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WorksheetsEALS - Quiz #1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What makes planet Earth different from the other planets in the solar system?
It supports life.
It is mostly covered in water.
The atmosphere holds gases.
All of the above
Which term is used to describe the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Biosphere
The atmosphere of the Earth is composed of ______ nitrogen and ______ oxygen and other gases.
0% and 100%
21% and 78%
78% and 21%
505 and 505
What are the building blocks of rocks and it is mostly found in the geosphere?
Elements
Minerals
Ore
Soil
Which answer best describes the role of the ozone layer?
It traps heat from the sun to heat the planet.
It protects the plants and animals on Earth from receiving too much ultraviolet radiation.
It cools the Earth through the evaporation of water vapor.
It keeps the oxygen in the atmosphere closest to Earth and the nitrogen separated in the atmosphere.
What is the property of minerals that reflects light on its surface?
Color
Crystal Structure
Luster
Streak
Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
Glacier
Gravity
Rocks
Wind
What makes Earth similar to Venus?
Earth and Venus are the right sizes to hold a sufficient atmosphere.
Venus' atmosphere is 100 times thicker than Earth.
Among all the solid planets and moons, only Earth and Venus does not have significant atmospheres.
None of the above.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Water Sphere
Geosphere
Which refers to a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition?
Compound
Crystal
Mineral
Rocks
Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
Mercury, Mars, Earth
Earth, Venus, Mars
Mercury, Earth, Venus
Which of the following processes cannot be considered as exogenic?
Deposition
Erosion
Eruption
Weathering
What is the process by which sediments settle down in a particular area?
Deformation
Deposition
Transport
Weathering
Which subsystem suits the statement, "Global ecological system interacting with each other"?
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Which of the following human activities may NOT result to the movement of sediments from one place to another?
Building a highway
Developing new athletic field
Cultivating soil and gardening
Washing the dishes
What type of weathering is exhibited when the rocks are fractured, cracked, and broken down into small pieces?
Chemical Weathering
Oxidation
Physical Weathering
Pressure Change
What term refers to the removal and transport of weathered mineral from one place to another?
Deposition
Erosion
Sublimation
Weathering
Name the two types of Igneous Rock.
(a)
Give one Exogenic Processes
(a)
What do you call the study of rocks?
(a)
