SAINT ESTANISLAO KOSTKA COLLEGE INC.

Poblacion Manukan Zamboanga del Norte

CHAPTER QUIZ
SCIENCE GRADE 9

Name: ______________________________________________________Section: _____________________

I. Identification. Identify the following. Write the answer on the space provided.

__________________1. It is a branch of science that deals with the study of the physical and historical aspects
of the earth.
__________________2. It is a discipline of geologic sciences that is concerned with all aspects of volcanic
phenomena.
__________________3. A subdiscipline of geology that studies how rocks deform in responds to the stresses
that act within the earth.
__________________4. A classification of different layers or layering of sedimentary deposits, and in
sedimentary or layered volcanic rocks.
__________________5. A study of sedimentary rocks and the processes by which they are formed, includes
and is related to a large number of phenomena.
__________________6. a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical
properties of the earth and its surrounding space environment.
__________________7. it is an earth science focused around the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical
(Including optical) properties of minerals.
__________________8. is the study of the physical, chemical and biological features of the ocean, including
the ocean’s ancient history, its current condition, and its future.
__________________9. is the study of the origin and composition of rocks, with the particular emphasis on the
physical, chemical, and possibly biological processes that are involve in the formation of
rocks.
__________________10. is a scientific study of life of the geologic past that involves the analysis of plant and
animal fossils, including those of microscopic size, preserved in rocks.
__________________11. The solid rock layer that makes up the outermost portion of the Earth
__________________12. Are made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the
p planetary body.
__________________13. the first waves to arrive at a seismograph. P waves are the fastest seismic waves and
can move through solid, liquid, or gas.
__________________14. A wave that rolls along the ground with a more complex motion.
__________________15. A major type of surface wave having a horizontal motion that is shear or transverse to
the direction of propagation.
__________________16. The father of tectonic plate who proposed the Continental Drift Theory.
__________________17. A type of plate boundary that move against or toward each other. It occurs when two
plates push together.
__________________18. A type of plate boundary that move away from each other.
__________________19. A type of plate boundary that slide horizontally past each other and form faults.
__________________20. It is made up of a string of volcanoes, deep ocean trenches, and high mountain ranges.
It is the site of earthquakes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.

II. Enumeration. Enumerate the following.

Types of boundaries Types of Seismic Waves

1. 1.
2. 2.
3.

Layers of the Earth Give examples of Minerals

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4.