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