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What is Earth Science?
What is Earth Science?
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A quiz to review the branches of Earth Science and the Scientific method before our first test.
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7. Which government agency oversees research and study of the ocean?
N.O.A.A.
U.S.G.S.
N.W.S.
N.A.S.A.
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4. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by :
a tsunami
disease
frequent volcanic eruptions
an asteroid impact
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10. How does science impact society?
it creates new technologies and understands phenomena
it creates groups people can join
it helps up express our creative side
it does not help us understand the natural world
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Which culture made detailed maps of the stars and planets?
the Mayans
the Chinese
the Greeks
the Babylonians
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6. What kind of Earth Scientist would look for natural gas underground?
Geologist
Meteorologist
Oceanographer
Astronomer
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3. Which branch of Earth Science would study the origin, history and structure of the Earth?
Geology
Oceanography
Astronomy
Meteorology
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5. Which one of the following IS NOT a scientific THEORY?
evolution
plate technology
plate tectonics
quantum mechanics
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9. Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the Earth with geometry. How big is Earth?
40 000 km
38 000 km
35 000 km
25 000 km
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8. Does this picture show precision, accuracy, both or neither?
both
neither
precision
acccuracy
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2. Which term- hypothesis-theory or law is the most certain term in science?
law
theory
hypothesis
none are certain
