Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BATAAN
BALANGA CITY, BATAAN

FIRST QUARTER 1 PERIODICAL TEST IN EARTH & LIFE SCIENCE

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S.Y. 2021 - 2022

DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What makes planet Earth different from the other planets in the solar system?
A. It supports life. B. It is mostly covered in water. C. Both A and B

2. Which is not true in a comparison between Mars and Earth?

A. It has life mechanism. C. It has carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B. It has water and atmosphere.

3. Traps heat, shield the surface from harmful radiation, and provide chemicals needed for life, such as
nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Which factor is being described here that is present to planet Earth?
A. Atmosphere B. Nutrients C. Temperature

4. It was found out that Earth’s surface is covered with water. Approximately, how many percent of water
comprises the Earth?
A. 45% water B. 50% water C. 70% water

5. What is the reason why every living thing on Earth has the chance of survival?
A. Earth is covered with 65% water.
B. Earth thick atmosphere consisted mainly of carbon dioxide.
C. Earth has ozone layer to protect living organisms from harmful radiation.

6. Earth can support the survival of organisms. What is/are the factor/s that make/s Earth habitable?
I. atmosphere III. Temperature
II. energy IV. Nutrient

A. I, II, III, IV B. I, II, III C. I, II

7. Planet Earth is considered as “blue planet”. Which of the following best describes the surface of planet
Earth?
A. Earth has temperature. C. Earth is covered with red dust.
B. Earth has mostly water on the surface.

8. A thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth is visible to which part of geosphere?
A. Core B. Crust C. Mantle

9. Relationship between the complex communities of individual organisms is seen in the different systems of
the Earth. What do you call the unit in nature?
A. Ecosystem B. Complexity C. Ground

10. When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose is an interaction that occurs in what
system?
A. Biosphere and atmosphere C. Biosphere and geosphere
B. Geosphere and atmosphere
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11. Which system of the Earth is considered as the largest component of the Earth?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere

12. Pyrite is a yellowish mineral that looks like gold and is commonly called fool’s gold. What is the property of
mineral exhibited by pyrite wherein it reflects light and with a metallic look?
A. Color B. Hardness C. Luster

13. Some minerals like mica have surfaces with planes of weak bonds in the crystals. Thus, its crystals can be
peeled like layers of onion. What is the property exhibited by mica?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness

14. In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which mineral property is best described?
A. Hardness B. Streak C. Crystal Structure

15. What is the property of minerals that reflects light on its surface?
A. Color B. Crystal structure C. Luster

16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?

A. Crystal structure B. Solid C. Organic

17. Rocks vary in color, size, texture, and shape. They are classified based on how they were formed. Which of
the following deals with the study of rocks?
A. Petrology B. Paleontology C. Biology

18. Igneous and metamorphic rock can be buried and undergo tremendous heating and stress. What is the
process of transformation of one rock type into another?
A. Compaction B. Lithification C. Metamorphism

19. What type of rocks are formed from sediments over long period of time?
A. Igneous Rocks B. Sedimentary Rocks C. Metamorphic Rocks

20. What is the natural process that causes one kind of rock to change into another kind?
A. Metamorphism B. Sediments C. Rock cycle

21. Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?

A. Coal B. Sandstone C. Granite

22. Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of
sedimentary rocks?
A. Compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
B. Deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
C. Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

23. Which of the following is true about rocks?

A. Coal is not considered rock.
B. Rocks do not contain minerals.
C. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals.
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24. What is the type of rock formed from lava that cools quickly that results to finer grain and smaller size of
crystals?
A. Extrusive igneous rock B. Intrusive igneous rock C. Metamorphic rock

25. In which type of rock can fossils be found?

A. Extrusive igneous rock B. Intrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock

26. Which of the following does NOT alter the composition of mineral?
A. Chemical weathering B. Mechanical weathering C. Dissolution

27. Which of the following is an example of oxidation?

A. Rusting of iron B. halite dissolves in water C. Feldspar decomposes to form clay

28. Which activity does NOT facilitate erosion?

A. Kaingin B. Loss of plant cover C. Planting

29. What term refers to the removal and transport of weathered material from one place to another?
A. Deposition B. Erosion C. Sublimation

30. Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

A. Glacier B. Rocks C. Water

31. What process of chemical weathering is involved when water reacts with one mineral to form a new mineral
like feldspar into clay?
A. Hydrolysis B. Dissolution C. Oxidation

32. What chemical reaction takes place during rusting of iron?

A. Abrasion B. Dissolution C. Oxidation

33. What is the process by which sediments settle down in a particular area?
A. Deformation B. Deposition C. Transport

34. What process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of
temperature or between adjoining regions, without movement of the material?
A. Radiation B. Insolation C. Convection

35. Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange between the Sun and the Earth that
controls the temperature of the latter?
A. Conduction B. Radiation C. Insolation

36. What are the two factors that affects conduction on the Earth’s surface?
A. Radioactive decay and nuclear disintegration of elements.
B. Movement of plates and radiation from the Earth’s core.
C. Heat from the Earth’s core and radiation from the Sun
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37. What kind of process by which heat energy is transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or
molecules?
A. Conduction B. Convection C. Insolation

38. How does the mantle behave as a viscous fluid on a geological time scale?
A. Pressure B. Radiation C. Temperature

39. What refers to the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy caused by a
convection current?
A. Earthquake B. Hurricane C. Strom surge

40. Which of the following are boundaries between the three major layers of the Earth?
A. Arches B. Discontinuities C. Insolation

41. What term should be used to describe a semi-liquid hot molten rocks located beneath the Earth?
A. Lava B. Magma C. Rocks

42. During partial melting of magma, where does decompression melting take place?
A. Convergent boundary B. Mid-Ocean ridge C. Subduction zone

43. When water or carbon dioxide is added to hot rocks, the melting points of minerals within the rocks
decrease. What process is being described?
A. Flux melting B. Heat transfer C. Partial melting

44. Which of the following rock sample contains fine texture?

A. Gneiss B. Hornfels C. Quartzite

45. What rock is the result of the metamorphism of sandstones?

A. Slate B. Schist C. Marble

46. Which of the following rock samples is less influenced by the heat?
A. Gneiss B. Slate C. Schist

47. What Latin word was the term “igneous” derived from?
A. ignus B. lithos C. meta

48. Which type of igneous rock forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface?
A. Clastic B. Extrusive C. Intrusive

49. Which of the following refers to a region where plates meet?

A. Fault B. Plate boundary C. Mountain

50. Which of the following landforms is said to be a low area between hills or mountains?
A. Arc B. Valley C. Ridge
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KEY ANSWER

1. C 26. B
2. B 27. A
3. A 28. B
4. C 29. B
5. C 30. B
6. A 31. A
7. B 32. C
8. B 33. B
9. A 34. A
10. C 35. B
11. C 36. C
12. C 37. A
13. A 38. C
14. B 39. A
15. C 40. B
16. C 41. B
17. A 42. B
18. C 43. A
19. B 44. B
20. A 45. C
21. B 46. B
22. C 47. A
23. B 48. C
24. A 49. B
25. C 51. B