Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XI
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO DE ORO
MACO NORTH DISTRICT

ASSESSMENT TEST
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11
SY 2021-2022

Name:____________________________________
Score:____________

Direction: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the best answer and
write it on the paper attached to this test paper.

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

A. It sustains life. C. It has water in the surface
B. It has atmosphere D. All of the above

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

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

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

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

4. What makes planet Earth habitable?

A. It has comfortable distance from the sun.
B. It has atmosphere that protects radiation.
C. The atmosphere holds carbon dioxide and other gases.
D. All of the above.

5. Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet?

A. It has life C. It is farther the sun
B. It is closest to the sun D. It is placed at almost the middle planets

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
A. Biosphere C. water sphere
B. Hydrosphere D. geosphere

7. Which term is used to describe the thin layer of solid rock that makes up
the outermost part of the Earth?
 A. Core C. mantle
B. Crust D. biosphere

8. Among the subsystems, which is composed of a mixture of gases that

surrounds the Earth?
A. Nitrogen C. biosphere
B. Atmosphere D. kingdoms

9. The atmosphere of the Earth is composed of ___ nitrogen and ___ oxygen
and other gases.
A. 0% and 100% C. 78% and 21%
B. 21% and 78% D. 505 and 505

10. In what subsystem of the Earth are the rocks and mineral found?
A. Atmosphere C. hydrosphere
B. Biosphere D. geosphere

11. Which property refers to the resistance of minerals to scratching?

A. Cleavage C. Hardness
B. Fracture D. Luster

12. What are the building blocks of rocks and it is mostly found in the
geosphere?
A. elements C. ore
B. minerals D. soil

13. Which is not a property that can be used to identify a mineral?

A. Hardness C. opaque
B. Luster D. streak

14. What is the property of minerals that reflects lights on its surface?
A. color C. luster
B. crystal structure D. streak

15.Which of the following is NOT an evidence of star formation?

A. Hydrogen C. infrared radiation
B. Decomposition D. rocks

16. Star’s energy is produced by which process?

A. Combustion C. nuclear fission
B. Decomposition D. nuclear fusion

17. If the star reaches the end of red giant phase, it will evolve into a ____.
A. black hole C. red super giant
B. supernova D. white dwarf
18. A category which includes the largest stars in the universe.
A. main sequence star C. red super giant
B. red giant D. white dwarf

19. Which of the following elements are major components of star?

A. carbon and oxygen C. hydrogen and carbon
B. helium and carbon D. hydrogen and helium

20. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. The core of red giant star is made up of carbon
B. The average star has shorter life span
C. The more massive the star is the faster it burns its fuel
D. No elements heavier than Iron can be produced in a massive star.

21. Which is the first stage of a star’s life cycle?

A. black hole C. protostar
B. nebula D. white dwarf

22. In main sequence star, Hydrogen atoms fuse to form Helium. Helium is
then converted into ________ at its core.
A. Carbon C. neon
B. Iron D. silicon

23. This element is produced through Big Bang nucleosynthesis and is

considered as the second most abundant element in the universe.
A. Carbon C. hydrogen
B. Helium D. oxygen

24. What object is formed from gas and dust particles which are pulled toge-
ther by gravity wherein no nuclear fusion has happened yet?
A. Nebula C. protostar
B. Main sequence star D. red supergiant star

25. Who stated that we are made of star stuff?

A. Carl Sagan C. Galileo Galilei
B. Edwin Hubble D. Stephen Hawking

26. What is the sign that a protostar will transform into the next stage?
A. When the star starts to spin faster.
B. when it starts to glow
C. When Hydrogen nuclear fusion begins
D. When it increases temperature igniting the Hydrogen

27. When does a star become unstable?

A. When it runs out of fuel
 B. When it contracts and expands
C. when its core is converted to Iron
D. When the outer shell of star is pulled by the gravity from the center.

28. Which elements fuse together to form Iron?

A. carbon fusion C. magnesium fusion
B. neon fusion D. silicon fusion

29. This is a huge luminous ball of hot gas such as Hydrogen and Helium.
A. comet C. planet
B. moon D. star

30.How much is the approximate terawatts in the flow of heat in earth interior
To its surface?
A. 41 terawatts C. 47 terawatts
B. 43 terawatts D. 49 terawatts

31.Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. crust C. discontinuity
B. core D. mantle

32. Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath
the crust all the way to the core?
A. crust C. inner core
B. outer core D. mantle

33. What do you call the semi-liquid hot molten rocks found on the surface of
the earth once the volcano erupts?
A. Magma B. rocks C. sand D. lava

34. In what part of the earth does magmatism happen?

A. Asthenosphere C. Earth’s core
B. Earth’s crust D. Lithosphere

35. Which of the following rock samples is less influenced by ther heat?
A. gneiss C. schist
B. phyllite D. slate

36. Which of the following is NOT an intrusive igneous rock?

A. diorite C. granite
B. gabbro D. obsidian

37. What geologic feature will be formed if the continents riding on top of two
converging plates collide?
A. faults ` C. island
 B. mountain D. ocean

38. Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed for a very long time. Which era did
these organisms evolve?
A. Cenozoic Era C. Paleozoic Era
B. Mesozoic Era D. Proterozoic Era

39. What are the first photosynthetic organisms that grew well on earth?
A. bryophyllum C. stromatolites
B. cyanobacteria D. zircon crystal

40. What are called the remains of living organism used in understanding the
history of life on earth?
A. bone C. seeds
B. fossils D. shells

41. What unique substance do researchers look after in their study of

Eukaryotes?
A. biomarkers C. mitochondria
B. fossils D. stromatolites

42.A term used to describe morphologically and genetically similar individuals.

A. clone C. similar
B. identical D. vegetative

43. Refers to the largest cell in the body waiting for a motile gamete to be fused
with
A. egg C. sperm
B. morula D. zygote

44. Live bearing are animals which give birth to live offspring.
A. oviparous C. both A and B
B. viviparous D. none of A and B

45. In sexual reproduction, what are the gametes involved?

A. egg cell C. both A and B
B. sperm cell D. none of A and B

46.The Philippine eagle is an example of

A. Oviparous C.both A and B
B. viviparous D. none of A and B

47.This refers to the DNA technology molecule that can replicate independently.
A. bacteriophage C. plasmid
B. enzymes D. vector
 48. It is a tool that helps in carrying and integrating the desired gene.
A. bacteriophage C. plasmid
B. enzymes D. vector

49. It is produced when two different nucleotides had been fused as one.
A. DNA C. restricted DNA
B. recombinant DNA D. vector DNA

50. It is a process where genes are inserted into the genome of a different
organism.
A. cloning C. inbreeding
B. hybridization D. selective breeding

51. What is the term used for the ethical implications and applications of genetic
engineering?
A. bioethics C. biogenesis
B. biogenetics D. biosynthesis

51. What do you call the hybrid of tiger and lion?

A. gerlion C. lioner
B. liger D. tilion

53. What do you call the transgenic organism that is injected with scorpion venom
aimed to kill caterpillars?
A. venomous cabbage C. venomous cotton
B. venomous corn D. venomous soy

54. What transgenic organism can produce a fluorescent protein in its fur?
A. luminous cat C. luminous goat
B. luminous cow D. luminous spider
55. The lungs, nose, and trachea are part of which organ system?
A. circulatory C. muscular
B. digestive D. respiratory

56. The wall of the alveoli is what kind of tissue?

A. muscle tissue C. epithelial tissue
B. nervous tissue D. connective tissue

57. What is the relationship between tissues and organs?

A. organ develop into tissue C. organs are endorsed by tissues
B. organs are made up of tissue D. tissues contain one or more organ

58. Which of the following are proteins that fight off diseases?
A. antibodies C. antigens
 B. B-cells D. memory cells

59. The digestive system is to absorbing nutrients as the circulatory system is to?
A. removing nutrients C. distributing nutrients
B. attracting nutrients D. fighting infections

60. The immune system is to antibodies as the endocrine system is to?

A. hormones C. nerve cells
B. marrow D. white blood cells

61. Who is the father of Evolution?

A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Charles Darwin
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

62. Who proposed the theory of use and disuse?

A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Charles Darwin
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

63. Who is the father of Taxonomy?

A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Thomas Malthus

64. Which of the following is also called migration?

A. gene flow C. genetic variation
B. genetic shuffling D. mutation

65. Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

A. goat C. coronavirus
B. coconut trees D. temperature

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