Welcome to Earth & Space Science

Question 1

What is the process called when a mining company has to return the land to a usable state?

Accepted Answer

reclamation

Question 2

What is true about the composition of the planets?

Accepted Answer

outer planets are made of gas, inner planets of rock

Question 3

What is your favorite class?

Accepted Answer

Earth and Space Science

Question 4

How are you feeling today?

Accepted Answer

something else, stressed out, scared, happy

Question 5

Which graph best represents the composition of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Pie Chart B

Question 6

Which represents the correct location of the asteroid belt?

Accepted Answer

between Mars and Jupiter

Question 7

If an ice core contains high levels of carbon dioxide, what does that say about the climate?

Accepted Answer

It was warm

Question 8

Which is a form of non-renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear

Question 9

Why is the crust below the volcano sinking?

Accepted Answer

The volcano is weighing the plate down

Question 10

What method of studying past climate lets us look at animal adaptations over millions of years?

Accepted Answer

fossils

Question 11

Fossils found ONLY in a particular time in geologic history & help you determine age are called

Accepted Answer

index fossils

Question 12

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Accepted Answer

spiral

Question 13

How do scientists determine the distance to the epicenter?

Accepted Answer

measure lag time between p and s wave

Question 14

What is viscosity?

Accepted Answer

The resistance to flow

Question 15

Which rock formed from compaction and cementation?

Accepted Answer

Breccia

Question 16

What is your favorite thing to do outside?

Accepted Answer

Relax on the beach, Play sports, Go hiking, Have a picnic

Question 17

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 18

The original radioactive isotope in a rock is called the ___

Accepted Answer

parent isotope

Question 19

Streaming services?

Accepted Answer

Disney +, Netflix, Youtube, Spotify

Question 20

A seismologist studies the behavior and patterns of earthquakes; what branch of Earth Science?

Accepted Answer

Geology

Question 21

Which of the following can reduce your impact on climate change?

Accepted Answer

Riding your bike instead of driving

Question 22

Socks with sandals, OK or not OK?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the sandal, Not a chance, Always yes!, Depends on my mood

Question 23

What did you do most of this summer?

Accepted Answer

Watch TV, Work, Sleep, Outdoor Activities

Question 24

When a rock is changed by heat and pressure, it becomes a/an ___.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic rock.

Question 25

Which science class did you take last year?

Accepted Answer

Chemistry, No science, Physics, Biology

Question 26

Tectonic plates move approximately __ cm/year.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 27

To say "the rock on the bottom is older than the one on top" is to describe the rock's

Accepted Answer

relative age

Question 28

Who lives in 'A pineapple under the sea'

Accepted Answer

Spongebob Square Pants

Question 29

In a collection of fossils, if 60% of the fossils have smooth edges, what was the temperature?

Accepted Answer

18 C

Question 30

What is your favorite snack food?

Accepted Answer

Apples, Nachos, Pretzels, Cookies

Question 31

A stratigrapher studies layers of rocks to read the history of the planet. What branch of ES is this?

Accepted Answer

Geology

Question 32

What is the fastest seismic wave?

Accepted Answer

P-waves

Question 33

What type of rock can help a geologist determine the relative age of a rock layer?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

Question 34

Are you more of a "night owl" or an "early bird"?

Accepted Answer

Night owl, Early bird

Question 35

Ornithologists track bird populations to see whether human development effects their patterns.

Accepted Answer

Environmental Scientist

Question 36

Click ANSWER 1234 as fast as you can!

Accepted Answer

1234

Question 37

Everything you read on the internet is true.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

I'm excited for this school year!

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

How do scientists describe the outer core?

Accepted Answer

dense liquid

Question 40

The core is made up of __ while the crust is made up of __.

Accepted Answer

metals; silicates

Question 41

Metamorphism that occurs over a large area, usually caused by plate tectonic forces is called

Accepted Answer

regional metamorphism

Question 42

The solid plastic layer of the mantle is the ___.

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

Question 43

What is Jupiter's Red Spot?

Accepted Answer

a storm

Question 44

How do astronomers determine the composition and temperature of stars?

Accepted Answer

analyzing what spectra of light is emitted.

Question 45

Which type of rock is formed from high temperature and pressure?

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Question 46

What can you do to prepare for a test?

Accepted Answer

Study Guide, Read from the book, Go over past labs and notes, Make a Quizlet

Question 47

The Earth __ around the sun; and __ on its axis.

Accepted Answer

revolves; rotates

Question 48

A climatologist studies atmospheric composition over time. What branch of ES?

Accepted Answer

Meteorology

Question 49

What geologic law is being represented here?

Accepted Answer

Law of Superposition

Welcome to Earth & Space Science

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Welcome to Earth & Space Science

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