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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

A.Y. 2019-2020 - FIRST SEMESTER

1ST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Earth and Life Science
NAME:
STRAND/SECTION:
DATE:
SCORE:

I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Minerals are individual crystals of all the same stuff. Rocks are combinations of minerals.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

2. When the hot material cools fast, it has smaller crystal size. When it cools slowly, it has large crystals.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

3. The salt crystals formed from salt water because as the water evaporated, the salt wasn’t dissolved
anymore. So the chemical energy in salt takes over and crystals form.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

4. Some minerals form when solutions/mixtures evaporate. When water evaporates, it leaves behind the
stuff that’s dissolved in it.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

5. Luster: Describes how light is reflected from a minerals surface. Streak: Is the color of the minerals
powder when dragged across a surface.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

6. Different minerals make different crystal shapes. Hardness: Hardness is determined by a “scratch test”.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

7. Every mineral has some natural color…ex: Gold, Blue and Clear. There are many other types of
properties we use but these are the big ones.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

8. Rock must be solid. Rocks must occur naturally and human made.
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

9. Rock is made of living materials. Rock has a definite chemical formula (NaCl=salt)
a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

10. Rock has a crystal structure. All Rocks are precious.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect
11. __________ is the person who studies the entire universe.
a. Anthropologist c. Cosmology
b. Cosmologist d. Geologist

12. _________ is the study of the universe.

a. Anthropology c. Cosmology
b. Cosmologist d. Geology
13. __________ remains to be the prevailing cosmological model for the early development of the
universe.
a. Big Bang Theory c. Steady State Theory
b. Cosmic Inflation Theory d. Tidal Theory

14. _________ states that the universe is always expanding in a constant average density.
a. Big Bang Theory c. Steady State Theory
b. Cosmic Inflation Theory d. Tidal Theory

15. _________ refers to the rapid expansion of space time.

a. Big Bang Theory c. Steady State Theory
b. Cosmic Inflation Theory d. Tidal Theory

16. _________states that the planets and satellites of the solar system were formed by the gravitational
aggregation of the planetesimals.
a. Big Bang Theory c. Steady State Theory
b. Cosmic Inflation Theory d. Tidal Theory

17. The sun and the planets are not the only products of the solar nebula. The solar system is littered with
several kinds of space debris the Asteroids, _________, Comets and Meteoroids

a. Kuiper Belt c. Jovian planet

b. Nebular Hypothesis d. Terrestrial

18. __________ is an Earthlike planet small, dense, rocky and have no rings and few moons.
a. Kuiper Belt c. Jovian planet
b. Nebular Hypothesis d. Terrestrial planet

19. __________ Jupiter-like planet with a large diameter and low density and have ring systems and large
families of moons.
a. Kuiper Belt c. Jovian planet
b. Nebular Hypothesis d. Terrestrial planet

20. ___________ is more than a thousand small, dark, icy bodies orbiting in the outer fringes of the solar
system beyond Neptune discovered by astronomers since 1992.
a. Asteroids c. Kuiper Belt
b. Comet d. Meteoroid

21. ___________are irregular in shape and heavily cratered by collisions.

a. Asteroids c. Kuiper Belt
b. Comet d. Meteoroid

22. ___________are icy bodies that fall into the inner solar system along long elliptical orbits.
a. Asteroids c. Kuiper Belt
b. Comet d. Meteoroid

23. Meteoroids that reach the ground are called ___________.

a. Asteroids c. Meteorites
b. Comets d. Nebular
24. Nebular Hypothesis is Developed by _________ and __________.
a. Allan Guth and Andre Linde c. Immanuel Kant and Pierre- Simon Laplace
b. Fred Hoyle and Herman Bondi d. Thomas Gold and James Jeans

25. Steady State Theory is proposed by ___________

a. Allan Guth c. Immanuel Kant
b. Fred Hoyle d. James Jeans

26. Cosmic Inflation Theory is proposed by __________

a. Allan Guth and Andre Linde c. Immanuel Kant and Pierre- Simon Laplace
b. Fred Hoyle and Herman Bondi d. Thomas Chamberlin and Forest Moulton

27. Tidal Theories are develop by ________ and __________.

a. Allan Guth and Andre Linde c. Immanuel Kant and Pierre- Simon Laplace
b. Fred Hoyle and Herman Bondi d. Thomas Chamberlin and Forest Moulton

28. _________is very hot and is constantly moved by the internal heat that reaches the mantle of Earth
through convective flow, forms when rocks reach temperatures between 800°C and 1200°C.
a. Compression c. Magma
b. Confining d. Volcanism

29. Magma comes out with extreme HEAT and PRESSURE and may cause destructive explosions.
a. Compression c. Magmatism
b. Confining d. Volcanism

30. __________ happens when magma is generated and develops into igneous (magmatic) rocks.

a. Compression c. Magmatism
b. Confining d. Volcanism

31. Rock minerals and texture change because of heat.

a. Contact Metamorphism c. Regional Metamorphism

b. Confining Metamorphism d. Rock Metamorphism

32. Change in the rock happens in a larger or more extensive area, like a mountain range resulting from a
larger-scale action of heat and pressure.

a. Contact Metamorphism c. Regional Metamorphism

b. Confining Metamorphism d. Rock Metamorphism

33. Rocks push or squeeze against one another where stress produced is directed toward the center.

a. Compression c. Shearing
b. Confining d. Tension

34. Rocks may move farther away from one another.

a. Compression c. Shearing
b. Confining d. Tension

35. Some of the portions of a plate at the edges may break away in different directions, eventually making
the plate smaller in size.

a. Compression c. Shearing
b. Confining d. Tension

36. Anthropologist is the person who studies the entire universe. Cosmic Inflation Theory is proposed by
Thomas Moulton
 a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

37. Rock minerals and texture change because of H20. . Rock has a definite chemical formula
(C12H22011 Sugar)

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

38. Geology is the study of the Universe. Cosmology is the study of the Stars.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

39. Rocks are classified by how they are formed. Each type of rocks identified by composition and texture.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

40. Rocks are solid mixture of minerals. Minerals are classified by chemical composition.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

41. Intrusive magma cools slowly down beneath earth’s surface. Extrusive lava cools quickly on the
surface.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

42. Intrusive has larger crystals. Extrusive has smaller crystals.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

43. Intrusive has coarse grained texture. Extrusive has fine grained texture.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

44. Sedimentary rocks formed when rocks are weathered and eroded, sediments compact and cement
solid rocks. The three types of sedimentary rocks are organic, classic and chemical.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

45. Metamorphic rocks formed when existing rock is changed into new rock by the heating of the rock and
pressure from other rocks around it. The two types of metamorphic rocks are foliated and Non-foliated.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect

46. All types of rocks can be changed into metamorphic rock by heat and pressure. All types of rocks can
be changed into igneous rock melting and cooling of any rock.

a. Both Statements are correct. c. The 1st statement is incorrect and the 2nd statement is correct
b. Both Statements are in correct. d. The 1st statement is correct and the 2nd statement is incorrect
47.
Prepared by:

____________________/________________
John Arvin D. Miguel/Ricky Calara

Checked by:

_____________________________________
MA. FATIMA C TANHUECO, RN., L.P.T.
Strand Head, STEM & ICT

Recommending Approval :

________________________
REYNAN M. CRUZ, L.P.T.
Assistant Principal, Senior High School

Approved by :

________________________
VINCENT S. VASCO, L.P.T., MAED
Assistant Principal, Senior High School