REVIEW EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

What is the correct order of Earth’s atmospheric layer from bottom to top?

• A.    Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• B.    Mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• C.    Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• D.    Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

The solid outer section of Earth is referred to as the_______.

•    atmosphere

• biosphere

• litosphere

• hydrosphere

The solid outer section of Earth is referred to as the_______.

•    atmosphere

• biosphere

• litosphere

• hydrosphere

Christian tested a physical property of a mineral. He rubbed a mineral sample on a piece of white tile. The mineral left a red mark on the tile. Which of the following properties of the mineral was Christian most likely testing?

• cleavage

• hardness

• luster

• streak

Clinton is scratching an unknown mineral to a gypsum, apatite, quartz and a diamond. What property of mineral could he possibly testing?

• cleavage

• hardness

• luster

• streak

Which process is not involved in the formation of sediments?

• cooling

• deposition

• weathering

• transportation

When heat and pressure are applied to a sedimentary rock, it changes into

• intrusive igneous rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• magma

Which of the following is the most powerful erosional agent in the Philippines?

• wind

• waves

• glaciers

• water

It is the heat from accretion and bombardment of the Earth during the early stages of formation.

• Primordial Heat

• Radiogenic Heat

• Radioactive Heat

• All of the above

It is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperature.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• None of the above