Earth Science Trivia 15 Questions

What is the name of the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water, releasing heat and forming clouds?

What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?

What is the name of the type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies?

What is the name of the branch of Earth Science that studies the physical and biological aspects of the oceans?

What is the name of the natural phenomenon that causes flashes of light in the sky, usually accompanied by thunder?

What is the name of the theory that explains how the continents move and change shape over time?

What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars?

What is the name of the branch of Earth Science that studies the stars, planets, and other celestial bodies?

What is the name of the force that causes objects to fall to the ground on Earth?

What is the name of the apparent star shift caused by Earth’s motion around the sun?

What is the name of the scale that measures the hardness of minerals, ranging from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest)?

What is the supercontinent that existed ~250 million years ago, before it broke apart into the continents today?

What is the name of the largest and deepest ocean on Earth?

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal halves, also known as 0 degrees latitude?

What is the name of Jupiter’s largest icy moon?