Important Earth Science Root Words

A thermometer measures...

• air flow
• heat
• pressure
• length

To "quanify" means 

• to describe the results 
• to use numbers to explain
• to draw a diagram
• none of these 

The rock has large pink crystals. These are examples of which type of observations?

• qualitative
• quantitative
• none of these

Meta means....

• shape
• change
• false
• to make

A century is how many years?

• one thousand
• one hundred
• one million

A kilogram is equal to...

• 10 grams
• 100 grams
• 1000 grams
• 1 million grams

The word that means "the study of things high in the sky"

• geology
• meteorology
• astronomy
• biology

The word that means "the study of life"

• geology
• meteorology
• biology
• astronomy

Lithification is a process that makes...

• rocks
• light
• stars
• clouds

A ball of gas/vapor

• hydrosphere
• astrosphere
• heliosphere 
• none of these