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ELS LA#3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?

a)

George Lemaitre

b)

Edwin Hubble

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Galileo Galilei

2.

A nebula was formed from cloud of gasses and dust that resulted to the formation of the Solar System.

It was then modified and added the explanation of rotational origin. Which hypothesis best suits the situation?

a)

Nebular

b)

Protoplanet

c)

Infinitesimal/Planetesimal

d)

Encounter

3.

The distance of the Earth from the Sun makes the life on Earth possible.

Which sphere best suits this situation?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

4.

Why is it the Big Bang theory is the most accepted theory in the origin of the universe? Because of the evidences ___________ and _________.

a)

Blue shift; Cosmic Background Radiation

b)

Red shift; Atomic Background Radiation

c)

Blue shift; Atomic Background Radiation

d)

Red shift; Cosmic Background Radiation

5.

The ancient greeks once believed that the universe is just like a Giant Living Body. What is the reason behind this belief?

a)

The universe was creative.

b)

Interconnected universe

c)

The universe came from a cosmic egg.

d)

There was a God that created everything.

6.

Complete the statement:

Rocks are naturally occurring and ____________.

a)

have definite composition

b)

organic

c)

liquid

d)

in crystalline structure

7.

Which statement DOES NOT show weathering?

a)

Exfoliation

b)

Frost-wedging

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Forest Fire

8.

Which DOES show erosion?

a)

Frost-wedging

b)

Root-wedging

c)

Solution

d)

Exfoliation

9.

A star passed through a nebula and brought them together that later created the Solar System.

Which hypothesis in the origin of the Solar System best describes the situation?

a)

Planetesimal

b)

Protoplanet

c)

Nebular

d)

Turbulence

10.

Which best describes Frost-wedging?

a)

Water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart.

b)

Cracks develop parallel to the land surface.

c)

Air dissolves in rainwater and becomes weakly acidic.

d)

Acid rain reacts with rock-forming minerals.