Grade 11

Earth & Life Science _______13. In which type of environment would you
Long Quiz likely to observe wind erosion.
(First Quarter) A. A hot desert C. A high Mountain
B. A thick forest D. A rocky seashore
NAME: _________________________________
Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct on the _______14. a Type of magmas that has the lowest
space provided before each number. Write in BOLD viscosity and therefore flows the fastest.
letter. A. Felsic C. Mafic
B. Intermediate D. Ultramafic
_____1. What is a meteorite? _______15. The force that acts on rock to change its
A. A bright streak of light that passes through shape and or volume.
the earth’s atmosphere A. Deformation C. Strain
B. Large cloud of gas and dust in space that is B. Folding D. Stress
the beginning or ending of a star _______16. What is the name of the cave formation
C. A piece of a meteor that lands on earth that hangs from the ceiling?
after passing through the atmosphere A. Column C. Stalagmite
D. A group of stars that appear to make a B. Stalactite D. Web
pattern _______17.Movement of weathered rock by agents
______2. All minerals are __________. such as water , wind, gravity.
A. Deposition C. Erosion
A. Unordered C. organic solids B. Weathering D. Transport
B. naturally occurring D. made in a lab ______18. Breaking up of rocks via mechanical or
Chemical
______3. Which is an example of a mineral with a
A. Transportation C. Erosion
nonmetallic luster?
B. Weathering D. Chemical
A. Pyrite C. Quartz Weathering
B. Graphite D. Gold _______19. Rainwater is naturally Acidic.
______4. Erosion is more common on __________. A. The statement is True C. Sometimes
A. In valleys B. The Statement is False D. None of
B. On level ground these
C. Steep slopes _______20. A type of magma, not yet existed to form
D. On gently sloping hills nowadays.
______5. Which of these rocks is an igneous rock? A. Mafic C. Felsic
A. Marble C. Granite B. Ultramafic D. Intermediate
B. Limestone D. Conglomerate
______6. Which metamorphic rock is formed from a Test II- Enumeration:
Limestone?
A. Slate C. Marble Types of Fault
B. Shale D. Gabbro 1.
______7. Which is NOT TRUE about the rock cycle? 2.
A. Rocks are recycled. 3.
B. It shows that rock is lost forever 4.
C. It shows the rock’s journey as it change
D. It is a summary of the process that change Types of Fold
rock from one kind to another 1.
_____8. Which is the hardest Mineral? 2.
A. Calcite C. Quartz 3.
B. Diamond D. Talc 4.
_____9. Which metamorphic rock is derived from
shale? Types of Mass Movement
A. Gneiss C. Quartzite 1.
B. Marble D. Slate 2
_____10. The thickest layer of the earth is the _______. 3
A. Mantle C. Outer core 4.
B. Inner core D. Crust Properties of a mineral:
______11. Known to be the mixture of molten rock, 1.
Minerals and gases 2.
A. Clay C. Magma 3.
B. Lava D. Igneous 4.
______12. A sphere termed as the “zone of life” 5.
A. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere Sources of Heat in the Earth’s Interior:
B. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere 1.
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Draw and explain briefly (4-5 sentences) the Rock
cycle.(10 pts)Use the space at the back..
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Sources of Heat in the Earth’s Interior:

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