ESCI-2111-2012S Earth Science

Quiz 1 10/10
 This is the stage when clumps of gas collapsed enough to form the very first stars and
galaxies.
 Dark Ages

The word 'universe' is derived from the Latin word 'Universum' which was used by the
Roman statesman named __________________.
Cicero

He proposed that the universe began from a single primordial atom.

George Lemaitre

 This theory states that the universe has no beginning and no ending.
Steady State Theory

 The process of rapid expansion -about a billionth of a trillionth of a second, creating

what we now call space.
Inflation

 It took how many years before the universe started to cool down enough for the
protons, neutrons, and electrons to bind together to form neutral Hydrogen and
Helium?
380,000 years

The term 'cosmos' is derived from the Greek word 'kosmos' which means _________________.

the world

This termed to as the infinitely tiny, hot, and dense point where the universe started.
Singularity

 It is the best-supported theory on the origin of the universe.

Big Bang Theory

 This shows the leftover radiation of the ancient universe.

Cosmic Microwave Background
Quiz 2 9/10

This layer of the atmosphere is where meteors burn up.

Mesosphere

This layer of the lithosphere is divided as continental and oceanic.

Mantle

This subsystem is the sphere of the land or solid part of the earth.
Lithosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Stratosphere

The sphere for life is termed to as __________.

Biosphere

Which layer of the Earth is molten or in liquid form?

Outer Core

The atmosphere is comprised mainly of Nitrogen. How many percents of the

atmosphere is Nitrogen?
78%

The sphere for water is termed to as ____________.

Hydrosphere

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurrences take place is

_____________________. 
 Troposphere

The earth's water is how many percents of the earth's surface?

71%
Quiz 3 7/10

Igneous rocks are made up of small fragments of rocks torn from preexisting hard rocks
and transported into seas ancient and modern.
False

Metamorphic rocks are those that have been transformed by pressure and heat but that
has not actually melted.
True

Highly erodible hills of rubble left by area strip mining is called spoil banks.
False

Minerals are "Naturally occurring" which means that people did not make it.
True

Minerals should be naturally occurring, solid, made up of definite chemical composition,

and organic. 
False

The process of breaking down of rocks by means of water, ice, wind, plants, and animals
is called erosion. 
False

Minerals that are of known location, quantity, and quality or existence and known based
on direct evidence and measurements are classified as "Reserves." 
True

When erupted above the ground, usually through volcanoes, molten rocks are called
lava. 
False

Rocks are made from a mixture of different minerals; these are solid chemical
compounds that occur naturally on Earth.
True

Below the surface of the Earth, molten rock is called lava. 

False
Quiz 4 8/10

The process by which a fossil is formed is called fossilization. 

True

All dead remains of animals can turn into a fossil.

False

Permineralization is the study of fossils.

False

Trace fossils are the fossilized remains of things like animals and plants which are left
behind.
True

When the remains of animals are covered with amber, there is no chance that it will turn
into a fossil. 
False

Footprints and tracks are examples of whole body fossils.

True

The fossil record is the total number of fossils and their placement within rock layer.
True

The preserved remains or imprint in a rock of a plant or animal is called fossil.

True

Trace is the fossilized remains of tree sap millions of years ago. 

True

Fossils can be found in all rock types. 

False
Long Quiz 1 7/10

It takes 5 to 10 years for metamorphism to occur.

False

Some sedimentary rocks contain fossils.

True

There are four types of igneous rock.

True

Igneous rocks are formed due to the cooling of magma and lava.
True

The process of changing a rock from one form to another due to extreme heat and
pressure is called lithification.
True

The name Igneous came from the Latin word "ignis" which means "hot".
False

 Marble is an example of metamorphic rock. 

True

 Sandstone and coal are examples of Igneous rock.

False

There are three major types of rocks according to composition.

True

Pumice and granite are examples of metamorphic rocks.

False
Quiz 5 5/5

Groundwater is the most plentiful of all freshwater resources.

True

Aquifers are areas of permeable rock that hold water.

True

The processes of evaporation and transpiration (evapotranspiration) are closely linked to

the water found in soil moisture; these processes act as driving forces on water
transferred in the hydrological cycle.
True

Ground water is the water that exists in streams and lakes. This water is primarily used
for potable water supply, recreation, irrigation, industry, livestock, transportation and
hydroelectric energy. 
False

Saltwater is abundant in the surface of the planet and is useful for potable purposes. 
False
Quiz 6 5/5

The deposit at Earth’s surface from which the soil developed.

Horizon C

Rich in minerals that leached (moved down) from the A or E horizons and accumulated
here.
Horizon B

Leached of clay, minerals, and organic matter, leaving the concentration of sand and silt
particles of quartz or other resistant materials – missing in some soils but often found in
older soils and forest soils.
Horizon E

Mostly minerals from parent material with organic matter incorporated. A good material
for plants and other organisms to live.
Horizon A

A mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or sandstone that forms the
parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to the surface to weather.
Horizon R
Quiz 7 5/5

Household-generated waste is a result of domestic activities.

True

“Construction and Demolition Waste” are those wastes which by their fundamental
nature are inert generated through excavation works, new construction, repairs,
restorations, remodeling, rehabilitation and demolition including domestic works and
repairs. 
True

Waste resulting from the processes of manufacture, processing, utilization,

consumption, cleaning or maintenance generated by industrial activity, excluding
emissions into the atmosphere is called inert waste. 
False

Radioactive Waste is a special type of waste. 

True

Solid or as paste that once deposited in a landfill do not undergo significantly physical-
chemical or biological transformations is called a nonhazardous waste.
False
Long Quiz 2 15/15

Household-generated waste is classified as Domestic waste.

True

Groundwater is the least plentiful of all freshwater resources.

False

In the soil profile, O horizon is composed of humus or organic matters.

True

Waste generated from gardens and parks, food and kitchen waste are biodegradable waste.

True

The particles that make up soil are categorized into three groups by size: sand, silt, and clay.

True

Nonhazardous waste are those that are not classified as hazardous as they do not
possess dangerous characteristics.
True

Waste resulting from the processes of manufacture, processing, utilization, consumption,

cleaning or maintenance is inert waste.

False

Most of the pores in the vadose zone are filled with air, rather than water.
True

R horizon is the elevated horizon.

False

E horizon is the subsoil.

False

Inert and biodegradable waste are special types of wastes.

False

Parent material can be found in the C horizon.

True

Solid or as paste that once deposited in a landfill do not undergo significant physical-chemical
or biological transformations are inert wastes.
True