Which of the following is the study of Earth’s physical structure and the processes that shape it?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: a) Geology
What is the Earth’s outermost layer called?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Core
d) Lithosphere
Answer: a) Crust
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma?
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Igneous rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) Fossil rock
Answer: b) Igneous rock
What is the term for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical or chemical means?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
Answer: a) Weathering
Which of the following is responsible for the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) Subduction zone
Answer: b) Divergent boundary
Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
a) Granite
b) Marble
c) Basalt
d) Sandstone
Answer: d) Sandstone
What is the term for the process by which sediment is deposited in new locations?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
Answer: c) Deposition
Which of the following is the study of Earth’s atmosphere, weather, and climate?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: b) Meteorology
What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in seismic waves?
a) Volcano
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Landslide
Answer: b) Earthquake
Which type of rock is formed from the alteration of existing rocks under high pressure and temperature?
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Igneous rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) Fossil rock
Answer: c) Metamorphic rock
What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth’s surface?
a) Hydrology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Geology
Answer: a) Hydrology
What is the term for the process by which sediment is transported from one location to another?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
Answer: b) Erosion
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of mountains?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving towards each other?
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) Subduction zone
Answer: a) Convergent boundary
Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
a) Granite
b) Marble
c) Basalt
d) Sandstone
Answer: b) Marble
What is the term for the process by which sedimentary rocks are lithified or turned into solid rock?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Diagenesis
Answer: d) Diagenesis
Which of the following is the study of Earth’s oceans, including their composition, movement, and organisms?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: c) Oceanography
What is the term for the process by which magma and gases are discharged from a volcano?
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Subduction
d) Volcanism
Answer: d) Volcanism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: a) Weathering
What is the term for a large depression in the Earth’s surface caused by the collapse of a volcano?
a) Caldera
b) Crater
c) Magma chamber
d) Fissure
Answer: a) Caldera
Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
a) Coal
b) Granite
c) Marble
d) Basalt
Answer: a) Coal
What is the term for the study of the Earth’s history as revealed in the rock record?
a) Paleontology
b) Geophysics
c) Stratigraphy
d) Seismology
Answer: c) Stratigraphy
What is the term for the process by which rocks are transformed from one type to another?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Metamorphism
d) Sedimentation
Answer: c) Metamorphism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: a) Weathering
What is the term for the process by which sedimentary rocks are lithified or turned into solid rock?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Diagenesis
Answer: d) Diagenesis
Which of the following is the study of Earth’s oceans, including their composition, movement, and organisms?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: c) Oceanography
What is the term for the process by which magma and gases are discharged from a volcano?
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Subduction
d) Volcanism
Answer: d) Volcanism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of mountains?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for a large depression in the Earth’s surface caused by the collapse of a volcano?
a) Caldera
b) Crater
c) Magma chamber
d) Fissure
Answer: a) Caldera
Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
a) Coal
b) Granite
c) Marble
d) Basalt
Answer: a) Coal
What is the term for the study of the Earth’s history as revealed in the rock record?
a) Paleontology
b) Geophysics
c) Stratigraphy
d) Seismology
Answer: c) Stratigraphy
What is the term for the process by which rocks are transformed from one type to another?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Metamorphism
d) Sedimentation
Answer: c) Metamorphism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: a) Weathering
What is the term for the process by which sedimentary rocks are lithified or turned into solid rock?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Diagenesis
Answer: d) Diagenesis
Which of the following is the study of the Earth’s atmosphere, weather, and climate?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: b) Meteorology
What is the term for a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in seismic waves?
a) Volcano
b) Earthquake
c) Tsunami
d) Landslide
Answer: b) Earthquake
Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma?
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Igneous rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) Fossil rock
Answer: b) Igneous rock
What is the term for the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical or chemical means?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
Answer: a) Weathering
Which of the following is responsible for the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) Subduction zone
Answer: b) Divergent boundary
Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
a) Granite
b) Marble
c) Basalt
d) Sandstone
Answer: d) Sandstone
What is the term for the process by which sediment is deposited in new locations?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
Answer: c) Deposition
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of mountains?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving towards each other?
a) Convergent boundary
b) Divergent boundary
c) Transform boundary
d) Subduction zone
Answer: a) Convergent boundary
Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
a) Granite
b) Marble
c) Basalt
d) Sandstone
Answer: b) Marble
What is the term for the process by which sedimentary rocks are lithified or turned into solid rock?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Diagenesis
Answer: d) Diagenesis
Which of the following is the study of Earth’s oceans, including their composition, movement, and organisms?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: c) Oceanography
What is the term for the process by which magma and gases are discharged from a volcano?
a) Erosion
b) Deposition
c) Subduction
d) Volcanism
Answer: d) Volcanism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of mountains?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: c) Plate tectonics
What is the term for a large depression in the Earth’s surface caused by the collapse of a volcano?
a) Caldera
b) Crater
c) Magma chamber
d) Fissure
Answer: a) Caldera
Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
a) Coal
b) Granite
c) Marble
d) Basalt
Answer: a) Coal
What is the term for the study of the Earth’s history as revealed in the rock record?
a) Paleontology
b) Geophysics
c) Stratigraphy
d) Seismology
Answer: c) Stratigraphy
What is the term for the process by which rocks are transformed from one type to another?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Metamorphism
d) Sedimentation
Answer: c) Metamorphism
Which of the following is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Plate tectonics
d) Volcanism
Answer: a) Weathering
What is the term for the process by which sedimentary rocks are lithified or turned into solid rock?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Diagenesis
Answer: d) Diagenesis
Which of the following is the study of Earth’s oceans, including their composition, movement, and organisms?
a) Geology
b) Meteorology
c) Oceanography
d) Astronomy
Answer: c) Oceanography
