Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
Villacastor National High School
Villacastor, Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay

LONG UNIT TEST

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE 11
FIRST QUARTER
S.Y. 2021-2022

Name_________________________________________________________Score_________
A. Multiple Choice
DIRECTIONS: ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. What makes planet Earth a “house” for living organisms?
A. It has comfortable distance from the sun.
B. The atmosphere serves as shields from the sun.
C. Only A
D. Both A and B
2. Which is not true about Earth when compared to Mars?
A. It has life mechanism.
B. It has water and atmosphere.
C. It has carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
D. It has atmosphere that supports oxygen.
3. What subsystem will network with biosphere for photosynthesis to take place?
A. atmosphere
B. geosphere
C. hydrosphere
D. biosphere
4. Human actions greatly affect the Earth itself. Which of the following is an example of a human
impact of the biosphere?
A. littering
B. air pollution
C. water pollution
D. littering, air and water pollution
5. Some minerals like mica has surfaces with planes of weak bonds in the
crystals. Thus, its crystals can be peeled like layers of onion. What is the
property exhibited by mica?
A. Cleavage
B. Fracture
C. Hardness
D. Tenacity

B. COMPLETION
Read the following statements and fill-in the blanks with the correct term or phrase.

6. The word igneous is derived from the Latin word for ___fire____, ignis or ignus.
7. Igneous rocks are commonly found in the __surface___and __beneath_ the Earth, specifically in
divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, subduction zones and hotspots.
8. Igneous rocks are formed through the process of _solidification___ and _crytallization__ of molten
rocks; magma and lava.
9. When hot, molten rocks reach the surface of the earth, they undergo changes in
_temperature__and _pressure__ causing them to _cool__, __solidify__and _crystallize___.
10. In terms of formation, igneous rocks can be classified into two; _intrusive __ and _extrusive__
rocks.
 C. Venn Diagram
Directions: Fill in the Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between absolute dating
and relative dating. Use the words inside the word pool to complete the diagram.
11-15.

Absolute dating Relative dating

Word Pool

Use of numeric value Qualitative method

Quantitative method use the position of rocks
Radiometric method Stratigraphic method
Use to tell the age of rock use sedimentary rocks
Give an idea of the order of does not give the true age
Geologic events of rock

D. MATCHING TYPE
Match the descriptions in Column A with the terms in Column B. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

___B__16. Unconformities are sedimentary rock A. Superposition

layers that are tilted to form a wave or
angle in rock layers.
___D___17. Rock layers contain embedded fossils B. Angular conformity
by which rock may be identified
___C__18. Magma intrudes to the rocks; this C. Cross cutting relationship
magma is younger than the rock.
___E__19. Exist between sedimentary and metamorphic D. Faunal Succession
rocks when sedimentary rocks lie above and
were deposited in the pre-existing and eroded rocks. E. Non conformity
___A__20. Largest and heaviest rock layer that settled
first at the bottom is the oldest rock layer.

E. True or False
Direction: Read and analyze the statements below. Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the
statement is FALSE.
____T___ 1. Scientists determine when an era begins and when it ends through
geological timeline.
___F___ 2. Dinosaurs exist at the same time as humans.
___T___ 3. The purpose of making a geological timeline is to identify age of
organism through its fossils.
___T____ 4. Quaternary period of geological time has humans evolved on Earth.
___F___ 5. Triassic Period of geological time have the dinosaurs existed on
Earth.

Prepared by:

KEMBERLY A. MATULAC