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WorksheetsELS Enrichment/Remediation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 7mins
What makes planet Earth habitable?
It has the right distance from the sun.
It is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere.
it has the right chemical ingredients for life including water and carbon.
All of the above
Planet Earth is uniquely different from any other planets in the Solar system. Which of the following support the statement?
Earth is the only planet that changes structure.
Earth is the only planet that turns around in space.
Earth is the only planet that is mostly covered with water.
Earth is the only planet that is mostly made from rocks.
How does Earth's energy sustain life on Earth?
With a steady input of light energy, cells can run the chemical reactions necessary for life.
Those with a water cycle can transport and replenish the chemicals required by living organisms.
Earth's atmosphere keeps the surface warm and protects it from radiation
All solid planets and moons have the same general chemical makeup, so nutrients are present.
Which of the following includes beach grasses, forms of life in the sea, on land, and even in the air.
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
From the given choices, which is an example of a connection between biosphere connecting to atmosphere?
Animals eat plants.
Animals drink water.
Animals lie in caves.
Plants produce oxygen
Which property refers to the resistance of minerals to scratching?
Cleavage
Fracture
Hardness
Luster
How can you identify the minerals reaction to stress?
A mineral can turns into powder
A mineral can be flattened by pounding with a hammer
A mineral can be stretched into wire
All of the above
What is formed from hardening and crystallization of magma or molten material that originates deep within the earth?
Igneous rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Volcanic rocks
What process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or between adjoining regions, without movement of the material?
conduction
convection
insolation
radiation
Which of the following is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle and crust?
heat from the sun
primordial heat
radiogenic heat
superheating
What are the main factors for contact metamorphism?
air and water
heat and reactive fluid
temperature and fluids
pressure and temperature
What is the process in which weathered materials carried out by erosion settle down in a particular location?
Compression
Shearing
Stress
Deposition
What is the plate movement wherein two plates moves toward each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
None of the above
Which of the following best describe the direction of divergent plate's movement?
It pulls apart from each other
It moves towards each other
It moves in right directions
It moves in either opposite or alongside
What happen in Law of cross-cutting relationship?
The rock mass with inclusion is younger
A fault or dike or magma that intrudes into the rock, is younger than the rock
Older rock layer is found at the bottom while younger rock layer is found at the top
Different rock layers
What is used to give rocks an actual date, or date range, actual age in number of years?
Relative Dating
Absolute Dating
Method Dating
None of the above
The geologic time scale is a system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time. In which portion of the Earth's history is embraced by the geologic time scale?
Evolution of life
Formation of Earth
Formation of universe
Formation of the solar system
What is geologic hazard?
Naturally occurring events that directly or indirectly impact the geology of the Earth
An extreme natural event in the crust of the earth that poses a threat to life and property
Involves studying the materials that make up the earth, the features and structures found on Earth, as well as the processes that act upon them
All of the above
What are the hazards that volcanic eruption may cause?
Dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases
Hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano and typically enters a river valley.
Overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
All of the above
A natural physical process becomes a natural hazard when the process becomes _________________.
scary
dormant and inactive
faster than usual
extreme and unpredictable
What is hazard map?
A map that illustrates the areas that are exposed or prone to a particular hazard
They are used for natural hazards such as landslides, flooding, volcanic eruption and tsunami
It is also used to mitigate the potential negative effects of these hazards
All of the above
How can a community avoid the occurrence of a landslide in the future?
Avoid creating loud noises
Call the emergency hotline
Plant more trees in the slope
Construct more buildings
Why is it important to identify places that are prone to hydrometeorological hazards?
To lessen the impact to people and their properties
To prevent the threat to lives of community and impact livelihoods
To avoid damaging and destroying transport links, power supplies, businesses and agricultural land
All of the above
How do you conduct hydrometeorological hazard assessment?
Gather information
Perform inspection of the area
Find hazard maps
Assess and plan for each hazard
What refer to the activities that regularly happen in the marine ecosystem as influenced by the weather, climate, and the adjacent landscape?
Marine system
Coastal system
Coastal processes
Oceanography
