Republic of the Philippines

Region I
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE URDANETA CITY
BACTAD EAST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

THIRD QUARTER TEST IN GRADE 9 SCIENCE

Name: _________________________________________ Score: ____________

Grade/ Section: __________________________________ Date: ____________________

TEST I – Choose the letter that bests answer the question or completes the statements. Encircle only.
Any forms of erasures are considered incorrect. (50 pts.)

1. Which characteristic of magma mainly determines its explosiveness?

a. color b. amount c. temperature d. Silica

2. Which of the following characteristics of volcano depends on its magma emission?

a. age b. size c. shape d. location

3. Which of the following factors associated with huge volcanic eruptions may cause the decrease in the Earth’s average
temperature for a few years?
a. heat b. light c. acid rain d. volcanic ash

4. A thick layer of volcanic ash can be heavy enough to collapse the building because ash __________________________.
a. is solid b. cannot be blown by winds
c. becomes heavy as it piles up d. consists of tiny fragments of rocks that becomes heavy as it cools

5. Which of the following is an active volcano in the Philippines?

a. Apo in Davao b. Bud Datu in Sulu c. Isarog in Camarines Sur d. Kanlaon in Negros Oriental

6. A natural opening in the surface of the Earth where molten rocks, hot gases, smoke and ash are ejected?
a. mountain b. volcano c. magma d. crater

7. A volcano that has no record of eruption is known as ___________________.

a. dormant b. active volcano c. inactive volcano d. slope

8. The magma that has been ejected out of a volcano mis called ________________________.
a. mantle b. magma c. lava d. crater

9. A funnel-shaped depression at the top of a volcano formed as a result of explosive eruption is known as ________________.
a. magma b. lava c. crater d. summit

10. Known as a fine-grained lava?

a. ash b. magma c. crater d. summit

11. Heat coming from inside the Earth is called _____________________.

a. thermal b. geothermal c. mechanical d. technical

12. The molten rock inside the Earth

a. magma b. lava c. crater d. slope

13. The property of the material’s resistance to flow is known as ________________________.

a. summit b. viscosity c. velocity d. ability
14. A volcano that has erupted within the last 10,000 years and are documented by man or those that erupted 10,000 years
ago based on analysis of datable materials is known as _____________________________________________.
a. active volcano b. inactive volcano c. normal volcano d. crater

15. A volcano crater that formed when a part of the wall of the crater collapses following an explosive eruption.
a. Composite cone b. inactive volcano c. lava d. cinder

16. It is formed by the accumulation of lava that oozes out of volcano.

a. Shield volcano b. cinder cones c. composite cones d. ice cones

17. It is built from ejected lava fragments.

a. Shield volcano b. cinder cones c. composite cones d. ice cones

18. It is known as Stratovolcanoes

a. Shield volcano b. cinder cones c. composite cones d. ice cones

19. 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.
20. What happen to the temperature of air when altitude increases?
a. Remains the same b. increases c. decreases d. varies

21. 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.

22. Why are the coldest places of 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.

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

24. Which activity does not contribute to global warming?

a. rising the b. decrease global temperature
c. coastal erosion d. strong waves in the ocean

25. Which of the following is an indication of global warming?

a. Reforestation c. Mining activities
b. Illegal fishing d. Incineration of garbage

26. Why do mountain climbers bring thick jacket when they go up the mountain?
a. The temperature increases as the altitude increase.
b. The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
c. The altitude increases as the temperature increases.
d. The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.

27. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a. Greenhouse effect occurs c. Water vapor condenses
b. Temperature increases d. Climate change
28. Why does clouds formation disappear as the air moves slowly towards the leeward side of mountain?
a. The air condenses as it moves to the leeward
b. The amount of the water vapor is not enough
c. The temperature becomes lower
d. There is too much water vapor

29. Which condition happens when La Nina phemenon?

a. Air pressure in the western Pacific increases c. Upwelling of cold water is block
b. Air pressure in the western Pacific increases d. Trade wind becomes stronger

30. It refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.
a. Climate c. Weather
b. Monsoon d. Topography

31. Which side of the mountain often receives the most precipitation?
a. Leeward side c. Rain shadow
b. Windward d. Peak

32. Which is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?
a. Livestock raising b. burning fossil fuel c. organic farming d. car manufacturing

33. Which of the following shows the effect of climate change?

a. rising of sea level
b. deforestation of the forest
c. coastal erosion in some place
d. the distance from the ocean

34. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes Baguio cold?
a. the latitude b. the topography c. the altitude d. the distance from the ocean

35. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climate?

a. Amount of heat received varies b. Amount of precipitation differs

c. Higher altitudes have lower temperature d. Higher altitudes have higher temperature

36. A long-term condition shifting of global weather pattern is called ______.

a. climate change b. climate c. altitude d. latitude

37. The height above sea level.

a. climate change b. climate
c. altitude d. latitude

38. It is composed of living animals.

a. fauna
b. flora
c. climate
d. gyre
39. Composed of different plant vegetation.
a. climate change b. leeward
c. greenhouse effect d. gyre

40. The increase of global temperature due to some atmospheric gases.

a. climate change b. leeward c. greenhouse effect d. windward

41. The side of the mountain that receives less amount of precipitation.
a. Climate change b. Leeward c. Greenhouse effect d. Windward
 42. The side of the mountain that receives most of the precipitation.
a. climate change
b. leeward
c. greenhouse effect
d. windward

43. _______ is the surface features of the area.

a. Topography
b. Temperature
c. Mitigation
d. Gyre

44. The circular patterns formed by surface currents.

a. Topography c. Mitigation
b. Temperature d. Gyre

45. It refers to the hotness and coldness of an object.

a. Topography c. Mitigation
b. Temperature d. Gyre

II. Matching Type:

Match column A to column B. Write the letter of your answer in the space provided.

Column A Column B

_____ 1. A violent eruption due to the contact between a. Phreatic or hydrothermal

water and magma.
_____ 2. A periodic weak to violent eruption characterized
By fountain lava just like the Izaru Volcano in Costa Rica. b. Phreatomagmatic
_____ 3. Characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up
To 20 km high with pyroclastic flow and ashfall tephra
Like that of Paricutin Volcano in Mexico. c. Strombolian
_____ 4. Excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastic
just like our Pinatubo Volcano in Zambales d. Vulcanian
_____ 5. A stream driven eruption as hot rocks come in contact with water. e. Plinian