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WorksheetsELS 2223 Pretest
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What was the name of hypothesis developed by Immanuel Kant and Pierre-Simon Laplace in the 18th century?
Nebular Hypothesis
Steady State Hypothesis
Panspermia Hypothesis
Inflation Hypothesis
A theory states that the universe is always expanding in constant average density.
Cosmic Inflation Theory
Big Bang Theory
Steady State Theory
Tidal Theory
Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere has strong, steady horizontal winds which is advantageous to long-distance flights?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
What hypothesis proposes that life on Earth actually began somewhere in the universe
Panspermia Hypothesis
Nebular Hypothesis
Steady State Hypothesis
Inflation Hypothesis
What was the solid portion of Earth that is composed of rocks and minerals?
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Which refers to the measure of the mineral’s resistance to scratching?
Luster
Hardness
Tenacity
Streak
What do we call to a process that usually happens after magma is formed?
Plutonism
Magmatism
Volcanism
Metamorphism
Which type of stress does crust becomes compact, making it look smaller?
Tensional
Shear
Confining
Compressional
Which type of Earth movement forms cracks or fractures in rocks?
Converging
Folding
Spreading
Faulting
Absolute dating helps to find the exact age of an object. It is done by examining the material that the object is made up of. If it is used to find the exact and/or specific age of an object. What is the other type of dating that is used to find the estimate age of an object.
Carbon Dating
Relative Dating
Radiocarbon Dating
Compressional Dating
What do the initial moments after the Big Bang have in common with the universe as it exists now?
all the stars, galaxies, and planets that exist today were formed just a few moments after the Big Bang
the universe was extremely hot then, and it is still extremely hot not
The universe back then could not sustain life, and it cannot sustain life now
the universe began expanding then, and it is still expanding today
The big bang was known as an _______
explosion
expansion
unknown
contraction
Which sphere contains all of Earth's water?
geosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
Intrusive Igneous
The image illustrates what type of boundary?
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
Emergent
If the notification indicates that there might be a need to evacuate due to the intense rainfall that is occurring in your area, how are you going to describe the possibility for flooding to happen?
Flooding is possible in certain areas.
Flooding is threatening
Flooding is possible.
Serious flooding is expected in low lying areas.
What is a tropical storm?
a great flow of water over land that is usually dry
rotating storm with low pressure at its center that can turn into a hurricane
Means flooding
None of the mentioned
Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?
It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
Lithium and Carbon
Helium and Chlorine
Hydrogen and Neon
Hydrogen and Helium
What type of galaxy do we live in?
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
Coaxial
A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:
Universe
Solar System
Galaxy
Planet
What is responsible for creating most of the waves in the ocean?
Movements of large sea creatures deep down
The gravitational pull of the moon
Container ships carrying goods between continents
The frictional contact of winds blowing over the ocean
Tectonic plates consist of
continental crust.
both continental and oceanic crust.
mesosphere.
oceanic crust.
What do you call of the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to groundwater quality degradation,
salt intrusion
soil erosion
typhoon
submersion
The earth is compose of three main layers, except for____?
Crust
Core
Mantle
Lithosphere
a hypothesis that new sea floor is created at mid-ocean ridges and that in the process the continents are pushed apart from each other.
PLATE TECTONIC
SEA-FLOOR SPREADING
FAULTS
SEISMOMETER
What evidence was NOT used by Wegener as proof of continental drift?
land features
climate
erosion
fossils
What is a plate boundary where both plates move away from each other?
divergent
convergent
plate
transform
In this process, the soil particles are loosened or washed away in the valleys, oceans, rivers, streams or far away lands. This has been worsening due to human activities such as agriculture and deforestation.
soil erosion
salt intrusion
submersion
none of the mentioned
Mega continent made of combined continents
Alfred Wegener
Rock Strata
Pangea
none of the mentioned
According to the diagram, what will form when sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and/or pressure?
magma
igneous rock
sediments
metamorphic rock
protect against magnetic particles.
If a planet was positioned half in & half out of the habitable zone it would be able to...
Sustain life because it half of the amount of water will be in liquid form.
Possibly sustain life based on having some water being in liquid form & geothermal activity.
Not support life because half of the water is frozen.
Partially support life, but half of the organisms will freeze when the planet rotates halfway out of the habitable zone.
We are part of which subsystem?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
It is an invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins.
A. axis
B. shift
C. balanced
D. celestial object
It is the part of the earth's surface characterized by the presence of frozen water
A. geosphere
B. cryosphere
C. atmosphere
D. biosphere
It is a blanket of unconsolidated, loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock
A. homogeneous material
B. bed rock
B. regolith
D. solid rock
It is the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body.
a. lithosphere
B. biosphere
D. hydrosphere
D. atmosphere
It is the period of time during which the earth makes one complete revolution on its axis
A. solar day
B. sidereal day
C. meridian day
D. noon day
It is a hypothetical whirling gaseous mass within a giant cloud of gas and dust that rotates around a sun and is believed to give rise to a planet
A. gas giant planet
B. protoplanet
B. terrestrial planet
D. inner planet
It suggests that a huge tidal wave, raised on the sun by a passing star, was drawn into a long filament and became detached from the principal mass.
A. Capture Theory
B. Kant-Laplace nebular theory
D. Jean’s Jeffrey tidal theory
D. Planetesimal Theory
It is when a planetary system is forming, there is a protoplanetary disk with materials from the nebulae from which the system came. This material is gradually pulled together by gravity to form small chunks.
A. capture Theory
B. Jeans Jeffrey's tidal theory
C. tidal theory
D. planetesimal theory
It is the property of any rotating object given by moment of inertia times angular velocity.
A. angular momentum
B. Planetesimal theory
C. Protoplanet
D. Tidal theory
The origin of the solar system, involving the approach near the Sun of another star. This set up tidal forces, and the instability of the Sun resulted in part of its mass being torn off to form the planets.
A. nebular Hypothesis
B. tidal theory
C. planetesimal theory
D. Modern Laplacian theory
1. That the original state of the cosmos was an earliest form of mixtures of all its ingredients which existed in an infinitesimal fragments of themselves.
A. primordial universe
B. atomic universe
C. static universe
D. steady-state infinite universe
2. It describes the universe as originating from infinitely tiny, dense point or singularity around 13-14 Ga (gigaannum or billion years ago)
A. steady-state theory
B. big bang theory
C. multiverse theory
D. creation theory
3. It presumes that the Solar System began as a cloud of dispersed interstellar gas or cloud of dust.
A. planetesimal hypothesis
B. protoplanet theory
C. nebular hypothesis
D. tidal theory
4. It is the distance from a star at which liquid water could exist on orbiting planets' surfaces.
A. habitable zone
B. Goldilocks zone
C. both a&b
D. none of these
5. It is the amount it takes for Earth to turn on its axis.
A. sun day
B. create day
C. solar day
D. sidereal day
6. Interacting parts of the Earth that are dependent and connected with each other.
A. subsystems
B. geosphere
C. hydrosphere
D. biosphere
7. It includes all life forms, even organic matter that has decomposed.
A. atmosphere
B. biosphere
C. geosphere
D. hydrosphere
8. It is marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
A. sidereal day
B. solar day
C. seasons
D. sundial
9. The planets are smaller blobs captured by the star.
A. planetesimal theory
B. tidal theories
C. nebular hypothesis
D. protoplanet theory
10. It may be an infinity of universes, all with their own laws of physics, their own collections of stars and galaxies (if stars and galaxies can exist in those universes), and maybe even their own intelligent civilizations.
A. multiverse
B. oscillating universe
C. static universe
D. atomic universe
All solar energy absorbed by the atmosphere, air, land, and oceans must be radiated back to space.
TRUE
FALSE
MAYBE
Earth’s internal heat is produced by ...
Radioactive Decay and Absolute Dating
Residual Heat and Radiogenic Heat
Residual Heat and Radioactive Decay
Radiogenic Heat and Absolute Dating
The remaining 60% of the solar energy is absorbed by the
atmosphere, land, and oceans.
TRUE
FALSE
MAYBE
Encounter theory proposes that planets were formed as a result of the “encounter” between which
two bodies in the solar system?
Stars
Moons
Asteroids
Planets
In the planetesimal theory, which is believed to have had an encounter with an intruding star?
Another Star
Asteriods
Comets
Protosun
•The process of radioactive decay produces heat as a byproduct.
TRUE
FALSE
MAYBE
Which of the following describes geothermal gradient?
increase in viscosity with depth
increase in volume with depth
increase in temperature with depth
increase in pressure with depth
Which of the following describes the Earth’s thermal budget?
the amount of heat produced in the interior and released on the surface
The amount of heat emitted by the Earth’s core
the balance of heat produced within the Earth’s interior
the amount of heat absorbed by the Earth’s crust
Which of the following are the main sources of Earth’s internal heat?
radioactive decay of isotopes
extraterrestrial impacts
Ultraviolet Radiation
Collision of different materials inside the earth's surface
Which of the following refers to the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
thermosphere
exosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
Which of the following refers to the layer where ozone is located?
thermosphere
stratosphere
exosphere
troposphere
Which of the following statements is true?
Nitrogen has the lowest concentration in the atmosphere.
Argon is a natural greenhouse gas.
Oxygen has the highest concentration in the atmosphere.
Water vapor is a natural greenhouse gas.
Which of the following describes magmatism?
movement of magma
production of lava
movement of lava
production of magma
What is the most abundant element in magma?
aluminum
oxygen
calcium
silicon
What is the most abundant component of the atmosphere?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
argon
It divides the ocean based on the depth, beginning at sea level to the deepest point of the ocean.
Horizontal zone
Vertical zone
Pelagic zone
Epipelagic zone
The world's major communities
Biomes
Vertical zone
Ecology
Epipelagic zone
It refers to the proportion of dissolves salts to pure water.
Biomes
Elements
Ecology
Salinity
One of the major sources of salts in the ocean
Sun
Fossils
Chemical weathering
Landslide
How many percent of Earth's surface are covered by water?
55%
93%
60%
71%
It extends from the edge of the continental shelf and over the ocean floor
Coastal Zone
Mesophelagic Zone
Vertical Zone
Neritic Zone
It lies above the continental shelf
Oceanic Zone
Mesophelagic Zone
Vertical Zone
Neritic Zone
It divides the oceans from land to the sea.
Oceanic Zone
Horizontal Zone
Vertical Zone
Neritic Zone
In which zone do viper fish residing?
Oceanic Zone
Horizontal Zone
Vertical Zone
Bathyphelagic Zone
The process in which the large quantities of water and gases are emitted to Earth's surface during volcanic eruptions.
Volcanic Outgassing
Chemical Weathering
Volcanic Spew
Continental Activity
It is located seaward of the coastal zone's low tide mark
Coastal Zone
Mesophelagic Zone
Pelagic Zone
Epipelagic Zone
It is a body of salt water with almost no boundaries and limitless volume
Sea
Coastal
Continents
Ocean
The "blue planet"
Mars
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
The average salinity of salt water is ____
5.3%
3.5%
2.5%
1.78%
It contains all the water on Earth
Lithosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Biomes
It has low biotic diversity and simple vegetation structure.
Aquatic
Forest
Desert
Tundra
It is described as deep sea.
Pelagic
Epipelagic
Mesophelagic
Abyssopelagic
Only plants and lily fish, octopus and squid are found in this region
Pelagic
Epipelagic
Mesophelagic
Abyssopelagic
It houses numerous species of plants and animals.
Tundra
Forest
Desert
Aquatic
Earth is called as _________ planet, in our solar system.
red
blue
yellow
swift
What type of planet is Earth?
Terrestrial planet
Jovian (Gaseous planet)
Aerial planet
Hydro Planet
A day on Earth lasts for how many hours?
24 Hours
12 hours
25 hours
8760 Hours
Which of the following layers of the Earth's atmosphere is innermost?
Exosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Thermosphere
The word Arctic comes from Greek and means what?
Snow
Cold
Bear
Ice
Ganymede is the largest moon in which in our solar system?
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Which plant is the world's fastest growing specie?
cogon
beans
mushroom
bamboo
What planet is the hottest in the solar system?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Which gemstone is red in color?
Diamond
Ruby
Emerald
Sapphire
When magma cools and solidifies it forms ___________.
Metamorphic rock
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Gemstone
