Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
Lingayen

GARRITA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Bani

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1ST Quarter Examination in

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
I. IDENTIFICATION
Identify the following terms of the statements below. Write in the space provided. Wrong spelling will not
be considered.

__________________________1. It is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.

__________________________2. Defines the existence of an individual human being or animal.
__________________________3. Minimum speed an object needs to escape a planet's pull of gravity.
__________________________4. The external energy source of the Earth system.
__________________________5. One of the Earth subsystem which include all life forms on earth.
__________________________6. A naturally occurring (not man-made or machine generated), inorganic (not a
byproduct of living things) solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite
chemical composition.
__________________________7. It is the fraction of solar energy (shortwave radiation) reflected from the Earth
back into space.
__________________________8. The building block of the galaxies that are born out of gas and dust in galaxies.
__________________________9. A band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually
distinguished by the naked eye.
__________________________10. It is the quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral.
__________________________11. These are like furnaces where elements are synthesized or combined/fused together in
the star.
__________________________12. Evidence for an expanding universe.
__________________________13. The outermost layer of the earth where energy and inner resources are derived.
__________________________14. It is considered to be the Earth's twin planet.
__________________________15. The denser layer of the earth, it has magnetic field.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Strictly no erasures.

1. Which of the following is the layers of the earth made up of silicate rocks, mostly made of elements silicon,
oxygen, iron and magnesium?
a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Outer Core
d. Inner Core
2. The term "biosphere" was popularized by __________________(1863-1945), a Russian - Ukranian scientist
who hypothesized that life is a geological force that shapes the Earth.
a. Friedrich Wilhelm
b. Edwin Hubble
c. Vladimir Vernadsky
d. Moustafa Chahine
 3. James Lovelock used this model to illustrate how the biosphere is capable of regulating its environment.
a. Lovelocks Model
b. Daisy World Model
c. James Model
d. Radiation Model
4. Which of the following accepted theory on the origin of the solar system relies much on information from
meteorites?
a. Sun star interaction
b. Protoplanet hypothesis
c. Stellar Interior
d. None of the above
5. All of these are Crystal Form or Habit of a Mineral except one;
a. Hexatetrahedron
b. Cube
c. Rhombic dodecahedron
d. Octahedron
6. Earth is also known as;
a. Fourth rock of the sun
b. Third rock of the sun
c. Second rock of the sun
d. First rock of the sun
7. It is a measure of the resistance of a mineral (not specifically surface) to abrasion.
a. Habit
b. Hardness
c. Streak
d. Luster
8. Who proposed the sun-comet encounter hypothesis that sent matter to form planet?
a. James Jean
b. T.C. Chamberlain
c. Buffon
d. Ray Lyttleton
9. What do you call the atmospheric pressure at a location on the surface of the planet? It is proportional to the
mass of air above the location?
a. Pressure cooker
b. Surface Escape pressure
c. Temperature on GHG
d. Surface pressure
10. Who proposed the sun-star encounter that would have drawn from the sun matter that would condense to
Planets?
a. James Jean
b. T.C. Chamberlain
c. Buffon
d. Ray Lyttleton

III. MATCHING TYPE

Match SET A with appropriate Terms involve in the statement in SET B. Write the letter of your answer
in the space provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

______1. A set of interconnected components that are A. Native Elements

interacting to form a unified whole. B. Dark Matter
______2. It is the thin gaseous layer that envelopes the lithosphere. C. Specific Gravity
______3. Minerals that form as individual elements. D. Small scale ft. of the solar system
______4. Matter that has gravity but does not emit light. E. Large scale ft. of the solar system
______5. A source of anti-gravity; a force that counteracts F. Protostar
gravity and causes the universe to expand. G. Baryonic Matter
______6. Ordinary matter consisting of protons, electrons, and neutrons H. Atmosphere
that comprises atoms, planets, stars, galaxies, and other bodies. I. System
______7. An early stage in the formation of a star resulting from the J. Dark energy
gravitational collapse of gases. K. Albedo Effect
______8. Most planets rotate prograde. L. Redshift
______9. Orbits of the planets elliptical and are on the same plane. M. Crust
______10. This parameter indicates how many times more the mineral N. Biosphere
weighs compared to an equal amount of water. O. Lithosphere
 IV. ENUMERATION
Enumerate the following. Wrong spelling will not be considered.

A. Several different mineral properties that must be identified.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Others
B. Give three examples of Cycles happening in our Earth system.
1.
2.
3.

C. Earth’s Subsystems
1.
2.
3.
4.

V. CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE (5pts)

Arrange the stages of the Big Bang Theory. Write A,B,C,D, E on the space provided chronologically
according to the first stage that happen to the theory. Letter A(First) and E(Last).

_________1. Inflation
_________2. Recombination
_________3. Big Bang Singularity
_________4. Nucleosysthesis
_________5. Stars and galaxies

VI. ESSAY (10pts.)

Opinion must be direct to the point. 50 words and above.

1. What can we learn about how we have impacted the Earth so far and what we need to do to care for the Earth
going forward into the next century?

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PREPARED BY: NOTED BY:

JOYLASS P. CARBUNGCO RONNIE N. NAVARRETE
SHS TEACHER II PRINCIPAL IV