Palanas National High School

Mabini, San Pascual, Masbate

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION
In
SCIENCE 9

Name: _____________________________ Grade/Section:______________ Date: _______ Score:________

Test I. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter before each number.
1. Which statement is INCORRECT?
A. Volcanoes give information about inner Earth.
B. Volcanoes can be found on land and ocean floor.
C. Volcanoes show precursory signs before eruption.
D. Volcanoes that do not produce lava is not dangerous.

2. Which of the following CORRECTLY describes the main vent of the volcano?
A. It is the part where magma is stored.
B. It is the central tube-like structure of the volcano.
C. It is the smaller outlet through which magma is ejected.
D. It is the channel through which magma travels to the surface of the Earth

3. Which of these is CORRECTLY matched?

A. 1: magma flow C. 3: slope
B. 2: magma chamber D. 4: lava

4. What part of the volcano serves as the region under the surface of the Earth where hot molten
magma is collected?
A. lava flow C. secondary vent
B. main vent D. magma chamber

5. What is the term used to represent the opening of the volcano where magma comes out?
A. chamber C. summit
B. crater D. vent

6. What type of volcanoes are formed from viscous or sticky lava that does not flow easily?
A. cinder cones C. lava domes
B. composite volcanoes D. shield volcanoes
7. Which of the following is TRUE about cinder cone?
A. It is built from particles and blobs of solidified lava ejected from a single vent.
B. Lava coming out from this volcano is not accompanied by pyroclastic materials.
C. Lava blown out from this volcano breaks into small fragments solidify and fell as cinder
around the vent.
D. It is formed from viscous magma being erupted effusively onto the surface and then piling
up around the vent.

8. Which type of volcanoes have broad bases and steep slopes and are formed by alternating layers
of lava flows, volcanic ash, cinders, blocks and pyroclastic materials?
A. cinder cones C. lava domes
B. composite volcanoes D. shield volcanoes

9. What is the basis of classifying volcanoes as active or inactive?

A. size of the base C. age of the volcano
B. shape of the cone D. records of eruption

10. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. Active volcanoes do not have magma supply while inactive volcanoes have magma supply.
B. Active volcanoes exhibit volcanic activity within the last 10 000 years while inactive
volcanoes have no record of eruption.
C. Inactive volcanoes are those that erupted recently and showing regular activity while active
volcanoes exhibit no sign of volcanic activity.
D. Inactive volcanoes exhibit sign of emissions of molten materials and gases while active
volcanoes show no sign of emission

11. Which are considered active volcanoes in the Philippines?

I. Mayon Albay III. Kanlaon in Negros Island
II. Calayan in Cagayan IV. Hibok-hibok in Camiguin

A. I and II only C. I, II, and IV only

B. I, II, and III only D. I, III, and IV only

12. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines on June 15, 1991, was the second largest of
the 20th century. Its eruption was characterized as an excessively explosive type of eruption of gas
and pyroclastic. Which type of the eruption is this?
A. Phreatic C. Plinian
B. Phreatomagmatic D. Strombolian

13.Which of these is TRUE for a Phreatomagmatic eruption?

A. It is a silent eruption due to oozing lava
B. Its eruption is characterized by fountain lava.
C. Its eruption has resulted to sideway emission of pyroclastic.
D. It is a short-lived eruption and maybe an onset of a major eruption.

14. What is the most important sign of an impending volcanic eruption which is also referred as
seismic activity?
A. crater glow C. volcanic tremor
B. ground swell D. dried vegetation

15. Which of these is NOT a sign of a forthcoming volcanic eruption?

A. crater glow C. drying up of vegetation
B. volcanic tremors D. increased amount of rainfall

16. What term is used to describe the molten material deep inside the Earth?
 A. hot spot C. magma
B. lava D. volcano

17. Which is NOT a contributor in the formation of magma?

A. pressure C. temperature
B. composition D. distance from the core

18. Viscosity is a measure of a material’s resistance to flow. Which affects the viscosity of magma?
A. temperature of the magma C. presence of dissolved gases in the
B. chemical composition of the magma magma
D. all of the choice

19. Which serves as the driving force that causes magma to explode to the surface?
A. the gravity in the core D. the dissolved gases trapped in the
B. the mass of the magma magma
C. the silica in the magma

20. Magma is a mixture of minerals and volcanic gases. Which describes the composition of gases in
magma?
A. Mostly H2O (water vapor) & some CO2 (carbon dioxide)
B. Major amounts of Sulfur, Chlorine, and Fluorine gases
C. Mostly CO2 (carbon dioxide) and few H2O (water vapor)
D. Mostly SO2 (sulfur dioxide) and some H2O (water vapor)

21. What are the characteristics of magma that create explosive eruptions?
A. high gas content and high viscosity
B. low gas content and low viscosity
C. high gas content and low viscosity
D. low gas content and high viscosity

22. What would magma with the highest viscosity contain?

A. a high silica content and high temperature.
B. a high silica content and low temperature.
C. a low silica content and high temperature.
D. a low silica content and low temperature

23. At depth in the Earth, nearly all magmas contain gas dissolved in liquid. When do the gases form
into a separate vapor phase?
A. When volume of gas is reduced as pressure increased.
B. When volume of gas expands as pressure is increased.
C. When pressure is decreased as magma rises toward the surface of the Earth.
D. When pressure is increased as magma rises toward the surface of the Earth.

24. Which type of volcano ejects a basaltic magma?

A. Cinder cone C. Shield
B. Composite D. Stratovolcanoes

25. In magma formation, what should be the temperature and pressure requirements?
A. High temperature and high pressure
B. Low temperature and low pressure
C. High temperature and low pressure
D. High pressure and low temperature

TEST II. True or False

Directions: Write your LAST NAME if the statement is correct and write your FIRST NAME if
the statement is incorrect. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____ 26. Magma is an extremely hot fluid or semi fluid materials found under the Earth
surface.
_____ 27. Viscosity refers to the materials’ resistance to flow. The more viscous the material,
the lesser is the resistance to flow.
_____ 28. Basaltic to andesitic magma is non-explosive while andesitic to rhyolitic magma is
explosive.
_____ 29. Magma with high temperature has high viscosity, while magma with low
temperature has low viscosity.
_____30. Composition, temperature, and pressure are the factors that contribute to the
formation of magma.
_____31. Inactive volcanoes are those volcanoes that has had at least one eruption during
the past 10,000 years.
_____32. Mount Mayon is an example of a shield volcano.
_____33. Magma is a molten rock which give off onto the surface of the Earth when a volcano
erupts.
_____34. The term volcano refers to a mountain or hill.
_____35. Cinder cone volcanoes are a large, typically steep sided volcano.

TEST III. Directions: List down or enumerate what are asked for each of the following.
Types of Volcanoes Based on Activity
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Volcanic Hazards common in the Philippine Active Volcanoes.

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Precautionary measures that can be practiced to lessen the danger before, during, and after a
volcanic eruption
Before
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During
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After
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Prepared by: Noted:

LORNA N. MAROLLANO QUEENCY S. DAGOHOY

Science Teacher School Head