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Earth Science 1st Semester Quiz
Earth Science 1st Semester Quiz
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From maps to minerals and everything in betweeen
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Distances to the moon are measured in units called...................
star years
years
dark years
light years
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The planets, moon and sun are part of the...............
solar system
asteroid belt
orbit
galaxy
3
One half of the earth is a ..........................
hemisphere
equator
longitude
parallel
4
Solid, liquid or gas
volume
State of Matter
mass
mixture
5
An explosion of a large star is a......................
red giant
supernova
constellation
nova
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A group of billions of stars is called a.......................
solar system
galaxy
sun
earth
7
center of an atom
core
nucleus
compound
diatom
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The amount of matter in an object is its
liter
weight
volume
mass
9
The gases around a planet make up its.................
atmosphere
mind
aura
gravity
10
A ______________is made of ice, rock, frozen gases and dust.
moon
galaxy
meteor
comet
11
Patterns of stars are called................
smurfs
constellations
dwarfs
pictures
12
anything that has mass and takes up space
compound
element
thing
matter
13
The set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map is its.....................
hemisphere
scale
grid
prime meridian
14
Everything that exists is called the..............................
universe
galaxy
existence
Milky Way
15
A rock is a mixture of.......................
animals
minerals
chirt
plants
16
A small, hot, dense star is a...........................
white dwarf
dwarf
smurf
hamburger
17
The spinning of the earth is ....................
equator
parallel
prime meridian
rotation
18
Stars shine because of a process called........................
gas
coffee
fusion
universe
19
The seven major land areas of the earth are called................
oceans
countries
planets
continents
20
The dark areas on the moon's surface are low, flat plains called..............
daniel
reese
camden
maria
21
The study of land, water and air is part of..............
physical science
Earth Science
life science
air science
22
smallest particle of an element
proton
atom
stuff
neutron
23
A rocky object smaller than a planet is called an....................
asteroid
meteor
basketball
venus
24
Hot, liquid rock BENEATH the earth's surface is..............
magma
cheerios
lava
sediment
25
The _________________is between Mars and Jupiter.
star
big dipper
asteroid belt
orion
26
The movement of the earth around the sun is its..........
orbit
distance
path
meteorite
27
Hot, liquid rock ON the earth is called..........
ocean
magma
lava
sediment
28
A map's__________ shows the meaning of the map's symbols.
legend
unit
scale
compass rose
29
The moon stays in it's orbit because of............
crater
polar eclipse
gravity
mass
30
soil, air, salad
really good
dirty
good
mixture
31
I think I did___________ on this quiz.
awesome
awful
Happy Holidays
so-so
32
To find directions on a map, you would look for a..............
compass rose
dinosaur
east
squirrel
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Scientists travel to the ocean floor in.........
Submersibles
hachures
ships
hot air balloons
