Commission on Diocesan Schools

THIRD QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

SCIENCE 9
Name:___________________________________________________ Date:___________________
Grade and Section:________________________________________ Score:___________________
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. (20 points)
1. Which of the following is a vent, hill, or mountain that erupts, releasing molten rocks, rock fragments, and
gaseous materials onto Earth’s surface?
A. hill B. mountain C. plateau D. volcano
2. What do you call the top of a volcano?
A. conduit B. crater C. fissure D. vent
3. What part of a volcano is described as the passageway through which magma travels to reach the Earth’s
surface?
A. conduit B. crater C. fissure D. main vent
4. What part of a volcano is described as a bowl-shaped depression at the top of the volcano where the vent is
located?
A. conduit B. crater C. fissure D. main vent
5. What is the other term for cinder cone volcano?
A. scaria cone B. sceria cone C. scoaria cone D. scoria cone
6. Which of the following is described as a large chunk of bubbly lava that comes out from a volcano?
A. scaria B. sceria C. scoaria D. none of the above
7. Which of the following types of volcano does not show any activity for the past 10, 000 years but still have a
chance to erupt?
A. Active Volcano B. dormant volcano C. Inactive Volcano D. stagnant volcano
8. Which of the following is the right arrangement of the phases of volcanic eruption?
I. Preparation Phase
II. Eruption Phase
III. Ending Phase
A. I, III, II B. I, II, III C. II, I, III D. III, II, I

For 9-14, refer your answers to the following words:

I. Active Volcano IV. Inactive Volcano
II. Cinder Cone Volcano V. Shield Volcano
III. Extinct Volcano VI. Stratovolcano
9. Which has no possibility to erupt?
A. I & II B. I & V C. III & V D. VI only
10. Which type of volcano are most likely found in the Hawaii?
A. I & IV B. II & IV C. I & V D. III & IV
11. Which has the highest possibility to erupt?
A. III & V B. II & III C. II & IV D. I & VI
12. Which best describes the Mayon Volcano?
A. I & VI B. I & V C. II & IV D. II & VI
13. Which type of volcano is classified according to their formation or structure?
A. I, IV, II B. II, V, VI C. III, IV, I D. III, II, I
14. Which type of volcano is classified according to their activity?
A. I, II, VI B. II, V, III C. IV, V, VI D. I, III, IV

15. Which of the following means geo?

A. earth B. land C. rock D. soil
16. Which of the following means thermal?
A. fire B. heat C. lava D. solar
17. What is the percentage of worlds volcanoes found in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
A. 55% B. 65% C. 75% D. 85%
18. What is the reason why geothermal plants works?
A. air B. heat C. gas D. steam
19. Which of the following uses steam from natural resources such as geysers or high-pressure depths to derived
turbines?
A. Conventional Geothermal Energy B. Geothermal Energy
C. Supercritical Water D. Volcanic Geothermal Energy
20. Which of the following uses heat from supercritical water?
A. Conventional Geothermal Energy B. Geothermal Energy
C. Supercritical Energy D. Volcanic Geothermal Energy
II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is being asked in the following sentences. Write your answers on the
space provided. (10 points)
________________1. What type of energy uses steam from natural resources such as geysers or high-pressure
depths to drive electric turbines?
________________2. What is believed to have a greater energy than conventional steam?
________________3. What do you call the distance from the equator to the northern and southern hemisphere?
________________4. What term is referred as the wind direction in an area or region experiences most
frequently?
________________5. What do you call the winds that blow from west going east in the middle latitudes in both
northern and southern hemisphere?
________________6. What do you call the wind that blows from east to west near the equator?
________________7. What type of climate is being experienced in places near or at the equator?
________________8. What type of climate is characterized by cool summers and very cold long winters?
________________9. What type of monsoon brings cool dry air that comes from high
pressure over Siberia?
________________10. What type of monsoon is characterized by hot and humid weather with heavy rainfall?

III. MATCHING TYPE. Arrange first the jumbled letters in Column A, then match the descriptions in
Column B. For Column B, write the number of the word that is being described. Write your answers on the
space provided. (20 points)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
___________________1. N U S _______A. little boy
___________________2. S A M S _______B. largest star in the solar system
___________________3. R O C LO _______C. hottest star
___________________4. N U B E E L A _______D. little girl
___________________5. R O N T E U N R A T S _______E. coolest star
___________________6. C L A B K O H L E _______F. attracts any matter that comes to it
___________________7. D E R _______G. remnants of explosion
___________________8. U B L E _______H. plural of nebula
___________________9. A L A Ñ I N _______I. describe the mass of a star
___________________10. E L N O I Ñ _______J. related to star’s temperature
_______K. warmest star

IV. STRATIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write A if the first statement is true and the second statement is false, B if the
first statement is false and the second statement is true, C if both statements are true, D if both statements are false. Write
your answers on the space provided. (20 points)

_______1. I. Active volcanoes have erupted at least once in the past 10 000 years.
 II. Dormant volcanoes are not expected to erupt.
_______2. I. Composite volcanoes are cinder cone volcanoes.
II. Shield volcanoes are scoria cone.
_______3. I. Mayon volcano is located in Visayas.
II. Taal volcano is located in Luzon.
_______4. I. Most volcanoes in Hawaii are shield Volcano.
II. Mayon volcano is stratovolcano.
_______5. I. Dormant volcano is not expected to erupt.
II. Inactive volcano is expected to erupt.
_______6. I. Tropical climates are found in places near or in the equator.
II. Dry climate involves very hot summers with seldom rain or precipitation.
_______7. I. Continental climates include same temperature year-round.
II. Temperate climate is characterized by moderate rainfall across the year.
_______8. I. Polar climate include variation of temperature year-round.
II. Continental climate is characterized by cool summers and very cold long winters.
_______9. I. Microclimate refers to the climatic conditions in localized areas near Earth’s surface.
II. Crypto climate is the climate inside the building, or an airplane as compared with that of the outside.
_______10. I. Type I microclimate have no dry season with very pronounced rainfall from November up to April and wet
the rest of the year.
II. Type II microclimate have two pronounced seasons: wet and dry season.
V. CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE: Construct a response to the given questions. Write your answers on the space
provided. (10 points)
1. Why do you think it is necessary to be aware of the factors that affect the climate of a place? (4 points)
Rubrics: Content-3 points
Mechanics- 1 point

2. Where do you think climate change has a lot of impact on? Is it the environment, the economy, health, or
society? Explain. (6 points)
Rubrics: Content-4 points
Mechanics- 2 points
ANSWER KEY
Multiple Choice Identification
1. D 11. D 1. Conventional Geothermal Energy 6. Trade winds
2. B 12. A 2. Supercritical Water 7. Tropical Climate
3. D 13. B
3. Altitude 8. Polar Climate
4. B 14. D
4. Prevailing Winds 9. Amihan
5. D 15. A
5. Westerlies 10. Habagat
6. D 16. B
7. B/C 17. C
8. B 18. D
9. C 19. A
10. C 20. D
Matching Type
Column A Column B
1. SUN A. 10
2. MASS B. 1
3. COLOR C. 8
4. NEBULAE D. 9
5. NEUTRON STAR E. 7
6. BLACK HOLE F. 6
7. RED G. 5
8. BLUE H. 4
9. LA NIÑA I. 2
10 EL NIÑO J. 3
Stratified True or False
1. A 6. C
2. D 7. B
3. C 8. D
4. C 9. C
5. B 10. D