Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
CANICO P. IRIBERRI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Consuelo, Cantilan, Surigao Del Sur
1ST SUMMATIVE TEST
QUARTER 1
EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE 11
DIRECTION: Read the question carefully and choose a letter that corresponds to you answer.
Shade the letter in the answer sheet provided.

1.Why is Earth called “the living planet?”

A. It sustains life.
B.It has no atmosphere.
C. It has healthy soil.
D. It has a lot of plants.

2. Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?

A.Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
B.Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth
C.Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
D.Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

3.What makes the planet Earth habitable compared to other planets?

A.It has soil.
B.It has trees.
C.It has people.
D.It has liquid water.

4.Which of the following makes planet Earth i n habitable?

A.It has comfortable distance from the sun.
B.It has atmosphere that protects from radiation.
C.The atmosphere holds carbon dioxide and other gases.
D. It has insufficient amount of oxygen gas that could sustain life.

5.Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet?

A.It is because they have compact and rocky surface
B.It is closest to the sun.
C.It is farther from the sun.
D.It is placed at almost the middle planets.

6.Which of the following best describes the surface of the planet Earth?
A.a thick layer of hydrogen gas
B.cloudy and hot with lots of volcano
C.cold, rocky, and covered with red dust
D.mostly water surface with some areas of land

7. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. Inner Core
B. Mantle
C. Crust
D. Outer Core
8.How many percent of water comprises the Earth?
A. 15%
B. 30%
C . 50%
D . 70%

9.Which statement about the Earth’s energy in sustaining life is incorrect?

A.Earth survives in too little energy.
B.Earth is in the right distance from the sun
C.Earth is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere.
D.Earth has magnetic field to protect from solar radiation.

10.Major human activities cause great distractions on Earth’s subsystems. Since energy and
matter is cycled within the spheres and being part of the system, these harmful activities bring
forth destruction to ourselves in a boomerang effect. One example of this is the Global warming.
As a student, what recommendation can you give to solve this problem?
A. Report the violators to the United Nations.
B.Just ignore and continue your daily routines.
C.Be active in advocating change by rallying outside government hall.
D.Start the change from yourself by not contributing pollution to the environment.

11.Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
A. biosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. water sphere
D. Geosphere

12.All of the waters, including subsurface and atmospheric water comprise the
Earth. Which geological subsystem best label the statement?
A. the geosphere
B. the hydrosphere
C. the biosphere
D. the atmosphere

13.Earth contains all living organisms including those on the land, in the water
and air. Which subsystem best describes the statement?
A. biosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. atmosphere
D. Geosphere

14.Which subsystem suits the statement, “Global ecological system interacting

with each other”?
A. biosphere
B. geosphere
C. hydrosphere
D. Atmosphere

15.What subsystem will network with biosphere for photosynthesis to take

place?
A. atmosphere
B. geosphere
C. hydrosphere
D. Biosphere

Prepared by: Checked by:

ESTHER MAE ANN T. CORREOS JOEL A. ORNILLA
Subject Teacher Teacher in Charge