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Earth as a Habitable Planet, a System, and its Minerals

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which factor(s) best supports the importance of molten core for a planet to be habitable?

a)

Energy source

b)

Resource distribution

c)

Resource of raw material

d)

Protection from solar radiation

2.

What form of energy is transferred out of the earth system?

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Terrestrial Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

3.

Suppose there is a tree deeply rooted in soil. What exchanges can be distributed by the soil to the tree?

a)

Nutrients and Moisture

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Nutrients

c)

Moisture and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Moisture, Nutrients, and Carbon Dioxide

4.

If the heat on the molten core of a planet was exhausted, the planet is:

a)

not habitable because it will turn water into ice in the surface

b)

not habitable because the raw materials cannot be processed in the system

c)

habitable because there can be another energy source than geothermal energy

d)

habitable because the magnetic field is still present even if the heat was dissipated

5.

If a planet has a thick atmosphere and is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, the planet cannot be habitable. Why is that so?

a)

Air circulation is much slower

b)

The atmospheric pressure is intolerable

c)

Water will not form due to excessive heat

d)

Most of life forms will suffocate in carbon dioxide

6.

The following are characteristics of minerals, EXCEPT:

a)

Has a solid structure

b)

Made with a crystalline structure

c)

Composed of definite chemical composition

d)

Contains organic and/or inorganic materials

7.

What is the luster of the mineral shown?

a)

Metallic

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non-metallic

d)

Sub-metallic

8.

What type of cleavage does it exhibit?

a)

2 perfect direction

b)

2 imperfect direction

c)

3 perfect direction

d)

3 imperfect direction

9.

Which of the following silica tetrahedral structure makes up a mineral in the amphibole group?

a)

Double chain

b)

Framework

c)

Sheet

d)

Single chain

10.

The following can be a characteristic of a mineral:

I. Light-colored

II. Dark-colored

III. Have high content of Mg and Fe

IV. Have high content of silica


What would be the characteristics of a non-ferromagnesian silicate?

a)

I and III

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

II and IV