Name:______________________________________________ Grade and Section:_________Score:_____

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your paper.
1. Where does an earthquake originate?
A. Epicenter C. intensity
B. Focus D. Magnitude
2. What kind of volcanic eruption when there are large amount of pyroclastic are ejected by the volcano into the air?
A. Quiet eruption C. Explosive eruption
B. Nonexplosive eruption D. None of the above
3. Which of the following event causes an earthquake?
A. Mixture of crustal plates
B. Too much heat from the sun
C. Movement of crustal plates
D. Changing temperatures
4. What does PHIVOLCS mean?
A. Philippine Institute of Volcanology
B. Philippine Institute of Volcanologists
C. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
D. Philippine Institute of Volcanologists and Seismologists
5. At what magnitude can an earthquake cause displacement of buildings and cracks on the earth’s surface?
A. Magnitude 5 C. Magnitude 7
B. Magnitude 6 D. Magnitude 8

B. Write true if the statement is correct and false if not.

______1. When lava just flows out of the crater and gaps along the sides of the volcano, it is an explosive eruption.
______2. Earthquakes may happen when crustal plates move.
______3. When magma flows on the surface, it is already called lava.
______4. An earthquake may happen after a volcanic eruption.
______5. Volcanic eruptions can destroy properties and kill people.

II. Write true if the statement tells of safety precautions and false if not.
______1. Learn about community’s warning system and develop an emergency evacuation plan.
_____ 2. Follow the authorities’ instructions and leave the area when the disaster begins.
_____ 3. Go near to an erupting volcano and take a picture.
_____4. Wear goggles to protect your eyes and use a dust mask or hold a dump cloth over face during a volcanic
eruption.
_____ 5. Stay in low-lying areas with your family.
_____ 6. When you are riding in a car during an earthquake, do not stop.
_____ 7. Prepare an emergency plan to cope with the disaster.
_____ 8. Use the elevator during and after an earthquake.
_____ 9. Keep yourself updated and alert. Wait for the authority’s instructions before going back home.
_____10. Practice DROP, COVER and HOLD with family members to protect each self
and to lessen the loss of lives.
III. Multiple Choice: Read the questions very carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following atmospheric condition changes over a long period of time?
A. climate B. season C. weather D. typhoon
2. What brings heavy rainfall throughout the country from May to October?
A. Northeast monsoon B. Southwest monsoon
C. Mountain ranges D. All of the above
3. Dry months in the Philippines occur from December to _______.
A. January B. May C. June D. September
4. Which of the following influences the climate of the Philippines?
A. Area of the country B. Location of the country
C. population of the country D. size of the country
5. Why do the Philippines have generally warm temperature throughout the year?
A. It is near the sun B. It has many volcanoes
C. It lies near the equator D. It has many islands
6. Which wind blows from Asiatic mainland to our country from October to March?
A. Northeast monsoon B. Southwest monsoon
C. North wind D. South wind
7. Which wind blows from the west Philippine Sea that brings rain throughout the country?
A. Northeast monsoon B. Southwest monsoon
C. North wind D. South wind
8. Which area experiences Type II climate?
A. Batanes B. Catanduanes C. Camarines Sur D. Negros
9. The climate in the Philippines is determined by ____________.
A. Air temperature B. Air pressure
C. humidity D. amount of rainfall
10. What does ITCZ stand for?
A. Intertropical converge zone B. Intertropical convergent zone
C. Intertropical Converging zone D. Intertropical convergence zone

IV. Multiple Choice: Write the letter that has the correct answer in your notebook.

1. Which of the following would happen if the Earth did not rotate?
A. We would not have days and nights
B. The sun would not shine an Earth.
C. The Earth would fall in space.
D. We would not have any new year.
2. Why do we have day and night?
A. Because the earth revolves around the sun.
B. Because the earth rotates on its axis.
C. Because the earth tilts on its axis.
D. Options A and C
3. As the globe rotates, only half of it receives light so this side is bright. Places on this area experiences what time of
the day?
A. daytime B. night time C. dawn D. midnight
4. When the other side of the earth is away from the sun, this side does not receive light so it is dark. What time on
this side of the Earth?
A. daytime B. night time C. dawn D. midnight
5. As seen from the North Pole in what direction does the Earth rotates.
A. clockwise B. counter clockwise C. sideward D. backward
6. How many times does the earth rotate on its axis in one year?
A. 24 times B. 48 times C. 365.25 times D. 12 times
7. Why does the moon appear to move across the sky during the night?
A. It travels around Earth every day.
B. Earth rotates on its axis.
C. It is extremely far away.
D. All objects in space are moving.
8. The earth’s _____ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
A. axis B. longitude C. orbit D. equator
9. The portion of the earth facing the sun experiences _____while the other half away from the sun experiences ___.
A. day, night B. night, day C. night, dawn D. night, day
10. The Earth is tilted on its axis as shown in the picture on the right. What would change if the Earth’s axis was not
tilted but straight up and down like in the picture at the left?
A. The Earth would not have seasons.
B. The Earth would stop orbiting the sun.
C. At the equator there would be 24 hours of daylight.
D. The daytime temperature at the North Pole would be the same as the equator.

A. Read each sentence carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your notebook.

1. Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?

A. Neptune B. Uranus C. Earth D. Jupiter
2. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
A. Mercury B. Venus C. Mars D. Jupiter
3. Why do planets have different periods of revolution around the Sun?
A. Some of them have no atmosphere. B. They differ in sizes and color. C. They have different distances from the
Sun. D. They have the same number of moons and rings.
4. Which planets are correctly grouped and classified?
A. Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Uranus B. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury
C. Mercury, Mars, Earth, Jupiter D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
5. Which is the only planet that can sustain life?
A. Earth B. Jupiter C. Mars D. Venus
6. Why is Mars called a “red planet”? The presence of ________.
A. hydrogen in the atmosphere. B. iron on its surface.
C. oxygen in the atmosphere. D. rocks and metals in the core of the planet.
7. What is the most ringed planet?
A. Neptune b. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Venus
8. Which is considered as the brightest object in the sky next to the moon?
A. Neptune b. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Venus
9. Why is earth called a blue planet? It is because of the _____.
A. presence of oxygen in the atmosphere.
b. abundance of water
C. sunlight
D. distance
10. Which planet was first discovered by a telescope?
A. Neptune b. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Uranus

SUMMATIVE TEST 1 ANSWER KEY:

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