SCIENCE

SUMMATIVE TEST NO.1

FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
NAME: _________________________________________________ SCORE : ______________
GRADE & SECTION : ____________________

A. Choose the correct answer . Write them on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following factors causes the breaking down of rocks?
A. Man and animals B. plants C. Temperature D. all of these
2. What refers to the process of breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
A. Erosion B. landslide C. tsunami D. weathering
3. Which of the following situations contributes to the breaking of rocks?
A. Heavy rains B. intensive waves C. high temperature D. abrupt changes in weather
4. Which of the following human activities may contribute to the breaking down of rocks?
A. Cutting of trees B. landscaping C. mining D. planting of trees
5. How do animals breakdown rocks?
A. Animals step on rocks C. acid from dead animals weaken rocks.
B. Use of their hooves and horns D. all of the above
6. Which of the following is a good effect of soil erosion?
A. Clogging of irrigation C. deposition of mine tailings
B. Decrease of food production D. shaping of landforms
7. Heavy rain was experienced last night. When Ernesto woke up this morning , he noticed that there was mud in their front yard.
What agent of erosion caused this?
A. Animal B. human C. water D. wind
8. Which process refers to the movement of soil from one place to another place?
A. Erosion B. deposition C. landscaping D. weathering
9. How do human aggravate soil erosion?
A. By planting C. by hunting animals in the forest.
B. by building houses D. by indiscriminate cutting of tress
10. Which of the following does NOT help control soil erosion?
A. contour flowing B. deforestation C. riprapping D. terracing
11. Which of the following materials is transported by erosion?
A. rocks B. sediments C. soil D. water
12. Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
A.. human B. soil C. water D. wind
13. How do humans contribute to soil erosion?
A. when we walk B. when quarrying C. when we gardening D. all of these
14. what agent of erosion contributes to the formation of sand dunes?
A. animals B. plants C. water D. wind
15. Dust on the window is caused by _____________ erosion.
A. animals B. humans C. water D. wind
16. How does erosion affect the land with steeper slope?
A. rock formation C. possibility of landslide and rockslide
B. breaking down of rocks D. all of the above
17. How do burrowing animals contribute in the transportation of sediments?
A. They plow the land. C. they bite the rocks and break into pieces.
B. they step on the rocks. D. They dig the ground and the soil particles stick to their bodies
18. Which of the following particles involve the planting of crops on terraces or steps built on the slope of a mountainside?
A. contour Plowing B. crop rotation C. rip rapping D. terracing
19. How do the roots of the trees may help in controlling soil erosion?
A. They keep the soil more intact. C. They absorb the nutrients from the soil.
B. They go down the ground. D. All of the above
20. Which of the following human activities can lead to the destruction of the environment?
A. deforestation B. mountain-blasting C. quarrying D. all of these
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SUMMATIVE TEST NO.2
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
NAME: _________________________________________________ SCORE : ______________
GRADE & SECTION : ____________________

A. Fill in the missing word/words in each statement.

1. A tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed of 64 to 118 kph is called _____________________.
2. _______________________ is a government agency responsible in monitoring weather condition.
3. Tropical depression has a maximum wind speed of up to __________________________.
4. _______________ is a seasonal wind that brings lots of rain in the Philippines.
5. _________________ is a seasonal wind tha gives us the coldest temperature during the year.

B. Identify the public storm warning signal described in the following . Write PSWS 1, 2, 3, or 4.
_______________ 6. Only pre-school classes are suspended.
_______________ 7. The winds are expected to come within 12 hours.
_______________ 8. Wind speed reaches about from 100 to 185 kph.
_______________ 9. Pre-school to high school is automatically suspended.
_______________ 10. Evacuation must be made as soon as possible.

C. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

11. It refers to the abnormal rise in the sea level as a result of the changes in atmospheric pressure and wind caused by a storm.
A. Flash floods B. landslides C. storm surge D. typhoon
12. Which is the best thing to do during a typhoon?
A. Help the victims of calamities. C. Stay indoors. Cancel or postpone any travel plan.
B. Call your friends and play outside. D. Buy enough supply of water, rice, canned goods and medicines.
13. What can we observe during a typhoon?
A. Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds. C. The air is dry and cold since most of the warm air rises already
B. The sun becomes visible and the sky becomes clearer. D. All of the above
14. Which of the following is the best thing to do after a typhoon?
A. Prepare emergency kit.
B. Keep enough supply of water, rice canned goods, and medicines.
C. Be alert of your local officials’ advisory if you need to evacuate or not.
D. Ask an electrician to check electrical wirings or appliances that were soaked in the flood water.
15. PSWS No. 1 can cause __________________.
A. Few big trees to be uprooted.
B. Twigs and branches of small trees to be broken.
C. Rice and corn plantation to suffer severe damages
D. The sea and coastal waters to be very dangerous to all sea crafts.
16. It is an intense tropical cyclone with maximum speeds exceeding 118 kph.
A. Tropical depression B. tropical disturbance C. tropical storm D. typhoon
17. PAGASA stands for ?
A. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Association.
B. Philippine Astronomical, Geophysical and Atmospheric Services Administration.
C. Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical System Administration.
D. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
18. It is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular period of time.
A. Humidity B. temperature C. weather D. wind
19. What do we observe after tropical cyclone?
A. The sky is dark and cloudy C. The sun becomes visible and the sky becomes clearer.
B. High clouds observed in the sky D. All of the above
20. Convection is referred as the ______________ of the warm air and sinking on the cold air.
A. Decreasing B. increasing C. rising D. sinking
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SUMMATIVE TEST NO.3
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
NAME: _________________________________________________ SCORE : ______________
GRADE & SECTION : ____________________

A. Choose the best answer.

1. How many days does the moon take to complete its cycle?
A. 30 days B. 29 ½ days C. 28 days D. 27 ¼ days
2. Why does moon seems to change its shape ?
A. The moon deforms its shape as it moves around the earth.
B. The moon breaks some its parts when it reflects light from the sun.
C. Only the lighted part of the moon is seen from the earth as it moves.
D. All of the above.
3. The lighted part of the moon that we see on earth at different times is called _________________.
A. Illuminated moon C. shapes of the moon
B. Phases of the moon D. structures of the moon
4. When the moon seems to be growing it is called ___________.
A. Crescent B. gibbous C. waning D. waxing
5. Why do some people have superstitious beliefs about the moon?
A. Some people don’t believe in modern technology.
B. Some people long time ago are very fascinated with moon.
C. Some people has proven that moon affects their lives significantly.
D. Ancient people believe that moon has a direct influence on their lives which passed on from generation.

B. Match column A with column B.

Column A Column B

__________ 6. A phase where you see half of the moon lighted side of the A. waxing moon
moon after the new moon. B. waning moon
__________ 7. Moon changing from new moon to full moon. C. last quarter
__________ 8. Moon changing from full moon to new moon D. first quarter
__________ 9. A phase when the moon is not visible E. new moon
__________ 10. A phase where you see the whole lighted side of the moon. F. full moon

C. Fill in the blanks.

11. _____________ forces exist between the moon and earth to hold each other in their respective position.
12. Assumptions without scientific bases are called __________________.
13. _____________ are objects that revolve around an object bigger than it
14. In a month, there are ______________ phases that can be observed as the moon revolves around the earth.
15. The light you can see from the moon is just a ___________________ light from the sun.

D. Write T if the statement is true and F if it the statement is false.

16. High tides and low tides are the best time to catch.
17. Superstitions are beliefs having scientific explanation.
18. The moon can produce its own light.
19. The apparent change in the appearance of the moon is known as phases of the moon.
20. Waning happens when the moon appears to be growing.
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SUMMATIVE TEST NO.4
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
NAME: _________________________________________________ SCORE : ______________
GRADE & SECTION : ____________________

A. Choose the best answer.

1. What is the color of the hottest star?
A. Blue B. orange C. red D. yellow
2. Why does the sun seem to be the biggest star in the universe?
A. It is a yellow star. C. It is the brightest star.
B. It is the hottest star. D. It is the nearest star from the earth.
3. What is the name of the star closest to Earth next to sun?
A. Betelgeuse B. Polaris C. Proxima centauri D. Rigel
4. Why is Polaris helpful in finding directions.
A. It can be seen both day and night. C. It is the most visible stars in the night sky.
B. It is the biggest star in the universe. D. It is fixed which always points at the north.
5. Which constellation has a shape of a mythical hunter?
A.. Cassiopea B. Orion C. Pegasus D. Ursa Major
6. The largest known star is called ______________.
A. Arcturus B. Betelgeuse C. Polaris D. VY Canis Major
7. It is an imaginary belt or path in the heavens that includes the path of the planets.
A. asterism B. constellations C. star D. zodiac
8. Big dipper and Little Dipper are examples of __________________.
A. asterism B. constellations C. star D. zodiac
9. It is also called as the North star.
A. Betelgeuse B. Polaris C. Reddish star D. Sirius
10. Rigel is called as the ______________.
A. bluish-white star B. bluish star C. reddish star D. yellowish star

B. Write :
T - if both statements are true
F – if both statements are false
I – if first statement is true and the second statement is false
M – if the first statement is false and the second statement is true.

11. a. Constellations are group of stars that form patterns.

b. Constellations are believed to be of great help in the lives of some people.
12. a. The Big dipper is a part of the constellation Ursa Minor
b. The Polaris is located in Ursa Minor.
13. a. The north polar constellation can be seen in the southern hemisphere.
b. The south polar constellation can be seen in the northern hemisphere.
14. a. Polaris is useful to sailors or travellers for finding directions,
b. Aside from telling directions, stars can be used to know your past life.
15. a. There are 88 constellation identified by scientists.
b. 15 of these are zodiac constellations.

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

16. Cassiopeia consists of five stars that seem to form the letter _________________.
17. IAU means International ____________________ Union.
18. Most of the constellations were discovered by _________________.
19. Ursa major resembles a ______________.
20. The distanve of the star is measured in terms of ______________.
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SUMMATIVE TEST NO.1
1. D SUMMATIVE TEST NO. 3
2. D 1. B
3. D 2. C
4. C 3. B
5. D 4. D
6. D 5. D
7. C 6. D
8. A 7. A
9. D 8. B
10. B 9. E
11. C 10. F
12. B 11. Gravitational
13. D 12. Superstitious beliefs
14. D 13. satellites
15. D 14. Eight
16. C 15. Reflected
17. D 16. T
18. D 17. F
19. A 18. F
20. D 19. T
20. F

SUMMATIVE TEST NO. 2 SUMMATIVE TEST NO. 4

1. Tropical Storm 1. A
2. PAGASA 2. D
3. 63 km/hr 3. C
4. Southwest monsoon 4. D
5. Northeast monsoon 5. B
6. PSWS 1 6. D
7. PSWS 4 7. D
8. PSWS 3 8. A
9. PSWS 2 9. B
10. PSWS 3 10. B
11. C 11. T
12. C 12. M
13. A 13. F
14. D 14. I
15. B 15. I
16. D 16. W
17. D 17. Astronomical
18. C 18. Ancient Greeks
19. C 19. Big bear
20. C 20. Light-year