Earth Science Practice Quiz

2017/10/15 Printable Quiz: Earth Science Practice Test

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Q.1) Which of the following event does not related to Hadean Eon?

A. Mass Extinction

B. Formation of Moon

C. First life form

D. Collisions with other Solar System bodies

Q.2) Which of the following sequence follows a correct geological scale (From the oldest to the

newest)?

A. Hadean, Triassic, Paleo-Proterozoic, Cenozoic

B. Archean, Cambrian, Quaternary, Neogene

C. Hadean, Jurassic, Ordovician, Silurian

D. Paleo-Proterozoic, Cambrian, Triassic, Jurassic

Q.3) Current ocean is more acidic than the ocean during Archean Eon

A. True

B. False

Q.4) Arrange the following Archean Eon related issue in correct time order.

(1) First Bacteria Appear

(2) Oxygen production

(3) Formation of cratons

(4) First stromatolites and macrofossils

A. 1, 2, 3, 4

B. 1, 2, 4, 3

C. 2, 1, 4, 3

D. 2, 1, 3, 4

Q.5) Stromatolites are algae that release carbon dioxide and live in cold, shallow waters.

A. True

B. False

Q.6) Which of the following could be found before Proterozoic Eon

A. Dinosaurs

B. Stromatolites

C. Trilobites

D. Acheocyathids

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Q.7) Which of the following are counted as one of the 4 major sphere in Earth system?

A. Atmosphere

B. Biosphere

C. Geosphere

D. All of the above

Q.8) Mountain building are founded only in Paleo-Proterozoic period

A. True

B. False

Q.9) Pangaea is splited into 2 supercontinents, Gondwana and Laurasia.

A. True

B. False

Q.10) Cambrian Explosion refers to a mass and rapid extinction happened during Paleozoic Era.

A. True

B. False

Q.11) Mesozoic Era also called as "___________________________"

A. The Age of Reptile

B. The Age of mammals

C. The Age of Dinosaurs

D. The Ice Age

Q.12) The event "Great Dying" is refers to a mass extinction happened in ____________ period.

A. Ordovician

B. Permian

C. Silurian

D. Carboniferous

Q.13) Which one do you like?

A. Option 1

B. Option 2

C. Option 3

D. Option 4

Q.14) Global cooling in Eocene epoch is caused by which of the following?

A. Cirum-Pacific current

B. Circum-Antarctic current

C. Equatorial counter current

D. Alaska current

Q.15) What kind of geological feature is led by glacier?

A. Scratches in rocks

B. Tilt

C. fold

D. fault

Q.16) Ice ages are times when large areas of the earths surface are covered with ice sheets

A. True

B. False

Q.17) The amount of heavy oxygen control the size of polar ice caps.

A. True

B. False

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Q.18) Which of the following should not be a cause of an Ice age?

A. Milankovich Cycles

B. Volcanic eruptions

C. Earthquake

D. Ocean and Atmospheric Circulation

Q.19) There are four ice age in total in the Earth's history.

A. True

B. False

Q.20) The smaller the tilt angle of the earth axis, the less radiation the poles receive.

A. True

B. False

Q.21) Which of the following movement describe the wobble of the earth axis.

A. Obliquity

B. Precession

C. Orbital Eccentricity

D. Rotation

Q.22) The existence and occurrence of greenhouse gases and global warming are all because of

human activities.

A. True

B. False

Q.23) Which of the following condition is not favorable for Ice Age?

A.

Orbital eccentricity at its maximum

B. Obliquity at its maximum

C. Precession take place

D. Rapid increase of carbon dioxide

Q.24) Increased precipitation in polar region may start an Ice Age

A. True

B. False

Q.25) Which of the following should not be an explanation for the "the Great Dying"?

A. Fall in sea level

B. Climatic Changes

C. Bolide impact

D. Flood basalt volcanism

Q.26) Which of the following landform is not formed by intrusion?