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Basic Earth Science
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A basic review of Earth Science concepts.
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1
What is the major human danger in Earthquakes?
Water contamination
Ground contamination
Power plant damage
Road damage
2
The ocean's major job is to do what with solar energy?
Photosynthesis
Evaporation
Reflect energy
Distribute energy
3
Which rock type begins as molten material?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
4
What is not a method of energy transfer?
Contortion
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
5
What is not part of the "job" of the atmosphere?
Maintaining homeostasis
Containing weather
Circulating air
Reflecting radiation
6
What texture and color will result in the most energy absorbed?
Dark with rough texture
Light with rough texture
Light with smooth texture
Dark with smooth texture
7
Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
8
Which gas makes up the largest portion of the atmosphere?
Oxygen
Argon
Nitrogen
Water Vapor
9
How much water on Earth is actually freshwater?
97%
10%
3%
71%
10
____ is the only liquid layer of Earth's interior.
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
11
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
12
How much of the Sun's energy is lost back to space?
20%
19%
30%
10%
13
Minerals are different from rocks because they have ______.
Worth
Shine
A single chemical combination
Many different uses
14
P-wave and S-waves helped to reveal ____.
The density of Earth
The speed of Earthquakes
The magnitude of Earthquakes
Earth Interior
15
Which part of the water cycle supplies the air with water vapor?
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
16
What is not an effect of tsunamis?
Waste pulled out to sea
Changed coastlines
Damage to structures
Low tide
17
What is the major human concern with volcanic eruptions?
Earthquakes
Released toxic gases
Lava damage
Heat
18
What is NOT a result of tectonic plate movement?
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Tsunamis
Hurricanes
19
Which natural material cycle is the shortest?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorous
Carbon
20
What is not one of the spheres that are found on Earth?
Chronosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
