LUNA GOCO COLLEGES, INC.

Lalud, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro 5200

Philippines

MIDTERM EXAMINATION in EARTH SCIENCE

Name: ________________________________ Date: __________ Score: ______
I.ESSAY
Directions: Read the following comprehension questions carefully. Decide and answer items only which will make you
earn a total of 50 points. Write your answer on the space at the back of this paper or use an extra sheet of paper.
1. Identify common rock-forming minerals using their physical and chemical properties. (5 points)
2. Classify rocks into igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. (5 points)
3. Describe how rocks undergo weathering. (5 points)
4. Explain how the products of weathering are carried away by erosion and deposited elsewhere. (10 points)
5. Describe where the earth’s internal heat comes from. (7 points)
6. Make a report on how rocks and soil move downslope due to the direct action of gravity. (10 points)
7. Describe how magma is formed (magmatism). (5 points)
8. Describe what happens after the magma is formed (plutonism and volcanism). (10 points)
9. Compare and contrast the formation of the different types of igneous rocks. (10 points)
10. Describe how rocks behave under different types of stress such as compression, pulling apart and shearing. (10
points)
11. Explain how the continents drift. (10 points)
12. Cite the evidence that support the continental drift. (10 points)
13. Explain how the movement of plates leads to the formation of folds and faults. (7 points)
14. Explain how the seafloor spreads. (10 points)
15. Describe how layers of rocks are formed. (5 points)
16. Differentiate minerals from rocks. (5 points)
17. Enumerate and explain the physical properties of minerals (10 points)
18. Cite and explain the Mohs Hardness Scale. (10 points)
19. Describe the layers of the earth. (5 points)
20. Cite and describe the four subsystems of the earth. (6 points)
21. State the different hypothesis explaining the origin of the universe. (10 points)
II. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Identify the word/s being describe by the following statements. Write your answer on the space provided
before the number.
_______________________1. A theory which states that the universe originated from an enormous explosion.
_______________________2. It is the invisible layer of gases that surround the planet.
_______________________3. It is the water sphere of the earth.
_______________________4. It is the life sphere of the earth.
_______________________5. It is the solid or rock portion of the earth.
_______________________6. This is the last layer of the earth which is composed of nickel and iron.
_______________________7. The building blocks of making rocks.
_______________________8. This refers to scratch resistance of various minerals.
_______________________9. The true age of the earth.
_______________________10. The theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth’s surface.
_______________________11. The coastlines of the continents appear to fit together like a puzzle pieces.
_______________________12. It is the movement of two oceanic plates which results to new oceanic crust.
_______________________13. The two types
_______________________14. of seismic waves.
_______________________15. It means frozen water.
_______________________16. Wegner’s
_______________________17. evidence
_______________________18. of the Theory
_______________________19. of Continental Drift
_______________________20. Different
_______________________21. hypotheses
_______________________22. explaining
_______________________23. the origin
_______________________24. of the
_______________________25. Universe
III. TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is incorrect. Write your answer on the space
provided before the number.
____ 1. Biosphere refers to the sphere where all the living organisms including the bacteria, protozoans, fungi,
plants and animals are found.
____ 2. Water is one of the key components that separate our planet from the rest of the planet.
____ 3. Our body is more than 70% water.
____ 4. Without water photosynthesis would not be possible.
____ 5. The earth’s crust is divided into several continental plates.
____ 6. Crust is the thinnest layer of the earth.
____ 7. Identical fossils have been found in the rocks on the either side of the ocean.
____ 8. A seismograph is a sensitive instrument used to record seismic waves.
____ 9. The mantle is the largest of Earth’s interior zones.
____ 10. When molten rock material cools and solidifies it becomes sedimentary rock.

Prepared by: LEONEL C. MENDOZA

Instructor

Noted: MRS. LUZ A. MALLORCA

School Principal