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EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE REVIEW (1ST QUARTER)

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You are part of a team exploring advanced cosmological theories. During a discussion, a colleague suggests that our universe is just one of many universes that exist in a vast multiverse. Which concept is being described?

a)

Steady State Theory

b)

Big Bang Theory

c)

Inflation Theory

2.

A fellow student asks you about the state of the universe before the Big Bang. You explain that all matter, energy, space, and time were concentrated in a single point with infinite density and temperature. What is this point called?

a)

Event Horizon

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Singularity

3.

What is the Big Bang theory?

a)

A theory that states that the universe started from a small mass and then expanded; the expansion cooled down the temperature, resulting in the formation of matter, energy, space, and time.

b)

A theory that states that the universe was there, will be, and is there. It is homogeneous and isotropic.

c)

A theory that states that the universe is slowly coming back to a center.

d)

A theory that states that the universe started from a large mass and then imploded to form everything.

4.

The universe is expanding! This means that:

a)

all of the galaxies are spreading out.

b)

the universe must have started from a single point.

c)

the universe is cooling down.

d)

all of the above.

5.
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
a)
Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
b)
Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
c)
Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
d)
Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe
6.

The galaxy we are a part of is called:

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Whirlpool

d)

Sombrero

7.

Geocentrism is the theory that says that the Earth is the center of the universe. 

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A Greek philosopher who believed in the primordial universe.

a)

Democritus

b)

Anaxagoras

c)

Aristotle

d)

Ptolemy

9.

States that the universe expands but did not change its density

a)

Multiverse Theory

b)

Atomic Universe

c)

Steady State Theory

d)

Primordial Universe

10.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

11.

What separates the inner and outer planets?

a)

Oort cloud

b)

Sun

c)

Kuiper belt

d)

Asteroid belt

12.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?

a)

Smaller

b)

Rocky

c)

Gaseous

d)

Shorter years

13.

Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

14.

The only place in universe that is inhabited by living things

a)

Mars

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

15.
The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
16.

What is the function of the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Allows the Earth to rotate on its axis

b)

Protects the surface of the Earth from solar wind and harmful ultraviolet rays

c)

Reduces the sun's

heat

d)

Deflects huge objects from heating the Earth

17.

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Flat mirrors

c)

Curved Mirrors

d)

A lens and lasers

18.

Which of these light types cannot be captured by a telescope?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

All of them can be captured

19.

Which of the following characteristics of the Earth that sustain life makes it possible for water to exist in its liquid form?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Proper distance

d)

Oxygen

20.

Which of the following characteristics of the Earth that supports life protects the earth from harmful solar wind and cosmic rays?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Proper distance

d)

Oxygen

21.

How does the presence of atmosphere sustains life on earth?

a)

It is the main constituent of the hydrosphere

b)

It made it possible for water to exist in its liquid form

c)

It protects the earth from the solar wind

d)

It traps the sunlight inside, and keeps the earth warm

22.

The (a)   is a zone in the Solar system where water can exist in its liquid form.

23.

Which of the following factors that makes earth habitable is being analogize in the picture?

a)

Proper distance

b)

Magnetic field

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Oxygen

24.

Which of the following gases contributes to the 21% of the earth's atmosphere?

a)

Argon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Oxygen

25.

How do the biosphere and the atmosphere interact?

a)

Air contains water.

b)

Volcanic ash can enter the atmosphere.

c)

Living things need air to survive.

26.

What word refers to the solid Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

27.

What part of the Earth includes all life forms & even organic matter?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

28.

What percentage of the Earth is covered with water?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

29.

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

a)

The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.

b)

The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.

c)

The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.

30.

How do the geosphere and the biosphere interact?

a)

Soil contains living parts.

b)

Water rains onto the geosphere.

c)

Bacteria is in the air.

31.

A layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone which protects life on earth?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

32.

13.Taal Volcano spews gases and ashes into air. Which two spheres are interacting in this scenario?

a)

a. Biosphere and Geosphere

b)

b. Biosphere and Atmosphere

c)

c. Geosphere and Hydrosphere

d)

d. Geosphere and Atmosphere

33.

14.Water availability impacts the growth animals like cows which depend on plants for food. Which of the following subsystems are involved in this situation?

a)

a. Atmosphere and Biosphere

b)

b. Hydrosphere and Biosphere

c)

c. Hydrosphere and Geosphere

d)

d. Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

34.

15. Which of the following is an interaction between geosphere and atmosphere?

a)

a. Water evaporating from the soil

b)

b. Bacteria converting nitrogen to ammonium

c)

c. Plants undergoing the process of transpiration

d)

d. Rocks undergoing the process of weathering due to flood

35.

A type of rock that is created using sediments that goes through compaction and sementation.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

36.

A naturally occurring substance that can form rocks.

a)

Mineral

b)

Nutrient

c)

Substance

37.

A property of minerals which allow them to be turned into copper wire.

a)

Luster

b)

Ductility

c)

Malleability

38.

A type of rock that is created with the cooling and crystallization of hot molten magma.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

39.

This means a mineral is NOT a product of an organism.

a)

Inorganic

b)

Chemical composition

c)

Crystalline structure

40.

This is the hardest known mineral made up of flat thin sheets of pure carbon.

a)

Topaz

b)

Ruby

c)

Diamond

41.

A type of rock that is created with HIGH heat energy and HIGH PRESSURE underneath the crust.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

42.

Igneous was derived from the term (a)   meaning fire.

43.

This rocks are formed when magma cools and solidifies slowly beneath the Earth's surface

a)

Volcanic rocks

b)

Plutonic rocks

44.

Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?

a)

Slate

b)

Gneiss

c)

Marble

d)

Gypsum

45.

Which of the following is the physical disintegration or chemical alteration of rocks?

a)

weathering

b)

mass wasting

c)

transportation

d)

erosion

46.

Which type of weathering decomposes and dissolves rocks through chemical reactions?

a)

biological

b)

chemical

c)

mechanical

d)

glacial

47.

This type of weathering is caused by small organisms, animals & humans

a)

biological

b)

glacial

c)

mechanical

d)

chemical

48.

What kind of exogenic process is happening with the moss covering the rock?

a)

erosion

b)

mass wasting

c)

weathering

d)

deposition

49.

The pictures shows a before and after scenario of a marble statue. Marble is known to be a carbonate. The carbonates in the rocks react with water that produces weak acids resulting to the after situation. What kind of weathering happened to the statue?

a)

chemical

b)

mechanical

c)

biological

d)

technical

50.

When a river picks up small particles of soil, rocks, and other materials and moves them down the river leaving them miles from where they originated. This is known as____.

a)

Deposition

b)

Volcanic eruption

c)

Continental drift

d)

Tsunamis

51.

What are the most abundant elements inside the Earth's core?

a)

Silicon and Oxygen

b)

Iron and Nickel

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A nor B

52.

Which of the following is not an example of an endogenic process?

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Metamorphism

c)

Earthquake

d)

Weathering

53.

It refers to the process of producing magma.

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Magmatism

c)

Both Volcanic Eruption and Magmatism

d)

None of these

54.

It refers to an endogenic process wherein magma are released through the process of eruption.

a)

Magmatism

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Seismic Activities

55.

The term used to describe the difference in temperature as we go downwards the Earth's crust is called geothermal gradient.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

56.

When does magma form?

a)

when volcanoes erupt

b)

when grains have been compacted together

c)

when temperature are hot enough to melt rock

d)

when new minerals form due to chemical changes in the rock

57.

He is the proponent of the continental drift theory.

a)

Frances Bacon

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Antonio Pellegrini

58.

It is a process that involves the interaction of moving crustal plates and results in major structural features of the Earth.

a)

Plates

b)

Tectonics

c)

Plate Tectonics

59.

Wegener found fossils of land reptiles on two different continents. This was important because

a)

Land reptiles are often found all over the world, showing that they can survive in most climates

b)

Land reptiles cannot swim, so the continents must have been connected for them to get across

c)

Land reptiles are never moved around the Earth by humans, so they must have travels to these continents by themselves

d)

Land reptiles fossilized much better than other animal species

60.

What was not a piece of evidence Wegener used to support continental drift theory?

a)

Rock Formation Evidence

b)

Climate Evidence

c)

Soil Evidence

d)

Fossil Evidence

61.

Why was Wegener's hypothesis not accepted?

a)

He could not explain what force was moving the continents

b)

He was a meteorologists, so no one took him seriously

c)

He did not have enough types of fossils to support his theory

d)

Because scientists thought Harry Hess' theory was better

62.

Relating or denoting to the most recent era

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

63.

Era comprising of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods

a)

Paleozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

64.

Record of Earth's history

a)

Rock record

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Geologic TIme Scale

d)

Earth's record

65.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
66.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
67.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
68.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
69.
Which layer is the oldest ?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
D
d)
F
70.
How old is the Earth?
a)
6,400 year old
b)
1 million years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
65 million years old
71.

Which letter is a fault?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

72.

What is the oldest feature?

a)

A

b)

Fault

c)

L

d)

Q

e)

D

73.

If you will study the relative age of a rock layer, which indicator below is the more appropriate to use?

a)

The thickness of the layer

b)

The chemical makeup of the layer

c)

The distance of the layer extends over the Earth

d)

The position of the layer compared to other layers

74.

Where do the oldest rocks found in an undisturbed rock profile?

a)

at the bottom

b)

in the middle

c)

on the top

d)

anywhere

75.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
76.
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
a)
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
b)
only absolute dating finds the age in years
c)
only relative dating finds the age in years
77.
Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.
a)
change over time
b)
change from place to place
c)
are constant
d)
vary widely
78.
The original element that undergoes radioactive decay is known as the...
a)
daughter element
b)
half-life
c)
parent element
d)
carbon-14
79.

What is the half life of Carbon-14?

a)

5730 yrs

b)

1.2 billion years

c)

713 million years

d)

1.3 billion years

80.

The element that is the product of radioactive decay is known as the...

a)

daughter element

b)

half-life

c)

parent element

d)

carbon-14