Science 9

3rd Quarter
Name: __________________________________________________ Score: _______
Quiz No. 5 – 6

WORD BANK
ALTITUDE
DENSITY
HUMIDITY
MOISTURE
TOPOGRAPHY
WATER CYCLE
GLOBAL WINDS
OCEAN CURRENT
GREENHOUSE
GASES
DOWN:
1. The dominant prevailing wind patterns that blow in a fairly constant, steady direction across the Earth.
2. Also used to understand how the ocean moves heat around the globe, a critical component of Earth’s
climate, and for monitoring changes in global sea level.
6. Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
7. The concentration of water vapor present in the air.
8. A distance measurement, usually in the vertical or “up: direction, between a reference datum and a point
or object.
ACROSS:
1. A gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy that within the thermal infrared range.
3. The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction.
4. Also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle, describes the continuous movement of
water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
5. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
9. It is how tightly or loosely packed a substance is, or to the number of things or people in a certain area.
 Science 9
3rd Quarter
Name: __________________________________________________ Score: _______
Quiz No. 7
A. Read the given statements about greenhouse effect and global warming. Make your

decision whether you AGREE or DISAGREE to each statement.

__________1. Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth’s atmosphere.

__________2. All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth.

__________3. Plants and animals are already changing their behavior because of climate

change.

__________4. Without the greenhouse effect the Earth would be cold.

__________5. The trade winds are weaker during an El Niño event.

B. Read each statement and classify whether it describes La Niña or El Niño. Write LN for

La Niña and EN for El Niño.

1. The episodes of ocean warming that affect the eastern tropical Pacific. ________

2. A powerful climate change that occurs about every two to seven years. ________

3. It can cause wild weather on the west coast and strong winds over the Pacific Ocean,

violent typhoons, rainstorms, and floods. ________

4. It occurs when the ocean waters are cooler than normal. ________

5. The episode when winds push from east to west resulting to a wetter weather to the Pacific

region. ________

Science 9
3rd Quarter
Name: __________________________________________________ Score: _______
Quiz No. 8
Direction: Read carefully the statements below. Mark it with  if it is a fact about the stars and constellations while
mark it  with if it is a bluff or not a fact.
_____ 1. All the stars in the in the galaxy orbit around the sun every 100 million years.
_____ 2. Constellations are far away from each other.
_____ 3. The word constellation came from a Latin word which means set of stars.
_____ 4. Stars give off energy as heat and light.
_____ 5. As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations appear to be rotating clockwise in the sky.
_____ 6. Spica is the hottest because it gives off a bluish light while Betelgeuse is the coolest because it gives off a
reddish light.
_____ 7. Sun is the hottest star.
_____ 8. Ursa Major is the largest northern constellation and the third largest in the night sky. The brightest stars of
this constellation form an asterism known as the Big Dipper.
_____ 9. The visible stars in each constellation are closer to planet earth.
_____ 10. Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s revolution around the sun.

Direction: Identity the name of constellations below.