Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
School Division of Antique
BARBAZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Jinalinan, Barbaza, Antique

Departmental Test
Third Quarter
SCIENCE 9
Name: ___________________________Grade & Section: ___________________Score: ___________Date: ____________

Multiple Choice Questions – 50Iitems

Direction: Read and analyze the problem carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write the
letter of your choice before the number.

1. A volcano with no record of eruptions, and are considered as extinct or _____________.

a. active b. inactive c. composite d. shield

2. Refers to the pyroclastic fragments, which is composed of rock, and also known as ash cones.

a. shied volcano b. composite volcano c. cinder cone d. active volcano

3. The short-term conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time.

a. weather b. climate c. topography d. climate change

4. If the concentration of gases in the atmosphere will be beyond the normal this will lead to a phenomenon
known as____________.

a. climate b. global warming c. typhoon d. El Niño

5. Which of the following is the effect of climate change?

a. deforestation b. greenhouse effect c. flood d. burning of fossil fuels

6. It is a superheated mixture of hot steam, ash, rock, and dust.

a. pyroclastic flow b. lava flow c. magma d. molten rocks

7. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a. methane b. water vapor c. carbon dioxide d. oxygen

8. If there is a lot of water vapor in the air the humidity will be _____________.

a. moderate b. high c. low d. dry

9. This is a type of volcano which is also known as stratovolcano?

a. composite volcano b. shield volcano c. inactive volcano d. cinder cone

10. It is where heat from within the earth changes water into steam, which turns steam turbines that
generate electricity.

a. Geothermal Energy b. Geothermal Power Plant

c. Geothermal Heat Pump d. Geothermal Process

11. Which of the following BEST describes a volcano?

a. It is a place within the mantle where rocks melt to generate magma.

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b. It is a long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth’s surface.

c. It is an opening in the Earth's mantle through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.

d. It is an opening on the surface of the Earth that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape
from its interior.

12. Heat from the volcano can be utilized as energy source. Which energy comes from the volcano?

a. Biomass b. Dendrothermal c. Geothermal d. Hydroelectric

13.Which energy flow will describe the correct pathway of producing geothermal energy?

a. Heat from magma - boiler - turbine - generator - electricity

b. Turbine - heat from magma - boiler - generator - electricity

c. Heat from magma - turbine - boiler - electricity – generator

d. Generator - heat from magma - turbine - boiler – electricity

14. Volcanoes erupt when _______and _______come together, and the pressure blows off the top of the solid
rock, and the magma pours out.

a. magma and pressure b. lava and pressure c. magma and heat d. lava and heat

15. Heat energy can be trapped and used for our daily activities. What are the two ways in doing this?

a. through the use of fossil fuels b. through Geothermal heat pumps

c. through Geothermal power plant d. both b and c

16. Places that are far from the bodies of water have extreme climates.

a. true b. false c. maybe d. none of the above

17. Identify which of the following actions shows preservation of the forest.

a. David is always joining tree planting activity. b. Mary switches off the fun when not in use.

c. The students segregate their waste properly. d. The teacher teaches about climate change.

18. The air temperature decreases, as the altitude increases. Therefore, the higher the place is, the ______the
temperature.

a. warmer b. hotter c. higher d. colder

19. Arrange the following sequence of conversion of geothermal energy into electrical energy in a geothermal
power plant.

I. Steam is used to turn the turbine

II. Cool water is injected to the ground
III. Generator converts mechanical to electrical energy
IV. Hot water is pumped up and steam is produced

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

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Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
School Division of Antique
BARBAZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Jinalinan, Barbaza, Antique

20. Which BEST describes the leeward side of a mountain?

a. The side of the mountain that experiences floods.

b. The side of the mountain that receives less precipitate.

c. The side of the mountain that receives more precipitate.

d. The side of the mountain that experiences more vegetation.

21. Which refers to the angular distance from the equator that greatly affects the climate and weather of an
area?

a. altitude b. elevation c. height d. latitude

22. What happens to the temperature as you go to the top of a mountain?

a. does not change b. temperature increases

c. temperature decreases d. temperature goes up and down

23. How does higher altitude affect the climate of an area?

a. The closer you get to the equator, the hotter it gets.

b. The higher you go above sea level, the colder it gets.

c. The farther you get from the equator, the colder it gets.

d. The process by which heat from the sun is trapped near Earth's surface.

24. Which of the following is an example of an inactive volcano?

a. Mount Kilimanjaro b. Mount Pinatubo c. Mount Katmai d. Mount Unzen

25. Which is TRUE about greenhouse effect?

a. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere.

b. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the earth’s interior.

c. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from the outer space.

d. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the earth’s surface.

26. Which can cause global warming?

a. Deforestation

b. Industrial and agricultural activities

c. Air pollutants due to extraction of natural gas

d. All of the above

27. During the eruption of a volcano, different dissolved gases and dust particles were released into the
atmosphere. What might be the effect of these materials on the environment and on the living things?

a. Global Warming b. Respiratory illness

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c. Disruption of aircraft travel d. All of the above

28. Why is the Philippines the best place to build geothermal power plants?

a. Because Philippines is a rich country

b. Because the temperature in the Philippines is too hot.

c. Because the Philippines is in the of Pacific Ring of Fire.

d. Because there is lesser chance that an earthquake might happen.

29. The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is due to _____________.

a. human activities b. global warming c. greenhouse effect d. natural phenomenon

30. The general pattern of weather in a certain area over a long period of time.

a. weather b. climate c. humidity d. precipitation

31. What type of volcanoes are formed from wide thin layers of lava?

a. lava domes b. cinder cones c. shield volcanoes d. composite volcanoes

32. The study of the land surface. In particular, it lays the underlying foundation of a landscape.

a. landscape b. bodies of water c. topography d. mountain

For questions 33-35 refer to Figure 1 (Process of geothermal energy)

33. Which energy flow will describe the correct pathway of producing geothermal energy?

a. Heat from magma - boiler - turbine - generator - electricity

b. Turbine - heat from magma - boiler - generator - electricity

c. Heat from magma - turbine - boiler - electricity – generator

d. Generator - heat from magma - turbine - boiler – electricity

34. Which of the following flow chart describe the correct flow of energy of geothermal power plant?

a. Thermal energy from inside the earth – Mechanical energy from turbine – Mechanical energy of a generator
– Electrical energy
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b. Thermal energy from inside the earth – Mechanical energy of a generator – Mechanical energy from turbine
– Electrical energy

c. Thermal energy from inside the earth – Electrical energy – Mechanical energy from turbine –Mechanical
energy of a generator

d. Mechanical energy from - Thermal energy from inside the earth – Electrical energy – Mechanical energy of a
generator

35. What is the first step in the flow of geothermal power plant in order to generate electricity?

a. Steam Turns the Turbine

b. Wells are Drilled

c. The Turbine Drives the Electric Generator

d. Transmission - Power Lines Deliver Electricity

36. What does geothermal energy used to spin the turbine?

a. Heat from deep inside the earth b. Water from rivers c. Sunlight d. Wind

37. An increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere.

a. climate b. global warming c. greenhouse effect d. climate change

38. Which statement BEST describes topography?

a. It is the total distance above sea level.

b. It is the side of the mountain that experiences floods.

c. It is the curve of the earth and the distance from equator.

d. It is the physical attribute, surface shapes and features of an area.

39. The process by which radiation from the sun is absorbed by greenhouse gases and not reflected back into
space.

a. climate b. global warming c. greenhouse effect d. climate change

40. Which of the following is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?

a. organic farming b. livestock raising c. burning of fossil fuels d. car manufacturing

41. The opening created in the top of a volcano after a volcanic eruption is a ___________.

a. crater b. chamber c. Vent d. secondary cone

42. What causes volcanic eruption?

a. The buoyancy of the magma b. Pressure from the exsolved gases in the magma

c. Increase in pressure on the chamber lid d. All of the above

43. Which of the following is NOT a cause of global warming?

a. deforestation b. burning of fossil fuels

c. intensive farming d. preservation of forest

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School Division of Antique
BARBAZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Jinalinan, Barbaza, Antique

44. It is an energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or to its position.

a. Mechanical energy b. Electrical energy c. Geothermal energy d. Potential energy

45. What is the meaning of the word PHIVOLCS?

a. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

b. Philippine Industry of Volcanology and Seismology

c. Philippine Institute of Volcanoes and Seismology

d. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Systematology

46. Which of the following is NOT expected to increase with enhanced climate change?

a. Flood b. Drought c. Less typhoons d. Sea level rising

47. Which of the following ways can we help lessen the effects of climate change?

a. conservation of energy b. practice 3R’s c. educate people d. all of the above

48. What is geothermal heat pump?

a. The heat from deep inside the Earth is used to produce steam to generate electricity

b. Use the heat coming from close to the earth’s surface to heat water or provide heat for buildings

c. Producing geothermal energy from hot water reservoir.

d. The energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature.

49. Where does geothermal energy come from?

a. Wind b. Sunlight c. Ocean tides and waves d. Heat from the Earth

50. What classification of a volcano that have a record of eruption within the last 600 years or those that
erupted 10,000 years ago?

a. inactive volcano b. active volcano c. shield volcano d. composite volcano