NAME: ___________________________________________________ Section: _______________ 16. In what type of rock does foliation occur?

A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock

1. Cosmic microwave background began to stream across the universe during the _______. B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock
A. Electroweak Era B. Era of Nuclei C. Era of Nucleosynthesis D. Particle Era 17. What is the term for the disintegration and decomposition of rock at/ or near Earth’s surface?
2. How old is the universe? A. earthquake B. erosion C. mass wasting D. weathering
A. 2015 years B. 2016 years C. 4.6 billion years D. 13.7 billion years 18. What do you call the flood that occurs over lowland areas?
3. According to the Nebula Theory, the planets of the solar system formed as_______. A. area flooding B. coastal flooding C. riverine flooding D. urban flooding
A. the center of the gas cloud cooled C. planetisimals flattened into rotating disk 19. Which of the ff. is considered the principal agent of erosion?
B. planetisimals collided into one another D. the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar A. groundwater B. ice C. running water D. wind
system 20. Which pertains to the movement of Earth’s solid materials from one place to another?
4. The surface of planet Mercury and our moon contain some very large craters that are most likely the result A. earthquake B. erosion C. lithification D. weathering
of____. 21. According to the hypothesis of the spreading sea floor, where does the molten rock rise up?
A. giant lava flows B. asteroid impacts A. equator C. ridges on the Mid-Ocean floor
C. nuclear explosion D. large collapsed caves B. B. location of the Tethy sea D. trenches on the rim of the Pacific Ocean
5. Inflation of the Universe began during the ____. 22. When does a tsunami occur?
A. early period of Electroweak Era C. early period of GUT Era A. when a volcano erupts on land
B. latter period of Electroweak Era D. latter period of GUT Era B. when the epicenter of the earthquake is located on land
6. Which planet has thick atmosphere that trap energy from the sun, making the planet incredibly warm at around C. when the epicenter of the earthquake is located under the water
400 degrees Celsius? D. when there is a super typhoon
A. Mars B. Jupiterq C. Venus D. Mercury 23. What is the best example of the connection of atmosphere and hydrosphere?
7. Most of the mass of the solar system are concentrated in the ____. A. volcanic eruption B. water cycle C. food chain D. tsunami
A. Jovian planets B. moons C. terrestrial planets D. Sun 24. The process by which the rocky planetisimals stuck together to form the larger planet is called______.
8. During the Era of Nucleosynthesis, particles combined to form the first hydrogen nuclei and these hydrogen A. accretion B. nebular capture C. electron capture D. solar wind
atoms continued to combine to form_____. 25. Today, Pluto is classified as _____.
A. carbon B. detrium C. helium D. sodium A. an asteroid B. a dwarf planet C. a satellite D. a star
9. Which of the following is not a physical property of minerals? 26. The core is believed to be made of _______.
A. habit B. luster C. oxidizing potentialD. streak A. gold B. Iron and Nickel C. Molten Carbon D. Silicon and oxygen
10. What type of rock is granite? 27. Among the ff: which is the most common cause of earthquakes?
A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock A. landslides B. lightning strikes C. tectonic plate movement D. volcanic eruptions
B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock 28. Which of the ff. comprises most surface rocks?
11. What rocks are formed by cooling from a molten state on the surface of the Earth? A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock
A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock
B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock 29. We know that Earth did not originally have any water because…..
12. Which of these is not a characteristic of the terrestrial planets? A. it was too hot to hold onto water C. it was too dry to soak up water
A. they are closer to the Sun C. they are volatile B. it’s magnetic field was too active to hold onto water D. it was too small to hold onto water
B. they are light D. they are small 30. Which of the following makes up most of the Earth?
13. What does luster means? A. core B. crust C. mantle D. water
A. the external expression of the internally ordered arrangement of atoms. 31. What is the primary cause of landslides?
B. the ability of a mineral to resist abrasion or scratching on its surface A. earthquake B. gravitational pull C. slope saturation by water D. weathering
C. how light is reflected from the surface of a mineral 32. What is the term for the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place?
D. the color of a mineral’s powdered form left behind after it is scraped or rubbed across a porcelain streak A. climate B. precipitation C. season D. weather
plate 33. What do you call the abnormal rise of water caused by a storm?
14. The crust is subdivided into two crsusts: the oceanic crust and the continental crust. The Earth’s crust is A. accretion B. storm surge C. tidal wave D. tsunami
composed mainly of _____. 34. What can influence the height of the storm surge?
A. gneiss B. granite C. limestones D. marble A. circulation of the wind B. depth of the water C. intensity of the storm D. width of the sea
15. What is Earth’s outermost system? 35. The falling of water (solid or liquid form) from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface is known as_____
A. Atmosphere B. Geosphere C. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere A. precipitation B. condensation C. evaporation D. transpiration