1.

The __________ is made up of the Sun, its

planets, asteroids, meteoroids and comets. 40. Any vent or built-up mountain where lava,
A. entire universe pyroclastic materials, and/or gases erupt is called a
C. solar system A. magma B. volcano
B. milky way galaxy C. cliff D. bedrock
D. Kuiper belt
41. It refers to certain wavelengths of light that are
2. It is the vast ring of airless, rocky objects reflected by a mineral and is perceived by the
between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter observer.
A. Kuiper belt B. asteroid belt A. color B. hardness
C. nebula belt D. astrid belt C. streak D. luster

3. The flash of light, when meteors enter the Earth’s 42. The appearance of a mineral’s surface and is
atmosphere is caused by dependent on how it reflects light is referred as
A. gravity B. surface area A. color B. hardness
C. air resistance D. friction C. streak D. luster

4. Earth revolves around the sun, which causes the 43. The __________ is the color of the powdered
A. 24 hour/ day B. 365 day/ form of a mineral.
year C. 60 minutes/ hour D. 30 days/ month A. color B. hardness
C. streak D. luster
5. In the solar system, the Sun is at the _________
of the galaxy 44. It is the term used to describe a mineral’s
A. outer limb B. inner part resistance to scratching.
C. central area D. oort cloud A. color B. hardness
C. streak D. luster
35. How does the atmosphere affect the other
subsystems? The atmosphere contains 45. Formation of sedimentary rocks requires
A. water vapor that interact with the other __________, a reserve of sediments, and even
subsystems. fossilized living organisms.
B. gases that interact with the other A. organic materials
subsystems. B. remains of plants and animals
C. minerals that interact with the other C. pre-existing rock fragments
subsystems. D. coastal habitat
D. nutrients that interact with the other
subsystems. 46. This is a type of pollution that occurs when silt
or clay dominates a body of water.
36. Why is Earth a self-regulating system? A. drawback
A. With the Sun’s help, the subsystems are B. coral reefs
independent from each other, as they make Earth C. inundation
self-sustaining. D. siltation
B. Without the Sun’s help, the subsystems
rarely interact, and they make Earth, almost self- 47. These are most affected when there is
sustaining. excessive sedimentation, sediments simply lie on
C. With the Sun’s help, the subsystems top of them and later on killing them.
interact with each other and they make Earth, A. drawback
nearly self-sustaining. B. coral reefs
D. Without the Sun’s help, the subsystems C. inundation
interact with each other and they make Earth self- D. siltation
sustaining.
48. It is the slow, downhill but independent
37. What are the gases that organisms in the movement of rock or soil under the influence of
Biosphere need? gravity.
A. oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen A. earthflow
B. hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen B. creep
C. oxygen, helium, and nitrogen C. rockslide
D. oxygen, carbon dioxide, and trace gases D. debris flow

38. It is the process where water moves into the

atmosphere.
A. condensation B. precipitation
C. evaporation D.
degradation

39. The most abundant gas in the Earth’s

atmosphere
A. nitrogen B. oxygen
C. hydrogen D. carbon dioxide