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I-CONCEPT RECALL. Choose the correct answer to the test stem.

_________1. These are the remains/ traces of previously living organisms buried in the earths
crust.
[ A.] rocks
[C.] minerals
[ B.] fossils
[D.] dinosaurs
__________2. Which from the following is believed to be a large mass of land that constitutes all continents?
[ A.] Atlantis
[C.] Olympus
[ B.] Antarctica
[D.] Pangea
__________3. According to geologists, what is the age of the Earth?
[ A.] about 4 billion years old
[C.] about 4.6 billion years old
[ B.] about 4 million years old
[D.] about 4.6 million years old
__________4. The study of the origin, composition and development of rock layering.
[ A.] Meteorology
[C.] Paleontology
[ B.] Calligraphy
[D.] Stratigraphy
For numbers 5-11: The following are events in earths history, identify the era to which it belongs.
[ A.] Mesozoic Era
[C.] Precambrian Era
[ B.] Paleozoic Era
[D.] Cenozoic Era
__________5. In what era of the geologic time does the mass extinction of dinosaurs happened due to the impact of an
asteroid?
__________6. Origin of earths crust, first atmosphere and first seas.
__________7. Development of the early fishes.
__________8. The age of the dinosaurs, the origin of mammals and birds.
__________9. The present era we live in.
__________10. The first modern humans evolved.
__________11. The formation of the ozone layer in the atmosphere from oxygen
__________12. Who formulated the law of superposition and the father of stratigraphy?
[ A.] Steno Danish
[C.] Danish Nicolas
[ B.] Nicolas Steno
[D.] Danish Steno
__________13. This is a method other known as Uranium Lead Method, a reliable method in getting the age of rocks.
[ A.] radioactive dating
[C.] cast fossil
[ B.] weathering
[D.] law of superposition
__________14. The study of fossils.
[ A.] Meteorology
[C.] Paleontology
[ B.] Calligraphy
[D.] Stratigraphy
__________15.This are creatures that resemble those animals that disappeared millions of years ago.
[ A.] Jurassic creatures
[C.] Cast fossil
[ B.] Weathering
[D.] Law of superposition
__________16.It starts 0 degrees at the equator down to -90 degrees at the south pole and up to +90 degrees at the
South pole.
[ A.] longitude
[C.] prime meridian
[ B.] latitude
[D.] international dateline
__________17. Is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earths surface.
[ A.] longitude
[C.] prime meridian
[ B.] latitude
[D.] international dateline
__________18. Is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the earth, passing through the middle of the
Pacific Ocean, that designates the place where each calendar day begins.
[ A.] longitude
[C.] prime meridian
[ B.] latitude
[D.] international dateline
__________19. Is an imaginary line that divided the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
[ A.] longitude
[C.] prime meridian
[ B.] equator
[D.] international dateline
__________20. What is the exact shape of the earth?
[ A.] circular
[C.] oblong
[ B.] rounded
[D.] oblate spheroid
__________21. He was famous for his work on prime numbers and on measuring the diameter of the earth.
[ A.] Galileo Galilee
[C.] Isaac Newton Jr.
[ B.] Pythagoras
[D.] Eratosthenes of Cyrene
__________22. He suggested that the earth is not a perfect square but rather somehow flattened at its poles.
[ A.] Galileo Galilee
[C.] Isaac Newton Jr.
[ B.] Pythagoras
[D.] Eratosthenes of Cyrene
__________23. The first person who suggested that the earths shape is spherical.
[ A.] Galileo Galilee
[C.] Isaac Newton Jr.
[ B.] Pythagoras
[D.] Eratosthenes of Cyrene
__________24. What is the diameter of the earth?
[ A.] 12 7562 miles
[C.] 12 756.2 kilometers
[ B.] 12 000 miles
[D.] 12 700 nanometers

II- SYNTHESIS: Select the keyword statement that contains a concept common to all component in the test stem.
________25. Meteorology, Astronomy, Geology, Paleontology
[ A.] Branches of Paleontology
[ B.] Fields of Life Sciences
________26. Barometer, wind gauge, wind vane,
[ A.] Tools used by Geologists
[ B.] Tools used by Paleontologists

[C.] Fields of Science

[D.] Branches of Earth Science
[C.] Tools used by Meteorologists
[D.] Tools used by Astronomers

III-ANALYSIS: Select the condition of support granted by supporting statements to the conclusion.
[A.] if only the statement A supports the conclusion;
[B.]if only the statement B supports the conclusion;
[C.]if both statement A & B support the conclusion; and
[D.] if neither statement A nor B supports the conclusion
________27.Geologists claim that the earths age can be determine through rock samples.
[A]. The study of rock layers is through the amount of radioactive elements on rocks.
[B]. The size and the position of layers of rocks tell about the changes that have occurred and its age.
________28. The law of superposition is one key on determining the earths age.
[A]. Through examination of rocks, scientists have discovered fossils of creatures that lived long ago
[B]. The order of layering wherein the oldest rocks are found at the bottom.
________29. Fossils were formed from the remains of plants and animals.
[A]. The fossils were formed from foot prints and tracks of animals were left on soft mud
[B]. When a plant decay a thin film of carbon remains.
________30. The age of the earth can be determined.
[A]. The study of rock layers will give estimates of the earths age
[B]. The geologic time scale lists the development of living things every period.