the biosphere altering the atmosphere?
Hurricane
Glaciers melting
Photosynthesis
Asteroid impact
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Which scientist first described a heliocentric model of the Solar System?
Ptolemy
Newton
Kepler
Copernicus
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Which Earth sphere includes rivers and oceans?
Geosphere
Cryosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
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How do scientists determine the age of the Earth more precisely?
Radioactive Dating
Tree Rings
Earth's distance from the Sun
Helium Dating
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Which is an example of the hydrosphere altering the biosphere?
Glaciers melting
Asteroid impact
Photosynthesis
Hurricane