Department of Education

Division of Camarines Sur

Ragay District
RAGAY SCIENCE AND MATH ORIENTED HIGH SCHOOL

3rd Quarterly Examination

Environmental Science

Name:_______________________________ Grade/Level:______Section:_____

Part I.
Instruction: Fill in the blanks

______________1. The layer of the Earth that covers its surface and extends just below the ocean floor.
______________2. The boundary between the crust and the mantle.
______________3. The Croatian seismologist whose name was used for the boundary between the crust and the mantle.
______________4. The very thick layer comprising almost 80% of the Earth’s volume.
______________5. The part of the mantle which comes from the Greek word meaning “weak layer”.
______________6. The type of crust which supports the continental plates.
______________7. The science of earthquakes.
______________8. A classification of rock which is formed from magma that cooled and hardened.
______________9. A classification of rock that has been exposed to high temperature and pressure.
_____________10. A classification of rock which are formed from sediments that accumulate and were not compacted.
_____________11. This is the center of the Earth that is comprised of solid iron and nickel.
_____________12. The outer part of the center of the Earth that is comprised of liquid iron and nickel.
_____________13. A compound formed due to the combination of oxygen and silicon which is abundant in the crust.
_____________14. The percentage composition of oxygen in the Earth’s crust.
_____________15. A compound commonly found in sands being used to make glasses and watches.
_____________16. These are elements or compounds which are solid, inorganic and naturally-occurring.
_____________17. Type of mining wherein machines needs to dig deeper to extract the mineral resources.
_____________18. Type of mining wherein companies use draglines to scoop out underwater minerals from the oceans.
_____________19. Type of mining which uses bulldozers to remove in strips the layers of rocks and soil.
_____________20. The thin outermost layer of the Earth made up of soil is called.

Part II. Enumeration (Use the back page)

21-25 List at least 5 soil characterization

26-30 List the different layers of the soil. In descending order.
31-33 List the three kinds of soil based on texture together with its measurement.
34-35 List the two dominant colors of soil to determine the presence of minerals.
36-37 List the two soil characteristics based on consistence.
38-45 List at least 8 abundant minerals that can be found within the Earth together with its percentage.

Part III. Encircle the correct letter.

46. The process in which nutrients from the bottom of the sea reached the surface through the movement of water.
a. subsidence b. erosion c. upwelling d. water current
47. The materials from which soil formed
a. topsoil b. parent material c. eluvial d. O Horizon

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48. The topmost layer of the soil profile
a. A horizon b. B horizon c. C horizon d. O horizon
49. The layer which is usually made of a massive bedrock of the original parent material.
a. A horizon b. B horizon c. C horizon d. O horizon
50. Also known as the subsoil layer.
a. A horizon b. B horizon c. C horizon d. O horizon
51. The layer under the O horizon.
a. A horizon b. E horizon c. C horizon d. D horizon
52. The reddish color is usually indicates the presence of what element?
a. oxygen b. carbon c. calcium d. iron
53. Defined as the solid component of the earth which goes deeper than the surface.
a. soil b. land c. sand d. rock
54. The transfer of soil particles and its other components into another place.
a. sedimentation b. erosion c. turbidity d. salinization
55. Results when the concentration of salt ions build up in the soil.
a. sedimentation b. erosion c. turbidity d. salinization
56. The process of removing or extracting the components of a soluble material with the help of a solvent (water).
a. sedimentation b. waterlogging c. leaching d. salinization
57. Refers to the clearness of water or its ability to allow sunlight to pass through it.
a. sedimentation b. erosion c. turbidity d. salinization
58. Occurs when livestock that graze in a grassland are beyond the carrying capacity.
a. over-population b. over-grazing c. over-livestock d. over-carrying
59. The event where the soil is oversaturated with water.
a. water saturation b. waterlogging c. turbidity d. salinization
60. An area classified to be in a critical condition and protection.
a. watershed area b. protected area c. endangered area d. threatened area

Prepared by:

ROMMEL R. VELASCO
Subject Teacher

Noted:

REYNULFO R. AGUIRRE, JR.

Principal I

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