1. Which of the following describes a longitude?

A. Its reference point starts at the equator. B. It is an imaginary line that runs from east to west.
C. It is an imaginary line that runs from north to south. D. It is horizontal line that divides the earth into north and south hemisphere.
2. 2. What do you call to the imaginary line that divides the places on the earth in an east-west direction?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Longitude D. Prime meridian
3. 3. Which of the following BEST describes the prime meridian?
A. 15 degree line B. 180 degree line C. Vertical, center line D. Horizontal, center line
4. 4. What do you call the opposite longitude of prime meridian?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Meridian D. Antemeridian
For numbers 5-9, refer to the illustration on the right.
5. 5. What is the longitude of point 1?
A. 150 E B. 150 W C. 600 N D. 600 S
6. 6. What is the longitude of point 9?
A. 300 E B. 300 W C. 450 N D. 450 S
7. 7. What is the latitude and longitude of point 2?
A. 150 N, 450 E B. 150 N, 450 W C. 450 N, 150 E D. 450 N, 150 W
8. What is the latitude and longitude of point 7?
A. 300 N, 450 E B. 300 S, 450 W C. 450 N, 300 E D. 450 S, 300 W
9. 9. What point has the latitude and longitude of 150 N, 750 W respectively?
A. Point 4 B. Point 5 C. Point 6 D. Point 10
10. 10. Which of the following does NOT describe the lines of longitude?
I. It does not meet at the poles
II. Lines are not parallel to each other.
III. Parallel to the equator and to each other.
IV. Form circles that are smaller at the poles.
V. It does not form circles and it meet at the poles.
A. II and V only B. II and IV only C. I, III and IV only D. I, II, III, IV and V
11. Which of the following does NOT differentiate latitude from longitude?
I. Lines of latitude do not form circles while longitude lines do.
II. Lines of latitude do not meet while longitude lines meet at the poles.
III. Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and to each other while longitude lines are not parallel to each other.
IV. Lines of latitude runs vertically from north to south while lines of longitude runs horizontally from east to west.
A. I and IV only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. III and IV only
12. 12. Which of the following statements BEST describe the lines of longitude?
I. Lines do not form circles
II. Lines meet at the poles
III. Lines have the same length
IV. Lines are not parallel to each other.
A. I, II, III, IV B. I, II, and III only C. I, II and IV only D. I, III and IV only
13. Which of the following statements does NOT describe prime meridian and antemeridian?
I. Longitude 180°represents the antemeridian.
II. The Prime Meridian and longitude 180° are on the same sides of the world.
III. Like the Prime Meridian, longitude 180° represents the boundary of the eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere.
IV. Starting at the Prime Meridian, moving 180 degrees to the east or to the west brings you to longitude 180°
A. II only B. II and III only C. III and IV only D. I, III and IV only
14. 14. EJ discussed with his classmates that to locate the exact places on the earth, one must look only at the latitude lines. Is he correct about his explanation? A. Yes,
because it gives us the north or south location of an area.
B. Yes, because it helps us in determining the west and east location of an area.
C. No, because one must look at the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.
D. No, because one must look at the non-intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.
15. 15. Looking at the map given below, which of the following BEST describe the location A with respect to its latitude and longitude?
I. It is located in the eastern hemisphere
II. It is located in the western hemisphere
III. It is located in the northern hemisphere.
IV. It is located in the southern hemisphere.
A. I and IV only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. II and IV only

16. Which of the following practices will help protect our environment?
A. Burning of wastes B. Reusing paper bags
C. Dumping trash in rivers D. Using too much fertilizers
17. 2. What do you call the practice of using resources wisely without wasting or using them up completely so that the future generations can benefit from them?
A. Availability B. Biodiversity C. Productivity D. Sustainability
18. 3. Which of the following natural resources need to be conserved strictly because it will take a very long time to produce and accumulate them?
A. Coal B. Rice C. Water D. Woods
19. 4. What is the best example of using resources wisely?
A. Throwing old clothes B. Burning cardboards and papers
C. Collecting rainwater for cleaning purposes D. Turning on the electric fan for the whole day
20. 5. You are asked by your mother to buy table salt in the store near your house. What is the best thing to do to save energy? A. Walk
B. Ride a motorcycle
C. Ask your cousin for free lift D. Wait for a public vehicle outside
21. 6. The following practices destroy habitat of animals, EXCEPT
A. Planting trees C. Cutting too many trees for lumber
B. Throwing industrial garbage in rivers D. Clearing forest to build commercial centers
22. If we use fossil fuels more rapidly than they are produced, what might happen?
A. The price will get cheaper B. The price will not be affected.
C. The supply will be depleted completely. D. The supply will be replaced after a few years.
23. 8. Which of the following promotes sustainable use of resources?
I. Conserving
II. Composting
III. Recycling
IV. Reusing
A. II only B. I and III only C. I, III, and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
24. 9. What does conservation of natural resources mean?
A. We should waste them. B. We should destroy them.
C. We should use them wisely. D. We should use them without limits.
25. 10. Your community is rich in metallic minerals. How can your community conserve these mineral deposits?
A. Create more tunnels B. Regulate mining by formulating laws
C. Use all the mineral deposits to make money D. Hire more miners to gather the mineral deposits
26. 11. Your science project requires you to make something creative but should depict conservation of resources. Which of the following would you likely create?
I. Improvised chair made of old tires
II. Hanging curtain made of recycled plastic bottles
III. Picture frame made from recycled cardboards
IV. Desk organizer made from an illustration board and colored papers you bought from the National Book Store
A. I and IV only B. III, and IV only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III only
27. 12. Which of the following DOES NOT show conservation of natural resources?
A. Mr. Agustin uses too much chemical fertilizers in his farm.
D. Elna turns off her car’s engine when idling longer than 15 minutes.
B. Chiara opens the windows instead of turning on the air conditioner.
C. Mrs. Perez fills a bucket while showering and use it to water her plants.
28. 13. Your school is celebrating the Earth Day in support for the protection and conservation of Earth’s natural resources. The following are programs that your school
should advocate, EXCEPT
A. River cleanup and tree planting B. Conducting a “waste-free lunch”
C. Frequent use of plastic bags in canteens D. Creating art materials from recyclable trash
29. Cleah is studying in a school located near a river. She saw her friends throwing garbage in the river. Although hesitant, Cleah finally decided and told her friends that
throwing garbage in the river is definitely wrong. Do you approve Cleah’s decision?
A. Yes, her teachers will be impressed.
B. Yes, throwing garbage will pollute the water.
C. No, her action will not change the attitude of her friends.
D. No, her friends will surely hate her for reprimanding them.
30. 15. Deven is joining his uncle for a hunt in the wild. While looking for their target, his uncle saw a bird with its newly-hatched baby birds and wanted to capture them.
Deven recognized that this is an endangered species because he remembered the exact picture shown by his teacher in their science class. He told his uncle not
capture the birds and just let the birds stay in their nest. Do you agree with Deven’s action?
A. No, his uncle will surely scold him.
B. Yes, endangered species of birds should be protected.
C. No, telling his uncle what to do is a sign of disrespect.
D. Yes, he should tell his teacher what he did to get plus points in class.
31. In which layer of the atmosphere where nearly all weather phenomena occur?
A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere D. Troposphere
32. Which layer protects us from harmful ultraviolet rays?
A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Troposphere D. Ozone layer
33. 3. What are the most abundant gases in Earth’s atmosphere?
A. Nitrogen and Oxygen B. Nitrogen and Hydrogen
C. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen D. Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen
34. 4. In which layer of the atmosphere do planes fly to get out from the weather disturbances?
A. Exosphere B. Mesosphere
C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere
35. 5. What happens to the temperature as you go higher in the troposphere?
A. It increases. B. It decreases. C. It stays the same. D. It increases then decreases.
36. 6. In which layer of the earth’s atmosphere does meteoroids burn up?
A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere D. Troposphere
37. 7. Why is the presence of ozone important for the survival of living things on Earth?
A. It warms Earth’s surface. B. It helps in cloud formation.
C. It makes jets flying more comfortable. D. It offers protection from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
38. 8. Which of the following describes the temperature in the troposphere and stratosphere?
A. The stratosphere is hotter than the troposphere.
B. The troposphere is hotter than the stratosphere.
C. Low temperature exists in the troposphere and stratosphere.
D. The temperature in the troposphere is equal to the stratosphere.
39. 9. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
I. Exosphere
II. Mesosphere
III. Stratosphere
IV. Thermosphere
V. Troposphere
A. III, IV, V, I, II B. V, IV, III, II, I C. V, III, II, IV, I D. III, V, II, IV, II
40. Which of the following correctly describes the stratosphere?
A. It is an atmospheric ozone layer. B. It has high concentration of ionized particles.
C. It is a layer important to telecommunications. D. It is a layer extending to a height of about 8 km.
41. 11. Which of the following are the special features of mesosphere?
I. It is where the ozone layer is found.
II. It is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
III. It is where the formation of aurora occurs.
IV. It is where the meteors burn up upon entering the Earth.
A. I and II only B. II and III only C. II and IV only D. III and IV only
42. 12. How does energy from the sun enter the atmosphere?
A. It reaches Earth and enters the atmosphere through radiation.
B. The sun’s energy enters anywhere in the space including Earth.
C. It enters the atmosphere by vibrating through air particles of the atmosphere.
D. The plants in the Earth attract the sun’s energy making it enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
43. 13. What characteristics differentiate troposphere from other layers of atmosphere?
I. It is where most water vapor is found.
II. It begins about 16 km above the Earth’s surface
III. It is where all weather phenomena takes place.
IV. It is where temperature decreases with altitude at 2°C/1000 ft.
A. I & II B. II & III C. I, II & III D. I, II, III & IV
44. 14. Layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in temperature. Is the statement correct?
A. No, because it depends on the events that is happening on that layer.
B. Yes, because from troposphere to exosphere the temperature is gradually increasing.
C. No, because layers of the atmosphere were classified based on their altitude alone.
D. Yes, because there is a significant change in temperature in each layers of the atmosphere.
45. Edmar, a pilot of a large jet chose to fly in the stratosphere to avoid the weather systems. Is his decision correct? A. Yes, because the temperature in the stratosphere
is increasing.
B. Yes, because weather phenomenon exists only in the troposphere.
C. No, because weather system occurs in all layers of the atmosphere.
D. No, because most of the weather phenomenon occurs at the stratosphere.
46. Which of the following statements describes the Northeast monsoon CORRECTLY?
A. It is known as hanging habagat
B. This is a season characterized by a slight to moderate rainfall and prevailing cold winds
C. It occurs during the month of June to October and characterized by frequent heavy rain
D. It is known as hanging amihan and characterized by frequent heavy rain and strong winds
47. 2. What kind of breeze occurs during daytime?
A. Day breeze B. Sea breeze C. Land breeze D. Sea land breeze
48. Are the lengths of days and nights equal?
A. Yes, days and nights happen in one day.
B. Yes, days and nights occur in a similar way.
C. No, days and nights change from month to month.
D. No, days and nights change from day to day within a year.
49. What are the four seasons of Earth?
A. Rainy, Summer, Dry and Wet B. Autumn, Spring, Fall, Winter
C. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter D. Summer, Fall, Autumn, Winter
50. What causes the season?

A. The earth’s revolution B. The earth’s tilt C. The earth’s axis D. The earth’s rotation