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Brgy. San Isidro General Santos City

Notre Dame Siena College

4th Quarter Examination
Science 6

Name:_____________________________________________________________Date:_________________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________________________Score:________________________
Prepared by: T. Elmie P. Guese

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Test I. Multiple Choice

Instruction: Read and understand each question and circle the correct answer.

1. What is the general term for waves released from an earthquake?

a. Seismic Wave
b. Richter Scale
c. Surface wave
2. What is the rating scale used to classify an earthquake?
a. Seismic Wave
b. Richter Scale
c. Surface wave
3. Where do most earthquakes occur?
a. At the center of the land.
b. At tectonic plate edges.
c. At the Epicenter
4. What are the characteristics of a primary seismic wave?
a. Wave’s moves up and down on Earth’s surface
b. Cause the great damage
c. First and fastest seismic wave
5. What is fault line?
a. A break in Earth’s crust.
b. A tectonic plates
c. A magma
6. A volcano is an opening in Earth that erupts_________.
a. Lava
b. Ashes
c. All of the above
7. What is dormant volcano?
a. A volcano that is not active
b. A volcano that is active
c. A volcano that is made of lava
8. A molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent?
a. Tsunami
b. Lava
c. Magma
 9. The powder like substance that comes out from the volcano is also known as _________.
a. Explosion
b. Pumice
c. Ash
10. What could cause a volcanic eruption?
a. Weather changes
b. Heated magma rising to the surface
c. Acid rain
11. Philippines is known to have _____________ climate
a. Cold
b. Tropical
c. Freezing
12. There are two types of season in the Philippines what are those?
a. Fall and autumn
b. Dry and Wet
c. Spring and Snow
13. Between November and may Philippines usually has ____________ season.
a. Spring
b. Wet
c. Dry
14. Between June and October extending to June and July, Philippines has _____________ season.
a. Wet
b. Fall
c. Dry
15. What are the six components of Weather?
a. Temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation and cloudiness
b. Temperature, fall, wind, humidity, precipitation and cloudiness.
c. Temperature, fall, wind, humidity, precipitation and windy.
16. It is the imaginary line between North Pole and South Pole.
a. Axis
b. Equator
c. Rotates
17. The Earth takes 24 hrs. to complete the full circle of __________.
a. Revolution
b. Rotation
c. Axis
18. The High and low tide is a result of ______________between the sun and moon.
a. Revolution
b. Gravitational Pull
c. Magic
19. The Earth takes 365 and ¼ days to complete the __________
a. Revolution
b. Rotation
c. Axis
20. What are the four characteristics positions of the earth?
a. Summer and Winter Solstices, Spring and Autumn Equinoxes.
b. Summer and Winter Solstices, Rainy and Autumn Equinoxes.
c. Fall and Winter Solstices, Spring and Autumn Equinoxes

Test II. TRUE OR FALSE

Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE.

__________________1. Summer Solstices mark the beginning of summer in June.

__________________2. June 21 is the longest day.

__________________3. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

__________________4. December 21 is the shortest day.

__________________5. During the Winter Solstices the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

__________________6. During the Summer Solstices the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

__________________7. Spring Equinox marks the beginning of Spring on March 20.

__________________8. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere it will be fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

__________________9. Autumn Equinox marks the beginning of spring on September 22.

__________________10. During Autumn Equinox the sun is directly over the equator.

Test III. Process:

Test IV. Essay:

1. What are the causes of Earthquakes?

2. What are the effects of Earthquakes?

3. What are the proper precautionary measures to do, when the earthquakes occurs?

4. What are the proper precautionary measures to do, when the Volcanic Eruptions occurs?