8th Grade Earth Science Quizzes, Questions & Answers
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Sample QuestionWho first explained mechanism for earthquakes?
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Sample QuestionWhat is the study of Earth Science?
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Sample QuestionThe location on the surface directly above the earthquake focus is called the
Are you learning 8th grade Earth Science? This quiz can help. This quiz asks questions like the amount of water that infiltrates the ground, how the water cycle is fueled, the primary source of water, where it comes from, and...
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Sample QuestionThe amount of water that infiltrates into the ground depends on?
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Sample QuestionWhat is the driving force behind crustal movement?
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While our planet is 70% water only 3% of that water is available as freshwater - and two-thirds of that are locked up as ice! 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to safe drinking water, and a further 2.7...
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following is not a problem with water supplies in LEDCs?
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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sample QuestionWhich one of these describes a metamorphic rock?
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Sample QuestionWhy are fossils fuels considered a nonrewable resource?
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