EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCES GRADE 11

Preliminary Examination
October 1-2, 2020
Name: ______________________________ Score: ____________

General Direction: This is a 60-minute test. Kindly answer the questions completely. Use only black or blue
ink. Erasures, alterations and using of pencil in your answers are considered wrong.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (2 points each)
1. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it
is:
A. Denser than the continental crust C. Thicker than the continental crust
B. Less dense than the continental crust D. Thinner than the continental crust
2. A U.S spacecraft that was launched in 1977 and had been in space travelling for nearly 35 years.
A. Sputnik 1 B. Maya 1 C. Voyager 1 D. Kepler 62- B
3. Serves as a transitional boundary between inner core and the outer core.
A. Lehman discontinuity B. Gutenburg discontinuity C. Asthenosphere D. Lithosphere
4. As a new seafloor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the farthest from the ridge is destroyed. Which of these
processes describes how oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed at the mantle?
A. Convection B. Construction C. Subduction D. Diversion
5. In his theory of uniformitarianism, he asserted that the same geological forces acting on and shaping Earth
today are the same as those operated in the past.
A. Charles Darwin B. James Hutton C. Alfred Wegener D. None of these

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION: Direction: Identify what/who is described in each statement. Write your
answer in the space provided before each number. (2 points each)
__________________1. A process on Earth take place within or in the interior of Earth.
__________________2. The integration of rocks, soil, and minerals together with other materials through
contact with Earth’s subsystems.
__________________3. The process occurs on or near the surface of Earth.
__________________4. A naturally occurring inorganic solid.
__________________5. A natural substance consisting of aggregate minerals clumped together with other
Earth materials through natural processes.
__________________6. A process by which Earth’s surface is worn away by wind, water, or ice.
__________________7. It is the accumulation of materials such as soil, rock fragments, and soil particles
settling on the ground.
__________________8. Give at least one (1) example of mineral.
__________________9. It shows the continuous succession of how rocks form, break down, and reform.
__________________10. A molten volcanic material

TEST III. ESSAY: Direction: Explain briefly and concisely. Write your answer at the back of this page. (10
points each)
1. What are the characteristics of the Earth that makes life possible? Justify your stand.

2. Using a graphic organizer, make an illustration showing the Earth’s subsystems. Describe briefly each
subsystem.