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quiz geol

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 3585secs

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1.

What is the science that deals with the history, age, and interior structure of the Earth?

a)

Geology

b)

Geophysics

c)

Paleontology

d)

Mineralogy

2.

Which branch of geology deals with the study of minerals including their formation mode, composition, types, and properties?

a)

Mineralogy

b)

Structural Geology

c)

Historical Geology

d)

Economic Geology

3.

What does historical geology cover?

a)

Study of relics and remnants of ancient life

b)

Application of geological knowledge in civil engineering

c)

Study of physical properties of the Earth

d)

Earth's history through sedimentation

4.

What does paleontology cover?

a)

Study of the Earth's history

b)

Study of ancient life preserved in rocks

c)

Study of minerals

d)

Study of the Earth's interior structure

5.

Which branch of geology deals with the occurrence, movement, and nature of groundwater in an area?

a)

Geochemistry

b)

Mining Geology

c)

Geohydrology

d)

Geophysics

6.

What does engineering geology deal with?

a)

Study of physical properties of the Earth

b)

Study of minerals

c)

Application of geological knowledge in civil engineering

d)

Study of relics and remnants of ancient life

7.

What is the main focus of geophysics?

a)

Composition of the Earth's crust

b)

Occurrence and distribution of different elements in the Earth's crust

c)

Physical properties like density and magnetism of the Earth

d)

Study of minerals

8.

What does economic geology deal with?

a)

Study of minerals

b)

Study of the Earth's history

c)

Study of the Earth's interior structure

d)

Earth materials used for economic and/or industrial purposes

9.

What does mining geology cover?

a)

Study of physical properties of the Earth

b)

Application of geological knowledge in civil engineering

c)

Exploration, estimation, and exploitation of minerals

d)

Study of the Earth's history

10.

What does geohydrology deal with?

a)

Study of the Earth's history

b)

Study of the Earth's interior structure

c)

Occurrence, movement, and nature of groundwater in an area

d)

Study of minerals

11.

What is the study of the Earth's history through sedimentation called?

a)

Historical Geology

b)

Structural Geology

c)

Mineralogy

d)

Economic Geology

12.

What does geochemistry deal with?

a)

Study of the Earth's history

b)

Study of the Earth's interior structure

c)

Study of the composition and distribution of elements in the Earth's crust

d)

Study of minerals

13.

What is the largest of the rocky planets in the solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

14.

What is the average distance of Earth from the Sun?

a)

150 million km

b)

50 million km

c)

100 million km

d)

200 million km

15.

What is a solar nebula?

a)

An interstellar cloud of gas and dust

b)

A type of asteroid

c)

A type of galaxy

d)

A type of star

16.

What is biggest blocks had probably grown to about 10km across 100,000 years after the Big Bang

a)

Dwarf planets

b)

Comets

c)

Gaseous planets

d)

planetesimals

17.

What are asteroids?

a)

Gaseous bodies

b)

Rocky and iron-rich bodies

c)

Metallic bodies

d)

Icy bodies

18.

Who first outlined the possible movement of the continents relative to one another?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Charles Darwin

19.

What is the name of the large continent that included South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and peninsular India?

a)

Laurasia

b)

Gondwanaland

c)

Eurasia

d)

Pangaea

20.

How many major components is the Earth subdivided into?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

21.

What does the hydrosphere comprise of?

a)

Bodies of water and land

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Bodies of water only

d)

Land only

22.

What is the thickness of the Earth's crust under the oceans?

a)

10 to 20 km

b)

70 to 100 km

c)

5 to 10 km

d)

25 to 70 km

23.

What lies below the Earth's crust?

a)

Mantle

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Core

24.

At what depth is the boundary between the mantle and the Earth's core?

a)

1000 km

b)

2000 km

c)

2900 km

d)

3000 km

25.

What is the outer part of the Earth's core?

a)

Plasma

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

26.

What type of waves from earthquakes travel through the mantle?

a)

S-waves

b)

Love waves

c)

P-waves

d)

Surface waves

27.

What is the thickness of the Earth's crust under the continents?

a)

5 to 10 km

b)

25 to 70 km

c)

10 to 25 km

d)

70 to 100 km

28.

What is the most abundant mineral in Earth's crust?

a)

Pyroxenes

b)

Micas

c)

Plagioclase Feldspar

d)

Quartz

29.

What is the overall effect of disintegration, wearing away, and removal of rocky materials?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Denudation

d)

Mass Wasting

30.

Which process changes solid rock into sediments or rock disintegration into smaller pieces?

a)

Weathering

b)

Mass Wasting

c)

Erosion

d)

Denudation

31.

What is the main form of mechanical weathering in any climate that regularly cycles above and below the freezing point?

a)

Ice Wedging

b)

Abrasion

c)

Water

d)

Hydrolysis

32.

What is another form of mechanical weathering where one rock bumps against another rock?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Abrasion

c)

Water

d)

Ice Wedging

33.

What is the most important agent of chemical weathering?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Hydrolysis

34.

What takes place when water dissolves ions from the mineral and carries them away as they undergo leaching?

a)

Water

b)

Abrasion

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Ice Wedging

35.

What is the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces which is also called as physical weathering?

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Ice Wedging

c)

Abrasion

d)

Mechanical Weathering

36.

What is the difference between mass wasting and erosion?

a)

Mass Wasting involves ice wedging, Erosion involves abrasion

b)

Mass Wasting involves gravity only, Erosion involves water, wind, and glaciers

c)

Mass Wasting involves hydrolysis, Erosion involves water

d)

Mass Wasting involves water, wind, and glaciers, Erosion involves gravity only

37.

What are the two other important agents of chemical weathering?

a)

Ice and Snow

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

c)

Water and Wind

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

38.

What is the process of weathering through changes in rock composition through chemical reactions that changes minerals?

a)

Water

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

Mechanical Weathering

39.

What is the natural phenomena and modification of various surface features like land forms and water bodies along with their causes and effects?

a)

Weathering

b)

Denudation

c)

Mass Wasting

d)

Geological Processes

40.

What involves the downslope movement of broken rock due to gravity?

a)

Denudation

b)

Mass Wasting

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

41.

What is the process that moves the sediments away from its original position through the natural forces from water, wind, glaciers, and gravity?

a)

Erosion

b)

Mass Wasting

c)

Weathering

d)

Denudation

42.

What are the most abundant minerals in Earth's crust?

a)

Plagioclase Feldspar and Alkali Feldspar

b)

Quartz and Pyroxenes

c)

Amphiboles and Micas

d)

Clays and Other Silicates

43.

What is the chemical reaction that takes place when oxygen reacts with another element?

a)

Oxidation

b)

Reduction

c)

Combustion

d)

Evaporation

44.

What is the most common example of manifestation of oxidation?

a)

Tarnish

b)

Decay

c)

Corrosion

d)

Rust

45.

What is the geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass eroded through wind, water, or ice?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentation

46.

What is the phenomenon when loose, water-saturated sediment begins to compact causing the ground surface to collapse?

a)

Erosion

b)

Avalanche

c)

Subsidence

d)

Landslide

47.

What is the weak acid called when CO2 combines with water as raindrops fall through the atmosphere?

a)

Hydrochloric Acid

b)

Carbonic Acid

c)

Sulfuric Acid

d)

Nitric Acid

48.

What is the most common factor contributing to subsidence due to overlying weight?

a)

Climate change

b)

Urbanization

c)

Fast limestone dissolution

d)

Slow water squeezing

49.

What is the type of load composed of ion solutions carried by the river?

a)

Dissolved Load

b)

Suspended Load

c)

Bed Load

d)

Saltation

50.

What is the stage of streams where headwater streams swiftly flow down steep mountain slopes and cut deep, v-shaped valleys?

a)

Zone 1: Headwaters

b)

Zone 2: Transfer Zone

c)

Zone 4: Delta

d)

Zone 3: Floodplain

51.

What is the impact of subsidence on water management?

a)

Loss of life

b)

Disruption

c)

Increased flood risk

d)

Damage to infrastructure

52.

What is the type of load where sediments are carried as solids as the stream flows?

a)

Suspended Load

b)

Dissolved Load

c)

Bed Load

d)

Saltation

53.

What is the impact of climate change on subsidence?

a)

Extreme weather events

b)

Accelerated sea level rise

c)

Damage to infrastructure

d)

Increased flood risk

54.

What is the type of load where particles too large to be carried as suspended loads are bumped and pushed along the stream bed?

a)

Bed Load

b)

Dissolved Load

c)

Suspended Load

d)

Saltation

55.

What is the type of load where fine material such as clay and sediment is carried by the river?

a)

Suspension

b)

Solution

c)

Traction

d)

Saltation

56.

What is the type of load where dissolved minerals are carried by the river?

a)

Suspension

b)

Saltation

c)

Solution

d)

Traction

57.

What is the stage of streams where lower-elevation streams merge to flow down gentle slopes and valleys broaden as coalescing rivers start to meander?

a)

Zone 2: Transfer Zone

b)

Zone 4: Delta

c)

Zone 1: Headwaters

d)

Zone 3: Floodplain

58.

What are the forms of stream stages in the source zone?

a)

Lake

b)

Glacier

c)

Rain and snow

d)

Permafrost

59.

What are the forms of stream stages in the transition zone?

a)

Hydropower

b)

Irrigation

c)

Springs

d)

Lake

60.

What are the forms of stream stages in the floodplain zone?

a)

Oxbow lake

b)

Ocean

c)

Irrigation canal

d)

Tubewell

61.

What is the coastal plain and delta made of?

a)

Sandstone

b)

River sediments

c)

Limestone

d)

Volcanic rocks

62.

At the lowest elevations, what does a river meander across?

a)

Plateau

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain range

d)

Broad valley

63.

What may a river divide into as it flows across a delta?

a)

Whirlpools

b)

Rapids

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Separate channels

64.

What is the source of a river in the source zone?

a)

Tundra

b)

Snowcapped mountain

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

65.

What is the main source of water in the transition zone?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Rain

c)

Groundwater

d)

Snowmelt

66.

What is a common feature in the floodplain zone?

a)

Tornado

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Deposited sediment

67.

What is the process of water being diverted to crops in the transition zone?

a)

Irrigation canal

b)

Desalination

c)

Filtration

d)

Pumping station

68.

What is a natural feature found in the source zone?

a)

Highway

b)

Wetlands

c)

Oil refinery

d)

Factory

69.

What is a common feature in the coastal plain and delta?

a)

Sand dune

b)

Deposited sediment

c)

Mangrove forest

d)

Coral reef

70.

What is a common feature in the floodplain zone caused by river meandering?

a)

Oxbow lake

b)

Geyser

c)

Canyon

d)

Waterfall

71.

What is the process of generating electricity from water in the transition zone?

a)

Solar power

b)

Nuclear power

c)

Hydropower

d)

Wind power

72.

What is the process of water emerging from the ground in the transition zone?

a)

Springs

b)

Geysers

c)

Hot spring

d)

Waterfall

73.

What is the phenomenon where two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another with the surface of slip called fault or fault plane?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Earthquake

74.

What is the study of earthquakes and the waves they create?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Seismogram

c)

Seismometer

d)

Seismology

75.

Who is a scientist who studies and measures earthquakes to learn more about them and to use them for geological discovery?

a)

Seismologist

b)

Seismograph

c)

Isoseismal

d)

Anticenter

76.

What are the recordings of the ground shaking at the specific location of the seismograph?

a)

Seismographs

b)

Seismology

c)

Seismograms

d)

Seismometer

77.

What is the recording instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake?

a)

Seismologist

b)

Seismometer

c)

Seismic Vertical

d)

Seismogram

78.

What is the place of origin/center of the earthquake in the interior of the earth?

a)

Seismic Vertical

b)

Focus/Origin/Hypocenter

c)

Anticenter

d)

Epicenter

79.

What is the place on the earth’s surface, which lies directly above the center of the earthquake?

a)

Isoseismal

b)

Seismometer

c)

Anticenter

d)

Epicenter

80.

What is the point on the earth’s surface diametrically opposite to the epicenter?

a)

Coseismal

b)

Anticenter

c)

Seismic Vertical

d)

Seismograph

81.

What is the imaginary line which joins the center and the epicenter representing the minimum distance which the earthquake has to travel to reach the surface of the earth?

a)

Seismologist

b)

Seismic Vertical

c)

Isoseismal

d)

Seismogram

82.

What is an imaginary line joining the points of the same intensity of the earthquake?

a)

Seismology

b)

Coseismal

c)

Seismograph

d)

Seismometer

83.

What is an imaginary line which joins the points at which the earthquake waves have arrived at the earth’s surface at the same time?

a)

Seismic Vertical

b)

Seismogram

c)

Isoseismal

d)

Coseismal

84.

What is the energy radiating outward from the fault in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on a pond?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Seismic Vertical

85.

What is the internal part of the seismograph, which may be a pendulum or a mass mounted on a spring?

a)

Seismometer

b)

Seismologist

c)

Seismogram

d)

Seismic Vertical

86.

What is an imaginary line which joins the points at which the earthquake waves have arrived at the earth’s surface at the same time?

a)

Seismogram

b)

Coseismal

c)

Seismic Vertical

d)

Isoseismal

87.

What is the phenomenon where two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another with the surface of slip called fault or fault plane?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

d)

Earthquake

88.

What is the magnitude of an earthquake proportional to?

a)

The damage caused by the earthquake

b)

The strength of the earthquake

c)

The energy released by the earthquake

d)

The depth of the focus

89.

How is intensity of an earthquake defined?

a)

By how it is perceived and felt by people

b)

By the depth of the focus

c)

By the energy released by the earthquake

d)

By the strength of the earthquake

90.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 or larger?

a)

Strong

b)

Light

c)

Minor

d)

Great

91.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 – 5.9?

a)

Moderate

b)

Minor

c)

Light

d)

Strong

92.

What is the classification of a shallow earthquake?

a)

Depth of focus not specified

b)

Depth of focus >250 km

c)

Depth of focus 50-250 km

d)

Depth of focus < 50km

93.

What is the classification of an intermediate earthquake?

a)

Depth of focus >250 km

b)

Depth of focus not specified

c)

Depth of focus 50-250 km

d)

Depth of focus < 50km

94.

What is the classification of a deep earthquake?

a)

Depth of focus 50-250 km

b)

Depth of focus < 50km

c)

Depth of focus >250 km

d)

Depth of focus not specified

95.

What is the magnitude of an earthquake at the focus calculated from?

a)

Recorded by a thermometer

b)

Recorded by a hygrometer

c)

Recorded by a barometer

d)

Recorded by a seismograph

96.

What is the strength of an earthquake as perceived and felt by people in a certain locality called?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Focus

c)

Intensity

d)

Depth

97.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 -7.9?

a)

Strong

b)

Great

c)

Moderate

d)

Major

98.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 – 6.9?

a)

Great

b)

Major

c)

Strong

d)

Moderate

99.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 -4.9?

a)

Strong

b)

Moderate

c)

Minor

d)

Light

100.

What is the classification of an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 – 3.9?

a)

Moderate

b)

Strong

c)

Light

d)

Minor

101.

What is the expected damage for an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 or larger?

a)

Significant impact expected

b)

Impact may occur

c)

Minor impact may occur

d)

Likely felt

102.

What is the expected damage for an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 – 6.9?

a)

Significant damage expected

b)

Damage may occur

c)

Minor damage may occur

d)

Likely felt

103.

What is the cause of tectonic earthquakes?

a)

Volcanic Activities

b)

Disturbances in the earth's interior

c)

Explosion from Nuclear and Chemical Devices

d)

Collapse of Mines and Caverns

104.

What are the cause of non-tectonic earthquakes?

a)

Volcanic Activities

b)

Disturbances in the earth's interior

c)

Collapse of Mines and Caverns

d)

Explosion from Nuclear and Chemical Devices

105.

What are seismic waves?

a)

Form of the transmitted energy released from the focus at the time of the earthquake

b)

Dependent on the nature of the wave and on the elastic properties of the Earth

c)

Exclusively due to internal causes like disturbances or adjustments of geological formations

d)

Due to external or surficial causes

106.

Who is known as the Father of the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

George Lemaitre

107.

What separates the mantle from the core?

a)

The Gutenberg Discontinuity

b)

The Richter Scale

c)

The Mohorovicic Discontinuity

d)

The Mercalli Scale

108.

In which layer of the atmosphere does a rare type of electrical discharge occur?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

109.

What layer of the atmosphere extends from about 90 km to between 500 and 1,000 km above our planet?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Thermosphere

110.

What does the National Earthquake Monitoring and Information Initiative provide information on?

a)

Significant earthquakes and tsunami events

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Hurricanes

111.

What is one of the earthquake hazards mentioned?

a)

Liquefaction

b)

Blizzards

c)

Drought

d)

Hailstorms

112.

What is an impact of earthquakes to CE practice?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Ground conditions

d)

Noise pollution

113.

What does the National Structural Code of the Philippines provide provisions for?

a)

Designing seismic-resistant structures

b)

Designing bridges

c)

Designing dams

d)

Designing highways

114.

What does the National Structural Code of the Philippines consider for the design of structures?

a)

Population density, economic status, and cultural diversity

b)

Soil composition, vegetation, and wildlife

c)

Seismic zoning, site characteristics, occupancy, configuration, structural system and height

d)

Temperature, humidity, wind speed, and air pressure

115.

What is George Lemaitre known for?

a)

Father of Modern Physics

b)

Father of General Relativity

c)

Father of Quantum Mechanics

d)

Father of the Big Bang Theory

116.

What is the Gutenberg Discontinuity?

a)

Separates the crust from the mantle

b)

Separates the mantle from the core

c)

Separates the lithosphere from the asthenosphere

d)

Separates the outer core from the inner core

117.

What is the stratosphere known for?

a)

It is the layer where commercial airplanes fly

b)

It is the layer where weather events occur

c)

It is the layer closest to the Earth's surface

d)

A rare type of electrical discharge occurs in this layer of the atmosphere

118.

What is the thermosphere?

a)

Layer of the atmosphere that extends from about 90 km to between 500 and 1,000 km above our planet

b)

Layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface

c)

Layer of the atmosphere where clouds form

d)

Layer of the atmosphere where most weather events occur

119.

What is one of the earthquake hazards mentioned?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Heatwaves

c)

Snowstorms

d)

Fire

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