Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL - CALABARZON REGION CAMPUS
Certificate No.: AJA18-0197

4th
Quarter CATCH-UP LONG TEST
S.Y. 2018-2019
COMPLETE NAME:_______________________________________________Date:______________________
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I. Essay. Answer as briefly as concisely the following questions. Select only ten (10) essay questions, the remaining
questions will be considered as bonus questions. Chosen questions will be rated based the usual rubrics for essay
exams, while the bonus questions will be all or nothing. Kindly place hashtag (#) on the chosen questions. If no
hashtag is placed the default will be the ten consecutive questions. (5pts for every questions)

1.) What would happen if the dominant gas in the atmosphere is oxygen? Explain
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2.) What do you think would have a greater consequence, a depleted ozone layer or an increase in the
concentration of green house gases in the atmosphere? Explain your choice.
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3.) When a “ping-pong” ball has dent, one way to restore it into the spherical shape is by placing the ball in hot
water. Describe the mechanism on how the dent “ping-pong” ball restored its shape using the concepts of gas
laws.
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4.) Bulalo is a favorite dish among Filipinos. However, tenderizing the meat using hot water requires a lot of time
and effort. Applying the concept of gas laws device a mechanism in a more convenient too cook and tenderize a
bulalo.
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5.) Explain or describe the effect to the wind and wind system if the Earth did not rotate.
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6.) Expound or explain this statement “Climate Affects Everyone of Us, Changing the Climate Makes Another
Challenge”.
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 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL - CALABARZON REGION CAMPUS
Certificate No.: AJA18-0197
7.) Why is weather prediction sometimes not that accurate?
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8.) If New Philippines is located in 30 degrees north of the equator, what would be the adaptation of the plants and
animals that are thriving in New Philippines and why are they adapting in that manner?
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9.) In what ways do predation become beneficial to the biosphere and why?
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10.) In what was do competition become beneficial and harmful? Discuss their pros and cons
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11.) If you were to search for life form is a planet similar to Earth but with no light source. Where will you look and what
would you expect for the life forms that you will see?
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12.) What do you think is the role of humans in an ecosystem and are humans fulfilling that role? (explain your answers)
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13.) If you were given the powers to regulate or control one abiotic factor what would it be and why?
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14.) Some religions, like Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation of the human beings to the forms of animals.
If you were given the chance to select the animal that you will be become when you reincarnate, what would it be
and why?
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