Department of Education

Region 1
Schools Division Office 1 of Pangasinan
DANIEL MARAMBA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Santa Barbara

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SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

First Semester School Year 2019-2020

General Instruction. Choose the BEST answer that corresponds to each item below. Write your answers on the space
provided before each number. Please avoid erasures.

1. Which of the following refers to a single land mass that existed about 245 million years ago and is believed to be
the origin of all landmasses of Earth?
A. Laurasia C. Panthalasa
B. Pangea D. Gondwanaland
2. Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
A. Mesozoic C. Cenozoic
B. Paleozoic D. Precambrian
3. Which of the following agencies is sought by the country in terms of seismic activities?
A. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS
B. PDRRMC D. PCAARRD
4. Which of the following refers to the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts?
A. Epicenter C. Hypocenter
B. Fault Line D. Subsidence
5. What refers to an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical ocean of Northwestern Pacific and is
characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain?
A. Cyclone C. Hurricane
B. Typhoon D. Tropical Cyclone
6. What category in the PAGASA public storm warning signal does a tropical cyclone with maximum sustain wind of
158 kph?
A. PSWS 2 C. PSWS 4
B. PSWS 3 D. PSWS 5
7. Which of the following refers to the loss of coastal lands due to the net removal of sediments or bedrock from
the shoreline?
A. Coastal Erosion C. Coastal Abrasion
B. Coastal Deposition D. Coastal Attrition
8. Which of the following BEST explains the presence of first organic monomers?
A. Delivery from space C. Reactions at hydrothermal vents
B. Lightning-fueled atmospheric reactions D. All of the above
9. The cell was first discovered in 1600’s as observed in a cork and termed it as cellulae. What does the word
“cellulae” means?
A. Small rooms C. Small bags
B. Small packets D. Small things
10. Who among the following scientists coined the term animalcules as he observed living cells?
A. Robert Brown C. Theodore Schwann
B. Mathias Schleiden D. Anton Wan Leuwenhoek

For items number 11 to 13, refer to the illustration below.

11. Which is TRUE from the above illustration?

A. Rock layer A is older than B, D and C.
B. Rock layer B is older than A, D and C.
C. Dike D is the youngest.
D. Fault E is the youngest.
12. Which is TRUE with rock layers A and C?
A. Rock layer C is younger than A following
the Law of Superposition
B. Rock layer A is younger than C following
the Law of Superposition
C. Rock layer A is older than C following
Cross-cutting
D. Rock layer C is older than A following
Cross-cutting
13. Which among the following is the correct arrangement of the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
A. CBADE C. CBAED
B. ABCDE D. ABCED
14. Which among the following is TRUE about Earthquakes?
A. Earthquakes happen due to a sudden release of energy when the Earth deforms
B. Advancements in technology paves the way for the scientist to predict an earthquake
C. Earthquakes occur during a certain time of year or part of the lunar cycle
D. Small earthquakes help prevent big ones by releasing stress
15. PAGASA is the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) agency of the country, what does
PAGASA stands for?
A. Philippine Astronomical Geophysical Aeronautics Services Administration
B. Philippine Aeronautics, Geological, Aeronautics and Space Administration
C. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Aeronautics and Space Administration
D. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
16. Which of the following refers to the Chinese term used to denote the term “typhoon”?
A. Tai-fung C. Longjuanfeng
B. Hongshui D. Tae-tsung
17. What happens when rocks that the sea is carrying knock against each other?
A. Erosion C. Corrosion
B. Attrition D. Deposition
18. Which of the following occurs when the motion of water against a rock surface produces mechanical
weathering?
A. Attrition C. Deposition
B. Corrosion D. Hydraulic Action
19. Which of the following theories states that early life may have formed on the surface of iron sulfide mineral?
A. Tidal flat C. Primordial soup
B. Iron-Sulfur world D. All of the above
20. Which of the following theories states that life began in a warm pond/ocean from a combination of chemicals
that forms amino acids, which then make proteins?
A. Tidal flat C. Primordial soup
B. Iron-Sulfur world D. All of the above
21. Which among the following refers to the specialized structures that work together inside a cell?
A. Nuclei C. Prokaryotes
B. Organelles D. Eukaryotes
22. Which of the following is a network of proteins that supports and gives shape to a cell?
A. Vesicles C. Cytoplasm
B. Vacuole D. Cytoskeleton
23. Which of the following assumptions DOES NOT describe cell in the cell theory?
A. All cells have a nucleus
B. All organisms are made of cells
C. Cell is the most basic unit of life
D. All existing cells are produced by other living cells
24. Which among the following refers to the species of fishes first appeared in the Ordovician period?
A. Lamprey C. Frilled Shark
B. Jamoytius D. Coelacanath
25. Which of the following refers to the point directly above the origin of the earthquake rupture?
A. Epicenter C. Hypocenter
B. Fault Line D. Subsidence
26. What refers to the measure of the strength of the earthquake?
A. Richter C. Intensity
B. Mercalli D. Magnitude
27. Which among the following causes landslides?
I. Earthquakes III. Volcanic Eruptions
II. Intense Rainfall IV. Human Interventions
A. II & IV C. I, II & IV
B. I, II & III D. I, II, III & IV
28. What happens when weak acids in seawater react with certain types of rocks, usually limestone and chalk slowly
dissolve the rocks?
A. Erosion C. Corrosion
B. Attrition D. Deposition
For items 29 to 31, refer to the illustration below. Label the anatomy of typhoon.

29. Which of the following refers to the part that corresponds to box 1?
A. Eye C. Rain Bands
B. Eye Wall D. Low Pressure Area
30. Which of the following refers to the part that corresponds to box 2?
A. Eye C. Rain Bands
B. Eye Wall D. Low Pressure Area
31. Which of the following refers to the part that corresponds to box 3?
A. Eye C. Rain Bands
B. Eye Wall D. Low Pressure Area
32. Which of the following will likely occur when a super typhoon reaches a coastal region and winds up ocean
leading to an unpredicted rise?
A. Storm surge C. Tsunami
B. Tidal Surge D. Flashflood
33. Which of the following theories in the formation of the solar system explains that the solar system was formed
from a gravitational collapse of an interstellar nebula?
A. Big Bang Theory C. Close Encounter Theory
B. Nebular Theory D. None of the above
34. Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
A. Plant cells have cell walls and animal cells do not
B. Animal cells are eukaryotes and plant cells are not
C. Plant cells are eukaryotes and animal cells are not
D. Animals cells have cell walls and plant cells do not
35. Among are the following key ingredients for the formation of typhoon EXCEPT;
I. Warm moist air III. Warm surface water at 29⁰C
II. Low pressure area
A. I & II C. I & III
B. II & III D. I, II & III
36. Which of the following BEST explains how the rotation of the Earth affects typhoons?
A. Rotation of the Earth doesn’t affect typhoons either way
B. Typhoons from the Northern Hemisphere moves clockwise
C. Typhoons from the Southern Hemisphere moves counterclockwise
D. Typhoons from the Northern Hemisphere moves counterclockwise
37. What is the principle holding that a fault or an igneous intrusion must be younger than the rocks it intrudes or
cuts across?
A. Inclusion C. Superposition
B. Cross-Cutting D. Original Horizontality
38. What happens when loosely packed, water-logged sediments at or near the ground surface lose their strength in
response to strong ground shaking?
A. Erosion C. Liquefaction
B. Landslide D. Ground rupture
39. Which among the following helps in flood control?
I. Establishment of dams III. Artificial Levees or Dikes
II. Sea wall IV. Diversion Canals
A. I, II & III C. II, III & IV
B. I, III & IV D. I, II, III & IV
 40. Which among the following cell structures a prokaryotic cell DOES NOT have?
A. DNA C. Cytoplasm
B. A nucleus D. A cell membrane
41. Which among the following conditions can a tsunami be generated?
I. faulting occurs at the sea bottom (or extends; in to the sea, in the case of active faults identified on
land),
II. the earthquake originates at shallow depths; and
III. the earthquake is sufficiently strong.
A. I & II C. II & III
B. I & III D. I, II & III
42. Which of the following refers to an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is
characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy rain?
A. Tornado C. Water Spouts
B. Whirlpool D. Tropical Cyclone
43. Which among the following phenomena contributes to the continuous rising of sea level?
I. Global warming III. Melting of polar ice caps
II. Greenhouse effect IV. Thermal expansion of water
A. I, II & III C. I, III & IV
B. II, III & IV D. I, II, III & IV
44. Who among the following scientists proposed the Primordial Soup Theory?
A. Alexander Oparin C. Wa c̈ htersha u ̈ ser
B. John Haldane D. Both A and B
45. Which of the following can be found in the cytoplasm and on the surface of the endoplasmic reticulum?
A. Mitochondria C. Ribosomes
B. Centrosomes D. Centrioles

For items 46 to 50, refer to the table below.

The table below provides information collected from the seismic stations A, B and C.
Complete the table below.
Time
P-waves S-waves Distance
Difference
Station 1 8:42 7
Station 2 8:27 8:33
Station 3 8:23 5 3600

46. What is the recorded time for the P-wave arrival in Station 1?
A. 8:35 C. 8:06
B. 8:49 D. 8:37
47. What is the distance of Station 1 from the epicenter?
A. 5600 C. 5800
B. 4600 D. 4800
48. What is the time difference of S and P waves in station 2?
A. 7 minutes C. 7 seconds
B. 6 minutes D. 6 seconds
49. How far is Station 2 from the epicenter?
A. 5600 C. 5800
B. 4600 D. 4800
50. What is the recorded time for the S-wave arrival in Station 3?
A. 8:26 C. 8:28
B. 8:18 D. 8:16

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”

Corrie Ten Boom

Prepared by: Recommending approval: Approved:

RENZ C. FERRER MARIETTA C. MANDAPAT ENGR. MAGDALENA C. MANAOAT, Ph.D.

SSTI-Subject Teacher Subject Group Head Principal IV