SUMMATIVE TEST on EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

SUMMATIVE TEST on EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

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Read the following statements carefully. Write the letter of your answers
Read the following statements carefully. Write the letter of your answers before the item number.
before the item number.

1. First 2 elements formed after the Big Bang

1. First 2 elements formed after the Big Bang a. Hydrogen and Helium c. Hydrogen and Lithium
c. Hydrogen and Helium c. Hydrogen and Lithium b. Helium and Lithium d. Hydrogen and Oxygen
d. Helium and Lithium d. Hydrogen and Oxygen
2. Group of planets furthest from the sun, referring to gas giants
2. Group of planets furthest from the sun, referring to gas giants a. Terrestrial c. Jovian
c. Terrestrial c. Jovian b. Martian d. Plutonian
d. Martian d. Plutonian
3. The age of Solar System is at ____ billion years old based on radioactive dating
3. The age of Solar System is at ____ billion years old based on radioactive dating of meteorites.
of meteorites. a. 10 c. 13
c. 10 c. 13 b. 8 d. 4.6
d. 8 d. 4.6
4. It is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out.
4. It is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can’t get out. a. Black hole c. Warm hole
c. Black hole c. Warm hole b. Deep hole d. White hole
d. Deep hole d. White hole
5. In 1929, he announced his significant discovery of the “redshift” and its
5. In 1929, he announced his significant discovery of the “redshift” and its interpretation that galaxies are moving away from each other, hence as
interpretation that galaxies are moving away from each other, hence as evidence for an expanding universe.
evidence for an expanding universe. a. Fred Hoyle c. Edwin Hubble
c. Fred Hoyle c. Edwin Hubble b. Albert Einstein d. Vladimir Vernadsky
d. Albert Einstein d. Vladimir Vernadsky
6. The universe is expanding, and originated in infinitely tiny, infinitely dense
6. The universe is expanding, and originated in infinitely tiny, infinitely dense point called singularity.
point called singularity. a. Big Bang Theory c. Supernova
c. Big Bang Theory c. Supernova b. Big Crunch Theory d. Super Explosion
d. Big Crunch Theory d. Super Explosion
7. The thickest layer of the Earth’s internal structure is ___________
7. The thickest layer of the Earth’s internal structure is ___________ a. crust c. outer core
a. crust c. outer core b. mantle d. inner core
b. mantle d. inner core
8. An Earth subsystem known as Geosphere?
8. An Earth subsystem known as Geosphere? a. biosphere c. atmosphere
a. biosphere c. atmosphere b. lithosphere d. hydrosphere
b. lithosphere d. hydrosphere
9. According to this hypothesis the biosphere is a self-regulating system that is
9. According to this hypothesis the biosphere is a self-regulating system that is capable of controlling its physical and chemical environment.
capable of controlling its physical and chemical environment. a. Gaia Hypothesis c. Nebular Hypothesis
a. Gaia Hypothesis c. Nebular Hypothesis b. Encounter Hypothesis d. Protoplanet hypothesis
b. Encounter Hypothesis d. Protoplanet hypothesis
10. They believed in many gods and myths which narrate that the world arose
10. They believed in many gods and myths which narrate that the world arose from an infinite sea at the first rising of the sun.
from an infinite sea at the first rising of the sun. a. Ancient Indians c. Ancient Egyptians
a. Ancient Indians c. Ancient Egyptians b. Christians d. Kuba people of Central Africa
b. Christians d. Kuba people of Central Africa
11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats is the
11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats is the a. atmosphere. c. hydrosphere.
a. atmosphere. c. hydrosphere.
b. outer core. d. asthenosphere. b. outer core. d. asthenosphere.

#12 – 15 Label the layers of the Earth #12 – 15 Label the layers of the Earth

16. ___ATMOSHERE_________is the thin gaseous layer that envelopes the
lithosphere.
17. ___LITHOSPHERE_________________includes the rocks of the crust and the
upper mantle.
18. _____BIOSPHERE_______________ is the set of all life forms on Earth.
19. The ___IONOSPHERE_________________ is an abundant layer of electrons
and ionized atoms and molecules that stretches from about 48 kilometers
(30 miles) above the surface to the edge of space at about 965 km (600 mi),
overlapping into the mesosphere and thermosphere.
20. The term ____BIOSPHERE________________ was popularized by Vladimir
Vernadsky, a Russian - Ukranian scientist who hypothesized that life is a
geological force that shapes the Earth.
16. ____________________is the thin gaseous layer that envelopes the
lithosphere.
17. ____________________includes the rocks of the crust and the upper
mantle.
18. ____________________ is the set of all life forms on Earth.
19. The ____________________ is an abundant layer of electrons and ionized
atoms and molecules that stretches from about 48 kilometers (30 miles)
above the surface to the edge of space at about 965 km (600 mi),
overlapping into the mesosphere and thermosphere.
20. The term ____________________ was popularized by Vladimir Vernadsky,
a Russian - Ukranian scientist who hypothesized that life is a geological force
that shapes the Earth.