Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
North District
Lumbang Integrated National High School
Lumbang, Lipa City

First Periodical Test in Earth and Life Science G11

I. Direction: Read the statements carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer and write it on your answer sheet.

1. How does the universe behave according to the observation of Edwin Hubble?
a. Galaxies move toward each other at a constant speed.
b. Galaxies move toward each other at an increasing speed.
c. Galaxies move away from each other at a constant speed.
d. Galaxies move away from each other at an increasing speed.
2. The big bang theory predicted that the universe was once hot enough for
hydrogen to undergo nuclear fusion and form helium. What phenomenon was
discovered that helped solve the problem of the origin of this cosmic helium?
a. Redshift
b. Nucleosynthesis
c. Cosmological primordial atom
d. Cosmic microwave background radiation
3. What makes the solar nebula theory different from the nebular hypothesis?
a. presence of gas c. presence of rings
b. presence of dust d. presence of energy
4. This zone in the Solar system is characterized by its distance from the sun where
there is just right amount of energy received to make the temperature of a planet
neither too hot nor too cold.
a. Cinderella Zone c. Pocahontas Zone
b. Goldilocks Zone d. Three Bears Zone
5. Which analogy corresponds to the characteristics of the following planets?
a. Earth: liquid water; Venus: thick atmosphere
b. Earth: liquid water; Mercury: fast rotation
c. Venus: this atmosphere; Mercury: slow rotation
d. Venus: thick atmosphere; Mercury: fast rotation
6. A solar system object that has a sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome
rigid body forces, causing it to have a nearly round shape. This object revolves
around the sun but has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit. What
type of object is this?
a. a star c. a dwarf planet
b. a planet d. a small solar system body
7. The lunar landing of the Apollo 11 Mission extended human physical reach
beyond Earth’s boundaries. Who were the first and second persons, respectively,
to walk on the surface of the moon?
a. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
b. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
c. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Lightyear
d. Buzz Lightyear and Neil Armstrong
8. Which analogy correctly corresponds to the characteristics of the following
earth’s spheres?
a. Atmosphere: solid Earth: biosphere: living organism
b. Biosphere: living organism; geosphere: solid Earth
c. Geosphere: solid Earth; hydrosphere: gaseous envelope
d. Hydrosphere: water portion; atmosphere: living organism
9. Which elements compromise the largest fraction in the composition of the
atmosphere?
a. Oxygen and argon c. Nitrogen and oxygen
b. Nitrogen and argon d. Oxygen and trace gases
10. If water is present in Venus and Mercury, in what form would it exists?
a. It will exist in solid form because of low temperature.
b. It will exist in gaseous form because of high temperature.
c. It will exist in liquid form because of moderate temperature.
d. It will exist in condensate form because of very low temperature.
11. According to the Mohs scale, which minerals property correspond to the hardest
and least hard?
a. Hardest: apatite; least hard: talc
b. Hardest: diamond; least hard: talc
c. Hardest: diamond; least hard: fluorite
d. Hardest: orthoclase; least hard: calcite
12. Which is not true about minerals?
a. They are naturally occurring.
b. They are mostly compounds.
c. They can be solid, liquid, or gas.
d. They have a definite crystal structure.
13. Metamorphic rocks are transformed pre-existing rocks when they are involved in
tectonic processes. What conditions lead to this transformation?
a. Lower pressures and lower temperatures
b. Lower pressures and higher temperatures
c. Higher pressures and lower temperatures
d. Higher pressures and higher temperatures
14. When weathering occurs in mountains, large slabs of rocks detach from them.
The rocks would move down and this movement is called mass wasting. What
causes this downward motion?
a. Gravitational force of Earth.
b. Strong winds on the surface.
c. Rotation of Earth on its axis.
d. Revolution of Earth around the sun.
15. Since rocks melt at different temperatures, it is possible that the melting will be
incomplete. The part of the rocks that are partially melted will have a different
property from the parts that have not melted. What is this property and how this
process affect the rocks?
a. Density; it causes the rock parts to separate.
b. Density; it causes the rock parts to mix together
c. Crystal structure; it causes the rock parts to separate.
d. Crystal structure; it causes the rock parts to mix together.
16. Igneous rocks are classified into types depending on the environment where the
crystallization occurred. Which property illustrates this classification?
a. Intrusive igneous: on earth’s surface.
b. Plutonic igneous: underneath Earth’s surface
c. Volcanic igneous: underneath Earth’s surface.
d. Extrusive igneous: underneath Earth’s surface.
17. Some rocks are formed by chemical precipitation of minerals as a direct result of
physical processes. What is the process when evaporation occurs and the
mineral are left behind in solid state, eventually forming strata?
a. Condensation c. solidification
b. Deposition d. sublimation
18. Why does obsidian or volcanic glass have a fine grain texture?
a. Because it cooled slowly.
b. Because it cooled rapidly.
c. Because it cooled rapidly at first then slowly.
d. Because it cooled slowly at first and then rapidly.
19. Which are characteristics of magma ejected by explosive eruptions?
a. Low temperature and low silica content.
b. High temperature and low silica content.
c. Low temperature and high silica content.
d. High temperature and high silica content.
20. The movement of lithospheric plates is caused by convection currents produced
in the asthenosphere. This current keeps the asthenosphere hot and week. What
process fuels up the heating of this region.
a. Biomass burning c. burning of fossil fuels
b. Radioactive decay d. geothermal volcanism
21. Which properly describes the plate tectonic theory?
a. Continents move above the ocean floor.
b. Ocean water seep through the continents breaking them apart.
c. Volcanic eruptions strongly jostle the ground, causing the continents to
separate.
d. Fragments of lithosphere carry the continents and ocean basins as
they move above the asthenosphere.
22. Which stamen supports Alfred Wegener’s geographical evidence of the
continental drift theory?
a. Similar fossils of plants and animals found at different continents
separated by oceans.
b. Presence of large tropical swamps with abundant vegetation found in
the Northern Hemisphere.
c. Glacial period occurrence during the late Palaeozoic era in South
Africa, South America, Australia and India.
d. Jigsaw puzzle fit of the current continents where the coastlines of
South America and Africa seem to fit together.
23. This idea shows that the ocean floor splits along the ridge and that is where
magma rises to form the new ocean floor.
a. Plate tectonic theory.
b. Continental drift theory.
c. Seafloor spreading hypothesis.
d. Continental crust spreading hypothesis.
24. Before ocean basins evolved to what and how they are today, a giant water body
or superocean has once formed. What is the name used to pertain to this
superocean?
a. Gondwanaland c. Pangaea
b. Laurasia d. Panthalassa
25. In the division of the geologic time scale, which represents the longest amount of
time?
a. Eon c. Era
b. Epoch d. Period
26. What is the ERA with the shortest amount of time?
a. Cenozoic c. Paleozoic era
b. Mesozoic d. Precambrian
27. Which period is also known as “Age of Invertebrates”?
a. Devonian c. Permian
b. Ordovician d. Silurian
28. What is the time when plants grow and die easily, forming coal deposits?
a. Cambrian c. Pennsylvanian
b. Ordovician d. Permian
29. In what Era does Mastodons and Mammoths dominate?
a. Cenozoic c. Paleozoic
b. Mesozoic d. Precambrian
30. Which is not correctly paired?
a. Devonian – fishes c. Ordovician-cephalopods
b. Cambrian – trilobites d. Carboniferous – dinosaurs
31. What is the correct order of Earth’s atmospheric layer from bottom to top?
a. Stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b. mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere
c. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
d. stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
 32. Juan is scratching an unknown mineral to a gypsum, apatite, quartz and a
diamond. What property of mineral could he possibly testing?
a. cleavage c. Luster
b. hardness d. streak
33. Which of the following is not part of the layer of the Earth?
a. crust b. asthenosphere c. troposphere d. core
34. Which layer of the Earth consists of solid nickel and iron?
a. crust b. mantle c. inner core d. outer core
35. What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere?
a. argon b. carbon dioxide c. nitrogen d. oxygen
36. Why is the presence of ozone layer in the stratosphere important for survival of
living things on Earth?
a. It warms Earth’s surface.
b. it helps in cloud formation.
c. it makes jet flying more comfortable.
d. offer protection from sun’s harmful UV rays.
37. What is formed when heat and pressure applied to Sedimentary rock?
a. Magma c. Intrusive igneous rock
b. Metamorphic rock d. Extrusive igneous rock

38. Josaphat tested a physical property of a mineral. He rubbed a mineral sample on

a piece of white tile. The mineral left a red mark on the tile. Which of the following
properties of the mineral was Josaphat most likely testing?
a. cleavage b. hardness c. luster d. streak
39. What do you process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away
to new locations
a. faults b. weathering c. erosion d. deposition
40. What is the fourth division of the Geological Time Scale?
a. Epoch b. Eras c. Period d. Eon
II. Modified TRUE or FALSE: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the
statement is wrong but change the underlined word(s) to make the statement correct.
41. Stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere where all weather phenomena occur.
42. Thermosphere has the least amount of atmospheric molecules but receive most
of the high – energy radiation.
43.Crust is the outermost layer of the solid portion of Earth.
44.Asthenosphere is the weaker region about 700 km thick has a plastic-like
consistency below the solid portion of the upper mantle.
45. The solid inner core is responsible for the generation of Earth’s magnetic field
that protects Earth from harmful solar winds.
46. All mineral exhibit cleavage.
47.Rocks are aggregate of Minerals.
48. A mineral can be composed of entirely one element.
49. Streak is a more reliable property in identifying a mineral than color.
50. True Extinctions is a particular lineage totally disappears without progeny or
evolutionary descendents.