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Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose your answers from the ones listed in
the box.
1. A ___________________ is a scientist who studies the earth’s origin, its structure, and
its composition.
2. An ___________________ is a scientist who studies the soil and looks at how human
activities change the soil.
3. ___________________ is made up of rotting plant parts and animal remains. It is
necessary for plant growth.
4. The ___________________ underneath the subsoil layer is made up of boulders.
5. ___________________ is a great soil for gardening because it’s fertile and well
drained, yet holds enough moisture for sustained plant growth.
6. ___________________ is made up of coarse, large soil particles which are usually
found on beaches or near seashores.
7. ___________________ is made of very small, sticky soil particles and is used in
making pots.
8. Rocks break down into small pieces and finally into soil. This slow process which
takes a very long time is called ___________________.
9. The carrying of small pieces of broken rocks from one place to another is known
as ___________________.
10. A ___________________ is a generic term used to describe any slow or rapid
movement of any type or mass of materials such as the slide of a whole
mountainside.
11. A ___________________ is a mass of ice on land that moves under its own weight.
12. Erosion caused by gravity acting directly is called ___________________.
13. ___________________ is any method used to prevent or slow down soil erosion.
14. ___________________ is a process done by farmers in making furrows to keep
water from falling down the slopes and lessen soil erosion.
15. ___________________, or the replanting of trees, must be carried out in order to
save forests.
2. It is the hotness and coldness of air that continuously changes from time to time.
a. precipitation c. weather
b. temperature a. storm
5. These clouds are puffy in appearance; they look like large cotton balls.
a. stratus clouds c. cumulus clouds
b. nimbus clouds a. cirrus clouds
7. These clouds are very wispy and feathery-looking; they are so thin that sunlight
can pass right through them.
a. stratus clouds c. cumulus clouds
b. nimbus clouds a. cirrus clouds
9. It is a report that tells what an area’s weather will be during a certain period of
time.
a. weather forecast c. weather changes
b. weather prediction d. weather analysis
12. It is the government agency responsible for giving the official weather report.
a. DOST c. PAGASA
b. NDCC d. NASA
Identify each weather instrument. Write only the letter of your answer.
Enumeration.
Write TRUE if the statement is true. If it is false, make the statement correct by replacing
the underlined word.
_____________ 1. The moon is the force that pulls people and objects towards the
center of the earth to keeps us falling off into space.
_____________ 2. The earth has completed one rotation after turning on its axis for 24
hours.
_____________ 3. The axis is the earth’s pathway around the sun.
_____________ 4. One revolution of the earth around the sun takes about 364 days.
_____________ 5. The time when the Earth is said to be closest to the sun is called
perihelion.
_____________ 6. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun
and obscures it totally or patially.
_____________ 7. The period or rise and fall of sea level is known as penumbra.
_____________ 8. Spring tide occurs during full moon; high tide is not very high and
low tide is not very low.
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2. kaingineros – loggers
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4. stalactites – stalagmites
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Shade each circle to show the appearance of the moon as seen from the Earth during
each phase. Then, label each phase.