WorksheetsTSCIE2 Quiz 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
This branch of science includes anatomy, microbiology, taxonomy, and mycology among others.
chemistry
physics
geology
biology
Student researchers are studying the reactivity of oxygen gas in the atmosphere. Which branch of science do the student researchers are dealing with?
Biology
Physics
Geology
Chemistry
What is the branch of science that deals with acceleration and velocity, energy, electricity, and magnetism among others?
Chemistry
Physics
Geography
Biology
Teacher A will be discussing the three layers of the Earth. What branch of science does Teacher A's topic under?
astronomy
geology
chemistry
biology
Weather is described as the short atmospheric condition while climate refers to the longer span. Which branch best describes the statement?
Meteorology
Geology
Biology
Chemistry
What is astronomy as a branch of earth science?
The study of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history
Applying the laws of physics to understand the origins of the universe and celestial objects.
These only include the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars.
What is oceanography as a branch of earth science?
The study of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history
Applying the laws of physics to understand the origins of the universe and celestial objects.
These include the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars.
Among the systems of Earth, to which will you classify biodiversity of the ecosystem?
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
Among the systems of Earth, this is comprised of around 21% is oxygen gas?
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
Rainy clouds form from the evaporation of seawater bodies. Which system does it include?
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
What do you call the boundary between the mantle and the crust of the Earth?
Crust
Mohorovicic discontinuity
Lithosphere
Geosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere do the passenger planes usually at?
troposphere
mesosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
This is where the meteors are burnt.
troposphere
mesosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
This layer covers the outer space where the satellites are located.
troposphere
mesosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
This layer serves as the filter of the Earth due to the presence of the ozone layer.
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
Which among the layers of the atmosphere is composed of charged particles?
troposphere
mesosphere
exosphere
ionosphere
What are tectonic plates?
Large underground caverns formed by volcanic activity.
Sections of Earth’s crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Layers of sedimentary rock found in ocean basins.
Ancient fossils preserved in sedimentary layers.
Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving apart?
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction boundary
What geological feature often forms at a convergent plate boundary by two continental plates?
Mountain ranges
Ocean trenches
Volcanoes
Mid-ocean ridges
Which boundary type involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Subduction boundary
Which is formed when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate?
mountain ranges
volcano on the Earth's surface
oceanic volcano
mid-ocean ridge
The only plate boundary that forms nothing but earthquakes.
convergent
divergent
transform
subduction
Which statement is correct?
hot air is denser
hot air sinks
cold air is denser
cold air rises
What are convection currents?
Sections of Earth’s crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Large underground caverns formed by volcanic activity.
Layers of sedimentary rock found in ocean basins.
Flowing fluid that moves due to temperature or density differences within the material.
What studies earthquakes?
seismology
petrology
paleontology
earthquakology
Atom is to molecule, as the cell is to _____.
molecules
organelles
cells
tissues
This refers to the building blocks of the rocks.
compound
matter
soil
minerals
The following are the characteristics of minerals, except;
naturally occuring
inorganic
homogeneous fluid
chemical composition
Halite has its atoms arranged in an orderly and repeating manner. What is being described in the statement?
crystalline structure
chemical composition
homogenous solid
inorganic
What do you call a rock that came from cooled and solidified lava?
extrinsic igneous
intrinsic igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
What type of rock is being made due to lithification?
sedimentary
extrinsic igneous
intrinsic igneous
metamorphic
What happens to a metamorphic rock when it has been weathered, deposited, and lithified?
It becomes sediments
It becomes sedimentary rocks
It becomes metamorphic rock
It becomes igneous rock
When an igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure over time, what type of rocks will it turn into?
sedimentary
extrinsic igneous
intrinsic igneous
metamorphic
Which of the following is not a type of rock?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
sediments
What process should molten rocks undergo to become igneous rocks?
weathering
melting
solidification
exposure to heat and pressure
