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Earth Science: Oceanography
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What country has
the largest coastline?
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What amazing thing
can be found at hydrothermal
vents?
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: If the polar ice cap
melted, how much would the sea
level rise?
(a) Deposits of gold and silver.
(b) Living creatures.
(c) Strong magnetic fields.
(a) About 10 meters.
(b) About 200 meters.
(c) About 1000 meters.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What is the average
thickness of the arctic ice
sheet?
(a) 1 meters
(b) 3 meters
(c) 10 meters
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: Where do the highest
tides occur?
(a) East coast of Canada.
(b) West coast of Norway.
(c) South Coast of Australia.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What is the name of
the ocean current that flows up
the eastern United States?
(a) The Doldrums.
(b) The Washington Stream.
(c) The Gulf Stream.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: Where is the ocean
water the saltiest?
(a) The poles.
(b) The tropics.
(c) The equator.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What ocean is the
largest?
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: Which ocean has the
greatest average depth?
(a) The Indian Ocean.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Atlantic Ocean.
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Indian Ocean.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: If there is a ‘red
tide’, what shouldn’t you do?
(a) Swim in the water.
(b) Eat shellfish.
(c) Go onto the water in a boat.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What causes red
tide?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Volcanoes.
(c) Phytoplankton.
Earth Science: Oceanography
Question: What do you call the
shallow ocean floor close next to
the continents?
(a) Continental Shelf.
(b) Continental Divide.
(c) Continental Real Estate.
(a) Russia
(b) Canada
(c) China
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Earth Science: Geology
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What is the process
called when wind, water, and
temperature wear down a
mountain?
(a) Precipitation.
(b) Condensation.
(c) Erosion.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What scale is used to
measure the strength of
earthquakes?
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What is the softest
mineral on the Mohs scale?
Earth Science: Geology
Question: Where was the most
powerful earthquake that has
ever been recorded?
(a) San Francisco in 1904.
(b) Tokyo in 1923
(c) Chile in 1960.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: How powerful was the
strongest earthquake that has
ever been recorded?
(a) 1.0 on the Richter scale.
(b) 9.5 on the Richter scale.
(c) 10.0 on the Richter scale.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What kinds of rocks
are formed through the process
of erosion?
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What kinds of rocks
are formed when older rocks are
put through great pressure and
heat within the earth?
(a) Igneous.
(b) Metamorphic.
(c) Sedimentary.
(a) Talc
(b) Quartz
(c) Diamond
Earth Science: Geology
Question: What kinds of rocks
are made in volcanic activities?
(a) Igneous.
(b) Metamorphic.
(c) Sedimentary.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: Which of the
following rocks is an igneous
rock?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
(a) Richter.
(b) Mohs
(c) Hydrologic
(a) Igneous.
(b) Metamorphic.
(c) Sedimentary.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: Which of the
following rocks is a metamorphic
rock?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
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Earth Science: Geology
Question: What is the hardest
mineral on the Mohs scale?
(a) Talc.
(b) Quartz.
(c) Diamond.
Earth Science: Geology
Question: Which of the following
rocks is a sedimentary rock?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Marble.
(c) Granite.
Earth Science: Geography
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the longest
river in the world?
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the deepest
lake in the world?
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the tallest
mountain in Africa?
(a) Nile
(b) Amazon
(c) Euphrates
(a) Lake Huron
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Lake Baykal
(a) Kilimanjaro.
(b) Pinatubo.
(c) Matterhorn.
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What are the highest
waterfalls in the world?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) Angel Falls.
(c) Victoria Falls.
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the mountain
range that crosses South
America?
(a) The Alps.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Andes.
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the mountain
range that separates Spain and
France?
(a) Pyrenees.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Andes.
Earth Science: Geography
Question: What is the saltiest
sea in the world?
(a) The Black Sea.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Caspian Sea.
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Earth Science: Meterology
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What is not part of
the hydrologic cycle?
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: Where is the hottest
spot in the world?
(a) Precipitation.
(b) Evaporation.
(c) Erosion.
(a) Libya.
(b) India.
(c) Mexico.
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What is the process
of water traveling around the
world through condensation,
precipitation, and evaporation
called?
(a) The Hydrologic Cycle.
(b) The Hydrothermal Cycle.
(c) The Thermo electric Cycle.
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What is the process
called where CO2 in the
atmosphere keep the surface of
the earth warmer?
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What is the process
where a small change in one place
can cause a large change in the
weather in another place called?
(a) The Butterfly Effect.
(b) The Coriolis Effect.
(c) The Greenhouse Effect.
(a) The Butterfly Effect.
(b) The Coriolis Effect.
(c) The Greenhouse Effect.
Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What animal sound
can be used to measure the
temperature?
(a) A cricket’s chirp.*
(b) A dog’s bark.
(c) A cat’s meow.
*Crickets chirp faster in hotter
weather in a regular way!
Earth Science: Meteorology
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Earth Science: Meteorology
Question: What is the driest
desert in the world?
(a) Atacama Desert in Chile.*
(b) The Sahara Desert in Africa.
(c) The Gobi Desert in Asia.
* No rain has fallen there for
400 years.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What volcano
destroyed the city of Pompeii?
(a) Mt. Vesuvius.
(b) Mt. St. Helens.
(c) Mt. Etna.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What Indonesian
volcano erupted in 1883, causing
giant waves of 40 meters?
(a) Kilimanjaro
(b) Mt. Fuji.
(c) Krakatoa
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What is Magma?
(a) Molten rock below the
ground.
(b) Molten rock above the
ground.
(c) Molten rock under the
ocean.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: Which of the
following is not molten rock?
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What is a dormant
volcano?
(a) A volcano that hasn’t
erupted in over 10,000 years.
(b) A volcano that has erupted
recently.
(c) A volcano that will never
erupt again.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: About how many
active volcanoes are there in the
world?
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: Where is the biggest
volcano in the solar system?
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What sometimes
occurs in volcanic eruptions?
(a) On the earth.
(b) On Mars.
(c) On Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
(a) A lightning storms.
(b) Typhoons.
(c) Hail storms.
(a) Lava.
(b) Magma.
(c) Meteors.
(a) 500
(b) 1000
(c) 1500
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Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What is lava?
(a) Molten rock below the ground.
(b) Molten rock above the
ground.
(c) Molten rock under the ocean.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: Which of the following
volcanoes is the least dangerous?
(a) An active volcano.
(b) An extinct volcano.
(c) A dormant volcano.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: Where is the biggest
volcano in the world?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Japan.
Earth Science: Vulcanology
Question: What was the name of
the Philippines volcano that
erupted in 1992?
(a) Mt. St. Helens.
(b) Mt. Pinatubo.
(c) Mt. Kilimanjaro.