Pre-Test

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. First 2 elements formed after the Big Bang

a. Hydrogen and Helium 12. Crust consists mostly of
b. Helium and Lithium a. oxygen and silicon
c. Hydrogen and Lithium b. iron and silicon
d. Hydrogen and Oxygen c. iron and nickel
d. copper and nickel
2. Group of planets furthest from the sun, referring to
gas giants 13. An Earth subsystem known as Geosphere?
a. Terrestrial c. Jovian a. biosphere c. atmosphere
b. Martian d. Plutonian b. lithosphere d. hydrosphere

3. An idea that the solar system came from a rotating 14. The hardest mineral is ___________.
cloud that collapsed due to gravity at around 4.6 a. calcite c. quartz
b.y.a. b. diamond d. talc
a. Nebular Hypothesis
b. Gravitational collapse 15. Large movement of rocks and earth’s materials
c. Swirling cloud downslope due to gravity
d. Big Bang a. major reduction c. mass wasting
b. mass reduction d. mass transfer
4. A type of rock that is formed through cooling of
melt inside or outside the Earth. 16. Which statement on mechanical weathering is NOT
a. Igneous c. Metamorphic true?
b. Sedimentary d. Glass a. Rocks breaks into smaller fragments
b. Chemical changes happen in rocks
5. A common rock-forming mineral with a hardness of c. Moss on the wall creates hairline fractures in the
7, has a glassy luster cement
a. olivine c. feldspar d. Water in crevasses freezes in winter and thaws in
b. amphibole d. quartz the summer

6. Process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces 17. Rock fragments transported in a streambed
or changing its chemical composition _________.
a. Weathering c. Transport a. Get smaller and rounder
b. Erosion d. Deposition b. Get larger and rounder
c. Get smaller and angular
7. Brittle deformation of the crust when it is subjected d. Get larger and angular
to low pressure and temperature conditions
a. Folding c. mountain-building 18. The composition of magma which is likely to have
b. Faulting d. subduction zone highest viscosity is __________.
a. felsic c. mafic
8. The science that deals with the idea that the Earth b. intermediate d. ultramafic
is made up of different segments and that they
move relative each other 19. The type of plastic crustal deformation that
a. Seafloor-spreading c. Converging Plates produces ___________ of rocks
b. Subducting Plates d. Plate Tectonics a. faulting c. shearing
b. folding d. subduction
9. Dating rocks by studying their relationship with 20. In seafloor spreading, where do the molten
adjacent rocks and their sequence of formation materials rise and erupt?
a. absolute dating c. radioactive dating a. Deep ocean trenches
b. relative dating d. Carbon-dating b. Mid-ocean ridges
c. Hot spots
10. Seafloor-spreading and magnetic reversals record d. North and south pole
that the magnetic field of the Earth __________ 21. The process of sinking oceanic material into the
through time mantle is called ___________.
a. increases c. varies a. conduction c. convection
b. decreases d. remains unchanged b. continental drift d. subduction
11. The thickest layer of the Earth’s internal structure is
___________ 22. Which part of the ocean floor is the flattest?
a. crust c. outer core a. abyssal plain c. trenches
b. mantle d. inner core b. ocean ridges d. continental slope
 23. Which of the following is a portion of the wold’s 33. Volcanic eruptions release huge amount of volcanic
highest mountain range? gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and
a. Caledonides c. Sierra Madre hydrogen sulphide. Which of the following
b. Himalayas d. Urals substances is produced when sulphur dioxide gas
reacts with water droplets in the atmosphere?
24. Where in the ocean floor is the deepest? a. ozone c. coal
a. rift valleys c. submarine canyons b. methane d. acid rain
b. abyssal plain d. oceanic trenches
34. Drinking flood-contaminated water causes
25. Mapping of ocean floor was possible by __________.
___________. a. diarrhea c. blood infection
a. Sending scuba divers b. flu d. pneumonia
b. Studying earthquakes
c. Using sonars 35. The onset of southwest monsoon (Habagat)
d. Using telescopes generally starts from __________ and ends in
__________.
26. A type of seismic wave that has a push and pull a. Mid-October; late March
motion b. June; early October
a. P-wave c. A- wave c. December; February
b. S-wave d. Z-wave d. May; September

27. In what era do humans belong? 36. Which is NOT one of the basic mechanisms of
a. Cenozoic c. Mesozoic change in a population?
b. Jurassic d. Paleozoic a. mutation c. natural selection
b. migration d. adaptations
28. Mesozoic Era ended with the demise of giant
reptiles termed as dinosaurs, this happened around 37. Changes in gene frequencies within a population
a. 45 m.y.a. c. 65 m.y.a. are called ____________.
b. 55 m.y.a. d. 75 m.y.a. a. Gene flow c. microevolution
b. Macroevolution d. binomial expansion
29. How far from a fault line are homeowners allowed
to build their homes under the New Building Code 38. Deserts, tropical rainforests, grasslands, and mossy
of the Philippines? forests are called ____________.
a. 3 meters c. 5 meters a. environment c. communities
b. 4 meters d. 6 meters b. ecosystem d. landforms

30. A geohazard map indicates the areas that are 39. Which statement best describes a man-made
susceptible to floods and landslides. Which of the ecosystems?
following is NOT found in a geohazard map? a. They require less energy to maintain.
a. Elevation b. They require more energy to maintain.
b. Tourist sites c. They can be controlled and easily modified.
c. Drainage systems like rivers and streams d. They are composed of both biotic and abiotic
d. Landslide- and flood-prone areas factors.

31. Waste that comes out of your skin after playing 40. The condition of an ecosystem may be altered by
hard is man-made disturbances. Which of the following is
a. carbon dioxide c. perspiration not considered one of them?
b. feces d. urine a. Timber harvesting c. road building
32. When you cut your nails and you don’t feel pain. b. Wetland drainage d. volcanic eruption
This shows that it is
a. attached to the skin c. part of the skin
b. dead cell d. a living cell

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Maribeth B. Viernes/Rubie Ann D. Gaya Rizalyn B. Corpus Rowena B. Coaile

Teacher II Assistant Principal II Principal IV