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LA: 5/5
- 90 km
- troposphere
-2
- True
-8
LA1: 5/5
-peridotite
-troposphere
-True
-Biosphere
SQ1: 9/10
Fred Hoyle, the scientist who proposed the Steady State Theory, believes that the
universe is governed by two principles: the cosmological principle and the imperfect
cosmological principle.
-False
-True
- True
4. The Mohorovicic discontinuity or the Moho is the lower boundary that separates
the mantle from the core.
- False
5. There are two magnetic fields in the earth which repels solar wind and protects the
earth from solar radiation.
- True
6. The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is expanding, but it also predicts
that new matter is being created enough to fill the empty spaces left behind by the
expansion of the universe.
- True
- False
- False
- False
10. The geosphere, also called the lithosphere, is made up of the physical earth, such
as rocks, magma, and soil.
- True
LA2: 5/5
- Peridotites
- Tetrahedral
4. Relative dating determines how many years ago the event took place
- False
- Olivine
- True
-Mantle
- Metamorphism
SQ2: 9/10
- Volcanic activity
2. Reverse polarity moves from the south pole to the north pole.
- False
3. What kind of stressors on the rock cause faults?
- Internal
- Plutons
- True
6. What is distrophism?
- Building up of surfaces
- Dislocation of rocks
- False
- Solid
10. The deformation of the earth's crust is due to the movement of ocean sediments
- True
- False
-False
-Volcanic
-Weathering
Oceans only began to form near the end of the geologic period
- False
-True
-True
- False
-Solid
These two planets are cool because they are farther from the sun.
The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is not expanding
- False.
- Nuclear Reactions
- True
- 12,750 km
According to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were different.
- False
- Solar Rays
The most abundant element in the crust is?
- Oxygen
- 2,200 km
- Exosphere
- 90
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding.
- False
- 2,900 km
- True
- 99%
- True
What year did Edward Hubble hypothesize that planets and stars are still moving far
away from each other?
- 1929
The outer core is made up of liquid iron, nickel, sulfur, and magnesium
- False
- Heat
- False
- 1940s
- Thermosphere
- Crust
- 15 Billion
- False
- No
- No
- It was heavier
- False
- Middle
The thickness of the crust underneath the oceans is thicker than underneath mountains
- True
Is the creation of the earth thought to be linked to the creation of the sun?
- Yes
LA3: 5/5
- true
- Water
- True
- False
-Type of Water
-Tornadoes
-True
-Water
-True
SQ3: 10/10
_____caused by strain energy underneath a fault line within the crust of the earth.
- Earthquake
_____ it occurs due to the sudden overflowing of rivers along a stream or a low-lying
area.
- Flash floods
- Ground shaking
____ _are considered to be disturbances in the water caused by the water energy that
is passing through the water.
- waves
- gale force
These are rotary storms that appear as a whirling and advancing funnel or wind
extending downward from a cloud.
- Tornadoes
- wind
- volcanic Eruptions
- sublimation
It is the vertical distance between the top of the wave and its trough.
- wave height
caused by strain energy underneath a fault line within the crust of the earth.
-Earthquake
LA4: 5/5
- true
- Inorganic Compounds
- Monomers
- Pragmatic
- Oparin
- True
- Thermophilic
- Pyrite
-False
- Darwin
SQ4: 10/10
This type of biology attempts to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological
system, which are based on the study of the interactions between the parts of the
system.
- System Biology
Life can be loosely defined as "a living being is any autonomous system with open-
ended evolutionary capacities."
- True
- True
- True
Accodring to Gunter Wachtershauser, the origin of life was neither autotrophic nor
thermophilic.
- False
Aleksandr Oparin
- False
- Genomics
The term _____________ refers to the relationship of the organism with its
environment.
- autonomy
LQ2: 26/30
- No
All of these comprised the radioactive material during the creation of the earth,
except:
- Uranium
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding. :
- No
- Light
According to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were different. :
- No
The Steady State Theory predicts that the universe is not expanding.:
- No
- No
These two planets are cool because they are farther from the sun. :
All matter was found in a small space in the beginning of the universe, according to
the Big Bang Theory :
- Yes
- 12,750
- 90
The thickness of the crust underneath the oceans is thicker than underneath mountains
:
- Yes
- Yes
- Exosphere
- 1940s
- Yes/true
Ding to the Big Bang Theory, matter and energy were differening to the Big Bang
Theory, matter and energy were differenion :
- Yes
- Edward Hubble
The plasma theory states that the earth is crossed by electric currents and
-Electromagnetic Fields
The earth can be divided roughly into two parts, which are:
- No
- No
- 99%
The Big Bang Theory is the most popular theory for the creation of the universe:
- Yes
- Thermosphere
- 2,900 km
- Mohorivicic discontinuity
LA5: 5/5
-112 kcal/mole
-Blue-green algae
-false
-false
-True
- Plasma membrane
Eukaryotic cells lack a nucleus.
- False
- Carbohydrates
- True
- false
SQ5: 10/10
- Ribosomes
- Plastids
- Protein vacuoles
- Starch pigments
- Reaction center
- False
- False
- True
These are yellow and orange pigments found in organisms.
- Carotenois
LA6: (4/4)
- Flower
-Peas
-Fase
-False
-True
-True
-False
- Reproduction
-Zygospores
-False
-Flower
-Ghibberelin
- flowers
- False
Pyrenoids
- false
SQ6:
- Nulliparity
- Annuals
- False
- Mammals
When only a single parent is involved, the offspring are genetically identical.
- True
- True
Embryonic gonads become testes in males and ovaries in females.
-True
- False
The reproductive systems of males and females are identical for how many days?
- 40
- Pituitary gland
-Gametes
A zygote is haploid.
-False
-True
-False
True
-Nulliparity
- Summative
LQ3:
-Biennials
The sequences in this determine the sequence of amino acids in proteins.
-mRNA
- Parethenogenesis
-Oogenesis
-Allele
-True
-False
-False
- Fragmentation
- Epidermis
-gonads
This may induce the formation of functional female flowers on male plants
- Ghibberellin
-Fruit fly
- False
-Spores
-True
-False
-True
- true
-False
- True
- False
- Ginger
This gives rise to offspring that are genetically different from parents.
-Sexual reproduction
- False
- Budding
- Linked genes
- Thalamus
-True
- Sporopollenin
-True
-Megasporangia
-True
-Thymine
-3
- False
In sclarifiform conjugation, two filaments connect with each other through a penis.
- True
Asexual reproduction also occurs in humans during the early stages of development.
= False
- Pyrenoids
-Pyrenoids
-Microsporagia
-True
- Budding
-False
- True
- Dog
-Androecium
FQE1
Select one:
a. dioxirebonucleic acid
b. deoxyribonucleic acid
d. deoxireibonucleic acid
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These refer to organisms that are using energy from sunlight or inorganic compounds to
produce organic compounds.
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a. Autotrophic
b. Chemiosmotic
c. Thermophilic
d. Heterotrophic
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a. Genomics
b. Systems biology
c. Genetics
d. Proteomics
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a. Staminate
b. Sporangium
c. Tapetum
d. Sporopollenin
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True
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The DNA is a polymer composed of four nucleic acid bases: adenine (A), guanine G),
cytosine (C), and thymine (T).
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a. False
b. True
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Select one:
a. Albert Einstein
b. Fred Hoyle
c. Isaac Newton
d. Edward Hubble
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External processes
Answer These are geological processes that took place outside the earth.
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b. ice jams
c. urban flood
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The outer core is made up of liquid iron, nickel, sulfur, and magnesium
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True
False
The Big Bang Theory supposes that the universe is not expanding.
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True
False
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The geosphere is the layer that protects the earth from solar rays.
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a. True
b. False
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a. ecosystem
b. system biology
c. feedback regulation
d. reductionism
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Robert Hooke is the scientist that coined the term "cell" that he used to designate the
small, honey-comb like structures that he was able to view on a cork bottle.
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a. False
b. True
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a. 13,980 km
b. 12,750 km
c. 12,760 km
d. 16,500 km
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Pyroclastic phenomena are masses of hot, dry pyroclastic material built into masses.
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a. True
b. False
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It refers to organisms that are capable of synthesizing its own food using light or chemical
energy
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a. Thermophilic
b. Chemiosmotic
c. Autotrophic
d. Heterotrophic
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True
False
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False
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a. Fruits
b. Outgrowths
c. Buds
d. Spores
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a. Osmosis
b. Biology
c. Anoxygenic
d. Bioenergetics
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vacuoles
Answer These are single-membrane bound sacs that are present in cytoplasm.
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True
False
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paleomagnetism
Answer the process by which the magnetic fields of the earth move.
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plate tectonics
Answer the theory that states that the outer shell of the earth is divided into
several plates that move over the mantle.
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All matter was found in a small space in the beginning of the universe, accrding to the Big
Bang Theory
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True
False
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a. Atmosphere
b. Crust
c. Core
d. Mantle
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a. 70%
b. 99%
c. 90%
d. 80%
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The atmosphere of the earth is stratified, which means that it is made up of mainly
oxygen and hydrogen.
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a. False
b. True
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a. Surface layer
b. Subdermis
c. Dermis
d. Epidermis
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Sedimentary rocks are classified into three types: clastic, chemical, and biogenic.
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a. True
b. False
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a. biosphere
b. atmosphere
c. asthenosphere
d. hydrosphere
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ribosomes
Answer These are granular, nonmembraneous structures that produce proteins
inside the cell.
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Select one:
a. Alfred Wegener
b. Fred Hoyle
c. Edward Hubblr
d. Arthur Holmes
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According to the Big Bang Theory, all the matter found in the universe today was found in
a small space, a tiny contact point.
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a. True
b. False
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w ave period
Answer It refers to the number of waves that occur in a given period of time.
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Tornado
Answer It is a rotary storm that appears as a whirling and advancing funnel of
wind extending downward from a cloud.
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a. Middle
b. Upper
c. Lower
d. Transitional
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Endogenic processes
Answer are processes that occurred from inside the Earth.
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a. tissue
b. organ
c. cell
d. kingdom
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Groud shaking, or ground motion, is the primary cause of the partial or total collapse of
structures on the surface of the earth.
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a. True
b. False
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In the 1920s, Aleksandr I. Oparin fathered the notion that the origin of life has unfolded
based on the physiochemical processes that occur on earth.
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a. True
b. False
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a. False
b. True
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genetics
Answer are basic units of inheritance that transmits the genetic information from
parents to offsprings.
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- Nuclear Reactions
The Mohorovicic discontinuity or the Moho is the lower boundary that separates the
mantle from the core.
- False
The deformation of the earth's crust is due to the movement of ocean sediments
- True
There are two magnetic fields in the earth which repels solar wind and protects the
earth from solar radiation.
- True
Plasma is sometimes called the third state of matter.
- False
The geosphere, also called the lithosphere, is made up of the physical earth, such as
rocks, magma, and soil.
- True
- Stratification
Absolute dating determines how many years ago an event took place
True
True
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a. sedimentary
b. igneous
c. metamorphic
d. mineral
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The discovery of this by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson led to the thought that the universe
started as a tiny, hot, and dense state.
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a. Steady State
c. Singularity
d. Big Bang
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a. corundum
b. talc
c diamond
d. topaz
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a. plate tectonic
b. metamorphism
c. compaction
d. fossilization
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a. permafrost
b. ice berg
c. glacier
d. snow
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The Milky Way Galaxy is how many light-years across?
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a. 1,000,000
b. 10,000
c. 100
d. 100,000
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a. river
b. estuary
c. ocean
d. lake
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This rock forms when either magma or lava cools down and turns from liquid to solid.
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a. igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. polymorphic
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a. homogeneous
b. fluid
c. inorganic
d. naturally-occurring
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A region with similar plants, animals, terrain, and climate is called _______________.
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a. ecosystem
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. community
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a. water
b. air
c. ground
d. life
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a. open-pit mining
b. surface mining
c. subsurface mining
d. strip mining
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The following scientists are believers of the Big Bang Theory, except ____________.
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a. Arno Penzias
b. Francesco Redi
c. Georges Lemaitre
d. Robert Wilson
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a. water
b. life
c. air
d. ground
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a. limnology
b. hydrology
c. geology
d. mineralogy
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a. ground
b. air
c. life
d. water
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Two minerals that have the same composition but different crystal form.
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a. anhedral
b. dicrystal
c. polymorphs
d. euhedral
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Saltwater is abundant in the surface of the planet and is not directly useful for potable
purposes.
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a. solar
b. geothermal
c. hydroelectric
d. nuclear
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a. reserves
b. undiscovered
c. others
d. identified
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Horizon R or bedrock is a mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or
sandstone that forms the parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to
the surface to weather.
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This level of the atmosphere comprises 80% of the gas on Earth and where weather patterns
take place.
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a. stratosphere
b. mesosphere
c. thermosphere
d. troposphere
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The word 'universe' is derived from the Latin word 'Universum' which was used by the
Roman statesman named __________________.
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a. Socrates
b. Cicero
c. Plato
d. Aristotle
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Most of the pores in the vadose zone are filled with air, rather than water.
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a. life
b. air
c. ground
d. water
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a. pond
b. rain forest
c. desert
d. grassland
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a. Cicero
b. Aristotle
c. George Lemaitre
d. Galileo Galilei
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a. lake
b. estuary
c. ocean
d. river
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a. 50%
b. 35%
c. 97%
d. 71%
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The process of breaking down of rocks by means of water, ice, wind, plants, and animals is
called weathering.
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Solid or as paste that once deposited in a landfill do not undergo significantly physical-
chemical or biological transformations is called inert waste.
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a. Earth
b. Mercury
c. Jupiter
d. Mars
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Rich in minerals that leached (moved down) from the A or E horizons and accumulated in
Horizon O.
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Betelgeuse and Rigel are two of the brightest stars of Orion's Belt.
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a. Steady State
b. Interstellar
c. Big Bang
d. Nebular
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Metamorphic rocks are those that have been transformed by pressure and heat but that has
not actually melted.
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a. geothermal
b. hydroelectric
c. solar
d. nuclear
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a. water supply
b. erosion agent
c. pressure
d. weather condition
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c. Nebular Hypothesis
d. Protoplanetary Hypothesis