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1.

Who proposed the continental drift theory?

a)

Abraham Ortelius

b)

Antonio Snider Pellegrini

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Clarence Dutton

2.

Continental drifting was evidently observed during the ____________ period.

a)

Permian

b)

Jurassic

c)

Triassic

d)

Cretaceous

3.

In which of following plate boundaries does the San Andreas Fault belong to?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Seismic

4.

In which of following plate boundaries does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge belong to?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Seismic

5.

The relationship in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed is known as

a)

commensalisms

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

symbiosish

6.

Butterfly pollinating a flower is an example of ___________.

a)

commensalisms

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

7.

The organism that is harmed and which harbors the parasite is the _______.

a)

host

b)

prey

c)

victim

d)

predator

8.

It occurs when one organism benefits from the interaction, while the other one does not and is neither harmed nor affected.

a)

commensalisms

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

symbiosis

9.

They are the final consumer because they feed on dead remains of plants and animals.

a)

decomposer

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores.

10.

In Predation interaction, the organism that is harmed is called __________.

a)

host

b)

prey

c)

victim

d)

predator

11.

The earth is dynamic.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Divergent boundary is a zone where two lithospheric plates move apart from each other.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Active volcanism occurs along the plate boundaries where subduction occurs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Oceanic-to-continental convergence occurs when an oceanic plate pushes into and moves underneath a continental plate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

The largest continent of the world.

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Antartica

16.

He is a scientist who coined the term “seafloor spreading”.

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Robert S. Dietz

c)

Arthur Holmes

d)

Alfred Wegener

17.

Earth's atmosphere is a thin band of air made up of numerous layers based on temperature.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Greenhouse gases

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water vapor

19.

Ozone layer is located in the ________________

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

20.

The following are the factors that affect how water flow flows in the watershed, EXCEPT

a)

Vegetation

b)

Climate

c)

Development

d)

Direction of sea current

21.

When chlorine and bromine atoms come into contact with ozone in the stratosphere, they FORM ozone molecules

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Ocean temperature varies with depth, season and latitude.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

Excess algae growth can then lead to algae blooms, toxins being produced, reduced oxygen levels, fish kills and green scum forming on lakes

a)

Eutrophication

b)

Oil Spill

c)

Thermal Pollution

d)

Plastic Trash

24.

The basic unit of life.

a)

Atom

b)

Molecules

c)

Cell

d)

Organism

25.

Fossil fuels add CO2 to the atmosphere and contribute to global warming

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

A biogeochemical cycle that does not cycle through the atmosphere.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Phosphorus Cycle

d)

Sulfur Cycle

27.

Energy flow follows the second law of thermodynamics – energy lost as heat

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

28.

Heat discharge from factories can INCREASE oxygen content.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

A layer in the atmosphere where weather occurs.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

30.

Pollution is NOT a threatening environmental issue.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

Environmental System

Total questions: 30

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