Mock-Test in Science

Directions. Choose the best answer from the given choices.

1.Planet Earth is considered uniquely different from any other
planets in the Solar system. Which among the given choices
correctly supports the above statement?

A.Earth is the only planet that changes structure.

B.Earth is the only planet that turns around in space.
C.Earth is the only planet that is mostly covered with water.
D.Earth is the only planet that is mostly made from rocks.
2. Which subsystem serves as the protective bubble by
holding the air we breathe and protecting us from outer
space?

A.atmosphere
B.biosphere
C.geosphere
D.hydrosphere
3. Which property of minerals refers to its resistance to
scratching?

A.cleavage
B.fracture
C.hardness
D.luster
 
4. Which type of igneous rocks based on composition has
the highest amount of silica content?

A.felsic
B. intermediate
C.mafic
D.ultramafic
5. What process of chemical weathering is involved when
water reacts with one mineral to form a new mineral
like feldspar into clay?

A. dissolution
B. hydrolysis
C. oxidation
D. pressure
6. How the conduction in the surface of the earth affects the
temperature of our atmosphere?

A. Air molecules come in contact with the warmer surface of

the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its thermal
energy.
B. Air molecules come in contact with the cooler surface of
the land and ocean resulting to the decrease of its thermal
energy.
C. Air molecules do not come in contact with the warmer
surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its
thermal energy.
D. Air molecules do not come in contact with the cooler
surface of the land and ocean resulting to the increase of its
thermal energy.
7. When water or carbon dioxide is added to hot rocks, the
melting points of minerals within the rocks decrease. What
process is being described?

A. flux melting
B. partial melting
C. heat transfer
D. Decompression melting
8. Sam is walking down the river when he sees an unknown
metamorphic rock. Which of the following characteristics
can help him identify the type of metamorphism that the
rock underwent using a magnifying glass?

A. crystal lattice
B. name of the metamorphic rock
C. grain size
D. type of mineral present in the rock
9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an intrusive
igneous rock?

A. It is mostly made of magnesium and iron

B. It usually has low density
C. It is formed from magma
D. It has large crystals
10.There are three distinct types of plate boundaries, which of
those types creates zone of tension by moving the plates
apart?

A. convergent boundary
divergent boundary
C. transform boundary
D. compressional forces
11.Which of the following statements best describe the principle of
original horizontality?

A. Igneous intrusions form horizontal layers.

B. Metamorphic isograds are horizontal before deformation.
C. Sediments are deposited as horizontal layers.
D. Most igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks in Earth's
crust form horizontal layers.
12.What is the difference between an absolute date and a relative
date?

A. An absolute date refers to a year or a range of years while a

relative date indicates a chronological order.
B. A relative date is derived from radiometric dating techniques
while an absolute date comes from guesswork.
C. A relative date refers to a year or a range of years while an
absolute date indicates a chronological order.
D. An absolute date involves testing of sedimentary rocks while
relative date involves testing of igneous rocks.
13.What do you call the method of placing geologic events in
sequential order as determined by their position in the rock
record?

A. absolute dating
B. relative dating
C. correlation
D. uniformitarianism
14.Find the right match in the following statement: The Pleistocene
____ belongs to the Neogene _____ of the Cenozoic _____.

A. period; epoch; era C. epoch; period; era

B. era; period; epoch D. era; epoch; period
15.Which of the following hazards undermine the foundations and
supports of buildings, bridges, pipelines, and roads, causing them
to sink into the ground, collapse, or dissolve?

A. eutrophication C. liquefaction
B. ground shaking D. pyroclastic density currents
16. Which of the following best explains why Cordillera
Administrative Region is considered the most landslide prone
provinces in the Philippines?

A. It is located near the sea

B. It has several active volcanoes
C. It is located near a mountain range
D. It is located near an active fault line
17. Which of the following is considered as the mots flood prone
province in the Philippines?

A.Ilocos Norte B. Metro Manila C. Pampanga D. Tarlac

18.Which of the following refers to the rising of seawater due to
pressure and wind associated with a storm?

A. tsunami B. storm surge C. tides D. waves

19.Which of the following is described as the action taken to
eliminate or reduce the long-term risks and hazards in the coastal
area?

A. Alteration B. mitigation C. renovation D. restoration

20.The oxygen revolution changed Earth’s environment dramatically.
Which of the following adaptations took advantage of the
presence of free oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?

A. The evolution of cellular respiration, which used oxygen to help

harvest energy from organic molecules.
B. The evolution of chloroplasts after early protists incorporated
photosynthetic cyanobacteria.
C. The evolution of multicellular eukaryotic colonies from
communities of prokaryotes.
D. The evolution of photosynthetic pigments that protected early
algae from the corrosive effects of oxygen.
21.It is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms are
benefited.

A. commensalism B. mutualism C. parasitism D. predation

22.This refers to a type of asexual reproduction where the organism
divides into two, leaving one piece headless and the other
tailless, and each piece grows the missing body parts.

A. binary fission C. budding

B. fragmentation D. parthenogenesis
23.What is the name of the structure found in bacterial cells into
which genes can be inserted?

A. protein B. plasmid C. ribosome D. enzymes

24.Which among the choices below is described as the technology
used for producing artificial DNA through the combination of
different genetic materials (DNA) from different sources?

A. artificial selection C. hybridization

B. recombinant DNA technology D. gene splicing
25.Which body system is responsible for taking in oxygen and getting
rid of carbon dioxide?

A. digestive system C. integumentary system

B. excretory system D. respiratory system
26.Which body systems work together to protect the body from
pathogens?

A. circulatory and immune C. endocrine and reproductive

B. digestive and excretory D. muscular and vascular
27.Which theory states that, “species change over time, give rise to
new species, and share a common ancestor”?

A. Theory of Natural Selection

B. Theory of Modification
C. Theory of Descent with Modification
D. Theory of Survival
28.It takes place when population decreases due to various
environmental factors such as fires, earthquakes, and floods.

A. genetic bottleneck C. founder effect

B. genetic flow D. natural selection
29.Which of the following is an example of environmental resistance?

A. Various predators may compete for a similar prey

B. Suitable habitat restrains the growth of producers
C. Change in seasons can influence conduct of living beings
D. Desert biological systems have restricted life forms because of
outrageous parched conditions
30.Which of the following describes nucleosynthesis?

A. It is the formation of the elements during the supernova

explosion.
B. It is the process by which elements are produced in gas clouds.
C. It is the formation of light elements such as hydrogen and
helium.
D. It is the process by which elements are formed within the stars.
31.Which of the following is a major factor in predicting the fate of
a star?

A. strength of gravitational force C. amount of Iron produced

B. mass of the star D. temperature of the star
32.In a thermal power station, coal is used for the generation of
electricity. How does energy changes from one form to another
before it is transformed into electrical energy?

A. Heat energy → Mechanical Energy → Electrical Energy

B. Electrical Energy → Mechanical Energy → Heat energy
C. Heat energy → Electrical Energy → Mechanical Energy
D. Electrical Energy → Heat energy → Mechanical Energy
33.What must you do in order to prevent harm in using the different
cleaning products at home?

A. patronize one product only

B. buy the most popular product
C. always read the product information
D. check the cheapest product in the market
34.Which biomolecular group carries and passes on the hereditary
information of the organism?

A. carbohydrates B. lipids C. nucleic acids D. proteins

35.Which polysaccharide is formed due to excessive consumption of
carbohydrate and is stored in the liver and muscles?

A. creatinine B. glycogen C. hemoglobin D. uric acid

36. Which classification of molecule is best shown in the diagram?

A. polar covalent molecule C. ionic compound

B. nonpolar covalent molecule D. nonpolar ionic compound
37. Which of the following best explains why polarity in a molecule
arises?

A. There is no difference in electronegativity between the bonded

atoms
B. The non-zero electric dipole moment
C. There is no electric dipole moment
D. The same atoms are being bonded together
38.What do you call the measure of Dipole moment in a molecule?

A. electronegativity difference C. charge separation

B. polarity D. bond strength
39.Which of the following best describes the speed of a chemical
reaction?

A. It is constant no matter what the temperature is

B. It is not dependent on the amount of contact surface of the
solid involved
C. It is extremely rapid in gases because the average kinetic
energy of the molecules is great
D. The ion in aqueous solution is extremely rapid because there
are no bonds that need to be broken
40.The rate of a chemical reaction tells us about

A. the reactants taking part in the reaction

B. how slow or fast the reaction is taking place
C. the products formed in the reaction
D. the amount of reactants involved during
41.What type of intermolecular forces are formed due to the
attraction between temporary dipoles and their induced
temporary dipoles?

A. metallic bond B. London dispersion

C. hydrogen bond D. ionic bond
42.Which of the following statement explains the normal boiling
point of a liquid?

A. the temperature at which the vapor pressure equals 760 torr.

B. the temperature above which the substance cannot exist as a
liquid regardless of the pressure.
C. the temperature at which the gas molecules have more kinetic
energy than the molecules in the liquid.
D. the only temperature at which there can be equilibrium
between liquid and gas.
43.Which of the following changes would increase the vapor pressure
of a liquid?

I. an increase in temperature
II. an increase in the intermolecular forces in the liquid
III.an increase in the size of the open vessel containing the liquid

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only

D. I, II, and III
44.Which of the following is the shape of the Earth according to
ancient Greeks?

A. cylinder B. octagon C. flat disc D. sphere

45.As viewed from Earth, the Moon appears in the sky as shown
below. Which of the following best describes the phase of the
Moon?

A. Waning Crescent C. Waning Gibbous

B. Waxing Crescent D. Waxing Gibbous
46.This happens during new moon when the sun’s light is blocked by
the moon (Sun-Moon-Earth).

A. Lunar eclipse B. Solar eclipse C. Penumbra D. Umbra

47.Which type of terrestrial motion according to Aristotle is
illustrated when dry leaves fall from a tree to the ground?

A. Natural B. Violent C. Alteration D. Perfect

48.The following are examples of Violent motion, except:

A. Pushing boxes of piled food donations

B. Ball pushed on an infinitely flat plane
C. Dropping a stone in the ocean
D. Pulling a chair
49.What is the speed of light as it propagates through space?

A. 1.0 x 108 𝑚/s C. 3.0 x 108 𝑚/𝑠

B. 2.0 x108 𝑚/𝑠 D. 4.0 x108 𝑚/𝑠
50.A student placed a pencil in a glass of water. Why did the pencil
appear to be broken?

A. Light always travels in a straight line.

B. Light makes the water evaporate into the air.
C. Light reflects the pencil on the water’s surface.
D. Light bends when it passes through a changing medium like air
and water.
51.What phenomenon occurs when colors of a rainbow are seen
when light passes through a glass prism?

A. Scattering of light C. Diffraction of light

B. Dispersion of light D. Reflection of light
52.This domain of the universe says that naked-eye observations
available to the Greeks led to the belief that the Earth must be
round and not flat.

A. biology C. astronomy
B. terrestrial domain D. celestial domain
53.This domain of the universe says that Greek observed the objects
on Earth and their motion are constantly changing.

A. biology C. astronomy
B. terrestrial domain D. celestial domain
54.Which of the following observations leads to the belief that the
Earth is round?

A. observation of lunar eclipse

B. observation of the sun
C. observation of the stars
D. observation of the planets
55. Galileo’s observations of our solar system and the Milky Way
have revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Which of the
following statements does not describe his astronomical
observations?

A. The sun has sunspots which appear to be dark in color.

B. He observed a supernova and proved that the universe was not
changing.
C. The moon has mountains, pits and other features just like the
earth.
D. Venus orbits the sun and not the Earth based on his
observations of the phases of the planet.
56.What kind of planetary law of motion states that, “The line
joining the Sun and the planet called the “radius vector” sweeps
over equal areas in equal times as the planet travels around the
orbit?”

A. Law of Ellipse C. Law of Equal Areas

B. Law of Period D. Law of inertia
57.What kind of planetary law of motion state that, “The orbit of
each planet about the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the
foci of the ellipse?”

A. Law of Ellipse C. Law of Equal Areas

B. Law of Period D. Law of Inertia
58.What kind of planetary law of motion states that, “The square of
the period of revolution (time for one complete orbit) of a planet
around the Sun is proportional to the cube of the average
distance of the planet from the Sun?”

A. Law of Ellipse C. Law of Equal Areas

B. Law of Period D. Law of Inertia
59.A cyclist covers a distance of 38 km in 3.3 hours. Calculate his
speed.

A. 11.555 km/hr
B. 11.515 km/hr
C. 11.555 m/s
D. 11.515 m/s
60.A car takes 3.5 hours to cover a distance, if it travels at a speed
of 45 km/hr. What is the distance?

A. 157.5 km/hr
B. 157.5 km
C. 157.5 hours
D. 157.5 min