Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII Sangay ng Paaralang Lungsod
STA. CRUZ TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, INC
Lungsod ng Koronadal

First Quarter Examination

Name: ___________________________________________________ Grade Level: Grade 12
Subject: EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE Score
General Instruction: Read carefully the instruction in every test.

I. Multiple Choice. Read each question carefully and select the best answer from the given choices. Write your
answer on the space provided.
1. Which of the following is not part of the layer of the Earth?
a. crust b. asthenosphere c. troposphere d. core
2. The layer of earth which consists of solid nickel and iron
a. crust b. mantle c. inner core d. outer core
3. Which of the following is the reason why inner core is solid while outer core is liquid given that both parts have
the same chemical composition?
a. Inner core experiences higher pressure which raises the melting point of iron and nickel
b. Inner core experiences lower pressure which raises the melting point of iron and nickel
c. Inner core experiences higher temperature than the outer core
d. None of these
4. Knowing about the effect of higher altitude to air temperature in troposphere, what would you do when climbing
mountains?
a. bring umbrella b. bring/wear jackets c. bring enough food d. bring flashlight
5. What is the correct order of Earth’s atmospheric layer from bottom to top?
a. Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b. mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
c. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
d. stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
6. Which of the following is a mineral?
a. glass b. Steel c. sugar d. salt
7. This theory is an alternative to the BIG BANG THEORY.
a. Big Crunch Theory C. Big Bang Theory
b. Steady State Theory D. Theory of Vortices
8. He conceived the idea that a comet collided with the sun sending matter of to form the planets.
a. George-Louis Leclerc c. Pierre Simon Laplace
b. Harold Urey d. Immanuel Kant
9. He devised a THEORY of VORTICES which postulated that the space was entirely filled with matter in a various
state, whirling about the sun like a vortex.
a. Rene Descartes c. Pierre Simon Laplace
b. Immanuel Kant d. George-Louis Leclerc
10. Also known as Geoscience.
a. Earth Science b. Earth System c. Earth and Life Science d. Earth
11. This thin layer of gas that envelops our planet is necessary to sustain life because it contains gases essential for
humans and animals to breathe.
a. Geosphere b. Hydrosphere c. Atmosphere d. Biosphere

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII Sangay ng Paaralang Lungsod
STA. CRUZ TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, INC
Lungsod ng Koronadal

12. It is the part of the earth where life exists.

a. Geosphere b. Hydrosphere c. Atmosphere d. Biosphere

13. Generally, this kind of rock is hard and tough.

a. Igneous Rock b. Sedimentary Rock c. Metamorphic Rock d. Basalt Rock
14. It is a rock that are formed from” lithification”, a process of cementing soft, unconsolidated sediments into hard
rocks.
a. Igneous Rock b. Sedimentary Rock c. Metamorphic Rock d. Basalt Rock
15. The hardest rock on earth.
a. Calcite b. Diamond c. Fluorite d. Talc

II. True or False. Write T if the statement is correct on the space provided and write F if the statement is incorrect
1. Nebula hypothesis explains that the solar system evolved from a nebula that disintegrated due to fall of its own
gravity about 4.5 billion years ago.
2. If water is present, rocks will melt at higher temperatures than normal.
3. Under high pressure, rocks melt at lower temperatures.
4. When a rock melts, different minerals melt at the same temperature.
5. Magma that crystallizes forms igneous rocks
6. The process by which folds are formed are due to compressional forces known as folding.
7. Faulting is the fracturing and displacement of more brittle rock strata along a fault plane either caused by tension
or compression.
8. Absolute dating methods measure the time that has elapsed since a geologic event happened (rock formation,
deposition of a stratum, the age of a fossil, etc.).
9. Relative dating consists of ordering the strata or geological events recorded in one or more stratigraphic series
chronologically, without specifying how long ago they occurred or how long they lasted.
10. An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by sudden slippage of rock masses below or at the surface of the
earth.
III. Essay: Explain the following.
1. How Universe Starts?
2. Why the four component of earth system is very important? Elaborate clearly.
3. How the three categories of rocks (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) works together?
4. Using the Absolute Dating method and Relative Dating method. Why it is important to know the age of a rock?
5. During the geological hazard and hydro meteorological hazard, why preparedness is very important during this
kind of disaster?

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