Earth Science Quiz Questions and Answers

Earth Science Quiz Questions and Answers Kepler's third law of planetary motion states what? - Answer-planets further from the sun take longer to orbit Who first observed the phases of Venus, adding support for the heliocentric model of the Solar System? - Answer-Galileo The geocentric model of the solar system was developed by who? - Answer-Ptolemy What is the solid earth that is comprised of rocks, minerals, and soil called? - Answer-Lithosphere Which of the following is the single greatest cause of seasonality at a given location? - Answer-the tilt of the earths axis What are diamond and graphite an example of? Minerals that have different properties but the same chemistry. - Answer-polymorph Which of the following is NOT a mineral, based on the definition given in class? - Answer-petroleum- because it is a liquid and its not naturally occurring The first person to hypothesize a spherical earth was who? - Answer-Pythagoras The tendency for a mineral to break along planes of weak chemical bonds is called ___________. - Answer-cleavage ________ is generally considered the least reliable mineral property for identification purposes. - Answer-color The first person to hypothesize a spherical earth was _______________. - Answer-Pythagoras Which of the following minerals is the most basic silicate, since it is composed of silicon and oxygen, alone? - Answer-quartz Minerals within which of the following groups react to dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl)? - Answer-carbonates Silicon and __________ are the most abundant elements found in rocks within earth's crust. - Answer-Oxygen Which of the following rocks form by way of lithification? - Answer-sandstone