Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Negros Oriental
MABINAY DISTRICT II

SCIENCE QUIZ 2017

EASY ROUND

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
b. Compounds are made up of one kind of element.
c. Water is composed of more than two elements.
d. Compounds are more complex than elements.
2. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to most
basic?
a. tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar
b. milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
c. toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
d. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
3. Which of the following elements is most likely ductile at room temperature?
a. Sulfur c. Nitrogen
b. Mercury d. Aluminum
4. Which of the following parts allow different activities of the cell to happen?
a. vacuoles c. cytoplasm
b. lysosome d. vesicle
5. Which of the following can be observed using the light microscope?
a. acacia bark
b. five peso coin
c. piece of stone
d. tip of gumamela leaf
6. It is the simplest form of matter?
a. Compounds b. Elements c. Substance
7. It is the ultimate source of energy of all living things.
a. Gravity b. Sun c. Force
8. Tropical cyclones usually originate from?
a. Warm Land Areas b. Cool Ocean or Seas Areas c. Warm ocean or sea areas
9. The government agency responsible for weather information, tropical cyclone forecasts and warnings
within the PAR?
a. PAGIBIG b. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS
10. If oil and water were mixed, what would the resulting mixture look like?
a. Two liquid layers b. One liquid layers only c. Solid phase
11. A liquid has the following properties: one-phase, colorless, boils at varying temperature. Which of the
following BEST describes the liquid?
A. Solution B. Substance C. Suspension D. Coarse mixture
12. Calcium chloride is a compound of the two elements calcium and chlorine. Which of the following
statements is TRUE?
A. Calcium chloride is listed in the periodic table.
B. The symbol for calcium chloride includes Ca and Cl.
C. Chlorine may still be broken down into a simpler form.
D. Calcium and chlorine belong to the same group in the periodic table.
13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Ferrous sulfate cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
B. Compounds are made up of one kind of element.
C. Water is composed of more than two elements.
 D. Compounds are more complex than elements.
14. Which of the following elements is most likely ductile at room temperature?
A. Sulfur B. Mercury C. Nitrogen D. Aluminum
15. Which of the following differentiates organs from tissues?
A. Organs make up tissues; tissues make up organs
B. Tissues make up organs; cells make up tissues
C. Organs and tissues are made up of cells.
D. Organs and tissues make up an organ system.

AVERAGE ROUND
1. An element was subjected into flame and the acidity of the oxide formed was tested. Solution of this
oxide turned red litmus paper to blue. Which is most likely that element?
a. Chlorine c. Phosphorus
b. Nickel d. Silicon
2. If the chloroplasts of a plant cell are damaged, which will it be unable to do?
a. protect the cell
b. make food for the cell
c. excrete waste materials
d. give instruction for cell to reproduce
3. Why is the presence of ozone above the troposphere important for the survival of living thing on Earth?
a. It warms Earth’s surface.
b. It helps in cloud formation.
c. It makes jet flying more comfortable.
d. It offers protection from the Sun’s harmful UV rays.
4. Why do hikers put on thicker clothes when climbing a high mountain?
a. For protection against insect bites
b. The air temperature decreases with altitude
c. So they can easily be located when they get lost
d. To add more weight so they will not be pushed by the wind
5. A force of 25 N is used to slide a 150-N sofa, 5 m across a floor. How much work is done on the sofa?
a. zero J c. 245 J
b. 125 J d. 750 J
6. A consumer that eats the plant-eaters for energy is called what?
a. Primary Consumer b. Secondary Consumer c. Third Consumer
7. It is a part or sample of any materials like plant, animal, paper or mineral, for study or examination under
the microscope.
a. Microscopic View b. Specimen c. Identifying glass
8. How many elements arrange in a periodic table of elements?
a. 120 b. 108 c. 118
9. What organ system is responsible in helping the body to eliminate metabolic wastes and to maintain
internal balance.
a. Excretory system b. Circulatory System c. Endocrine System
10. It is part of the cell which contains materials that play a role in heredity
a. Plasma b. Membrane c. Nucleus
11. An element was subjected into flame and the acidity of the oxide formed was tested. Solution of this
oxide turned red litmus paper to blue. Which is most likely that element?
A. Chlorine B. Nickel C. Phosphorus D. Silicon
12. Jill has an unopened box of a 2-meter foil labeled 100% made of aluminum. Aluminum is a substance.
Jill takes just a thumb-size piece of the aluminum foil. Which of the following statements is TRUE about
the piece of aluminum foil that Jill took compared with the rest that was left in the box?
A. Its mass and melting behavior are different.
 B. Its mass and melting behavior are the same.
C. The mass is different but the melting behavior is the same.
D. The mass is the same but the melting behavior is different.
13. Flowers are the reproductive organs of plants. How are flowers different from the reproductive organs of
animals?
A. Flowers have male and female parts; animals have either male or female parts.
B. Flowers need pollinators like bees to reproduce; animals do not.
C. Flowers are shed from time to time; nothing is shed from animals.
D. There is no difference between flowers and the reproductive organs of animals.
14. If the chloroplasts of a plant cell are damaged, which will it be unable to do?
A. protect the cell B. make food for the cell
C. excrete waste materials D. give instruction for cell to reproduce
15. A plant needs water, radiant energy, minerals, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to live. This statement
shows that an organism depends on which of the following?
A. Abiotic components B. Biotic components C. Climate D. Minerals

DIFFICULT ROUND

For questions 1 and 2, refer to the table below. Data were obtained from a 200-meter dash competition.
FEMALE ATHLETE RECORDED TIME MALE RECORDED TIME
ATHLETE
1 26.5 1 22.4
2 26.1 2 21.9
3 25.3 3 23.0
4 26.7 4 22.6

1. Which of the following statements is/are true?

I. The male athletes are faster than the female athletes.
II. Compared to the speed of the fastest male athlete, the average speed of the fastest female athlete is
slightly less.
a. I only c. Both I and II
b. II only d. Neither I nor II
2. How do you compute for the average speed of each athlete?
a. Multiply 200 meters by the recorded time of travel.
b. Divide 200 meters by the recorded time of travel.
c. Divide the recorded time of travel by 200 meters.
d. Divide 200 meters by twice the recorded time of travel.

The illustration on the right shows a lady making a noodle soup using a
pan made of metal. Use this illustration to answer the questions below:
3. How does heat travel through the pan?
a. by radiation c. by dispersion
b. by convection d. by conduction
4. How does heat travel through the soup?
a. by radiation c. by dispersion
b. by convection d. by conduction
5. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon. Without a natural greenhouse effect, the temperature of
the Earth would be about -18°C instead of its present 14°C. Why are scientists concerned about the
greenhouse effect?
a. There is no technology that will keep the temperature of Earth constant.
b. Planting trees in wider areas is not possible; Earth has many desert areas.
c. Human activities like burning of fossil fuels and deforestation enhance the greenhouse effect.
 d. The human population is increasing rapidly; more carbon dioxide will be released to the
atmosphere.
6. Vinegar is often labeled as “ 5 % acidity”, therefore how many grams of acetic acid that a 500 g of
vinegar has?
a. 25 g b. 15 c. 20
7. The following are the cause of Earth’s seasons, except?
a. Inclination of Earth’s axis of rotation to the planet’s orbit
b. Revolution of Earth around the sun.
c. Because of Moon Eclipse.
8. This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather disturbances occur?
a. Thermosphere b. Ionosphere C. Troposphere
9. What kind of relationship showed between a human and a tapeworm inside his body?
a. Parasitism b. Predation c. Mutualism
10. When we combined copper and zinc, what kind of metal alloy will form?
a. Steel b. Iron c. Brass
11. Cancer starts from cells that start to grow uncontrollably fast. They destroy tissues and organs. What
does this say about the effects of diseased cells on the higher levels of organization in an organism?
A. Cancer involves only certain kinds of cells and does not affect any other kind of cell.
B. Diseased cells affect only the next higher levels of organization that they make up – the tissues.
C. Diseased cells damage the higher levels of organization they make up: tissues, organs, organ
systems, and eventually, the whole organism.
D. Diseased cells do not affect the other parts of an organism.
12. A farmer grew only one type of onion. All of the onion plants died from the same disease. What can be
said of this onion plant population?
A. Only a few plants were resistant to the disease.
B. All of the onion plants were resistant to the disease.
C. The onion plants were genetically identical.
D. The onion plants were genetically different from each other.
13. A farmer wants to propagate a good variety of a crop in a way which maintained all its desirable traits.
Which of the following methods should be used?
A. Self-pollination
B. Vegetative propagation
C. Growing seeds produced from this variety
D. Cross-pollinating this crop with another good variety and growing the seeds resulting from the
cross
14. Which species can produce offspring that are genetically different from their parents?
A. A species that has few variations B. A species that reproduces asexually
C. A species that reproduces sexually D. A species that competes with a similar species
15. Setting up an aquarium that represents a mini ecosystem has to have which of the following
requirements?
A. Fish and water only
B. Water, sand, soil, and light only
C. Populations of fish, snails, and plants only
D. Communities of different species of organisms, water, sand, soil, and sunlight