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