MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Calios, Sta. Cruz, Laguna _________

4th Periodical Examination in SCIENCE VI 60

Name ________________________________________________________ Date ______________
I Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
______ 1. What made the geologists to find out the earth’s interior?
a. seismic waves and volcanic activities c. continental and oceanic crust
b. rocks and soil d. weather and climate
______ 2. Which is the only liquid part among the earth’s layer?
a. inner core c. outer core
b. crust d. mantle
______ 3. What is the boundary between the lower mantle and the outer called?
a. Gutenburg discontinuity c. Asthenosphere
b. Mohorovicic discontinuity d. Mid-oceanic ridges
______ 4. Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a. mantle c. inner core
b. outer core d. b and c
______ 5. Which wave is able to penetrate both solid and liquid?
a. S-wave c. P-wave
b. love wave d. Raleigh wave
______ 6. Which is the hottest part of the earth’s layer?
a. crust c. mantle
b. inner core d. outer core
______ 7. What is the distinct characteristic of the mantle?
a. made of solid iron c. made of molten rocks
b. made of liquid iron d. made of solid rocks
______ 8 . It is an ancient super continent which means “all earth”
a. Laurasia c. Gondwana
b. Pangaea d. Thetis
______ 9. Large mass of land which carries continents on them
a. continental crust c. oceanic crust
b. tectonic plates d. crustal plates
______ 10. What is formed by two colliding continental crust?
a. ridges c. rift valley
b. mountains d. volcanic islands
______ 11. It occurs when two plates slide past one another
a. magma c. rocks
b. sediments d. minerals
______ 12. It causes the plates above the mantle to move
a. Inverse movement of the outer core c. convection current
b. earthquake d. seismic wave
______ 13. The point where oceanic crust goes down into the asthenosphere
a. Intertropical convergence zone c. subduction zone
b. transforming boundary d. tectonic plate boundaries
______ 14. The crust at bottom of the ocean which thinner
a. continental crust c. subduction zone
b. oceanic crust d. sublimation
______ 15. It is the point in the earth where a rock first breaks up
a. subduction zone c. focus
b. epicenter d. faults

______ 16. It is the point in the ground directly above the origin of an earthquake
a. Pacific ring of fire c. faults
b. focus d. epicenter
______ 17. It measures the damage an earthquake is done in a specific place
 a. Rossi-Forel scale c. intensity
b. magnitude d. Richter scale
______ 18 . Which of the following describes the intensity 9 in the Mercalli scale?
a. destructive c. ruinous
b. catastrophic d. disastrous
______ 19. Which wave is able to travel in all types of media such as solid, liquid, and gas?
a. P-wave c. S-wave
b. Troposphere d. Stratosphere
______ 20. What is the magnitude of an earthquake which is considered as major earthquake?
a. 6 c. 7
b. 8 d. 9
______ 21. Why do earthquakes often occur in the Philippines?
a. The Philippines is consists of many islands. c. The Philippine is floating in water
b. The Philippines is surrounded by water. d. The Philippines has many active plates
______ 22. What comes out when a volcano erupts?
a. fire c. clouds
b. lava d. water
______ 23. Which of the following is an example of a composite volcano?
a. Mt. Mayon c. Mt. Taal
b. Mt. Makiling d. Mt. Paricutin
______ 24. What is the kind of a volcano which is currently erupting and shows regular signs of
activity?
a. extinct volcano c. in-active volcano
b. active volcano d. dormant volcano
______ 25. What is being formed when the summit of the volcano collapses during violent eruptions?
a. vent c. caldera
b. crater d. cone
______ 26. Which of the following describes a cinder cone volcano?
a. has narrow base and very steep slope c. has narrow slope and steep base
b. has wide base and steep slope d. has wide base and large creater
______ 27. Which of the following is a good effect of a volcanic eruption?
a. damage properties c. land formations
b. damage ozone layer d. life threat
______ 28. Which part of the volcano is where the lava flows out?
a. vent c. crater
b. pipe d. cone
______ 29. What does ITCZ stands for?
a. Inter-tracking Conference Zone c. Intertropical Convergence Zone
b. International Territorial Climate Zone d. Identified Tropic of Cancer Zone
______ 30. It is an average condition of a place over a long period of time.
a. weather c. season
b. climate d. atmosphere
______ 31. What factor explains why it is colder in Baguio city than in metro Manila?
a. latitude c. topography
b. altitude d. air masses
______ 32. Which of the following is the best example of climate affected by latitude?
a. Mount Everest forms ice on its summit
b. countries near the equator do not experience winter
c. cool breeze near the seashore is felt
d. Rainforest experience 75% of rain throughout the year

______ 33. Why air temperature drop at higher altitudes?

a. mountains have plenty of vegetation c. high place have less dense air to
absorb heat
b. high places have dense air that absorb heat
d. mountainous areas are closer to the sun
______ 34. Why do we have only dry and wet seasons in the Philippines?
a. It is surrounded by water c. it is near the equator
b. there are many mountains here d. it has many islands
______ 35. What is the season in the southern hemisphere when the south pole is tilted away from the sun?
a. winter c. autumn
b. spring d. summer
______ 36. It is the short periods of climatic change caused by the changes in the amount of solar radiation
a. climate c. seasons
b. weather d. trade winds
______ 37. In which season do trees in temperate regions have branches without leaves?
a. spring c. winter
b. autumn d. summer
______ 38. How do people in cold places protect themselves from very low temperatures?
a. they migrate c. they wear thick clothes
b. they hibernate d. they sleep for a long time
______ 39. Which country experiences summer when the northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun?
a. Australia c. South America
b. Philippines d. Africa
______ 40. These are hot balls of glowing gases?
a. stars c. supernova
b. sun d. nebula
______ 41. What is the color of the hottest star?
a. white c. blue
b. red d. yellow
______ 42. Which gases composes the stars?
a. oxygen and carbon dioxide c. nitrogen and argon
b. hydrogen and helium d. methane and neon
______ 43. Which star is at class G
a. blue c. red
b. yellow d. white
______ 44. It is a measure of how bright a star would appear if viewed at equal distance with other
stars?
a. Apparent magnitude c. relative magnitude
b. estimated magnitude d. absolute magnitude
______ 45. Which star is nearest star to our solar system?
a. Sirius c. Proxima Centauri
b. Betelguese d. Capella
______ 46. What is the correct class order of the stars from hottest to coolest?
a. Class B A G O K M F c. Class O A F B G K M
b. Class O B A F G K M d. Class O B A F G M K
______ 47. What will be the end of a average star?
a. supernova c. protostar
b. white dwarf d. black hole
______ 48. Which part of the sun is visible on earth in yellow color?
a. corona c. radiative zone
b. chromosphere d. photoshere
______ 49. When the corona of the sun will be visible on earth?
a. during total lunar eclipse c. during a total solar eclipse
b. during cloudy days d. every afternoon
______ 50. What is the center of the sun called?
a. core c. origin
b. epicenter d. nebulae

______ 51. These are group of stars that form a certain pattern?
a. galaxy c. Oort cloud
b. constellation d. nebulae
______ 52. Which constellation is forming an image of an “Archer”?
a. Sagittarius c. Taurus
b. Orion d. Gemini
______ 53. What image is projected by a constellation called “Aquarius”?
a. hunter c. Archer
 b. water bearer d. water snake
______ 54. Which star is called “North star”?
a. Betelgeuse c. Polaris
b. Sirius d. Rigel
______ 55. Which of the following is NOT a use of constellations?
a. tell general directions c. locate stars and galaxies
b. measure and tell seasons d. identify the class of stars
______ 56. Which star is the brightest?
a. magnitude 5 c. magnitude 2
b. magnitude 10 d. magnitude -1
______ 57. It is a spiral galaxy similar to our own galaxy which is the farthest object visible to unaided
eye
a. Black eye galaxy c. Milky Way galaxy
b. Andromeda galaxy d. Samsung galaxy
______ 58. Which of the following is NOT a work of a satellite?
a. locate earthquakes c. providing radio communications
b. tracking weather d. astronomical observatories
______ 59. It is a kind of telescope that collects visible light from the outer space
a. Optical telescope c. Refracting telescope
b. Hale telescope d. Reflecting telescope
______ 60. The 12 constellations that keep a definite circular belt or path in the sky
a. Circumpolar constellations c. Zodiac
b. Andromeda d. Plough