Science Test

“the same”
Question 1 What has been happening in the past,
is still happening now
What is the principle of uniformitarianism?

a. The same processes that shaped the earth are still at work today.
b. The geologic processes that occurred in the past are very much
different from today’s processes.
c. The laws of nature changes very much over time.
d. Only sedimentation occurred.
Makes No Sense!!
Question 2
Which of the following is least associated with seafloor spreading?

a. Old age of continental

obviouslycrust
Oldercompared to oceanic crust
Younger-newly made
b. Divergent plate boundaries
c. Cause of Seafloor Spreading
Rising of magma from the asthenosphere
d. Mid-oceanic ridges
Result of Seafloor Spreading
Question 3
Which of the following supported the continental drift theory? 
i. Fossils Mesosaurus, Lystrosaurus, Cynognathus and Glossopteris
ii. Rock formations Mountain Ranges
iii. Continental edges Jigsaw Puzzle
iv. Glaciers WHAT NOW? ANO NGAYON?
a. i only
b. i and ii
c. i, ii, and iii
d. i, ii, iii, iv
 Naturally occurring INORGANIC solids
Question 4
Formations of one or more MINERALS
Which is not a Mineral?
vs Rocks
Coal is an Organic
a. Coal  Made up of Organic Matter Sedimentary Rock, but
why should it be called a
b. Diamond rock when rocks are made
up of minerals and
c. Graphite minerals are not supposed
to be organic??
d. Feldspar
COAL IS THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
Question 5
The ______
Fracture of a mineral leaves uneven plane while the ________
of Cleavage
a mineral leaves even surface.

a. fracture…cleavage  Fracture and Cleavage are the most frequent choices

b. cleavage…fracture
How a mineral break May makinis na
c. hardness…streak with “chippings” or pagkaka-break
LUBAK #CleanCut
d. specific gravity…streak
Question 6
At night time, the ocean is still
warm. The warm air rises over the
cooler land. Then, the breeze blows
from land to sea. The statement is
____________.

a. Partially true
b. Partially false
c. Absolutely true
d. Absolutely false
Question 7
If certain volcano ejected materials that is Felsic in nature, lava of
this volcano will

a. Travel great distance because of high silica content

b. Travel great distance because of low silica content
c. Travel short distance because of high silica content
d. Travel short distance because of low silica content
 IGNEOUS ROCKS
Formed from Magma or Lava

Extrusive or Intrusive
Formed outside Formed inside the
the Volcano Volcano

Mafic or Felsic

FELDSPAR
a group of rock-forming
tectosilicate minerals
Question 7 FELDSPAR SILICON

If certain volcano ejected materials that is Felsic in nature, lava of

this volcano will

a. Travel great distance because of high silica content

b. Travel great distance because of low silica content
c. Travel short distance because of high silica content
d. Travel short distance because of low silica content

High Silica Content Low Silica Content

High Viscosity Low Viscosity
Question 8
Which of the following statement is correct distinction between
autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Self Food Other Food

a. Autotrophs, but not heterotrophs, can nourish themselves

beginning with CO2 and other nutrients that are inorganic.
b. Only heterotrophs require chemical compounds from the
environment
Autotrophs still need chemical compounds to produce food
c. Cellular respiration is unique in heterotrophs.
d. Only heterotrophs have mitochondria
We are all made up
Nearly every Eukaryotic Organism has mitochondria of cells EVEN PLANTS
Question 9
Arrange the following in chronological order.
i. Photolysis
ii. Chlorophyll photoactivation
iii. Photophosporylation

a. iii, i, ii
b. ii, i, iii PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Light-dependent reactions
c. iii, ii, i Light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle)
d. i,ii,iii
 happens on step 4
Process of turning ADP to ATP
using the energy of sunlight

happens on step 3
Photolysis is when chemical
compounds are broken down by
photons

This step is when photons make

the chlorophyll excited as it pass
the energy to another
chlorophyll
Question 9
Arrange the following in chronological order.
i. Photolysis
ii. Chlorophyll photoactivation
iii. Photophosporylation

a. iii, i, ii
b. ii, i, iii
c. iii, ii, i
d. i,ii,iii
Question 10 Main Purpose of Plant Pigments
To absorb as much light energy as possible

Accessory pigments such as chlorophyll b, xanthophyll, and

carotenoids are important in photosynthesis as they are able to:

a. Absorb wavelengths of light that are not absorbed by chlorophyll

a
b. Serve as enzymes to create new chlorophyll a molecules
c. Directly convert carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen
d. Absorb water in arid conditions
Chlorophyll a
- reflects Blue Green
- absorbs violet-blue & red

Chlorophyll b
- reflects Olive Green
- absorbs slightly different with blue
and red light cv

Carotenoids cv
-carotenes and xanthophyll cv
-reflects Orange and Yellow cv
Question 11
The unicellular amoeba has both marine and freshwater species.
The marine species is isotonic with its environment while the
freshwater species is hypertonic to its surrounding. It means that:

a. The marine species could only survive in its environment via

osmoregulation
b. The marine species could undergo hemolysis
c. The freshwater species has to pump water out of the cell
d. The freshwater species could live both in the sea and the lake.
OSMOSIS
Types of Tonicity

Hypotonic
- water goes in
-namimilog

Isotonic
- homeostasis
-iso means “same”

Hypertonic
-water goes out
Question 11
The unicellular amoeba has both marine and freshwater species.
The marine species is isotonic with its environment while the
freshwater species is hypertonic to its surrounding. It means that:

a. The marine species could only survive in its environment via

osmoregulation It does not need to regulate anymore
b. The marine species could undergo hemolysis Rupture of RBC’s
c. The freshwater species has to pump water out of the cell
d. The freshwater species could live both in the sea and the lake.
No info about freshwater species living at sea
Question 12
Auxins affect plans in the same way that hormones affect animals.
Which of the following statements is not a function of auxins?

Growth Hormone
a. It stimulates primary growth at the shoot
b. It stimulates plant lengthening
c. It stimulates secondary growth in stems
d. It stimulates ripening in fruits
Ethylene
Auxin
Giberrelins
Cytokinins
Abscisic acid
Question 13
Purebreds are :
True-breed or
  Pedigreed
a. Homozygous
b. True-breeding
c. Used as parental
d. All of these
 Question 14 No Ducts;
travels through
blood stream
Which of the following organs is both an endocrine and exocrine
gland?
Have Ducts;
Secrete onto a surface Discrete Endocrine Glands
a. Adrenals Pituitary, Thyroid, Parathyroid,
Adrenals, and Pineal Gland
b. Pineal Gland
Both Endocrine and Exocrine Glands
c. Pancreas Kidneys, Pancreas, Liver,
d. Thyroid gland and Gonads
Question 15
Capillaries have small diameters
because:

a. Capillaries should penetrate

body tissues
b. Capillaries are branching
c. Capillaries should allow gas
exchange between blood and
neighboring tissues
d. All of the above
Question 16
The tendency of an object to resist changes in motion is dependent
on:
a. Mass
b. speed INERTIA
Mass
c. temperature Moment of Inertia

d. weight
Question 17
1 and ½ Hour
Donrei rode on his bike from 9:00 am to 10:30 am with an average
speed of 15kph. What was the total distance he covered?

a. 32.5 km 15 kilometers per hour

b. 27.5 km
c. 22.5 km 15 kilometers in one hour
7.5 kilometers in ½ hour
d. 17.5 km
22.5 Kilometers
Question 18 AN OBJECT IS MOVING
WITH CONSTANT
ACCELERATION
Which of the following cases is/are examples of uniformly
accelerated motion?
i. A feather falls from a certain height inside a vacuum tube.
ii. A ball rolls along a frictionless plane at uniform speed.
iii. A coin falls from a certain height in air but air resistance is negligible.
a. i only
b. i and ii only GRAVITY is the only force
c. ii and iii only acting on it; approx. 9.8 m/s 2

d. i and iii only

 TIP
Question 19 Understand the graph.
Plus, longer arrows doesn’t mean faster
current

In a river, if the water flows in the direction indicated by the

arrows in the illustration below, at which point is the flow fastest?
  Mechanical Energy = PE + KE
a. D KE = mv2 PE = mgh
b. C
c. B
d. A

The lower the height, the lower the PE, the higher the KE.
Question 20
A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box,
causing it to move across a horizontal floor at a constant velocity.
The constant force exerted by the woman ______.

a. has the same magnitude as the weight of the box

b. is greater than the weight of the box
c. has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of
the box
d. is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box
 Faa

Net Force
Total forces acting on
an object

Fff Fnn

Fgg Vertical Force

Question 20
A woman exerts a constant horizontal force on a large box,
causing it to move across a horizontal floor at a constant velocity.
The constant force exerted by the woman ______.

a. has the same magnitude as the weight of the box

b. is greater than the weight of the box
c. has the same magnitude as the total force which resists the motion of
the box
d. is greater than the total force which resists the motion of the box
Question 21 Ohm’s Law
Potential Difference (V) = Current (I) x Resistance (R)

What happens to current and resistance when the voltage doubles?

a. Both current and resistance also doubles

b. Current doubles while resistance remains the same
c. Both current and resistance is halved
d. Current remains the same while resistance doubles

In order for Ohm’s Law to be true, Resistance (R) must remain constant
Potential Difference (V) and Current (I) are directly proportional
Question 22
•Ohm’s
  Law is not:

a. R = IV V
b. I=
c. V = IR
d. R= I R
Question 23
solute and solvent
Ethanol dissolved in water would be an example of ______.

a. a solution between two miscible liquid

b. a solution between a solid and liquid
c. a suspension between two liquids
d. ethanol and water do not form a solution

Miscible
Two liquids that are soluble in each other
Question 23
solute and solvent
Ethanol dissolved in water would be an example of ______.

a. a solution between two miscible liquid

b. a solution between a solid and liquid
c. a suspension between two liquids
d. ethanol and water do not form a solution

Miscible
Two liquids that are soluble in each other
Question 24
Inside the nucleus of a B atom are:
11 Mass Number

5 Atomic Number

a. 5 neutrons and 6 protons

Atomic Number = Number of Protons
b. 5 protons and 6 neutrons Number of Protons = Number of Electrons
If atom is neutral
c. 5 protons and 6 electrons
Number of Neutrons
d. 5 neutrons and 11 protons Mass Number – Atomic Number
11-5=6
Question 25
How many significant figures are in 50,601.00?

DR NL
a. 3 Decimal- Right () No decimal-Left ()
37 000.00
b. 5 3 700
c. 7 370 000
370 000.
d. 9
0.056 09 DR NL
50 601.00
Question 26

Which of the following statements about the trends in the periodic table is
incorrect?
a. Atomic radius increases from right to left
b. Electronegativity decreases down a group
c. First ionization energy increases down a group
d. Electronegativity increases from left to right
Question 27
What are the coefficients that will balance the formula equation
below?
AlCl3 + NaOH  Al(OH)3 + NaCl

a. 1, 3, 1, 3
b. 3, 1, 3, 1
c. 1, 1, 1, 3
d. 1, 3, 3, 1
__ 3 NaOH  __
1 AlCl3 + __ 1 Al(OH)3 + __
3 NaCl

__
1 - Al - __
1

__
3 - Cl - __3
1

__
31 - Na - __13
__
1 - O - __
3 3

__
1 - H - __
3 3
Question 27
What are the coefficients that will balance the formula equation
below?
AlCl3 + NaOH  Al(OH)3 + NaCl

a. 1, 3, 1, 3
b. 3, 1, 3, 1
c. 1, 1, 1, 3
d. 1, 3, 3, 1

Question 28
When heat is absorbed by the
system from the surroundings,
the process is said to be ______,
and the sign of process is ______.
a. exothermic, negative
b. endothermic, positive
c. exothermic, positive
d. endothermic, negative
Bonds and Energy
Energy must be added to break bonds
Energy is released when bonds form
Bond-Dissociation Energy
Energy needed to break bonds
Inversely proportional to bond length
Always (+) value – when energy is absorbed
Endothermic (Positive)
When greater amount of energy is
required to break bonds (absorbed)
than is released
Exothermic (Negative)
When more energy is released
during bond formation than is
required to break them
Question 29
A solution contains 28% phosphoric acid by mass. This means that
______. Not density
Not volume

a. the density of this solution is 2.8g/mL

b. 1mL of this solution contains 28g of phosphoric acid
c. 100g of this solution contains 28g of phosphoric acid
d. 1L of this solution has a mass of 28g
Question 30
The intermolecular force(s) responsible for the fact that CH4 has the
lowest boiling point in the set CH4, SiH4, GeH4, SnH4 is/are _____.

a. hydrogen bonding Strongest

Boiling point Vapor Pressure
b. dipole-dipole interactions Melting point
c. london dispersion forces Weakest
d. mainly hydrogen bonding but also dipole-dipole