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Earth Science - Quiz 1

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of the earth allows us to have day and night time?

a)

surface properties

b)

layer of the earth

c)

solar sytem placement

d)

rotational properties

2.

Earth is made up of erratic, complex & interactive systems that make it a constantly changing planet. Which of the following is not true about Earth being a habitable planet?

a)

The planet has enough temperature that can support life. -15 degree Celsius to 115 degree Celsius is the average temperature that a living organism can survive.

b)

The planet do not need a big protective shield  that can provide protection  and gases for living organism's survival.

c)

The planet has enough sunlight that can support living organisms internal homeostasis.

d)

Protein,carbohydate, fats & vitamins & minerals are present in the planet that is important for growth & dev’t of living organism.

3.

What terrestrial planet is made up of erratic, complex & interactive systems that make it a constantly changing planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

4.

Which of the following is not included in the four major subsystems of the Earth that affects and interacts with one another?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

ionosphere

5.

What major subsystem includes the non-living land features and divided into different layers?

a)

geosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

asthenosphere

d)

thermosphere

6.

What is the frozen water part of the Earth system?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

cryosphere

c)

glaciers

d)

ice berg

7.

What is the boundary that separates one layer of the earth from the other?

a)

separation point

b)

discontinuity

c)

asthenosphere

d)

lithosphere

8.

What Earth's subsytem is considered as "zone of life"?

a)

ecolife

b)

ecology

c)

biology

d)

biosphere

9.

This thin layer of gas that envelops our planet is necessary to sustain life because it contains gases essential for humans and animals to breathe.

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

10.

Rhiana is a jewelry collector. She loves to collect different stones and jewelry. On her way to the store, she forgot to bring her tools in identifying authentic stones and jewelry. What could be the best alternative way that she can use to identify the authenticity of the stones and jewelry?

a)

check its chemical composition

b)

check its physical properties

c)

just postpone going to the store

d)

ask for opinion from a friend via phone call

11.

Which among the underlined words that makes the statement incorrect: To consider a substance a mineral, it should meet these criteria: solid, inorganic, mand-made, fixed chemical formula and crystalline structure.

a)

inorganic

b)

mand-made

c)

fixed chemical formula

d)

crystalline structure

12.

Which of the following pair is not consider as one of the physical properties of minerals?

a)

luster & color

b)

streak & hardness

c)

cleavage and fracture

d)

fixed chemical formula and crystal form

13.

The following statements are correct about classifying rock's identity but which among this statement is the major method to classify rock type?

a)

Rocks can be classified using its physical properties.

b)

Rocks can be classified according to its color and hardness.

c)

Rocks can be classified according to its origin of formation.

d)

Rocks can be classified using Mohs Hardness Scale.

14.

What are the different major categories of rocks?

a)

igneous, sediments, metamorphic

b)

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

c)

igneous intrusive, sedimentary, metamorphic

d)

igneous extrusive, sedimentary, metamorphosis

15.

What is the origin of formation of igneous rocks?

a)

magma/lava

b)

sediments

c)

clasts

d)

organic matter

16.

What is the origin of formation of sedimentary rocks?

a)

magma/lava

b)

sediments

c)

clasts

d)

organic matter

17.

What is the process that creates metamorphic rocks?

a)

cementation

b)

lithification

c)

crystallization

d)

metamorphism

18.

Cooling magma that is exposed to an extremely hot surroundings creates what specific type of rock?

a)

igneous rock

b)

igneous intrusive rock

c)

igneous extrusive rock

d)

metamorphic rock

19.

Why igneous extrusive rock cools down faster and solidify quickly?

a)

because of the presence of atmosphere or water.

b)

because of the presence of other chemical elements.

c)

because of its exposure to an extremely hot environment.

d)

because the temperature is much higher than deep below the surface.

20.

Igneous rocks are formed through the process called

a)

exothermic and endothermic (melting & crystallization)

b)

lithification

c)

cementaton

d)

metamorphism

21.

Sedimentary rocks are formed through the process called

a)

exothermic and endothermic (melting & crystallization)

b)

lithification (compaction & cementation)

c)

erosion

d)

metamorphism

22.

Which of the following is not an example of igneous rocks?

a)

granite

b)

gabbro

c)

scoria

d)

shale

23.

Which of the following is not true about sedimentary rocks?

a)

Most of these rocks exposed on the earth’s surface.

b)

This rock are formed when sediment is compacted & cemented together.

c)

It usually formed layer by layer, with the oldest layer on the bottom, these layers are called strata.

d)

Large part of the Earth’s crust is composed of this rock type.

24.

Which of the following type of rock is derived from mechanical weathering which involves the breakdown of rocks into smaller ones at the surface of the crust, accumulate as clasts, piled on top of one another and “lithified”?

a)

clastic sedimentary rock

b)

chemical sedimentary rock

c)

organic sedimentary rock

d)

physical sedimentary rock

25.

Which of the following type of rock is form when dissolved minerals undergo the process of precipitation (separates a solid substance from a liquid)?

a)

clastic sedimentary rock

b)

chemical sedimentary rock

c)

organic sedimentary rock

d)

physical sedimentary rock

26.

Which of the following type of rock is form by the accumulation of sedimentary debris caused by organic process? Theses are rocks that may contain fossils of plants and animals trapped in the sediments as the rock was formed.

a)

clastic sedimentary rock

b)

chemical sedimentary rock

c)

organic sedimentary rock

d)

physical sedimentary rock

27.

Why fossils are usually found in sedimentary rocks?

a)

because the fossils are already in the locations where sediment is likely to bury them.

b)

because sedimentary rocks are not exposed to extreme and hot environment.

c)

because of the heat and pressure in the surroundings.

d)

because fossils are selective.

28.

Which of the following is not a example of metamorphic rock?

a)

gneiss

b)

serpentine

c)

limestone

d)

marble

29.

Which of the following is not true about metamorphic rock?

a)

Get their name from “meta” (change) and “morph” (form).

b)

Large part of the Earth’s crust is composed of metamorphic rocks.

c)

The old rocks are forcefully changed into a new kind and this process is called metamorphism.

d)

These rocks can be classified according to strata.

30.

What process that creates a metamorphic rock due to exposure to extreme heat?

a)

contact metamorphism

b)

regional metamorphism

c)

melting

d)

crystallization

31.

What process that creates a metamorphic rock due to exposure to extreme pressure?

a)

contact metamorphism

b)

regional metamorphism

c)

melting

d)

crystallization

32.

Which of the following metamorphic rock are formed through contact metamorphism?

a)

quartzite

b)

serpentine

c)

gneiss

d)

shale

33.

Which of the following metamorphic rock are formed through regional metamorphism?

a)

quartzite

b)

serpentine

c)

conglomerate

d)

shale

34.

What is the full name of your ELS teacher this semester?

a)

JIM CARLO F. PRIMO

b)

JIM CARL C. PRIMO

c)

JAMES CARL J. PRIMO

d)

JIM CARL J. PRIMO

35.

Which of the following is not a property of the earth that makes the existence of life possible?

a)

solar system placement

b)

hardness & luster

c)

surface properties

d)

rotational properties

36.

An event where the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere affects each other. 

a)

sphere interaction

b)

natural phenomenon

c)

natural hazards

d)

satellite sent to outerspace

37.

Whicf of the following is not an example of sphere interaction?

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

typhoon

c)

flood

d)

cementation

38.

What is the driving mechanism for plate tectonics that is responsible for producing earthquakes, mountain ranges, and volcanos on Earth?

a)

mantle convection

b)

metamorphism

c)

lithification

d)

melting

39.

Which of the following is not a example of crystal form or shape of a mineral?

a)

cube

b)

octahedron

c)

orthorhombic

d)

orthoclase

40.

Which of the following is true about silicate minerals?

a)

composed of oxygen anion (O2-) combined with one or more metal ions.

b)

containing the two most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, namely, silicon and oxygen.

c)

containing the carbonate (CO3) 2-anion combined with other elements.

d)

minerals that form as individual elements.

41.

Which of the following is true about carbonate minerals?

a)

composed of oxygen anion (O2-) combined with one or more metal ions.

b)

containing the two most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, namely, silicon and oxygen.

c)

containing the carbonate (CO3) 2-anion combined with other elements.

d)

minerals that form as individual elements.

42.

Which of the following is true about native minerals?

a)

composed of oxygen anion (O2-) combined with one or more metal ions.

b)

containing the two most abundant elements in the Earth’s crust, namely, silicon and oxygen.

c)

containing the carbonate (CO3) 2-anion combined with other elements.

d)

minerals that form as individual element.

43.

Which of the following is an example of sulfide mineral?

a)

pyrite

b)

gypsum

c)

fluorite

d)

dolomite

44.

Which of the following is an example of halide mineral?

a)

pyrite

b)

gypsum

c)

fluorite

d)

dolomite

45.

What property of the earth that explains that it is placed in a zone called Goldilocks Zone?

a)

surface properties

b)

layer of the earth

c)

solar sytem placement

d)

rotational properties

46.

The following statements explain the importance of the Earth's layers (crust, mantle, core) EXCEPT

a)

It is responsible for the formation of our continents.

b)

The heat from the core is responsible for keeping the right temperature for the planet.

c)

It gives us the magnetic field because of the molten nickel.

d)

protect the earth from incoming solar rays and circulates the gases that plants and animals need to survive.

47.

Fatima, a Grade 12 STEM student, dreams to visit Norway to experience the viewing of auroras. What specific layer of the atmosphere where auroras occasionally happens?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

48.

Mr. Catalan is a notable environmental advocate. He is known for initiating causes for the protection of the environment. He was invited to become a resource speaker in a university and his main goal is to educate students about environmental crisis. Which of the following is the best topic to discuss?

a)

The Importance of the Layers of Earth

b)

The Evidence of Climate Change

c)

The Auroras in the North & South Hemisphere

d)

The Talents of the Filipino Scientist

49.

Arnold is a Grade 11 STEM student. He is fascinated with things related to the atmopshere specially how it protects the planet from solar radiation. What specific layer of the atmosphere where ozone layer is located and act as shield against the harmful UV rays of the sun?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere