- 1. Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?
A) Earth
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) Jupiter
- 2. Which layer of the Earth's interior is primarily composed of nickel and iron?
A) Mantle
B) Outer core
C) Crust
D) Core
- 3. What is the name of the layer above the Earth's outer core?
A) Crust
B) Outer core
C) Asthenosphere
D) Mantle
- 4. What is the process by which a metamorphic rock turns into magma?
A) Melting
B) Weathering
C) Compaction
D) Erosion
- 5. What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
A) Crust
B) Lithosphere
C) Mantle
D) Core
- 6. What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?
A) Sedimentary
B) Volcanic
C) Metamorphic
D) Igneous
- 7. What is the name for a meteorite that contains small spherical particles called chondrules?
A) Achondrite
B) Stony-iron meteorite
C) Iron meteorite
D) Chondrite
- 8. What is the name given to a rock that falls to the Earth’s surface from space?
A) Asteroid
B) Meteoroid
C) Comet
D) Meteorite
- 9. What is the name for a meteorite that does not contain chondrules?
A) Carbonaceous chondrite
B) Chondrite
C) Iron meteorite
D) Achondrite
- 10. Which element is commonly found in iron meteorites?
A) Silicon
B) Oxygen
C) Gold
D) Nickel
- 11. What is the study of meteorites and impact craters called?
A) Meteoritics
B) Astrogeology
C) Planetary science
D) Seismology
- 12. What process results in the formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges?
A) Rifting
B) Subduction
C) Seafloor spreading
D) Continental drift
- 13. What is the name of the belt of asteroids located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
A) Main Belt
B) Oort Cloud
C) Kuiper Belt
D) Asteroid belt
- 14. Which planet is known for its prominent rings composed of ice and rock particles?
A) Jupiter
B) Neptune
C) Saturn
D) Uranus
- 15. What is the process of Earth's formation called?
A) Erosion
B) Accretion
C) Sublimation
D) Combustion
- 16. Where is the K-T boundary located?
A) Between Cretaceous and Tertiary periods
B) Under the ocean
C) In the Amazon Rainforest
D) On the Moon
- 17. What is the solid layer beneath the Earth's lithosphere called?
A) Outer core
B) Asthenosphere
C) Inner core
D) Mantle
- 18. What is the name for the process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another?
A) Subduction
B) Convection
C) Divergence
D) Erosion
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