Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 1: Earth Science

Earth Science

1
The __________ includes organisms living on Earth and their environments.
A)hydrosphere
B)atmosphere
C)biosphere
D)lithosphere
2
What is technology?
A)Technology is the application of scientific discoveries.
B)Technology is not important to scientific advancement.
C)Technology is something that can only be used for science.
D)Technology is the study of computers and instruments.
3
A scientist using a device shown in the figure below studies which earth system?
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A)lithosphere
B)hydrophere
C)atmosphere
D)biosphere
4
Climatology is most closely related to which field?
A)oceanography
B)meteorology
C)geology
D)astronomy
5
What is the partially molten layer of Earth called?
A)the asthenosphere
B)the hydrosphere
C)the lithosphere
D)the biosphere
6
What part of Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
A)the hydrosphere
B)the lithosphere
C)the core
D)the asthenosphere
7
What type of scientist studies ocean currents and ocean chemistry?
A)an oceanographer
B)a geologist
C)an astronomer
D)a meteorologist
8
What is the general composition of Earth's oceanic crust?
A)shale
B)gneiss
C)basalt
D)granite
9
A __________ studies groundwater and surface water.
A)climatologist
B)meteorologist
C)geochemist
D)hydrologist
10
What is the general composition of Earth's continental crust?
A)granite
B)schist
C)gabbro
D)basalt
11
Which of the following is not a specialized area of Earth science.
A)geology
B)biology
C)astronomy
D)meteorology
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