First Quarter Examination in Science 11 a. crust c.

Outer core
b. mantle d. Inner core
Direction: Read the following statement carefully. 12. Crust consist mostly of
Encircle the letter of the correct answer a. oxygen and silicon c. Iron and nickel
b. iron and silicon d. Coppef and nickel
13. It is an earth subsystem known as Geosphere
1. What are the first two elements formed after
a. biosphere c. atmosphere
the Big Bang?
b. lithosphere d. Hydrosphere
a. Hydrogen and helium
14. The hardest mineral is _______.
b. Helium and Lithium
a. calcite c. quartz
c. Hydrogen and lithium
b. diamond d. Talc
d. Hydrogen and oxygen
2. It is the group of planets from the sun,
15. Large movement of rocks and earth’s
referring to gas giants
materials downslope due to gravity
a. Terrestrial c. Martian
a. major reduction c. Mass wasting
b. Jovian d. Plutonian
b. mass reduction d. Hydrosphere
3. An idea that the solar system came from a
16. Which statement on mechanical
rotating cloud that collapsed due to gravity at
weathering is NOT true?
around 4.6 billion years ago
a. Rocks breaks into smaller fragments
a. Nebular hypothesis
b. Chemical changes happen in rocks
b. Gravitational collapse
c. Moss on the wall creates hairline fractures
c. Swirling cloud
in the cement
d. Big bang
d. water in crevasses freezes in winter and
4. A type of rock that is formed through cooling
thaws in the summer
of melt inside or outside the earth
17. Rock fragments transported in a
a. Igneous c. Metamorphic
streambled _____.
b. Sedimentary d. Glass
a. Get smaller and rounder
5. A common rock-forming mineral with a
b. Get larger and rounder
hardness of 7, has a glassy luster
c. get smaller and angular
a. Olivine c. feldspar
d. get larger and angular
b. Amphibole d. Quartz
18. the composition of magma which is likely
6. Process of breaking down rocks into smaller
to have highest viscosity is ________.
piecesor changing its chemical composition
a. felsic c. mafic
a. Weathering c. Transport
b. intermediate d. Ultramafic
b. Erosion d. Deposition
19. The type of plastic crustal deformation that
7. Brittle deformation of the crust when it is
produces ______of rocks
subjected to low pressure and temperature
a. faultline c. shearing
conditions
b. folding d. Subduction
a. folding c. Mountain building
20. In seafloor spreading, where do the molten
b. faulting d. Subduction zone
materials rise and erupt?
8. The science that deals wit the idea that the Earth
a. deep ocean trenches c. Hot spots
is made up of different segments and that they
b. mid ocean trenches d. North and south
move relative each other.
pole
a. seafloor- spreading c. Converging plates
21. Hubbles law states that most galaxies are
b. subducting plates d. Plate tectonics
moving
9. Dating rocks by studying their relationship with
a. away from the Earth, and further away they
adjacent rocks and their sequence of formation
are, the faster they are moving
a. absolute dating c. Radioactive dating
b. away from the earth, and the furtheraway
b. realtive dating d. Carbon dating
they are, the slower they are moving
10. Seafloor-spreading and magnetic reversals
c. towards the earth, and the further away they
record that the magnetic field of the Earth
are, the slower they are moving
___through time.
d. towards the earth, and the further away they
a. increases c. varies
are, the faster they are moving
b. decreases d. Remains
22. The discovery of radiation coming from all
unchanged
directions in space supports big bang theory
11. The thickest layer of the earth’s internal
because
structure is _______
a. the radiation could be cosmic background a. They are condensed rings of matter thrown
radiation off by the young Sun.
b. It proved without any doubt that the big b. They are the remains of an exploded star
bang occured once paired with the Sun.
c. Is showed that all of space has cooled to the c. The Sun captured them from smaller, older
same temperature nearby stars.
d. It indicated that the thermal energy was d. They formed from a nebular cloud of dust
distributed in a few choice places. and gas.
23. A light year is 33. Early astronomers thought that galaxies
a. the disance traveled by light in one year were single stars. Why was this mistake easy
b. the time it takes light to travel one year to make?
c. the time it takes light to go once around the A. Galaxies are so far away that they look like
earth’s orbit a single star.
d. the distance the earth moves in one year B. Galaxies are made of stars that you can
24. He is a Belgian catholic priest, astronomer only see one at a time.
and professor of physics who proposed the big C. Light from galaxies collects into a single
bang theory? beam.
a. Georges Lemaitre c. Sir Fred Hoyle D. Earth is small and galaxies are much larger.
b. Richard tolman d. Charles Darwin 34. How large is the Milky Way Galaxy?
25. it describes how mineral appears to reflect A. It is the largest galaxy ever observed.
light, and how brilliant or dull the mineral is. B. It takes up over half of the known universe.
a. hardness c. luster C. It cannot be measured or compared.
b. color d. Clevage D. It is very small when compared to the
26. It is known for being the softest mineral on universe
earth. It is number 1on mohs hardness that can 35. Which planet was formed from the light
be easily scratched by fingernail. gases of the outer solar nebula?
a. talc c. gympsum A. Mars B. Mercury
b. diamond d. Topaz C. Venus D. Uranus
27. Are formed from an aggregation of one or 36. Evidence indicates that the expansion of
more minerals and other substances that are the universe is
cohered into solid structure A. slowing down.
a. mineral c. crust B. settling into a constant rate.
b. rock d. Material C. accelerating.
28. It is always at the top of the scale of being D. reversing.
the hardest mineral.
a. talc c. gympsum 37. Which scientist was the first to find
b. diamond d. Topaz evidence that the universe is expanding?
29. It describes how mineral tends to break A. Galileo Galilei B. Albert Einstein
along a preferred planes determined by its C. Edwin Hubble D. Stephen Hawking
molecular structure 38. How does light from most distant galaxies
a. hardness c. luster differ from light from closer galaxies?
b. color d. Cleavage\ A. It is dimmer.
30. Existing rocks that have been in contact B. It is more red-shifted.
with high temperature or pressure, changing C. It is more likely to have been altered by
their chemical characteristics and turning them gravitational effects.
into a different rock D. all of the above
a. rock c. Metamorphic rock 39. Doppler shift is something used to tell if a
b. sedimentary rock d. Igneous rock star is moving towards or away from the Earth.
31. The uppermost layer of the oceanic portion Which shift is evidence the Universe is
of the tectonic plate, its consist of lavas made expanding?
of basalt A. Red shift B. Blue shift
a. crust c. Continental crust C. Green shift D. Yellow shift
b. oceanic crust d. Moho 40. The Surfaces of planet mercury and our
32. Which of the following statements best moon contain some very large craters that are
describes how the planets of the solar system most likely the result of
formed? A. giant lava flows. B. asteroid impacts.
C. nuclear explosions. D. large collapsed
caves.
41. Which of the following pairs contains one
igneous and one sedimentary rock?
a. shale and marble
b. sandstone and quartzite
c. granite and limestone
d.obsidian and gneiss
42. An example of a rock whose minerals have
been crushed into thin sheets or bands is:
a. shale c. conglomerate
b. schist d. Granite
43. Which of the following is a metamorphic
rock
a. sandstone c. quartz
b. granite d. Marble
44. Igneous rocks that form from magma are
known as:
a. minerals c. Intrusive rocks
b. granite d. gneiss
45. Process in which water, wind, ice and heat
break down rock is known as
a. casting c. descanting
b. weathering d. acclimatization
46. In which type of environment would you
be most likely to observe wind erosion?
a. A high mountain c. none
b. A hot desert d. A rocky sea shore
47. Large boulders of rock can be transported
and deposited onto the ocean floor by:
a. Rivers c. wind
b. Icebergs d. water
48. The Sun is an average yellow star in the
Milky Way galaxy, which is described as
A. a dwarf galaxy B. a spiral galaxy
C. an elliptical galaxy D. an irregular galaxy
49. One characteristic all the gas planets share
is
A. solid surface. B. presence of water and ice.
C. rings. D. evidence of volcanic
activity.
50. What are galaxies made of?
A. moons and planets
B. two stars orbiting each other
C. about one hundred stars
D. many millions of stars