GENERAL SCIENCE d.

lithosphere
9. Fats do not dissolve in water
1. Scurvy is caused by the lack of because fats ____.
_____. a. And water are both polar
a. Vit. C b. Are nonpolar and water is
b. Vit. B polar
c. Vit. A c. And water are both
d. Vit. E nonpolar
2. Osteoporosis is a disease that d. Are polar and water is
results in weak bones. What foods nonpolar
would you need to eat to help 10. Rock fragments thrown into the air
prevent this disease? during volcanic eruption are called
a. Vegetables ___.
b. Root crops a. Extrusive
c. Dairy products b. Lava
d. Fish c. Tephra
3. Which among the following are d. Granite
duplicated during the process of 11. Which law states that heat flows
mitosis? from bodies at high temperature to
a. Centromeres one at low temperature?
b. Centrosomes a. Transformation of Energy
c. Chromosomes b. Thermodynamics
d. Chloroplasts c. Retention of Energy
4. Which is the method that uses d. Energy Change
organisms to clean up toxic waste? 12. Pepito believes that God is the
a. Bioremediation ultimate source of all wisdom he
b. Deforestation upholds that it is through God’s
c. Monoculture grace that he is able to discover
d. Carrying capacity the mysteries of God’s creations.
5. The process of restoring mined What scientific attitude is she
land to its original contours and displaying?
vegetation is called ____. a. Faith in God
a. Reclamation b. Concern for the
b. Bioremediation environment
c. Reforestation c. Fatalism
d. recycling d. Curiosity
6. What is the name of the point 13. Which of the following is an
where light rays from infinity example of a symbiotic
coverage after passing through a relationship?
lens? 14. Which disease affects the air sacs
a. Parabola of the lungs and is common among
b. Center cigarette smokers?
c. Infinity a. Emphysema
d. Focus b. Tuberculosis
7. Trace the energy transformation c. Asthma
when a flashlight is on. d. Tracheal disorder
a. Chemical - electrical – light 15. Why does a tree slowly die when
b. Electrical – light – chemical its bark all around it is removed?
c. Electrical – chemical – light a. The tree cannot
d. Chemical – light – electrical manufacture food.
8. What is partially molten layer of the b. The phloem vessels are cut
Earth called? c. The cambium is injured.
a. Biosphere d. Its protective layer is cut.
b. Hydrosphere
c. Asthenosphere
16. Which nerve transmits the
message received to the center of
hearing in the brain?
a. Auditory
b. Optic
c. Olfactory
d. Sensory
17. Vascular tissue that transports
water in leaves connects directly to
which of the following?
a. Pistils in the flower
b. Meristems in the root tip
c. Root hairs in the epidermis
d. Xylem in the stem
18. Jonabelle actively participates in a
task and also dutifully performs
tasks assigned to her. What
scientific attitude is exemplified in
this situation?
a. Being a team player
b. Responsibility
c. Unity
d. Camaraderie
19. Which of the following is TRUE
about light and seeing?
a. Light goes out from the
eyes, hits and object, and
then returns to the eyes.
b. Light hits object, bounces,
and then enters the eyes
c. Light rays coming from an
object meets light coming
from a light source, and
then enters the eyes.
d. Light rays coming from an
object hits another object.
20. ‘Riders in a bus are pushed
forward during a sudden stop.
Which law of m motion provides an
explanation?’
a. Law of Inertia
b. Hooke’s law
c. Law of Interaction
d. Law of Universal
Gravitation
21. The following are solid waste
products which can be recycled.
EXCEPT _____.
a. Beverage can
b. PVC materials
c. Pet bottles
d. Leftover foods
22. ‘When light falls on soap bubbles,
the band of seven colors seen is
due to _____.’
a. Scattering
b. Diffraction
c. Reflection
d. Interference
23. Why do fisher folks catch more fish
during the new moon than during
the full moon?
a. Fishes are more active
during the new moon
because the salt content of
water is just right
b. Fishes go near the surface
during the new moon
because the water is
warmer
c. Fishes are attracted to the
light from the fishing boat
which fisherman makes use
of during the new moon.
d. Fished look for mates
during the new moon
24. Why does the mercury in the
thermometer rise when in contact
with hot water?
a. Heat makes the molecules
move slower
b. Heat increases the number
of molecules
c. Heat makes molecules
move faster and farther
apart.
d. Heat makes molecules
become bigger and farther
apart.
25. What is the production of two
usable forms of energy at the
same time from the same process?
a. Cogeneration
b. Conservation
c. Energy efficiency
d. Sustainable energy
26. Which is NOT an effect of
increased urbanization?
a. Increase of flooding
b. Preservation of natural
habitats
c. Increasing volume of solid
waste
d. Decrease of wetlands
27. What type of eclipse occurs when
the moon is directly between the
sun and earth?
a. Lunar
b. Partial lunar
c. Solar
 d. stellar
28. What is the control center of the
cell?
a. Cytoplasm
b. Nucleus
c. Ribosome
d. nucleolus
29. Which comes next after making
hypothesis?
a. Defining a problem so that
your observation becomes
focused.
b. Observation so that you
can come up with scientific
problem
c. They happen at the same
time. Both are steps of the
scientific method.
d. Testing the hypothesis
through experimentation
30. It is commonly observed that most
respondents to survey
questionnaire checklist just check
the answer without really reading
them. What conclusion can be
derived from the common
observation?
a. Good survey
questionnaires are not easy
to make
b. Researchers resort to
questionnaires checklist for
data-gathering because it is
the easiest method.
c. Data gathered by way of
questionnaire checklist are
not very reliable
d. Respondents need to be
convinced of the
importance of research
data
31.
1. A 24. C, the heat from the
2. C surroundings makes molecules
3. C of mercury move faster and
4. A farther apart from each other
5. A thus, the mercury rises inside
6. D the thermometer’s tube.
7. A 25. A, cogeneration simply means
8. C that the electricity and heat are
9. B made at the time (two usable
10. C forms of energy are produced
11. B at the same time from the
12. A same process)
13. 26. B
14. A, emphysema is lung 27. C
condition that causes 28. B, the nucleus is the command
shortness of breath. In people center in a eukaryotic cell since
with emphysema, the air sacs most of the DNA is inside the
in the lungs (alveoli) are nucleus.
damaged.
15. B, complete girding will
certainly kill the tree because
girding removes the phloem
layer tissue. Phloem is
responsible
16. A
17. D, xylem transports water from
the roots to the leaves of
vascular plants.
18. B, responsibility is the answer.
The phrase ‘… also dutifully
performs tasks assigned to
her…’ is the clue to answer
19. B, when light rays reflect off an
object, enter the eyes and hit
the retina at the back of your
eyes, you can then see that
object.
20. A, inertia means the tendency
of an object to keep its motion.
If the car comes to sudden
stop, your body tends to keep
moving forward.
21. D
22. D, when the waves reflected
from the inner and outer
surfaces of the soap film
recombine, they will interfere
with each other to either
remove or reinforce some
wavelengths of white light by
destructive or constructive
interference. The result is a
dazzling display of color.
23. C