What is Earth Science

The study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate is

• oceanography

• meteorology

• geology

• astronomy

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The area of Earth science that examines the physical and biological changes that have occurred in Earth’s past is called ____.

• biology

• astronomy

• physical geology

• historical geology

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According to the nebular hypothesis, our solar system formed from a huge rotating cloud made mostly of ____.

• helium and hydrogen

• carbon and hydrogen

• oxygen and helium

• nitrogen and oxygen

Earth’s four major spheres are the ____.

• hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere

• hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere

• hydrosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere

• hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, and asthenosphere

Which of Earth’s spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?

• the atmosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the biosphere

• the geosphere

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What are the three main parts of the geosphere

• atmosphere, crust, core

• lithosphere, mantle, core

• crust, mantle, core

• asthenosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere

The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth called the ____.

• lower mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• geosphere

A scientific idea that has been well tested, confirmed and is now widely accepted by the scientific community is called a scientific ____.

• hypothesis

• theory

• inquiry

• method

Science assumes the natural world is consistent and ______________.

• Colorful

• Predictable

• Unreliable

• Scary

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A group of sciences called ____________________ science deals with Earth and its neighbors in space.

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

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