Earth Science and Geoscience Quiz

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What are the four spheres that Earth science deals with?

Biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere (correct)

Biosphere, lithosphere, mesosphere, and hydrosphere

Atmosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere, and troposphere

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere

How do Earth scientists use their knowledge of the planet?

To study the impact of human activity on Mars

To locate and develop energy and mineral resources (correct)

To research the impact of human activity on the Moon's environment

To predict the life expectancy of the Sun

What do some Earth scientists study in order to protect people from dangerous events?

Asteroid impacts, solar flares, and mudslides

Forest fires, droughts, and blizzards

Volcanoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes (correct)

Tornadoes, tsunamis, and thunderstorms

Which tools do Earth scientists typically use to build a quantitative understanding of how Earth works and evolves?

Geology, chronology, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, and mathematics Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of Earth's interior structure called?

Seismology Signup and view all the answers

What does geomorphology study?

The origin of landscapes Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of environmental geology?

Studying how pollution and contaminants affect soil and rock Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of geology studies the typology and classification of rocks?

Petrography Signup and view all the answers

What does paleontology study in the lithosphere?

Fossilized biological material Signup and view all the answers

Which geological phenomenon can be explained by plate tectonics?

Formation of mountain ranges Signup and view all the answers

Earth Science and Geoscience Quiz

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What are the four spheres that Earth science deals with?

How do Earth scientists use their knowledge of the planet?

What do some Earth scientists study in order to protect people from dangerous events?

Which tools do Earth scientists typically use to build a quantitative understanding of how Earth works and evolves?

What is the study of Earth's interior structure called?

What does geomorphology study?

What is the main focus of environmental geology?

Which branch of geology studies the typology and classification of rocks?

What does paleontology study in the lithosphere?

Which geological phenomenon can be explained by plate tectonics?

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