PRE –TEST

IN SCIENCE 9 (3RD Quarter)

• III. Pre-/Diagnostic Assessment
• A. Choose the letter of the best
answer.
1. Which characteristic of magma
mainly determines its explosiveness?
a. color
b. amount
c. temperature
d. silica content
2. Which of the following
characteristics of a volcano depends
on its magma
emission?
a. age
b. size
c. shape
d. location
3.Which of the following factors
associated with huge volcanic
eruptions may cause
the decrease in the Earth’s average
temperature for a few years?
a. heat
b. light
c. acid rain
d. volcanic ash
• B. Answer the following questions briefly.
• 6. Aside from Mayon Volcano, name another
Philippine volcano that has erupted
• recently.
• 7. What causes a shield volcano to be shaped like a
broad dome?
• 8. By what process can a volcanic eruption affect
temperatures around the world?
• 9. Give one positive effect and one negative effect
of volcanic eruptions.
• 10. How is energy from volcanoes tapped as
source of electricity?