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Quiz on The Earth's Processes and the Solar System
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The idea that continents move due to convection currents deep under ground.
trade winds
tsunamis
continental drift
antlem
2
What type of rock is formed when molten rock cools and solidifies?
sedimentary
igneous
crystal
metmorphic
3
When water, temperature changes, wind, and plants break down the rocks on the Earth's crust
deposition
condensation
erosion
weathering
4
What is the boundary that separates opposing air masses?
front
climate
continents
weather
5
A solid mixture of minerals are called
volcano
rocks
current
core
6
An area's long term weather pattern is
climate
weather
7
What type of rock is formed from the settling of sediments over millions of years?
sedimentary
metamorphic
crystal
igneous
8
The study of weather
biology
meteorology
physics
radiology
9
What is this symbol?
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
warm front
10
How long does it take the Earth to rotate on it's axis?
365 days
24 hours
1 hour
28 days
11
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
365 days
1 hour
28 days
12
What is this symbol?
cold front
occluded front
warm front
stationary front
13
Heated rock moves slowly in circular paths called
iron core
convection currents
mantle currents
circular currents
14
The movement of particles, or sediments, is called
erosion
weathering
deposition
condensation
15
The giant continent believed to be the state of our continents over 200 million years ago?
Continental Drift
India
Pangea
Asia
16
Which type of rock is not in the rock cycle.
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
crystal rocks
17
Why do we only see one side of the moon's surface?
It takes 28 days to rotate and revolve
It takes 365 days to rotate
It takes 365 days to revolve
None of the answers
18
What is a large body of air that has similar characteristics throughout?
air mass
front
weather
climate
19
Which is not a layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Magma
Core
20
The theory that explains how and why plates move is called
tsunamis
plateau
plate tectonics
pangea
21
Moving sections of earth's crust.
pangea
core
plates
mantle
22
A nonliving material found on earth with a certain chemical composition.
luster
rock
cleavage
mineral
23
Which statement is not true about our moon?
It is a satellite of the Earth
It changes shapes based on it's reflection of sunlight
It reflects light from the sun.
It produces it's own light.
24
Sediments that are dropped in new locations by
erosion
deposition
weathering
condensation
25
Which statement is not true about our sun.
It's gravity keeps the planets in their orbits
It revolves around the Earth
It's a star
It's at the center of our solar system
26
What is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place?
weather
climate
