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Earth Science Grab Bag 2

Test Description: Variety of Earth Science Questions

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Basalt a fine-grained igneous rock formed

Aat the surface where it cooled quickly Bbetween folded metamorphic rock layers Cbetween sedimentary rock layers Ddeep inside the Earth where it cooled slowly

2) The surface area of a 6-sided cube that measures 3 inches tall and 3 inches wide on one face is

A9 B36 C54 D27

3) Granite has a coarse-grained texture. What does this tell you about it's rate of cooling?

Ait cooled quickly inside the Earth Bit cooled slowly outside the Earth Cit cooled quickly outside the Earth Dit cooled slowly inside the Earth

4) Which rock is used in soap as an abrasive?

Asandstone Bobsidian Climestone Dpumice

5) What two gases make up the gas giants?

Ahydrogen and helium Bmethane and hydrogen Cmethane and helium Dhydrogen and nitrogen

6) What is the volume of an irregular object if it is placed in 130 mL of water and the water rises to 160 mL.

A130 mL B190 mL C30 mL D160 mL

7) What are the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust?

Anitrogen and oxygen Bsilicon and oxygen Cquartz and feldspar Dhydrogen and helium

8) The mineral gypsum is used in which of the following building materials?

Akitchen countertops Bwindow glass Cplastic pipes Ddrywall board

9) A comet's tail is the result of the solar wind and points

Atowards the sun Baway from the sun Cin no certain direction Dperpendicular to the sun

10) Which of the following theories explains the origin of the Universe?

Athe Solar Nebulae theory Bthe AU theory Cthe Big Bang theory Dthe Milky Way theory

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