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TSCIE2 Quiz 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This branch of science includes anatomy, microbiology, taxonomy, and mycology among others.

a)

chemistry

b)

physics

c)

geology

d)

biology

2.

Student researchers are studying the reactivity of oxygen gas in the atmosphere. Which branch of science do the student researchers are dealing with?

a)

Biology

b)

Physics

c)

Geology

d)

Chemistry

3.

What is the branch of science that deals with acceleration and velocity, energy, electricity, and magnetism among others?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Geography

d)

Biology

4.

Teacher A will be discussing the three layers of the Earth. What branch of science does Teacher A's topic under?

a)

astronomy

b)

geology

c)

chemistry

d)

biology

5.

Weather is described as the short atmospheric condition while climate refers to the longer span. Which branch best describes the statement?

a)

Meteorology

b)

Geology

c)

Biology

d)

Chemistry

6.

What is astronomy as a branch of earth science?

a)

The study of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history

c)

Applying the laws of physics to understand the origins of the universe and celestial objects.

d)

These only include the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars.

7.

What is oceanography as a branch of earth science?

a)

The study of the physical, chemical, and biological features of the ocean, including the ocean’s ancient history

c)

Applying the laws of physics to understand the origins of the universe and celestial objects.

d)

These include the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars.

8.

Among the systems of Earth, to which will you classify biodiversity of the ecosystem?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

9.

Among the systems of Earth, this is comprised of around 21% is oxygen gas?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

10.

Rainy clouds form from the evaporation of seawater bodies. Which system does it include?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

11.

What do you call the boundary between the mantle and the crust of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mohorovicic discontinuity

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Geosphere

12.

Which layer of the atmosphere do the passenger planes usually at?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

ionosphere

13.

This is where the meteors are burnt.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

ionosphere

14.

This layer covers the outer space where the satellites are located.

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

ionosphere

15.

This layer serves as the filter of the Earth due to the presence of the ozone layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

ionosphere

16.

Which among the layers of the atmosphere is composed of charged particles?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

ionosphere

17.

What are tectonic plates?

a)

Large underground caverns formed by volcanic activity.

b)

Sections of Earth’s crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

c)

Layers of sedimentary rock found in ocean basins.

d)

Ancient fossils preserved in sedimentary layers.

18.
  1. Which type of plate boundary involves plates moving apart?

a)
  • Convergent boundary

b)
  • Transform boundary

c)
  • Divergent boundary

d)
  • Subduction boundary

19.
  1. What geological feature often forms at a convergent plate boundary by two continental plates?

a)
  • Mountain ranges

b)
  • Ocean trenches

c)
  • Volcanoes

d)
  • Mid-ocean ridges

20.
  1. Which boundary type involves plates sliding past each other horizontally?

a)
  • Convergent boundary

b)
  • Transform boundary

c)
  • Divergent boundary

d)
  • Subduction boundary

21.

Which is formed when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate?

a)

mountain ranges

b)

volcano on the Earth's surface

c)
  • oceanic volcano

d)
  • mid-ocean ridge

22.

The only plate boundary that forms nothing but earthquakes.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)
  • transform

d)
  • subduction

23.

Which statement is correct?

a)

hot air is denser

b)

hot air sinks

c)
  • cold air is denser

d)
  • cold air rises

24.

What are convection currents?

a)

Sections of Earth’s crust that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

b)

Large underground caverns formed by volcanic activity.

c)
  • Layers of sedimentary rock found in ocean basins.

d)
  • Flowing fluid that moves due to temperature or density differences within the material.

25.

What studies earthquakes?

a)

seismology

b)

petrology

c)

paleontology

d)

earthquakology

26.

Atom is to molecule, as the cell is to _____.

a)

molecules

b)

organelles

c)

cells

d)

tissues

27.

This refers to the building blocks of the rocks.

a)

compound

b)

matter

c)

soil

d)

minerals

28.

The following are the characteristics of minerals, except;

a)

naturally occuring

b)

inorganic

c)

homogeneous fluid

d)

chemical composition

29.

Halite has its atoms arranged in an orderly and repeating manner. What is being described in the statement?

a)

crystalline structure

b)

chemical composition

c)

homogenous solid

d)

inorganic

30.

What do you call a rock that came from cooled and solidified lava?

a)

extrinsic igneous

b)

intrinsic igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

31.

What type of rock is being made due to lithification?

a)

sedimentary

b)

extrinsic igneous

c)

intrinsic igneous

d)

metamorphic

32.

What happens to a metamorphic rock when it has been weathered, deposited, and lithified?

a)

It becomes sediments

b)

It becomes sedimentary rocks

c)

It becomes metamorphic rock

d)

It becomes igneous rock

33.

When an igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure over time, what type of rocks will it turn into?

a)

sedimentary

b)

extrinsic igneous

c)

intrinsic igneous

d)

metamorphic

34.

Which of the following is not a type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

sediments

35.

What process should molten rocks undergo to become igneous rocks?

a)

weathering

b)

melting

c)

solidification

d)

exposure to heat and pressure