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60Questions(86 – 145) SIMULATED EXAM – SET B

For each question, decide which is the best answer choice, and darken the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

1. Weathering is the process that changes solid rock
into sediments. With weathering, rock
disintegrated. It breaks into pieces. However,
rocks on the moon are not being weathered.
Which of the following is the reason for this?
A. There is no atmosphere on the moon.
B. There is no water on the moon.
C. There is no volcano on the moon.
D. The gravity on the moon is very small.
2. Caves or caverns are natural underground spaces
large enough for a human to enter. Caves can be
formed through either physical or chemical
weathering. Which of the following can form a
cave or cavern?
A. dissolution of limestone
B. erosion from water
C. volcanic activity such as lava flow
D. All of the above can form a cave.
3. The color of the soil tells us about the various
chemical processes acting on it. One of the
processes includes the chemistry of oxidation-
reduction actions upon the various minerals of
soil. A common soil color that could be seen in
warm, temperate, and moist climates is red-
orange. Which among the following contribute
for this color?
A. Iron
B. Silicon
C. Aluminum
D. Magnesium
4. The solidification of molten rock from inside or
is outside the earth causes the formation of
igneous rocks. These rocks are characterized by
the presence of large or small crystals,
depending on the rate of cooling of the rocks.
Granite is an intrusive igneous rock that cooled
beneath the earth’s crust, and has large crystals.
What is the most probable reason for this?
A. Extreme pressures at the bottom create
larger crystals.
B. Gravity causes the heavier crystals to collect
at the bottom of intrusive igneous rocks.
C. Hotter temperatures act as a catalyst to
increase the rate of crystal formation in
intrusive igneous rocks.
D. Hotter temperatures beneath the earth’s
crust decrease the cooling rate, allowing
more time to grow larger crystals.
5. A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain
system that consists of various mountain ranges,
typically having a valley known as a rift running
along its spine, formed by divergent plate
tectonics. One of the famous mid-ocean ridges is
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge slicing through the center
of Iceland. Which of the following causes this
formation?
A. volcanic eruptions
B. under ocean currents
C. tectonic plates moving away from each other
D. tectonic plates moving toward each other

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6. Water is essential in the process of Right side of brain Left side of brain

photosynthesis. In plants, water is first absorbed Upper motor neuron

in the roots and is conducted all the way to the

leaves where photosynthesis primarily occurs.
This conduction process occurs through the Spinal cord
Sensory neuron
xylem vessels of plants. Sensory endings

Lower motor neuron

There are two forces that participate in this water
conduction: adhesion and cohesion. Adhesion
refers to the attractive forces between the water
molecules and the walls of the xylem vessels,
while cohesion refers to the attractive forces
among water molecules. Suppose an air bubble is
present in a xylem vessel, the conduction of
water will be unable to proceed. What is the
reason behind this phenomenon?
A. The air bubble interrupts the cohesive forces
among the water molecules. It cuts the
continuous stream of water, making it unable
to continually flow.
B. The air bubble interrupts the adhesive forces
between the walls of the xylem vessels and
the water molecules.
C. The air bubble is less dense than water,
therefore impeding the continuous flow of
water.
D. The air bubble creates a pocket of space that
eventually kills the xylem cells,
preventing it from resuming
conduction.
If the motor neuron was blocked, what would
happen?
A. The finger would be able to feel the
sensation but would not be able to move.
B. The finger would not be able to feel the
sensation but would be able to move.
C. The finger would be able to feel the
sensation and would be able to move.
D. The finger would not be able to feel the
sensation and would not be able to move.
9. The diagram below shows the geological ranges
and relative abundances (width of the shaded
area) for the major groups of animals. Based on
the diagram, in which era were the jellyfish and
starfish most abundant?
thus
water

7. A woman is a carrier of a sex-linked trait marries

a normal man. What is the probability that their
first-born son would have the disease?
A. 100% A. Cretaceous
B. 50% B. Cenozoic
C. 25% C. Mesozoic
D. cannot be determined D. Paleozoic

8. Refer to the diagram below.

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10. What is the sum of the coefficients when the 13. If and are atoms of two different elements,
following equation is balanced using the smallest which diagram represents a physical change,
possible whole numbers? only?
C2H2 + O2 CO2 + H2O

A. 5 A.
B. 7
C. 11
D. 13

11. The Law of Conservation of Mass established in B.

1789 by French chemist Antoine Lavoisier states
that mass is neither created nor destroyed during
the course of chemical reactions. How does the
Law of Conservation of Mass apply to a burning
paper? C.
A. The mass of the paper before the reaction
equals the mass of the paper after the
reaction.
B. The mass of the paper and the ashes equals D.
the mass of the oxygen and the gas given off
during the time the paper burned.
C. The mass of the paper and the oxygen that
allowed it to burn equals the mass of the 14. The following are the electron configurations of
ashes and the gas given off during burning. four elements.Which is false based on the given
D. The mass of the paper equals the mass of configurations?
the ashes and oxygen that allowed it to burn. I. 1s22s22p5
II. 1s22s22p2
12. The weather bulletin in a certain country shows III. [Ar]4s23d5
the following temperature: IV.
[Ar]4s23d104p5
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

A. I and II belong to the same period.

22 19 18 21 17 B. I and IV belong to the same group.
What unit of temperature is being used in this C. II and III are metals.
country? D. II and IV are non-metals.
A. Kelvin
B. Celsius
C. Fahrenheit
D. Rankine

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18. The diagram below shows the Moon orbiting
15. An equatorial bulge is a bulge which a planet Earth, as viewed from space above Earth’s North
may have around its equator, distorting it into an Pole. The Moon is shown at eight positions in its
oblate spheroid. The Earth has an equatorial orbit. Spring tides occur when there are
bulge of 42.72 km due to its rotation, that is,the significant increases in water level of the oceans
Earth’s diameter measured across the equatorial due to gravitational pull. At which two positions
plane is 42.72 km more than that measured of the Moon will spring tides occur?
between the poles.Which is responsible for
Moon’s orbit
bulging equator and flattened poles of the Earth?
A. revolution of the Earth around the sun
B. rotation of the Earth about its axis
C. tilting of the Earth’s axis
Sun’s
D. gravitational attraction of the moon North
rays
Pole

16. Which of the following statements are false based

on the diagram below?

C A. 1 and 5
B
B. 2 and 6
C. 3 and 7
A
D E D. 4 and 8

19. In which set are the rock drawings labeled with

A. C is the youngest structure.
the correct rock types?
B. B is formed after A.
C. E is the oldest structure.
D. A and D were once horizontal.
A.

17. When a continental plate collides with an oceanic

plate, the continental crust is forced to move
over the oceanic crust. What is the primary B.
reason that continental crust stays on top of the
oceanic crust?
A. The continental crust is less dense.
C.
B. The continental crust deforms less easily.
C. The continental crust contains more
minerals.
D. The continental crust melts at higher
D.
temperatures.

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20. Scientists believe that a large asteroid struck the 23. Which of the following soil types is best suited
Earth approximately 65 million years ago. It is for water well?
often theorized that this event contributed to the A. sand
A. end of the last ice age. B. loam
B. breaking up of the supercontinent Pangaea. C. silt
C. evolution of the first birds. D. clay
D. extinction of the dinosaurs.
24. Which of the following statements is true
21. The cross section below shows rock layers A, B, regarding climate and weather?
C, D, and fault F. A. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere
for extended periods of time.
F B. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere
A
A for a relatively short interval.
B
C. Climate is the synonym of weather.
B
C D. All of the statements are correct.
C
D
D 25. If a river is flowing toward the hanging wall, how
E
would the river change during a normal fault
Which sequence places the rock layers and fault movement?
in order from oldest to youngest? A. The river would possibly be dammed up,
A. F A B C D until it finds a new pathway.
B. D C B A F B. A waterfall would possibly be formed.
C. A B C D F C. The river would change course.
D. D C B F A D. The river would likely follow the fault.

22. The diagram below shows the relative positions 26. The diagram below represents the movement of
of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth when an eclipse coastal air during daytime.
is observed from Earth. Positions A and B are
locations on Earth’s surface.

Earth
Moon
Sun A B
This air movement is produced because
Which of the following is correct based on the A. the land heats up more rapidly than the sea.
given diagram? B. the sea heats up more rapidly than the land.
A. A lunar eclipse is observed from position A. C. the ocean current is stronger during the day.
B. A lunar eclipse is observed from position B. D. the high tide and low tide difference creates
C. A solar eclipse is observed from position A. a room for wind to escape.
D. A solar eclipse is observed from position B.

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27. Global climate change can be attributed to the
increase in what two gases produced by human
activities?
A. nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
B. methane and carbon dioxide
C. ozone and carbon dioxide
D. ozone and methane
28. What measurement is used to quantify the
destruction caused by an earthquake?
A. the Richter scale
B. the modified Mercalli scale
C. the moment magnitude scale
D. the moment destruction scale
29. Which one of these is nottrue?
A. All planets revolve in the same direction.
B. All planets rotate in the same direction.
C. The orbits of the planets are all ellipses.
D. The orbits of the planets are nearly in the
same plane.
30. Flowers are the reproductive organs
angiosperms. These organs have various parts
that fall under three groups: (1) male parts, (2)
female parts and (3) accessory parts.
Depending on the present structures, a flower
may be categorized as complete, incomplete,
perfect or imperfect. Which of the following lists
of parts describes a perfect flower but not a
complete flower?
A. Pistil, stamen and accessory parts
B. Pistil and accessory parts only
C. Stamen and accessory parts only
D. Pistil and stamen only
31. How come a person with type B blood cannot
donate to a person with type A blood?
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A. The recipient has antibodies against B blood,
which has B-antigens, resulting in clotting up
the donated blood.
B. The recipient has B surface antigens that can
be recognized by antibodies of the donor,
resulting in rejection of the donated blood.
C. Both A and B are true.
D. None of the above statements are true.
32. To produce an offspring, one sperm cell and one
egg cell have to join together. They merge
together to make one cell called zygote. Only one
sperm cell can enter the egg cell because ______.
A. the egg cell hardens the outer membrane
B. the sperm cells fight off one another
C. the other sperm cells are not volatile enough
D. the size of the egg cell is only enough for
one sperm cell
33. While strolling in a wild-life conservation zone,
Yancy encountered a rabid dog. Her ‘fight’ or
‘flight’ system was triggered. Which among the
of following can be observed in her body?
I – Increased heartbeat
II – Increased salivation
III – Increased urine formation
IV – Relaxed Bronchi
A. I only
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. I and IV
34. Suppose two hypothetical organisms with blue
eyes have an offspring with red eyes. Assuming
that this trait obeys the Mendelian laws of
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inheritance, which among the following A. Hydrogen
statements is TRUE? B. Oxygen
A. Red eye color is the dominant trait. C. Water
B. The red-eyed offspring has a homozygous D. This reaction has no limiting reagent.
dominant genotype.
C. The parents both have a heterozygous 38. The circulatory system has three main
genotype. components: (1) the pumping organ – the heart,
D. The red-eyed offspring has a heterozygous (2) the circulating medium – the blood and (3)
genotype. the passageways of blood – the blood vessels.
Furthermore, there are three types of blood
35. A scientist performed an experiment where he vessels: capillaries, arteries and veins. Capillaries
knocked out the genes of a mouse cell are the site of gas exchange between the blood
responsible for producing the Golgi complex. and the bodily tissues. Arteries carry blood away
Which of the following could be a consequence of from the heart while veins carry blood towards
the experiment to mice lacking the gene? the heart. Apart from these differences in
A. Mice would grow to be fat, and obese, since function, these three types of blood vessels all
there would be no regulation of lipid have different morphological features.
synthesis.
Arteries have much thicker walls than veins. What
B. Mice would develop uncontrolled mutations
is the significance of the thicker walls for
over the course of its life, since production of
arteries?
proteins has been hampered.
A. Arteries normally carry oxygenated blood –
C. Mice won’t grow or develop into adults, and
which require flowing through thicker vessels
will live for only a few days or weeks, since
in order to preserve the oxygen content.
proteins won’t be processed properly and
B. Arteries receive greater blood pressure than
they wouldn’t know where to go after they’re
the veins. The greater blood pressure would
synthesized.
threaten destroying thin-walled blood
D. The mice will be lethargic since they won’t be
vessels, warranting thicker walls for arteries.
able to process absorbed nutrients to
C. Veins have valves that prevent back-flow of
transform them into energy in the form of
blood. The valves are designed to work in
ATP.
thin walled vessels.
D. Veins normally carry deoxygenated blood –
36. Which of the following is correctly paired?
which does not require flowing through
A. vinegar - element
thicker vessels in order to preserve the
B. paint - solution
oxygen content.
C. air - compound
39. Which of the following processes is/are involved
D. 18 K gold - mixture
in interphase of the cell cycle?
37. What is the limiting reagent for the following
I. Telophase
chemical reaction if 24 grams of hydrogen and
II. Protein synthesis
48 grams of oxygen react to form water?
III. Transcription
2H2 + O22H2O

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IV. Breaking apart of sister chromatids B. Okazaki segments cannot be synthesized
V. Formation of Okazaki fragments in DNA continuously.
A. II and V C. Only DNA polymerase III attaches at the 3’
B. II only end of the template strand.
C. III, IV, and V D. As the replication fork splits, both DNA
D. II, III, and V strands show opposite directions of
replication by DNA polymerases.
40. The small intestine is a long tube loosely coiled
in the abdomen. It is around five meters long,
43. What mass, in g, of hydrogen gas is formed when
making it the longest section of the digestive
3.0 mol of aluminum react with excess
tract. Why is the small intestine that long?
hydrochloric acid according to the following
A. To digest the food for a longer period of time
equation?
B. To absorb more water and salt from the food
that has not been digested well 2Al(s) + 6HCl(aq) 2AlCl3(aq) + 3H2(g)
C. To have more surface area for the absorption
A. 3.0
of nutrients from the food into the
B. 4.5
bloodstream
C. 6.0
D. The length of the small intestine does not
D. 9.0
matter.

44. As an acidic solution is titrated with drops of

41. Professor Geller wanted to demonstrate the role
base, the pH value of the solution will _____.
of osmosis in plant cells. He placed the cells in a
A. increase
solution that is hypertonic to the cells. The
B. decrease
solution contains red microscopic dye particles.
C. remain the same
Which of the following could be a possible result
D. approach zero
of Professor Geller’s demonstration?
A. Plant cells decrease in size (flaccid), and the
45. What percent of a parent isotopes remains after 2
solution will have a lighter color.
half-lives?
B. Plant cells increase in size (turgid), and the
A. 50%
solution will remain the same color.
B. 25%
C. Plant cells maintain their size, and the
C. 6.25%
solution will become darker.
D. 2%
D. Plant cells will burst, causing the solution to
reduce its color.

42. Which of the following statements is/are false 46. What occurs when an atom gains an electron?
regarding DNA synthesis? A. The atom’s radius decreases and the atom
A. The formation of a new strand by DNA becomes a negative ion.
polymerases ALWAYS proceeds from a 5’ to B. The atom’s radius decreases and the atom
3’ direction. becomes a positive ion.

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C. The atom’s radius increases and the atom B. C2H4
becomes a negative ion. C. C3H6
D. The atom’s radius increases and the atom D. C4H8
becomes a positive ion.
50. Which statement does not explain why elements
47. Molality, m, is defined as number of moles of in a group are placed together?
solute per kg of solvent. If 230 g of ethanol A. They tend to have the same number of
(C2H5OH) is added to 500 g of water, what is the valence electrons.
molality of the solution? B. They tend to have the same chemical
A. 0.46 m reactivity.
B. 1m C. They tend to have the same charge when
C. 2.17 m they form ions.
D. 10 m D. They tend to have the same
electronegativities.
48. Starting as a gas at 206°C, a sample of a
substance is allowed to cool for 16 minutes. This 51. A man walks 15 m north, 14 m east, 6 m west,
process is represented by the cooling curve and finally 9 m south. How far is the man from
below. his starting point?
A. 5 m
Cooling Curve for a B. 8m
Substance
Temperature (°C)

C. 9 m
D. 10 m

52. A stone is thrown into the air at an angle.

Neglecting air resistance, what is the stone’s
velocity upon reaching its maximum height?
A. zero
B. equal to the horizontal component of its
What is the boiling Time
point (min)
of this substance? initial velocity
C. equal to the vertical component of its initial
What is the melting point of this substance? velocity
A. 206°C D. equal to the acceleration due to gravity
B. 150°C
C. 90°C
D. 50°C 53. The table below shows the velocity of the car per
49. The relative molecular mass of a gas is 56 and its second.
empirical formula is CH2. What is the molecular Velocity
Time (s)
formula of the gas? [The atomic masses, in g, are (m/s)
approximately 12 for C and 1 for H.] 0 0
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2 4 A. Water
3 6 B. A 1000-cm3 object whose mass is 750 g
4 8 C. A solid object whose specific gravity is 0.9
5 8 D. A liquid whose specific gravity is 1.3
6 8

57. Torque is the product of the force and the lever

Which one of the following does not describe the
arm. In symbols,
motion of the car?
τ =F❑ ×l
A. constant acceleration then constant velocity
Refer to the diagram below. Two masses, 8 kg
B. increasing speed then zero acceleration
and 10 kg, are hung at both ends of a 90-cm
C. 2 m/s2 acceleration then zero acceleration
stick. The stick has markings every 10 cm. If the
D. increasing acceleration then constant velocity
mass of the stick is negligible, where should the
stick be suspended by means of a cord to remain
54. The formulas for uniformly accelerated rectilinear
the stick horizontal?
motionare:
A B C D
v f =v i +at
1
d=v i t+ a t 2
2
v f 2=v i2+2 ad
8 kg 10 kg
A ball is dropped from the top of a building.
Neglecting air resistance, it takes 4.0 seconds to
A. A
reach the ground.How high is the building?
B. B
A. 56.5 m
C. C
B. 67.2 m
D. D
C. 78.4 m
D. 98.0 m
58. A 75.0-kg child climbs a 6.0-m long slide that is
inclined 30.0 with the horizontal. What is the
55. A thunder is heard after 3 seconds a lightning
potential energy of the child with respect to the
flash. How far is the lightning flash? Take the
ground when he reaches the top of the slide?
speed of sound to be 340 m/s.
A. 225 J
A. 11.3 m
B. 450 J
B. 680 m
C. 2.2 kJ
C. 1.02 km
D. 4.4 kJ
D. 1.5 km

59. The figure shows two identical bulbs are

56. Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of
connected in series to a battery.
substance to the density of water. Suppose the
specific gravity of liquid X is 1.2. Which of the
following will not float in liquid X? B C
bulb 1
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How can you make bulb 1 glow brighter?
A. omit CD and replace with EF
B. connect point E to B and point F to C
C. connect point E to A and point F to B
D. connect point E to B and point F to D
60. Find the total current flowing through the circuit.
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bulb 3
A. Corn plants are planted in two types of soil
using two containers, where both containers
have the normal amount of pesticide.
B. A rice plant and a corn plant are planted in
the same type of soil using two containers,
where one container has more pesticidethan
the other.
C. Corn plants are planted in the same type of
soil using three containers with different
types of pesticides.
D. Corn plants are planted in the same type of
soil using three containers, where the first
container has no pesticide, the second has
the normal amount of pesticide, and the
third has pesticide more than the normal.
2. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo caused widespread
destruction and loss of human life. Gases and

1Ω 1Ω solids injected into the stratosphere circled the

globe for three weeks. Volcanic eruptions of this
1Ω 1Ω
magnitude can impact global climate, reducing
the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's
1Ω surface, lowering temperatures in the
troposphere, and changing atmospheric
circulation patterns. Which of the following was
9V an effect of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption?
A. 4.50 A A. an increase of the Earth’s temperature by 2˚C
B. 3.37 A B. massive global warming
C. 1.34 A C. El niño phenomenon
D. 1.27 A D. lowered global temperature by 0.5˚

3. The trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and water

New Questions
1. A corn farmer wants to study the effect of using
too much pesticide on the fertility of soil. Which
of the following experimental set-ups would be
best to use to arrive at a valid conclusion?
vapor in the atmosphere is called greenhouse
effect. Clouds increase the greenhouse effect by
absorbing some of the infrared radiation that
would normally be lost into space. Without
greenhouse effect, sunlight would warm the

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ground to only about -10 ° C. What is a good
result of balanced greenhouse effect? 7. Fossils of animals that lived in land can be found
A. severe drought in horizontal sedimentary rock layers at ocean
B. Earth remains warm enough for life to exist depths. How most earth scientists interpreted
C. changing of seasons this fact?
D. significant decrease in rainfall A. Land animals cannot live in ocean.
B. Animals that lived in deep water evolved
4. A cloud is a visible mass of liquiddroplets or from species that once lived in land.
frozen crystals, depending on its altitude, made C. Dead land animals were carried onto the
of water or various chemicals suspended in the ocean.
atmosphere above the surface of a planetary D. Portion of the Earth’s crust have changed
body. What kind of cloud has the highest their elevation relative to sea level.
probability of precipitation?
A. Cirrus 8. The solidification of molten rock from inside or
B. Cumulus outside the earth causes the formation of
C. Cumulonimbus igneous rocks. These rocks are characterized by
D. Cirro-cumulus the presence of large or small crystals,
depending on the rate of cooling of the rocks.
5. Weathering is the process that changes solid rock Granite is an intrusive igneous rock that cooled
into sediments. With weathering, rock is beneath the earth’s crust, and has large crystals.
disintegrated. It breaks into pieces. However, What is the most probable reason for this?
rocks on the moon are not being weathered. A. Extreme pressures at the bottom create
Which of the following is the reason for this? larger crystals.
A. There is no atmosphere on the moon. B. Gravity causes the heavier crystals to collect
B. There is no water on the moon. at the bottom of intrusive igneous rocks.
C. There is no volcano on the moon. C. Hotter temperatures act as a catalyst to
D. The gravity on the moon is very small. increase the rate of crystal formation in
intrusive igneous rocks.
6. A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain D. Hotter temperatures beneath the earth’s
system that consists of various mountain ranges, crust decrease the cooling rate, allowing
typically having a valley known as a rift running more time to grow larger crystals.
along its spine, formed by divergent plate
tectonics. One of the famous mid-ocean ridges is 9. Which inference is false about the following rock
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge slicing through the center cross section?
of Iceland. Which of the following causes this
A
formation?
B
A. volcanic eruptions
C
B. under ocean currents
C. the ocean floor is spreading E
F
D
D. ocean ridges is the area of subsidence
H
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A. Rock layer A is the youngest.

B. Rock layer G is formed before the fault.
C. Rock layer H is an intrusive rock.
D. Rock layer E is older than rock D.

10. Refer to the diagram below.

Sediments

A B

Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks

12. The diagram below shows the relative positions

of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth when an eclipse
Melting C
is observed from Earth. Positions A and B are
Metamorphic Rocks locations on Earth’s surface.

Earth
Which of the following is not true? Moon
I. Path A is uplift, weathering, erosion, deposition Sun A B
II. Path B is cooling and crystallization.
III. Heat and pressure are responsible for path C. Which of the following is correct based on the
given diagram?
A. I and II only A. A lunar eclipse is observed from position A.
B. I and III only B. A lunar eclipse is observed from position B.
C. II and III only C. A solar eclipse is observed from position A.
D. I, II, and III D. A solar eclipse is observed from position B.

13. On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring

11. Which diagram best models the movement of 9.0 on Richter scale triggered a tsunami that
coastal air during the day? devasted parts of coastal Japan. The tremors
were the result of a violent uplift of the seafloor
80 miles off the coast of Japan, where the Pacific
A. tectonic plate slides beneath the plate where
Japan sits on. What type of plate boundary
caused this earthquake?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
B.
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14. If a river is flowing toward the hanging wall, how
would the river change during a normal fault
movement?
A. The river would possibly be dammed up,
until it finds a new pathway.
B. A waterfall would possibly be formed.
C. The river would change course.
D. The river would likely follow the fault.
15. A cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or
frozen crystals, depending on its altitude, made
of water or various chemicals suspended in the
atmosphere above the surface of a planetary
body. What kind of cloud has the highest
probability of precipitation?
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulus
C. Cumulonimbus
D. Cirro-cumulus
16. Rock and dust samples brought back from the
Moon by the Apollo missions in the 1980s were
more similar to Earth’s mantle than to meteorites
that struck the Earth. Which of the following
statements is true about Earth’s tock and moon’s
rock?
A. Rocks on Earth are much younger than those
on the moon.
B. Rocks on Earth are much older than those on
the moon.
C. Rocks on Earth are about the same age as
rocks on the moon.
D. Moon rocks do not have age.
17. The surface of Venus is much hotter than the
surface here on Earth, considering its distance
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fact?
A. It has many active volcanoes.
B. It rotates slowly.
C. It has thicker clouds.
D. Its atmosphere is composed of 96.5% CO2.
18. The trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and water
vapor in the atmosphere is called greenhouse
effect. Clouds increase the greenhouse effect by
absorbing some of the infrared radiation that
would normally be lost into space. Without
greenhouse effect, sunlight would warm the
ground to only about -10 ° C. What is a good
result of balanced greenhouse effect?
A. Greenhouse effect is not good at all.
B. Earth remains warm enough for life to exist.
C. There is enough rainfall for the entire year.
D. There is changing of seasons.
19. Flooding frequently happens in the Philippines. It
may occur due to an accumulation of rainwater
on saturated ground. This can threaten several
lives, properties and even livestock. If there is a
flood, what characteristics of soil would make the
situation of flooding worse within the affected
area?
A. high porosity and high permeability
B. high porosity and low permeability
C. low porosity and high permeability
D. low porosity and low permeability
20. The term cave is given to a naturally formed
underground cavity. Caves are geological
features and form in a variety of ways. The most
common caves are solutional caves, often called
limestone caves for the common type of soluble
rock in which they form. How do most limestone
caves form?
A. dissolution of soluble rocks
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B. animal burrowing
C. quarrying of sand
D. increase of sea water wave contact to the
limestones

21. The box diagram below shows the blood flow If the motor neuron was blocked, what would
through the human heart. happen?
A. The finger would be able to feel the
Lungs
sensation but would not be able to move.
B. The finger would not be able to feel the
sensation but would be able to move.
Right Left
Atrium Atrium C. The finger would be able to feel the
sensation and would be able to move.
D. The finger would not be able to feel the
Right Left
Ventricle Ventricle sensation and would not be able to move.

Heart
24. Flowers are the reproductive organs of
angiosperms. These organs have various parts
Rest of the body that fall under three groups: (1) male parts, (2)
female parts and (3) accessory parts. Depending
Why does blood passes through the lungs before on the present structures, a flower may be
it is distributed to the other parts of the body? categorized as complete, incomplete, perfect or
A. To release the carbon dioxide by exhaling imperfect. Which of the following lists of parts
B. To absorb the nutrients inside the lungs describes a perfect flower but not a complete
C. To get oxygen for distribution to other parts flower?
of the body A. Pistil, stamen and accessory parts
D. To bring nutrients from the heart into the B. Pistil and accessory parts only
lungs C. Stamen and accessory parts only
22. A woman is a carrier of a sex-linked trait marries D. Pistil and stamen only
a normal man. What is the probability that their
first-born son would have the disease? 25. Which of the following statements is/are false
A. 100% regarding DNA synthesis?
B. 50% A. The formation of a new strand by DNA
C. 25% polymerases ALWAYS proceeds from a 5’ to
D. cannot be determined 3’ direction.
B. Okazaki segments cannot be synthesized
23. Refer to the diagram below. continuously.

Right side of brain Left side of brain C. Only DNA polymerase III attaches at the 3’
Upper motor neuron end of the template strand.

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Sensory endings

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D. As the replication fork splits, both DNA B. Crossing over of chromatids
strands show opposite directions of C. Lining up of chromosomes on the equatorial
replication by DNA polymerases. plate
D. Moving of chromosomes to the opposite
26. The diagram below shows the geological ranges poles of cell
and relative abundances (width of the shaded
area) for the major groups of animals. Based on 29. In snapdragons, red flowers represent the RR
the diagram, in which era were the jellyfish and genotype while white flowers represent the rr
starfish most abundant? genotype. Upon breeding red and white flowers,
the offsprings were neither red nor white, instead
they were pink. What mode of inheritance is
exhibited by the snapdragons?
A. Codominance
B. Dominance
C. Incomplete Dominance
D. Sex-influenced

A. Cretaceous
B. Cenozoic
C. Mesozoic
D. Paleozoic

30. Iodine-131 has a half-life of 8 hours. How much

of a 24 g sample would remain after one day?
27. Which insects have two pairs of wings covered E. 0g
with protective scales and sucking mouthparts? F. 1g
They belong to order Lepidoptera. G. 2 g
A. mosquito and fly H. 3 g
B. butterfly and dragonfly
C. butterfly and moth
D. flea and wasp

28. Which of the following process creates genetic

diversity by allowing genes from each parent to
intermix, resulting in chromosomes with a
different genetic complement
A. Breaking down of nuclear envelope

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31. The table below shows the velocity of the car

over a period of time.
Time (s) Velocity (m/s)
0 0
1 2.5
2 5
3 7.5
4 10
How can you make bulb 1 glow brighter?
5 10
A. omit CD and replace with EF
6 10
B. connect point E to B and point F to C

Which of the following does not describe the C. connect point E to A and point F to B

motion of the car? D. connect point E to B and point F to D

A. increasing speed then constant speed

B. 2.5 m/s2 acceleration then zero acceleration
C. constant acceleration then constant velocity
D. increasing acceleration then constant velocity

32. Two forces are applied on the box. Which of the 34. The figure below shows resistors connected in

following orientations would produce the series and parallel. If the total resistance from A

greatest acceleration of the box across the floor? to B is 6 Ω, find the resistance of R.

A. 1Ω 1Ω
2Ω 3Ω
A B

R
A. 1 Ω
B.
B. 2Ω
C. 3 Ω
D. 4 Ω

33. The figure shows two identical bulbs are connected

in series to a battery.

B C
bulb 1

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