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Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What are the three main layers of the Earth?
a. Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere
b. Core, Mantle, Crust
c. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere
d. Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle
Answer: b. Core, Mantle, Crust
2. What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
d. Plutonic
Answer: a. Igneous
3. Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of iron and nickel?
a. Core
b. Mantle
c. Crust
d. Mesosphere
Answer: a. Core
4. Which theory states that the Earth and the other celestial objects in the solar system formed from the same spinning cloud of gas and dust?
a. Nebular Hypothesis
b. Continental Drift Theory
c. Plate Tectonics Theory
d. Big Bang Theory
Answer: a. Nebular Hypothesis
5. The Earth's lithosphere is broken into several large and small plates, which are constantly moving. What is this process called?
a. Plate Tectonics
b. Continental Drift
c. Lithospheric Drift
d. Earth's Plate Movement
Answer: a. Plate Tectonics
6. Which type of rock is formed from the accumulation of sediments and organic material?
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
d. Plutonic
Answer: b. Sedimentary
7. The process where rocks are broken down by natural forces into smaller pieces is called:
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Metamorphism
d. Deposition
Answer: a. Weathering
8. Which of the following is the primary gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Argon
Answer: b. Nitrogen
9. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed approximately 300 million years ago?
a. Gondwana
b. Laurasia
c. Pangaea
d. Rodinia
Answer: c. Pangaea
10. The Earth's atmosphere is divided into several layers. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
Answer: b. Stratosphere
11. What is the Earth's outermost layer called?
a. Core
b. Mantle
c. Crust
d. Lithosphere
Answer: c. Crust
12. What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
a. Gravitational pull from the Moon
b. The Earth's magnetic field
c. Convection currents in the mantle
d. The Earth's rotation
Answer: c. Convection currents in the mantle
13. Which type of rock is formed when existing rock undergoes significant heat and pressure?
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
d. Plutonic
Answer: c. Metamorphic
14. What is the process by which water vapor in the air turns into liquid water?
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Precipitation
d. Transpiration
Answer: a. Condensation
15. Which term refers to the transfer of heat energy by direct contact?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Advection
Answer: a. Conduction
16. The area where two tectonic plates move away from each other is called a:
a. Convergent boundary
b. Divergent boundary
c. Transform boundary
d. Subduction zone
Answer: b. Divergent boundary
17. Which of the following is NOT a type of sedimentary rock?
a. Sandstone
b. Shale
c. Granite
d. Limestone
Answer: c. Granite
18. What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another?
a. Convergent boundary
b. Divergent boundary
c. Transform boundary
d. Subduction zone
Answer: c. Transform boundary
19. The Earth's atmosphere is primarily composed of which two gases?
a. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
b. Oxygen and nitrogen
c. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
d. Nitrogen and argon
Answer: b. Oxygen and nitrogen
20. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Argon
d. Methane
Answer: d. Methane
21. What is the primary cause of the Earth's seasons?
a. The Earth's distance from the Sun
b. The tilt of the Earth's axis
c. The Earth's rotation
d. The Earth's orbit around the Sun
Answer: b. The tilt of the Earth's axis
22. Which of the following is a result of the Earth's rotation?
a. Seasons
b. Day and night
c. Tides
d. Lunar phases
Answer: b. Day and night
23. Which of the following weather events is caused by a warm air mass rising over a cooler air mass?
a. Tornado
b. Hurricane
c. Thunderstorm
d. Blizzard
Answer: c. Thunderstorm
24. What causes the Coriolis effect?
a. The Earth's tilt
b. The Earth's rotation
c. The Earth's orbit around the Sun
d. The Earth's magnetic field
Answer: b. The Earth's rotation
25. Which of the following factors can influence the formation of soil?
a. Climate
b. Parent material
c. Time
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
26. Which of the following is a primary cause of ocean currents?
a. Gravitational pull from the Moon
b. The Earth's rotation
c. The Sun's radiation
d. Wind
Answer: d. Wind
27. Which of the following natural Which of the following natural disasters is most commonly associated with tectonic plate movement?
a. Hurricanes
b. Tornadoes
c. Earthquakes
d. Floods
Answer: c. Earthquakes
28. What is the name of the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
a. Richter scale
b. Mercalli scale
c. Beaufort scale
d. Mohs scale
Answer: a. Richter scale
29. Which term refers to the process by which liquid water turns into water vapor?
a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Precipitation
d. Transpiration
Answer: b. Evaporation
30. What is the primary force that drives the water cycle?
a. Gravity
b. Solar energy
c. Wind
d. Earth's rotation
Answer: b. Solar energy
31. What is the term used to describe the boundary between two air masses with different temperatures and humidity levels?
a. Front
b. Jet stream
c. Convergence zone
d. Tropopause
Answer: a. Front
32. Which of the following is a characteristic of igneous rocks with a high silica content?
a. Dark color
b. High density
c. Light color
d. Fine-grained texture
Answer: c. Light color
33. The process by which rocks are gradually worn away by wind, water, and ice is called:
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Metamorphism
d. Deposition
Answer: b. Erosion
34. What is the term used to describe the solid outer shell of the Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle?
a. Lithosphere
b. Asthenosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Troposphere
Answer: a. Lithosphere
35. What is the name of the underwater mountain range that runs through the Atlantic Ocean?
a. Andes Mountains
b. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
c. Mariana Trench
d. Himalayas
Answer: b. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
36. Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly of solid rock and is located below the crust?
a. Core
b. Mantle
c. Mesosphere
d. Asthenosphere
Answer: b. Mantle
37. What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a. Epicenter
b. Hypocenter
c. Aftershock
d. Seismic zone
Answer: a. Epicenter
38. Which of the following factors contributes to the development of hurricanes?
a. Warm ocean water
b. High pressure system
c. Cold fronts
d. Landforms
Answer: a. Warm ocean water
39. What is the primary reason for the Earth's magnetic field?
a. The Earth's rotation
b. The Earth's gravitational pull
c. The movement of tectonic plates
d. The movement of molten iron in the Earth's outer core
Answer: d. The movement of molten iron in the Earth's outer core
40. Which of the following is a primary cause of tsunamis?
a. Tornadoes
b. Volcanic eruptions
c. Meteor impacts
d. Both b and c
Answer: d. Both b and c
41. What is the term for a large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves under its own weight?
a. Glacier
b. Iceberg
c. Ice sheet
d. Sea ice
Answer: a. Glacier
42. Which of the following is a common cause of mass wasting events, such as landslides?
a. Earthquakes
b. Volcanic eruptions
c. Oversteepening of slopes
d. All of the above
Answer Key: d. All of the above
43. What is the term used to describe a large body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout?
a. Air mass
b. Air front
c. Air parcel
d. Air system
Answer: a. Air mass
44. What is the name of the process by which surface water seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater?
a. Infiltration
b. Percolation
c. Evaporation
d. Runoff
Answer: a. Infiltration
45. What is the term for a cone-shaped depression formed by the collapse of a volcanic mountain?
a. Caldera
b. Crater
c. Fissure
d. Vent
Answer: a. Caldera
46. Which of the following is the primary driver of wind?
a. Earth's rotation
b. Solar radiation
c. Ocean currents
d. Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
Answer: d. Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
47. What type of rock forms when magma solidifies beneath the Earth's surface?
a. Extrusive igneous rock
b. Intrusive igneous rock
c. Sedimentary rock
d. Metamorphic rock
Answer: b. Intrusive igneous rock
48. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a. Water vapor
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Methane
d. Helium
Answer: d. Helium
49. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly influences weather patterns?
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
Answer: a. Troposphere
50. What is the term for a large, rotating tropical storm system with wind speeds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h)?
a. Tornado
b. Typhoon
c. Hurricane
d. Cyclone
Answer: c. Hurricane
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