Earth Science Quiz

What is the average weather of an area over a long period of time called?

• Physical process

• Climate

• Land reclamation

• Climate change

What is the process of turning arable land into desert due to reduced rainfall and poor agricultural practices called?

• Drylands

• Desertification

• Erosion

• Climate model

What is the wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or glacial action called?

• Physical process

• Land reclamation

• Erosion

• Climate model

What are areas with a long growing season and a semi-desert to moist climate called?

• Desertification

• Drylands

• Climate

• Climate change

What is the mathematical representation of Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and physical processes called?

• Physical process

• Erosion

• Land reclamation

• Climate model

What is the process of restoring a piece of land to its natural or former state called?

• Climate model

• Desertification

• Land reclamation

• Erosion

What is the term for the long-term shift in global or regional climate patterns?

• Climate

• Climate change

• Land reclamation

• Erosion

What is the term for the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature due to human activities called?

• Climate

• Global warming

• Land reclamation

• Erosion

What is the process of removing vegetation and soil by wind and water called?

• Climate model

• Desertification

• Soil erosion

• Land reclamation

What is the term for the study of how the Earth's atmosphere interacts with the Earth's surface?

• Climate science

• Physical process

• Land reclamation

• Erosion