ELSC Week 1-10

ELSC
LA: 5/5
1. The thermosphere is how many kilometers above the earth?
- 90 km
2. In which layer is the weather found?
- troposphere
3. How many magnetic fields are there on earth?
-2
4.Are glasses part of the earth's make-up
- True
5. How many elements are in the crust?
-8
LA1: 5/5
The mantle is composed of what type of rock? :
-peridotite
1 In the beginning, the earth was principally made up of which elements?:
- Iron and Silicates
In which layer is the weather found?:
-troposphere
Are glasses part of the earth's make-up?:
-True
Which sphere is made up of living organisms?:
-Biosphere
SQ1: 9/10
Fred Hoyle, the scientist who proposed the Steady State Theory, believes that the
universe is governed by two principles: the cosmological principle and the imperfect
cosmological principle.
-False
2. The crust of the earth is brittle and is liable to breaking.
-True
3. The mantle is a hot, dense layer of solid rock.
- True
4. The Mohorovicic discontinuity or the Moho is the lower boundary that separates
the mantle from the core.
- False
5. There are two magnetic fields in the earth which repels solar wind and protects the
earth from solar radiation.
- True
6. The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is expanding, but it also predicts
that new matter is being created enough to fill the empty spaces left behind by the
expansion of the universe.
- True
7. Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the crust.
- False
8. The atmosphere is divided into 3 layers according to altitude.
- False
9. The hydrosphere is the layer of air that surrounds the earth.
- False
10. The geosphere, also called the lithosphere, is made up of the physical earth, such
as rocks, magma, and soil.
- True
LA2: 5/5
1. Crustal rocks are made up primarily of
- Peridotites
2. Peridotites contain the following
- Olivine and pyroxene
3. The building block of silicate materials are what shape?
- Tetrahedral
4. Relative dating determines how many years ago the event took place
- False
5. Which is never found in granites?
- Olivine
How many groups of silicate materials are there?

-7
edimentary rocks are usually composed of just one mineral
- True
Igneous rocks are found where?
-Mantle
The following are stages of the ocean basin evolution, except
- Metamorphism
What are the two types of polarity?
Normal and Reverse
SQ2: 9/10
1. What causes the formation of new seafloor?
- Volcanic activity
2. Reverse polarity moves from the south pole to the north pole.
- False
3. What kind of stressors on the rock cause faults?
- Internal
4. What is magma called when it does not reach the surface?
- Plutons
5. Geomorphic agents are agents that move rocks
- True
6. What is distrophism?
- Building up of surfaces
7. Earthquakes are due to what?
- Dislocation of rocks
8. Old rocks will be found nearer the spreading zone.
- False
9. Metamorphism occurs when rocks are in what state?
- Solid
10. The deformation of the earth's crust is due to the movement of ocean sediments
- True
Continents move due to the movements of:

-Tectonic plates
Contact metamorphism refers to large areas of rocks that metamorphose
- False
Gravity alone cannot cause weathering.
-False
What kind of activity causes seafloor spreading?
-Volcanic
These factors determine the rate of exogenic processes, except:
-Weathering
How are magmatic materials transported to the surface?

- Effusion
Oceans only began to form near the end of the geologic period
- False
Geomorphic agents are agents that move rocks
-True
he earth's magnetic field changes.
-True
The mechanical deformation of rocks are called crystallization processes
- False
Metamorphism occurs when rocks are in what state?
-Solid
Long Quiz 1: 27/30
These two planets are cool because they are farther from the sun.
- Saturn and Jupiter
The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is not expanding
- False.
What turned the protosun into a star?
- Nuclear Reactions
The earth is made up of mainly nitrogen and oxygen.
- True
The size of the earth is how many kilometers in diameter?
- 12,750 km
According to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were different.
- False
The atmosphere protects the earth from what?
- Solar Rays
The most abundant element in the crust is?
- Oxygen
The liquid outer core is how many kilometers thick?
- 2,200 km
In which layer does the atmosphere merge with space?
- Exosphere
The thermosphere is how many km above the earth?
- 90
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding.
- False
How many kilometers deep is the mantle?
- 2,900 km
The depressions on the surface of the earth is where water accummulated.
- True
The plasma theory observed that ____ of matter is made up of plasma.
- 99%
The outer layer, or crust, is thinner than other layers.
- True
What year did Edward Hubble hypothesize that planets and stars are still moving far
away from each other?
- 1929
The outer core is made up of liquid iron, nickel, sulfur, and magnesium
- False
As radioactive materials decayed, they emited what?
- Heat
The mantle is found where?
- Below the crust

In the beginning, there were no silicates in the center of the earth
- False
The Steady State Theory arose when?
- 1940s
In what section of the atmosphere do space shuttles orbit?
- Thermosphere
Which is the outermost skin of the earth?
- Crust
What is the first function of magnetic field?
- Repel solar wind
When was the universe and solar system formed?
- 4.6 billion years ago
The universe is estimated to be how many billions of years old?
- 15 Billion
The core is a nickel-rich sphere.
- False
The dust in the atmosphere is not a part of the geospher
- No
Plasma is sometimes called the third state of matter. :
- No
Why did iron sink towards the center of the earth
- It was heavier
Laboratory experiments were used to create the Big Bang Theory.
- False
The mantle has the following subdivisions, except
- Middle
The thickness of the crust underneath the oceans is thicker than underneath mountains
- True
Is the creation of the earth thought to be linked to the creation of the sun?
- Yes
LA3: 5/5
Strain energy under a fault line causes earthquakes to occur.
- true
Tephra falls can cause damage due all of these, except
- Water
What are the most dangerous types of liquefaction?
- Rapid earth flows
Flood education comprises capacity development.
- True
The movement of cyclones is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
- False
These are all characteristics of flood, except
-Type of Water
Which is the most destructive natural hazard?
-Tornadoes
Earthquake-induced landslides can occur on flat ground.
-True
Tephra falls can cause damage due all of these, except
-Water
Flood education comprises capacity development.
-True
SQ3: 10/10
_____caused by strain energy underneath a fault line within the crust of the earth.
- Earthquake
_____ it occurs due to the sudden overflowing of rivers along a stream or a low-lying
area.
- Flash floods
_____It is the vibration of the ground caused by seismic waves.
- Ground shaking
____ _are considered to be disturbances in the water caused by the water energy that
is passing through the water.
- waves
Cyclones are termed as such when their winds equal or exceed
- gale force
These are rotary storms that appear as a whirling and advancing funnel or wind
extending downward from a cloud.
- Tornadoes
In open ocean basins, the source of energy that creates waves is
- wind
____ are the spewing forth of lava from active volcanoes.
- volcanic Eruptions
The following are effects of earthquakes except
- sublimation
It is the vertical distance between the top of the wave and its trough.
- wave height
caused by strain energy underneath a fault line within the crust of the earth.
-Earthquake
LA4: 5/5
Prebiotic molecules may be terrestrial or extraterrestrial in origin.
- true
Physical conditions compatible with life, at the barest level, include
- Inorganic Compounds
Simple organic compounds are called
- Monomers
The following are parts of the second biography of life, except
- Pragmatic
Who proposed the "primordial soup" theory?
- Oparin
A living being is an autonomous system.
- True
Organisms drawn to heat are termed as
- Thermophilic
Wachstershauser proposed which compound as the electron and energy source of

living organisms?
- Pyrite
Two pillars that maintain life are metabolism and movement.
-False
Who proposed the theory of a "cenancestor"?
- Darwin
SQ4: 10/10
This type of biology attempts to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological
system, which are based on the study of the interactions between the parts of the
system.
- System Biology
Life can be loosely defined as "a living being is any autonomous system with open-
ended evolutionary capacities."
- True
In the simplest case, a living organism is a cell.
- True
Reductionism is the approach of breaking down complex systems into simpler

systems that are more manageable for study.
- True
Accodring to Gunter Wachtershauser, the origin of life was neither autotrophic nor
thermophilic.
- False
The Primodial Soup Theory was developed by
Aleksandr Oparin
The two main pillars that sustain life are
- metabolism and genetics
"Open-ended evolution" refers to the capacity of living things to explore novel

functions and relationships with their surroundings, not including other living things.
- False
It is the large-scale study of DNA sequences.
- Genomics
The term _____________ refers to the relationship of the organism with its
environment.
- autonomy
LQ2: 26/30
In the beginning, there were no silicates in the center of the earth

Select one:
- No
All of these comprised the radioactive material during the creation of the earth,
except:
- Uranium
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding. :
- No
The fireball that was ejected approached the speed of? :
- Light
According to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were different. :
- No
The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is not expanding.:
- No
The mantle is denser than the core. :
- No
These two planets are cool because they are farther from the sun. :
- Saturn and Jupiter
The mantle is found where? :
- Below the crust
All matter was found in a small space in the beginning of the universe, according to
the Big Bang Theory :
- Yes
- 12,750
The thermosphere is how many km above the earth?:
- 90
The thickness of the crust underneath the oceans is thicker than underneath mountains
:
- Yes
The outer layer, or crust, is thinner than other layers. :
- Yes
What are the two types of crust?:
- Continental crust and oceanic crust
In which layer does the atmosphere merge with space?:
- Exosphere
The Steady State Theory arose when? :
- 1940s
When molecules collide, heat forms.
- Yes/true
Ding to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were differening to the Big Bang
Theory, matter and energy were differenion :
- Yes
It was ________ who stated that the universe is still expanding :
- Edward Hubble
When was the universe and solar system formed? :
- 4.6 billion years ago
The plasma theory states that the earth is crossed by electric currents and
-Electromagnetic Fields
The earth can be divided roughly into two parts, which are:
- Lithosphere and asthenosphere
The core is a nickel-rich sphere. :
- No
The depressions on the surface of the earth is where water acummulated. :
- No
What turned the protosun into a star?:

-. Nuclear Reactions
The plasma theory observed that ____ of matter is made up of plasma.:
- 99%
What is the first function of magnetic field?:
- Repel solar wind
The Big Bang Theory is the most popular theory for the creation of the universe:
- Yes
In what section of the atmosphere do space shuttles orbit? :
- Thermosphere
How many kilometers deep is the mantle? :
- 2,900 km
The Moho is also known as? :
- Mohorivicic discontinuity
LA5: 5/5
How much energy is produced in one photosynthetic reaction?
-112 kcal/mole
Eukaryotic cells include the following except
-Blue-green algae
Some cells do not arise from pre-existing cells.
-false
Calvin cycle is another term for photosynthesis.
-false
The study of the cell is not possible without a microscope.
-True
This is the outermost surface of the cell.
- Plasma membrane
Eukaryotic cells lack a nucleus.
- False
CH2O is the chemical name for what
- Carbohydrates
The photosynthesis of bacteria does not produce oxygen.
- True
Fluorescence is the fourth step in photosynthesis.
- false
SQ5: 10/10
These structures produce proteins in cells.
- Ribosomes
Leucoplasts are types of
- Plastids
These are all types of vacuoles, except
- Protein vacuoles
These are all pigments involved in photosynthesis, except
- Starch pigments
These are the two types of chlorophyll in plants.
- Chl a and Chl b
This is where the energy from light is converted to chemical energy.
- Reaction center
Chromoplasts contain phycobilins.
- False
Photosynthetic organisms emit light for long periods of time.
- False
Cisternae comprised Golgi Complexes.
- True
These are yellow and orange pigments found in organisms.
- Carotenois
LA6: (4/4)
The plant's basic reproductive unit is its
- Flower
Mendel studied what type of organism
-Peas
DNA strands always go from 5' to 3'.
-Fase
Monocarpic plants can live for many years.
-False
Traits carried by dominant genes are expressed in the offspring's phenotype
-True
Marsupials include kangaroos
-True
Gametes that are morphologically similar are termed is isogamous
-False
The flagella functions for
- Reproduction
Zygotes with thick walls are known as
-Zygospores
The effect of temperature on plant flowering is known as photoperiodism
-False
The plant's basic reproductive unit is its
-Flower
Gametes are diploid.

-False
This is a hormone that assists in the growth and reproduction of plants.
-Ghibberelin
These are the plant's vegetative parts, except
- flowers
Haploid cells contain two copies of each chromosome.
- False
The plant's chloroplasts contain this
Pyrenoids
Traits carried by dominant genes are expressed in the offspring's phenotype
- false
SQ6:
These are all strategies for fertilization used by vertebrates, except
- Nulliparity
These plants live for only one year.
- Annuals
Bony fish are also known as turnicates.
- False
Asexual reproduction is primarily found in all of these, except
- Mammals
When only a single parent is involved, the offspring are genetically identical.
- True
Conjugation tubes connect two filaments during scalariform conjugation.
- True
Embryonic gonads become testes in males and ovaries in females.
-True
Most fertilization in cartilagenous fish are external.
- False
The reproductive systems of males and females are identical for how many days?
- 40
FSH and LH are secreted by what
- Pituitary gland
These are male and female reproductive cells.
-Gametes
A zygote is haploid.
-False
Parethenogenesis is common in arthropods.
-True
Most fertilization in cartilagenous fish are external.
-False
Embryonic gonads become testes in males and ovaries in females.
True
These are all strategies for fertilization used by vertebrates, except
-Nulliparity
These are three types of plant reproduction, except
- Summative
LQ3:
These plants live for two seasons.
-Biennials
The sequences in this determine the sequence of amino acids in proteins.
-mRNA
This type of birth is common in arthropods
- Parethenogenesis
The formation of female eggs is known as
-Oogenesis
This is the term for one gene copy
-Allele
The fission of cells in the unicellular organism may be binary or multiple.
-True
Vegetative reproduction requires only mitotic division.
-False
The determination of sex in plants is not determined by its chromosomes.
-False
This occurs in filamentous algae.
- Fragmentation
The outer layer of the microsporangium is known as
- Epidermis
The testes and ovaries are formed where?
-gonads
This may induce the formation of functional female flowers on male plants
- Ghibberellin
Drosophila melanogaster is what type of animal?
-Fruit fly
Gametes are diploid cells.
- False
These are special reproductive units that form on ptrerydophites.
-Spores
The tapetum nourishes the grains of pollen cells

- True
The bamboo is an example of a monocarpic plant.
-True
Unicellular organisms may divide into three.
-False
If a pea has Yy alleles, it will become yellow.
-True
When an allele is phenotypically expressed, it is a recessive allele
- true
The pollen itself is a male gamete.
-False
A plant that is bisexual has both carpels and stamens.
- True
Vernalisation is when the plant's flowering is affected by light.
- False
These are all examples of angiosperms except
- Ginger
This gives rise to offspring that are genetically different from parents.
-Sexual reproduction
The male gametophyte's external layer is known as the intine.
- False
These are all artificial methods of vegetative reproduction, except
- Budding
Traits inherited as pairs are termed as
- Linked genes
This is another term for the flower's stalk.
- Thalamus
What transforms into a flower apex
- Vegetative shoot apex

Spirogyra undergoes two types of reproduction.
-True
This makes up the exine layer.
- Sporopollenin
Cnidaria use sexual means of reproduction.
-True
Ovules are also called
-Megasporangia
Sequential hermaphrodotism is when an animal can change its sex.
-True
Adenine always pairs with
-Thymine
How many nucleotides are there per codon?
-3
A furniculus is an immature ovule.
- False
In sclarifiform conjugation, two filaments connect with each other through a penis.
- True
Asexual reproduction also occurs in humans during the early stages of development.
= False
The chroloplast of Chlamydomonas contains
- Pyrenoids
-Pyrenoids
Four pollen sacs are known as
-Microsporagia
The tape worm needs another organism to reproduce.
-True
What is the change from female to male called?

- Protygyny
When offspring remain attached to parents, as in sponges, this is known as
- Budding
The frequencey of gene recombination depends on their numbers on the chromosomes
-False
Phenylketonuria presents as an abrnormal synthesis of phenylalanine
- True
These are all arthropods, except
- Dog
This is another name for the male reproductive part of flowers.
-Androecium
FQE1
DNA is short for
Select one:
a. dioxirebonucleic acid
b. deoxyribonucleic acid
c. dioxide nucleic acid
d. deoxireibonucleic acid
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These refer to organisms that are using energy from sunlight or inorganic compounds to
produce organic compounds.
Select one:
a. Autotrophic
b. Chemiosmotic
c. Thermophilic
d. Heterotrophic
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It is the study of proteins and their properties.
Select one:
a. Genomics
b. Systems biology
c. Genetics
d. Proteomics
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This makes up the exine layer.
Select one:
a. Staminate
b. Sporangium
c. Tapetum
d. Sporopollenin
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The male gametophyte's external layer is known as the intine.
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True
False
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The DNA is a polymer composed of four nucleic acid bases: adenine (A), guanine G),
cytosine (C), and thymine (T).
Select one:
a. False
b. True
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It was ________ who stated that the universe is still expanding
Select one:
a. Albert Einstein
b. Fred Hoyle
c. Isaac Newton
d. Edward Hubble
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External processes
Answer These are geological processes that took place outside the earth.
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The following are types of flood except for one.
Select one:
a. glacial lake outburst flood
b. ice jams
c. urban flood
d. all are types of flood
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The outer core is made up of liquid iron, nickel, sulfur, and magnesium
Select one:
True
False
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding.
Select one:
True
False
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The geosphere is the layer that protects the earth from solar rays.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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Biological processes regulate themselves through a mechanism called
Select one:
a. ecosystem
b. system biology
c. feedback regulation
d. reductionism
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Robert Hooke is the scientist that coined the term "cell" that he used to designate the
small, honey-comb like structures that he was able to view on a cork bottle.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
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Select one:
a. 13,980 km
b. 12,750 km
c. 12,760 km
d. 16,500 km
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Pyroclastic phenomena are masses of hot, dry pyroclastic material built into masses.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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It refers to organisms that are capable of synthesizing its own food using light or chemical
energy
Select one:
a. Thermophilic
b. Chemiosmotic
c. Autotrophic
d. Heterotrophic
Select one:
True
False
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The core is a nickel-rich sphere.
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True
False
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These are special reproductive units that form on ptrerydophites.
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a. Fruits
b. Outgrowths
c. Buds
d. Spores
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It is the study of transformation of energy in all living things.
Select one:
a. Osmosis
b. Biology
c. Anoxygenic
d. Bioenergetics
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vacuoles
Answer These are single-membrane bound sacs that are present in cytoplasm.
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Spirogyra undergoes two types of reproduction.
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True
False
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paleomagnetism
Answer the process by which the magnetic fields of the earth move.
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plate tectonics
Answer the theory that states that the outer shell of the earth is divided into
several plates that move over the mantle.
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All matter was found in a small space in the beginning of the universe, accrding to the Big
Bang Theory
Select one:
True
False
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Which is the outermost skin of the earth?
Select one:
a. Atmosphere
b. Crust
c. Core
d. Mantle
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The plasma theory observed that ____ of matter is made up of plasma.
Select one:
a. 70%
b. 99%
c. 90%
d. 80%
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The atmosphere of the earth is stratified, which means that it is made up of mainly
oxygen and hydrogen.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
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The outer layer of the microsporangium is known as
Select one:
a. Surface layer
b. Subdermis
c. Dermis
d. Epidermis
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Sedimentary rocks are classified into three types: clastic, chemical, and biogenic.
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a. True
b. False
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The ___________ is located underneath the lithosphere, and is composed of semi-solid,

hot material, which flows and softens after being subjected to high pressure and
temperature.
Select one:
a. biosphere
b. atmosphere
c. asthenosphere
d. hydrosphere
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ribosomes
Answer These are granular, nonmembraneous structures that produce proteins
inside the cell.
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The Steady State Theory was introduced by
Select one:
a. Alfred Wegener
b. Fred Hoyle
c. Edward Hubblr
d. Arthur Holmes
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According to the Big Bang Theory, all the matter found in the universe today was found in
a small space, a tiny contact point.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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w ave period
Answer It refers to the number of waves that occur in a given period of time.
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Tornado
Answer It is a rotary storm that appears as a whirling and advancing funnel of
wind extending downward from a cloud.
The mantle has the following subdivisions, except:
Select one:
a. Middle
b. Upper
c. Lower
d. Transitional
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Endogenic processes
Answer are processes that occurred from inside the Earth.
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It is the basic unit of life structure and function.
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a. tissue
b. organ
c. cell
d. kingdom
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Groud shaking, or ground motion, is the primary cause of the partial or total collapse of
structures on the surface of the earth.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
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Saltw ater intrusion

Answer It is the movement of salt water, or saline water into freshwater aquifiers.
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In the 1920s, Aleksandr I. Oparin fathered the notion that the origin of life has unfolded
based on the physiochemical processes that occur on earth.
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a. True
b. False
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Metamorphic rocks are the starting points in the rock cycle.
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a. False
b. True
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The determination of sex in plants is not determined by its chromosomes.
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True
False
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genetics
Answer are basic units of inheritance that transmits the genetic information from
parents to offsprings.
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What turned the protosun into a star?
- Nuclear Reactions
The mantle is found where?
- Below the crust
The Mohorovicic discontinuity or the Moho is the lower boundary that separates the
mantle from the core.
- False
The deformation of the earth's crust is due to the movement of ocean sediments
- True
There are two magnetic fields in the earth which repels solar wind and protects the
earth from solar radiation.
- True
Plasma is sometimes called the third state of matter.
- False
The geosphere, also called the lithosphere, is made up of the physical earth, such as
rocks, magma, and soil.
- True
Geologic events can be taken from
- Stratification
Absolute dating determines how many years ago an event took place
True
Sedimentary rocks are derived from igneous rocks
True
The different type of rocks are the following, except ________________.
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a. sedimentary
b. igneous
c. metamorphic
d. mineral
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The discovery of this by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson led to the thought that the universe
started as a tiny, hot, and dense state.
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a. Steady State
b. Cosmic Microwave Background
c. Singularity
d. Big Bang
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The hardest mineral is ________________.
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a. corundum
b. talc
c diamond
d. topaz
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A process of preserving the remains or traces of a dead organism.

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a. plate tectonic
b. metamorphism
c. compaction
d. fossilization
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A large, slowly moving, sheet of ice.
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a. permafrost
b. ice berg
c. glacier
d. snow
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The Milky Way Galaxy is how many light-years across?
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a. 1,000,000
b. 10,000
c. 100
d. 100,000
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Parent material can be found in the C horizon.
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Amber is the fossilized remains of tree sap millions of years ago.
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A body of flowing water moving towards the sea.
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a. river
b. estuary
c. ocean
d. lake
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Domestic waste is a special type of waste.
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There are four types of igneous rock.
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Aquifers are areas of permeable rock that hold water.
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This rock forms when either magma or lava cools down and turns from liquid to solid.
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a. igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. polymorphic
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The following are definitions of a mineral, except ______________.
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b. fluid
c. inorganic
d. naturally-occurring
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A region with similar plants, animals, terrain, and climate is called _______________.
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b. biome
c. biosphere
d. community
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"Hydro" is a Greek term which means ___________________.
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a. water
b. air
c. ground
d. life
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The Milky Way Galaxy is about 100,000 light-years wide.

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A type of mining where only shallow deposits are removed.
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a. open-pit mining
b. surface mining
c. subsurface mining
d. strip mining
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All sedimentary rocks contain fossils.
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The following scientists are believers of the Big Bang Theory, except ____________.
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a. Arno Penzias
b. Francesco Redi
c. Georges Lemaitre
d. Robert Wilson
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How old is the solar system?
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a. 4.6 billion years old
b. 3.4 billion years old
c. 5.6 billion years old
d. 5.5 billion years old
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"Atmos" came from the Greek word which means _____________.
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b. life
c. air
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What is the study of minerals called?
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c. geology
d. mineralogy
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"Bio" is a Greek word which means _________________.
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b. air
c. life
d. water
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Two minerals that have the same composition but different crystal form.
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b. dicrystal
c. polymorphs
d. euhedral
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Saltwater is abundant in the surface of the planet and is not directly useful for potable
purposes.
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This type of power taps Earth's internal heat to produce electricity.
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a. solar
b. geothermal
c. hydroelectric
d. nuclear
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A classification of a nonrenewable mineral resource that is identified resource that can be

extracted profitably.
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b. undiscovered
c. others
d. identified
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The processes of evaporation and transpiration is also called transpoevaporation.
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Horizon R or bedrock is a mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or
sandstone that forms the parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to
the surface to weather.
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This level of the atmosphere comprises 80% of the gas on Earth and where weather patterns
take place.
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a. stratosphere
b. mesosphere
c. thermosphere
d. troposphere
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The word 'universe' is derived from the Latin word 'Universum' which was used by the
Roman statesman named __________________.
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a. Socrates
b. Cicero
c. Plato
d. Aristotle
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Most of the pores in the vadose zone are filled with air, rather than water.
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"Geo" came from the Greek word ____________.
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a. life
b. air
c. ground
d. water
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The following are types of biome, except ________________.
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a. pond
b. rain forest
c. desert
d. grassland
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He proposed that the universe began from a single primordial atom.
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a. Cicero
b. Aristotle
c. George Lemaitre
d. Galileo Galilei
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A large body of water surrounded by land is called ____________.
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c. ocean
d. river
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The earth's water is how many percents of the earth's surface?

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b. 35%
c. 97%
d. 71%
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The process of breaking down of rocks by means of water, ice, wind, plants, and animals is
called weathering.
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Solid or as paste that once deposited in a landfill do not undergo significantly physical-
chemical or biological transformations is called inert waste.
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The following are terrestrial planet, except ____________________.
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a. Earth
b. Mercury
c. Jupiter
d. Mars
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Rich in minerals that leached (moved down) from the A or E horizons and accumulated in
Horizon O.
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Betelgeuse and Rigel are two of the brightest stars of Orion's Belt.
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Paleontology is the study of fossils.
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True
False
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The age of the universe is ____________.
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a. 13.8 million years old

b. 18.3 billion years old
c. 13.8 billion years old
d. 13.8 thousand years old
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The theory that explains an expanding universe is the ______________ theory.
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a. Steady State
b. Interstellar
c. Big Bang
d. Nebular
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Metamorphic rocks are those that have been transformed by pressure and heat but that has
not actually melted.
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This type of power plants uses moving water to generate electricity.
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a. geothermal
b. hydroelectric
c. solar
d. nuclear
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Extreme heat and ________________ is needed for metamorphism to occur.
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a. water supply
b. erosion agent
c. pressure
d. weather condition
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It is the best-supported theory on the origin of the universe.
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a. Steady State Theory
b. Big Bang Theory
c. Nebular Hypothesis
d. Protoplanetary Hypothesis

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1. The thermosphere is how many kilometers above the earth?

2. In which layer is the weather found?

3. How many magnetic fields are there on earth?

4.Are glasses part of the earth's make-up

5. How many elements are in the crust?

The mantle is composed of what type of rock? :

1 In the beginning, the earth was principally made up of which elements?:

- Iron and Silicates

In which layer is the weather found?:

Are glasses part of the earth's make-up?:

Which sphere is made up of living organisms?:

2. The crust of the earth is brittle and is liable to breaking.

3. The mantle is a hot, dense layer of solid rock.

7. Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the crust.

8. The atmosphere is divided into 3 layers according to altitude.

9. The hydrosphere is the layer of air that surrounds the earth.

1. Crustal rocks are made up primarily of

2. Peridotites contain the following

- Olivine and pyroxene

3. The building block of silicate materials are what shape?

5. Which is never found in granites?

How many groups of silicate materials are there?

edimentary rocks are usually composed of just one mineral

Igneous rocks are found where?

The following are stages of the ocean basin evolution, except

What are the two types of polarity?

Normal and Reverse

1. What causes the formation of new seafloor?

4. What is magma called when it does not reach the surface?

5. Geomorphic agents are agents that move rocks

7. Earthquakes are due to what?

8. Old rocks will be found nearer the spreading zone.

9. Metamorphism occurs when rocks are in what state?

Continents move due to the movements of:

Contact metamorphism refers to large areas of rocks that metamorphose

Gravity alone cannot cause weathering.

What kind of activity causes seafloor spreading?

These factors determine the rate of exogenic processes, except:

How are magmatic materials transported to the surface?

Geomorphic agents are agents that move rocks

he earth's magnetic field changes.

The mechanical deformation of rocks are called crystallization processes

Metamorphism occurs when rocks are in what state?

Long Quiz 1: 27/30

- Saturn and Jupiter

What turned the protosun into a star?

The earth is made up of mainly nitrogen and oxygen.

The size of the earth is how many kilometers in diameter?

The atmosphere protects the earth from what?

The liquid outer core is how many kilometers thick?

In which layer does the atmosphere merge with space?

The thermosphere is how many km above the earth?

How many kilometers deep is the mantle?

The depressions on the surface of the earth is where water accummulated.

The plasma theory observed that ____ of matter is made up of plasma.

The outer layer, or crust, is thinner than other layers.

As radioactive materials decayed, they emited what?

The mantle is found where?

- Below the crust

The Steady State Theory arose when?

In what section of the atmosphere do space shuttles orbit?

Which is the outermost skin of the earth?