Name: ________________________________________________________________ EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Grade/Section: _________________________________Date: ______________________

Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. First 2 elements formed after the Big Bang

a. Hydrogen and Helium c. Hydrogen and Lithium
b. Helium and Lithium d. Hydrogen and Oxygen
2. Group of planets furthest from the sun, referring to gas giants
a. Terrestrial c. Jovian
b. Martian d. Plutonian
3. An idea that the solar system came from a rotating cloud that collapsed due to gravity at around 4.6 b.y.a.
a. Nebular Hypothesis c. Swirling cloud
b. Gravitational collapse d. Big Bang
4. A type of rock that is formed through cooling of melt inside or outside the Earth.
a. Igneous c. Metamorphic
b. Sedimentary d. Glass
5. Process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces or changing its chemical composition
a. Weathering c. Transport
b. Erosion d. Deposition
6. Brittle deformation of the crust when it is subjected to low pressure and temperature conditions
a. Folding c. mountain-building
b. Faulting d. subduction zone
7. The science that deals with the idea that the Earth is made up of different segments and that they move
relative each other
a. Seafloor-spreadingc. Converging Plates
b. Subducting Plates d. Plate Tectonics
8. Dating rocks by studying their relationship with adjacent rocks and their sequence of formation
a. absolute dating c. radioactive dating
b. relative dating d. Carbon-dating
9. Seafloor-spreading and magnetic reversals record that the magnetic field of the Earth ________ through time
a. increases c. varies
b. decreases d. remains unchanged
10. The thickest layer of the Earth’s internal structure is ___________
a. crust c. outer core
b. mantle d. inner core
11. Crust consists mostly of
a. oxygen and silicon c. iron and nickel
b. iron and silicon d. copper and nickel
12. An Earth subsystem known as Geosphere?
a. biosphere c. atmosphere
b. lithosphere d. hydrosphere
13. The hardest mineral is ___________.
a. calcite c. quartz
b. diamond d. talc
14. Large movement of rocks and earth’s materials downslope due to gravity
a. major reduction c. mass wasting
b. mass reduction d. mass transfer
15. Which statement on mechanical weathering is NOT true?
a. Rocks breaks into smaller fragments
b. Chemical changes happen in rocks
c. Moss on the wall creates hairline fractures in the cement
d. Water in crevasses freezes in winter and thaws in the summer
16. Rock fragments transported in a streambed _________.
a. Get smaller and rounder
b. Get larger and rounder
c. Get smaller and angular
d. Get larger and angular
17. The composition of magma which is likely to have highest viscosity is __________.
a. felsic c. mafic
b. intermediate d. ultramafic
18. The type of plastic crustal deformation that produces ___________ of rocks
a. faulting c. shearing
b. folding d. subduction
19. In seafloor spreading, where do the molten materials rise and erupt?
a. Deep ocean trenches c. Hot spots
b. Mid-ocean ridges d. North and south pole
20. The process of sinking oceanic material into the mantle is called ___________.
a. conduction c. convection
b. continental drift d. subduction
21. Which part of the ocean floor is the flattest?
a. abyssal plain c. trenches
b. ocean ridges d. continental slope
22. Which of the following is a portion of the wold’s highest mountain range?
a. Caledonides c. Sierra Madre
b. Himalayas d. Urals
23. Where in the ocean floor is the deepest?
a. rift valleys c. submarine canyons
b. abyssal plain d. oceanic trenches
24. Mapping of ocean floor was possible by ___________.
a. Sending scuba divers c. Using sonars
b. Studying earthquakes d. Using telescopes
25. In what era do humans belong?
a. Cenozoic c. Mesozoic
b. Jurassic d. Paleozoic
26. How far from a fault line are homeowners allowed to build their homes under the New Building Code of the
Philippines?
a. 3 meters c. 5 meters
b. 4 meters d. 6 meters
27. A geohazard map indicates the areas that are susceptible to floods and landslides. Which of the following
is NOT found in a geohazard map?
a. Elevation c. Drainage systems like rivers and streams
b. Tourist sites d. Landslide- and flood-prone areas
28. Waste that comes out of your skin after playing hard is
a. carbon dioxide c. perspiration
b. feces d. urine
29. When you cut your nails and you don’t feel pain. This shows that it is
a. attached to the skin c. part of the skin
b. dead cell d. a living cell
30. Volcanic eruptions release huge amount of volcanic gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and
hydrogen sulphide. Which of the following substances is produced when sulphur dioxide gas reacts with
water droplets in the atmosphere?
a. ozone c. coal
b. methane d. acid rain
31. Drinking flood-contaminated water causes __________.
a. diarrhea c. blood infection
b. flu d. pneumonia
32. The onset of southwest monsoon (Habagat) generally starts from __________ and ends in __________.
a. Mid-October; late March c. December; February
b. June; early October d. May; September
33. Which is NOT one of the basic mechanisms of change in a population?
a. mutation c. natural selection
b. migration d. adaptations
34. Changes in gene frequencies within a population are called ____________.
a. Gene flow c. microevolution
b. Macroevolution d. binomial expansion
35. Deserts, tropical rainforests, grasslands, and mossy forests are called ____________.
a. environment c. communities
b. ecosystem d. landforms

36. Which statement best describes a man-made ecosystems?

a. They require less energy to maintain.
b. They require more energy to maintain.
 c. They can be controlled and easily modified.
d. They are composed of both biotic and abiotic factors.
37. The condition of an ecosystem may be altered by man-made disturbances. Which of the following is not
considered one of them?
a. Timber harvesting c. road building
b. Wetland drainage d. volcanic eruption
38. Current scientific evidence shows that the Earth is:
a. less than 1 million years old
b. between 3 and 4 billion years old
c. more than 4 billion years old
d. more than 5 billion
39. Which method was primarily used to establish the Geologic Time Scale?
a. Carbon-Nitrogen
b. Potassium-Argon
c. Relative dating
d. Carbon dating
40. What time units are eras subdivided into?
a. Eons. c. Period
b. Epochs. d. Periodt
41. Which area of science studies Earth’s origin, history and structure?
a. astronomy c. geology
b. meteorology d. oceanography
42. Subduction is ______________.
a. where denser plates sink into the mantle
b. where ridge valleys form
c. occuring mostly in the Atlantic Ocean
d. most frequent when continental plates diverge
43. A fault in which one side of the fault plane drops down relative to the other side is a ____________.
a. normal fault
b. strike-slip fault
c. fault-block mountain
d. dip-slip fault
44. When rocks on opposite sides of the fault plane move horizontally past each other, it is a ____________.
a. normal fault
b. strike-slip fault
c. fault-block mountain
d. dip-slip fault
45. An upfold in rock layers caused by plate collisions is called _______.
a. a syncline
b. the San Andreas fault
c. an anticline
d. a reverse fault
46. It is the process of sketching the probable area covered by the impact of hazard and elements at risk. What
is it?
a. Forewarning c. Hazard mapping
b. Disaster management d. Historical Profiling
47. Which of the geological processes is caused by the faulting of rocks in the earth’s crust and mantle?
a. Earthquake c. Landslide
b. Flood d. Volcanic Eruption
48. Which of the Human Activities does NOT speed up nor trigger landslides?
a. Deforestation c. Human Trafficking
b. Artificial Vibration d. Excavation at the toe of a slope
49. What is being used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
a. Grey Scale c. Rossi-Forrel
b. Mercalli Scales d. Richter Scale
50. Which of the following ways could help lessen the occurrence of landslides?
a. Mining c. Tree planting
b. Artificial Vibration d. Deposition of load on the crest or slope