Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Nueva Ecija
District of San Antonio
STA. BARBARA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

(Preliminary Examination)
Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ________________
Grade and Track: ____________________ Date: _________________

DIRECTIONS: READ EACH STATEMENT OR QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Write the letter of your answer on the space
provided before each number. Avoid MULTIPLE ANSWERS and/or ERASURES.
I. IDENTIFICATION

______________________1. When did Big Bang Theory happened?

______________________2. This is the stage when expanding of the universe started.
______________________3. This is the first element in the universe.
______________________4. The second element present in the universe.
______________________5. These are the planets that are small and rocky—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
______________________6. It is a cloud of gas and/or dust in space.
______________________7. These are the huge gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
______________________8. It has been referred to as “Earth’s twin.”
______________________9. It is called the “Red Planet”.
______________________10. It is the innermost and second smallest planet; it is hardly larger than Earth’s
moon.
______________________11. How many moons does Jupiter has?
______________________12. What is the largest moon of Saturn which is bigger than the planet Mercury?
______________________13. It is called the sideways planet.
______________________14. It is the windiest planet which exceeds for about 1000 kilometers per hour.
______________________15. It is the most famous short-period comet. Its orbital period is 76 years.
II. TRUE OR FALSE

______________________16. Pluto’s orbit is highly eccentric, causing it to occasionally travel inside the orbit of
Jupiter, where it resided from 1979 through February 1999.
______________________17. A comet is a small, rocky body whose diameter can range from a few hundred
kilometers to less than a kilometer.
______________________18. Igneous Rocks are formed by melting, cooling, and crystallization of other rocks.
______________________19. Light igneous rocks are formed from basaltic or mafic magma.
______________________20. Sedimentary rocks are formed by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction,
and cementation of other rocks.
______________________21. Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and pressure changing one type of rock
into another type of rock.
______________________22. Nonfoliated rocks form when differential pressure causes minerals to form in
layers.
______________________23. PAGASA uses each set of typhoon names in rotation every four years.
______________________24. PAGASA removes a name from its list if the storm has caused at least 800
deaths.

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______________________25. PAGASA removes a name from its list if the storm has caused at least PHP 1
million worth of agricultural and infrastructural damage.
III. FILLING BLANKS

Philippine Typhoon Names (2018) Auxiliary Typhoon Names

26. _______________ 32. _______________

36. _______________
Basyang Ompong Bagwis
27. _______________ 32. _______________ 37. _______________

Domeng Queenie 38. _______________

Ester 33. _______________ Elena

Florita Samuel Felino

Gunding
28. _______________ Tomas
Harriet
Henry Usman
34. _______________
Inday 34. _______________ 35. _______________
29. _______________ Waldo
Karding 35. _______________
Luis Zeny
30. _______________

IV. ACRONYMS (2 points each)

A. PAGASA
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B. LPA
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C. ITCZ
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D. PAR
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E. TS
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“It is better to fail with honor than succeed by fraud”

Prepared by:

ANGELICA DYAN S. MENDOZA

T-III, Subject Teacher
Noted by:

MRS. MARLIE C. EDUARDO

Principal I

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1. 13.7 billion years ago
2. Inflationary epoch
3. Helium
4. Hydrogen
5. Terrestrial planets
6. Nebula
7. Jovian planets
8. Venus
9. Mars
10. Mercury
11. 28
12. Titan
13. Uranus
14. Neptune
15. Halley’s comet
16. False - neptune
17. False – asteroid
18. True
19. False - dark
20. True
21. True
22. False – foliated
23. True
24. False – 300
25. False - billion

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