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Earth Science 101 for Middle School
Earth Science 101 for Middle School
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A #science quiz on #tectonics, #weather, #climate and #astronomy for #7thgrade .
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An explanation that ties together many hypotheses is called a(n)....
investigation
theory
concept
model
2
Maritime Tropical (mT) Air masses are.....
cold and dry
cold and moist
warm and moist
cool and moist
3
What is the unit we use to measure mass?
liter
centimeter
kilogram
temperature
4
What type of severe weather would this cloud formation cause?
Falling fish
Vortex
Hurricane
Tornado
5
What moon phase is characterized by the darkest night sky?
Full moon
Eclipse
Twilight
New Moon
6
This plane is flying above the weather. What layer is it likely in?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
7
What type of heat transfer is occurring in the asthenosphere?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
upwelling
8
What does this image show?
primordial soup
magma
lava
red water
9
What part of the water cycle is shown?
Condensation
Evolution
Evaporation
Precipitation
10
What phase of the moon is shown here?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waning Gibbous
11
The rain shadow effect is why Las Vegas is a....
volcano
fun city
desert
rainy place to live
12
What renewable power is generated at the Hoover Dam?
Hydroelectric Power
Nuclear Power
Geothermal Power
Solar power
13
According to this chart, how many people like either tennis or gymnastics?
54
106
45
99
14
What phase of the moon is shown here?
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
15
What is a hypothesis?
A guess
A possible explanation or answer to a question
A reasonable explaination
A question that has been Googled
16
In what season would the sun be highest in the sky?
autumn
summer
winter
spring
17
What ocean was created when these 2 continents broke apart?
Indian
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic
18
If we wanted to know about the origins and structure of Earth, who would we ask?
Astronomer
Paleontologist
Meteorologist
Geologist
19
What layer do meteoroids usual burn up in?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
20
What layer of the Earth is liquid?
outer core
lithosphere
mantle
inner core
21
Lines of latitude
run north to south
indicate magnetic reversal
are parallel to the equator
start in England
22
What type of cloud is shown here?
fog
cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
23
What part of the water cycle is shown here?
Run-off
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
24
Tectonic plates consist of
mesosphere
both continental and oceanic crust
continental crust
oceanic crust
25
What type of boundary is formed when plates rub past one another?
divergent
fault
transform
convergent
26
What number represents evaporation in this diagram?
2
1
3
4
27
A controlled experiment tests....
conflicting data
many variables at once
only one variable at a time
complex data
28
What type of plate boundary is shown here?
convergent
earthquake
divergent
transform
29
What weather phenomenon is shown here?
Hurricane
Tornado
Lightning
Nimbus Cloud
30
What did scientists use to map the interior of Earth?
information from oil drilling expeditions
sonar
seismic waves
ocean waves
31
The Aurora Borealis can be found in what layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere (Ionosphere)
Stratosphere
mesosphere
Troposphere
32
New oceanic lithosphere forms as the result of what?
sea-floor spreading
Toykyo drift
tectonic plate
continental drift
33
How would you explain how these clouds are moving?
They are denser than the air around it and sinking
They are alive!
They are turning into a storm
They are less dense than the air around it and rising.
34
What is the cause of melting Ice shelves at the Poles?
All of the above
Loss of albedo effect
Increase in Greenhouse gasses
Human habits and lifestyles
