Department of Education

Region IV-B MIMAROPA

DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
FELIMON M. SALCEDO SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Salcedo, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro

SCIENCE 7
Quarter 4
Summative Test III

Name: _________________________________________________ Score: ____________________

Section:__________________

I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the blank before each number.

_______1. Which is causing the earth’s seasons?

a. Earth’s rotation around the sun b. The tilt of the earth’s axis

_______2. What causes day and night?

a. The earth’s orbit around the sun b. The earth orbiting its’ own axis

_______3. Why does the Philippines only have 2 seasons?

a. The Philippines lies far from the equator b. The Philippines lies within the tropical zone

_______4. In countries experiencing four seasons in a year, each season lasts for _________ months.
a. four b. three

_______5. Which of the following shows correct pairing ?

a. summer : warmest ; autumn : coldest b. summer : warmest ; winter : coldest

_______6. Which of these situations usually happen during autumn?

a. animals hibernate and migrate b. leaves change colors and fall off the trees

_______7. Which is true when the north pole of Earth's axis is pointed toward the Sun?
a. it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere b. it
is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere

_______8. Which is true when the north pole of Earth's axis is pointed away from the Sun?
a. it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere b. it
is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere

_______9. The southern part of the planet receives more sunlight when it is ______________.
a. angled toward the Sun b. angled away the Sun

_______10. Which of the following describes a solar day?

a. It is equal to 24 hours b. It is equal to 365 ¼ days

_______11. How many degrees is the Earth’s axis tilted?

a. 25.3 degrees b. 23.5 degrees

_______12. It refers to the days in which day and night are of equal duration.
a. solstices b. equinoxes

_______13. The summer solstice occurs on _____________, and marks the beginning of summer.
a. December 21 b. June 21

_______14. It refers to the days when the Sun is the greatest distance north or south of the equator.
a. solstices b. equinoxes
_______15. The winter solstice occurs on _____________, and marks the beginning of winter.
a. December 21 b. June 21

_______16. What season does the southern hemisphere experience when it is winter in the northern hemisphere?
a. summer b. spring

_______17. Which month of the year the Philippines is likely to experience longer days than nights?
a. April, dry season b. December, wet season

_______18. Which season is experienced in the northern hemisphere for the month of December?
a. winter b. spring

_______19. The length of days and nights vary. There are times when the days are longer and the nights are shorter while
There are periods during the year when the nights become longer and the days shorter. Is true or false?
a. true b. false

_______20. Which of these two is a major effect of earth’s tilting?

a. length of days ` b. length of years

TRUE OR FALSE
II. Directions : Put a  if the statement is correct and  if it is wrong.
Write your answer on the blank before each number.

_______1. The earth rotates on its axis.

_______2. The Philippines experiences winter season every December to February.

_______3. Only the countries near the equator are experiencing the four seasons.

_______4. The Earth travels around the Sun, called an orbit, once a year or every 356 ¼ days

_______5. Spring is the season between winter and summer when plants and trees begin to grow.

_______6. When there is much rainfall in the country, it is described as wet season.

_______7. In the Northern Hemisphere the longest day is on June 21st while the longest night is on December 21st.

_______8. Winter is the coldest season of the year that is after and autumn and before spring.

_______9. Countries near the equator receives more heat than the countries located farther from the equator.

_______10. Summer is the warmest season of the year that is after spring and before autumn.

______________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Name and Signature

Prepared By Noted By

JOANABEL M. DECHOSA DANILO S. PEREZ

 Subject Teacher Principal I

Department of Education
Region IV-B MIMAROPA
DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO B 14. A
FELIMON M. SALCEDO SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL B HIGH SCHOOL
A
Salcedo, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro B
A
B A
SCIENCE 7
b A
Quarter 4
PERFORMANCE TASK II B A
B A
Name: _____________________________________ A
Section:__________________________
A 1 
A
Directions: Observe the different effects of global warming. Name the possible causes
B and solutions
2-4 X
for each of the following. B
B 5-10 
______________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Name and Signature

Prepared By Noted By

JOANABEL M. DECHOSA DANILO S. PEREZ

Subject Teacher Principal I

_______14. What happens when air is heated?

a. It expands, then rises. b. It spreads in all direction

_______15. Which warms up faster, land or water?

a. land b. water

_______16. What happens to the surrounding air as warm air rises?

a. moves away from the rising air b. moves toward the place where warm air rises

_______17. In what direction do winds blow?

a. from low pressure to high pressure areas b. from high pressure to low pressure areas

_______18. Which is true about ITCZ?

a. It occurs in the Philippines all year round.
b. It is a place where winds in the tropics meet, rise, and form clouds.

_______19. What correctly describes a sea breeze?

a. It happens during the night when the wind blows from the sea to the land.
b. It happens during the day when the wind blows from the sea to the land.
_______20. What refers to the wind system that brings abundant rainfall?
a. wind breeze ` b. monsoon

II. Directions : Put a  if the statement is correct and  if it is wrong.

Write your answer on the blank before each number.

_______1. The ‘greenhouse effect’ is a natural process and it warms the Earth.

_______2. Habagat is commonly called southwest monsoon.

_______3. Amihan draws cold and dry air.

_______4. Wind from high-pressure area in Australia to Philippines brings warm and humid air in some months.

_______5. As air becomes warmer, it rises and expands.

_______6. Global Warming causes drought, severe storms and higher temperatures.

_______7. Wind moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.

_______8. When warm air in the equator rises, the air pressure increases.

_______9. Thunderstorms are formed as a result of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

_______10. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a belt of clouds around the equator.

TRUE OR FALSE 1-5 

II. Directions : Put a  if the statement is correct and  if it is wrong. 6 X
7-9 
_______1. The ‘greenhouse effect’ is a natural process and it warms the Earth.
10 X
_______2. Monsoons are wind systems.
11-12 
_______3. Amihan draws cold and dry air.
13-14 X
_______4. Monsoons affect farmers in different ways.
15 
_______5. Habagat is commonly called southwest monsoon.
16 X
_______6. The place where warm air is rising is a high-pressure area.
17-19 
_______7. During wet season, the prevailing wind blows from Northeast Asia.
20 X
_______8. The place where cold air sinks is a place where air pressure is high
_______9. Wind from high-pressure area in Australia to Philippines brings warm and humid air in some months.
_______10. The wind blows cold air from Japan and other high-pressure areas to southern part of the Philippines for the months of December to
February.
_______11. Cold air moves when warm air rises.
_______12. As air becomes warmer, it rises and expands.
_______13. As wind blows to high pressure areas, it carries moisture.
_______14. Wind moves from low pressure areas to high pressure areas.
_______15. It is hotter near the Earth’s equator compared to higher altitude.
_______16. When warm air in the equator rises, the air pressure increases.
_______17. As warmer air cools, the moisture it brings precipitate into rains.
_______18. Thunderstorms are formed as a result of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
_______19. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is a belt of clouds around the equator.
_______20. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) happens when winds from different regions converge at any place in the world.