Earth Science Quiz 2
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- Q 1/15Score 0Our Milky Way Galaxy is which of these types?29EllipticalSpiralIrregularPeculiar
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- Q1Our Milky Way Galaxy is which of these types?EllipticalSpiralIrregularPeculiar30s
- Q2What causes Io's active volcanoes?Vulcan, the Roman God of FireGravitational squeezing from JupiterPlate tectonics30s
- Q3What is the most accepted theory about why Earth has a Moon?The Earth caught the Moon in its gravityThe Earth was spinning so fast, a chunk of it flew off and formed the MoonA mars-sized body collided with the early forming EarthThe Earth and Moon formed from the same stuff at the same time45s
- Q4Which rock layer from the image is oldest?Vishnu schistHermit shaleRedwall limestoneBright angel shale30s
- Q5Honey is more resistant to flow than water, so honey has a a higher _____________________ than water.temperatureviscositymassboiling point30s
- Q6What is the layer of Earth where convection takes place, which causes plate tectonics?mantleouter coreinner corecrust30s
- Q7The scientist who created the hypothesis of continental drift.Isaac NewtonAlbert EinsteinJohannes KeplerAlfred Wegener30s
- Q8When rocks and land are broken down by wind, rain, or other destructive natural forces, it's called _________________runofferosiontextureweathering30s
- Q9Earth's ___________________ is composed of solid iron and nickel.mantlecrustouter coreinner core30s
- Q10What kind of weather can Albuquerque expect according to this surface map?Thunderstorms, hot, and windySunny, cool, and breezySunny, hot, and calmRainy, cold, and windy30s
- Q11What type of cloud are these?cumuluscirrusaltostratusstratus30s
- Q12Why are Europa and Enceladus so important to space scientists?They both orbit Jupiter at about the same velocityThey both have geysers that shoot organic compounds into spaceThey both make great waystations for building basesThey both have possible liquid water oceans under their icy crusts30s
- Q13Which of the following worlds would NOT be likely to have signs of alien life?NeptuneTitanEuropaMars30s
- Q14When a large star reaches the end of its life, this happens!Supernova30s
- Q15When small ice chips are pushed up and down within a cumulonimbus cloud, supercooled water causes them to grow in layers. This is called _______________________lightninghailthe onion effecta tornado30s
