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SHS EARTH SCIENCE MIDTERM PART 2

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 22mins

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1.

Weathering is the process that breaks up rock on Earth’s surface.

(a)  

2.

Edwin Hubble scientist was responsible for coining the phrase “Big Bang”.

(a)  

3.

A rock formed from lava or magma is classified as Metamorphic Rock

(a)  

4.

Sedimentary rock results from heating.

(a)  

5.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation(CMB) is a form of energy.

(a)  

6.

If a star is moving away from us, its light appears redder. If a star is moving towards us, its light appears bluer. This is know as wavelength.

(a)  

7.

The luster of a mineral describes its density.

(a)  

8.

Fred Hoyle discovered the red shift?

(a)  

9.

13.7 Billion years old is the universe

(a)  

10.

Intrusive Rocks when molten rock undergoes crystallization above ground

(a)  

11.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are: sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

(a)  

12.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a: metamorphic rock

(a)  

13.

A rock that forms from many small fragments of other rocks is a(n) igneous rock

(a)  

14.

The process by which metamorphic rock changes to igneous rock begins with crystallization

(a)  

15.

Deposition process causes many sedimentary rocks to have visible layers?

(a)  

16.

EXPLAIN PROCESSES OF ROCK CYCLE. (15 PTS)

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