GEY 101

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1) __________ means earth is geology.
a) logy
b) Logos
c) Geo
d) Geology

2) __________ is the scientific study of the earth.

a. Biology
b. Geology
c. Chemistry
d. Physical therapy

3) ___________ is referred to as study in geology .

a. Branch
b. logos
c. Geology
d. Geo

4) __________ is a scope of geology that deals with the earth composition , structure and
movement upon the earth crust .
a. Physical geology
b. Historical geology
c. Man-made geology
d. Scientific geology

5) Which of these is not a branch of geology

a. Mineralogy
b. Geochemistry
c. Philosophy
d. Mining Geology

6) Which of these is not a scope of geology?

a. Physical geology
b. Mineralogy
c. Historical geology
d. All the the above

7) ________ explains the arrangement of the rocks the within the earth .
a. Structural Geology
b. Geochemistry
c. Geomorphology
d. Paleontology
8) _________ explains the origin of the surface features=landforms
a. Geomorphology
b. Geochemistry
c. Geophysics
d. Economic Geology

9) A scope of geology that study the origin and evolution of earth and it's inhabitants.
a. Paleontology
b. Mineralogy
c. Historical geology
d. Physical geology

10) The scope of geology is group into _____________?

a. 4
b. 6
c. 7
d. 2

11) _______________ deals with the distribution and migration of various elements in different
parts of the earth .
a. Geology
b. Geochemistry
c. Paleontology
d. Mining Geology

12) _______________ is the study of ancient organism as revealed by their fossil.

a. Mineralogy
b. Mineral
c. Petrology
d. Paleontology

13) ________ is the study of rocks

a. Rock geology
b. Mineralogy
c. Petrology
d. Geochemistry
14) )__________ is a branch of geology that deals with the study of mineral.
a. Quartz
b. Mineral
c. Mineralogy
d. Petrology

15) We can study the following in Mineralogy except _________________

a. Contrast
b. Physical properties
c. Optical properties
d. Mode of occurrence
16) A mineral must be naturally formed ;
True / False

17) Economic geology deals with the application of geology to mining and extraction of mineral.
True/false

18) Which of the following is an example of mineral.

a. CH4
b. SiO2
c. CO2
d. H2SO4

19) ___________ is study of the economic products of the Earth's crust and application for
commercial and industrial purpose.
a. Economic geology
b. Statistical Geology
c. Engineering geology
d. Commercial geology

20) We study the formation of mineral X-ray in Mineralogy.

a. True
b. Yes
c. No
d. A&B

21) which of the following is not an example of mineral?

a. CaCo2
b. C
c. SiO2
d. H2SO4

22) A mineral must not be solid.

Yes / No

23) Hardness, colour, lustre, shape, taste are examples of ______________ properties.
a. Optical
b. Mode of occurrence
c. Chemical
d. Physical

24) _________ is the application of geological knowledge to field of engineering.

a. Engineering geology
b. Mineralogy
c. Petrology
d. Mechanical geology
25) Which of these minerals is the hardest.
a. Calcite
b. Quartz
c. Diamond
d. Sedimentary rocks

26) The internal structure of the earth is divided into three base on _________ investigation.
a. Sesmic
b. Seissmic
c. Seismic
d. Xeismic

27) The three division are the following except _________________

a. The core
b. The mantle
c. The coast
d. The crust

28) ___________ is the uppermost shell of the earth that covers the rock .
a. Mantle
b. Core
c. Crust
d. Cored

29) _____________ is made up of the continental and oceanic zones?

a. SiAL
b. Crust
c. Mantle
d. SiMA

30) The lower boundary of the crust is marked by ________________

a. Seismic
b. Mohorovicis discontinuity
c. Manhorovicis discontinuity
d. Mohorovicix discontinuity

31) The crust is divided into _________

a. 2
b. 6
c. 4
d. 4

32) The upper and lower layers are called _____________

a. NiFe & SIMA
b. SIAL & NiFe
c. SIAL & SIMA
d. None of the above
33) _________ layer of the earth crust Rich in silica
a. Upper
b. Lower
c. None of the above
d. A & B

34) ___________ is a layer of the earth crust Rich in silica and aluminum
a. Lower
b. Upper
c. All of the above
d. I don't know

35) Which of the following is force responsible for continental drift, orogen and major
earthquakes?
a. Core
b. Mantle
c. Crust
d. Crush

36) The mantle extend below mohorovicis discontinuity up to _________ km.

a. 2090
b. 290
c. 900
d. 2900

37) _________ is the inner most part of the earth .

a. Core
b. Mantle
c. Crush
d. Mineral

38) The inner core contains metallic _____________?

a. SIMA
b. NiFe
c. SIAL
d. All of the above

39) The lower mantle extend from ________ km to the core boundary.
a. 69
b. 1000
c. 100
d. 1010

40) __________ is the planet that contains oxygen?

a. Mercury
b. Sun
c. Earth
d. Venus
41) Venus is the hottest planet?
True / false

42) ___________ has a thick silicate mantle around an iron ore .

a. Venus
b. Earth
c. Neptune
d. Saturn

43) Which of the following is the smallest and closet planet to the sun ?
a. Jupiter
b. Venus
c. Mars
d. Mercury

44) The dwarf planet is _____________.

a. Uranus
b. Pluto
c. Venus
d. Neptune

45) The principle of uniformitarialysim was proposed by _____________?

a. John Hutton
b. Samuel Hutton
c. James Hutton
d. George Hutton

46) __________ are numerous celestial bodies that compose of rock and metal that move around
the sun .
a. Comets
b. Metors
c. Asteroids
d. Meteoroids

47) Asteroid has shape like stars .

True / False

48) Which of the following except one are called the gas giant.
a. Pluto
b. Jupiter
c. Saturn
d. Uranus
49) _________ has as temperature of over 400⁰c
a. Mercury
b. Slate
c. Venus
d. Stars
50) ___________ is the largest planet?
a. Uranus
b. Jupiter
c. Mercury
d. Neptune

51) We have _________ giant outer planet.

a. 2
b. 3
c. 6
d. None of the above

52) Which of the following is a giant outer planet.

a. Jupiter
b. Saturn
c. All of the above
d. Neptune

53) ________ is a planet having two tiny natural satellite.

a. Mars
b. Iron
c. Pluto
d. Slate

54) _________ are small extra terrestrial bodies in the solar system that is self luminous.
a. Meteors
b. Comets
c. Meteoroids
d. Cement

55) Which of the following is a natural satellite found in mars.

a. Deimos
b. SiMA
c. SIAL
d. Quartz

56) Mercury, Venus, and earth are examples of _____________

a. Smaller inner planets
b. Terrestrial planets
c. All of the above
d. I don't know

57) _________ are any small solid extra terrestrial bodies that hit the atmosphere.
a. Meteors
b. Meteoroids
c. Comets
d. Asteroids
58) ________ is between the orbit of the Mars and Jupiter.
a. Asteroids
b. Comets
c. Slate
d. earth

59) Some meteors strike the earth surface as ___________

a. Stars
b. Bulb
c. Meteoroids
d. None of the above

60) which of these is self luminous?

a. Asteroids
b. Cosmetics
c. Comets
d. Meteoroids
61) __________ is a natural process where by rock is converted from one form to another
a) Rock type
b) Rock structure
c) Rock form
d) Rock cycle
62) ________ is a form, from collision of mass size body that likely change the atmosphere
significantly.
a) Moon
b) Star
c) Sun
d) Asteroids
63) _________ hypothesis talk about the solar system as a disk of material which on turning and
gravitation attraction, it gathers more materials from outer space.
a) Big bang
b) Planetesimal
c) Nebular
d) None
64) The process by which Pluto is form is_____
a) Plutoiry
b) Pluto-logy
c) Phitonism
d) . Pluto-form
65) When rock body is exposed naturally it is called _____
a) Sedimentary
b) Out crust
c) Out grow
d) Out crop
66) Rocks are used to beautify our environment alone
True/false
67) which of the following is not a refractory oxide
a) Calcium oxide
b) Aluminum oxide
c) Magnesium oxide
d) Hydrogen oxide
68) The gradual washing away of the tip soil is____
a) Hypothesis
b) Volcanoes
c) Erosion
d) Weathering
69) _____ are formed of organic process
a) Metamorphic
b) Igneous
c) Minerals
d) Sedimentary
70) Any area close to the sun has ____
a) Hormones
b) oxide
c) Refractory oxide
d) Gradient
71) __________ are aggregate of minerals
a) Soil
b) sand
c) Rock
d) Minerals
72) The process where rocks are shattered into smaller pieces
a) Earthquake
b) Plutonism
c) Tsunami
d) Weathering
73) There are small planet that might have a very significant composition and when they collide,
they come together to form big planets because they are not stationed is____theory
a) Thomas Malthus
b) Golle
c) Planetesma
d) Nebular
74) Limestone are formed biologically from ____
a) Metamorphic
b) Igneous
c) Minerals
d) Sedimentary
75) _____ are particles that are smaller than atom
a) Sub atom
b) Molecule
c) Ice
d) Calcium
76) )_____ are materials of composed of anti particles, which have the same mass as particle of
ordinary matters but has opposite change
a) Matter
b) Pre matter
c) Aunty matter
d) Anti- matter
77) Granite is an example of igneous rocks
True/false
78) ____is the introduction of materials to bid the particles together
a) Compaction
b) Uthification
c) Cementation
d) Compression
79) which of the following is not an example of chemically formed rock
a) Halite
b) Dolomite
c) Gypsum
d) Granite
80) Hadrons consist of the following except ____
a) Protons
b) Neutron
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
81) 73% of the mass of the visible universe is in the form of_____
a) Helium
b) Nitrogen
c) Hydrogen
d) Others
82) ____is an isonomist always studying the universe using microscope
a) Hubble
b) Hobble
c) Hoble
d) Huble
83) ___________ summarize that the universe is expanding from a central point
a) Hubble
b) Nebula
c) Planetesma
d) All of the above
84) _____ reaction talks about variation in temperature from 200- 40,00k
a) Composition
b) Catenation
c) Condensation
d) None of the above
85) Minerals have the same colour
True/false
86) Quartz is an elementary particle
True/false
87) Which of the following is not a natural cement
a) Iron oxide
b) Clay
c) Calcite
d) None of the above
e) All of the above
88) )____ made a summary of big bang theory
a) Charles
b) Hubble
c) Planetesma
d) Condensation
89) _____ particles, are particles whose sub-structure is unknown
a) Elementary
b) Composite
c) Anti matter
d) Matter
90) Sulphide liquid phase consist of the following except
a) Zn
b) Halogens
c) Hg
d) Pb
91) Which of the following is an example of composite element
a) Baryons
b) Leptons
c) Quartz
d) Fermions
92) Baryons consist of the following except ____
a) Quartz
b) Proton
c) Leptons
d) All of the above
93) ____important reaction took place at the formation of the universe
a) 4
b) 6
c) 2
d) 3
94) __________ reaction takes place at the beginning of the universe
a) Hadron
b) Nuclear
c) Neutron capture
d) Lag reaction
95) ___are the elements composed of two or more elementary particles
a) Parasitic
b) Combust
c) Composite
d) Elementary
96) At the end of a red star light _____ reaction occur
a) Brownian
b) Neutron capture
c) Capture
d) Nuclear
97) The percentage of the mass of the visible universe of helium is____
a) 10%
b) 26%
c) 25%
d) 30%
98) Which of the following is not a rock
a) Metamorphic
b) Sedimentary
c) Igneous
d) Calcite
99) Photons is an elementary particle
True/false
100) The first phase of classification of elements consist of the following except
___________
a) Au
b) Cobalt
c) Pt
d) Hg