Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation Catanauan, Inc.

Catanauan, Quezon
 Long Quiz on Prelim
Name: _______________________ Year and Course: __________ Date : _______

1. All of the following are abiotic factors of the environment

except:
a. Air b. Sunlight c. bacteria d. soil

2. The corals, plants, bacteria and fungi, comprise a:

a. Niche b. Habitat c. Community d. Ecosystem

3. What do you call a group or collection of similar organisms

living in a given area?
a. ecotypes b. organism c. population d. community

4. What is the primary source of energy on earth?

a. Water b. Wind c. Sun d. Soil

5. It refers to the place where an organism lives?

a. Ecosystem b. Niche c. Ecology d. Habitat

6. This is known as the study of the interaction of humans with the

natural environment.
a. Environmental Science b. Ecological Science
 c. Biological Science d. Physical Science

7. Which of the following is an example of a Renewable

Resources?
a. Oil b. Coal c. Minerals d. Timber
8. Environmental Science and the issues that it studies are
complex and interdisciplinary. What does “interdisciplinary”
means?
a. The complexity of concepts and ideas from multiple fields of
study.
b. Organism are unique in forms and size
c. The formation of groups of similar organisms living in the
same area.
d. It is the composition of a community that interact with each
other and with their physical environment.

9. Which scope of Earth Science deals with the study of the

origin, history, and structure of the Earth?
a. Astronomy b. Meteorology
c. Geology d. Cosmology

10. Which among the following nations has the biggest number of
coal reserve as of 2008 records?
 a. Russia b. USA c. China d. Australia

11. What is the branch of science that deals with the study of the
interactions between the living and the non-living components of
the environment?
a. Entomology b. Ecosystem
c. Economics d. Environmental Science

12. The role played by an organism in an ecosystem is called as:

a. habitat b. niche c. decomposer d. producer

13. The part of the biosphere that is composed of water:

a. Atmosphere b. Hemisphere c. Lithosphere d. Hydrosphere
14.What are the two Greek word that Ecology is derived from?
a. Aikos and Lagos b. Ikolo and Golos
c. Oikos and Logos d. Mollos and Kolos

15. What is another term for the word Lithosphere?

a. Geosphere b. Goelogical c. Geographic d. Geophysicst

16. It is known as a degradation or an undesired change in air,

water, or oil that affects the health of living things.
 a. Pollute b. Pollution c. Pollutants d. Poluts

17. Which of the following is correct about the term

“environmentalism”?

a. It is very science-oriented
b. It is a social movement to protect the environment
c. It usually does not include advocacy for the environment
d. It involves scientists trying to solve environmental problems

18. What is the definition of “sustainable development”?

a. Using resources to benefit future generations, even if it
means lower availability now
b. Letting future generations figure out their own problems
c. Using resources to satisfy current needs without
compromising future availability
d. Letting each country decide what is its best interest

19. Which do you think is the best way to protect commonly

owned resources (i.e., air, water, fisheries)?
a. Sell the resource to a private entity
b. Voluntary organizations to enforce responsible use
c. Governmental regulations and laws
 d. Do nothing and see what happens
20. The following are all environmental conditions that surround
living organisms EXCEPT one:
a. Climate change
b. Air and water quality
c. Soil and land forms
d. Interaction between living organisms

21. Which of the following basic facts is NOT TRUE about the
moon.
a. The mass of the moon is about 1/100th that of Earth.
b. The moon has little or no atmosphere.
c. The moon has a high density compared to the Earth.
d. The moon revolves around the Earth once every month.

For number 22-24. Please refer to the illustration below.

22. Which number represents a WAXING CRESCENT structure?

a. illustration no.2 b. illustration no. 4
 c. illustration no. 6 d. illustration no. 8

23. Which number represents a WANING GIBBOUS form?

a. illustration no.2 b. illustration no. 4
c. illustration no. 6 d. illustration no. 8

24. Which number represents a WANING CRESCENT

form?
a. illustration no.2 b. illustration no. 4
c. illustration no. 6 d. illustration no. 8
25. How many days will the moon become a full moon that is LIT
fully by the suns’ ray?
a. 7 days b. 10 days c. 14 days d. 22 days

For numbers 26 -28 use the illustration below. Choose your

answer using the letters from the illustration.

26. Which from the illustration represents the mantle?

27. What color shows the appearance of the outer core?
28. Which is the solid crust from the drawing?

29. Convection Current is mostly occurring on what area in the

layers of the earth?
 a. Crust b. Inner Core c. Outer Core d. Mantle

30. What do you call the condition, when the sunlight reflects off
the Moon’s far side?
a. New Moon b. Full Moon c. First Quarterd. Last Quarter

31. Which type of Tide represents the following illustration?

a. Spring Tides: New Moon b. Spring Tides: Full Moon

c. Neap Tides: First Quarter d. Neap Tides: Last Quarter

32. An area below the earth that shows the boundary line
between the upper mantle and crust which is known as _______.
a. Mohorovi discontinuim b. Mohorovicic discontinuity
c. Mohoriavic discontanium d. Mohhoroic discountity
For numbers 33-36. Please refer to the readings below, choose
the letter of your answer on the choices in the box below.
According to the __33.________, about 5 billion years ago the huge cloud of
____34.________ began to contract (move toward each other) under its own
gravitational force. A rotating ice skater who pulls her hand towards her body
rotates faster than with extended arm. Just like the nebula while it contracts, it
rotates faster and faster. This constant rotation caused the nebular cloud to
assume a ___35.____ producing the sun. However, due to this rotation, some
dust and gases remained orbiting the sun, eventually forming the ___36._____
Choices:
justa.like earth.
disk-shape b. Nebular Theory c. planets d. Dust and gases (nebula)
37. What do you call the layer of the earth that is most visible to
us?
a. crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core

38. It is known as the thickest layer of the earth, that contains

magma.
a. crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core

39. What is the chemical composition of the oceanic crust?

a. Partially molten Fe, Mg, Si, O
b. Very hot solid and liquid Iron and Nickle
c. Mostly O with less amount of P, Al, Mn, Mg, Ca, K, Na
d. Dominated by quartz (SiO2) and feldspars (metal-poor silicates)

40.Who is the proponent of the Geocentric Theory of the Solar

System?
a. Socrates b. Ptolemy c. Plato d. Heraclides