Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
Division of Romblon
CARMEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Carmen, San Agustin, Romblon

PRE-TEST IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Grade 11 (SY 2023-2024)

Name: _______________________________ Date of Examination: ______________

Gr. Level/Section/Strand: ________________ Score: _________________________

DIRECTION/S: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1) Which best describe planet Earth?

A. It has people that live in it. C. It has trees that provide oxygen.
B. It has soil where trees grow. D. It has liquid water in the surface.
2) Which is not true in a comparison between Mars and Earth?
A. It has life mechanism. C. It has atmosphere that supports oxygen.
B. It has water and atmosphere. D. It has carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
3) For many, Earth is different from other planets. Why do you think so?
A. Earth is mostly covered in water.
B. Earth has comfortable distance from the sun.
C. Earth has carbon dioxide on its atmosphere.
D. It has approximately same size as that of Venus.
4) Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
A. biosphere B. exosphere C. hydrosphere D. geosphere
5) What subsystem will network with biosphere for photosynthesis to take place?
A. atmosphere B. hydrosphere C. geosphere D. biosphere
6) What is an example of a connection between atmosphere and geosphere?
A. water B. mountains C. nitrogen D. volcanic eruption release
gas
7) What are the building blocks of rocks and it is mostly found in the geosphere?
A. elements B. ore C. minerals D. soil
8) In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which mineral property is best described?
A. color B. luster C. hardness D. streak
9) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?
A. solid B. organic C. crystal structure D. naturally occurring
10) During the 1800’s, miners can identify real gold from pyrite through biting the surface of the mineral. If
a bite mark is exhibited, then the said mineral is considered real gold. What property is tested in this
scenario?
A. cleavage B. luster C. hardness D. streak color
11) Rocks vary in color, size, texture and shape. They are classified based on how they were formed.
Which of the following deals with the study of rocks?
A. Biology B. Geology C. Paleontology D. Petrology
12) Halite is made when a body of seawater becomes closed off and evaporates and salt precipitates out
and is deposited as crystallized halite. What type of sedimentary rock is formed?
A. Clastic B. Chemical C. Organic D. Pyroclastic
13) What is the process in which a plant grows into the base of a stone monument and creating a crack
on it?
A. freezing C. chemical weathering
 B. thawing D. mechanical weathering

14) What is the type of chemical weathering that rapidly dissolves crystals of halite or rock salt to form a
solution?
A. abrasion B. dissolution C. hydrolysis D. oxidation
15) What type of weathering occurs when stalactites and stalagmites on caves are formed?
A. chemical weathering C. mechanical weathering
B. freezing and thawing D. thermal and pressure change
16) Which of the following is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A. crust B. core C. discontinuity D. mantle
17) Which of the following stores magma and located in a region just beneath the crust all the way to the core?
A. crust B. outer core C. inner core D. mantle
18) 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
19) What happens to the grain size of the minerals in rocks when the heat is increased?
A. It increases B. It decreases C. It remains constant D. It degrades intermittently
20) Which of the following DOESN’T belong to the group?
A. dolomite B. feldspar C. mica D. quartz
21) Foliation or lineation happens among deformed rocks due to
A. pressure and recrystallization of rocks
B. eruption of magma from the mantle to the crust
C. increase in temperature in the surrounding area
D. increase in volume of water as the rocks’ depth increases
22) What classification of rocks is formed from solidification and crystallization of molten rocks?
A. igneous rocks C. sedimentary rocks
B. metamorphic rocks D. all of the above
23) Which of the following is/are the process/es to igneous rocks?
A. sedimentation C. solidification and crystallization
B. recrystallization D. solidification and recrystallization
24) Which type of igneous rocks based on composition has the highest amount of silica content?
A. felsic B. intermediate C. mafic D. ultramafic
25) What happens to the molten rocks when they reach the Earth’s surface?
A. They flow continuously. C. Their temperature remains the same.
B. They cool down and solidify. D. They remain semi-liquid molten rocks.
26) Which of the following is not associated with convergent plate movement/margin?
A. deep-focus earthquake B. trench C. valley D. volcanic Arc
27) When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust
because it is
A. denser than continental crust C. thinner than continental crust
B. thicker than continental crust D. less dense than continental crust
28) 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
29) What type of rocks are formed from sediments over long period of time?
A. Igneous Rocks C. Metamorphic Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Minerals
30) Which type of rock is formed when heated and compressed over time?
A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic D. All are correct
31) What is the age of planet earth today?
A. 4.5 thousand B. 4.5 billion C.4.5 million D. 4.5 trillion
32) Which of the following is used by geologist to determine the relative ages in a rock sequence?
A. fossils B. stratigraphy C. lateral continuity D. all of these

33) Which method was primarily used to establish the Geologic Time Scale?
A. Absolute dating B. Relative dating C. Carbon Dating D. Uranium dating
34) What does the term “Palezoic” mean?
A. Ancient life B. Middle life C. Future life D. Recent Life
35) Which of the following factors does not trigger landslide?
A. volcanic activity C. thick vegetation
B. steepness of the slope D. ground shaking due to earthquake
36) Which of the following human activities significantly caused the planet to warm by 1.4 degrees
Fahrenheit since 1880?
A. Burning of coal and oil C. Cutting down of tropical forest
B. Increase of solar activity D. Both a and b
37) Which of the following is the direct effect of sea level rise?
A. shoreline erosion and degradation C. storm surges
B. saltwater intrusion D. Permanent flooding

38) Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

A. Water vapor B. carbon dioxide C. Methane D. oxygen
39) Why do tropical cyclones get weaker and lose strength during landfall?
A. Landmass absorbs some of their energy
B. Landmass does not provide enough moisture
C. Mountains and trees reduce their speed
D. Landmass is warmer than ocean
40) Human activities that have increased of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere since 1970 is ___.
A. Farming B. mining C. burning of fossil fuel D. dynamite fishing

Prepared by:

KEYAM NIEL B. RACE, MAEd

Subject Teacher

Approved:

JUDITH F. FABELLON
School Principal III