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EARTH'S PHYSICS

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1
What's a key effect of plate tectonics?
Climate change
Atmospheric composition
Ocean currents
Landscape change
2
True or false: All volcanoes erupt frequently.
True
False
3
What blocks the Sun during a solar eclipse?
The Earth
The clouds
The Moon
The stars
4
Which does NOT result from plate movement?
Tornadoes
Volcanoes
Mountains
Earthquakes
5
What is an eclipse?
A type of star
A bright light
A shooting star
An object blocks another
6
True or false: Only oceans have earthquakes.
False
True
7
What's true about Earth's surface?
Never changes
Perfectly flat
Always solid
Constantly changing
8
What is the dark part of a shadow called?
Total eclipse
Partial eclipse
Corona
Orbit
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What happens when plates move apart?
Volcano forms
River forms
Mountain rises
Earthquake
10
Can mountains form at divergent boundaries?
Yes, always
Sometimes
No, never
Rarely
11
How often do solar eclipses occur?
Every month
Every night
A few times a year
Every week
12
What is the lighter part of a shadow called?
Orbit
Core
Partial eclipse
Total eclipse
13
Where does darkness occur during a solar eclipse?
The whole planet
A small area
Only the oceans
Northern Hemisphere
14
Why do earthquakes occur?
Rain impact
Plate movement
Temperature change
Wind pressure
15
Light travels in curved paths called rays
True
False
16
Which eclipse can be viewed safely?
Neither
Both
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
17
What's NOT formed by plate collision?
Volcano
Lake
Earthquake
Mountain
18
What's formed by two colliding continental plates?
River delta
Ocean trench
Fold mountain
Volcanic island
19
How do fold mountains form?
Plates slide
Plates separate
Magma rises
Plates collide
20
What distinguishes solar from lunar eclipses?
Sun vs Moon
Day vs Night
Earth's position
Total vs Partial
21
What's the slowest geological process?
Plate movement
Mountain formation
Volcanic eruption
Erosion
22
What causes an eclipse?
Earth stops moving
Moon explodes
Objects blocking light
Sun stops shining
23
What creates a shadow?
Bright spot
Type of cloud
Dark area from blockage
Reflection of light
24
What is subduction?
Plate goes under
Plates separate
Plates collide
Plates melt
25
What defines plate boundaries?
Mountain ranges
Plate meeting points
Ocean levels
Climate zones
26
What's the result of two plates sliding past?
Volcano
Mountain
Earthquake
River
27
What happens at convergent boundaries?
Mountains form
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Nothing
28
What blocks the Moon during a lunar eclipse?
The clouds
The Sun
A comet
The Earth
29
What forms at diverging tectonic plates?
Volcanoes
Lakes
Islands
Mountains
30
True or false: Tectonic plates are static.
False
True
31
Why don't we see eclipses monthly?
Earth's rotation stops
Orbital alignment issues
Moon's size varies
Sun's brightness changes
32
What happens to the Moon during a total lunar eclipse?
Becomes brighter
Disappears completely
Turns red
Turns green
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What's formed by plate subduction?
Island
Mountain
Ocean
Desert
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Why is a solar eclipse only seen during the day?
Earth's shadow
Sun's position
Star visibility
Moon's brightness