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IS - Earth Sci (1st Sem.) | Week 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient culture kept records of earthquakes as early as 780 BCE?

a)

Chinese

b)

Maya

c)

Babylonians

d)

Greeks

2.

Earth science is the scientific study of

a)

chemical equations.

b)

health and nutrition.

c)

Earth and its universe.

d)

human behavior.

3.

Rocks and minerals were cataloged around 200 BCE by

a)

the Romans.

b)

the Babylonians.

c)

the Japanese.

d)

the Greeks.

4.

An idea that has been tested repeatedly and gains acceptance is called a

a)

hypothesis.

b)

law.

c)

theory.

d)

controlled experiment.

5.

Earth scientists help us better understand the world around us by studying how

a)

animals interact with humans.

b)

natural forces shape our environemnt.

c)

war impacts society.

d)

genealogy and astrology impact society.

6.

Which of the following is closest to the average circumference of Earth?

a)

4,000 km

b)

40,000 km

c)

7,400 km

d)

74,000 km

7.

All of the following are parts of the compositional structure of Earth EXCEPT the

a)

global ocean

b)

mantle

c)

core

d)

crust

8.

Which of the following is NOT one of three factors that control the balance of an ecosystem?

a)

producers

b)

decomposers

c)

consumers

d)

solar energy

9.

How does the transfer of energy throughout an ecosystem begin?

a)

Humans create pollution

b)

Plants capture solar energy through photosynthesis

c)

The energy store on Earth is depleted.

d)

Producers eat consumers.

10.

The shape of Earth most closely resembles a(n)

a)

perfect sphere.

b)

approximate oval.

c)

oblate spheroid.

d)

perfect circle.

11.

Who uses soil maps?

a)

chemists and physicists

b)

farmers and conservationists

c)

engineers and loggers

d)

cartographers and geographers

12.

What is latittude?

a)

the angular distance north or south from the equator

b)

the linear distance north or south from the equator

c)

the angular distance east of west from the prime meridian

d)

the linear distance north or south from the prime meridian

13.

What is longitude?

a)

the linear distance north or south from the prime meridian

b)

the angular distance east of west from the prime meridian

c)

the angular distance north of south from the equator

d)

the linear distance east of west from the equator

14.

Latitude and longitude can locate a place on Earth's surface by describing its position in degrees, minutes, and seconds

a)

east of west of the prime meridian and north or south of the equator

b)

north or south of 180 latitude and east of west 180 longitude

c)

east or west of the international date line and north or south of the poles

d)

north or south of the prime meridian and east or west of the equator

15.

Scientists gather the information they need to make maps by using

a)

listening devices and research.

b)

field studies and divining.

c)

the Internet and early maps.

d)

field surveys and remote sensing.

16.

Density, color, and boiling point are examples of

a)

chemical descriptions.

b)

chemical properties.

c)

physical properties.

d)

physical science.

17.

Where are electrons found in atoms?

a)

in the electron sphere

b)

in the electron zone.

c)

in the atomic ring cycle.

d)

in the electron cloud.

18.

In the chemical formula CO2, what does the small 2 mean?

a)

2 carbon atoms

b)

2 carbon dioxide atoms

c)

2 carbon dioxide molecules

d)

2 oxygen atoms

19.

Two types of chemical bonds are

a)

positive and negative.

b)

ionic and covalent.

c)

atomic and covalent.

d)

ionic and coefficient.

20.

How do compounds differ from mixtures?

a)

Compounds are composed of chemically bonded substances; mixtures are composed of substances that are not bonded chemically.

b)

Mixtures are composed of chemically bonded substances; compounds are composed of substances that are not bonded chemically.

c)

Compounds are composed of physically bonded substances; mixtures are composed of substances that are not bonded chemically.

d)

Mixtures are composed of chemically bonded substances; compounds are composed of solutions.

21.

What is chatoyancy?

a)

mineral shows metallic luster

b)

mineral shows a cat's-eye effect

c)

mineral shows nonmetallic luster

d)

buoyancy

22.

A phosphorescent mineral glows

a)

after an ultraviolet light is turned off

b)

after a fluorescent light is turned off.

c)

in ultraviolet light.

d)

at all times.

23.

Isolated tetrahedra

a)

link only with ring silicates.

b)

link with silicon or oxygen atoms.

c)

do not link with silicon or oxygen atoms.

d)

do no exists in nature.

24.

What is asterism?

a)

a cat's eye shape appears when a mineral reflects light

b)

a six-sided star shape appears when a mineral reflect light

c)

a circular shape appears when a mineral reflects light

d)

a square shape appears when a mineral reflect light

25.

Double-chain silicates are formed when

a)

two single-chains of framework silicates bond to each other.

b)

double tetrahedra bond to each other.

c)

two single-chains of tetrahedra bond to each other.

d)

two rings of single-chains bond to each other.