Kananga National High School

Senior High School Department

Midterm Examination in Earth and Life Science

General Instruction: Read and understand each question and shade the letter of the correct answer.

1. Chemical Weathering is the weakening or disintegration of rocks and formation of new compounds or new substances caused
by chemical reactions. Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

An absorption of or combination of water and a particular substance on the rock, leading to a change in shape.
B. Disintegration of rocks caused by living organisms.
C. Excavation of soil to flatten the surface of the mountain.
D. An oxygen reacts with the rock and changes its mineral composition.

2. Which of the following is a NOT consideration in forming magma?

A. When rock is heated
B. When pressure is released
C. When rock changes its composition
D. When magma freezes between 600°C
3. Which of the following is the correct definition of Intrusive Igneous Rocks?
A. Forms when magma erupts onto the Earth’s surface, cools quickly with very small or no crystals form
B. Magma pushes into surrounding rock below the Earth’s surface.
C. Rocks become compacted and cemented together
D. Rocks forms when there is changes with temperature and pressure, but remains solid.
4. Which of the following is NOT an example of Physical Weathering?
A. A mole digging a burrow.
B. Building houses at the top of the mountain
C. Changes in rock formation and appearance when they are subjected to tectonic forces from opposite sides.
D. Repeated expansion and contraction of water due to freezing and thawing forces cracks to open wider.
5. Which of the following is the definition of Solar System?
A. A collection of eight planets and their moons orbiting around the sun.
B. A small rocky body that orbits around the sun.
C. The ball of fire
D. None of the above
6. Which of the following is true about Lithosphere?
A. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
B. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by
living organisms.
C. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
D. All of the above
7. What is the unique characteristics of Earth that allows the existence of life?
A. Earth has presence of liquid water
B. Earth has the ability to maintain heat
C. Earth has the existence of atmosphere
D. All of the above.
8. Which of the following is TRUE about Biosphere?
A. Refers to the solid Earth
B. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
C. The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by
living organisms.
D. None of the above
9. Rocks are classified mainly into three types, except:
A. Igneous Rock C. Metamorphic Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock D. None of the above
10. Which of the following is the correct definition of the Universe?
A. Solar system started as a dust size particles.
B. The Ball of Fire
C. All existing matter and space considered as a whole.
D. All existing mater and energy considered as a whole.
11. Which of the following theories of the Solar System states that the universe came from a tiny ball in which all existing matter
and energy compressed in that ball that eventually caused it to explode?
A. Nebular Hypothesis
B. Steady State Theory
C. Big Bang Theory
D. Protoplanet Hypothesis
12. Which of the following gasses is the most abundant gas found in the atmosphere?
A. Argon
B. Oxygen
C. Helium
D. Nitrogen
13. How does the sun transferred heat to the Earth?
A. Condensation
B. Radiation
C. Evaporation
D. Conduction
14. It is the largest body in the Solar System and is otherwise known to be as the Ball of Fire.
A. Jupiter
B. Milky Way
C. Sun
D. Earth
15. What theory on the origin of the Solar System states that the planets came from the encounter of sun and star causing
materials to be ejected?
A. Nebular Hypothesis
B. Encounter Hypothesis
C. Big Bang Theory
D. Steady State Theory
16. Who is the philosopher who propose an opposing theory on Geocentric Model that explained that the Sun is the Center of
the Solar System?
A. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Nicholas Copernicus
C. Immanuel Kant
D. Georges Henri Joseph Edourd Lemaitre
17. These rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma.
A. Sedimentary Rock
B. Metamorphic Rock
C. Igneous rock
D. None of the above
18. Which of the following is NOT an agent of weathering?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Human Beings
D.Volcanism
19. The following are the evidences that supports the nebular hypotheses, except;
A. Planets and moons revolve in a counter clockwise direction.
B. Almost all planets and moons rotate on their axis in a counter clockwise direction.
C. Planetary orbits are aligned along the sun’s equatorial plane.
D. Planets and moons revolve in a clockwise direction
20. Which of the following is the correct definition of Splash Erosion?
A. Is the movement of soil from rain drops splash and runoff water.
B. Is the removal of soil by the action of concentrated running water.
C. Is the removal of soil by water channels or drainage lines
D. When raindrops hits soil that is not protected by a cover of vegetation and where there are no roots to bind the soil.
21. What is the correct definition of Habitable Zone?
A. The Earth’s safe distance from the sun.
B. The Earth’s safe distance from the sun to hold water on its liquid and solid form.
C. The Earth’s distance from the sun to maintain its rotation in counter clockwise.
D. All of the above
22. Which of the following is the correct definition of a mineral?
A. It is branch of geology that studies about the minerals
B. It is the building blocks of rocks.
C. It is the naturally formed, generally inorganic, crystalline, solid and has a definite chemical composition, building blocks of
rocks
D. None of the above
23. What instrument or tool will be used to measure the relative hardness of the rocks?
A. Mass Scale B. Weighing Scale C. Moh’s Scale D. None of the above
24. Which of the following is the correct definition of rock?
A. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals, or organic matter.
B. It is classified by how they are formed, their composition, and texture.
C. It changes over time through the rock cycle.
D. All of the above
25. Which of the following is TRUE about coarse- grained?
A. Happens to the rock when it cools quickly with little to no crystals.
B. It is the light – colored rocks that are rich in elements such as aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
C. It is the dark- colored rocks that are rich in calcium, iron, and magnesium but poor in silicon.
D. Happens to the rock when it takes longer to cool, giving mineral crystals more time to grow
26. What is EXTRUSIVE IGNEOUS rocks?
A. These are rocks that magma pushes into surrounding rock below the Earth’s surface.
B. Happens when rocks are moved from one place to another.
C. These are the rocks resulting from the changing of temperature and pressure, but remains solid.
D. These are rocks that forms when magma erupts onto Earth’s surface.
27. The process in which sedimentary rocks arranged in layers.
A. Strata B. Stratification C. Sedimentation D. Eruption
28. Which of the following is one good example of Organic Sedimentary Rock?
A. Breccia B. Limestone C. Gneiss D. Coa
29. A type of rocks which literally means to change shape;
A. Igneous Rock
B. Sedimentary Rock
C. Metamorphic Rock
D. None of the above
30. The type of sedimentary rock that are remains of plants and animals.
A. Clastic B. Chemical Sedimentary C. Organic Sedimentary D. None of the above
31. What is the physical property of minerals that is defined as the use to identify minerals easily and is the result of the way
minerals absorb light?
A. Luster B. Color C. Hardness D. Specific Gravity
32. What is defined as the color of the mineral in powder form?
A. Streak B. Color C. Hardness D. Specific Gravity
33. Used to describe how minerals break into pieces.
A. Streak B. Color C. Cleavage and Fracture D. Specific Gravity
34. Refers to the reaction of the minerals to stress such as crushing, bending, breaking or tearing,
A. Tenacity B. Color C. Hardness D. Specific Gravity
35. A distinct smell of a mineral that is usually released from a chemical reaction when subjected to water, heat, air or friction.
A. Color B. Odor C. Specific Gravity D. Magnetism
36. Indicates the ability of the mineral to attract or repel other minerals.
A. Crystalline Structure B. Streak C. Magnetism D. Luster
37. A measure of the density of a mineral to determine how heavy the mineral is by its weight to water.
A. Transparency or diaphaneity B. Specific gravity C. Magnetism D. Streak
38. Which of the following below is an example of Biotic Weathering?
A. Roots of plants growing into cracks may put pressure on the surrounding rock, eventually breaking rocks apart as the
roots grow.
B. The cracking of rock caused by freezing and thawing of water
C. Digging through rock and earth to acquire fuel, jewelry, and other items of interest.
D. Glacier movement can cause pressure release as it moves away from a surface of rock.
39. Which of the following is an example of Chemical Weathering?
A. The rocks near Stone Church in Dover Plains located in New York are weathered by trees growing on them.
B. Digging through rock and earth to acquire fuel, jewelry, and other items of interest.
C. As water continues to remove substances in rocks, the rocks is deformed, broken into pieces, and disintegrated.
D. Roots of plants growing into cracks may put pressure on the surrounding rock, eventually breaking rocks apart as the
roots grow.
40. Which of the following is an example of an Oxidation?
A. A Seedling growing in the cracks between paving slabs
B. A carbon dioxide present in water and forms carbonic acid that causes the disintegration of rocks
C. A nail on the rock was rusted that caused the discoloration and disintegration of rocks
D. The volume of rocks increases through hydration.
41. What is the importance of weathering?
A. It creates land formation
B. It builds mountains and valleys
C. It leads to soil formation
D. It leads to soil deformation
42. Which of the following is not a use of Carbonate Class?
A. Carbon Paper
B. Soda Ash
C. Jewelry
D. Soap and detergent
43. This type of chemical property in rocks is the most important class to human civilization.
A. Carbonate Class
B. Oxide Class
C. Sulphide Class
D. Phosphate Class
44. This type of class contains pure native elements usually metals and pure form,
A. Element Class
B. Oxide Class
C. Phosphate Class
D. Halide Class
45. Which of the following is the correct definition of Terrestrial Planet?
A. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of
asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
B. Is a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core.
C. Are Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface.
D. None of the above
46. Which of the following is the correct definition of Geocentric Model
A. The Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.
B. The Earth is considered to be the center of the solar system. The Moon, the planets, the Sun, and the stars all rotate
around the Earth (which stays still), with uniform circular motion.
C. Large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core.
D. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of
asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
47. What is the name of the Philosopher who propose that the Sun is the center of the Solar System?
A. Claudius Ptolemy B. Nicolaus Copernicus C. Emmanuel Kant D. Pierre- Simon Laplace
48. The following are the process in which Nebular Hypothesis is formed. Which of the following is correct?
I. Proto sun and planets begin to form?
II. Condensation of Primordial dust. Forms disk- shaped nebular clouds rotating counter clockwise.
III. Supernova and formation of primordial dust cloud.
IV. Accretion of planetesimals and differentiation of planets and moons.
V. Existing of solar system takes place.

A. I,II,III,IV.V B. III,II,I, IV,V C. V,IV,III,I,II D. V,IV,I,II,III

49. Who are the philosophers who developed the Protoplanet Hypothesis?
A. Carl Von Weisacker and Gerard Kuiper
B. Chamberlin and Moulton
C. Emmanuel Swedenborg and Immanuel Kant
D. Pierre- Simon Laplace and Emmanuel Swedenborg
50. The following are types of soil problem, except;
A. Soil Expansion
B. Soil Erosion
C. Slash and Burn Agriculture
D. Laterite
51. Which of the following is Rill Erosion?
A. B.

C. D.

52. The following are examples of Biological Method of Soil Conservation, except;
A. Terracing B. Mulching C. Vegetative Barrier D. Cover Cropping
53. What do you call the practice of joining the economy of the society to environment with ecological design?
A. Biological Method
B. Engineering Method
C. Agricultural Method
D. Slash and Burn Agriculture
54. What do you call an Engineering Method of Soil Conservation in which structures constructed to provide safe release of
flood waters from a dam to a downstream are, normally the river on which the dam has been constructed?
A. Terracing B. Contour Stone Bunding C. Spillway D. Vegetative Barrier
55. What is Mulching?
A. Are narrow, parallel strips of stiff, erect, dense grass planted close to the contour.
B. A covering, especially of decaying leaves, grass, or plant material, used to keep watering the earth near plants or
to protect them from weeds
C. Is planted to manage soil erosion, soil fertility, soil quality, water, weeds, pests, diseases, biodiversity and wildlife in an
agroecosystem—an ecological system managed and shaped by humans
D. The establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no previous tree cover.

***END OF EXAMINATION***
***GOD BLESS YOU ALL***