FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

NAME___________________________________________ SCORE___________
GRADE & SECTION_______________________________ DATE____________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter which corresponds to the correct answer and write it on the space provided
before the number.
_____1. Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the crust all the way to the core?
A. crust B. inner core C. mantle D. outer core
_____2. Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A. core B. crust C. discontinuity D. mantle
_____3. Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
A. biosphere B. hydrosphere C. water sphere D. geosphere
_____4. Earth contains all living organisms including those on the land, in the water and air. Which subsystem best describes the
statement?
A. biosphere B. hydrosphere C. atmosphere D. geosphere
_____5. Which subsystem suits the statement, “All living things, including humans, are part of the immense Earth”?
A. biosphere B. geosphere C. hydrosphere D. atmosphere
_____6. Which term is used to describe the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth?
A. core B. crust C. mantle D. biosphere
_____7. The atmosphere of the Earth is composed of ___ nitrogen and _____ oxygen and other gases.
A. 0% and 100% B. 21% and 78% C. 78% and 21% D. 505 and 505
_____8. What part of the Earth’s sphere make up hydrosphere?
A. glaciers B. groundwater C. seawater and inland water D. all of the above
_____9. Ozone plays an important part for organisms to stay alive. To what sphere does ozone belong?
A. atmosphere B. biosphere C. geosphere D. hydrosphere
_____10. Which system of the Earth is considered as the largest component of the Earth?
A. atmosphere B. biosphere C. geosphere D. hydrosphere
_____11. What part of geosphere is a thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth?
A. core B. crust C. mantle D. biosphere
_____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 metallic look?
A. Color B. Hardness C. Luster D. Streak
_____13. Which property refers to the resistance of mineral to scratching?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Luster
_____14. In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which mineral property is best described?
A. color B. luster C. Streak D. hardness
_____15. Which is not a property that can be used to identify a mineral?
A. luster B. streak C. hardness D. opaque
_____16. What is the property of mineral that reflects light on its surface?
A. Crystal structure B. color C. streak D. luster
_____17. The __________________ is a way of ranking how hard a mineral is.
A. Mohs Hardness Scale C. Schom Hardness Scale
B. Scale of Hardness D. None of the above
_____18. What is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition?
A. compound B. crystal C. mineral D. rocks
_____19. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?
A. naturally occurring B. solid C. Organic D. crystal structure
_____20. What do you call the tendency for a mineral to break along flat surfaces?
A. cleavage B. hardness C. ductility D. tenacity
_____21. Petrologist classifies rocks based on how they were formed. What is the branch that deals with the study of rocks?
A. Biology B. Geology C. Paleontology D. Petrology
_____22. 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 D. weathering
_____23. What type of rocks are formed from sediments over long period of time?
A. Igneous Rocks B. Sedimentary Rocks C. Metamorphic Rocks D. Minerals
_____24. A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called an:
A. Intrusive metamorphic rock C. Intrusive igneous rock
B. Extrusive sedimentary rock D. Extrusive igneous rock
_____25. Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock?
A. Limestone B. Coal C. Sandstone D. Granite
_____26. Which of the following is true about rocks?
A. Rocks are composed of only one mineral. C. Rocks do not contain minerals.
B. Most rocks are a mixture of minerals. D. Coal is not considered a rock.

_____27. Fossils are found on this type of rocks.

 A. Extrusive igneous rock C. Metamorphic rock
B. Intrusive igneous rock D. Sedimentary rock
_____28. It is a process that does NOT alter the composition of material.
A. abrasion B. organic activity C. chemical weathering D. mechanical weathering
_____29. The rocks are fractured, cracked, and broken down into small pieces. What is the type of weathering?
A. oxidation B. pressure change C. physical weathering D. chemical weathering
_____30. Which activity does NOT facilitate erosion?
A. Kaingin B. planting C. loss of plant cover D. steepening of slope
_____31. Which of the following diagram is TRUE about exogenic processes?
A. weathering – erosion – transport-deposition
B. sediments – erosion – weathering – transport
C. sediments – transport – erosion – weathering
D. erosion – sediments – weathering – transport- deposition
_____32. The removal and transport of weathered material from one place to another is called __________.
A. erosion B. deposition C. weathering D. sublimation
_____33. Which of the following is not an agent of erosion?
A. wind B. water C. rocks D. glacier
_____34. What is the term that refers to the process wherein rocks break down into pieces?
A. erosion B. deposition C. weathering D. mass wasting
_____35. Which of the following is the process by which sediments settle down in a particular area?
A. transport B. deposition C. weathering D. deformation
_____36. What term should be used to describe a semi-liquid hot molten rock located beneath the Earth?
A. lava B. sand C. rocks D. magma
_____37. In what part of the earth does magmatism happen?
A. Asthenosphere B. Earth’s crust C. Earth’s core D. Lithosphere
_____38. What do you call the semi-liquid hot molten rocks found on the surface of earth once the volcano erupts?
A. lava B. sand C. rocks D. magma
_____39. During partial melting of magma, where does decompression melting take place?
A. convergent boundary C. subduction zone
B. mid-ocean ridge D. all of the above
_____40. Which of the following is NOT a factor of partial melting?
A. addition of volatiles C. an increase in pressure
B. decrease in pressure D. an increase in temperature
_____41. What are the two most abundant elements in magma?
A. oxygen and magnesium C. silicon and oxygen
B. silicon and aluminum D. oxygen and iron
_____42. During partial melting of magma, where does heat transfer take place?
A. convergent boundary C. subduction zone
B. mid-ocean ridge D. all of the above
_____43. Mantle rocks remain solid when exposed to high pressure. However, during convection, these rocks tend to go upward
(shallower level) and the pressure is reduced. What process is being described?
A. flux melting B. heat transfer C. partial melting D. decompression melting
_____44. It is a Greek word which means “change”.
A. ignus B. lithos C. meta D. sedere
_____45. Which of the following is NOT true about metamorphism?
A. Slate and gneiss are examples of foliated rock.
B. Contact metamorphism creates non-foliated rocks.
C. Pressure is the main factor of contact metamorphism.
D. Magma will bake the surrounding rocks due to different in temperature.
_____46. What Latin word was the term “igneous” derived from?
A. ignus B. lithos C. meta D. sedere
_____47. What classification of rocks is formed from solidification and crystallization of molten rocks?
A. igneous rocks B. metamorphic rocks C. sedimentary rocks D. all of the above
_____48. Which type of igneous rocks based on composition has the highest amount of silica content?
A. felsic B. intermediate C. mafic D. ultramafic
_____49. Which of the following is/are the process/es of igneous rocks?
A. sedimentation C. solidification and crystallization
B. recrystallization D. solidification and recrystallization
_____50. How are igneous rocks classified based on their origin?
A. large or small crystals C. coarse or fine grains
B. plutonic and volcanic D. from magma or lava