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1.
The school will hold a science fair. You tried to make a project but failed. The
next thing you do is
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
A medium sized egg has a mass of 67.5 grams. What is the average mass of
one egg in kg?
a.
0.000675 kg b. 0.00675 kg
c. 0.0675 kg d. 0.675 kg
3.
Before inventing the incandescent bulb, Thomas Alva Edison made the
experiment repeatedly. What step of scientific method was shown?
a.
Tentativeness
b.
c.
Superstitions
d.
Curiosity
4.
a.
b.
c.
Collection of facts
d.
5.
a.
Liter
b.
cm2
c.
cm3
d.
Gallon
6.
An irregularly-shaped solid was drop in a graduated cylinder which has a read
of 40 cm3. The water rose to 45 cm3. What is the volume of the solid?
a.
5cm3
b.
5cm
c.
5cm2
d.
5cm6
7.
Jericho wants to know the mass of a piece of metal. What instrument should he
use?
a.
Spring balance
b.
Equal-arm balance
c.
Graduated Cylinder
d.
Platform balance
8.
Your sister has a fever and you want to know her body temperature. What
apparatus will you use?
a.
Graduated cylinder
b.
Room thermometer
c.
Clinical thermometer
d.
Laboratory thermometer
9.
a.
Meter
b.
Kilogram
c.
Kilometer
d.
Pound
10. Which of the following branches of science deals with the study of matter,
energy and their transformation?
a.
Chemistry
b.
Physics
c.
Biology
d.
Genetics
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11. What scientific attitude must a person posses in seeking answers to things in
which he is greatly interested?
a.
Open-mindedness
b.
Flexibility
c.
Curiosity
d.
Resourcefulness
12. Which one of the following is the mental attitude that acts from sound
reasoning?
a.
Scientific method
b.
Scientific attitude
c.
Scientific mind
d.
Scientific skills
open-minded
b.
curious
c.
flexible
d.
investigative
14. Jenny wants to know the length of the table. What instrument will she use?
a.
Spring balance
b.
Graduated cylinder
c.
Ruler
d.
Thermometer
15. Joy learned in school that fertilizers affect the growth of plants. She wanted to
know how the amount of fertilizer used affects its growth. Which of the following
should she do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
16. Michael saw some big crabs crawling on the sand. He wandered where they
came from so he tried investigating.
a.
b.
Creativity
c.
Curiosity
d.
Responsibility
b.
c.
d.
Fiber Optics
b.
Genetic engineering
c.
Radioactive Dating
d.
Tissue Culture
19. You have identified the problem in your experiment, what is the next step?
a.
b.
20. How are the terms experiment and scientific method related?
a.
b.
c.
d.
conversion units
c. scientific notation
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b.
extrapolation
d. square root
22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about science and technology?
a.
b.
Science taught man the relationship of living things with their environments.
c.
d.
Technology can provide all the solutions to the problems of the society.
Production of antibiotics
b.
Invention of calculator
c. Invention of computer
d. All of the above
24. Why is the planet earth NOT thrown away by its orbit?
a.
b.
c.
d.
25. The annual journey of the earth around the sun is called
a.
rotation b. revolution
c. transition d. precession
26. What is the point in the earths orbit nearest to the sun?
a.
d. Perihelion
33.5
b.
43.5
c.23.5
d.63.5
28. Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?
a.
b.
c.
d.
30. When the vertical rays of the sun strike the equator, the whole earth will have
a.
b.
31. In summer, we see the sun rise early and set late. Why?
a.
b.
c.
d.
b.
c.
d.
33. Exactly how long does it take for the trip around the sun?
a.
b.
X-rays
Radio waves
c. Gamma rays
d. Cosmic rays
35. Which satellites are sent to explore other planets like Mars and Venus?
a.
Weather satellites
b.
Navigation satellites
Fuel cells
c.
Nuclear cells
d.
Atomic cells
Solar cells
37. What organisms may be taken along in the space flights as a source of
oxygen?
a.
Protozoan
b. Fungi
c. Algae
d. Bacteria
Kerosene
b. Helium
39. When the moon is passing the point of its orbit directly between the earth and
the sun and it cannot be seen, this phase of the moon is
a.
Full moon
b. Crescent c. Gibbon
d. New moon
b.
c. Arctic Circle
d. Antarctic Circle
41. It is the length of time between two consecutive vernal equinoxes - 365 days, 5
hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds. This year is known as
a.
Sidereal year
b.
Calendar year
c. Solar year
d. Tropical year
42. The sun never sets at summer time in this part of the earth
a.
Northern hemisphere
b.
Southern hemisphere
43. On two occasions of the year, day and night are of equal length everywhere in
the earth. Such occurrence is called
a.
b.
equinox
contour Lines
c. summer solstice
d. contour intervals
44. On topographic map, the numerous fine brown lines which clearly indicate the
landforms that shows variations in elevation are
a.
b.
index contours
c. bench marks
contour lines
d. contour intervals
45. To earth scientists, the most important features on a map are the landforms
that shape the earths surface and are shown in
a.
b.
Hydrographic maps
Geologic maps
c. Radioactivity maps
d. Contour Interval
Water seeps into cracks in rocks and then freezes and expands.
b.
c.
The roots of plants work their way into small cracks of rock.
d.
47. A less obvious but equally-destructive form of soil erosion is called sheet wash.
This occurs when
a.
each gully enlarges with energy rain until a series of miniature canyons are
produced.
b.
c.
d.
topsoil exposed area is blown away as cloud of dust and drifting sand.
Strip cropping
b.
Contour plowing
c. Soil creep
d. Crop rotation
49. Water dripping continuously from the cave will eventually produce a long ice
like deposit of calcites which hangs from the roof. This is called
a.
Stalactite
b. Stalagmite
c. Sinks
d. Geode
50. The ground water which accumulates above the aquifer underground has many
sources. Which of the following is a source of this kind of water?
a.
b.
Flood water
c. Connate water
Meteoric water
d. Magnetic water
51. A type of hot spring that, at intervals, throws steam and water high in the air is
known as
a.
b.
geyser
hillside spring
c.
alkali spring
d.
mud flow
52. Faulting frequently forms like basins in the depression between tilted rocks.
This type of lake is formed through the process called
a.
b.
glacial action
c. volcanic action
river action
d. diastrophism
53. Basins that became partly or completely filled with fresh and decayed
vegetation, sediments and water called
a.
ponds b. swamps
c. Lakes
d. playas
Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. ozone
55. Sometimes a layer of warm air exists above a layer of cool air next to the
ground and it traps the polluted air because the upper warm air acts as a lid to
prevent it from being carried away. This condition is called
a.
temperature inversion
b.
temperature immersion
c.
fountain layer
d.
ozone layer
56. A type of barometer used to measure approximate altitude above the earths
surface is the
a.
barograph
b.
altimeter
c.
mercurial barometer
d.
aneroid barometer
57. Because of the earths rotation on air movement, the path of things that move
over the earth tends to curve sidewise. This is known as
a. coriolis effect
b. doldrums
c. circumpolar whirl
d. mountain breeze
58. At night, the land cools faster than the water, then the wind blows from the
land towards the water. This is known as
a. sea breeze
b. land breeze
c. valley breeze
d. mountain breeze
59.
All of the following instruments are used to measure humidity in the air except
a. hydrometer
b. hygrometer
c. wet and dry bulb thermometer
d. psychrometer
60. Thin, feather like clouds with a delicate appearance, frequently arranged in
bends across the sky sometimes called mares tail is
a. cirrostratus
stratus
b. cirrocumulus
c. cirrus
d.
61. Some kind of microscopic particles are required upon which the water may
collect and condense known as condensation nuclei. An example is
a. dust
b. smoke
c. salt particles
d. all of the above
62. A type of front is formed when moving cold air mass wedges its way under a
warm air mass. It is called
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a. cold front
b. warm front
c. stationary front
d. violent front
63.
64. A special property of minerals which gives off light rays after exposure to
ultraviolet light is called
a. fluorescence
b. phosphorescence
c. luminescence
d. irradiation
66.
a.
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b. Syncline
c. Trough
d. Crest
a. The edges of the earths crust plates bend or rock when they bump each other.
b. Rocks under great pressure and temperature become harder, denser and
produce new minerals.
c. Salt crystal form when water containing dissolved sediments evaporates.
d. The rising warm air from ocean gets cold and form the ocean gets cold and
forms cloud in the sky.
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68. Suppose you have samples of rocks which are hard, layered and contains small
particles of shells or remain of plants and animals. How do you classify these rocks?
a. Metamorphic rock
b. Igneous rock
c. Sedimentary rocks
d. A mixture of three types
69.
a.
b. lava
c. extrusive
d. sediment
71. What natural form changes the rock into a metamorphic rock?
a. Cutting force of sea waves
b. Extremely high temperature
c. Expulsion from volcano
d. Erupting force of running water
73.
b. Earth
c. Venus
d. Mars
a.
increases
b.
decreases
c.
d.
is balanced
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b.
c.
d.
75. Insecticide spray cans are provided with caution labels: keep in a cool place.
What will happen if these cans are stored in a hot environment?
a. The can will burst.
b. The can will collapse.
c. Nothing will happen to the can.
d. The can will corrode faster
76.
77.
Due to the sinking of the faulting in the islands, huge sea waves rose and
swept four towns into the sea. These are called
a. Tsunamisb. Isostasies C. Sea quakes
d. fissures
b. Clinometer
c. Seismograph
d.Thermograph
80.
a. Andromeda
b. Sirius
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81.
a. volcanic eruption
b. folding
c. faulting
d. weathering
82. We usually feel uncomfortable during humid days. A humid day is a condition
in which air is
a. warm and dry
b. warm and moist
c. cold and moist
d. cold and dry
83.
a. Oxidation
b. Hydration
c. Carbonation
d. all of the above
84. Some homeowners cover their concrete fences with creeping plants. What
would be the effect of those plants on the concrete fences?
a. These plants will decorate on the fences.
b. The growth of the plants inside crevices can split the rock apart.
c. These plants produce weak acids which can dissolve and break down concrete
fences.
d. The growth of the plants can cause the rocks to move closer.
85.
a. It is denser at 10C.
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b. It is denser at 50C.
c. It is denser between 60C-70C.
d. It is denser at 85C.
86.
a. The water droplets that make up the fog change to visible vapor as they are
warmed by the sun.
b. The water droplets increase in number as the sun comes out.
c. The water droplets become water vapor.
d. Fogs become clouds as the sun comes out.
87.
88.
a. Set up A
89.
b. Set up B
c. Set up C
d. Both B and C
a. Sand
b. Loam
c. Clay
91.
b. Loam
c. Clay
a. stratus clouds
b. cumulus clouds
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c. nimbus clouds
d. nimbostratus clouds
92.
What are rocks that form by cooling and hardening of molten materials?
a. Igneous rocks
b. Sedimentary rocks
c. Metamorphic rocks
d. Marble
93.
When the moon is between the earth and the sun, we experience a
a. Lunar eclipse
b. Solar eclipse
c. Full moon
d. New moon
95. Due to lack of rain in Metro Manila, weather scientist produce artificial rain by
dropping dry ice from airplane to humidify clouds. The process is known as
a. cloud seeding b. precipitation
evaporation
c. condensation
d.
96. Energy from the underground hot springs is utilized in power plants located in
Tiwi, Albay and Mt. Makiling, Laguna. This energy is called
a. nuclear energy
b. hydroelectric energy
c. dendrothermal energy
d. geothermal energy
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97.
98. The humid day is a condition in which you feel uncomfortable because the
atmosphere is
a. warm and moist.
b. warm and dry.
c. cold and moist.
d. cold and dry.
99. Which of the following would be the effect of a rise on carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere?
a. Cooling of the atmosphere
b. Increases in the solar radiation
c. Darkening of the air
d. Warming of the atmosphere
100. As soon as the planets make its regular trip around the sun, what unit of time
is completed?
a. Day
b. Night
c. Year
d. Month
102. Which part of the atmosphere filters the ultraviolet rays of the sun?
a. Stratosphere
b. Ozone layer
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c. Exosphere
d. Troposphere
103. An eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and earth are in the same line. Which of
the following statements explain this?
a. Light travels in straight line.
b. Light can be refracted.
c. The speed and direction of light can be reflected.
d. Light can be reflected.
104. Why is the sun the only star which gives much heat and light to the earth?
a. The sun is bigger than the other stars.
b. The sun is hotter that other stars.
c. The sun is closer to the earth than the other stars.
d. The sun is moving faster than the other stars.
106. Which kind of tide occurs during new moon and full moon?
a. Neap tide
b. Spring tide
c. Seasons tide
d. Cresent tide
107. Molten materials expelled outside the earths surface are called
a. magma
b. lava
c. steam
d. dunes
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108. Clouds help determine the weather conditions. Which of the following clouds is
rain producing?
a. Cumulus
b. Stratus
c. Nimbus
d. Cumulonimbus
109. Which part of the sun is visible during the total solar eclipse?
a. Photosphere
b. Corona
c. Chromosphere
d. Reversing layer
110. What is the difference between the cloud and water vapor?
a. A cloud contains bigger water molecules that the water vapor.
b. A cloud is found much higher in the atmosphere than the water vapor.
c. A cloud is liquid while water vapor is gas.
d. There is no significant difference between a cloud and water vapor.
111. What happens when warm moist air in the atmosphere is cooled?
a. Water drops are formed
b. It expands
c. It become less dense
d. It becomes lighter
112.
a. atomic oxygen
b. oxygen gas
c. three atoms of oxygen
d. two atoms of oxygen
113.
a. convection current
b. convex current
c. concave current
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d. radiation
114. The scientific phenomenon best described by the disappearance of either the
sun or the moon is the
a. eclipse
b. full moon
c. new moon
d. cresent
b. precipitation
c. volcanism d. weathering
117. The removal of soil from one place and its transport to other place is
a. erosion
b. weathering
c. siltation
d. deposition
118. The planet which is clothed in a thick atmosphere of mainly carbon dioxide and
has a surface temperature of 480 C is
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Venus
d. Jupiter
119. The theory that one of the formations of the planets suggest that dust from
nebula gather in various gravitational centers and then gather together to form the
planets is
a. Accretion theory
b. Proto-planet theory
c. Big bang theory
d. Creation theory
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120.The charged particles from the sun thrown to the poles by the Earths magnetic
field and the impact of the particles excites the molecule of the gases in the upper
atmosphere and caused them to gives off red and occasionally blue or violet light.
This display of light is called
a. Aurora borealis
b. Aurora australis
c. solar flare
d. solar prominences
b. Mercury
c. Hermes
d. Mars
b. Neptune
c. Uranus
d. Venus
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126. The face in which we see the greatest illuminated area of the moon is
a. new moon
b. gibbous
127. When the earth passes into the dark part of the moon shadow, there is a
a. Lunar eclipse
b. A crescent
c. Solar eclipse
d. An annular eclipse
128. Coral reefs are the work of organisms such are coral and other sea animals and
plants. Its form is characterized by
a. Close attachment to the shore of an island or continent
b. Long narrow strips same distance from the shore with a lagoon between.
c. Roughly circular strips which enclose the lagoon
d. All of the above.
130. The water table is the table below where the surface rocks are saturated with
water. Which is NOT a source of ground water?
a. Flood water
b. Meteoric water
c. Connate water
d. Magmatic water
131. At night the land cools faster than water. The wind blows from the land towards
the water. This is known as
a. sea breeze
b. land breeze
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c. valley breeze
d. mountain breeze
134. If you close the international dateline going east on the Monday, the next day
would be
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a. Monday b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Sunday
136. Which is a destructive fishing method wherein fishes are driven out of a coral
reef by pounding the corals with heavy weight?
a. Corals entrapping b. Reef fishing c. Cyanide fishing d. Muro-ami
137. What may occur when there is a severe damage to some parts of the brain due
to lack of blood supply?
a. heart attack b. rheumatic heart c. stroke d. thrombosis
142. The theory on the effective use of cellular phones is credited to _______?
a. Smart
b. McDonald
c. Bell
d. PLDT
143. Empty bottles and cases of pesticides must be disposed of properly. This is
done this way:
a. burying containers in deep pits
c. burning in a pit
145. Famine in Africa found very malnourished children. Several had poor teeth and
sight. This is a sign of ___________________.
a. deficiency in Vitamin A and D
c. deficiency in Vitamin B
b. deficiency in protein
d. deficiency in iron
146. If something gets a positive electric charge, then follows that something
else__________.
a. become magnetized
b. becomes equally negatively charged
c. becomes equally positively charged
d. becomes negatively charged, but not necessarily equally negatively charged
148. In Mohs scale, which are the softest and the hardest mineral?
a. talc diamond
b. gypsum quartz
c. calcite feldspar
d. talc corundum
b. chemical
c. electrical
d. mechanical
b. syncline
c. base level
d. caldera
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