
Q1 Earth Science Mock Test
Quiz by Sam Carlos
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1. What does the abbreviation WATEN stands for?
2. Why is water important in a habitable planet?
3. The absence or presence of this factor greatly affects the planet’s ability to maintain its surface temperature and protect it from cosmic rays. Which factor is described?
4. The factor that influences the speed of movement in atoms and molecules and
is related to the reaction speed in proteins, DNA, and other biomolecules?
5. When too little and too much of this factor will result in cell death. What factor is being referred?
6. A source of all building blocks of cells and serves as the source ingredient they need to maintain metabolic processes inside them
7. Planet A is a small and hot planet. What characteristic does this planet have?
8. Which theory is considered to be the most accepted theory of the origin of the universe?
9. Which planet has a global magnetic field
10. Photosynthesis shows the interaction between which system and subsystem
11. Which of the following is true about the subsystems of the Earth
12. TRUE OR FALSE
About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered with liquid water and much of it is in the form of ocean water. 3% of Earth's water is fresh; 2/3 is in the form of ice, and the remaining 1/3 is in streams, lakes, and groundwater
13. TRUE OR FALSE
There are two types of crust: oceanic crust and continental crust. The continental crust is denser that oceanic crust.
14. Part of the upper mantle, highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductile region. Which layer of the Earth is being referred?
15. A mineral can exist as a solid and liquid under normal conditions.
16. Which of the following IS NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
17. Which physical property of a Mineral is being described in the statement:
It is the quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral.
18. A pair of minerals look alike, they appear often colorless and look glassy. Which two properties of minerals CANNOT be used to identify them?
19. Which chemical group does AU (gold) belong to?
20. It refers to the resistance of a mineral to abrasion
21. This type of fracture is also known as a jagged fracture, often encountered in torn native metals like copper and silver.
22. The geometric form of a mineral
23. True or False: A mineral is an element or a chemical compound that is solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, has crystalline structure, and has definite chemical composition.
24. True or False: Most minerals are made of elements thatcombined physically, making them compounds.
25. Planes of weaknesses to form smooth, flat surfaces, break evenly in more than one direction. What is being referred?
26. What kind of fracture is being referred: A breakage that looks like concentric ripples of a mussel shell
27. Which chemical group does CaSO42H20 (Selenite)belong to?
28. Which specific gravity is identified as an average mineral
29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about minerals
30. Which is the correct sequence of geologic processes that change magma into granite, granite into the sand, and sand into sandstone?
31. What type of rock is
formed from cooling and solidification of magma either along or beneath the earth.
32. What type of rock cools slowly, produces large crystals, and is from magma
33. Which of the following IS NOT a type of sedimentary rock
34. Which series of geologic processes can transform sediment into shale, shale into slate, and slate into magma?
35. What is formed when the metamorphic rocks are heated and pressed in the mantle?
36. Which is the correct sequence of geologic processes that transform granite into gneiss, gneiss into magma, and magma into rhyolite?
37. TRUE OR FALSE:
Igneous rocks are formed through the process of metamorphism with the recrystallization of minerals in rocks due to changes in pressure and temperature conditions.
38. Which of the following can change rocks into sediments?
39. Which characteristic is common among metamorphic rocks?
40. Which is a characteristic of sedimentary rocks?
41. TRUE OR FALSE
The Rock Cycle is a series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth’s crust.
42. What is the key difference between an ore deposit and a mineral deposit?
43. What type of deposit forms when hot fluids dissolve metals and minerals as they circulate through rock fractures?
44. Which of the following is NOT an example of a hydrothermal ore deposit?
45. In which type of deposit do valuable minerals accumulate through gravity separation in streams?
46. What is an 'aggregate' in the context of mineral resources?
47. TRUE OR FALSE
Massive sulfide deposits are formed at oceanic spreading centers.
48. FILL IN THE BLANK:
Crystal fractionation is a process involved in ore deposit formation
49. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
All deposits are deposits, but not all deposits are deposits
50. TRUE OR FALSE
Sedimentary ore deposits are formed by the precipitation of minerals from lake or seawater.