Control No.

: SCIENCE9Q3 _ _ _
SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 9
Quarter 3_WEEK 6-7

Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ____________

Grade & Section: ____________________ Date: _____________

PART I. Direction: Read and analyze the following statements and choose your answer from the given
choices. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.

a. climate b. monsoon c. topography d. weather
2. What region receives the least amount of solar radiation?
a. equatorial region b. polar region c. temperate region d. tropical region
3. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes
Baguio cold?
a. The latitude b. The topography
c. The altitude d. The distance from the ocean
4. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climates?
a. Amount of heat received varies.
b. Amount of precipitation differs.
c. Higher altitudes have lower temperature.
d. Higher altitudes have higher temperature.
5. As you go to the top of the mountain, what happens to temperature?
a. it decreases b. it goes up and down
c. it increases d. it remains the same
6. It is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
a. altitude b. latitude c. attitude d. longitude
7. Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when they go up the mountain?
a. The temperature increases as the altitude increases.
b. The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
c. The altitude increases as the temperature increases.
d. The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.
8. It refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a short period of time.
a. climate b. monsoon c. topography d. weather
9. It is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
a. altitude b. latitude c. attitude d. longitude
10. Based on the table below:
Which city may have the LOWEST TEMPERATURE?

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 a. Manila b. Bacolod c. Baguio d. Tagaytay
11. What is the name of gas released into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuel for energy like coal,
oil and natural gas?
a. Carbon Dioxide b. Oxygen c. Hydrogen d. Methane
12. Which is TRUE about greenhouse effect?
a. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere.
b. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the earth’s interior.
c. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from the outer space.
d. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the earth’s surface.
13. Which of the following gases is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a. Methane b. Nitrogen c. Water vapor d. Carbon dioxide
14. Which can cause global warming?
a. Deforestation b. Industrial and agricultural activities
c. Air pollutants due to extraction of natural gas d. All of the above
15. Which of the following is NOT likely result of global warming?
a. Rising sea level b. Worsening health effects
c. Increased storm frequency and intensity d. Increased agricultural productivity worldwide
16. What are the gases called that become trapped in the earth’s atmosphere and are heating the
planet?
a. Humidity b. Precipitation c. Water Vapor d. Greenhouse Gases
17. Which activity contributes the MOST to carbon emissions?
a. Forestry b. Transport c. Agriculture d. Energy supply
18. Which of these countries has the highest per capita CO2 emissions?
a. China b. USA c. Russia d. UK
19. The following are fossil fuels EXCEPT?
a. Oil b. Coal c. Natural Gas d. Wood
20. The increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is referred to by scientists as?
a. Global heating b. Thermo-climate
c. Earth charge d. Core temperature change

PART II. Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write your answers in a
separate sheet of paper.

_____1. Climate is a general pattern of weather that occurs over a long period of time.
_____2. Climate change is a natural occurrence in the environment.
_____3. Weather is a condition of the atmosphere at a particular place over a long period of time.
_____4. Earth does go through a period of cooling and a period of warming.
_____5. Places near the equator are experiencing colder climate than places far from the equator
_____6. The climate in Baguio and Tagaytay are colder than the climate in Manila and Laoag.
_____7. Global warming can bring about a rising of the sea level due to the melting of ice caps.
_____8. Climate change affects only the people living in the tropical area.
_____9. Too much greenhouses gases would not increase global temperature.
_____10. The measurement of distance North or South of the Equator is called altitude.

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PART III. Direction: Write the word that correctly completes the statement. Write your answer on a
separate
sheet of paper.

_________________1. It is the warming of earth’s atmosphere due to the build-up of heat-trapping gases,
such as carbon dioxide and methane.

_________________2. It is the gradual increase in the overall temperature of earth’s atmosphere due to
the
greenhouse effects.

_________________3. It is the pattern of weather conditions over many years.

_________________4. It is the name of the gas that is responsible for 75% of the warming effect from
greenhouse gases.

_________________5. It is a kind of Fossil Fuel like oil and natural gas that is used to generate energy.

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