Name: Grade & Section:

Teacher: Miss Mara M. Labandero Score:

General Direction: This is a 50-item test, read each direction written in every type of test, answer this test in one
hour.

Part I. Direction. Select the correct answer by shading the letter of your choice.

1. One cold morning, you stand barefoot on a cement floor and your feet feel cold because
A. heat from the floor flows to the feet.
B. heat from the feet flows through the floor
C. the temperature of the feet is the same as the floor
D. the temperature of the floor is higher than that of the feet
2. Which of the following properties must a substance have so that convection can take
place?
A. It must be a solid.
B. It must be a good electrolyte.
C. It must be a good conductor of heat.
D. Its density must change with temperature.
3. Body A has a higher temperature than Body B. When they are placed in contact, the heat
flow from A to B _____.
A. only if both are fluids
B. only if A is on top of B
C. only if A has greater heat content
D. until both have the same temperature
4. We wear white clothes especially during the summer months because white _____.
A. absorbs heat C. disperse heat
B. reflects heat D. refracts heat
5. Which does not belong to the group?
A. radiation B. convection C. absorption D. conduction
6. Which material is a good conductor of heat and electricity?
A. copper B. paper C. rubber D. wood
The illustration below shows a lady making a noodle soup using a
pan made of metal. Use this illustration to answer the questions 20-21.
7. How does heat travel through the pan?
A. by radiation C. by convection B. by dispersion
D. by conduction
8. In what direction does heat travel through the soup?
A. from top to bottom C. both A and B
B. from bottom to top D. neither A nor B
9. In a natural convection, why does heated portion of fluids move?
A. Its molecular motions become aligned.
B. due to the currents in the surrounding fluids
C. due to the molecular collisions within the heated portion
D. heated portion’s density is less than that of the surrounding fluid
10. Which of the following situations is heat transferred through conduction?
A. The spoon becomes hotter when placed in a glass of hot water.
B. The sun heats the surface of the bodies of water
C. Meat is roasted over the burning charcoal
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 D. Warm air rises as the cold air sinks
11. When you put your hand above a lighted candle, your hand feels the warm air. But when
you put your hand at the side of the lighted candle, you did not feel so warm. What is an
explanation for this observation?
A. hot air is heavier and rises C. hot air is lighter and rises
B. hot air is heavier and sinks D. hot air is lighter and sinks
12. The transfer of energy through matter from molecule to molecule and occurs when two
objects of different temperatures are in direct contact is called _____.
A. conduction B. convection C. radiation D. insulation
13. Which method of heat transfer operates in a refrigerator?
A. conduction B. convection C. radiation D. insulation
14. Energy is transferred by the movement of fluids brought about by temperature
differences. Heated fluids tends to rise while cooler fluids sink. This mode of heat transfer is
called_____.
A. conduction B. convection C. radiation D. insulation
15. If you place a spoon in a hot cup of milk, the spoon eventually gets hot after some time
because the energy was transferred from the milk to the spoon. Which of the following
describes this situation?
A. conduction B. convection C. radiation D. insulation
16. When does repulsive force exist?
A. between two negative charges C. between a positive and a negative charge
B. between two positive charges D. both A and B
17. Which of the following can be attracted by a positively charged object?
A. A neutral object. C. Any other object.
B. Another positively charged object. D. No other object.
18. After rubbing a fur and a rod, the rod gains electrons. What happens to the fur?
A. The fur becomes positively charged.
B. The fur becomes negatively charged.
C. The fur will also gain electrons.
D. The fur becomes neutral.
19. Which of the following describes the usual way by which a material can gain a
positive charge?
A. By gaining protons C. By gaining electrons
B. By losing protons D. By losing electrons
20. What will happen when two like charges are brought together?
A. They will repel each other.
B. They will attract each other.
C. They will neutralize each other.
D. They will have no effect on each other.
21. If you comb your hair and the comb becomes positively charged, what will happen to your
hair?
A. It will remain uncharged. C. It will be repelled by the comb.
B. It will become positively charged . D. It will become negatively charged.
22.The figure shows three pairs of plates. The
electrostatic force between the plates is shown for two of
the pairs. If B is negative, what is the charge of A? and what
kind of force exists in the third pair?
A. negative, attractive C. positive, attractive
B. negative, repulsive D. positive, repulsive
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 23. In which set-up(s) will the bulb light up?

A. A only B. B only C. A and C

D. A, B and C
24. In electricity, why is earthing or
grounding important?
A. to prevent short circuit and fire C. to avoid electric shock
B. to prevent damages to appliances D. all of the these
25. Which of the following statements is TRUE about lines of latitude?
A. They do not meet.
B. They form circles that are smaller at the poles.
C. They are parallel to the equator and to each other.
D. All of the above.
26. Which of the following is TRUE about the relationship of latitude and climate?
A. The farther the place from the equator, the warmer its climate.
B. The nearer the place from the equator, the warmer its climate.
C. The nearer the place from the equator, the colder its climate.
D. None of these is correct
27. How can you locate places on earth?
A. by its latitude and longitude C. Both A & B
B. by its surrounding landmasses and bodies of water D. None of these
28. Which large landmass is found to the north of the Philippines?
A. Asian B. Australia C. Europe D. Africa
29. What are natural resources?
These are materials or elements from the environment that people _____.
A. did not create C. invented for themselves
B. use to meet their needs D. observe using a scientific equipment
30. What do you call a resource that people can use again and again but its supply can be
replaced?
A. reliable B. unlimited C. recyclable D. renewable
31. What two factors have the greatest influence on soil formation?
A. temperature and rainfall
B. slope of the land and rainfall
C. kind of soil particles and temperature
D. reforestation and use of compost as fertilizer
32. You see empty softdrink cans, dumped in a vacant lot. What resource is used in producing
these materials?
A. paper B. metal C. trees D. none of these
33. Why are coal, petroleum, and natural gas considered nonrenewable resources if they were
produced from plant and animal remains?
A. It takes a very long time to produce them.
B. Using them results in environmental problems.
C. They are difficult to locate and explore from Earth.
D. The Philippines is dependent on supply from other countries.
34. What geologic structures account for the presence of minerals in the Philippines?
A. trenches B. volcanoes C. faults D. all of these
35. Why is our country rich in biodiversity?
A. The Philippine is near the equator where there is sunshine all year round.
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 B. The temperature is right for plants and animals to reproduce.
C. There is an abundant rainfall.
D. All of the above.
36. Which of the following systems is a unique way of defining locations in space?
A. Cooperation system C. Coordinate System
B. Corporate System D. Cardinal System
37. Which of the two axes make up the Cartesian coordinate system for flat surfaces?
A. a and b C. y and z
B. c and d D. x and y
38. What is a general term that describes a line of longitude that terminates at the poles?
A. Meridian B. Cartesian C. Coordinate D. Equator
39. The following are the bodies of water surrounding the Philippines EXCEPT?
A. Philippine Sea to the NE C. Celebes Sea
B. The Carribean Sea D. Sulu Sea
40. What do you call to an imaginary vertical line that divides Earth into east and west?
A. Prime Meridian C. latitude
B. Equator D. Longitude
II. Locating the points in the Cartesian Coordinate system.
Direction: Plot the points in the Cartesian Coordinate Plane based from the given ordered pairs.
1. Singapore - Coordinates ( 1,1)
2. USA - Coordinates (-9,6)
3. Taiwan - Coordinates (2,-8)
4. Philippines - ( -4,-7)
5. Indonesia - ( 3, 2)
6. New Zealand - (5,10)
7. Hong kong - (2,-1)
8. Iran - (-7,-9)
9. California - (10,-4)
10. North Korea - (-6,-3)

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