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The Formation of the Earth Practice Quiz
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1The earth formed from...
- Aa piece of mars that broke off
- Bthe sun exploding
- Cgas and dust coming together due to gravity.
- Dan alien spacecraft
2The early atmosphere was missing...
- Acarbon dioxide
- Bmethane
- Cwater vapor
- Doxygen
3Which of the following correctly describes formation of the layers of rock on earth?
- Asilica sunk to the center, lighter materials like iron make up the crust
- Biron sunk to the center, lighter materials like silica make up the crust
- Chydrogen sunk to the center, lighter materials like iron make up the crust
- Diron sunk to the center, lighter materials like nickel and uranium make up the crust
4There are multiple theories on how the oceans form. Which of the following are theories that are still being considered? Pick all that are correct
- Acomets hit earth over millions of years bring water and forming oceans
- Ba meteorite storm brought water inside of rocks that made it to the atmosphere and rained down to form oceans
- Cat the beginning water vapor escaped from cooling molten rock, condensed and fell as rain for millions of years. This forms oceans.
- Dthe planet thea was covered in water and during the collision with the earth, it released its water to the earth.
5The continents began shifting because of....
- Ameteorite bombardments
- Bthe movement of the oceans
- Cheat trapped beneath the earth's crust
- Dthe magnetic field
6Banded(rusted) iron deposits are evidence that _______ is being produced by bacteria
- Awater vapor
- Boxygen
- Ccarbon dioxide
- Dmethane
7The first supercontinent is called
- Apangea
- Blaurasia
- Crodinia
- Dcambria
8Which of the following had to be in place before life could move to land?
- Acontinents
- Boxygen
- Cthe ozone layer
- Db and c
9The earth is around _________ years old
- A4.5 billion
- B10 billion
- C3 billion
- D100 million
10The EON that the earth formed in is called the ....
- APaleozoic
- BCambrian Period
- CPrecambrian
- DMesozoic
11The moon was formed from...
- Athe moon is a piece of the asteroid belt that drifting into earth's orbit
- Bgas and dust coming together at the formation of the solar system
- Cplanet Thea collides with earth, the surface of earth is blasted off and forms the moon
- Dthe moon used to be a part of Jupiter's system but was pulled into the earth's gravity.
12We have a magnetic field because
- Athe iron core of the earth spins inside out the outer, this spinning iron ball produces a magnetic field
- Bthe minerals in the oceans create an electric field
- Cthe earth spins, and the coriolis effect produces a magnetic field
- Deverytime we are hit by an iron meteorite our magnetic field grows stronger
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