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FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Name: ______________________________________ Grade: __________________ Date: ______________

Instructor: Ms. Melanie D.R. Miranda

General Direction: This is a 80-item test, read each directions written in every type of test and (STRICTLY NO
ERASURE)

I. IDENTIFICATION: Identify what is being defined or described. (20 pts.)

____________________1. It is naturally occurring, inorganic elements or compounds with specific physical and
chemical properties.
____________________2. His statement "cogito ergo sum" (I think therefore I am) is symbolic for the Renaissance
attitude.
____________________3. The "Oort Cloud", named after the Dutch astronomer who proposed its
existence (in 1950), is an enormous assemblage of comets at great distance from the inner solar system.
____________________4. It states that the universe has been present ever since and therefore has no beginning and
no end.
____________________5. Is the largest and most unique resident of the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
____________________6. It is the gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit around
it, either directly or indirectly.
____________________7. Which planet in the solar system sports a giant red spot?
____________________8. The theory that affirms the Universe was created by a great explosion at the beginning of
the time is known as .
____________________9. Italian astronomer he also established the size of the solar system.
____________________10. Is a dwarf planet in the outer solar system. It was the fourth body identified as a dwarf
planet.
____________________11. It’s happens when a large amount of sediments, usually rocks of various sizes, falls down
the slope.
____________________12. Is a, “a celestial body orbiting a star that is massive enough to be rounded by its own
gravity but has not cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals and is not a satellite.
____________________13. Are rocks that changed due to extreme high heat, high temperature or a combination of
both.
____________________14. Named after the Hawaiian goddess of fertility, is about a third the mass of pluto, and has
just enough gravity to pull itself into an ellipsoid, or egg shape.
____________________15. Are crystallized from magma or molten or partially molten volcanic materials that came
from within Earth.
____________________16. Are natural substances consisting of aggregate minerals clumped together with other Earth
materials through natural processes.
____________________17. Are rocks that have formed the deposition of different materials on Earth’s surface.
____________________18. It is happens when combined soil and water flow down a slope.
____________________19. Is the large unimaginable expanse of gas, stars, dust clouds, and consists of planets and
galaxy.
____________________20. Is the most famous dwarf planet. Discovered in 1930 and its busy system of moons orbits
the sun in the Kuiper belt, a region of icy debris beyond Neptune.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank provided at the left side of the
test paper.

___1. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are rocky planets and all of them are called...
a. Outer planets c. Asteroids
b. Inner planets d. Small planets
___2. All the planets except _________ and ________ have satellites (one or more).
a. Saturn and Jupiter c. Uranus and Neptune
b. Mercury and Venus d. Mars and Venus
___3. Between which two planets lies the Asteroid Belt?
 a. Mars and Jupiter c. Venus and Mercury
b. Earth and Mars d. Jupiter and Saturn
___4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are liquid or gaseous and all of them are called...
a. Big planets c. Outer planets
b. Inner planets d. Astronomic planets
___5. Which dwarf planet is located in the asteroid belt?
a. Eris c. Ceres
b. Pluto d. Makemake
___6. The Kuiper Belt takes its name from the Dutch-American astronomer who made
many contributions to the knowledge of satellites of the outer planets.
a. Aristarchos c. Gerard Kuiper
b. Edmond Halley d. Galileo Galilei
___7. The English astronomer realized that comets are part of the system.
a. Aristarchos c. Gerald Kuiper
b. Edmond Halley d. Galileo Galilei
___8. Greek philosopher who suggested that the Sun is much bigger than the Earth and that it, and not the
Earth, is at the center of the universe.
a. Aristarchos c. Gerald Kuiper
b. Edmond Halley d. Galileo Galilei
___9. Newton's laws became the basis for further exploration of "celestial mechanics". Many details of the
motions remained to be worked out. Major contributions came from the French mathematicians and
astronomers , , and .

a. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Pierre Simon Laplace, and Urbain Leverrier

b. Pierre Simon Laplace , Joseph Louis Lagrange, and Urbain Leverrier
c. Pierre Simon Laplace , Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and Urbain Leverrier
d. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Yves Bonnefoy, and Urbain Leverrier

___10. Minerals have different properties to help scientists identify them. Which is NOT a property used to
identify minerals?
a. Color c. Size
b. Hardness d. Luster
___11. Which rock forms from melted rock - either from magma below Earth's crust of from lava above it?
a. Igneous c. Rocks
b. Metamorphic d. Sedimentary
___12. This refers to the movement of large masses of materials, down a slope or a steep-sided hill or mountain
due to pull of gravity.
a. Weathering c. Erosion
b. Mass Wasting d. Deposition
___13. It is the process by which Earth’s surface is worn by wind, water, or ice. The process of moves
rock debrish or soil from one places to another.
a. Weathering c. Erosion
b. Mass Wasting d. Deposition
___14. How do plants weather rocks?
a. when the leaves dissolve the c. when the plant moves water from the roots to
rocks the leaves
b. when roots grow into cracks of d. wear down rocks as they bounce together
rocks and expand the rock
___15. They are ussually influenced or driven by gravity water wind, and organisms.
a. Exogenic Prcesses c. minerals
b. Endogenic Process d. Erosion

III. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match column A with the correct answer on column B, write only the letter of answer on the blank
provided at the left side of the test paper.

COLUMN A
_____1. Refers to the reaction of a mineral to light.
_____2. The ability of a mineral to resist being scratched.
_____3. Indicates the extent of light that can pass through the mineral.
_____4. The tendency of a Mineral to break evenly along its weakest plane.
_____5. Is the color of the mineral in powder form.
_____6. the study of the interactions of organisms and the surroundings
_____7. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
_____8. the study of Earth's atmosphere
_____9. the study of the origin, history and structure of Earth.
_____10. the study of the life and properties of Earth's oceans

COLUMN B

A. TRANSPARENCY
B. ASTRONOMY
C. LUSTER
D. ENVIRONMENTOGRAPHY
E. STREAK
F. HARDNESS
G. CLEAVAGE
H. OCEONOGRAPHY
I. METEOROLOGY
J. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
K. GEOLOGY
IV. ENUMERATION

1. Layers Of The Atmosphere (1-4)

2. Name five recognized dwarf planets. (1-5)
3. Classification Of Mass Wasting (1-7)
4. Characteristics of Rocks (1-3)
5. Minor Members of the Solar System (1-3)
6. What makes Earth capable of supporting life? (1-3)

V. ESSAY
Direction: Explain each questions, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you will
say. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.

1. Why do we need to study earth and life science? ( 5 points)

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2. Is Earth science the same as environmental science? If not, how are they different? ( 5 points)
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