Name: Sandoval, Jane B.

Section: BSOA 2

PEOPLE AND EARTH’S ECOSYSTEM

Self-Assessment Quiz 1.1

SAQ 1.1
For your self-assessment quiz, answer the following questions by choosing the
letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided. Good luck!

b 1. These minerals that mostly contains iron and small amounts of other metals and
elements.
a. Metallic minerals
b. Ferrous metallic minerals
c. Non-ferrous metallic minerals
d. Non-metallic minerals
c 2. These mineral resources are used to produce electricity, fuel for transportation,
and other economic benefits and jobs.
a. Metallic minerals
b. Non-metallic minerals
c. Energy minerals
d. Non-ferrous metallic minerals
c 3. Also known as the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can
also be termed the zone of life on Earth, a closed system, and largely self-regulating.
a. Hydrosphere
b. Atmosphere
c. Biosphere
d. Geosphere
a 4. It is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, and is also where nearly all weather
conditions take Place.
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
a 5. In this layer of the earth’s atmosphere, the temperature decreases as altitude
increases.

a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
 b 6. Thermosphere begins at a distance of approximately miles above the
earth's surface and extends to between 311 and 621 miles from the earth.
a. 50-53
b. 53-56
c. 56-59
d. 59-62
a 7. It is a fundamental part of the water cycle and is constantly occurring throughout
nature
a. Evaporation
b. Condensation
c. Precipitation
d. Transpiration
a 8. This layer of the Earth is made up of solid rocks and minerals. It occupies
1% of the Earth’s volume.
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Outer core
d. Inner core
c 9. This layer of the Earth is responsible for the Earth’s magnetic field
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Outer core
d. Inner core
d 10. Pangaea forms and later dissolves in Laurasia and Gondwanaland, which
turns to the current continents.
a. Hadean
b. Archean
c. Proterozoic
d. Phanerozoic
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