FOURTH PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

GRADE -7

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MULTIPLE CHOICE Read the following questions carefully then UNDERLINE the letter of your chosen
answer.

1. What do you call the horizontal lines that seen on the globe/map?
a. Longitude b. Latitude c. Hemisphere d. Broken line

2. It is a line that is vertically seen on the globe/ map?

a. Equator b. North pole c. Longitude d. South pole

3. What do you call the line that divides the North Pole and South Pole of the globe?
a. Equator b. Prime meridian c. Hemisphere d. None of the above

4. What body of water is located on the eastern part of Philippines?

a. Pacific Ocean b. Bashi Channel c. Celebes Sea d. Neither B nor C

5. What body of water is locate on the southern part of Philippines?

a. North China Sea b. Celebes Sea c. Bashi Channel d. Pacific Ocean

6. All of them are places where we could locate watershed EXCEPT?

a. Mt. Apo b. Makiling- Banahawc. Tiwi in Albay d. Cagayan River

7. The most productive Copper and gold producers in the Philippines.

a. Cagayan b. Mountain Province &Baguio c.Surigao- Davao d. A and B

8. Major producers of Nickel in the Philippines are located in_______________?

a. Palawan b. Surigao c. Mt. Province d. Both and B

9. The layer of the lower atmosphere that contains the greenhouse gases.
a. It doesn’t have a name b. Stratosphere c. Troposphere d.
Atmosphere

10. It refers to the earth’s motion around the sun.

a. rotation b. revolution c. axis d. orbit

11. What is meant by ‘trace’ gases?

a. They are not harmful. c. They are naturally occurring on Earth.
b. They are emitted by trees. d. They are present in very small amounts.

12. In which atmospheric layer is most water vapor found?

a. Troposphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere

13. What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere surrounding Earth?
a. Changing temperature c. Changing weather patterns
b. Changing amount of oxygen d. Changing composition of gases

14. Why is the presence of ozone above the troposphere important for the survival of living thing on Earth?
a. It warms Earth’s surface. c. It makes jet flying more comfortable
b. It helps in cloud formation. d. It offers protection from the Sun’s harmful UV rays.
15. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon. Without a natural greenhouse effect, the temperature
of the Earth would be about -18°C instead of its present 14°C. Why are scientists concerned about the
greenhouse effect?
a. There is no technology that will keep the temperature of Earth constant.
b. Planting trees in wider areas is not possible; Earth has many desert areas.
c. Human activities like burning of fossil fuels and deforestation enhance the greenhouse effect.
d. The human population is increasing rapidly; more carbon dioxide will be released to the atmosphere.

16. What happens when air is heated?

a. It rises. c. It spreads in all directions
b. It stays in place. d. It moves toward a lower elevation.

17. Which warms up faster, land or water?

a. Land c. Both warm up at the same rate
b. Water d. Rate of warming varies; depends on weather conditions.

18. What happens to the surrounding air as warm air rises?

a. Moves in all directions
b. Moves to a higher altitude
c. Moves away from the rising air
d. Moves toward the place where warm air rises

19. In what direction do winds blow?

a. From the northeast to the southwest
b. From the southwest to the northeast
c. From low pressure areas to high pressure areas
d. From high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas

20. Which of the following does NOT describe the amihan?

a. Brings lots of rain c. Comes around July to September
b. Brings cold weather d. Comes from the northeast and moves southward

21. Why do Philippines is called the “Pacific Ring of Fire?”

a. Because of the windmill c. Because of mineral resources
b. Because of natural resources d. Because of climate

22. Why do we call energy from the sun free?

a. It is because we cannot buy the energy coming from the sun
b. It is because manmade energy sources
c. It is because we can export energy from the sun
d. All of the above

23. Why do aircraft suffer or hardly fly on the troposphere?

a. Because of low gravity c. Because they met the asteroids
b. Because at this layer air are constantly moving d. None of the above

24. Which of the following is best describes stratosphere.

a. It is the 3rd layer of the atmosphere c. Where we locate the ozone layer
b. It is closest to the earth surface d. Highest gravity

25. Which of the following layer of the atmosphere where satellites are stationed?
a. Stratosphere b. Exosphere c. Mesosphere d. Thermosphere

26. Which layer of the atmosphere found the meteors or rocks fragment were burn?
a. Thermosphere b. Troposphere c. Stratosphere d. Mesosphere

27. Greenhouses are used to help plants grow, generally in which season?
a. spring b. Winter c. Autumn/fall d. summer
28. Which rays does the earth releases after burning the rays from the sun into heat energy?
a. Infrared b. Ultraviolet rays c. Both d. Neither

29 . When the greenhouse effect becomes stronger, more and more heat will be trapped on earth which
increases the average temperature here. What do you call this phenomenon?
a. Global heating b. Earth heating c. Earth warming d. Global warming

30 . Which of these is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a. Water vapor b. Carbon monoxide c. Carbon dioxide d. Methane

31. What structural modification of oxygen is an air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but beneficial in the
upper atmosphere?
a. carbon b. nitrogen c. Ozone d. all of the above

32.What colourless/colorless, odourless/odorless, poisonous polluting gas is chiefly emitted by small engines
typically used in lawn mowers and chainsaws?
a. Carbon monoxide b. carbon dioxide c. methane d. sulfur

33. What highly toxic element was traditionally used in thermometers, posing a substantial safety and disposal
risks?
a. Nitrogen b. Argon c. Mercury d. Radon

34 .The main gases responsible for the Greenhouse Effect are:

a. water and ozone c. carbon dioxide and methane
b. oxygen and nitrous oxide d. all of the above

35. According to the UN, the main cause of climate change/ global warming is the result of:
a. water pollution b. factory and car emissions c. use of cellphone d. both a and b

36. What are natural resources? These are materials or elements from the environment that people
a. did not create c. use to meet their needs
b. invented for themselves d. observe using a scientific equipment

37. What do you call the resources that people can use again and again but its supply can be replaced?
a. renewable b. recyclable c. reliable d. unlimited

38. What two factors have the greatest influence on soil formation?
a. temperature and rainfall c. kind of soil particles and temperature
b. slope of the land and rainfall d. reforestation and use of compost as fertilizer

39. Which pair of resources is renewable?

a. cotton and leather b. aluminum and iron c. coal and solar energy d. soil and minerals

40. Why are coal, petroleum, and natural gas considered nonrenewable resources if they were produced from
plant and animal remains?
a. It takes a very long time to produce them.
b. Using them results in environmental problems.
c. They are difficult to locate and explore from Earth.
d. The Philippines is dependent on supply from other countries.

41. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?

a. Argon b. Carbon dioxide c. Nitrogen d. Oxygen

4 2. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
a. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
b. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
c. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
d. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

43. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a. Mesosphere b. Stratosphere c. Thermosphere d. Troposphere
44. In which layer do virtually all weather phenomena take place?
a. Exosphere b. Mesosphere c. Stratosphere d. Troposphere

45. During the month of June, the rays of the sun is directly located on the Northern Hemisphere, what could be
the season on this part of the earth?
a. hot season b. cold season c. fall d. none of the above

46. The rays of the sun during this month is away from it, what could be the season here?
a. hot season b. cold season c. fall d. none of the above

47. What happens when daytime is longer than nighttime?

a. The time of heating up during the day will be longer than the time of cooling down at night.
b. The time of heating up during the day will be shorter than the time of cooling down at night.
c. The time of heating up during the day will be equal to the time of cooling down at night.
d. all of the above

48. Why do seasons change?

a. Because the Earth is tilted about 23. 5
b. Because of its revolution around the Sun
c. Because of the length of daytime
d. all of these

For number 49, The diagram below shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and Earth when an
eclipse was observed on Earth. Position X and Y are locations on Earth’s surface.

49. Which statement correctly describes the type of eclipse that was occurring and the position on Earth where
this eclipse was observed?
a. A total solar eclipse was observed in position X
b. A total solar eclipse was observed from position Y
c. A total lunar eclipse was observed from position X
d. A total lunar eclipse was observed from position Y

For number 50, The diagram below shows the Moon at four positions in its orbit around Earth.

50. An observer on Earth could see a lunar eclipse when the Moon is at position
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Prepared by: Noted: Approved:

SALVE G. AGUIRRE MARIBELL G. ALCAYDE, Ph.D. CHERRY Z. DIMAANDAL

Science Teacher Head Teacher I Head Teacher III