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Earth and Life Science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The following makes up the Universe except one. Which is the exception?

a)

baryonic matter

b)

dark matter

c)

light year

d)

dark energy

2.

Which are the three most abundant elements found in the Universe?

a)

Hydrogen, Helium and Lithium

b)

Hydrogen, Helium and Deuterium

c)

Hydrogen, Deuterium and Lithium

d)

Helium, Deuterium and Lithium

3.

Larger atoms in the universe are believed to have formed through this process.

a)

Gravitational collapse

b)

constant rotation

c)

nuclear fission

d)

nuclear fusion

4.

A cluster of billions of stars that makes up the universe.

a)

constellation

b)

galaxy

c)

Virgo supercluster

d)

isotropic

5.

Who believed that a supreme being created the universe including man and other organisms?

a)

Africans

b)

Indians

c)

Egyptians

d)

monotheistic religions

6.

If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets, they would

a)

Spiral slowly toward the sun

b)

Spiral slowly away from the sun

c)

Fly straight away from the sum

d)

Move in a straight line tangent to their orbit

7.

This subsystem covers the set of all life forms on earth.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

8.

This subsystem makes up 70% of the earth’s outer surface.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

9.

This includes the rocks of the crust and mantle, the metallic liquid outer core, and the solid metallic inner core.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

10.

Which of the following comprises the biosphere?

a)

rainforest

b)

coral reefs

c)

mangroves

d)

all of these

11.

How Ozone Layer helps planet Earth to sustain life?

4 lines
12.

Are greenhouse gases helpful for the living organisms on earth? If yes, how? If not, why do you think so?

4 lines
13.

Rocks that are formed from cooled lava or magma escaping form volcanoes.

a)

Methamorphic Rocks

b)

Igneous Rocks

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

d)

Metamorphic Rocks

14.

In order for an organism to survive, nutrients are needed. What is/are the characteristic/s of

the planet Earth which transport and replenish nutrients for an organism to exist?

a)

Earth has both water cycle and nitrogen cycle.

b)

Earth has natural activities to circulate nutrients.

c)

Earth has an atmosphere and ozone layer.

d)

All of these

15.

What subsystem of the earth does clouds are a part of?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

16.

Humans are autotrophs.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which distinct characteristic made Earth different from any other planet?

a)

It is the only planet that turns around in space.

b)

It is the only rocky planet.

c)

It is the only planet that changes its structure.

d)

It is the only planet that has a large amount of liquid water.

18.

Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?

a)

Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Earth

b)

Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

c)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

19.

It is the conversion of water from liquid to gas.

(a)  

20.

It divides the ocean based on the depth, beginning at sea level to the deepest point of the ocean.

a)

Horizontal zone

b)

Vertical zone

c)

Pelagic zone

d)

Epipelagic zone

21.

One of the major sources of salts in the ocean

a)

Sun

b)

Fossils

c)

Chemical weathering

d)

Landslide