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Earth Science 101 for Middle School
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A #science quiz on #tectonics, #weather, #climate and #astronomy for #7thgrade .
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1
What moon phase is characterized by the darkest night sky?
Twilight
Full moon
Eclipse
New Moon
2
In what season would the sun be highest in the sky?
spring
winter
autumn
summer
3
What renewable power is generated at the Hoover Dam?
Solar power
Nuclear Power
Geothermal Power
Hydroelectric Power
4
What layer of the Earth is liquid?
outer core
mantle
inner core
lithosphere
5
What phase of the moon is shown here?
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waning Cresent
Waxing Gibous
6
What is the cause of melting Ice shelves at the Poles?
Human habits and lifestyles
Loss of albedo effect
Increase in Greenhouse gasses
All of the above
7
What part of the water cycle is shown?
Evolution
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
8
The Aurora Borealis can be found in what layer of the atmosphere?
mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
9
What type of severe weather would this cloud formation cause?
Vortex
Hurricaine
Falling fish
Tornado
10
What is the unit we use to measure mass?
kilogram
liter
temperature
centimeter
11
What type of cloud is shown here?
fog
cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Alto stratus
12
The rain shadow effect is why Las Vegas is a....
desert
rainy place to live
fun city
volcano
13
What layer do meteors usual burn up in?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
14
Lines of latitude
are parallel to the equator
indicate magnetic reversal
run north to south
start in England
15
How would you explain how these clouds are moving?
They are turing into a storm
They are less dense than the air around it and rising.
They are alive!
They are denser than the air around it and sinking
16
What does this image show?
magma
red water
lava
primordal soup
17
What is a hypothesis?
A reasonable explaination
A possible explanation or answer to a question
A guess
A question that has been Googled
18
What phase of the moon is shown here?
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
19
Tectonic plates consist of
mesosphere
continental crust
both continental and oceanic crust
oceanic crust
20
What did scientist use to map the interior of Earth?
information from oil drilling expeditions
seismic waves
sonar
ocean waves
21
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
divergent
convergent
earthquake
transform
22
New oceanic lithosphere forms as the result of what?
techtonic plate
continental drift
Toykyo drift
sea-floor spreading
23
According to this graph, how many people like either tennis or gymnastics?
106
54
99
45
24
What type of boundary is formed when plates rub past one another?
divergent
transform
convergent
fault
25
What weather phenomenon is shown here?
Hurricaine
Tornado
Lightning
Nimbus Cloud
26
A controlled experiment tests....
many variables at once
conflicting data
only one variable at a time
complex data
27
What type of heat transfer is occurring in the asthenosphere?
Convection
upwelling
Conduction
Radiation
28
If we wanted to know about the origins and structure of Earth, who would we ask?
Geologist
Meteorologist
Astronomer
Paleontologist
29
An explanation that ties together many hypotheses is called an....
model
theory
investigation
concept
30
What number represents evaporation?
1
2
3
4
31
What type of clouds are shown here?
Fog
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
32
This plane is flying above the weather. What layer is it likely in?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
33
Maritime Tropical (mT) Air masses are.....
cold and dry
warm and moist
cold and moist
cool and moist
34
What ocean was created when these 2 continents broke apart?
Pacific
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
35
What part of the water cycle is shown here?
Run-off
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
