Q.1
Which state of matter is the earth's inner core?
  • plasma
  • liquid
  • solid
  • gas
Q.2
Which of the following is not a theory of how the earth came to be?
  • Creation
  • Nebular Hypothesis
  • Big Bang Theory
  • Dust Combination Theory
Q.3
A concept explaining the property of rocks that allows water to flow through.
  • Permeability
  • Saturation
  • Porosity
  • None of the above
Q.4
Huge heaps of sand formed by natural depositions.
  • Loess
  • Sand dunes
  • Transverse dunes
  • Longitudinal dunes
Q.5
What percentage of Earth's volume is found in the crust?
  • 22%
  • 1%
  • 84%
  • 15%
Q.6
What are the 2 major planets group in our solar system?
  • Martian & Terrestrial
  • Terrain & Jovial
  • Santeria & Jovian
  • Terrestrial and Jovian
Q.7
How many planets involved in our solar system?
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Q.8
Type of Weathering characterized by PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN of rock masses.
  • Physical
  • Chemical
Q.9
It is the groupings of minerals as general rock forming minerals and economic minerals.
  • Stratigraphy
  • Structural
  • Mineralogy
  • Economic
Q.10
Wind erosion is caused by which two erosion processes?
  • Both A & B
  • Abrasion
  • Deflation
  • Siltation
Q.11
Which scientist is credited with the Theory of Plate Tectonics (modern version of the Theory of Continental Drift)?
  • Alfred Wegener
  • Charles Darwin
  • Robert Hooke
  • Charles Lyell
Q.12
Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust?
  • core
  • lower mantle
  • asthenosphere
  • lithosphere
Q.13
Which of the ff are the two parts of total sediments carried by wind
  • Suspended Load
  • Bed Load
  • Pasaload lols
  • Both A & B
Q.14
How many is the major tectonic plates in the world?
  • 14
  • 7
  • 8
  • 10
Q.15
What is convection current?
  • Convection systems in the mantle which carry along the plates of the lithosphere like a conveyor belt.
  • Heat rotating the mantel and crust
  • Boiling of water in a pot
  • Mantel system of transferring hot liquid and pressure.
Q.16
It is when wind is loaded with particle of considerable erosive power that erode rock surfaces.
  • Transportation by Wind
  • Weathering
  • Deflation
  • Abrasion
Q.17
The one large land mass before it drifted apart was called
  • Panthalassa
  • Terra
  • Pangaea
  • Pandora
Q.18
A concept explaining the portion of rock or soil that may be occupied by groundwater
  • Permeability
  • Saturation
  • Porosity
  • None of the above
Q.19
When we study the earth to learn about the past, we are studying
  • historical geology
  • operational geology
  • paleontology
  • archaeology
Q.20
What was an evidence for plate tectonics that was claimed by the author of the theory?
  • plate measurements
  • knowledge of the mantle
  • fossils on the coasts
  • the movie Ice Age
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