Quiz about Science Reviewer

Question 1

______ is the science that deals with the Earth's physical structure and substance, its history and processes that act on it.

Accepted Answer

Geology

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Meteorology

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Astronomy

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Geometry

Question 2

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 3

The part that is covered with water is greater than the part covered with air.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 4

A small model of the Earth is called ______.

Accepted Answer

Globe

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Map

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Atlas

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Terrarium

Question 5

It is the solid Earth, rocks and landforms.

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 6

The place where all life on Earth can be found.

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Lithosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 7

Where all the water on Earth is found.

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 8

The gasses that surround the Earth.

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 9

________ is called the outer most layer of soil.

Accepted Answer

Pedosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 10

Nearly three quarters of our planet is covered by water.

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Pedosphere

Question 11

All bodies of water including oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater

are part of this sphere.

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Pedosphere

Question 12

The ______ plays several very important roles in the Earth system. Water

is essential for life.

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Pedosphere

Question 13

The _____ includes all living things. Life on Earth exists in even the most

unexpected places including inside rocks on and below the Earth's surface,

beneath oceans and polar ice, and even floating in the air.

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

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Lithosphere

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Pedosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 14

The _____ is more than just the air we breathe.

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Lithosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 15

Soil contains air, water, and minerals as well as plant and animal matter, both

living and dead.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Maybe

Answer

Sometimes

Question 16

Mostly organic matter such as decomposing leaves.

The ______ is thin in some soils, thick in others, and not present at all in

others.

Accepted Answer

O Horizon

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A Horizon

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B Horizon

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E Horizon

Question 17

Mostly minerals from parent material with organic matter

incorporated.

Accepted Answer

A Horizon

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O Horizon

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B Horizon

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E Horizon

Question 18

Rich in minerals that leached (moved down) from the A or E horizons

and accumulated here.

Accepted Answer

B Horizon

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O Horizon

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A Horizon

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E Horizon

Question 19

All life on Earth depends on water, a vital natural resource.

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True

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False

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Maybe

Answer

Sometimes

Question 20

A ______ is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force

of gravity.

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River

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Waterfalls

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Lake

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Ground water

Question 21

A ______ is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force

of gravity.

Accepted Answer

River

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Waterfalls

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Lake

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Ground water

Question 22

It is a river or other body of water's steep fall over a rocky ledge into a

plunge pool below.

Accepted Answer

Waterfalls

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River

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Lake

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Ground water

Question 23

A _____ is a body of water that is surrounded by land.

Accepted Answer

Lake

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River

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Waterfalls

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Ground water

Question 24

Water that has travelled down from the soil surface and collected in the

spaces between sediments and the cracks within rock.

Accepted Answer

Ground water

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River

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Waterfalls

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Lake

Question 25

It is defined as a portion of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.

It has around 3.5% of salt content.

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Sea

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River

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Waterfalls

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Ground water

Question 26

It is the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the

surface of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Ocean

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River

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Waterfalls

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Sea

Question 27

It is the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the

surface of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Ocean

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River

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Waterfalls

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Sea

Question 28

The atmosphere is actually very thin compared to the size of the earth, equivalent in thickness

to a piece of paper laid over a beach ball. However, it is responsible for keeping our earth

habitable and for producing weather.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Maybe

Answer

Sometimes

Question 29

The composition of the atmosphere, among other things, determines its ability to transmit

sunlight and trap infrared light, leading to potentially long-term changes in climate.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Maybe

Answer

Sometimes

Question 30

The ______ starts at the Earth's surface and extends 8 to 14.5 kilometers high (5 to 9 miles).

This part of the atmosphere is the densest. Almost all weather is in this region.

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 31

The _______ starts just above the troposphere and extends to 50 kilometers (31 miles) high.

The ozone layer, which absorbs and scatters the solar ultraviolet radiation, is in this layer.

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Troposphere

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Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 32

The _____ starts just above the stratosphere and extends to 85 kilometers (53 miles) high.

Meteors burn up in this layer

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 33

The ______ starts just above the mesosphere and extends to 600 kilometers (372 miles)

high. Aurora and satellites occur in this layer.

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Question 34

The _______ is an abundant layer of electrons and ionized atoms and molecules that stretches

from about 48 kilometers (30 miles) above the surface to the edge of space at about 965 km (600

mi), overlapping into the mesosphere and thermosphere.

Accepted Answer

Ionosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 35

This is the upper limit of our atmosphere. It extends from the top of the thermosphere up to

10,000 km (6,200 mi).

Accepted Answer

Ionosphere

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Exosphere

Question 36

The _____ is the center of the

solar system. The eight planets, including

Earth, move in different orbits around the

sun.

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Meteor

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Moon

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Constellation

Question 37

The ______ is almost

circular in shape. The _____ is

moving, it is rotating or spinning

about its axis. The axis is an

imaginary line going through the

center of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Sun

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Moon

Answer

Constellation

Question 38

The _____ is the only natural

Earth satellite. A satellite is an object

that moves around another object in

space.

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Earth

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Constellation

Question 39

A _______ is a group of

stars that forms a picture in the night sky.

Accepted Answer

Constellation

Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Meteor

Answer

Moon

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