Third Periodic Test in Science 9

________1. What happens to the

temperature of air when altitude
increases?
a. Decreases b. Increases
c. Remains the same d. Varies
________2. Well-known grouping of stars
that is not officially recognize as
constellation.
a. Constellation b. Zodiac
c. Asterism d. Asterisms
________3. They are group of stars
that were thought to outline the
shape of something with
mythological significance.
a. Asterisms
b. Zodiac
c. Constellation
d. None of the above
________4. A thick layer of volcanic ash
can be heavy enough to collapse the
roofs of buildings because ash
_________.
a. is solid
b. cannot be blown by winds
c. becomes heavier as it cools
d. consists of tiny fragments of rocks that
becomes heavy as they pile up
________5 . Why are the coldest places on
earth found at the poles?
a. great amount of gaseous particles trap
heat from the surface
b. great amount of thermal radiation is
received by these areas
c. less amount of thermal radiation is
received by these areas
d. less amount of gaseous particles trap
heat from the surface
________6. Which characteristics of magma
mainly determine its explosiveness?
a. Color b. amount
c. Temperature d. Silica content
________7. Which of the following
characteristics of a volcano depends on its
magma emission?
a. Age
b. Size
c. Shape
d. Location
________8. Which activity does not contribute
to global warming?
a. reforestation b. illegal fishing
c. mining activities d. incineration of garbage

________9. Which of the following factors

associated with huge volcanic eruptions may
cause the decrease in the earth’s average
temperature?
a. Heat b. Light
c. Acid rain d. Volcanic ash
________10. It is like a sun that contract under
the weight of gravity when the core runs out
of hydrogen fuel.
a. Stars b. Planet
c. Comet d. Asteroid

________11. It is the property of the material’s

resistance to flow.
a. Viscosity b. Reactivity
c. Corrosion d. Immiscibility
________12. It is a collection of stars, nebulae,
gases, dust and planets held together by
gravity.
a. Stars b. Galaxy
c. Milky way d. Globular cluster

________13. How do the stars moved?

a. East to South b. North to South
c. East to West d. West to East
________14. What is the color of a young
star?
a. Blue-white b. Yellow
c. Red d. Blue
________15. It is called as the exploding
star.
a. Super nova b. Gas giant
b. c. Black hole d. Black dwarf
_______16. Which of the following is the
main cause of the changing of the
seasons?
a. The tilt of the earth's axis causes the
seasons to change
b. The distance from the sun
c. The distance of the planets to each
other
d. The eclipses causes the seasons to
change
________17. Which of the following BEST
describes climate?
a. The weather that occurs in the atmosphere
within the day
b. The pattern of weather that occurs in a
region over a long period of time.
c. The pattern of weather that occurs in a
region over a short period of time
d. The disturbance in the atmosphere that
happens in a long period of time
________18. The North Star is also called as the?
a. Big dipper b. Cygnus
c. Pegasus d. Polaris

________19. Which of the following BEST describes

weather?
a. The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within the
day
b. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a
long period of time.
c. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a
short period of time
d. The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a
long period of time
________20. It is the government agency tasked with
monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes in the country.
a. PAGASA b. PHIVOLCS c. NASA
d. DPWH

________21. How does the windward side differ from the

leeward side of a high land?
a. The windward receives more precipitation than the
leeward.
b. The leeward side has more vegetation than the
windward side.
c. The windward side receives more heat than the
leeward side.
d. The leeward side receives more precipitation than
the windward side.
________22. Which of the following can
cause global warming?
a. volcanic eruptions
b. the amount of rainfall
c. the rising of warm air into the
atmosphere
d. increase of the amount of CO2 in the
atmosphere
________23. What will happen when the rates
of evaporation and condensation are equal?
a. Clouds form
b. The dew point is reached
c. The humidity increases
d. Precipitation occurs

________24. Which star is very similar to our

sun?
a. Red star b. Yellow star
c. Blue star d. White star
________25. What is the color of the hottest star?
a. Red b. Yellow
c. White d. Blue

________26. It is a molten rock beneath the surface

that is highly gaseous.
a. Magma b. Lava
c. Molten rocks d. Volcano

________27. What is the exact date does the Mt.

Pinatubo erupted?
a. June 15, 1990 b. July 15, 1990
c. June 15, 1991 d. July 15, 1991
________28. It is a source of energy coming
from the Earth’s Interior.
a. Hydrothermal b. Wind
c. Electrical d. Geothermal
________29. It is found in the crater of volcano.
a. Lava b. Magma
c. Hotspots d. None of the above

________30. How much is the tilt of the Earth’s

axis?
a. 24.5 degrees b. 21.5 degrees
c. 22.5 degrees d. 23.5 degrees
 Phreatic or Hydrothermal Strombolian
Plinian Shield
Phreatomagmatic Vulcanian
Stratovolcano Cinder
__________31. Most common type of volcano, tall with a
crater on top.
__________32. A periodic weak to violent eruption
characterized by fountain lava.
__________33. Excessively explosive type of eruption of
gas and pyroclastics
__________34. Characterized by tall eruptions reaching
up to 20 km high
__________35. A volcanic feature which is characterized
as flat and broad
 Phreatic or Hydrothermal Strombolian
Plinian Shield
Phreatomagmatic Vulcanian
Stratovolcano Cinder
__________36. Made of pyroclasts or fragments
of volcanic rocks and are usually small.
__________37. It is a stream-driven eruption
and is short-lived.
__________38. A violent eruption due to
contact between water and magma and is
high speed.
 C. True or False. Write T if the statement if the
underlined word is correct and F if incorrect.
__________39. The closer the place to the
equator, the warmer the place is.
__________40. In the Southern Hemisphere,
circulation of the ocean is clockwise.
__________41. In the Northern Hemisphere,
circulation of the ocean is counter clockwise.
__________42. Air temperature decreases when
altitude increases.
__________43. Water heats more slowly than
land does
__________44. Equinox is a natural
phenomenon when day and night are of equal
length.
__________45. Land heats more slowly than
water does.
__________46. Solstice is when night is longer
than the day or vice versa.
D. Arrange the process on how heat is tapped as
a source of electricity in a power plant
__________47. Heat from inside the earth
__________48. Steam cause the turbine to turn
__________49. Generator changes the
mechanical energy to electrical energy
__________50. Heat causes the water to turn
into steam