Earth Science Quiz Outline

What is the approximate age of the Earth according to the Geological Time Scale?

• 4.6 million years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 230 million years old

• 230 billion years old

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

According to the Law of Superposition, where are the oldest fossils found in a layer?

• At the top

• In the middle

• At the bottom

• Scattered throughout

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Match the following Earth spheres with their descriptions:

• Biosphere

• Land

• Atmosphere

• Water

• Hydrosphere

• Living organisms

• Geosphere

• Air/gasses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of seismic wave can travel through all materials and is slow moving?

• P waves

• S waves

• Surface waves

• T waves

S waves can ONLY travel through ______ and are faster than P waves.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest and least dense?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer core

• Inner core

Oceanic crust is ______ than continental crust and is found at the bottom of the oceans.

• denser

• lighter

• thicker

• older

Continental crust is ______ than oceanic crust and is found under land masses.

• less dense

• more dense

• thicker

• hotter

Where do convection currents occur in the Earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

The outer core of the Earth is made of ______ and is in a ______ state.

• iron and nickel, liquid

• silicon and oxygen, solid

• carbon and hydrogen, gas

• magnesium and aluminum, plasma