IS - Earth Sci (1st Sem.) | Week 1

Which ancient culture kept records of earthquakes as early as 780 BCE?

• Chinese

• Maya

• Babylonians

• Greeks

Earth science is the scientific study of

• chemical equations.

• health and nutrition.

• Earth and its universe.

• human behavior.

Rocks and minerals were cataloged around 200 BCE by

• the Romans.

• the Babylonians.

• the Japanese.

• the Greeks.

An idea that has been tested repeatedly and gains acceptance is called a

• hypothesis.

• law.

• theory.

• controlled experiment.

Earth scientists help us better understand the world around us by studying how

• animals interact with humans.

• natural forces shape our environemnt.

• war impacts society.

• genealogy and astrology impact society.

Which of the following is closest to the average circumference of Earth?

• 4,000 km

• 40,000 km

• 7,400 km

• 74,000 km

All of the following are parts of the compositional structure of Earth EXCEPT the

• global ocean

• mantle

• core

• crust

Which of the following is NOT one of three factors that control the balance of an ecosystem?

• producers

• decomposers

• consumers

• solar energy

How does the transfer of energy throughout an ecosystem begin?

• Humans create pollution

• Plants capture solar energy through photosynthesis

• The energy store on Earth is depleted.

• Producers eat consumers.

The shape of Earth most closely resembles a(n)

• perfect sphere.

• approximate oval.

• oblate spheroid.

• perfect circle.