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WorksheetsBSED SCI4 - Final Exams
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
The idea that the universe began in a single point, then expanded and stretched and continues to stretch as we speak.
Solar Nebulae Theory
Universal Gravitation
Big Bang Theory
Supernovae
The larger the star, the shorter is its life span.
True
False
The hottest planet in the Solar system.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Vulcan
Volcanic activities are closely related to plate boundaries. Therefore, there are no volcanos nor any volcanic activity far from a plate boundary.
True
False
If minerals are the building blocks of rocks, what is the building blocks of minerals?
Atoms
Matter
Chemical compounds
Elements
Is the observed apparent change in the position of an object resulting from a change in the position of the observer.
Observational standpoint
Stellar parallax
Doppler Effect
Doopler Effect
Seismic waves are classified as either Body or __________.
Exterior
Secondary
Primary
Surface
The first theory to provide a comprehensive view of the processes that produced Earth's major surface features.
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Continental Drift
All of these
The approximate or estimated time it took for the Sun to form.
5 My
8 My
10 My
12 my
The Solar System is located in the Milky Way's __________ star cluster.
Saggitarius
Hyades
Orion
Cassiopeia
Space-time fabric or the space time continuum is expressed in ___ dimensions.
2
3
4
5
A mineral property defined as the color of a mineral in powdered form.
Color
Luster
Opacity
Streak
Most atoms in the sun exists in what form of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
A mineral habit that corresponds to a bunch of grapes.
Mamillary
Bladed
Accicular
Botryoidal
A drainage pattern developed on isolated volcanic cones and domes.
Radial
Dendritic
Trellis
Rectangular
The speed of light is considered as the universal speed limit. What is the speed of light?
300 000 m/s
3 000 000 hr/s
300 000 hr/s
3 000 000 m/s
If a rock crystallizes and cools slowly it is said to exhibit larger crystals that are visible to the naked eye.
True
False
The following are major continental plates, except:
American
Pacific
Eurasian
Indo-australian
Trenches, like the Mariana's is the surface expression of an inactive subduction zone.
True
False
An intrusive igneous body defined as being perpendicular to the horizontal rock surface.
Dike
Sill
Stock
Batholith
The most accepted age of the universe.
4.5 By
10.4 By
13.8 By
18.2 By
Natural geologic phenomena caused by the sudden and rapid movement of a large volume of rock.
Subsidence
Liquefaction
Debris Avalanche
Earthquake
The following are igneous rocks, except:
Basalt
Andesite
Migmatite
Pumice
The following are sedimentary rocks, except:
Slate
Shale
Limestone
Conglomerate
The following are metamorphic rocks, except:
Phyllite
Pyrite
Gneiss
Schist
In earthquake morphology, it is the area in the surface of the Earth directly above the source of energy release.
Focus
Hypocenter
Epicenter
Moment magnitude
An astronomical unit is the average or mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. It is expressed in _____ km.
100 000 km
100 000 000 km
150 000 km
150 000 000 km
Igneous rocks can become Metamorphic rocks without being a Sedimentary rock.
True
False
The Sun, closest star from the Earth is composed of 3 layers. This excludes;
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Ionosphere
Corona
Shape of the Earth's orbit.
Ellipse
Circular
Spherical
Imaginary
In the study of seismic waves produced by most earthquakes. An instrument called _________, record these movements shown through _________.
seismograms, seismographs
seismographs, seismograms
Seismograms, seismoglyphs
seismoglyphs, seismograms
Large cauldron like hollow that form shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber after a volcanic eruption.
Volcanic basin
Crater lake
Caldera
Aqueduct
A Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough rubbly surface composed of broken lava blocks.
Basaltic
Pahoehoe
Silicic
Aa
A body of water, saturated sediment or rock, where water can move readily.
Aquifer
Aquitard
Aquiclude
Watershed
The movement of a planet around its host star relative to its orbit is called ________.
Rotation
Gravitational Lensing
Revolution
Planetary motion
Gravitational attraction is directly proportional to the product of the mass of two objects and is inversely proportional to the distance between them.
True
False
A diagnostic mineral property defined as the appearance or quality of light as reflected on a minerals surface.
Luster
Streak
Color
Transparency
In what plate boundaries do ocean basins form?
Convergent
Divergent
Transformed
In what plate boundaries do orogenies form?
Covergent
Divergent
Transformed
The famous San Andreas fault in California, USA is associated to what type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transformed
Most abundant element in the universe.
He
H
O
C
Most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere.
O
C
H
N
Most abundant element in the Earth's crust.
H
O
Si
Al
The mantle which consumes the bulk volume of the planet is characterized by what type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
All of these
The following are the key evidences for the Plate Tectonics Theory, except:
Mesosaurus
Jigsaw fit along shorelines
Paleoclimates
Ancient settlers
The universe is expanding at rates far more comprehensive. The model of the universe are the following, excluding;
Open
Close
Bubble
Flat
He discovered that the universe is expanding directly proportional to its velocity. Observed such an event using the apparent red shifts of galaxy.
Robert Wilson
Arno Penzias
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
A seismic waves not capable of passing through liquid.
Rayleigh
Love
P-waves
S-waves
The supercontinent that formed around 200 mya.
Rodinia
Panthalassa
Pangaea
Laurasia
One or more white dwarfs stars gain enough mass to collapse causing a nuclear chain reaction explosion.
Type1A supernova
Type1B Supernova
Type2A supernova
Type2B supernova
The following are what makes a mineral, except:
Crystalline solid
Naturally occurring
Formed organically
Has a chemical formula
Is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface.
Breakdown
Erosion
Weathering
Mass wasting
A theoretical physicist who worked as a patent clerk, most famous for his his work on General Relativity.
Isaac Newton
Edwin Hubble
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
Is the concentric layer of the Earth responsible for the planets protective electro-magnetic field.
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Continental crusts are less dense compared to oceanic crust.
True
False
