Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
CARAGA Administrative Region
Division of Butuan City
AUPAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Aupagan, Butuan City

1st Quarter Examination SCORE

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE
S.Y. 2022 - 2023

Name: _________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________ Date: _____________

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_______ 1. Why is Earth called “the living planet?

A. It sustains life. C. It has water at the surface.
B. It has an atmosphere. D. All of the above
_______ 2. What makes planet Earth habitable?
A. It has a comfortable distance from the sun.
B. It has an atmosphere that protects it from radiation.
C. The atmosphere holds carbon dioxide and other gases.
D. All of the above
_______ 3. What makes the planet Earth habitable compared to other planets?
A. It has soil. C. It has people.
B. It has trees. D. It has liquid water.
_______ 4. When you look at the surroundings, what do you think makes the earth terrestrial?
A. It has all forms of life C. It has liquid water.
B. It is closest to the sun. D. It is placed at almost the middle planets.
_______ 5. Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?
A. Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus C. Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
B. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth D. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
_______ 6. Ozone plays an important function in every single organism on Earth. To what subsystem of
the earth is the ozone layer part?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Hydrosphere
_______ 7. Earth includes beach grasses, forms of life in the sea, on land, and even in the air. Which term
best describes the statement?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Hydrosphere
_______ 8. All of earth’s cycles and spheres are interconnected. Why is this so?
A. because they are interconnected
B. because Earth is where we live in
C. because Earth is the only living planet
D. because every organism has its own function on the Earth
_______ 9. Carbon dioxide dissolving from the air into the ocean is an interaction that occurs in which
system?
A. atmosphere and hydrosphere C. atmosphere and geosphere
B. atmosphere and atmosphere D. atmosphere and biosphere
_______ 10. From the given choices, which is an example of a connection between the biosphere
connecting to the atmosphere?
A. Animals eat plants. C. Animals lie in caves.
B. Animals drink water. D. Plants produce oxygen.
_______ 11. Earth also contains rocks and minerals which also contributes to its uniqueness. Minerals
occur naturally or artificially and possess distinguished properties. What is the property of
a mineral that reflects light on its surface?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Luster
_______ 12. Which property refers to the resistance of minerals to scratching?
A. color B. crystal structure C. luster D. streak
_______ 13. During the 1800s, miners can identify real gold from pyrite by biting the surface of the
mineral. If a bite mark is exhibited, then the said mineral is considered real gold. What
 property is tested in this scenario?
A. Cleavage B. hardness C. luster D. streak color
_______ 14. Which is NOT a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
A. hardness B. luster C. opaque D. streak
_______ 15. Which of the following is a mineral?
A. Glass B. Salt C. SugarD. Steel
_______ 16. Igneous rock is divided into two groups, extrusive and intrusive. Extrusive igneous rocks form
when magma makes its way to its surface as lava and then cools, forming rocks. Which will
be the characteristics of the crystals?
A. Crystals are coarse-grained. C. Crystals are very large.
B. Crystals are fine-grained. D. Crystals are phaneritic
_______ 17. Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the
formation of sedimentary rocks?
A. Erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
B. Compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
C. Deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
D. Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
_______ 18. Which is not involved in the formation of sediments?
A. cooling B. deposition C. transportation D. weathering
_______ 19. A student obtained a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater solution is poured into
the sand and allowed it to evaporate. The mineral residue from salt water solution bonds the
sand grains together, forming a material that is most likely an:
A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock
B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock
_______ 20. Rocks can change their form in different processes. Temperature also causes changes to
rocks, that is, it melts when the temperature is high, and it breaks when the temperature is
low due to the formation of ice within their pores. Thus, when a certain place is situated in a
colder region such that snow is widespread, what is most likely going to happen to rocks?
A. Rocks situated in colder regions are most like to break due to ice.
B. Rocks will simultaneously melt with the ice when the temperature increases.
C. Rocks are most likely not going to change because the snow cannot affect their form.
D. None of these.
_______ 21. Which of the following would probably cause the most damage to an abandoned building
found in the forest?
A. Plant growth and earthquakes C. Wind and water
B. Solar heat and acid rain D. Storms
_______ 22. All of the following are causes of the physical weathering, EXCEPT?
A. Running water C. Acid rain
B. Plant Growth D. Wind
_______ 23. Which of the following human activities may NOT result in the movement of sediments from
one place to another?
A. washing the dishes C. cultivating soil and gardening
B. building a highway D. developing a new athletic field
_______ 24. Erosion, weathering, and deposition are the three factors that transport rocks from one
location to another causing changes in the geologic landscape of the earth over time.
Hence, landforms do not stay the same. What could possibly be your prediction of the earth
twenty years from now?
A. The earth will undergo more rock deformations as the tectonic plates continue to move.
B. The earth’s geologic landscape will be deformed slightly as visible changes may occur after millions of years.
C. The earth’s crust will continue to deform and eventually break apart until new continents will arise.
D. All of the above
_______ 25. What heat transfer of fluid in the Earth’s interior results in the movement of the rocky mantle
up to the surface?
A. convection current B. conduction C. insolation D. radiation
_______ 26. Why does radioactive decay play a very important role in the earth’s internal heat?
A. Spontaneous nuclear disintegration of radioactive elements produced thermal energy.
B. Radioactive elements can be found anywhere on the planet.
C. When a radioactive element decays, it produces heat.
D. All of the above
_______ 27. Geologic processes such as folding and faulting of crust and deformation of landforms are
maintained by the earth’s internal heat. Heat is transferred from the inner core to the outer
 layer of the earth or crust. This heat transfer occurs in three processes. Which of the following
is NOT involved in earth’s internal heat transfer?
A. conduction B. convection C. insolation D. radiation
_______ 28. How does the conduction on the surface of the earth affect the temperature of our
atmosphere?
A. Air molecules do not come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting in the increase of
thermal energy.
B. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and ocean resulting in the increase of
thermal energy.
C. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of the land and ocean resulting in an increase in thermal
energy.
D. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of the land and ocean resulting in a decrease in thermal
energy.
_______ 29. How convection in Earth’s mantle does affect the formation of landmasses like volcanoes
and mountains?
A. Heat tries to escape in the interior of the earth.
B. Collision and separation of tectonic plates happen due to the slow motion of convection cells.
C. When warm material in the mantle rises up to the surface (ground), it will cool and sinks, these cooled materials
will eventually be turned into a landmass.
D. All of the above
_______ 30. In what part of the earth does magmatism happen?
A. Earth’s core B. Earth’s crust C. Asthenosphere D. Lithosphere
_______ 31. Conduction in the mantle happens when heat is transferred from hotter molten rocks to the
Earth’s cold crust. What process is being described?
A. decompression melting C. heat transfer
B. partial melting D. flux melting

_______ 32. Presently and unknowingly, the earth may have been undergoing partial melting of rocks
underneath. Rocks in the mantle of the earth melt when both pressure and temperature are
increased. Due to this, magmatism is probably occurring somewhere in the earth’s mantle
today. How are you going to predict this occurrence?
I. Volcanic activities such as volcanic smoke, volcanic smog, and eruptions may occur.
II. Magma chambers in the ocean, containing water, will experience an increase in temperature.
III. Earthquakes may be recorded as magma rises, melting the rock it touches, and causing tectonic plates to crash
together.
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
_______ 33. It is a natural geologic process whereby change takes place within a body of rock.
A. Erosion B. Frosting C. Magmatism D. Metamorphism
_______ 34. Which of the following is the main factor in the process of regional metamorphism?
A. A. air B. pressure C. temperature D. water
_______ 35. What is the effect of heat and pressure in rocks as there is an increase in depth?
A. foliation surfaces shine C. grain size becomes coarse
B. low-grade metamorphism D. increase in mineral alignment
_______ 36. What happened to the temperature and pressure if the rocks are buried down deep?
A. It increases C. It remains constant
B. It decreases D. It is intermittently degrading

_______ 37. What geologic feature will be formed if the continents ride on top of two converging plates
collide?
A. Fault B. Mountain C. Island D. Ocean
_______ 38. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental
crust because it is
A. denser than continental crust C. thinner than continental crust
B. thicker than continental crust D. less dense than continental crust
_______ 39. As tectonic plates move, some of the land masses break apart and some are squeezed. Which
type of plate boundary creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?
A. convergent boundary C. transform fault
B. divergent boundary D. none of these
_______ 40. In times when earthquakes are recorded, news headlines immediately pinpoint faults from where
the earthquake originated. If you are to apply your knowledge about faults, what best describes
the movements of faults?
 I. Faults move by compression or by sliding past each other due to the heat transfer that occurs beneath the earth
causing plates to collide.
II. Faults are a natural part of the earth’s crust, made by the heavenly creator, to cause stress on the earth. Thus, the
earthquake has to occur naturally.
III.Faults were separated land masses caused by the convergent movement of plates that continues to experience
stress and shaking, hence, earthquakes are experienced.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I, II, and III
_______ 41. Which of the following completes the analogy?
Folds: occurs when flat surface bent; Faults: _______________________________
A. It forms from subducting plates
B. fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rocks
C. Occur when plates move alongside and toward each other.
D. Occur when plates move alongside and away from each other.
_______ 42. Which of the following best describes the direction of divergent plate movement?
A. It moves alongside C. It moves in opposite directions
B. It moves toward each other D. It moves in either opposite or alongside

Study this picture to answer the questions in items 43-44,

_______ 43. What principle of stratigraphy is depicted in the picture?

A. Principle of Unconformities C. Principle of Original Horizontality
B. Principle of Uniformitarianism d. Principle of Cross-cutting relationship
_______ 44. What is the correct sequence in the relative age of rock from youngest to oldest?
A. Layer A, B, C, D, E, F, G C. Layer A, B, G, C, D, E, F
B. Layer G, F, E, D, C, B, A D. Layer G, F, E, D, C, B, A
_______ 45. The principle of horizontality is based on the observation that sediment usually accumulates in
layers. How will you describe rock layering based on this principle?
A. Rocks are piled horizontally with the oldest at the bottom and the youngest at the
topmost.
B. Rocks are piled horizontally with the oldest on the topmost and the youngest at the
bottom.
C. Rocks are in inclined layers, the steeper the tiltation the older the rock is.
D. Rocks are piled in any form, the darker the rock the older it is.

_______ 46. What can you infer when a sandstone comes in contact with granite?
A. The granite is older than the sandstone.
B. The granite is younger than the sandstone.
C. The granite was intruded into the sandstone.
D. The granite and the sandstone have the same age.
_______ 47. What can be concluded if a dike protrudes through several layers of rock?
A. A batholith resides nearby.
B. A volcano is within the area.
C. It is formed before the rock layer.
D. The rock layers are formed before the dike protrudes.
_______ 48. What is the difference between an absolute date and a relative date?
A. An absolute date refers to a year or a range of years while a relative date indicates a chronological order.
B. A relative date is derived from radiometric dating techniques while an absolute date comes from guesswork.
C. A relative date refers to a year or a range of years while an absolute date indicates a chronological order.
 D. An absolute date involves the testing of sedimentary rocks while a relative date involves the testing of igneous
rocks.
_______ 49. Which type of dating method can be used in rock layers applying the Law of Superposition?
A. Absolute Dating C. Radioactive Dating
B. Isotopic Dating D. Relative Dating
_______ 50. The geologic time scale is a system of chronological dating that relate geological strata to time.
In which portion of the Earth’s history is embraced by the geologic time scale?
A. Evolution of life C. Formation of universe
B. Formation of Earth D. Formation of the solar system

Prepared by: Approved by:

LOUIE JANE T. ELECCION-OMPAD CHARITO M. LAZAGA

Teacher II School Principal I

Aupagan National High School

Purok 5, Aupagan, Butuan City
317502@deped.gov.ph