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EARTH LIFE SCIENCE REVIEW

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Clouds of dust and gas and other star clusters

(a)  

2.

What is the nebulae made of?

(a)  

3.

What is the galaxy a group of?

(a)  

4.

What is the correct timeline of the big bang theory?

a)

singularity era (planck era) - inflationary era - formation of the universe - formation of basic elements - radiation era - matter domination - birth of stars and galaxies

b)

inflationary era - singularity era (planck era) - formation of basic elements - formation of the universe - matter domination - radiation era - birth of stars and galaxies

c)

singularity era (planck era) - formation of the universe - inflationary era - formation of basic elements - radiation era - birth of stars and galaxies - matter domination

d)

inflationary era - formation of the universe - singularity era (planck era) - formation of basic elements - matter domination - birth of stars and galaxies - radiation era

5.

  • Pairs of hydrogen nuclei form helium nuclei, the process is called



(a)  

6.

What is the shift when the distance between galaxies is increasing with time

(a)  

7.

According to Edwin Hubble, the distance between galaxies is...

(a)  

8.

  • is speculated to be the remnant energy left over from the

    formation of the universe



(a)  

9.

  • Sun center of the solar system

a)

Geocentric Model

b)

Heliocentric Model

10.

What is the theory that states that the universe is unchanging?

(a)  

11.

What theory provides a solution to unresolved problems of the BBT

(a)  

12.

What theory provides a solution to unresolved problems of the BBT

(a)  

13.

According to the Inflation theory, what does flatness state?

(a)  

14.

According to the Inflation theory, what does monopole state?

(a)  

15.

According to the inflation theory, what does the horizon state?

a)

space in opposite direction are so far apart they could never have contact with each other

b)

space in similar direction are so far apart they could never have contact with each other

16.

  • Sun, moon, and other known planets orbit earth

a)

Geocentric Model

b)

Heliocentric Model

17.

Who discovered the Vortex Theory

(a)  

18.

What does the vortex theory state?

a)

  • Solar system formed by great cloud or nebula

b)

  • The sun's collision with a giant comet resulted to the creation of the planets.

c)

  • Solar system was formed into bodies with nearly circular orbits because of the whirlpool-like motion the pre-solar system. The orbits of the planets are the primary whirlpool and the satellites are the secondary whirlpool.

d)

The solar system developed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, called a nebula.

19.

What does the collision theory state?

a)

  • Solar system formed by great cloud or nebula

b)

  • The sun's collision with a giant comet resulted to the creation of the planets.

c)

  • Solar system was formed into bodies with nearly circular orbits because of the whirlpool-like motion the pre-solar system. The orbits of the planets are the primary whirlpool and the satellites are the secondary whirlpool.

d)

The solar system developed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, called a nebula.

20.

What does the nebular theory state?

a)

  • Solar system formed by great cloud or nebula

b)

  • The sun's collision with a giant comet resulted to the creation of the planets.

c)

  • Solar system was formed into bodies with nearly circular orbits because of the whirlpool-like motion the pre-solar system. The orbits of the planets are the primary whirlpool and the satellites are the secondary whirlpool.

d)

The solar system developed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, called a nebula.

21.

Where does the sun's energy come from?

(a)  

22.

What color are the hottest stars?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

orange

23.

is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe

(a)  

24.

The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy. (Alexander Friedmen ang Georges Lemaitre 1920)

(a)  

25.

A Doppler shift in which spectral features are shifted to shorter wavelengths, observed when an object is moving toward the observer.

(a)  

26.

a doppler shift toward the red end of the spectrum, occurs because the light waves are "stretched", which shows that earth and the source are moving away from each other.

(a)  

27.

The theory that the universe will eventually collapse back in on itself when it is done expanding as a result of the Big Bang. The outward flight of the galaxies will slow down and eventually stop.



(a)  

28.

The theory that states that the universe would continue to expand, but its density would decrease

(a)  

29.

High temperature gas ball collapse then heat up and them become disk shape

a)

FLATTENING

b)

COLLAPSE

c)

SPINNING

d)

ACCRETION

30.

Disk spins faster and faster and temperature decreased

a)

FLATTENING

b)

SPINNING

c)

COLLAPSE

d)

CONDENSATION

31.

Disk become sphere due to rotation, because of fast rotation, some of the fog escape

a)

COLLAPSE

b)

CONDENSATION

c)

ACCRETION

d)

FLATTENING

32.

Some fog formed the core of the largest mass in the middle, while small part formed around cooling process.

a)

CONDENSATION

b)

ACCRETION

c)

SPINNING

d)

COLLAPSE

33.

Cores of smaller mass turns into planets, while most remain in a high temperature flare.

a)

SPINNING

b)

FLATTENING

c)

ACCRETION

d)

COLLAPSE

34.

• Is a yellow dwarf star

• Brings warmth

• Center of the Solar System

• Giant ball of glowing gases

• Makes lots of energy

• “Solar winds are destructive”

a)

SUN

b)

VENUS

c)

EARTH

d)

MARS

35.

• Has rings that are made up of frozen gas, ice, and rock

• Second Largest Planet

• Made mostly of hydrogen and helium

a)

SATURN

b)

URANUS

c)

JUPITER

d)

NEPTUNE

36.

• Largest Planet

• Giant ball of swirling gas

• Has between 80 and 95 moons

• Has two very thin rings

• Has a large red spot, which is a giant storm

a)

URANUS

b)

JUPITER

c)

SUN

d)

VENUS

37.

• Closest to the Sun

• Rocky crust with craters

• Cold on half of the planet

• Hot on half facing the sun

• Gray in color

• Smallest planet

a)

VENUS

b)

EARTH

c)

MARS

d)

MERCURY

38.

• Second planet from the sun

• Nicknames “the evening star”

• Poisonous fog

• The HOTTEST planet

• Orange in color

a)

VENUS

b)

MERCURY

c)

JUPITER

d)

NEPTUNE

39.

• Third planet from the sun

• Only planet with large amounts of liquid water

• Only planet with living things???

a)

MARS

b)

VENUS

c)

EARTH

d)

NEPTUNE

40.

• The RED Planet

• Has 2 moons

• Volcanoes and Canyons

• Rocks and Sand

a)

JUPITER

b)

MARS

c)

URANUS

d)

MERCURY

41.

• Looks like it is on its side

• 90 degree angle

• Very cold and windy

• Has some rings

• Blue-green in color

a)

URANUS

b)

NEPTUNE

c)

EARTH

d)

MARS

42.

• Most distant major planet

• Two dark spots

• Blue in color

• First planet located through mathematical calculations

a)

JUPITER

b)

SATURN

c)

JUPITER

d)

NEPTUNE

43.

• Used to be considered a planet

• One of Neptune’s moons

• Gray in color

(a)  

44.

“cleared the neighborhood”

(a)  

45.

are rocky airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago

a)

comets

b)

meteoroid

c)

asteroid

d)

meteorite

46.

Icy body that releases gases as it orbits the Sun

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

meteorite

d)

meteoroid

47.

Rocky or metallic fragment of an asteroid, comet, or planet.

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

meteorite

d)

meteoroid

48.

Rocky or metallic fragment of an asteroid, comet, or planet.

a)

comet

b)

asteroid

c)

meteorite

d)

meteoroid

49.

Cosmographical boundary of the solar system

(a)  

50.

a source of comets

(a)  

51.

Determine the exact age of the artifact or a site

(a)  

52.

Determine the which object is older

(a)  

53.

Rock layers in the bottom are older than those on top of them.

(a)  

54.

Rock layers are extended laterally and continuously.

a)

lateral continuity

b)

superposition

c)

inclusion

d)

original horizontality

55.

Rock layers that are cut across are older than the cut itself

a)

superposition

b)

inclusion

c)

original horizontality

d)

cross-cutting relationship

56.

Rock layers form in a horizontal position

a)

original horizontality

b)

superposition

c)

lateral continuity

d)

inclusion

57.

Any inclusion in rock layers are older than the rock that contains it

a)

superposition

b)

original continuity

c)

inclusion

d)

cross-cutting relationship

58.

Form when minerals replace the structure of an organism

(a)  

59.

They are formed due to the burial of plants or plant parts in sediment

(a)  

60.

Are three dimensional and preserve the surface contours of the organism. A mold preserves a negative imprint of the surface, while a cast preserves the external form of the organism

(a)  

61.

Preservation of original skeletons and soft body parts

(a)  

62.

When did the Earth meet the moon?

a)

hadean eon

b)

archean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

proterozoic eon

e)

paleozoic eon

63.

When did the magnetic field form?

a)

hadean eon

b)

archean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

proterozoic eon

e)

paleozoic eon

64.

When did the first eukaryotes appear?

a)

hadean eon

b)

archean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

proterozoic eon

e)

paleozoic eon

65.

When did the first oceans appear?

a)

hadean eon

b)

archean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

proterozoic eon

e)

paleozoic eon

66.

When was tectonic activity first present?

a)

hadean eon

b)

archean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

proterozoic eon

e)

paleozoic eon

67.

When did the first prokaryotic bacteria appear?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

proterozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

68.

When was the great oxygenation event?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

proterozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

69.

When was the oxygen crisis?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

proterozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

70.

When was the cambrian explosion?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

proterozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

71.

When was age of the fishes and amphibians?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

proterozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

72.

When was age of reptiles and dinosaurs?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

73.

When did the Permian-Triassic Extinction occur?

a)

archean eon

b)

hadean eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

74.

When did the dinosaurs go extinct?

a)

archean eon

b)

cenozoic eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

75.

When was the stone age?

a)

archean eon

b)

cenozoic eon

c)

mesozoic eon

d)

paleozoic eon

76.

  • used photosynthesis and released oxygen



(a)  

77.

  • Biggest extinction the planet has ever seen

a)

Triassic-Jurassic Extinction

b)

Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction

c)

Holocene Extinction

d)

Permian-Triassic Extinction

78.

Greek term which means air

(a)  

79.

  • Protects from sun’s UV radiation



(a)  

80.

order of layers in the atmosphere

a)

mesosphere - thermosphere - stratosphere - troposphere - exosphere

b)

troposphere - stratosphere - mesosphere - thermosphere - exosphere

c)

stratosphere - mesosphere - exosphere - troposphere - thermosphere

81.

● Contains Convection Currents created by the sun’s heat which cause most of our weather

● Lowest layer

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

82.

● Second layer

● Contains the ozone layer

● Temperature increases with height because the ozone absorbs UV

radiation from the sun

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

83.

● Mysterious layer - cannot be reached by the highest research

balloons nor is it accessible to the lowest orbiting satellites

● Protects earth from meteoroids - most meteors vaporize

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

84.

● Mysterious layer - cannot be reached by the highest research

balloons nor is it accessible to the lowest orbiting satellites

● Protects earth from meteoroids - most meteors vaporize

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

85.

● Aurora

● Absorption of very short-wave, high-energy solar radiation by oxygen

and nitrogen

a)

thermosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

86.

● Outermost layer
● Air is extremely thin
● Satellites have little friction with air
● Atoms and molecules are so far apart that this layer no longer

behaves like gas

a)

thermosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

87.

● Oxygen absorbs energy from sun’s UV rays then split to form single oxygen atoms

● These oxygen atoms combined with remaining oxygen molecule then form ozone molecules

(a)  

88.

first significant step wherein industrialized countries did and committed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases

(a)  

89.

proven to be innovative and successful, first treaty to achieve universal replication by all countries in the world

(a)  

90.

Liquid component of the earth (including glacial water)

(a)  

91.

  • Water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface



(a)  

92.

● Natural hazards related to water
● Phenomenon of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature

that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage.

(a)  

93.

Large storm system having circular or spiral system of violent winds and heavy rain, typically hundreds of kilometers of miles in diameter

(a)  

94.

  1. ● Geographical locations/regions where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations

    ● Wind – inward and upward
    ● Forms under areas of wind divergence that occur in upper levels of

    troposphere
    ● Longer on water, bigger it gets



(a)  

95.

  • ●  abnormal increase of water level when a storm is near the coastal lines



(a)  

96.

  • ●  Solid state of the earth

  • ●  Structure, composition, minerals and processes of earth

  • ●  Layers of the earth



(a)  

97.

  • ●  Solid state of the earth

  • ●  Structure, composition, minerals and processes of earth

  • ●  Layers of the earth



(a)  

98.

process by which plants lose water out of their leaves

(a)  

99.

the largest freshwater lake by surface area

(a)  

100.

cold wind usually coming from China and Siberia (Nov. - Feb.)

a)

Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)

b)

Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)

101.

wind from Australia that flows in a southwest direction going towards the equator (May - Oct.)

a)

Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)

b)

Southwest Monsoon (Habagat)

102.

Is an inertial force (also called a fictitious force) that acts on objects that are in motion relative to a rotating reference frame

(a)  

103.

the solid Earth that includes the continental and ocean crust, as well as the various layers of Earth's interior

(a)  

104.

most abundant elements in the earth's crust

(a)  

105.

What is the difference between continental and oceanic crust

a)

continental is thicker but less dense while oceanic is thinner but denser

b)

continental is thinner but denser while oceanic is thicker but less dense

106.

  • - Lithosphere and asthenosphere



(a)  

107.

rocky part of the earth in the crust and solid upper mantle

(a)  

108.

causes plate tectonic movement

(a)  

109.

center of the earth

(a)  

110.

What is the core believed to be composed of?

(a)  

111.

Site of violent convection which creates and sustains Earth's magnetic field

(a)  

112.

between crust and upper mantle

a)

Mohorovic discontinuity

b)

Repetti discontinuity

c)

Gutenberg discontinuity

d)

Lehmann discontinuity

113.

between upper mantle and lower mantle

a)

Mohorovic discontinuity

b)

Repetti discontinuity

c)

Gutenberg discontinuity

d)

Lehmann discontinuity

114.

between lower mantle and outer core

a)

Mohorovic discontinuity

b)

Repetti discontinuity

c)

Gutenberg discontinuity

d)

Lehmann discontinuity

115.

between the outer and inner core

a)

Mohorovic discontinuity

b)

Repetti discontinuity

c)

Gutenberg discontinuity

d)

Lehmann discontinuity

116.

Rocks formed by years and years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard

(a)  

117.

Rocks formed by volcanoes

a)

metamorphic

b)

Igneous rocks

c)

sedimentary

118.

Rocks formed by great heat and pressure

a)

metamorphic

b)

Igneous rocks

c)

sedimentary

119.

Naturally occurring inorganic solid materials with definite chemical composition and ordered atomic arrangement

(a)  

120.

What are the physical properties of minerals

(a)  

121.

  • - Most obvious property of a mineral

  • - Least diagnostic

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

cleavage

122.

  • - Color of mineral in its powdered form

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

cleavage

123.

  • - Most obvious property of a mineral

  • - Least diagnostic

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

cleavage

124.

  • - Measurement of strength of the chemical bonds

  • - Mohs scale

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

cleavage

125.

  • - Consistently breaks along planes

  • - Break smoothly along specific internal planes

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

color

d)

cleavage

126.

  • - Breaks along random, irregular surfaces

  • - Breaking in a random pattern with no smooth planar surfaces

a)

fracture

b)

crystal habit

c)

crystalline structure

d)

luster

127.

  • - Minerals have definite chemical composition.

  • - It forms a definite structure that has a specific crystal form.

a)

fracture

b)

crystal habit

c)

crystalline structure

d)

luster

128.

  • - Outward appearance of the specific crystal form.

  • - Ideal shape of crystal faces

a)

fracture

b)

crystal habit

c)

crystalline structure

d)

luster

129.

  • - Appearance of a mineral when light is reflected from its surface

a)

fracture

b)

crystal habit

c)

crystalline structure

d)

luster

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