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Division of Romblon MAGDIWANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Senior High School Department 1 st QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE S.Y. 2018-2019 Name:__________________________ Date:__________ Grade@Section:_________________ Score:_________ TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE Directions: Read the statement carefully and select the best answer from the choices below. Write the letter on the space provided before the number. _____1. What best describe why Earth is unique? a. Earth formed for about 4.6 billion years b. Earth has an atmosphere c. Earth consist of 71% of water which can support life d. Earth if the home of human beings _____2. Which statement support steady-state theory of the universe? a. The universe has always been the same since the beginning until the last. b. Galaxies are moving away. c. Universe appears homogenous and continue to expand. d. It was created by God. _____3. What best describes the overall shape of the mineral. a. crystal habit c. crystal structure b. cleavage d. specific gravity _____4. How would you compare inner and outer core? a. inner core and outer core is both made of iron and nickel b. they possess both of magnetic field c. inner core is solid while outer core is liquid d. all of the above _____5. Which process is NOT involved in the transformation of sediments to sedimentary rock? a. cementing c. weathering b. solidification d. compacting _____6. What is the best answer that results when rocks are subjected to melting? a. it will return as magma c. it will become a igneous rock b. it will form sediments d. it will produce a metamorphic rock _____7. Which from the following are the proponents of the big bang theory? a. Alan Guth and Andrei Linde b. Paul Steinhart and Hermann Bondi c. Alexander Friedman and Georges Lamaître d. Edwin Huble and Arno Penzias _____8. How would you classify Sandstone as the type of rock? a. igneous rock c. metamorphic rock b. sedimentary rock d. bioplastic rock

_____9. Which statement best support that planet Mars is the “red planet”? a. it has four changing season c. it’s the closet planet after the sun b. it has a red clouds d. its atmosphere is compose of iron-oxide _____10. Can you explain the difference between ocean and sea? a. they are both saltwater b. ocean is limitless while sea has boundaries c. ocean has boundaries while the sea is limitless d. none of these are correct _____11. What facts would you select to show the evidence of Continental Drift Theory? a. human skin color, size of the animals living, type of plants b. demographic area, variety of species, type of climate, size of the mountains c. fossils of plants and animals, mountain ranges, rock type and climate d. None of the above _____12. What can you say about transform fault boundaries? a. plates are sliding with each other c. it causes trenches b. plates are colliding d. plates are spreading _____13. How would you categorize air, soil and water as what part of earth system it belongs? a. geosphere c. hydrosphere b. biosphere d. atmosphere _____14. What statement best describe Erosion? a. process of eroding rock materials b. process of rapid movement of weathered sediments c. process of removing and transporting of weathered materials by natural agents d. process of mass movement of weathered materials e. _____15. Which of the following is not considered as factors that affects weathering? a. mineral composition c. cracks b. water d. rock color _____16.How would you test the hardness of a mineral? a. By simply looking at its color and structure. b. By smashing it with another stone. c. By rubbing a mineral of unknown hardness against one of known hardness. d. By using the Mohs Scale and find its relative hardness. _____17. Which of the following is NOT considered a gas that composed an Atmosphere? a. Carbon Dioxide c. Methane b. Neon d. Carbon _____18. What would you recommend to the mineralogist who study about rocks to determine the mineral if it contains carbon? a. Suggest them to make it in powdered form. b. Burn the rock if it will release carbon dioxide c. Put the mineral in glass full of ice d. Tell them to drop a small amount of hydrochloric acid. _____19. What would result if continental plates slide each other? a. earthquake usually occurs c. volcanic eruption b. seafloor spreading occurs d. it can form trenches _____20. What support the theory of creationism? a. the beliefs taught by the religious leaders c. traditions by old people b. the holy bible written in Genesis d. the existence of God

_____21. Why big bang theory is the most widely accepted? a. because of its proponent c. the first theory explaining the universe b. because of its proven evidences d. it’s supported by many scientist _____22. Do you consider water as a mineral? a. Yes, because it is naturally occurring. c. No, because it is not solid b. Yes, because it has a definite composition.d. Both A and B _____23. How is erosion related to weathering? a. because after minerals are broken down, erosion follows b. because they are synonymously related c. because they are both dealing with rocks d. because they are naturally occurring processes _____24. What ideas are incorrectly stated? a. Frost/Ice Wedging can cause Potholes to form in pavement b. Abrasion is usually caused by sediment in Wind, Water, and Glaciers c. Animals can dig holes and can break up rocks d. Chemical weathering happens when there is no change in chemical composition _____25. What is meant by subduction zone? a. the less dense plate slides under the more dense plate b. the more dense plate slides under the less dense plate c. the more dense plate slides under the more dense plate d. the less dense plate slides under the less dense plate _____26. What would happen if the Earth did not revolve on its own axis? a. All the planets will collide with each other. b. There will be no more night and day. c. Life processes will stop and all organism will die. d. Glaciers from North and South Pole will continue to melt _____27. How would you classify rocks by just looking at it? a. by its shape c. by its color b. by its hardness d. by luster _____28. Based on what you know, why Pluto in no longer consider a planet? a. because of its distance from the sun c. because of its atmospheric condition b. because of its density d. because of its unstable orbit _____29. How would you classify the type of plate boundary in the illustration? a. divergent c. convergent c. transform fault d. allegiant ____30. What would be the result mostly when two plates collide? a. earthquake c. fault line b. volcanic eruption d. tsunami

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Test II. IDENTIFICATION Directions: For number 31-40 , read the statement carefully and select the best answer from the box below. Write the letter on the space provided before the number. _____ 31.Which layer of the atmosphere is where most of the water vapor is present? _____ 32.What layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth from the sun’s radiation. Also the layer where jet planes fly. _____33. What layer is where we can find of the orbiting satellites. _____34. What portion of the Earth's surface where water is in a solid form. _____35. Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth from meteoroids. _____36. Where is the hottest layer of Earth’s atmosphere. _____37. The Earth's solid surface, often called the crust of the earth. _____38. What subsystems include Man and his direct ancestors, hominids. _____39. What system includes oceans, lakes, seas, rivers, & groundwater _____40. What subsystems helps block radiation from the Sun that would be harmful to life. Test III. TRUE or FALSE Directions: For number 41-50 , read the statement carefully and write TRUE if its correct and FALSE if not. Write the letter on the space provided before the number. _____ 41. To classify a mineral that undergoes chemical weathering, it is important to consider if the rock was changed into another substance. _____ 42. We can categorize planets if it’s Jovian or Terrestrial by its size and atmospheric components. _____43. To show your understanding about the uniqueness of the Earth, it is important to know that it has almost 21% of water that supports life. _____44. In summarizing the process of rock cycle, one must always start with the solidification from magma. _____45. In the idea that continents are fit together, many scientist supports Wegener. _____46. The approach or method to use in explaining the Big Bang Explosion is best when using a balloon. _____47. The relationship between cooling time and crystal size is inversely proportional. _____48. In water cycle, the clouds plays a vital role for condensing the water vapor. _____49. One of the examples that you can find to explain the process of weathering is by tearing a pieces of paper. _____50. The moving of galaxy away from each other supports Big Bang Theory. _________________________________END_____________________________________ “ The only thing that separate You from your dreams is the belief that You can actually do it” Prepared by: DHANNA ROSE R. ARRIOLA Subject Teacher a. cryosphere e. exosphere i. hydrosphere b. stratosphere f. geosphere j. anthrosphere c. biosphere g. mesosphere k. troposphere d. lithosphere h. thermosphere l. atmosphere