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An Earth Science test review.
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1
What are the names of the two types of crust?
Oceanic and Continental
Apps and Parachutes
Rock and Sand
Thick and Thin
2
This has mass and takes up space.
Elements
What is space?
Earth (get it?)
Matter
3
On January 2nd, the earth is ____ the sun.
Farther away
Eating
Closer to
Making fun of
4
What is the Nebular Hypothesis?
A popular theory of how the solar system was formed.
A popular theory of how the universe was formed.
A well-known fact of how the solar system was formed.
A popular theory of how the zombie apocalypse will start.
5
Earth is made mostly of this.
24-karrot gold bars
Rock
Iron
Water
6
Which core is liquid, the inner or outer?
Inner Core
Outer Core
7
How many poles does the earth have?
infinite
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8 (including both north and south geometric poles)
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On July 4th, the earth is ____ the sun.
Farther away from
Closer to
9
The Inner Core is made of these two elements.
Silver and Gold
Nickel and Iron
Silver and Iron
Nickel and Gold
10
Mass is the amount of ____ in an object.
Matter
Heaviness
None of the below
Atoms
11
Looking down on Earth's Geographic North Pole, which direction does the Earth spin?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
12
What do some scientists think Earth’s source of magnetism is coming from?
Liquid Parachute
Liquid Iron
ur mom
Liquid Nickel
13
Looking down on the solar system, which direction would the Earth be revolving around the sun?
North
Counterclockwise
South
Clockwise
14
What percent of water covers the Earth’s surface?
70%
71%
70.9%
70.25%
15
_____ is the point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is farthest from the sun.
Aphelion
Perihelion
16
How many days does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
365.25
24.25 hours
365
17
Which pole points toward the Polaris?
South Geographic Pole
South Geomagnetic Pole
North Geographic Pole
North Geomagnetic Pole
18
_____ is the point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is closest to the sun.
Aphelion
Perihelion
19
Latitude goes ____ and ____.
Up and Down
Left and Right
20
Constellations on a ____ night are in a different place in the ____ night sky.
Winter and Fall
Winter and Summer
Spring and Summer
Spring and Fall
21
What is the shape of the Earth?
An oblate spheroid
An oblated spheroid
A sphere
An oblate sphere
22
The Earth’s axis is tilted how many degrees?
23.5
23.6
25.3
26.3
23
How old do some scientist think Earth is?
4.68 billion
$4.60
6.4 billion
4.6 billion
24
What are the names of the four poles?
Geomagnetic North and South and Geogramic North and South
Geographic North and South and Geomagnetic North and South
Geographic North and South and Geogramatic North and South
Geomagnetic North and South and Geostatic North and South
25
The Outer Core is made of these two elements.
Silver and Iron
Nickel and Gold
Nickel and Iron
Silver and Gold
26
If you are looking at the map of the earth, is the west side on your left or right?
Left
Right
27
The Earth makes a complete 360-degree turn-around (approximately) every __ hours.
365.25
365
24
24.01
28
What is the upper part of the mantle and lower part of the crust called?
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Parachute
29
What is the North Star also named?
Polaris
The little dipper's handle
Solaris
the South Star
30
Longitude goes ____ and ____.
Left and Right
Up and Down
