Republic of the Philippines

Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology

Fort Magsaysay Campus, Palayan City

THIRD QUARTER TEST IN GRADE 9 SCIENCE

Name:________________________ Score:____________
Year/ Section:__________________ Date:_____________

TEST I – A. Read the list of words in the box, and choose the word that best answer each statements
given below. All answers must be written on the blanks provided before each number.

Constellation Greenhouse effect coral bleaching anthropogenic La nina

Volcano lightyears caldera invasive species climate change

Galaxy universe pumice mitigation fossil fuels

Global Warming geothermal energy Stars carbon sink El nino

________________1. Is a warming of surface ocean waters in the eastern tropical Pacific. It can have
profound effects on weather patterns around the world.
________________2. A forest, ocean, or other natural environment viewed in terms of its ability to
absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
________________3. The basic unit of the universe.
________________4. The term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the
Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's
climate.
________________5. A vast expanse of space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence.
It contains all of the galaxies, stars, and planets.
________________6. A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one
year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 trillion miles).
________________7. Is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.
________________8. A luminous sphere of plasma found in outer space held together by its own gravity.
The nearest one to Earth is the Sun.
________________9. Is the loss of intracellular endosymbionts (Symbiodinium, also known as
zooxanthellae) from coral either through expulsion or loss of algal pigmentation due to increased water
temperature.
________________10. A volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a
large, special form of volcanic crater.
________________11. Energy that comes from the heat of the Earth.
________________12. a very light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava
solidifies rapidly.
________________13. Pertaining to environmental pollution and pollutants originating in human
activity.
________________14. are plants, animals, or pathogens that are non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem
under consideration and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause harm.
________________15.  Change in the Earth’s global climate as a result of anthropogenic activities.
________________16. the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater
transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from
the planet's surface.
________________17. a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains
of living organisms.
________________18. . a cooling of the water in the equatorial Pacific that occurs at irregular intervals
and is associated with widespread changes in weather patterns complementary to those of El Niño, but
less extensive and damaging in their effects.
________________19. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its
apparent form or identified with a mythological figure .
________________20. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava,
rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
TEST II – Enumerate what is being asked in the following.

a. (1-3) classification of volcanoes based on volcanic features

b. (4-7) examples of geothermal power plants in the Philippines
c. (8-9) types of plate boundaries
d. (10-12) major parts of the Earth
e. (13-17) natural factors that affect the global climate
f. (18-22) Impacts of Climate Change
g. (23-26) types of Galaxies
h. (27-30) examples of constellations

“Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and,
at some point, you will.” – Venus Williams

Prepared by: Noted by:

Gerald A. Quijano, MAT-Science Angelita N. Masa, Ph.D

Instructor III Director, FMC