Division of Masbate

MAGDALENA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Magdalena, Baleno, Masbate
SY: 2019-2020
1st QUARTER EXAMINATION
EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE

NAME: ______________________________ DATE: _______________

GRADE & SECTION: ______________________ SCORE: ______________
I-MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Write your answer on the blank space.
______1. in cosmology, _____________is a theory that the new matter is quietly but continually appearing out of nothing
from the spaces in the galaxies.
a. fission theory c. capture theory
b. steady state universe theory d. nebular hypothesis
______2. steady state universe theory was proposed in 1993 by _______________?
a. Georges Lemaitre c. sir Fred Hoyle
b. Richard Tolman d. Charles Darwin
______3. in cosmology, ____________ is a theory were in the planets and moons were wandering around and were
captured by Sun.
a. fission theory c. capture theory
b. steady state universe theory d. nebular hypothesis
______4. it is the leading explanation for how the universe began?
a. oscillating universe theory c. big bang theory
b. stellar collision theory d. gas cloud theory
______5. is a large explosion that takes place at the end of a star’s life cycle.
a. stellar collision theory c. planetary collision theory
b. supernova d. solar nebula
______6. solar system is made up of __ planets and __ dwarf planets
a. 8 and 5 b. 9 and 4 c. 8 and 4 d. 9 and 5
______7. a Belgian Catholic priest, astronomer and professor of physics who proposed the big bang theory?
a. Georges Lemaitre c. sir Fred Hoyle
b. Richard Tolman d. Charles Darwin
______8. the estimated radius for inner core is about ____________km
a. 3360 km b. 2400 km c. 960 km d. 50 km
______9. the estimated radius for outer core is about _______km
a. 3360 km b. 2400 km c. 960 km d. 50 km
______10. ______is the earth’s innermost and the hottest section, it contains one third of the earth Mass.
a. Crust b. mantle c. core d. inner core
______11. is any entity that consists of interrelated parts or components.
a. system b. earth system c. variables d. subsystem
______12. one of the four major subsystems of the Earth that include the crust and the uppermost mantle of the earth?
a. atmosphere b. hydrosphere c. lithosphere d. biosphere
______13. is one of the four major subsystems of the earth that is made up of all living things on earth?
a. atmosphere b. hydrosphere c. lithosphere d. biosphere
______14. is one of the four major subsystems of the earth that contains all the waters on the earth’s surface
a. atmosphere b. hydrosphere c. lithosphere d. biosphere
______15. is one of the four major subsystems of the earth, it is the gaseous envelope that surrounds the earth.
a. atmosphere b. hydrosphere c. lithosphere d. biosphere
______16. is the outermost layer of the earth which composed of a great variety of rock types.
a. Crust b. mantle c. core d. inner core
______17. it is the layer below the crust that contains the largest earth interior zones.
a. Crust b. mantle c. core d. inner core
______18. the approximately radius for mantle is _______km
a. 3360 km b. 960 km c. 2885 km d. 50 km
______19. the approximately radius for crust is _______km
a. 3360 km b. 960 km c. 2885 km d. 50 km
______20. the deepest hole in the world is called
a. mariana trench b. mount Everest c. kola superdeep borehole d. crust
______21. what is the highest point on the earth’s crust?
a. mariana trench b. mount Everest c. kola superdeep borehole d. crust
______22. what is the lowest point on the earth’s crust?
a. mariana trench b. mount Everest c. kola superdeep borehole d. crust
______23. _____is the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate, its consist of lavas made of basalt
a. crust b. oceanic crust c. continental crust d. Moho
______24. the atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding a planet, such as nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and______?
a. argon b. helium c. hydrogen d. lithium
______25. refers to a naturally occurring, inorganic substance with a crystalline structure?
a. mineral b. rock c. crust d. materials
______26. describes how a mineral appears tp reflect light, and how brilliant or dull the mineral is.
a. hardness b. color c. luster d. clevage
______27 describes how a mineral tends to break along a preferred planes determined by its molecular structure.
a. hardness b. color c. luster d. cleavage
______28. describes to irregular break not along the preferred planes.
a. color c. luster c. cleavage d. fracture
______29. it describe how easy or difficult it is to scratch the mineral
a. hardness b. color c. luster d. cleavage
______30. _____is always at the top of the scale of being the hardest mineral.
a. talc b. diamond c. gympsum d. topaz
______31. _____is known for being the softest mineral on earth. It is number 1 on mohs hardness can be easily scratched
by a fingernail.
a. talc b. diamond c. gympsum d. topaz
______32. it is the relative weight of the mineral to an equal volume of water?
a. cleavage b. fracture c. specific gravity d. hardness
______33. _____are formed from an aggregration of one or more minerals and other substances that are cohered into a
solid structure.
a. mineral b. rock c. crust d. materials
______34. are formed from previously existing rocks that have been broken down into small particles.
a. rock b. sedimentary rock c. metamorphic rock d. igneous rock
______35. are previously existing rocks that have been in contact with high temperature or pressure, changing their
chemical characteristics and turning them into a different rock.
a. rock b. sedimentary rock c. metamorphic rock d. igneous rock
______36. _____ are formed when molten rocks cool and harden.
a. rock b. sedimentary rock c. metamorphic rock d. igneous rock
______37. ______also referred to as plutonic rock after pluto, toman god of the underworld.
a. igneous rock b. extrusive igneous rock c. intrusive igneous rockd. rock

ENUMERATION
Enumerate the 6 distinctive and recognizable characteristics of minerals that aid in its identification
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Enumerate the 9 some other theories on the formation of the universe
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Give at least two Example of Igneous rock

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Give at least three Example of Sedimentary rock

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Give at least three Example of Metamorphic rock

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