Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Toledo City
Cluster 9
MATAB-ANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Matab-ang, Toledo City

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Directions: Read the items carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

1. What is an atmosphere?
A. A layer of fluids surrounding an object. C. A cloud of gas that allows us to breathe.
B. A layer of gas surrounding a planet or moon. D. A layer of oxygen that surrounds a planet or moon.

2. At what layer do most airplanes fly at the top of?

A. Stratosphere B. Thermosphere C. Mesosphere D. Troposphere

3. What is the coldest layer in the atmosphere?

A. Troposphere B. Thermosphere C. Stratosphere D. Mesosphere

4. What layer protects us by burning up most meteors?

A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Thermosphere

5. What is the second atmospheric layer from the ground?

A. Thermosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Mesosphere

6. What is the fourth atmospheric layer from the ground?

A. Thermosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Stratosphere

7. What layer do weather balloons reach before they burst?

A. Mesosphere B. Troposphere C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere

8. What atmospheric layer has most of the clouds?

A. Thermosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Mesosphere

9. What layer does most weather occur in?

A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere D. Mesosphere

10. What does the ozone layer do? The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere.
A. It protects us from meteors C. It protects us from violent solar flares
B. It protects us from ultra violet radiation D. It helps us breathe

11. What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?

A. Mesosphere B. Thermosphere C. Stratosphere D. Troposphere

12. What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora borealis in it?
A. Stratosphere B. Mesosphere C. Troposphere D. Thermosphere

13. What is the aurora borealis most commonly called?

A. The northern lights B. The southern radiation C. The ionic particles D. A rainbow

14. What happens to temperature as you go higher in the troposphere?

A. It gets hotter. B. It gets colder. C. It stays the same. D. It is always changing.

15. What happens to temperature as you go higher in the stratosphere?

A. It stays the same B. It gets hotter C. It gets colder D. It is always changing

16. Which of the following describes the category of mythological stories in which the universe blinks into existence from
absolute nothingness?
A. Creation from chaos C. Ex Nihilo
B. Emergence D. Earth Diver

17. What does the Big Bang Theory say?

A. The universe was created in its current location
B. The universe is collapsing and getting smaller.
C. Two galaxies collided causing a big bang
D. All of the matter in the Universe exploded from a tiny, dense point
Study the illustration below to answer items 18 – 21.
18. The mantle is about 2,900 km thick and is warm and soft enough to flow. Which layer in Figure 7-1A is the
mantle?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

19. The lithosphere includes the crust and the upper mantle. Which layer in Figure 7-1A is the lithosphere?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

20. The outer core is made of iron and is liquid. Which layer in Figure 7-1A is the outer core?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

21. Because of the enormous pressure, the inner core is a:

A. liquid. B. solid. C. gas. D. solid and liquid

22. The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family?

A. Igneous B. metamorphic C. sedimentary D. fossilized

23. Earth can be divided into layers based on chemical composition. The three compositional layers of Earth are the core, the
mantle, and the crust. Which of these answers best describes the core?
A. the innermost part of Earth below the mantle
B. the solid outer layer of Earth above the mantle
C. the hot, slow-flowing layer of material beneath the crust
D. the layer of Earth on which the tectonic plates move

24. Use the information in the table below to answer questions about the three compositional layers of the solid Earth.

Which statement correctly describes Earth’s layers according to the data in the table?
A. The middle layer is the thickest of Earth’s compositional layers.
B. The thickest compositional layer is composed of alumino-silicates.
C. The external compositional layer is the thinnest of the three layers.
D. The external compositional layer is composed of ferro-magnesium silicates

25. The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between what two planets?
A. Earth and Mars C. Mars and Venus
B. Mars and Jupiter D. Jupiter and Saturn

26. The correct ascending order of distance of planets from sun is

A. Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn C. Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
B. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn D. Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn

27. Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system? The planets are listed in order of distance from the sun.
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto
A. Mercury and Earth C. Saturn and Jupiter
B. Earth and Venus D. Uranus and Neptune

28. Planets such as Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are classified as
A. terrestrial planets C. proximal planets
B. giant planets D. Alpha Centauri planets

29. Considering facts about solar system, planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are classified as:
A. terrestrial planets C. proximal planets
B. giant planets D. Alpha Centauri planets

30. The geologic time scale is a record of

A. the thickness of sedimentary rock layers. C. the life forms and geologic events in Earth’s history.
B. the rate of fossil formation. D. the time since the evolution of dinosaurs.

31. When the environment changes more quickly than a species can adapt, the species may become
A. extinct B. diverse C. dominant D. overpopulated
32. What is the basic assumption of the solar nebular theory?
A. It suggested that the sun and planets were produced by different mechanisms.
B. It said that the solar system was formed as result of the condensation of hydrogen gas and dust.
C. It proposed that a great cloud of gas and dust began to collapse due to gravitational pull.
D. It explained that the sun and the planets were created in single process.

33. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the solar system?
A. The planetary orbits are perfectly circular.
B. The solar system contains asteroids and comets.
C. All planets revolve around the sun in counterclockwise direction.
D. The distances of the planets from the sun can be expressed in a similar relationship.

34. Sedimentary rocks are ____.

A. formed from magma
B. a type of foliated igneous rock
C. formed because of changes in temperature and pressure, or the presence of hot watery fluids
D. formed when loose materials become pressed or cemented together or when minerals form from solutions

35. A rock is always ____.

A. made of molten material
B. a mixture of minerals, organic matter, volcanic glass, or other materials
C. formed by heat and pressure
D. either igneous or sedimentary

36. A mineral is inorganic, which means that it contains

A. compounds. C. materials made by humans.
B. parts of living things. D. no materials that were once part of living things.

37. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called
A. sedimentary rock. C. metamorphic rock.
B. igneous rock. D. coarse-grained rock.

38. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Compacting and sedimentation changes igneous rock to metamorphic rocks.
B. Magma that crystallizes at the surface is called volcanic rock or extrusive igneous rock.
C. Show coaling forms small crystals.
D. Metamorphic rocks solidify to form igneous rocks.

39. Troposphere layer of atmosphere extends from Earth to

A. 18 km B. 16 km C. 15 km D. 12 km

40. Starting from Earth out to space, the main layers of the atmosphere are:
A. Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
B. Stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, ionosphere
C. Mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere
D. Thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

41. Rocks that are formed at surface of crust due to melting of rocks are classified as
A. fabric of igneous rocks C. extrusive igneous rocks
B. intrusive igneous rocks D. igneous sediments

42. What the molten rock is known when it stay under the surface of earth?
A. Lava C. Magma
B. Basalt D. Ignite

43. When molten rock comes out the surface of earth, it is known as –
A. Lava C. Magma
B. Laccolith D. Metamorphic

44. What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
A. crust, outer core, inner core, mantle C. mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
B. c. crust, mantle, outer core, inner core D. outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

45. A bright object with a long tail of glowing gases is in orbit around the Sun. This object is most likely
A. a planet C. an asteroid
B. a star D. a comet

46. Rocks are classified as sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous on the basis of the
A. age of the rocks C. way the rocks were formed
B. types of fossils the rocks contain D. number of minerals found in the rocks

47. What is the source of the Earth’s magnetic field?

 A. the molten iron and metals in the earth's core
B. the solar flares from the sun that heat up the earth
C. the combination of all ferromagnetic materials of the earth
D. the earthquakes that produce seismic waves

48. What would happen if the core stopped spinning?

A. The oceans would rise as gigantic tsunamis, and all water would move towards the poles
B. The speed of the wind—faster than the blast of an atomic bomb—would be so high that it would instantly start fires all
around the planet.
C. The earth’s temperature will go back to the day it was created.
D. All of the above.
E. Both A and B.