8th Grade Earth Science Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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The Earth and Life Science Quiz is designed to challenge your understanding of the natural world, from geological processes to the complexities of living organisms. Covering a wide range of topics, the quiz explores Earth's...
Questions: 40 | Attempts: 20408 | Last updated: Nov 27, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhich theory about the origin of the universe states that, 13.8 billion years ago, the universe expanded from a tiny, dense, and hot mass to its present size and cooler state?
Earth and space science final exam answers provide a comprehensive overview of the vast knowledge encompassed in this field. As students navigate their way through the curriculum, they delve into the intricacies of our...
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Sample QuestionAt the equator, the sun's rays always strike Earth
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Most of the people usually don't know the difference between a mineral and a rock. A mineral is a naturally occurring solid that has a chemical composition and formed through geological processes. A rock, however, is made up...
Questions: 19 | Attempts: 2937 | Last updated: Sep 17, 2024
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Sample QuestionTrue or False: The factor that determine's a mineral physical characteristcs is based upon the internal arrangement of atoms.
Dynamic Earth helps us understand an overview of the planet's building blocks and the materials that make up Earth's crust. We also get to understand the processes that operate to form the materials on the Earth's...
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following methods of internal energy transfer drives volcanic activity on Earth’s surface?
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The Earth's crust is unstable, especially at the edges of tectonic plates. You are expected to know how these plate boundaries are distributed around the world and the key features of each type of boundary,...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 217 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following statements is NOT correct?
Granite is an igneous rock that underlies a lot of highland Scotland and the south-west peninsula of England (Devon and Cornwall). Dartmoor is a good example of a typical granite landscape. Exposures of granite are the tops...
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Sample QuestionClay is:
By now, you will no doubt have learned that volcanoes occur in narrow belts in certain areas of the world. These belts also suffer earthquakes, and they mark out the areas where the Earth's tectonic plates are coming together...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 162 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionMauna Loa, an active volcano of the Hawaiian islands, erupted in 1984. The nearest town is Hilo which is 50 km away. Hilo was not evacuated during the eruption. Why not?
The countryside around us, including the built environment, is often influenced by what lies underneath our feet - the rocks. Rocks form the Earth's crust and belong to one of three main groups - sedimentary, igneous and...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 169 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following statements is incorrect?
In the past 150 years half the topsoil on the planet has been lost. In addition compaction, loss of soil structure, loss of nutrients and an increase of salinity are damaging other parts of soil, destroying its ecosystems and the...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 191 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionOn many islands and in some nature reserves, goats are being removed and banned. How does removing goats and similar grazing animals reduce soil erosion?
The Earth has a layered structure, the part on which we live is called the crust. It is made from solid rocks which are covered in many places by soil. Soil is created from the weathering and erosion of the rocks, so the...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 166 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhich one of these describes a metamorphic rock?
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Sample QuestionThe four layers of the Earth are...
Test on Ocean Sediments, Ocean Floor, El Nino and La Nina
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Sample QuestionThe element found in some sediments which suggest that a meteorite or asteroid impact occurred nearby is:
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