Republic of the Philippines

University of Rizal System Angono

Angono, Rizal

PRACTICE EXAMS
SCIENCE
AY 2020 - 2021

Name_____________________ Course Yr. & Sec __________________ Date ______

_______ 1. Bagoong smells because

a. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and get spoiled further
b. That is the natural scent of bagoong
c. Molecules from bagoong spread in air
d. It uses spoiled fish ingredients

_______ 2. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?

a. The blue and yellow color bounces off from the leaves
b. They absorb the green light
c. They reflect green light

_______ 3. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it?

a. The stone takes the place occupied by water

b. The stone has more mass than water
c. The water weighs less than the stone
d. The stone and water occupy the same space

_______ 4. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the air?

a. There are less air particles

b. There are more air particles
c. Air is cooler
d. Air is cleaner

_______ 5. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?

a. Cleaning of soap instead of detergents

b. Treating of wastewater before it is discharged
c. Throwing only liquid wastes
d. Using organic fertilizers in farms

_______ 6. Why are nights cooler when the sky is clear than when it is overcast?

a. Rain falls when water vapor condenses above freezing point

b. Cooler air holds less vapor
c. The sun is hidden during the night
d. There is no cloud cover to prevent heat from escaping.

_______ 7. Children born with a deficiency of thyroxin ____________________ if deficiency is not

checked

a. Lose their hair

b. Have weak bones
c. Grow too rapidly
d. Become mentally retarded

_______ 8. An eclipse of the sun throws the shadow of the ____________________

a. Moon on the earth

b. Moon on the sun
c. Earth on the sun
d. Earth on the moon
_______ 9. John experienced a lack of growth hormone (GH) as a child. Now that John is an adult, it is
likely that he

a. Has cognitive and emotional problems as a result of his hormone deficiency

b. Has normal adult body proportions, but an extremely short stature
c. Is of normal height, but has childlike body proportions
d. Has developed a physique similar to that typically seen in females

_______ 10. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?

a. Centromeres
b. Chromosomes
c. Chloroplasts
d. Centrosomes

_______ 11. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem, what roles do they
play?

a. Producers
b. Carnivores
c. Saprophytes
d. Epiphytes

______ 12. Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?

a. Wolves working together to hunt in a pack

b. Plants growing in the same rolling meadow
c. Different kinds of fishes living in one aquarium
d. Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyard.

_______ 13. Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a. Human beings continue to get taller because of thousands of years of proper nutrition
b. A community of lady bugs begin having offspring with darker shells in order to hide from
predators
c. Albino rodents die off quickly in a community, being more vulnerable to certain
pancreatic diseases
d. Seagulls begin to eat so many fish so that only those with dark blue scale color survive.

_______ 14. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a. Eukaryotes have nucleus, prokaryotes have none

b. Prokaryotes have nucleus, eukaryotes have none
c. Eukaryotes are larger than prokaryotes
d. Eukaryotes are capable of photosynthesis

_______ 15. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the
following?

a. Meristems in the root tip

b. Pistils in the flower
c. Root hairs in the epidermis
d. Xylem in the stems

_______ 16. What does a pH below 7 indicate?

a. Presence of ions
b. Purity of the sample
c. Alkalinity
d. Acidity

_______ 17. Which of the following describes the amount of energy required to remove an electron
from a gaseous atom?

a. Activation energy
b. Electronegativity
c. Ionization energy
d. Lattice energy
_______ 18. Which among the following has the most polar band?

a. N2
b. HF
c. F2
d. HCL

_______ 19. A molecule of an ion is classified as a Lewis base if it has the following properties

a. Donates a proton to water

b. Accepts a pair of electrons
c. Has resonance structures
d. Donates a pair of electrons

_______ 20. Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by re=melting and heating it. If the gold
became whiter, what does it contain?

a. Copper
b. Lead
c. Silver
d. Tin

_______ 21. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other lizards use to stick to walls and ceilings?

a. Van Der Waals forces

b. Static ionic attractions
c. Hydrogen bonding
d. Dipole-dipole attractions

_______ 22. A horizontal row of elements on the Periodic table is known as a(n)

a. Group or family
b. Atomic number
c. Size
d. Period or series

_______ 23. The amount of substance having 6.02 x 10.23 of any kind of chemical unit is called a(n)

a. Mass number
b. Mole
c. Formula
d. Atomic weight

_______ 24. Fats do not dissolve in water because fats ______________

a. Are polar and water is non polar

b. And water are non-polar
c. Are non-polar and water is polar
d. And water are both polar

_______ 25. What is the partially molten layer of the Earth called?

a. Asthenosphere
b. Biosphere
c. Hydrosphere
d. Lithosphere

_______ 26. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale?

a. 10
b. 11
c. 20
d. 100

_______ 27. What type of clouds produce thunderstorms?

a. Cirrus
b. Cumulonimbus
c. Cumulus
d. Stratus
_______ 28. A car is travelling in a circle with a constant moving around the wheel. Which statement
is TRUE?

a. The car has constant velocity but changing acceleration

b. The car has changing velocity but constant acceleration
c. The car has changing velocity and changing acceleration
d. The car has constant velocity and constant acceleration

_______ 29. A piece of mud flies off the rim of a bicycle wheel. In what direction will it be going
immediately after leaving the wheel?

a. On a line directly away from the center of the wheel

b. On a line at a tangent to the edge of the wheel
c. On a curved path moving around the wheel
d. On a straight line directed somewhere between the center and the edge

_______ 30. If you lower the frequency of a wave in a string you will ______________

a. Shorten its period

b. Lower its speed
c. Increase its wavelength
d. Lower its amplitude

_______ 31. The process of restoring mined land to its original contours and vegetation is known as

a. Bioremediation
b. Recycling
c. Reclamation
d. Reforestation

_______ 32. What combines with atmospheric moisture to create acid precipitation?

a. Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide

b. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
c. Carbon dioxide and ozone
d. Nitrogen oxides and methane.

_______ 33. How is biogas produced?

a. Conversion of plant and animal waste in a digester

b. By mixing methane and oxygen
c. Using fertilizer in a digester container
d. Conversion of anaerobic bacteria to carbon dioxide gas

_______ 34. What do you call the device used to measure the blood pressure of a person?

a. Seismograph
b. Thermometer
c. Stethoscope
d. Sphygmomanometer

_______ 35. Why do seasons occur on earth?

a. The sun rotates on its axis

b. Earth revolves on its axis
c. Earth’s axis is tilted
d. Earth rotates on its axis

_______ 36. Which has a higher specific heat?

a. Sand
b. Water
c. Soil
d. Wood

_______ 37. Which Law states that heat flows from bodies at high temperature to one at low
temperature?

a. Thermodynamics
b. Energy change
 c. Transformation of energy
d. Retention of energy

_______ 38, why do we see the sun rising in the east?

a. Earth rotates from west to east

b. Earth revolves from west to east
c. Earth rotates from east to west
d. Earth’s axis is tilted.

_______ 39. Which kind of simple machine does the Zigzag Road leading to Baguio represent?

a. Lever
b. Wheel and axle
c. Wedge
d. Inclined plane

_______ 40. How can we identify dicot leaf from monocot leaf?

a. A dicot leaf has a smooth surface

b. A dicot leaf has netted venation
c. A dicot leaf has parallel venation

Prepared by:

JOSEPHINE B. JAMERO

Noted by:

PROF. CELINA B. CERDA

OIC Dean, COE