FOURTH PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

SCIENCE GRADE 5
NAME: ____________________________________________________
GRADE & SECTION: ______________________________________

SCORE: _____________
DATE: _______________

I. Multiple Choices (Nos.1-55): On the space provided before each number,

write the letter of the correct answer corresponding to the question.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about extrusive igneous rocks?
A. Extrusive rocks develop quickly.
B. Extrusive rocks form from magma.
C. Obsidian is an extrusive rock.
D. None of the above
2. Which of the following best describes a sedimentary rock?
A. Sedimentary rocks are formed from cooled lava or magma.
B. Sedimentary rocks are made of small materials that have been compacted
and cemented together.
C. Sedimentary rocks have undergone extreme heat and pressure.
D. All of the above
3. Which of the following show/s the uses of rocks?
A. Ground limestone is an ingredient of concrete, used for constructing
building.
B. Marble is easy to carve or shape, making it useful for fashioning statues,
floors, kitchen counters and monuments.
C. Pumice rock is used to remove dead skin cells.
D. All of the above
4. How is a metamorphic rock formed?
A. When a volcano erupts
B. When igneous or sedimentary rock experiences extreme heat and
pressure
C. When sediments are compacted and cemented together
D. All of the above
5. Which of the following is true about igneous rocks?
A. Extrusive igneous rocks are coarse-grained.
B. Extrusive igneous rocks are formed when magma cools, while intrusive
igneous rocks are formed from cooled lava.
C. Igneous rocks are found near volcanoes.
D. Intrusive igneous rocks are fine grained.
6. The main differences among igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
rocks, are the ways that they are formed and their various textures. Which of
the following is true about the formation of these rocks?
A. Metamorphic rocks are formed when magma (or molten rocks) cool down,
and become solid.
B. Rocks that are subjected to intense heat and pressure change their
original shape and form, and become igneous rocks.
C. Sedimentary rocks are usually formed by sedimentation of the Earths
material, and this normally occurs inside water bodies. Earths material is

constantly exposed to erosion and weathering, and the resulting

accumulated loose particles eventually settle, and form sedimentary rocks.
D. All of the above
7. Which process breaks down rocks, minerals and other organic matters?
A. climate
B. deposition
C. erosion
D. weathering
8. Which of the following can cause chemical weathering?
A. acid rain
B. burrowing animals
B. ice
C. wind
9. When carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in water, it forms carbonic acid.
This carbonic acid attacks rocks, causing a change in the composition of
rocks. What kind of weathering is this?
A. chemical weathering
B. mechanical weathering
C. physical weathering
D. None of the above
10. Which of the following is NOT true about weathering and soil formation?
A. Chemical weathering is the only kind of weathering that leads to the
formation of soil.
B. Depending on the soil-forming factors in an area, weathering may proceed
rapidly over a decade or slowly over millions of years.
C. Weathering describes the means by which soil, rocks and minerals are
changed by physical and chemical processes into other soil components.
D. Weathering is an integral part of soil development.
11. Which of the following can cause chemical weathering?
A. acid rain
B. burrowing animals
C. growing roots of trees
D. wind
12. Which of the following is NOT true about weathering?
A. Continuous heating and cooling can solidify rocks.
B. Man is also an agent of weathering.
C. Running water, landslides, waves, winds and avalanches break up rocks by
crushing and grinding the fragments against one another.
D. The breaking of rocks, minerals, and organic matter results in the
formation of soil.
13. What will happen when the clouds become too dense?
A. It will rain.
B. The water vapor is carried high into the air by the winds.
C. The water vapor will condense.
D. Water will evaporate.
14. What happens when water evaporates?
A. Heat energy is absorbed.

B. Heat energy is neither created nor destroyed.

C. Heat energy is released.
D. Heat energy is transferred.

15. Why do water gas molecules condense in higher altitude?

A. Heat energy is absorbed.
B. Heat energy is neither created nor destroyed.
C. Heat energy is released.
D. Heat energy is transferred.
16. Which process refers to the transformation of liquid water into water
vapor (gas)?
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. surface runoff
D. transpiration
17-19. Refer to the figure of water cycle below. For each number, identify the
process involved.

17.
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. precipitation
D. sublimation
18.
A. coagulation
B. evaporation
C. precipitation
D. sublimation
19.
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. precipitation
D. sublimation
20. Which of the following is a common form of precipitation in the
Philippines?
A. Frost
B. Hail

C. Rain
D. Sleet
21. Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?
A. drizzle
B. hail
C. smoke
D. snow
22. By how many degrees is the Earth tilted?
A. 21.5
B. 23.5
C. 25.5
D. None of the above
23. What causes day and night?
A. Earths revolution around the sun
B. Earths rotation on its own axis
C. Gravity
D. All of the above
24. What causes the four seasons in the polar regions?
A. Earths revolution around the sun
B. Earths rotation on its own axis
C. Earths tilt
D. Gravity
25. Why is the Earth not pulled into the Sun?
A. Earth has inertia that resists motion.
B. Earth revolves around the sun.
C. Earth rotates on its own axis.
D. All of the above
26. Why is the Earths shape called an oblate spheroid?
A. It is a perfect sphere.
B. It is flat.
C. It has bulging equator and flattened poles.
D. It possesses bulging poles and flattened equator.
27. How does the Earth rotate on its own axis?
A. east to west
B. east to north
C. north to south
D. west to east
28. How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution?
A. 24 hours
B. 7 days
C. 365 days
D. 4 years
29. In correct sequence, what are the four seasons in the polar regions?
A. autumn, summer, fall & winter
B. spring, summer, autumn & fall
C. spring, summer, fall & winter
D. summer, spring, winter & fall

30. What are the two seasons in the Philippines?

A. hot & dry seasons
B. rainy & wet seasons
C. stormy & cloudy seasons
D. wet & dry seasons
31. How does the air move?
A. Air moves from region of great pressure to region of low pressure.
B. Air moves from region of high pressure to regions of higher pressure.
C. Air moves from region of low pressure to region of high pressure.
D. All of the above
32. Which of the following is NOT true about movement of wind?
A. At nighttime, the cool heavy air above the water is replaced by the land
breeze.
B. At nighttime, the land breeze moves from the land to the sea.
C. During daytime, the cool heavy air above the water moves to replace the
warm light air above the land.
D. During daytime, there is a low-pressure area above the land.
33. What causes wind formation?
A. inclination of the Earths axis
B. revolution of the Earth around the Sun
C. rotation of the Earth
D. unequal heating of the Earths surfaces
34. Which of the following is true about Public Storm Signal No. 1?
A. Classes in all levels are suspended.
B. Houses are damaged.
C. Its wind speed is ranging from 30-60kph.
D. Vegetation may suffer from heavy damage.
35. Which of the following is NOT true about Public Storm Signal No. 2?
A. Some trees maybe tilted.
B. The wind speed is ranging from 100-185kph.
C. There will be light to moderate damage to vegetation.
D. Travelling is dangerous.
36. Which of the following is NOT true about Public Storm Signal No. 4?
A. A very strong typhoon is coming.
B. Classes from elementary to high school levels are suspended.
C. The wind speed is more than 185 kph.
D. Travel and outdoor activities are cancelled.
37. If the name of the previous typhoon is Caloy, what will be the name of
the following typhoon?
A. Amang
B. Dagul
C. Neneng
D. Ompong
38. Which of the following is the main basis for classifying tropical cyclones
and assigning public storm signals?
A. Arrival of typhoon

B. Origin of typhoon
C. Water level during flood
D. Wind speed
39. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Venus
40. Which of the following is the center of the solar system?
A. Asteroid
B. Moon
C. Planet
D. Sun
41. Which of the following is NOT true about the sun?
A. The sun is a star.
B. The sun is the main source of energy on Earth.
C. The sun revolves around Earth.
D. None of the above
42. Which is the closest to the sun?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Neptune
D. Jupiter
43. In relation to the planets distance from the sun, which is the coolest
planet (having the lowest temperature)?
A. Mercury
B. Earth
C. Mars
D. Uranus
44. Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet (giant planet)?
A. Jupiter
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Venus
45. Why is the Earth denser than the Jovian planets?
A. Earth is a living planet.
B. Earth is composed of surfaces made of gases.
C. Earth is composed of layers that are made of rocks.
D. All of the above
46. Where are sunspots formed?
A. Chromosphere
B. Core
C. Corona
D. Photosphere
47. Which refers to giant column of hot gases formed in the chromosphere
that extends to the corona?
A. Core

B. Chromosphere
C. Prominence
D. Solar flare
49. Why is the Philippines not experiencing the four seasons?
A. The Philippines is located near the equator.
B. The Philippines receives direct sunlight.
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
50. What causes the Earth and other planets to revolve around the Sun?
A. gravity
B. ellipse
C. inertia
D. orbit
51. Which of the following agrees with the statement, Sun is the main
source of energy on Earth?
A. Plants use sunlight to photosynthesize, making their own food.
B. Sunlight can be used to make electricity.
C. Sunlight dries our clothes.
D. All of the above
52. Orbit is the imaginary path the planet follows as it revolves. Which of the
following is true about orbit?
A. All planets have slightly elliptical orbit.
B. The force of gravity and inertia, the tendency to remain in straight-line
motion, explain the orbits shape.
C. The planets, because of gravity, revolve around the sun in a
counterclockwise direction.
D. All of the above
53. How does the distance of the planet from the sun affect the revolution of
a planet?
A. The closer the planet from the sun, the longer its period of revolution
B. The farther the planet from the sun, the longer time it takes to revolve
C. The farther the planet from the sun, the shorter its period of revolution
D. All of the above
54. Which planet is also known as The Red Planet?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Saturn
55. Which planet has elegant rings made of ice and rocks?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
56-60. Identify what kind of rock is each of the following. Specify if it is a
metamorphic, sedimentary or an igneous rock.
56. shale ______________________________________
57. limestone ________________________________
58. basalt _____________________________________

59. granite____________________________________
60. marble____________________________________