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BSED SCI4 - Final Exams

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The idea that the universe began in a single point, then expanded and stretched and continues to stretch as we speak.

a)

Solar Nebulae Theory

b)

Universal Gravitation

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

Supernovae

2.

The larger the star, the shorter is its life span.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The hottest planet in the Solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Vulcan

4.

Volcanic activities are closely related to plate boundaries. Therefore, there are no volcanos nor any volcanic activity far from a plate boundary.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If minerals are the building blocks of rocks, what is the building blocks of minerals?

a)

Atoms

b)

Matter

c)

Chemical compounds

d)

Elements

6.

Is the observed apparent change in the position of an object resulting from a change in the position of the observer.

a)

Observational standpoint

b)

Stellar parallax

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Doopler Effect

7.

Seismic waves are classified as either Body or __________.

a)

Exterior

b)

Secondary

c)

Primary

d)

Surface

8.

The first theory to provide a comprehensive view of the processes that produced Earth's major surface features.

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Seafloor Spreading

c)

Continental Drift

d)

All of these

9.

The approximate or estimated time it took for the Sun to form.

a)

5 My

b)

8 My

c)

10 My

d)

12 my

10.

The Solar System is located in the Milky Way's __________ star cluster.

a)

Saggitarius

b)

Hyades

c)

Orion

d)

Cassiopeia

11.

Space-time fabric or the space time continuum is expressed in ___ dimensions.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

A mineral property defined as the color of a mineral in powdered form.

a)

Color

b)

Luster

c)

Opacity

d)

Streak

13.

Most atoms in the sun exists in what form of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

14.

A mineral habit that corresponds to a bunch of grapes.

a)

Mamillary

b)

Bladed

c)

Accicular

d)

Botryoidal

15.

A drainage pattern developed on isolated volcanic cones and domes.

a)

Radial

b)

Dendritic

c)

Trellis

d)

Rectangular

16.

The speed of light is considered as the universal speed limit. What is the speed of light?

a)

300 000 m/s

b)

3 000 000 hr/s

c)

300 000 hr/s

d)

3 000 000 m/s

17.

If a rock crystallizes and cools slowly it is said to exhibit larger crystals that are visible to the naked eye.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The following are major continental plates, except:

a)

American

b)

Pacific

c)

Eurasian

d)

Indo-australian

19.

Trenches, like the Mariana's is the surface expression of an inactive subduction zone.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

An intrusive igneous body defined as being perpendicular to the horizontal rock surface.

a)

Dike

b)

Sill

c)

Stock

d)

Batholith

21.

The most accepted age of the universe.

a)

4.5 By

b)

10.4 By

c)

13.8 By

d)

18.2 By

22.

Natural geologic phenomena caused by the sudden and rapid movement of a large volume of rock.

a)

Subsidence

b)

Liquefaction

c)

Debris Avalanche

d)

Earthquake

23.

The following are igneous rocks, except:

a)

Basalt

b)

Andesite

c)

Migmatite

d)

Pumice

24.

The following are sedimentary rocks, except:

a)

Slate

b)

Shale

c)

Limestone

d)

Conglomerate

25.

The following are metamorphic rocks, except:

a)

Phyllite

b)

Pyrite

c)

Gneiss

d)

Schist

26.

In earthquake morphology, it is the area in the surface of the Earth directly above the source of energy release.

a)

Focus

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Epicenter

d)

Moment magnitude

27.

An astronomical unit is the average or mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is expressed in _____ km.

a)

100 000 km

b)

100 000 000 km

c)

150 000 km

d)

150 000 000 km

28.

Igneous rocks can become Metamorphic rocks without being a Sedimentary rock.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The Sun, closest star from the Earth is composed of 3 layers. This excludes;

a)

Chromosphere

b)

Photosphere

c)

Ionosphere

d)

Corona

30.

Shape of the Earth's orbit.

a)

Ellipse

b)

Circular

c)

Spherical

d)

Imaginary

31.

In the study of seismic waves produced by most earthquakes. An instrument called _________, record these movements shown through _________.

a)

seismograms, seismographs

b)

seismographs, seismograms

c)

Seismograms, seismoglyphs

d)

seismoglyphs, seismograms

32.

Large cauldron like hollow that form shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber after a volcanic eruption.

a)

Volcanic basin

b)

Crater lake

c)

Caldera

d)

Aqueduct

33.

A Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks.

a)

Basaltic

b)

Pahoehoe

c)

Silicic

d)

Aa

34.

A body of water, saturated sediment or rock, where water can move readily.

a)

Aquifer

b)

Aquitard

c)

Aquiclude

d)

Watershed

35.

The movement of a planet around its host star relative to its orbit is called ________.

a)

Rotation

b)

Gravitational Lensing

c)

Revolution

d)

Planetary motion

36.

Gravitational attraction is directly proportional to the product of the mass of two objects and is inversely proportional to the distance between them.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

A diagnostic mineral property defined as the appearance or quality of light as reflected on a minerals surface.

a)

Luster

b)

Streak

c)

Color

d)

Transparency

38.

In what plate boundaries do ocean basins form?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transformed

39.

In what plate boundaries do orogenies form?

a)

Covergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transformed

40.

The famous San Andreas fault in California, USA is associated to what type of plate boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transformed

41.

Most abundant element in the universe.

a)

He

b)

H

c)

O

d)

C

42.

Most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere.

a)

O

b)

C

c)

H

d)

N

43.

Most abundant element in the Earth's crust.

a)

H

b)

O

c)

Si

d)

Al

44.

The mantle which consumes the bulk volume of the planet is characterized by what type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

All of these

45.

The following are the key evidences for the Plate Tectonics Theory, except:

a)

Mesosaurus

b)

Jigsaw fit along shorelines

c)

Paleoclimates

d)

Ancient settlers

46.

The universe is expanding at rates far more comprehensive. The model of the universe are the following, excluding;

a)

Open

b)

Close

c)

Bubble

d)

Flat

47.

He discovered that the universe is expanding directly proportional to its velocity. Observed such an event using the apparent red shifts of galaxy.

a)

Robert Wilson

b)

Arno Penzias

c)

Edwin Hubble

d)

Albert Einstein

48.

A seismic waves not capable of passing through liquid.

a)

Rayleigh

b)

Love

c)

P-waves

d)

S-waves

49.

The supercontinent that formed around 200 mya.

a)

Rodinia

b)

Panthalassa

c)

Pangaea

d)

Laurasia

50.

One or more white dwarfs stars gain enough mass to collapse causing a nuclear chain reaction explosion.

a)

Type1A supernova

b)

Type1B Supernova

c)

Type2A supernova

d)

Type2B supernova

51.

The following are what makes a mineral, except:

a)

Crystalline solid

b)

Naturally occurring

c)

Formed organically

d)

Has a chemical formula

52.

Is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface.

a)

Breakdown

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Mass wasting

53.

A theoretical physicist who worked as a patent clerk, most famous for his his work on General Relativity.

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Edwin Hubble

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Albert Einstein

54.

Is the concentric layer of the Earth responsible for the planets protective electro-magnetic field.

a)

Upper Mantle

b)

Lower Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

55.

Continental crusts are less dense compared to oceanic crust.

a)

True

b)

False