Earth Science Quiz

The Philippines is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire. What is the term used in referring to the fracture in the Earth's crust?

• A. Ring of Fire

• B. Tsunami

• C. Fault

• D. Epicenter

About fifty percent of the ocean crust is covered by a line. Which of the following pertains to the flattest part of the ocean?

• Abyssal plain

• Island

• Sea mount

• Trench

Scientists, geologists, and paleontologists can determine the history of life on earth by determining the age of fossils. It also presents the important events and species in a specific era. How can you describe the given statement?

• Both statements present correct information.

• Both statements present incorrect information.

• The first statement incorrect presents correct information while the second statement is

• The first statement presents incorrect information while the second statement presents correct information.

How can you describe the type of mass movement where the materials coming from above are acting like a liquid due to the high-water saturation that the materials possess?

• A. Slide

• B. Fall

• C. Flow

• D. Slump

The weathered or corroded materials are moved by agents such as running water, waves and glaciers. Which of the following processes is being referred to by the statement?

• A. Mass and land depletion

• C. Weathering

• B. Erosion

• D. Transport and sedimentation

How does radioactive decay play a vital role in the production of Earth's tremendous internal heat?

• A. When radioactive elements in the internal part of the earth undergo spontaneous radioactive disintegration, it produces heat.

• B. When iron and nickel are subjected to low temperature, they emitted high amount of

• C. Radioactive elements produce heat at the surface of the earth, then heat is absorbed oy the soil.

• D. Due to the heat from the early formation of the earth, radioactivity continues to occur in the inner part of the earth

The heat that caused melting in the Earth's early history was supplied from geologic processes. Which of the following events causes this occurrence?

• A. A large impact event and radioactivity B. A large impact event and solar heating

• C. Volcanic activity and radioactivity

• D. Solar heating and volcanic activity

If the soap represents rocks, what type of stress is shown in the given figure?

• Compressional stress

• Shear stress

• Direct stress

• Tensional stress

Which of the following processes occurs when other chemicals combine with oxygen in the air?

• A. Oxidation

• C. Erosion

• B. Abrasion

• D. Iron Oxide

The coastal areas and riverbanks in the Philippines experience frequent cases of erosion and weathering. Which of the following has the LEAST effect on having erosion in the given places?

• A. Glacier

• B. Gravity

• C. Water

• D. Wind