Earth Science Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the BIG IDEAS used by Earth scientists?

• Structure of Earth’s systems

• Earth’s history

• Earth in the solar system

• The study of human anatomy

Which sphere of the Earth is composed of all the frozen water, including glaciers and ice caps?

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

Which branch of Earth science focuses on the study of forces that have shaped Earth?

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Astronomy

What is an explanation of things or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations?

• Hypothesis

• Scientific theory

• Prediction

• Scientific law

Humans are living things. Humans are part of Earth's ___.

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

All of Earth's liquid and solid water makes up the ______________.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere

Mountains are a part of which system?

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Scientific law is a _________ of observations that scientists can regard as being a fact.

• Hypothesis

• Pattern

• Educated Guess

• Mixture

Oxygen is the air we breathe. Oxygen is part of earth's _____.

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Engineers ________, while Scientists __________.

• Experiment, Design

• Experiment, Hypothesis

• Hypothesis, Design

• Design, Experiment