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What is the Hydrosphere?
Which of the following give off their own light?
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Which of the following give off their own light?
Moon
Earth
Comets
Sun
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What is the Hydrosphere?
liquid core in Earth
gases surrounding the Earth
solid rock on Earth's surface
all water on Earth
3
What is a sedimentary rock?
rock that forms from heat and pressure
a naturally occurring compound
rock that forms from magma
rock that forms from sediments
4
Where do lines of longitude intersect?
at the Prime Meridian
at the International Date Line
at the poles
at the equator
5
What is the name of the lowest layer in the atmosphere?
mesosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
6
What is the mantle composed of?
solid rock
molten rock
molten iron
solid iron
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What percentage is covered in the Hydrosphere?
25%
50%
100%
75%
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What rock type are fossils found in?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
all three
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What causes the phases of the moon?
Moon's orbit around the sun
Moon's orbit around the Earth
Earth's shadow on the moon
Earth's orbit around the sun
10
What is the Earth's axis?
the line through the center of the Earth
a path around a large object
an attractive force
spin of the Earth
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Which of the following is not a part of our solar system?
asteroids
milky way
planets
sun
12
How long is Earth's revolution?
365.25 days
29 days
12 hours
24 hours
13
Which of the following does NOT cause the seasons?
Earth's closeness to the Sun
Earth's orbit around the sun
Earth's tilt
Earth's revolution around the Sun
14
Which of the following are NOT found at plate boundaries?
hot spots
mountains
volcanoes
earthquakes
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What is the sun?
a chunk of rock floating in space
a star
a ball of rock and ice in orbit
a chunk of rock not in a stable orbit
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What is an igneous rock?
rock that forms from magma
a naturally occurring compound
rock that forms from sediments
rock that forms from heat and pressure
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Which is not a component of soil?
seeds
weathered rock
water
organic material
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What is a satellite ?
objects that are pulled into Earth's atmosphere
objects with no orbiting path
anything that orbits a planet
anything that orbits a star
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What is a comet?
a chunk of rock not in a stable orbit
a star
a chunk of rock floating in space
a ball of rock and ice in orbit
20
What is a meteor?
a chunk of rock not in a stable orbit
a ball of rock and ice in orbit
a star
a chunk of rock floating in space
21
Which planet has the largest diameter?
Uranus
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
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Which of the following is NOT a process that produces weathering and erosion?
ice
water
evaporation
wind
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What keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
gravity
friction
electromagnetic field
magnetism
24
What is a mineral?
rock that forms from sediments
a naturally occurring compound
rock that forms from magma
rock that forms from heat and pressure
25
What drives weather?
gravity
water
wind
the sun
26
What is an asteroid?
a chunk of rock not in a stable orbit
a star
a chunk of rock floating in space
a ball of rock and ice in orbit
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What is a physical characteristic of metamorphic rock?
banding
fossils
cleavage
air pockets
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How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
365.25 days
29 days
24 hours
12 hours
29
What is an orbit?
an attractive force
spin of the Earth
a path around a large object
the line through the center of the Earth
30
What is the Atmosphere?
gases surrounding the Earth
liquid core in Earth
all water on Earth
solid rock on Earth's surface
31
What is a metamorphic rock?
rock that forms from magma
rock that forms from heat and pressure
a naturally occurring compound
rock that forms from sediments
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How long is Earth's rotation?
12 hours
29 days
365.25 days
24 hours
33
What are lines of latitude?
lines that run east and west on the globe
lines that run north and south on the globe
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What is the lithosphere?
all water on Earth
gases surrounding the Earth
solid rock on Earth's surface
liquid core in Earth
