Quiz about Earth Science Final Review (F24)

Question 1

Which is the center and largest celestial body in our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

asteroid

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comet

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Jupiter

Question 2

Among the given planets, which one has the strongest gravitational force?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Venus

Question 3

Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. What type of galaxy is Andromeda?

Accepted Answer

spiral

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elliptical

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irregular

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satellite

Question 4

Which characteristic of a star usually reflects its surface temperature?

Accepted Answer

color

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brightness

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distance

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size

Question 5

What is the smallest size of a star?

Accepted Answer

neutron

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giant

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supergiant

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white dwarf

Question 6

Which color of the star has the lowest temperature?

Accepted Answer

red

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blue

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white

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yellow

Question 7

What is the innermost part of the star which functions as a nuclear reactor?

Accepted Answer

core

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chromosphere

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corona

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photosphere

Question 8

Which part of the Sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

corona

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chromosphere

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core

Answer

photosphere

Question 9

How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

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21 days

Answer

24 days

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28 hours

Question 10

How long is one lunar cycle?

Accepted Answer

28 days

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21 days

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24 days

Answer

31 days

Question 11

In which phase of the moon does spring tide occur?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Crescent

Question 12

When does Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere start?

Accepted Answer

June 21

Answer

March 20

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September 22

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December 21

Question 13

If the Northern Hemisphere experiences autumn, what is the season in the southern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

winter

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autumn

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spring

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summer

Question 14

Which of the following processes results in the separation of Earth into three layers?

Accepted Answer

differentiation

Answer

accretion

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collision

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explosion

Question 15

In which stage of Earth formation did scientists assume the formation of moon?

Accepted Answer

explosion

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accretion

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collision

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differentiation

Question 16

Which is the earliest era on the geologic time scale?

Accepted Answer

Hadean

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Archean

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Phanerozoic

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Proterozoic

Question 17

What epoch is Earth currently into?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

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Eocene

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Miocene

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Paleocene

Question 18

Which era is known as the Age of Reptiles and Dinosaurs?

Accepted Answer

Mesozoic

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Cenozoic

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Paleozoic

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Phanerozoic

Question 19

Which era is also called the Age of Mammals?

Accepted Answer

Cenozoic

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

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Phanerozoic

Question 20

In which era does the Cambrian explosion take place?

Accepted Answer

Paleozoic

Answer

Cenozoic

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Mesozoic

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Phanerozoic

Question 21

Why is the Cambrian explosion a significant event in geologic history?

Accepted Answer

Many organisms have rapidly evolved during this period

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Many organisms have gone extinct during this period

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Many organisms have remained the same throughout this period

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Many organisms have migrated to another place during this period

Question 22

What happens during a mass extinction?

Accepted Answer

There is a sharp spike in the extinction of species

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There is a rapid destruction of habitat

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There is a sharp spike in the birth of new species

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There is a rapid growth in organisms' populations

Question 23

Which is the largest extinction that took place on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Permian

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Cretaceous

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Devonian

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Triassic-Jurassic

Question 24

These are long narrow depressions on the seafloor that form where ocean plates push or subduct beneath the continental plates.

Accepted Answer

trenches

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mountains

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volcanoes

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mid-oceanic ridges

Question 25

These are cratons where the basement rocks are buried underneath overlying sediments.

Accepted Answer

Platforms

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Shields

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Dormant

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None of the above

Question 26

Which among the following statements describes plate tectonic theory?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Continental landmasses were drifting across the Earth.

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The movement of the Earth's surface where the outermost layer of the Earth - the lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the upper mantle, is broken into a large, irregularly shaped slab of rock.

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The much denser crustal plate is pushed below each time tectonic plates collide.

Question 27

These transfer heat from one place to another by the movement of a fluid like water or even molten rocks.

Accepted Answer

Convection currents

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Air currents

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Wind currents

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Electric currents

Question 28

Which among the following landmasses were formed when two continental plates collided?

Accepted Answer

Himalayas Mountain Ranges

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San Andreas Fault

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Mariana Trench

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The Red Sea

Question 29

According to Alfred Wegener, which among the following is the cause of the movement and drifting of continents toward and apart from each other?

Accepted Answer

Movement of tectonic plates

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Earth's rotation

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Heat transfer

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None of the above

Question 30

This flows down the slopes of a volcano and then enters a river valley, moves at a great speed and can travel through valleys and flat areas destroying and burying everything in its path.

Accepted Answer

Lahar

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Magma

Answer

Lava

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Flood

Question 31

Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity over a long period of time or have not shown any record of eruptions.

Accepted Answer

Extinct

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Active

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Dormant

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Cinder Cone

Question 32

Waves that travel through the Earth at the greatest speed. These waves are the first ones to be recorded by a seismograph.

Accepted Answer

Primary waves

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Secondary waves

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Love waves

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Rayleigh waves

Question 33

These meteorites have almost equal amounts of silicate minerals. Silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and oxygen, including metals iron and nickel.

Accepted Answer

Stony-iron meteorites

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Stony meteorites

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Iron meteorites

Answer

All of the above

Question 34

Alex noticed that the concrete monument in their town park starts to appear rusty. What kind of chemical weathering could cause this to happen?

Accepted Answer

oxidation

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carbonation

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hydrolysis

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reduction

Question 35

Which agent of erosion usually results in avalanche and landslide?

Accepted Answer

gravity

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ice

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water

Answer

wind

Question 36

In which stage of fluvial cycle of erosion do rivers flow fast and have high energy?

Accepted Answer

youth

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premature

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mature

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old

Question 37

Which property of a mineral is observed based on how it is able to scratch other minerals?

Accepted Answer

hardness

Answer

cleavage

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fracture

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luster

Question 38

Which among the given minerals is considered the softest based on Mohs' scale?

Accepted Answer

talc

Answer

apatite

Answer

calcite

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diamond

Question 39

Which type of physical weathering involves repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks or crevices of rocks that cause them to break?

Accepted Answer

frost wedging

Answer

abrasion

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exfoliation

Answer

salt wedging

Question 40

Which type of physical weathering causes rocks and pebbles to have smooth, rounded edges?

Accepted Answer

abrasion

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exfoliation

Answer

frost wedging

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thermal expansion

Question 41

What natural cycle is shown in the given diagram?

Accepted Answer

rock cycle

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carbon cycle

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nitrogen cycle

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water cycle

Question 42

Which two processes result in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

Accepted Answer

cementation and compaction

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cementation and crystallization

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melting and crystallization

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compaction and crystallization

Question 43

Which two processes result in the formation of igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

melting and crystallization

Answer

cementation and crystallization

Answer

cementation and compaction

Answer

compaction and crystallization

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT an igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

slate

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basalt

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granite

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obsidian

Question 45

Which of the following plants have root nodules that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Accepted Answer

legumes

Answer

cacti

Answer

ferns

Answer

hydra

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a form of nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

methane

Answer

ammonia

Answer

nitrates

Answer

nitrites

Question 47

Which of the following activities increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Burning of fossil fuels

Answer

Restoring forest

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Lessening meat consumption

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Buying only what is necessary

Question 48

Which correctly describes evaporation during the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.

Answer

The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.

Answer

The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.

Answer

The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.

Question 49

Which correctly describes accumulation during the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.

Answer

The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.

Answer

The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.

Answer

The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.

Question 50

Which of the following is the biggest source of saltwater?

Accepted Answer

oceans

Answer

glaciers

Answer

lakes

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rivers

Question 51

In which of the following is freshwater mostly confined?

Accepted Answer

groundwater

Answer

glaciers and ice caps

Answer

lakes

Answer

river

Question 52

Which is the area where saltwater and freshwater meets?

Accepted Answer

estuary

Answer

aquifer

Answer

dam

Answer

reservoir

Question 53

What area underground holds plenty of freshwater?

Accepted Answer

aquifer

Answer

dam

Answer

estuary

Answer

glaciers

Question 54

Which describes the variety of ways liquid moves across the land?

Accepted Answer

surface runoff

Answer

infiltration

Answer

percolation

Answer

precipitation

Question 55

Based on the diagram, how much freshwater is found on Earth?

Accepted Answer

2.5 %

Answer

0.9 %

Answer

1.2 %

Answer

96.5 %

Question 56

Where is most freshwater found?

Accepted Answer

glaciers and ice caps

Answer

groundwater

Answer

surface freshwater

Answer

living things

Question 57

In which of the following is surface freshwater found the least?

Accepted Answer

soil moisture

Answer

lakes

Answer

marshes and swamps

Answer

rivers

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