SCIENCE

NAT REVIEWER
GRADE 12
WHEN QUARTZ SANDSTONE UNDERGOES METAMORPHISM, ITS QUARTZ CRYSTALS
GROW LARGER AND TURN INTO A ROCK CALLED QUARTZITE. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE STATEMENT THAT CAN BE DERIVED FROM
THE GIVEN INFORMATION?

a. Size of crystals may be linked with hardness of rock

b. Size of crystals may be linked with roughness of rock
c. Metamorphism may be linked with the size of crystals
d. Metamorphism may be linked with the formation of a new type
of rock
2. METAMORPHISM HAPPENS WHEN ROCK IS HEATED BY A NEARBY MAGMA OR
WHEN ROCK IS BURIED DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE WHERE THE PIECES OF EARTH’S
CRUST COLLIDE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES METAMORPHISM?

a. A. high pressure and low elevation

b. Low elevation and high temperature
c. High pressure and high temperature
d. High elevation and high temperature
3. THE MINERAL GARNET IS FORMED UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH
PRESSURE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE MINERAL GYPSUM IS FORMED UNDER LOW
TEMPERATURE AND LOW PRESSURE. IN WHICH TYPE OF ROCK WOULD YOU LIKELY
CLASSIFY GARNET?

a. Sandstone
b. Igneous rock
c. Sedimentary rock
d. Metamorphic rock
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DATING METHOD INVOLVES THE USE OF
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF STRATIFIED ROCKS?

a. Isotope dating
b. Relative dating
c. Absolute dating
d. Stratified dating
5. SUPPOSE YOU WANT TO DETERMINE THE AGE IN YEARS OF A ROCK SAMPLE
WITH A SUSPECTED AGE OF GREATER THAN 1 MILLION YEARS BUT LESS THAN 10
ILLION YEARS, WHICH RADIOMETRIC DATING WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE

a. Carbon 14 half life 5.730

b. Potassium-argon half life 1.3 billion
c. Uranium-lead half life 4.5 billion
d. Rubidium-stronlium half life 48 billion
6. Suppose the layer of rock from which you obtained a sample does not contain a
radioactives isotopes thay may be used for radiometric dating, which is the best
alternative method that you can use to estimate the age of the rock layer?

a. date the layer of interest by measuring its depth and multiply it to a hypothesized
rate of deposition of layers.
b. Date the layer above the layer of interests then concluded that the sample must be
older than the layer above.
c. Date the layer below the layer of interest than concluded that the sample must be
younger than the layer below
d. Date the layer directly beneath and layer directly above the layer of interest then
conclude that the age must be within that range of age
7. A chemical reaction was carried out in various conditions and the measurements of yield
were recorded in the table below:
Set - up Reactant x (g) Reactant y (g) Yield (g)
1 10 60 50
2 20 60 62
3 30 60 73
4 40 60 85

If you are asked to determine the conditions for increasing the yield. Which hypothesis
would you need to test?

a. Yield increases as long as reactant y is kept constant

b. Yield increases when you continue running several set ups
c. Yield increases when the amount of reactant x is increased
d. Yield increases if you make sure to start with low amount if reactant x
8. You went on to test your hypothesis and your recorded data are shown below:
Set-up Reactant x (g) Reactant y (g) Yield (g)
1 10 60 51
2 20 60 63
3 30 60 73
4 40 60 86
5 50 60 97
6 60 60 110
7 70 60 109
8 80 60 111

Based on the result, what hypothesis should you test this time?

a. Yield stops increasing after six trials

b. Yield increases with both the amount of x and y
c. Maximum yield is obtained using around 60g of x
d. Maximum yield is obtained using around 60g of y
9. Suppose you encounter a problem requiring you to generate a given
amount of yield for a chemical reaction, which of the following should
you explore?

a. The effect of the number of trials on the amount of yield

b. The effect of the amount of reactant/s on the amount of yield
c. The maximum yield produced using a fixed amount of one reactant
d. The amount of yield produced with the available maximum amount of one
reactant
10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A POLAR MOLECULE?

a. WATER
b. OXYGEN
c. NITROGEN
d. FATTY ACID
11. LISTED IN THE BOX ARE PROCESSES THAT OCCUR IN NATURE.

ADHESION BURNING COHESION

CONDENSATION DECOMPOSITION DIGESTION EVAPORATION
HYDROLYSIS MELTING RUSTING

IF YOU WERE TO CLASSIFY THE GIVEN PROCESSES EQUALLY INTO TWO GROUPS, WHAT
WOULD BE THE MOST SUITABLE BASIS?

a. Organic vs. inorganic processes

b. Physical vs. chemical processes
c. Reversible vs. irreversible process
d. Spontaneous vs. non-spontaneous process
12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS THE INTERMOLECULAR FORCES
ACCORDING TO INCREASING STRENGTH?

a. Dipole-dipole interaction <H-bonding<Van der Waals forces

b. H-bonding<Van der Waals forces <dipole-dipole interaction
c. Van der Waals forces <H-bonding<dipole-dipole interaction
d. Van der Waals forces<dipole-dipole interaction<H-bonding
13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISMS POSSESS A COMPLETE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?

HYDRA JELLYFISH PLANARIA EARTHWORM ASCARIS CAT

a. I, II, III
b. IV, V, VI
c. I, III, V
d. II, IV, VI
14. REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW.

a. It improves the rate of impulses along axon

b. It is used to produce concentration gradients of both Na+ and K+ ions
c. It pumps sodium ions (Na+) out of the cell and pump potassium ions (K+)
into the cell
d. It pumps sodium ions (Na+) out of the cell and pump potassium ions (K+)
out of the cell
15. IN GAMETOGENESIS, HOW MANY CHROMOSOMES WILL A HAPLOID CELL
CONTAIN AFTER A DIPLOID CELL WITH 46 CHROMOSOMES HAS UNDERGONE
MEIOSIS?

a. 92 chromosomes
b. 46 chromosomes
c. 23 chromosomes
d. 12 chromosomes
16. A RAY OF LIGTH INCIDENT UPON A MIRROR MAKES AN ANGLE OF 36.0
WITH THE MIRROR. WHAT IS THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE INCIDENT RAY AND
REFLECTED RAY?

a. 36.0 deg
b. 54.0 deg
c. 72.0 deg
d. 90.0 deg
17. THE INDEX OF REFRACTION IS A MEASURE OF HOW MUCH LIGHT BENDS WHEN IT
PASSES INTO ANOTHER MEDIUM. WHICH DIAGRAM BEST ILLUSTRATES THE BEHAVIOR
OF LIGHT AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT MEDIA?
18. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM BEST PREDICTS THE
PROPAGATION OF POLARIZED LIGHT AFTER PASSING THROUGH POLARIZING
AND ANALAYZING FILTERS?
19. IN DESCRIBING THE MOTION OF AN OBJECT MOVING AT CONSTANT
ACCELERATION, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
INFORMATION?

I. POSITION II. VELOCITY III.ACCELERATION

a. I only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
20. SUPPOSE YOU WERE TO DETERMINE THE VELOCITY AT WHICH AN OBJCT
MOVES AT A SPECIFIC TIME, WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU?

a. Initial speed and direction

b. Initial velocity and acceleration
c. Initial direction and acceleration
d. Initial direction and initial velocity
GIVEN BELOW ARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT

21. What is the velocity of the object after 3 seconds?

a. 4 m/s, North
b. 10 m/s, North
c. 13 m/s, North
d. 16 m/s, North
 USE THE FIGURE BELOW FOR ITEM NO. 22

22. What is the source of this

information?

a. National Disaster Coordinating

Council
b. Department of Science and
Technology
c. Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology
d. Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration
 23. WHICH STATEMENT SUPPORTS THE CREDIBILITY OF THE SOURCE?

a. The source is a government agency tasked with disaster risk

management
b. The source is a government agency tasked with monitoring of volcanic
and seismic activity
c. The source is a government agency tasked with monitoring of the
weather to promote people’s safety
d. The source is a government agency tasked with improving the state of
science and technology in the country
 24. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS CHARACTERIZE A SOURCE THAT
DETERMINES ITS CREDIBILITY?

a. a. capability, function, reliability

b. Usefulness, timeliness, accuracy
c. Intention, head of the agency, number of employees
d. Acceptability of information, popular patronage, wide dissemination
 STUDY THE PICTURE BELOW, THEN ANSWER ITEMS 25-26.

25. What makes the Earth

habitable based on the picture?

a. It has the right diameter

needed to sustain life
b. It has the right temperature
needed to sustain life.
c. It has the right amount of water
needed to sustain life.
d. It has the right amount of
oxygen needed to sustain life
 STUDY THE PICTURE BELOW, THEN ANSWER ITEMS 25-26.

26.
 STUDY THE PICTURE BELOW, THEN ANSWER ITEMS 25-26.

27.
 STUDY THE PICTURE BELOW, THEN ANSWER ITEMS 25-26.

28.
 FOR ITEM 30, REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW.

30. What event will produce the least acceleration of the object?

a. Doubling F1
b. Doubling F2
c. Reducing F1 by half
d. Reducing the mass of the object by half
 31. THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW SHOWS THE BASIC OUTLINE OF THE PROCESS
OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS. WHAT WILL BE ITS PRODUCTS?

a. Glucose and starch

b. Glucose and oxygen
c. Glucose and water
d. Glucoseand carbon dioxide
32. STUDY THE GRAPH BELOW. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT INTENSITY AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a. As light intensity decreases, rate of

photosynthesis increases
b. As light intensity increases, rate of
photosynthesis increases
c. As light intensity decreases, rate of
photosynthesis decreases
d. As light intensity increases, rate of
photosynthesis decreases.
33. BASED FROM THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW, IDENTIFY THE TWO PRODUCTS
OF LIGHT REACTION THAT ARE NEEDED IN ORDER FOR CALVIN CYCLE TO
TAKE PLACE.

a. A. O2 and CO2
b. O2 and Glucose
c. ADP and NADP +
d. ATP and NADPH
FOR ITEM 34.

THE ENERGY OF A PHOTON IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS FREQUENCY AND

INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO ITS WAVELENGTH. THE FIGURE BELOW SHOWS THE
DIFFERENT COLORS OF VISIBLE LIGHT (TYPES OF PHOTONS) WITH THEIR
CORRESPONDING FREQUENCIES AND WAVELENGTHS.
34. Based on the given table, which statements below may be the reasons
why red light is used as a safe light in dark room for photographic or x-ray
films?
I. Red light has the longest wavelength, hence it possesses the lowest energy to
affect photographic or x-ray films
II. Red light has the shortest wavelength, hence it possesses the highest energy
to affect photographic or x-ray films.
III. Red light has the lowest frequency, hence it possesses the lowest energy to
affect photographic or x-ray films
IV. Red light has the highest frequency, hence, it possesses the highest energy to
affect photographic or x-ray films

a. I and II b. I and III c. II and III d. II and IV

35. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS AFFECT THE ENERGY POSSESSED BY LIGHT?

I. FREQUENCY II. WAVELENGTH III. COLOR OF LIGHT

a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III
36. ULTRAVIOLET RAYS HAVE HIGHER FREQUENCY THAN ANY OF THE VISIBLE
COLORS OF LIGHT. WHICH MAY BE THE REASON WHY WE EAISLY GET
SUNBURNED UNDER UV LIGHT BUT NOT UNDER VISIBLE LIGHT?

a. A. since UV rays have higher frequency, they possess more energy to cause
burning of skin than visible light
b. Since UV rays have higher frequency, they possess less energy to cause burning
of skin than visible light
c. Since UV rays have higher energy, they possess short wavelength to cause
burning of skin than visible light
d. Since UV rays have higher energy, they possess long wavelength to cause
burning of skin than visible light
37. DENSITY-DEPENDENT FACTORS USUALLY OCCUR ONLY WHEN A POPULATION IS
LARGE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE DENSITY
DEPENDENT?

I. PARASITISM II. CROWDING & STRESS III. FROST IV. STROMS

a. I and II
b. III and IV
c. I and III
d. II and IV
38. WHY ARE LICE, TICKS AND HELMINTHS CONSIDERED TO BE DENSITY-
DEPENDENT LIMITING FACTORS?

a. They benefit from the host

b. They kill other organisms to obtain food
c. They benefit other organism without being harmed
d. They compete with other organisms to capture food
39. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST EXPLAINS THE GRAPH BELOW?

a. Population with zero growth has

reached a steady slate.
b. Most population undergoes growth
as shown in the growth curve
c. A population achieved steady state
when it reached the carrying
capacity of the environment
d. If a population reaches the carrying
capacity of its environment, certain
factors keep the population from
growing further.
40. A PROCESS BY WHICH MATERIALS BREAK DOWN INTO THEIR COMPONENT
ELEMENTS THROUGH THE ACTION OF CHEMICAL AGENT IS CALLED CHEMICAL
WEATHERING. IN WHICH TYPE OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING DOES THE FORMATION OF
RUST ON IRON CAUSED BY PROLONGED CONTACT WITH WATER OCCUR?

a. Dissolution
b. Electrolysis
c. Hydrolysis
d. Oxidation
FOR ITEM 41, STUDY THE SITUATION BELOW.

I. WATER FLOWING IN A STREAM INTO A ROCK AND EVENTUALLY CREATE A HOLE IN

THE ROCK
II. ROOTS OF PLANTS GROWING INTO CRACKS MAY PUT PRESSURE ON THE
SURROUNDING ROCKS EVENTUALLY BREAKING ROCKS APART AS THE ROOTS GROW.
III. GLACIER MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE PRESSURE RELEASE AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM
A SURFACE OF ROCK.
IV. ICE CRYSTALS CAN GROW IN CRACKS OF ROCKS OVERTIME WHICH WEAKENS
THE ROCKS CAUSING THEM TO BREAK APART

41. What type of weathering occurs in all the situations?

a. Chemical weathering
b. Physical weathering
c. Hydrolysis
d. Oxidation
42. IN WEATHERING OF ROCKS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN POLLUTANTS LIKE CARBON
DIOXIDE, NITROGEN AND SULFURIC OXIDES MIX WITH RAIN WATER CREATING ACID RAIN
WHICH CAN DISSOLVE LIMESTONE AND OTHER ROCK FORMS?

I. CARBONATION PROCESS WILL ACT ON ROCKS

II. OXIDATION PROCESS WILL OCCUR WHEN OXYGEN COMBINES WITH MINERALS AND
OXIDES
III. CARBON DIOXIDE WILL DISSOLVE IN WATER AND FORM CARBONIC ACID
IV. THERE WILL BE A DISSOCIATION OF H2O INTO H+ AND OH –IONS WHICH CHEMICALLY
COMBINE WITH MINERALS AND BRING ABOUT CHANGES SUCH AS DECOMPOSITION OF
CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF NEW COMPOUNDS.

a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. II and IV only
d. II and III only
REFER TO THE FOLLOWING FIGURE FOR QUESTIONS 43 TO 45.

43. what particles are found in

the innermost part of an atom?

a. Neutron and electron

b. Neutron and nucleus
c. Proton and nucleus
d. Proton and neutron
44. WHICH TABLE OF INFORMATION DESCRIBES THE GIVEN FIGURE?
45. YOU WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT
ATOMIC MODEL. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS WERE PROPOSED BY YOUR CLASSMATES:

I. MEDICINE II. ELECTRICITY

III. GREEN ENERGY AGRICULTURE

Which of the proposed topics

best illustrates the application of
atomic model?

a. I & III
b. I & II
c. II & III
d. II & IV
46. AMONG THE STATEMENTS BELOW ABOUT ABSOLUTE AGE OF ROCKS, WHICH IS
TRUE?

a. Absolute age refers to the position of rock layers

b. Absolute age of rocks is determines by radioactive method such as
carbon14-dating
c. Absolute age means age in comparison with other rocks, either younger or
older.
d. Absolute age states that deeper layer must be older than layers closer to
the surface
FOR ITEM 47, STUDY THE SITUATION BELOW.

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION ABOUT ABSOLUTE AND
RELATIVE DATING.

I. RELATIVE DATING USES QUALITATIVE METHODS OF DATING

II. ABSOLUTE DATING DETERMINES THE AGE REMAINS USING RADIOMETRIC METHODS
III. RADIOCARBON DATING AND POTASSIUM ARGON DATING ARE EXAMPLES OF RELATIVE
DATING.
IV. ABSOLUTE DATING IS USED TO ARRANGE GEOLOGICAL EVENTS AND THE ROCKS THEY
LEAVE BEHIND IN A SEQUENCE

47. Which statements above is/are not true about absolute and relative dating?

a. I only
b. II and IV only
c. I and II only
d. III and IV only
48. DATING IS A TECHNIQUE USED IN ARCHAEOLOGY TO ASCERTAIN THE AGE OF
FOSSILS, ARTIFACTS AND OTHER ITMES CONSIDERED TO BE VALUABLE BY
ARCHAEOLIGISTS. ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE DATING ARE THE MAIN CATEGORIES OF
CLASSIFICATION METHODS OF DATING TECHNIQUE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELATIVE DATING AND ABSOLUTE
DATING?

a. Relative dating uses quantitative methods while absolute dating uses

qualitative methods
b. Relative dating techniques do not tell the exact age, it can only compare
items as younger or older while absolute dating can tell the exact age of an
artifact by employing various techniques
c. Relative dating employs radio-carbon dating method while absolute dating
employs trapped electron method
d. Relative dating is based upon physical and chemical properties of artifacts
while absolute dating is based upon the study of layer formation of rocks
49. AMONG THE DIFFERENT ORGAN SYSTEMS, THE FINAL CONTROL OF
HOMEOSTASIS IS __________.

a. Digestive system
b. Respiratory system
c. Endocrine system
d. Nervous system
50. HOW IS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH CIRCULATORY SYSTEM?

a. The esophagus is a pathway for both food and air

b. The pharynx is a passageway for both food and air
c. Blood carries nutrients to the body cells from small intestines
d. Blood carries nutrients to the body cells from large intestines
51. EXPLAIN WHY HOMEOSTASIS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE ESPECIALLY IN ENDOTHERMIN
ANIMALS.

a. A. it regulates body temperature

b. it acts at all five levels of biological organization
c. It regulates blood glucose with insulin and glucagon
d. It maintains the balance between acidity and alkalinity
FOR ITEMS 52 TO 54, REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW.

52. WHAT EVIDENCE WAS STATED BY JJ THOMPSON ON THE OCCURRENCE OF

NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES BASED ON THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION?

a. Positively charged particles repel negatively charged particles

b. Positively charged particles attract positively charged particles
c. Positively charged particles reflect negatively charged particles
d. Positively charged particles attract negatively charged particles
FOR ITEMS 52 TO 54, REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW.

53. SUPPOSE CATHODE RAYS WERE NEGATIVELY CHARGED PARTICLES, WHICH

STATEMENT WILL SATISFY THIS CONDITION?

a. It will bend toward negative plate because like charges repel

b. It will bend toward positive plate because opposite charges attract
c. It will bend toward the positive plate because opposite charges repel
d. It will bend toward the negative plate because opposite charges attract
FOR ITEMS 52 TO 54, REFER TO THE FIGURE BELOW.

54. IN WHICH TECHNOLOGY BELOW CAN THE DISCOVERY OF JJ THOMPSON BE

BEST APPLIED TO?

a. Treatment of tumors
b. Magnetic train
c. Aerodynamic plane
d. Nuclear submarine
55. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BASES FOR GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE OF THE
EARTH?

I. VARYING TEMPERATURES
II. FOSSIL EVIDENCE IN EARTH’S ROCKS
III. THE AGE OF ROCKS
IV. LAND MASSES AND BODIES OF WATER

a. II and III only

b. III and IV only
c. I and III only
d. II and IV only
55. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE THE BASES FOR GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE OF THE
EARTH?

I. VARYING TEMPERATURES
II. FOSSIL EVIDENCE IN EARTH’S ROCKS
III. THE AGE OF ROCKS
IV. LAND MASSES AND BODIES OF WATER

a. II and III only

b. III and IV only
c. I and III only
d. II and IV only