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I. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. [1pt. each]
_______ 1. What are the two elements formed during The Big Bang expansion?
a. Lithium and Carbon c. Helium and Chlorine
b. Hydrogen and Neon d. Helium and Hydrogen
_______ 2. How old is our universe based on The Big Bang Theory?
a. ~13.8 thousand years c. ~13.8 billion years
b. ~13.8 million years d. ~13.8 trillion years
_______ 3. During the radiation era, at what epoch did the universe expanded rapidly?
a. Inflationary c. Quark
b. Grand Unification d. Stellar
_______ 4. What are the four innermost planets of the solar system called based on their solid
surfaces?
a. Gas Giants c. Jovian Planets
b. Ice Giants d. Terrestrial Planets
_______ 5. On which layer of the atmosphere where most of the clouds are formed?
a. Mesosphere c. Thermosphere
b. Stratosphere d. Troposphere
_______ 7. The maximum concentrations of the ozone are found in the ______.
a. Mesosphere c. Thermosphere
b. Stratosphere d. Troposphere
_______ 8. A volcano erupts adding carbon dioxide to the air are interactions between the
______.
a. atmosphere and biosphere c. atmosphere and geosphere
b. hydrosphere and geosphere d. hydrosphere and biosphere
_______ 9. Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food
are interaction between the ______.
a. atmosphere and biosphere c. atmosphere and geosphere
b. hydrosphere and geosphere d. hydrosphere and biosphere
_______ 11. Flooding moves soil and rock to new places are interactions between the ______.
a. atmosphere and biosphere c. atmosphere and geosphere
b. hydrosphere and geosphere d. hydrosphere and biosphere
_______ 14. Rocks that form when sediments are passed and cemented together are called
_____.
a. Sedimentary Rock c. Igneous Rock
b. Metamorphic Rock d. Extrusive Rock
_______ 15. What is the ratio of a mineral’s weight compared with the weight of an equal volume
of water called?
a. Specific Weight c. Specific Gravity
b. Specific Mass d. Specific Volume
_______ 16. What is the physical property of minerals that break along smooth, flat surfaces
called?
a. Cleavage c. Hardness
b. Streak d. Fracture
_______ 17. Which of the following minerals is ranked highest on the Moh’s Hardness Scale?
a. Talc c. Quartz
b. Finger nail d. Diamond
_______ 19. This rock is formed from lava and most likely found near a volcano.
a. Sedimentary Rock c. Igneous Rock
b. Metamorphic Rock d. Foliated Rock
1. According to the rock cycle model, can a sedimentary rock be transformed directly into an
igneous rock? Why or why not?
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IV. ESSAY: What are the differences between endogenic and exogenic processes? Explain. [10pts]
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
-Paulo Coelho