General Earth Science

Which statement best explains why stars viewed from the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?

• Polaris rotates on its axis
• Earth rotates on its axis.
•  Polaris revolves around Earth.
• Earth revolves around Polaris.

What is the study of materials that make up earth?

• Astronomy

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Oceanography

What is astronomy?

• The study of air that surrounds earth

• The study of objects beyond earth's atmosphere

What is the study of earths oceans?

• Oceanography

• Biosphere

• Meteorology

• Geology

Part of earth that is made of rock

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

What do you call part of earth where life is found?

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Igneous rocks are formed from

• magma and lava cooling off

• other rocks being changed by temperature and pressure

• pieces of rock and other solids getting cemented together over time

• other rocks breaking

The red shift in light from stars located in very distant galaxies suggests that these stars are

• decreasing in temperature

• increasing in temperature

• moving toward the Milky Way

• moving away from the Milky Way

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

What is the youngest item in the image?

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• A

• B

• C

• D

• E