SCIENCE 11

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Encircle the correct answer.

1. What gas composes about 20 percent of Earth's atmosphere?

a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. carbon dioxide
d. All of the above

2. Which of the following statements provides a reason for the widespread use of
fossil fuels?
a. Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy.
b. Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive.
c. Fossil fuels are not harmful to the environment.
d. All of the above

3. The philosophy that says that humans have a unique responsibility to manage,
care for, and improve nature is called
a. ecology.
b. environmentalism.
c. stewardship.
d. biocentric preservation.

4. Which of the following is almost certain to happen as our Earth's climate

changes?
a. The Moon will increase its gravitational pull.
b. Humans will run out of fossil fuels to use.
c. The ocean will dry out.
d. Average global temperatures will rise.

5. The                 is the least dense layer of Earth.

a. core
b. mantle
c. ocean
d. crust

6. Why are fossil fuels are considered as nonrenewable resources?

a. Fossil fuels are broken down by processes faster than they form.
b. We are depleting fossil fuel much faster than they form.
c. The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under the ocean, where they
cannot be reached.
d. The only fossil fuels being produced are methane hydrates, which we cannot
use yet.

7. What are the three types of rocks?

a. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
 b. molten, sedimentary, minerals
c. silicate, carbonate, oxide
d. Basalt, silicate, minerals

8. What is the core made of?

a. Iron
b. Aluminum
c. Steel
d. Iron and Nickel

9. About how long ago was Earth formed?

a. 4.5 million years
b. 45 million years
c. 4.5 billion years
d. 6.4 million years

10. What type of air pressure is caused by warm air rising in a hurricane?
a. low
b. occluded
c. stationary
d. high

II. TRUE or FALSE

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is true then FALSE if it is not.

_______________1. The universe is shorten and originated in infinitely tiny,

infinitely dense point called singularity.
_______________2. The universe is at least 4.5-4.6 billion years old.
_______________3. The universe we currently know it compromise all space and
time, and all matter, and energy in it.
_______________4. The solar system as part of the Milky Way is located at the outer
limb of the galaxy.
_______________5. Earth shape is more like a squished ball that bulges at the
equator.
_______________6. Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to produce
life.
_______________7. The solar system consists of planets only.
_______________8. The sun is the biggest star.
_______________9. The universe spans a diameter of over 150 billion light years.
_______________10. The greater the difference in air pressure, the greater the wind
speed.
III. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1.                          is used to describe the wise management of

natural resources.

2. Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all examples of                     .

3. Two types of                         are renewable and non-renewable.

4. A narrow passage of water joining two larger bodies of water is called

a                .

5. The                 contains both the crust and the upper mantle.

6. Which of the following human actions would cause environmental change?

7.                      is the systematic study of our environment and our

proper place in it.

8. Wind, solar and water are examples of                 resources.

9. A/an                              is an immense body of air that has consistent temperature and

moisture.

10. The principle that states geologic changes occur over long periods of time
is                       .