SAN GABRIEL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Poblacion, San Gabriel, La Union

SUMMATIVE TEST
EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read and analyze the following questions and choose the best answer for each. Write the letter of the correct
answer to a separate sheet of paper

1. Which is an example of a connection between biosphere connecting to hydrosphere?

A. Plants produce oxygen
B. Plants need sunlight to grow
C. Animals drink water from springs and streams
D. Animals eat plants in the lush green vegetation
2. What will happen if the atmosphere on Earth is removed?
A. The Earth will be able to sustain life
B. Ultraviolet rays will easily penetrate the Earth
C. Solar energy will not reach the Earth’s surface
D. The Earth will maintain its current temperature
3. When dead plants and animals decay, carbon is returned to the soil. This flow of energy and matter occurs in what system?

A. Biosphere and lithosphere B. Biosphere and atmosphere

C. Atmosphere and lithosphere D. Atmosphere and hydrosphere
4. Which of the following are true about the hydrosphere?
I. Water can move from the Earth’s surface to the air by precipitation and then fall back to Earth by evaporation.
II. Ice and water vapor suspended in the atmosphere are included in the hydrosphere.
III. Freshwater is greater than the amount of saltwater on Earth.
IV. The water on Earth is constantly moving.

A. I and II B. I, II, and III

C. I, II, and IV D. II, III, and IV4
5. Erosion is an effect. What can cause erosion?
A. Lightning, fire, and trees B. Water, ice, and wind
C. Rocks and sand D. Mountain
6. Erosion happens very slowly. What evidence in this article supports this statement?
A. Wind can cause erosion by wearing down rocks over a long period of time.
B. Lightning striking a tree is a natural event that can cause fire to start.
C. Changes in nature are natural events.
D. Erosion happens quickly.
7. Read this paragraph from the article.” Wind also causes erosion. Wind can blow sand and dirt. It can carry the dirt far away. In
some places, strong wind will push sand against rocks. Over a long period of time, the wind wears down those rocks.”

What can you infer from this paragraph about the strength of wind and how fast it wears down rocks?
A. The normal strength of the wind can wear down rocks in a faster rate.
B. The stronger the wind blows, the more slowly it wears down rocks.
C. A wind’s strength has no effect on how fast it wears down rocks.
D. The stronger the wind blows, the faster it wears down rocks.
8. Which of the following rocks are formed by the solidification of lava?
A. Extrusive igneous rock B. Intrusive igneous rock
C. Extrusive metamorphic rock D. Intrusive metamorphic rock
9. How a metamorphic rock can become an extrusive igneous rock?
A. When it melts and then cools inside the Earth's interior
B. When it melts and then cools on the Earth's surface
C. When it undergoes weathering and erosion
D. When it disintegrates into smaller pieces
10. How can an igneous rock transform to a metamorphic rock?
A. When it is exposed and subjected to high temperature and pressure
 B. When it undergoes weathering and erosion
C. When it disintegrates into smaller pieces
D. When it melts and forms magma
11. What is the difference between the magma and the lava?
A. The magma has a lower temperature as compared to the lava.
B. The magma and the lava are the same in composition and location.
C. The magma is found in the lower part of crust and in the upper portion of mantle, while the lava is found on the Earth's
surface.
D. The magma is brought from the underground to the Earth's surface through uplifting, while lava is found within the Earth's
surface.
12. Which of the following is true about endogenic processes?
A. Endogenic processes include weathering and erosion
B. These are processes that originate within Earth’ surface
C. Endogenic processes are the same as exogenic processes
D. These are processes that originate near or at the Earth’s surface
13. Which is true between the relationship of time and metamorphism?
A. Fine grain rocks took longer time to process.
B. Coarse grain rocks took longer time to process.
C. Coarse grain rocks took shorter time to process.
D. Medium grain rocks took shorter time to process.
14. What would happen if shear stress is applied?
A. Stress is not equal from all directions.
B. Minerals are extended in the direction of minimal stress.
C. Structure is smeared out in the direction of applied stress.
D. Grains are compressed in the direction of maximum stress.
15. What is the tectonic force being referred if the direction of the force moves towards one another from the opposite sides of a
plane?
A. Compressional Force B. Magnetic Force
C. Shearing Force D. Tensional Force
16. What are the wavelike deformations in layered rocks or sediments?
A. Faults B. Folds
C. Shear D. Tension
17. What is the type of tectonic forces which is also known as tensile force?
A. Compressional Force C. Magnetic Force
C. Shearing Force D. Tensional Force
18. What is the best description for shearing tectonic force?
A. Direction of the force is parallel to the plane.
B. Direction of the forces is towards one another.
C. Direction of the force is away from one another.
D. Direction of the force is upward and downward.
19. Why is it best to find fossils from sedimentary rocks?
A. Because they undergo compaction and cementation.
B. Because sedimentary rock is ductile and not breakable.
C. Because fossils wanted to be associated with stratified rocks.
D. Because they form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remains.
20. What is method used to date rocks older than 100 000 years?
A. Carbon-14 method B. Uranium-lead method
C. Potassium-argon method D. Rubidium-strontium method

21. The law of superposition states that in undistributed horizontal sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and
the younger layers at the top. During which type of dating would scientist use the Law of Superposition?
A. Relative dating B. Both a and b
C. Absolute dating D. Neither a nor b
21. Which is the largest division of geologic time?
A. Eon B. Era C. Era D. Period

22. Why is it beneficial to be able to predict when and where natural hazards will occur?
 A. Communities can be notified to evacuate.
B. So that we can stop them from happening again.
C. So that we can harness their power for renewable energy.
D. So that scientists know where to go in order to study them.
23. It indicates the extent of expected risk areas and can be combined with disaster management information such as evacuation
sites, evacuation routes forth.
A. World map B. Hazard map C. Political map D. Economic map
24. Choose from the following list of the processes that might produce a tsunami.
A. Earthquakes B. Landslides C. Volcanic eruptions D. Meteorite impacts
25. What do you call a hydrometeorological phenomenon that occurs North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific?
A. Cyclone B. Hurricane
C. Tropical Storm D. Tropical Cyclone
26. Which of the following hazards are processes of atmospheric, hydrological, or oceanographic nature that may cause the loss of
life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation?
A. Natural B. Biological C. Geological D. Hydrometeorological
27. Which of the following will most likely to occur if you are living near a coast?
A. Flooding B. Landslide C. Storm Surge D. Tropical Cyclone
28. If you wanted to figure out the exact age of a rock, what technique would you use?
A. Relative Dating B. Law of Superposition
C. Carbon-14 Dating D. Potassium-Argon Dating
29.If you were looking to find the exact age of a fossil that is at least 1 million years old, what technique would you use?
A. Carbon-14 Dating B. Relative Dating
C. Potassium-Argon Dating D. Potassium carbon dating
30. If you wanted to figure out the exact age of a fossil that is less than 40,000 years old, what technique would you use?
A. Carbon-14 Dating C. Relative Dating
B. Potassium-Argon Dating D. You can’t; it is impossible