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Earth Science Final Review (F24)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the center and largest celestial body in our Solar System?

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

Jupiter

d)

Sun

2.

Among the given planets, which one has the strongest gravitational force?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

3.

Which is the correct arrangement of inner planets, from nearest to farthest from the Sun?

a)

Mercury à Venus à Earth à Mars

b)

Venus à Mars à Earth à Mercury

c)

Mercury à Earth à Venus à Mars

d)

Mars à Earth à Venus à Mercury

4.

Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. What type of galaxy is Andromeda?

a)

elliptical

b)

irregular

c)

satellite

d)

spiral

5.

Which characteristic of a star usually reflects its surface temperature?

a)

brightness

b)

color

c)

distance

d)

size

6.

What is the smallest size of a star?

a)

giant

b)

neutron

c)

supergiant

d)

white dwarf

7.

Which color of the star has the lowest temperature?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

yellow

8.

What is the innermost part of the star which functions as a nuclear reactor?

a)

chromosphere

b)

core

c)

corona

d)

photosphere

9.

Which part of the Sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?

a)

chromosphere

b)

core

c)

corona

d)

photosphere

10.

What solar feature appears as dark areas on the Sun’s surface?

a)

coronal mass ejections

b)

prominences

c)

solar flares

d)

Sunspots

11.

Which is the correct arrangement of Earth’s specific location in the Universe?

a)

Orion Arm Solar System Local Group Milky Way Virgo Supercluster

b)

Milky Way Virgo Supercluster Solar System Orion Arm Local Group

c)

Solar System Orion Arm Milky Way Local Group Virgo Supercluster

d)

Virgo Supercluster Orion Arm Local Group Solar System Milky Way

12.

How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?

a)

21 days

b)

24 days

c)

24 hours

d)

28 hours

13.

Which of the following is not true about Earth’s axis?

a)

It is tilted at 23.5 degrees.

b)

It is stable but it wobbles slowly.

c)

It is an imaginary line where Earth spins.

d)

It is the path where Earth revolves around the sun.

14.

What is Earth’s orbital period?

a)

24 hours

b)

28 days

c)

365.25 days

d)

366 days

15.

How many phases does Earth’s moon have?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

16.

How long is one lunar cycle?

a)

21 days

b)

24 days

c)

28 days

d)

31 days

17.

In which phase of the moon does spring tide occur?

a)

First Quarter

b)

New Moon

c)

Last Quarter

d)

Crescent

18.

When does Summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere start?

a)

March 20

b)

June 21

c)

September 22

d)

December 21

19.

What kind of solar eclipse occurs when the moon covers the sun’s center forming an outer ring around it?

a)

annular

b)

partial

c)

penumbral

d)

total

20.

If the Northern Hemisphere experiences autumn, what is the season in the southern hemisphere?

a)

autumn

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

winter

21.

Which of the following processes results in the separation of Earth into three layers?

a)

accretion

b)

collision

c)

differentiation

d)

explosion

22.

In which stage of Earth formation did scientists assume the formation of moon?

a)

accretion

b)

collision

c)

differentiation

d)

explosion

23.

Which is the earliest era on the geologic time scale?

a)

Archean

b)

Hadean

c)

Phanerozoic

d)

Proterozoic

24.

What epoch is Earth currently into?

a)

Eocene

b)

Holocene

c)

Miocene

d)

Paleocene

25.

Which era is known as the Age of Reptiles and Dinosaurs?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

26.

Which era is also called the Age of Mammals?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

27.

In which era does the Cambrian explosion take place?

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Phanerozoic

28.

Why is the Cambrian explosion a significant event in geologic history?

a)

Many organisms have gone extinct during this period

b)

Many organisms have rapidly evolved during this period

c)

Many organisms have remained the same throughout this period

d)

Many organisms have migrated to another place during this period

29.

What happens during a mass extinction?

a)

There is a rapid destruction of habitat

b)

There is a sharp spike in the birth of new species

c)

There is a sharp spike in the extinction of species

d)

There is a rapid growth in organisms' populations

30.

Which is the largest extinction that took place on Earth?

a)

Cretaceous

b)

Devonian

c)

Permian

d)

Triassic-Jurassic

31.

These are long narrow depressions on the seafloor that form where ocean plates push or subduct beneath the continental plates.

a)

mountains

b)

trenches

c)

volcanoes

d)

mid-oceanic ridges

32.

These are cratons where the basement rocks are buried underneath overlying sediments.

a)

Shields

b)

Platforms

c)

Dormant

d)

None of the above

33.

Which among the following statements describes plate tectonic theory?

a)

Continental landmasses were drifting across the Earth.

b)

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.

c)

The much denser crustal plate is pushed below each time tectonic plates collide.

d)

All of the above

34.

These transfer heat from one place to another by the movement of a fluid like water or even molten rocks.

a)

Air currents

b)

Wind currents

c)

Electric currents

d)

Convection currents

35.

Which among the following landmasses were formed when two continental plates collided?

a)

San Andreas Fault

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Himalayas Mountain Ranges

d)

The Red Sea

36.

According to Alfred Wegener, which among the following is the cause of the movement and drifting of continents toward and apart from each other?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Heat transfer

c)

Movement of tectonic plates

d)

None of the above

37.

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.

a)

Magma

b)

Lahar

c)

Lava

d)

Flood

38.

Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity over a long period of time or have not shown any record of eruptions.

a)

Active

b)

Dormant

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Extinct

39.

Waves that travel through the Earth at the greatest speed. These waves are the first ones to be recorded by a seismograph.

a)

Primary waves

b)

Secondary waves

c)

Love waves

d)

Rayleigh waves

40.

These meteorites have almost equal amounts of silicate minerals. Silicate minerals contain the elements silicon and oxygen, including metals iron and nickel.

a)

Stony meteorites

b)

Iron meteorites

c)

Stony-iron meteorites

d)

All of the above

41.

Alex noticed that the concrete monument in their town park starts to appear rusty. What kind of chemical weathering could cause this to happen?

a)

carbonation

b)

hydrolysis

c)

oxidation

d)

reduction

42.

Which agent of erosion usually results in avalanche and landslide?

a)

gravity

b)

ice

c)

water

d)

wind

43.

In which stage of fluvial cycle of erosion do rivers flow fast and have high energy?

a)

youth

b)

premature

c)

mature

d)

old

44.

Which property of a mineral is observed based on how it is able to scratch other minerals?

a)

cleavage

b)

fracture

c)

hardness

d)

luster

45.

Which among the given minerals is considered the softest based on Mohs' scale?

a)

apatite

b)

calcite

c)

diamond

d)

talc

46.

Which type of physical weathering involves repeated freezing and thawing of water in cracks or crevices of rocks that cause them to break?

a)

abrasion

b)

exfoliation

c)

frost wedging

d)

salt wedging

47.

Which type of physical weathering causes rocks and pebbles to have smooth, rounded edges?

a)

abrasion

b)

exfoliation

c)

frost wedging

d)

thermal expansion

48.

What natural cycle is shown in the given diagram?

a)

carbon cycle

b)

nitrogen cycle

c)

rock cycle

d)

water cycle

49.

Which two processes result in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

a)

cementation and crystallization

b)

melting and crystallization

c)

cementation and compaction

d)

compaction and crystallization

50.

Which two processes result in the formation of igneous rocks?

a)

cementation and crystallization

b)

melting and crystallization

c)

cementation and compaction

d)

compaction and crystallization

51.

Which of the following is NOT an igneous rock?

a)

basalt

b)

granite

c)

obsidian

d)

slate

52.

Which of the following plants have root nodules that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

a)

cacti

b)

ferns

c)

hydra

d)

legumes

53.

Which of the following is NOT a form of nitrogen?

a)

ammonia

b)

nitrates

c)

nitrites

d)

methane

54.

Which of the following activities increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

Restoring forest

b)

Burning of fossil fuels

c)

Lessening meat consumption

d)

Buying only what is necessary

55.

Which correctly describes evaporation during the water cycle?

a)

The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.

b)

The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.

c)

The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.

d)

The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.

56.

Which correctly describes accumulation during the water cycle?

a)

The water vapor collects and form clouds filled with water droplets.

b)

The clouds become heavier and eventually pours down as rain or snow.

c)

The sun heats up the ocean causing the liquid water to change into gas.

d)

The water flows on the land and eventually collects in different bodies of water.

57.

Which of the following is the biggest source of saltwater?

a)

glaciers

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

58.

In which of the following is freshwater mostly confined?

a)

glaciers and ice caps

b)

groundwater

c)

lakes

d)

river

59.

Which is the area where saltwater and freshwater meets?

a)

aquifer

b)

dam

c)

estuary

d)

reservoir

60.

What area underground holds plenty of freshwater?

a)

aquifer

b)

dam

c)

estuary

d)

glaciers

61.

Which describes the variety of ways liquid moves across the land?

a)

infiltration

b)

percolation

c)

precipitation

d)

surface runoff

62.

Based on the diagram, how much freshwater is found on Earth?

a)

0.9 %

b)

2.5 %

c)

1.2 %

d)

96.5 %

63.

Where is most freshwater found?

a)

glaciers and ice caps

b)

groundwater

c)

surface freshwater

d)

living things

64.

In which of the following is surface freshwater found the least?

a)

lakes

b)

marshes and swamps

c)

rivers

d)

soil moisture