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SUMMATIVE TEST IN EARTH SCIENCE

IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is asked in each statement. Write you answer on the space provided before each number.

solar system Big Bang Theory Asteroids Hydrosphere Big Methane

Big Crunch Oscillating Universe Theory Comets atmosphere Geosphere

Kuiper Belt Nucleosynthesis Steady State Theory meteoroid

biosphere nebular theory asteroid belt Protoplanet Theory Encounter Theory

____________1. A theory that states that the universe started as a “singularity”—an area predicted to be in the core of a black hole
with a very high temperature and density, which compressed matter with its intense gravitational pressure.
____________2. A process that leads to the formation of chemicals such as hydrogen and helium
____________3. This theory suggests that the universe has always been there and will always be present. It also conveys that the
universe always looks the same in any time or space but continuously expands while simultaneously creating matter, maintaining the
density of the universe
____________4. This is also referred to as the Pulsating Theory, discusses that the universe is expanding and will contract once all
the energy after the Big Bang is used up
____________5. It occurs when the universe expands and eventually reverses, then collapses causing a singularity or the formation of
another Big Bang
____________6. This theory explains that the solar system originated from a nebula – a gas cloud made up of hydrogen particles
____________7. This explains that the solar system formed as a result of a near collision between a passing star and the Sun
____________8. It is a modified version of the nebular hypothesis which believed that the solar system started from a nebula.
____________9. This makes up of all the gases on Earth. It extends outward about 10 000 km from the surface of the Earth.
____________10.It includes all the soil, rocks, and minerals present in the crust to the core of the Earth.
____________11.___________ is composed of all the water on Earth in any form: water vapor, liquid water, and ice. I
____________12. The __________is comprised of all living things. It includes all microbes, plants, and animals. It
_____________13. A compound found on Titan that is in liquid form.
____________14. A region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration
of asteroid orbits can be found.
____________15. _________are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of
a small town
_____________16.__________ is a piece of stony or metallic debris which travels in outer space. When this body enters the Earth
atmosphere friction between the debris and atmospheric gases heats it to the point that it glows and become visible to our eyes.
_____________17. They are all rocky and small! No or few moons No rings
_____________18. They are all…gaseous and BIG! Rings Many moons
_____________19. A large body of small objects orbiting (the short period comets) the Sun in a radial zone extending outward from the
orbit of Neptune (30 AU) to about 50 AU.
____________20. The __________is composed of the Sun, the planets and their satellites, the comets, and the asteroids.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle the letter of your choice.

21.Which of the following planets is surrounded by thick clouds that trap energy from the sun, making the planet icredibly warm?
a.Jupiter b. Venus c. Mars d. Satrurn
22.Frozen dust and gases with bright burning tails are called _____________
a. Asteroid b. Comet c. Meteor d. Meteoroid
23.Scientists have recently determined this planet to be too small to be a planet
a. Venus b. Mercury c. Pluto d. Earth
24.Which of the following layers of the atmosphere where our weather occur?
a. troposphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere
25.Which of the following layers of the atmosphere that the ozone layer can be found?
a. troposphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere
26. The following are the chracteristic of the earth that made it livevable EXCEPT _______
a.atmosphere c. Soil and vegetation d. Litosphere d. Hydrospehre
27. How many percent of the earth’s hydrospehre are freshwater?
a. 75% b. 25% c.97.5% d. 2.5%
28.Which of the following planets has the most number of moon?
a. Earth b. Jupiter c.Saturn d. Neptune
29. The ____is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
a. photosphere b. Asteroid belt c. Kuiper belt d. Oort Cloud
30.The four terrestial ( inner ) planet are known for their ______?
a. hot temperatures b. Deep atmospehre c. Rocky surfaces d. Large size
31. Select the order from smallet to largest
a. Sun, Milky Way, Solar System, Universe b. Sun, Milky Way, Universe, Solar System
c. Sun, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe d. Sun, Solar System, Universe, Milky Way
32 .This planet is known as the Red Planet due to the rust in its rocks. LikeEarth, it has four seasons and rotates on its axis a little more
than 24 hours
a. Mars b. Mercury c. Venus d. Neptune
33.What is fact about the Jovian ( outer) planet?
a. they are smaller b.they are made of rock c. They are enormous and made of gas d. They have no rings
34.Earth’s orbit around the sun in _____
a. 365 days b. 356 days c. 24 hours d. 12 hours
35.How many moons does mercury have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
36.Which of the following lists the planets in correct order of increasing distance from the sun?
a. Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, earth, venus, Mercury
b. Saturn, Pluto, Uranus, Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter, mars, earth, Venus
c.Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury
d. Mercury, venus, earth, Mars, Jupiter, saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
37.What layer of the atmosphere protect s us by burning up most meteors?
a. Startosphere b. Mesosphere d.Troposphere d. Thermosphere
38.What gas makes up around 21.9 % of our atmosphere?
a. Methane b. Oxygen c. Nitrogen d. Carbon Dioxide
39.What does the ozone layer do?
a. it protects us from meteors b. It protect us from violent solar flares]
c. it protect us from ultraviolet radiation d. It helps us breathe
40. What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis or Northern lights in it?
a. Startosphere b. Mesosphere c.Troposphere d. Thermosphere
41. It is the densest planet in the solar system.
a. Earth b. Venus c. Mars d. Mercury
42. Which of the following terrestrial planets is the largest/
a. Venus b. Mars c. Earth d. Mercury
43. Which of the following conndition makes the earth unique?
a. proximity to the sun-too much heat c. proximity to the sun-neither too much not too litte
b. proximity to the sun-too much heat in the day and cold in the night. d. All of the above.
44. What is unique about the existence of water in the earth?
a. neither too much nor too little- that is in liquid form c. overflowing and never ending
b. has its point of freezing in the south and north pole. d. too much to handle
45. Which prevents the poles from shifting unexpectedly?
a. The moon’s reflecting the light from the sun c. The moon being present in the morning
b. The suns light to the atmosphere d. the moon’s stabilizing effect.
C. ENUMERATION. Enumerate the following.

A. Characteristics of the earth necessary for the growth and survival of life.
46. 47. 48.
B. Give 4 dwarf planets that is included in the advancement in solar system.
49. 50. 51. 52
C. The four Galilean satellite
53. 54 55. 56.
D. The 2 satellites of Mars
57. 58.
E. 2 Gases that makes earth a livable planet.
59. 60.