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Earth and Environmental Science - Module 1 Earth's Resources
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This quiz is revision for the NSW EES Module 1 - Earth's Resources.
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1
The hardness of a mineral is determined by:
Mores Scale of Hardness
Biting it.
A book
Mohs Scale of Hardness.
2
Which of the following is an example of a sedimentary rock?
Marble
Sandstone
Basalt
Mud
3
Which is the correct definition for accretion?
The gathering of mass due to gravity.
The formation of the atmosphere.
The removal of waste.
The interaction between two masses.
4
What part of the crust is densest?
Continental
Oldest
Youngest
Oceanic
5
What does MOHO stand for?
Mega Operational Hard Order
Mohrovic Discontinuity
More Horse Discontinuity
Mohorovicic Discontinuity
6
Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
Basalt
Marble
Mud
Sandstone
7
How old is the Earth?
4.5 Billion Years Old
45 Billion Years Old
4.5 Million Years Old
4 Thousand Years Old
8
What is the focus of an earthquake?
The point on the earths surface where the earthquake emerges
The place it sets out to destroy.
The place where the earthquake originates. Deep or shallow.
The strength of an earthquake.
9
What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?
Aluminium
Silicon
Iron
Oxygen
10
Which of the following elements can be used for absolute dating?
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Suphur
11
When radioactive particles decay, what is released?
Electrons
Earthquakes
Energy
Stress
12
Which of the following is an example of a igneous rock?
Marble
Sandstone
Mud
Basalt
13
The layers of the Earth are a result of:
Mass
Metals
Differentiation
Volume
14
Which type of radioactive decay has the highest penetration power?
They are all the same.
Beta
Alpha
Gamma
15
What part of the crust is thickest?
Oceanic
Continental
Youngest
Oldest
16
What evidence do we have for the age of the Earth?
Zircon crystals
Rulers
Stars
Fossils
17
What is the most common rock in oceanic crust?
Basalt
Sandstone
Mica
Granite
18
Name the two types of waves that travel through the body of the Earth.
Secondary and Rayleigh
Primary and Secondary
Primary and Love.
Rayleigh and Love
19
What is the mantle of the Earth made from?
Molten rock
Solid Iron
Plastic boundary between the mantle and crust.
Liquid Iron
20
What is the speed of gravity?
9.8m-2
100ms-2
98m-2
100km/h
21
What is the most common rock in continental crust?
Granite
Basalt
Sandstone
Mica
22
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The place where the earthquake originates. Deep or shallow.
The place it sets out to destroy.
The point on the earths surface where the earthquake emerges
The strength of an earthquake.
23
What is the outer core of the Earth made from?
Plastic boundary between the mantle and crust.
Liquid Iron
Solid Iron
Molten rock
24
What is the second most common element in the Earth's crust?
Silicon
Oxygen
Aluminium
Iron
25
What part of the crust is oldest?
There is no pattern for age.
Oceanic
It is all the same age.
Continental
26
Name the two types of waves that travel on the surface of the Earth.
Secondary and Rayleigh
Rayleigh and Love
Primary and Love.
Primary and Secondary
27
When continental and continental crust meet, what happens?
They slide together.
The continental sub ducts under oceanic.
They are both pushed up.
The oceanic crust sub-ducts under continental.
28
If a rock has 1/4 of an element undecayed, how many half lives has it gone through?
1
None
3
2
29
The name of the accepted model for the formation of the Earth is:
Core Accretion Model
Earth Rotation Model
Disc Instability Model
Pebble Accretion
30
Which type of dating is qualitative?
Online
Half Life
Relative
Absolute
31
When continental and oceanic crust meet, what happens?
They are both pushed up.
The oceanic crust sub-ducts under continental.
They slide together.
The continental sub ducts under oceanic.
32
What is the name of the waves produced from an Earthquake?
Water
Ricter
Seismic
Earth
33
What is the aesthenosphere of the Earth?
Liquid Iron
Molten rock
Plastic boundary between the mantle and crust.
Solid Iron
34
Waves from an earthquake are measured using a:
Ruler
Microscope
Seismograph
Needle
35
Where on Earth have we found the oldest evidence?
Russia
Wakanda
WA Australia
NSW Australia
36
What is the inner core of the Earth made from?
Liquid Iron
Solid Iron
Molten rock
Plastic boundary between the mantle and crust.
