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QUIZ #1 IN EARTH SCIENCE

(STEM CLASS)

Name: ____________________________________ Score: 50

STEM: ___________________________________

I. Multiple Choice (20 pts.)

Directions: Write J if all the choices are true, write E if only A and B choices are true, write D if
only C is true and write M if all the choices are not true. Write your answer on
the space provided before each item number. (x2)

_____1. A. Glaciers and Non-Ocean are classified as Hydrosphere.

B. Crust and Upper Mantle are classified as Lithosphere.
C. Troposphere is one of the layers of the earth. (E)
_____2. A. Earth’s surface composed of 71.8% of water.
B. Earth’s surface composed of 28.2% of land.
C. The Earth divides into two Hemisphere. (D)
_____3. A. All weather occurs in the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
B. Troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
C. Most clouds appear in the lowest layer of the atmosphere. (J)
_____4. A. Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5o
B. The amount of time it takes for the sun to return to the same spot is called Solar Day.
C. The amount it takes for the earth to turn in its axis is called Sidereal Day. (J)
_____5. A. In solar day, there are 23 hours, 55 minutes, and 6.09 seconds.
B. In sidereal day, there are 24 hours.
C. In solar day, there are 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds. (M)
_____6. A. Exosphere is considered to be the actual frontier of the Earth’s gaseous envelope.
B. Thermosphere is the 4th layer of the atmosphere.
C. Most meteors burn up in the thermosphere. (E)
_____7. A. Geosphere is one of the subsystems of the Earth which answers the question, “what is
Earth made of?”
B. In asthenosphere, it contains hot molten materials called magma.
C. Crust is where life exists and considered as the innermost layer of the Earth. (E)
_____8. A. The ozone layer can be found in mesosphere.
B. Mesosphere is the coldest and 2nd layer of the atmosphere.
C. Humans live in the mesosphere. (M)
_____9. A. Mohorovicic discontinuity is the interface between the crust and the mantle.
B. Gutenberg discontinuity is the interface between mantle and outer core.
C. Lehman discontinuity is the interface between outer core and inner core. (J)
_____10. A. Biosphere is considered as the biological component of the Earth.
B. Biosphere is the totality of life forms on Earth.
C. Biosphere includes microbes, plants, ice, and animals. (E)

II. Modified TRUE or FALSE (20 pts.)

Directions: Write JED if the statement is correct. If it is false, replace the underlined
word with the word/s that will make the statement correct. Write your answer
on the space provided before each number. (x2)

__________1. Cryosphere is part of hydrosphere which is in the form of ice.

__________2. When solid turns into liquid, this process is called evaporation.
__________3. Atmosphere composed of 79% nitrogen.
__________4. Northern and Southern lights occur in the thermosphere.
__________5. Outer Core composed of ferro-magnesium silicate rocks.
__________6. Tropopause is the boundary between troposphere and stratosphere.
__________7. Lithosphere composed of the three layers of the Earth.
__________8. Oceanic crust is composed of granitic rock.
__________9. Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust.
__________10. 98.5% of the hydrosphere consists of global ocean.

III. Analogy (10 pts.)

Directions: Complete the following word/s given by looking into each correct same
relationships. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. Hydrosphere; ocean: ______________; plants and animals

2. 21% of atmosphere; oxygen: _________________; nitrogen
3. Continental crust; 10-70 km thick: Oceanic crust; ______________.
4. _____________; 2nd layer of the atmosphere: Troposphere; 1st layer of the atmosphere
5. Inner core; _____________: Outer core; molten nickel and iron
6. Layer of the Atmosphere; exosphere: _____________________; crust, mantle and core
7. Outer core; 3700 ℃ - 4300 ℃: Inner core; ____________
8. Mohorovicic discontinuity; boundary between the crust and the mantle: _________________;
boundary between mantle and outer core.
9. _____________; hottest layer of the atmosphere: Mesosphere; coldest layer of the atmosphere.
10. -90℃; _________________: 500° C to 2,000° C; thermosphere.