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Intro to Earth Science
Intro to Earth Science
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Intro to Earth Science
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1
The lines that run east to west are called ___ lines.
Latitude
Contour
Longitude
Meridans
2
Approximately what precent of the water on the Earth is salt water?
97%
71%
.01%
1%
3
How old do scientist's believe Earth is?
4.5 Billion years
5000 years
3.1 Billion years
4.0 billion years
4
Which of these is not an area of study in Earth Science?
Geology
Astrology
Oceanography
Meteorology
5
The sphere of the Earth that deals with water is the _____.
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
6
What is the current theory about how the Earth formed?
Elastic Expansion
Nebular Hypothesis
Big Bang
Continental Drift
7
The line running N and S at 0
o
is known as the ____.
Equator
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
8
The brown lines on a topographic map represent ______.
Vegetation
Roads
Elevation
Sea Level
9
The contour interval on a topographic map represents ___.
vegetation
the scale of the map
distance above or below the equator
distance between the brown lines
10
The sphere that deals with the composition of the Earth is the ______.
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
