Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
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______________ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Fourth Grading

Periodical Test in Science

Name___________________________________________ Grade& Sec.________

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I. Directions: Read each item carefully. Then, choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answers on your paper.

1. Weathering is the process of breaking down or dissolving rocks and minerals on the
Earth’s surface. It can either be mechanical or chemical. What do you call the physical
wearing away of rocks?
A. Physical weathering C. Biological weathering
B. Chemical weathering D. None of the above options
2. During mechanical weathering, no new substances are produced. Which of the following is
an example of mechanical weathering?
A. Carbonation C. Hydrolysis
B. Abrasion D. Oxidation
3. The following human activities are caused of physical weathering, EXCEPT.
A. Boating and fishing C. Mining ores
B. Building roads and tunnels D. Acidic water in the river
4. It refers to the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces due to the action of some
elements and compounds in the environment like oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water. What
type of weathering is described?
A. Physical weathering C. Biological weathering
B. Chemical weathering D. None of the above options
5. Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
A. Boating and fishing C. Mining ores
B. Building roads and tunnels D. Acidic water in the river
6. Which of the following occurs when acidic water caused the rocks to break producing
clay and soluble salts?
A. Carbonation C. Hydrolysis
B. Erosion D. Oxidation
7. Biological weathering is caused by the movements of plants and animals. Which is an
example of this process?
A. A rabbit can burrow into a crack in a rock making it bigger and eventually splitting
the rock.
 B. A plant may grow in a crack in a rock and, as its roots grow, cause the crack to
widen.
C. Trees put down roots through joints or cracks in the rock in order to find moisture.
D. All the given statements are examples of biological weathering.
8. The loss of minerals and ions from the environment as a result of the growth or movement
of organisms is known as ________________________.
A. Physical weathering C. Biological weathering
B. Chemical weathering D. None of the above options
9. Which f the following is NOT an agent for biological weathering?
A. Animals C. Plants
B. Microorganisms D. Wind
10. All the following statements describe the significance of weathering EXCEPT?
A. helps shape the Earth’s surface
B. the breaking of rocks results in the formation of soil
C. helps in rock formation
D. makes the global average temperature higher

4. The following human activities are caused of physical weathering, EXCEPT.

A. Boating and fishing C. Mining ores
B. Building roads and tunnels D. Acidic water in the river
5. What physical characteristic of rock refers to the color of its powdery materials?
A. hardness C. malleability
B. luster D. streak
6. Your teacher asked you to use a hand lens to observe the rock samples. You noticed
that some rocks have coarse grains while others have fine grains in them. This shows that
rocks differ in ________.
A. Color C. Shape
B. Size D. Texture
7. Why do sedimentary rocks are important to geologist and archeologist?
A. It serves as collections.
B. It serves as decoration
C. They used it to make a jewel
D. They used it to study the structure of things that existed in the past.
8. Which of the following would not use rocks and minerals?
A. Building C. Electrical device
B. ceramics D. Jewelry
9. Which causes the limestone formation that make Palawan a popular tourist destination?
A. Eruption C. water
B. Glaciers D. Win
10. Marble is often used for statues or grand buildings because
A. It has attractive textures and colors. C. It wears away easily.
B. It splits easily into thin sheets. D. All of the above
11. Plant serves as agents of weathering. Which of the following statements support thi
idea.
A. Branches of plants cause the rocks to break when blown by the winds.
B. Decaying trunks of plants cause the rocks to break
C. Falling of leaves cause rocks to break.
D. Root of plants that grow in rocks and cause them to break
12. What factor of soil erosion is responsible for the transfer of sand from one place to
another?
A. wind C. animals
B. water D. humans
13. Which of the following shows that animals cause soil erosion?
A. Construction workers are building a housing project.
B. A hen is digging the soil.
C. The root of plants is growing.
D. Sandstorm
14. All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.
A. water C. sun
B. humans D. wind
15. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of _______.
A. Gravity C. Running water
B. Runoff D. Wind
16. Which is the most effective agent of erosion?
A. glaciers C. water
B. gravity D. wind
17. What makes the water muddy after a heavy rain?
A. The fine dust particles dissolved in water.
B. The gravel and sand carried by the water
C. The pebbles moved along with water.
D. The rainwater turned brown in color.
18. Which of the following factors can affect soil erosion?
I. amount of vegetation in the area III. dryness and size and soil particles
II. speed and amount of running water IV. Slope of the land
A. I and II only B. III and IV C. I, II and IV only D. I, II, III and IV
19. How can trees prevent soil erosion?
A. The roots hold the soil firmly together.
B. The trees block the way of running water.
C. The roots absorb the water at once.
D. The roots secrete acid, attacking the rocks.
20. The following are some of the processes of preventing soil erosion, except one.
A. Crop rotation C. Strip Cropping
B. Riprapping D. Gardening
21. Which statement is true about weather conditions?
A. Weather conditions do not change.
B. Weather conditions change from time to time.
C. Weather conditions are the same for one week.
D. Weather conditions are the same throughout the day.
22. What do you call an isolated system with an apparent circulation and is characterized by a
poorly developed wind circulation?
A. Tropical depression C. Tropical storm
B. Tropical disturbance D. Typhoon
23. Which of the following is a weak low-pressure disturbance with a definite surface
circulation and has a maximum wind speed of up to 61 kph?
A. Tropical disturbance C. Tropical storm
B. Tropical depression D. Typhoon
24. Once a tropical depression has intensified, it becomes a __________________.
A. Tropical storm C. Tropical disturbance
B. Tropical depression D. Typhoon
25. Which of the following weather disturbance with a maximum wind speed of 118 to 220
kph and is accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds?
A. Tropical storm C. Tropical disturbance
B. Tropical depression D. Typhoon
26. What condition of the environment is being described?
High clouds are observed in the sky, the air is dry and cold since most of the warm air
is already risen, the air humidity is high and the wind blows gently and scattered rain showers
may occur.
A. Before a typhoon C. After a typhoon
B. During a typhoon D. All of the above
27. When do the following conditions of the environment are observed?
The sky is dark and cloudy, heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds occurs, and
big waves are observed near the coast.
A. Before a typhoon C. After a typhoon
B. During a typhoon D. All of the above
28. The sun becomes visible, and the sky becomes clearer, there might be scattered rain
showers, and some areas may still be flooded and recovering from the typhoon. These
conditions of the environment happen _____________________.
A. Before a typhoon C. After a typhoon
B. During a typhoon D. All of the above
29. Flash floods may occur due to heavy rainfall and landslides may be triggered by flash
floods and heavy rains. These conditions of the environment are observed _______________.
A. Before a typhoon C. After a typhoon
B. During a typhoon D. All of the above
30.Strong winds of 60-100 kph is expected within 24 hours and classes in the elementary
and secondary levels are suspended. It describes ___________.
A. Signal No. 1 C. Signal No. 3
B. Signal No. 2 D. Signal No. 4
31. If Storm Signal No. 4 is raised, the speed of the wind is at least:
A. 85 kph B. 100 kph C. 120 kph D. 186 kph
32. Which public storm warning signal is characterized by winds of greater than 100-185
kph?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
33. Electrical power distribution and communication services severely disrupted. This impact
of the wind is a characteristic of which public storm warning signal?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
34. Which best describes a storm surge?
A. It is the expansion of the hurricane’s characterized eye.
B. It is an onshore rush of water associated with a low-pressure weather system.
C. It is a sudden and rapid increase of the intensity of a storm.
35. Which is the only positive outcome of typhoons?
A. It remove pollutants from the air. B. It removes trash from rivers.
C. It cause flooding. D. It fill up dams and replenish water supply.

36. Which of the following is the best thing to do before a typhoon.

A. Do not attempt to cross a flooded area
B. Do not attempt to use home appliances that were wet by the rain or flood.
 C. Stay in a safe place at home
D. Transfer or keep all home appliances to dry and safer place.
37. What should you do during a typhoon?
A. Seek shelter in a basement or low ground.
B. Stay at home and be updated about the typhoon.
C. Seek high ground due to flooding.
D. Play outside for it is raining.
38. Why is the moon considered a satellite of Earth?
A. It affects the tides on Earth. C. It orbits Earth.
B. It keeps Earth on its orbit. D. It pulls Earth toward it.
39. How long does it take the moon to complete its orbit around the earth?
A. one day B. one month C. one week D. one year
40. When Earth is between the moon and the sun, the moon’s phase is most likely a
_________.
A. full moon B. half-moon C. quarter moon D. new moon.
41. Which shows the correct sequence of the moon phases?
A. gibbous moon-crescent moon-new moon-full moon, half moon
B. new moon-crescent moon-half-moon-quarter moon-full moon
C. new moon-full moon-half-moon, gibbous moon-crescent moon
D. new moon-gibbous moon-full moon-crescent moon, half moon
42. Which period describes when the moon appears to be decreasing in size?
A. lunar eclipse waning moon C. waxing moon
B. waning moon D. none of these
43. How does the length of a lunar month compare to the average length of a month in a
standard 365-day calendar?
A. About one day longer C. About 3 days shorter
B. About one day shorter D. The same
44. The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it
goes through __________________.
A. revolutions B. phases C. rotations D. eclipses
45. After dinner, Karen went to their balcony to have some air, she was then enjoying the
view of the night sky when she noticed a group of stars forming a cross. What do you call this
group of stars that makes optical projections?
A. Galaxy B. Star Cluster C. Constellation D. Star Family
46. What is the Latin name given to the constellation of twins?
A. Aries B. Gemini C. Libra D. Scorpio
47. The star patterns that have been discovered but have not been officially identified as
constellation are called _______________.
A. asterism C. Galaxy
B. constellation D. Star cluster
48. Which constellation is known as the Great Bear, a northern sky constellation with a
mythology that dates back to prehistory?
A. Orion B. Ursa Major C. Cygnus D. Swan
49. Which of the following is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen
Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty?
A. Orion B. Cassiopeia C. Cygnus D. Swan
50. It is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way. Its name is derived
from the Latinized Greek word for swan. What constellation is this?
A. Orion B. Cassiopeia C. Cygnus D. Swan
 ANSWER KEY
SCIENCE
4th Quarter

1. A 26. A
2. B 27. B
3. D 28. C
4. B 29. B
5. D 30. B
6. C 31. D
7. D 32. C
8. C 33. D
9. D 34. B
10. D 35. A
11. D 36. D
12. A 37. B
13. B 38. C
14. C 39. B
15. B 40. B
16. D 41. B
17. A 42. B
18. D 43. B
19. B 44. C
20. A 45. C
21. B 46. B
22. B 47. A
23. B 48. B
24. A 49. B
25. D 50. C