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WorksheetsEarth Science Final Review (F24)
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which is the center and largest celestial body in our Solar System?
asteroid
comet
Jupiter
Sun
Among the given planets, which one has the strongest gravitational force?
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Which is the correct arrangement of inner planets, from nearest to farthest from the Sun?
Mercury à Venus à Earth à Mars
Venus à Mars à Earth à Mercury
Mercury à Earth à Venus à Mars
Mars à Earth à Venus à Mercury
Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. What type of galaxy is Andromeda?
elliptical
irregular
satellite
spiral
Which characteristic of a star usually reflects its surface temperature?
brightness
color
distance
size
What is the smallest size of a star?
giant
neutron
supergiant
white dwarf
Which color of the star has the lowest temperature?
blue
red
white
yellow
What is the innermost part of the star which functions as a nuclear reactor?
chromosphere
core
corona
photosphere
Which part of the Sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
chromosphere
core
corona
photosphere
What solar feature appears as dark areas on the Sun’s surface?
coronal mass ejections
prominences
solar flares
Sunspots
Which is the correct arrangement of Earth’s specific location in the Universe?
Orion Arm Solar System Local Group Milky Way Virgo Supercluster
Milky Way Virgo Supercluster Solar System Orion Arm Local Group
Solar System Orion Arm Milky Way Local Group Virgo Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster Orion Arm Local Group Solar System Milky Way
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
21 days
24 days
24 hours
28 hours
Which of the following is not true about Earth’s axis?
It is tilted at 23.5 degrees.
It is stable but it wobbles slowly.
It is an imaginary line where Earth spins.
It is the path where Earth revolves around the sun.
What is Earth’s orbital period?
24 hours
28 days
365.25 days
366 days
How many phases does Earth’s moon have?
6
7
8
9
How long is one lunar cycle?
21 days
24 days
28 days
31 days
In which phase of the moon does spring tide occur?
First Quarter
New Moon
Last Quarter
Crescent
When does Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere start?
March 20
June 21
September 22
December 21
What kind of solar eclipse occurs when the moon covers the sun’s center forming an outer ring around it?
annular
partial
penumbral
total
If the Northern Hemisphere experiences autumn, what is the season in the southern hemisphere?
autumn
spring
summer
winter
Which of the following processes results in the separation of Earth into three layers?
accretion
collision
differentiation
explosion
In which stage of Earth formation did scientists assume the formation of moon?
accretion
collision
differentiation
explosion
Which is the earliest era on the geologic time scale?
Archean
Hadean
Phanerozoic
Proterozoic
What epoch is Earth currently into?
Eocene
Holocene
Miocene
Paleocene
Which era is known as the Age of Reptiles and Dinosaurs?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Phanerozoic
Which era is also called the Age of Mammals?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Phanerozoic
In which era does the Cambrian explosion take place?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Phanerozoic
Why is the Cambrian explosion a significant event in geologic history?
Many organisms have gone extinct during this period
Many organisms have rapidly evolved during this period
Many organisms have remained the same throughout this period
Many organisms have migrated to another place during this period
What happens during a mass extinction?
There is a rapid destruction of habitat
There is a sharp spike in the birth of new species
There is a sharp spike in the extinction of species
There is a rapid growth in organisms' populations
Which is the largest extinction that took place on Earth?
Cretaceous
Devonian
Permian
Triassic-Jurassic
These are long narrow depressions on the seafloor that form where ocean plates push or subduct beneath the continental plates.
mountains
trenches
volcanoes
mid-oceanic ridges
These are cratons where the basement rocks are buried underneath overlying sediments.
Shields
Platforms
Dormant
None of the above
Which among the following statements describes plate tectonic theory?
Continental landmasses were drifting across the Earth.
The movement of the Earth's surface where the outermost layer of the Earth - the lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the upper mantle, is broken into a large, irregularly shaped slab of rock.
The much denser crustal plate is pushed below each time tectonic plates collide.
All of the above
These transfer heat from one place to another by the movement of a fluid like water or even molten rocks.
Air currents
Wind currents
Electric currents
Convection currents
Which among the following landmasses were formed when two continental plates collided?
San Andreas Fault
Mariana Trench
Himalayas Mountain Ranges
The Red Sea
According to Alfred Wegener, which among the following is the cause of the movement and drifting of continents toward and apart from each other?
Earth's rotation
Heat transfer
Movement of tectonic plates
None of the above
This flows down the slopes of a volcano and then enters a river valley, moves at a great speed and can travel through valleys and flat areas destroying and burying everything in its path.
Magma
Lahar
Lava
Flood
Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity over a long period of time or have not shown any record of eruptions.
Active
Dormant
Cinder Cone
Extinct
Waves that travel through the Earth at the greatest speed. These waves are the first ones to be recorded by a seismograph.
Primary waves
Secondary waves
Love waves
Rayleigh waves
These meteorites have almost equal amounts of silicate minerals. Silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and oxygen, including metals iron and nickel.
Stony meteorites
Iron meteorites
Stony-iron meteorites
All of the above
Alex noticed that the concrete monument in their town park starts to appear rusty. What kind of chemical weathering could cause this to happen?
carbonation
hydrolysis
oxidation
reduction
Which agent of erosion usually results in avalanche and landslide?
gravity
ice
water
wind
In which stage of fluvial cycle of erosion do rivers flow fast and have high energy?
youth
premature
mature
old
Which property of a mineral is observed based on how it is able to scratch other minerals?
cleavage
fracture
hardness
luster
Which among the given minerals is considered the softest based on Mohs' scale?
apatite
calcite
diamond
talc
Which type of physical weathering involves repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks or crevices of rocks that cause them to break?
abrasion
exfoliation
frost wedging
salt wedging
Which type of physical weathering causes rocks and pebbles to have smooth, rounded edges?
abrasion
exfoliation
frost wedging
thermal expansion
What natural cycle is shown in the given diagram?
carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
rock cycle
water cycle
Which two processes result in the formation of sedimentary rocks?
cementation and crystallization
melting and crystallization
cementation and compaction
compaction and crystallization
Which two processes result in the formation of igneous rocks?
cementation and crystallization
melting and crystallization
cementation and compaction
compaction and crystallization
Which of the following is NOT an igneous rock?
basalt
granite
obsidian
slate
Which of the following plants have root nodules that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
cacti
ferns
hydra
legumes
Which of the following is NOT a form of nitrogen?
ammonia
nitrates
nitrites
methane
Which of the following activities increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Restoring forest
Burning of fossil fuels
Lessening meat consumption
Buying only what is necessary
Which correctly describes evaporation during the water cycle?
The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.
The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.
The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.
The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.
Which correctly describes accumulation during the water cycle?
The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.
The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.
The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.
The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.
Which of the following is the biggest source of saltwater?
glaciers
lakes
oceans
rivers
In which of the following is freshwater mostly confined?
glaciers and ice caps
groundwater
lakes
river
Which is the area where saltwater and freshwater meets?
aquifer
dam
estuary
reservoir
What area underground holds plenty of freshwater?
aquifer
dam
estuary
glaciers
Which describes the variety of ways liquid moves across the land?
infiltration
percolation
precipitation
surface runoff
Based on the diagram, how much freshwater is found on Earth?
0.9 %
2.5 %
1.2 %
96.5 %
Where is most freshwater found?
glaciers and ice caps
groundwater
surface freshwater
living things
In which of the following is surface freshwater found the least?
lakes
marshes and swamps
rivers
soil moisture
