Earth's Subsystems (Basic questions)
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- Q1
Which of the following shows the correct order of Earth's layers according to chemical properties?
crust, inner mantle, inner core, outer core, outer mantle
crust, inner mantle, outer mantle, inner core, outer core
crust, inner mantle, outer mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, outer mantle, inner mantle, outer core, inner core
30sS11/12ES-Ia-9 - Q2
What kind of metamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel bands or layered?
jagged-grained
foliated
non-foliated
coarse-grained
30sS11/12ES-Ib-10 - Q3
Which of the following are Earth's boundaries?
Oceanic discontinuity
Continental discontinuity
multiplem:// Conrad discontinuity:Moho discontinuity
Intertidal discontinuity
30sS11/12ES-Ia-e- 3 - Q4
Which of the following are ways magma is formed?
multiplem:// by melting:by cooling
by weathering
by erosion
by compaction
30sS11/12ES-Ic-15 - Q5
______ is an example of organic sedimentary rock.
Limestone
Coal
Chalk
scrambled://limestone
30sS11/12ES-Ib-10 - Q6
Which refers to the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers?
Compaction
Deposition
scrambled://stratification
Erosion
30sS11/12ES-Ib-10 - Q7
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed when magma reaches the Earth's surface and cools quickly.
They have small crystals or fine texture mostly.
boolean://True
They
They have examples such as basalt and rhyolite.
30sS11/12ES-Ic-18 - Q8
Troposphere is a layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the clouds and the weather.
boolean://True
False
30sS11/12ES-Ia-e- 4 - Q9
Ionosphere is a layer of atmosphere that absorbs and scatters the solar ultraviolet radiation.
True
boolean://False
30sS11/12ES-Ia-e- 4 - Q10
Why aphotic zone is found on the deepest part of the ocean?
This refers to the intertidal zone and continental shelf of the ocean.
This refers to the vast and horizontal part of the ocean.
This is where sunlight mostly hits the ocean.
This is where sunlight can no longer penetrate the ocean.
30sS11/12ES-Ia-e- 4