Subject: Earth Science

Grade Level: Grade 11

Topic Coverage: Topic 1

Instructions to Students:

Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer for each multiple-choice item. Mark
your answers clearly on the provided answer sheet.

Multiple Choice: A. Sedimentary

1. Which celestial body is at the center of our B. Igneous

Solar System?
C. Metamorphic
A. Earth
D. Fossilized
B. Moon
7. Which process involves the breaking down of
C. Sun rocks into smaller pieces?

D. Mars A. Erosion

2. What is the primary factor that causes the B. Weathering

seasons on Earth?
C. Deposition
A. Earth's distance from the sun
D. Cementation
B. Earth's axial tilt
8. What type of weathering involves the
C. Earth's rotation speed chemical breakdown of minerals in rocks?

D. Earth's orbit shape A. Mechanical weathering

3. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? B. Physical weathering

A. Venus C. Chemical weathering

B. Mars D. Biological weathering

C. Jupiter 9. Which process involves the transportation of

sediments by wind, water, or ice?
D. Saturn
A. Erosion
4. What is the main component of the Earth's
atmosphere? B. Weathering

A. Oxygen C. Deposition

B. Carbon dioxide D. Lithification

C. Nitrogen 10. What is the term for the process by which

sediments settle out of a transporting medium?
D. Hydrogen
A. Erosion
5. Which layer of the Earth is composed mostly
of liquid iron and nickel? B. Weathering

A. Crust C. Deposition

B. Mantle D. Compaction

C. Outer core 11. Which type of plate boundary is associated

with the creation of new oceanic crust?
D. Inner core
A. Convergent boundary
6. What type of rock is formed from the cooling
and solidification of magma? B. Divergent boundary
 C. Transform boundary A. Melting

D. Subduction zone B. Erosion

12. What is the force that drives the movement C. Metamorphism

of tectonic plates?
D. Solidification
A. Gravity
19. Which of the following is a major exogenic
B. Earth's magnetic field process?

C. Mantle convection A. Volcanism

D. Solar radiation B. Weathering

13. Which of the following is a characteristic of C. Tectonic uplift

metamorphic rocks?
D. Earthquakes
A. Layering
20. What is the primary cause of earthquakes?
B. Fossils
A. Volcanic eruptions
C. Banding
B. Tectonic plate movement
D. Vesicular texture
C. Meteorite impacts
14. What is the primary agent of erosion in
desert environments? D. Ocean currents

A. Water 21. Which of the following is NOT a mineral

property used for identification?
B. Wind
A. Color
C. Ice
B. Hardness
D. Gravity
C. Taste
15. Which process is responsible for the
formation of sedimentary rocks? D. Streak

A. Melting 22. What is the term for molten rock beneath the
Earth's surface?
B. Crystallization
A. Lava
C. Compaction and cementation
B. Magma
D. Metamorphism
C. Basalt
16. What is the most abundant mineral in the
Earth's crust? D. Granite

A. Quartz 23. Which process describes the movement of

water through the Earth's crust?
B. Feldspar
A. Infiltration
C. Calcite
B. Evaporation
D. Mica
C. Precipitation
17. Which type of rock is typically formed from
the remains of plants and animals? D. Condensation

A. Igneous 24. Which of the following is a common feature

of karst landscapes?
B. Sedimentary
A. Sand dunes
C. Metamorphic
B. Glaciers
D. Volcanic
C. Sinkholes
18. What is the process by which rocks are
transformed into metamorphic rocks? D. Volcanoes
25. What is the term for the bending of rock C. Uranus
layers due to stress?
D. Neptune
A. Folding
32. What is the term for the process by which
B. Faulting rocks are broken down physically?

C. Fracturing A. Chemical weathering

D. Jointing B. Biological weathering

26. What causes the deformation of the Earth's C. Mechanical weathering

crust?
D. Erosion
A. Erosion
33. Which of the following is a result of the
B. Tectonic forces Earth's rotation?

C. Weathering A. Seasons

D. Sedimentation B. Day and night

27. Which type of rock is formed under high C. Tides

temperature and pressure conditions?
D. Eclipses
A. Igneous
34. What is the term for the process by which
B. Sedimentary sediments become rock?

C. Metamorphic A. Lithification

D. Volcanic B. Melting

28. What is the driving force behind the water C. Crystallization

cycle?
D. Metamorphism
A. Earth's rotation
35. Which of the following processes is primarily
B. Solar energy responsible for the formation of soil?

C. Gravity A. Weathering

D. Wind B. Erosion

29. Which process describes the wearing away C. Deposition

of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice?
D. Cementation
A. Weathering
36. Which celestial event occurs when the moon
B. Erosion passes between the Earth and the sun?

C. Deposition A. Solar eclipse

D. Compaction B. Lunar eclipse

30. What is the term for the movement of C. Equinox

tectonic plates along a fault line?
D. Solstice
A. Folding
37. What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
B. Faulting
A. Sun's gravity
C. Shearing
B. Moon's gravity
D. Subduction
C. Earth's rotation
31. Which planet is known for its prominent ring
system? D. Ocean currents

A. Jupiter 38. Which type of boundary is characterized by

two tectonic plates sliding past each other?
B. Saturn
A. Convergent boundary
 B. Divergent boundary D. Mercury

C. Transform boundary 45. What is the term for the process by which
rocks are changed into new types of rocks?
D. Subduction zone
A. Erosion
39. What is the primary component of Earth's
core? B. Metamorphism

A. Silicon C. Weathering

B. Iron D. Lithification

C. Oxygen 46. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to

Earth?
D. Magnesium
A. Stratosphere
40. Which geological feature is formed by the
collision of two continental plates? B. Mesosphere

A. Ocean trench C. Troposphere

B. Mid-ocean ridge D. Thermosphere

C. Mountain range 47. What is the term for the movement of water
from the surface to the atmosphere?
D. Rift valley
A. Precipitation
41. What is the term for the downward
movement of rock and soil due to gravity? B. Infiltration

A. Weathering C. Evaporation

B. Erosion D. Transpiration

C. Mass wasting 48. Which of the following is a result of tectonic

activity?
D. Deposition
A. Hurricanes
42. Which of the following is a characteristic of
sedimentary rocks? B. Earthquakes

A. Large crystals C. Tornadoes

B. Foliation D. Floods

C. Fossils 49. What is the name of the galaxy that contains

our Solar System?
D. Vesicles
A. Andromeda
43. What is the primary source of energy for
Earth's weather systems? B. Milky Way

A. Earth's rotation C. Triangulum

B. Solar radiation D. Sombrero

C. Geothermal heat 50. What is the primary cause of volcanic

eruptions?
D. Ocean currents
A. Solar flares
44. Which planet is closest to the sun?
B. Tectonic plate movement
A. Venus
C. Ocean currents
B. Earth
D. Atmospheric pressure
C. Mars
Answer Key: 36. A

1. C 37. B

2. B 38. C

3. B 39. B

4. C 40. C

5. C 41. C

6. B 42. C

7. B 43. B

8. C 44. D

9. A 45. B

10. C 46. C

11. B 47. C

12. C 48. B

13. C 49. B

14. B 50. B

15. C

16. B

17. B

18. C

19. B

20. B

21. C

22. B

23. A

24. C

25. A

26. B

27. C

28. B

29. B

30. B

31. B

32. C

33. B

34. A

35. A