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Earth and Space 1st Semester 2022 exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

2.

Which planets are made of solid surfaces and rocky cores?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas giants

c)

outer planets

3.

Which planets are mostly made of gases?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas giants

c)

inner planets

4.

Which planet is third from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

5.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

6.

Pluto is a..?

a)

Tiny planet

b)

Dwarf planet

c)

A planet

7.

The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Pluto

8.

The earth orbits around...

a)

the sun.

b)

the moon

c)

other planets

9.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
10.

What is the purpose of lab safety?

a)

to do Science experiments

b)

to try our best NOT to get injured

c)

to goof around and get in trouble

11.

If you spill or break something during an experiment, what is the FIRST thing you should do?

a)

Tell the teacher.

b)

Clean it up.

c)

Cover it with a paper towel.

12.

Identify this piece of equipment.

a)

magnifying glass

b)

coverslip

c)

microscope

13.

What is the name of this piece of equipment?

a)

Microscope

b)

Beaker

c)

Graduated Cylinder

14.

When in the lab you should wear...

a)

open-toed shoes.

b)

sandals.

c)

closed-toes shoes.

15.

This tool is used to find the mass of an object.

a)

Scale

b)

Triple Beam Balance

c)

Microscope

16.

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

a)

Always

b)

Never

c)

When you are really hungry.

17.

Which sphere contains all of the rock, molten rock, soil, and sand on Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

18.

This sphere contains all of the water on Earth.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

19.

All living things are in this sphere.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

20.

Which sphere is made up of the layer of gases that surround the Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

21.

All of the frozen parts of the Earth are part of the _____.

a)

biosphere

b)

cryosphere

c)

hydrosphere

22.

Which gas makes up 78% of our air?

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

23.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

24.

Evaporation means...

a)

water heating up and rising as gas

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

25.

Condensation means...

a)

water running downhill

b)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

c)

water heating up and rising as gas

26.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

27.
What is A?
a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

28.

Which of Earth's layers is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

29.

Which layer is solid and made of iron and nickel?

a)

mantle

b)

outer core

c)

inner core

30.

Which layer is at letter A?

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

inner core

31.

Which layer is at letter D?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

32.

Which layer is at letter B?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

33.

Which layer is at letter C?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

34.
What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the  crust and upper mantle called?
a)

lithosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

continental crust

35.

Which layer is made of LIQUID iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

36.

A ________ is a solution in which no more solute can dissolve.

a)

saturated solution

b)

unsaturated solution

c)

supersaturated solution

37.
The _____is the part that gets dissolved. 
a)

solute 

b)

solvent 

c)

solution 

38.
A solution is a kind of ________. 
a)

mixture 

b)

compound 

c)

element 

39.
The universal solvent is ______. 
a)

sodium 

b)

acid 

c)

water 

40.
A solution is a ________ mixture. 
a)

heterogeneous 

b)

homogeneous 

c)

dumb 

41.
This is the part of the solution that does the dissolving. 
a)

solute

b)

solvent 

c)

salt water 

42.

Which are the types of rocks that come from volcanoes?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Clastic

43.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)

Sedimentary

b)

Organic

c)

Metamorphic

44.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
45.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

Brown, Red, Gray

46.

A rock is...

a)

A solid piece of the Earth

b)

A Hollywood actor

c)

Always very very hard

47.

In what type of rock could fossils be preserved?

a)

igneous

b)

minerals

c)

sedimentary

48.

This process changes rocks to magma.

a)

melting

b)

cooling and crystallizing

c)

weathering and erosion

49.

Where do metamorphic rocks form?

a)

underwater

b)

near volcanoes

c)

deep underground

50.

Where do igneous rocks form?

a)

deep underground

b)

in the air

c)

near volcanoes