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Grade 9 3RD Q
Grade 9 3RD Q
Department of Education
DIVISION OF CEBU CITY
Buhisan Night High School
Eskwelahan,Buhisan,Cebu City
SY 2019-2020
Directions. Read the items carefully and write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before
each number.
_____ 1. A volcano is
A. an opening on the earth’s surface where lava is thrown out.
B. a raised land on the surface of the earth with a crater where molten rocks come out.
C. a cone-shaped land mass with an opening at the top where lava flowed out.
D. all of these
___ 2. Which type of volcano has a dome shape?
A. cinder cone B. composite cone C. shield volcano D. none of the choices
___ 3. Which volcano type is gently sloped and not so steep?
A. cinder cone B. composite cone C. shield D. none of the choices
___ 4. How does a cinder cone volcano look? It has a
A. dome shape like a soldier's armor. C. nearly perfect sloped structure formed from lava, ash and rock
debris.
B. steep cone-shaped made of lava fragments. D. none of the choices
___ 5. Which Philippine volcano has a composite cone?
A. Mayon B. Pinatubo C. Taal D. Urot
___ 6. How will you classify volcanoes with no records of eruption?
A. inactive B. dormant C. active D. none of the choices
___ 7. How will you classify volcanoes that erupt recently?
A. inactive B. dormant C. active D. none of the choices
___ 8. Which is NOT true about active volcanoes?
A. They have just erupted recently. C. They have not erupted for more than 10,000 years.
B. They have erupted for the last 600 years. D. all of these
___ 9. Which is true about inactive volcanoes?
A. They erupted for the last 10,000 years.
B. They have no record of eruption for a period of more than 10,000 years.
C. They have not shown any signs of activity for the last 600 years.
D. None of the choices
___ 10. Why is Mt. Mayon classified as an active volcano in the Philippines?
A. It no longer shows any signs of activity. C. It erupted last year.
B. It has large gullies on its slope. D. Its slope is covered with thick vegetation for a long time.
___ 11. Which of these indicates that a volcano is about to erupt?
A. Ground swells. C. Localized landslides and rock falls from summit.
B. Increase in the frequency of volcanic quakes. D. All of these
___ 12. What causes volcanic eruption?
A. fluidity of magma B. low temperature inside the volcano C. pressure build up D. all of
these
___ 13. Which of these should be done to be safe in case of volcanic eruption?
A. Leave the places near the vicinity of a volcano.
B. Pack up food, clothing, and other things needed for evacuation.
C. For those living near the coast, evacuate to higher grounds in preparation for tsunamis.
D. All of the above
For question 14, refer to the following:
I. The heat is used to boil water to produce steam.
II. The generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
III. The heat from inside the earth is collected in a geothermal plant by drilling a deep hole.
IV. The steam turns the turbines of the generator.
___ 14. What is the correct sequence of events on how the heat from the earth is tapped as a source of electrical energy?
A. I, II, III and IV B. II, IV, III and I C. III, I, IV and II D. IV, II, I
and III
___ 15. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Volcanoes have no energy whatsoever.
B. The underground heat is tapped as a source of electricity in a geothermal plant.
C. Geothermal power plants can be put up anywhere in the Philippines.
D. Generators convert electrical energy to mechanical energy.
___ 16. What is the action taken by the government to reduce the country’s dependence on the fossil fuel as a source of
electrical energy?
A. Geothermal energy is used to generate electricity.
B. Geothermal power plants are put up in places with reservoir of underground heat.
C. The heat from the earth’s interior is utilized as a source of energy for electricity.
D. All of these
___ 17. Which of the following BEST describes climate?
A. The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day.
B. The patterns of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time.
C. The patterns of weather that in a region over a short period of time.
D. The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time.
___ 18. What are the factors that affect the climate of a place?
A. altitude B. latitude C. topography D. all of these
___ 19. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun’s rays?
A. near the equator B. near the North Pole C. near the South Pole D. all of these
___ 20. Why are the coldest places on earth found at the poles?
A. great amount of gaseous particles traps heat from the surface
B. great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas
C. less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas
D. less amount of gaseous particles traps heat from the surface
___ 21. What happens to the temperature as the place becomes farther from the equator?
A. increases B. decreases C. becomes irregular D. cannot be determined
___ 22. What happens to the temperature of air as altitude increases?
A. remains the same B. increases C. decreases D. cannot be determined
___ 23. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes Baguio cold?
A. the latitude B. topography C. the altitude D. the distance from the ocean
B.
___ 24. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a high land?
A. The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward. C. The windward side receives more heat
than the leeward side.
B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side. D. The leeward side receives more
precipitation than the windward side.
___ 25. Which of these is true about the leeward side of the mountain?
A. It is warm and dry. B. There is precipitation C. It is filled with vegetation. D. None of the choices
___ 26. Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. The altitude of a place affects its climate.
B. As the altitude increases, the temperature also increases.
C. The air pressure decreases as the altitude of the place increases.
D. The lesser is the density of air, the lower is the temperature and the colder is the place.
___ 27. City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate temperature. It is located near the equator. What will
most likely affect the climate of the city?
I. Altitude III. Topography II. Latitude IV. Distance from bodies of water
A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV
___ 28. How does topography affect the climate of a place?
A. The wind blows upward causing condensation of water vapor. C. All of these
B. Clouds formed which result to rainfall. D. None of these
___ 29. What happens to the temperature of the place if the ocean currents carrying warm water flow away from the equator?
A. increases B. decreases C. fluctuates D. remains the same
___ 30. Which of the following are considered as greenhouse gases?
A. carbon dioxide B. methane C. nitrous oxide D. all of these
___ 31. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
A. Water vapor condenses. B. Temperature increases. C. Greenhouse effect occurs.
D. Climate changes.
___ 32. When does greenhouse effect happen?
A. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere.
B. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the earth’s interior.
C. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from the outer space.
D. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the earth’s surface.
___ 33. Which condition happens during La Niña phenomenon?
A. Air pressure in the western Pacific increases. C. Upwelling of cold water is blocked.
B. Air pressure in the eastern Pacific decreases. D. Trade wind becomes stronger.
___ 34. Which of the following is an indication of global warming?
A. rising of sea level B. decrease of global temperature C. coastal erosion D. strong waves
in the ocean
___ 35. Which is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?
A. livestock raising B. burning fossil fuel C. organic farming D. car
manufacturing
For questions 36-37, refer to the table below about stars W, X, Y and Z.
___ 36. Which star is the hottest?
A. W B. X C. Y D. Z Star Color
___ 37. Which star is very similar to the Sun? W Blue
A. W B. X C. Y D. Z X Red
___ 38. Which is the coolest star? Y White
A. W B. X C. Y D. Z Z Yellow
___ 39. Why do stars have colors?
A. It is because of the presence of oxygen. C. It is because of varied temperatures.
B. It is because of the presence of carbon dioxide. D. It is because of the different locations.
___ 40. Stars appear to move in the sky because
A. the earth is rotating on its axis. C. the night sky is rotating
B. the universe is expanding. D. new galaxies are formed.
____41. Volcanic belts form along
A. islands in the Pacific Ocean. C. the boundaries of Earth’s plates
B.North American mountain ranges. D. the coast of Antartica
______44.What triggers the small earthquakes that occur around a volcano before an eruption?
A.upward movement of magma C.cooling magma inside the crust
B.pyroclastic flow D.platemovements
The diagram below shows two plates coming together. Use the diagram to answer questions 45 and 46.
For questions 15 to 16. An element has an atomic number of 84 and a mass number of 209.
_____15. How many electrons are there in an atom of the element? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
_____16. How many neutrons? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
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_____17. Al 27 has a mass number of _____. a. 13 b. 14 c. 27 d. 40
_____18. Who proposed the plum pudding model of an atom?
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson
_____19. Which of the following element has the smallest number of protons in its atom?
a. Li b. Ne. c. He d. B
_____20. What is the element with atomic number of 8? a. Carbon b. Nitrogen c. Oxygen d. Fluorine
_____21. An element X contains 30 protons, 10 neutrons and 30 electrons. The mass number of the element is ____.
a. 10 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60
_____22. Which of the following subatomic particle is lightest?
a. Proton b. Neutron c. Electron d. All of the above
_____23. He proposed the nuclear model of an atom in 1912.
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson
For questions 24 to 27 74 -3
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