SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

EARTH SCIENCE
 PART 01:
M U LT I P L E
CHOICE
Read each item carefully and choose the
letter of the correct answer.
01 When rocks are subjected to high and
low heat energy, they expand and
contract causing rocks to be brittle.
This is a/n _______.

a. physical weathering

b. deposition by water
02 This is a phenomenon characterized
by a streak of light when a space
object interacts with our atmosphere.

a. meteor

b. meteor shower
c.
03
Convergent plate boundary forms the
following landforms except _______.

a. rift valley
b. volcano
c.
island
04
Which of the following is an
intrusive igneous rock?

a. diorite
b. rhyolite
c.
basalt
05
Earth’s core is mostly composed of
what elements (metals)?

a. iron and platinum

b. nickel and titanium

c. iron
06 Carbonation creates weak acid when
Carbon Dioxide combines with other
substances. This is an example of
______.

a. deposition
b. chemical
weathering
c. physical
07
Planet formation sites can be
observed today as dust disks of
_____________ stars.

a. T-Gemini
b. T-Virgo

c. T-Cancer
08
In an oceanic-oceanic convergence,
which of the two converging plates
subduct?

a. the younger plate

b. the older plate
c. neither of the
two plates subduct
09 The Himalaya form the highest
continental mountains in the world.
What plate boundary forms mountain
ranges?

a. oceanic-continental
b. continental-continental
c. divergence
10
What is the ability of a mineral to be
fragmented into symmetrical and flat
pieces?

a. cleavage
b. fracture
c. luster
 PART 02:
IDENTIFICATION
Identify the rock type of each rock given
below. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.
01 sandstone 06 schist
02 conglomerate 07 gneiss

03 gabbro 08 marble
04 shale 09 rhyolite
05 quartzite 10 diorite