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ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIALS AND STANDARDS (ACES) No.1

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Grade 11

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Level and Section _________________________________________Student No. _____________

I. Read the short article carefully and answer the question that follows. Respond to the following
questions in five (5) sensible sentences.

PUBLISHED JANUARY 18, 2017

ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE
BY MICHAEL GRESHKO AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STAFF

The best-supported theory of our universe's origin centers on an event known as the big bang.
This theory was born of the observation that other galaxies are moving away from our own at great
speed in all directions, as if they had all been propelled by an ancient explosive force. A Belgian priest
named Georges Lemaître first suggested the big bang theory in the 1920s, when he theorized that the
universe began from a single primordial atom. The idea received major boosts from Edwin Hubble's
observations that galaxies are speeding away from us in all directions, as well as from the 1960s
discovery of cosmic microwave radiation—interpreted as echoes of the big bang—by Arno Penzias and
Robert Wilson.
Further work has helped clarify the big bang's tempo. Here’s the theory: In the first 10-43
seconds of its existence, the universe was very compact, less than a million billion billionth the size of a
single atom. It's thought that at such an incomprehensibly dense, energetic state, the four fundamental
forces—gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces—were forged into a single
force, but our current theories haven't yet figured out how a single, unified force would work. To pull this
off, we'd need to know how gravity works on the subatomic scale, but we currently don't. It's also
thought that the extremely close quarters allowed the universe's very first particles to mix, mingle, and
settle into roughly the same temperature. Then, in an unimaginably small fraction of a second, all that
matter and energy expanded outward more or less evenly, with tiny variations provided by fluctuations
on the quantum scale. That model of breakneck expansion, called inflation, may explain why the

Why is it important to understand the origin of the universe? (5 points)

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How the Big Bang theory evidences helps to analyze the origin of the universe? (5 points)
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How does the discovery of the comic microwave background support the big bang theory? (5 points)
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 II. Read the question carefully and “higlight” the letter of the best answer from the given choices.

1. How many seconds does it take for sun’s light to reach the surface of the earth?
A. 150 seconds B. 250 seconds C. 500 seconds D. 1000 seconds

2. What is the average distance between the earth and the sun?
A. 91 million miles B. 93 million miles C. 95 million miles D. 97 million miles

3. What is the process by which plants manufacture their own food by converting solar
energy into chemical energy?
A. Calvin cycle B. Photosynthesis C. Cellular respiration D. Photodissociation

4. What is the gaseous layer that envelops the earth?

A. Ionosphere B. Atmosphere C. Ozone layer D. Stratosphere

5. The earth’s outer core is predominantly made up of iron and

A. Nickel B. Cobalt C. Copper D. Aluminum

6. The largest among the four subsystems

A. Biosphere B. Geosphere C. Atmosphere D. Hydrosphere

7. It encompasses all life forms on earth

A. Biosphere B. Geosphere C. Atmosphere D. Hydrosphere

8. Oceans occupy what percent of earth’s water?

A. 65% B. 71% C. 80% D. 98%

9. This compound in the stratosphere absorbs high energy radiation

A. Ozone B. Methane C. Carbon dioxide D. Diatomic oxygen

10. Scientists were able to understand earth’s interior by means of sophisticated pieces
of equipment involving
A. Radar B. Sound C. Photons D. seismic waves

11. The property of mineral that can be observed directly is the

A. Size B. Color C. Streak D. Texture

12. The second softest mineral according to the Mohs scale of hardness is the
A. Talc B. Apatite C. Calcite D. Gypsum

13. Which of these is an example of a silicate mineral?

A. Galena B. Gypsum C. Feldspar D. Corundum

14. Which of these is an example of non-silicate mineral?

A. Galena B. Feldspar C. Orthoclase D. Plagioclase

15. This refers to the ability of a mineral to continue glowing even after a source of
ultraviolet has been turned off.
A. Luster B. Luminosity C. Fluorescence D. Phosphorescence
 III. PERFORMANCE TASK

Direction: This task is called “The Ecosystem in a Bottle”. I want you to do exactly what has been told
in the picture below. After the experiment, I want you to take a picture of your work and paste it on a
short bond paper. Explain the interconnection of the Earth subsystems.

RUBRIC FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY

INDICATORS POINTS SCORE
CONCEPTUAL EXPLANATION 15
ORGANIZATION OF IDEAS 5

PROMPTNESS 20
TOTAL