Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NORTHERN SAMAR

Senior High School National Achievement Test

Mock Test
Science
Directions: Read each item carefully then choose the letter that corresponds to your
answer.
1. Which of the following is NOT a correct description of oxygen gas (O2)?
A. It is used by animals for respiration
B. It is taken in by plants for photosynthesis
C. It is converted to carbon dioxide during respiration
D. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential to living organisms
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason why the hydrosphere is important?
A. It sustains various life forms
B. It helps in regulating the atmosphere
C. It plays an important role in ecosystems
D. It plays a major role in the movement of tectonic plates
3. Which of the following best describes a Goldilocks Zone?
A. a zone composed mainly of frozen water
B. a region where life is impossible to exists
C. a zone composed only of rocks and other celestial debris
D. an area where the temperature is not too hot and not too cold
4. Which of the following is an important characteristic of earth in sustaining life?
A. Earths’ position beyond the Goldilocks zone
B. The atmosphere that blocks the rays of the sun from reaching Earth
C. The abundant nitrogen in the atmosphere made life possible on Earth
D. The presence of liquid water which plays a vital role for cell’s metabolism
5. Which of the following is the reason for the importance of Earth’s subsystems?
A. The subsystem influence Earth’s encounter with space objects.
B. The subsystems contribute scarcely in flow of matter and energy
C. The subsystems barely influence the survival of different organisms
D. The subsystems influence the climate, geological processes, and life on Earth.
6. Why is the ozone layer important in sustaining life on earth?
A. It is where Earth satellites orbit and auroras show.
B. It influences hydro-meteorological phenomenon such as storms.
C. It shields the Earth from the Sun's ultraviolet radiation and keeps the planet
warm.
D. It is where celestial objects get burned and disintegrated upon entering Earth.
7. Which carbonate mineral reacts readily with cool, dilute hydrochloric acid to produce
visible bubbles of carbon dioxide gas?
A. Calcite C. Plagioclase
B. Gypsum D. Quartz
8. What characteristics of a mineral refers to resistance to abrasion?
 A. cleavage C. luster
B. hardness D. streak

9. Which element is the most abundant in the Earth's crust by weight?

A. Carbon C. Oxygen
B. Chlorine D. Sodium
10. Which of the following is NOT true about minerals?
A. They may be liquid, solid, or gas form.
B. They have a specific, internal, crystalline structure.
C. They have a specific, predictable chemical composition.
D. They can be identified by characteristic physical properties.
11. Which of the following characteristics refer to the tendency of minerals to break forming
smooth flat surfaces?
A. cleavage C. streak
B. conchoidal D. fracture
12. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
A. possess a crystalline structure C. definite chemical composition
B. formed by inorganic processes D. either liquid or solid
13. Which of the following is said to be the most unreliable (variable) diagnostic property of
minerals?
A. luster C. crystal form
B. hardness D. color
14. Which of the following does NOT refer to sedimentary rocks?
A. may contain fossils
B. may be economically important
C. hold important clues to Earth's history
D. formed because of heat and pressure at depths
15. Which of the following statements is true?
A. All rocks contain minerals but minerals do not contain rocks.
B. All minerals are rocks, but not all rocks are minerals.
C. There is no relationship between rocks and minerals.
D. Rocks and minerals do not go together.
16. A process of ore genesis that happen on the surface of Earth, like erosion.
A. Internal process
B. Hydrothermal process
C. Surficial process
D. Fragments from solar system
17. It is a process used to extract metals in their pure form.
A. Mining B. biomining C. metallurgy D. biotechnology
18. What method of metal extraction uses heat to separate the metal from the rest of the ore
and requires another chemical, to separate metal from its ore?
A. Smelting B. electrolysis C. hammering D. exploding
19. Which of the following sources of energy is NOT a type of fossil fuel?
A. Petroleum C. Coal
B. Geothermal D. Natural Gas
20. Identify the transformation of energy in a hydroelectric power plant.
A. Kinetic Mechanical Potential Electrical
B. Mechanical Kinetic Potential Electrical
C. Potential Kinetic Mechanical Electrical
D. Potential Mechanical Kinetic Electrical
21. In which process in the water cycle do clouds form?
A. Evaporation C. Condensation
 B. Cloud forming D. Precipitation
22. Why will activities that lead to sedimentation affect the quality of freshwater in lakes?
A. Additional sediment loads on the lake decrease water depth.
B. Deposited soil sediments carry food to aquatic plants and animals.
C. Fertilizer run-offs will add organic matter and heavy metals to the lake.
D. Rain over denuded lands will deposit silt to the lake as sediment pollutants.
23. Why is soil erosion by rushing waters considered a great soil threat?
A. The soil volume is reduced in eroded areas and increased in deposited areas.
B. Water changes the physical composition of the soil affecting soil management.
C. The soil’s chemical composition is enhanced by changing soil texture and
structure.
D. Water carries topsoil and nutrients, then deposits it to receiving areas as
pollutant
24. What is the threat to soil when farmlands are converted into built-up areas with concrete
foundations for houses, roads, offices and malls?
A. Soil sealing B. Soil pollution C. Soil compaction D. Soil acidification
25. Soils act like , regulating the quality of air and water flowing into soil
pores.
A. Filters B. Buffers C. Faucets D. Supermarkets
26. Which component of the soil is crucial for soil health?
A. Air
B. Water
C. Organic matter
D. Mineral particles
27. How does organic matter help maintain soil health?
A. It regulates the humus part of the soil making it dark and fertile.
B. It greatly helps microorganisms to provide air and food for the plants.
C. It gives more space for pore spaces to exchange air, water and nutrients.
D. It biologically binds minerals and creates interconnected pores in structured
soils.
28. Which soil management practices build up healthy soils?
A. Application of fertilizers and pesticides against crop pests.
B. Constant clearing of vegetation from weeds for cleaner rows
C. Regular cultivation and tilling of fields for greater agricultural yield.
D. Use of diverse cover crops, planned crop rotation, and mulch tillage.
29. Which of the following happens during frost wedging?
A. Water causes the rock to have smooth surface.
B. Water breaks the rock into pieces because of its direct impact.
C. Water creates cracks into the rocks.
D. Water sips on the cracks of the rocks and then it freezes.
30. How does temperature break down rocks?
A. Rocks break when it is heated and then cooled.
B. Rocks break when it is not exposed to water.
C. Rocks break when it is cooled.
D. Rocks break when it is heated.
31. What happens during chemical weathering?
A. Roots of trees expand and break down rocks.
B. Temperature or water reacts to minerals from rocks.
C. Components of related rocks react to each other.
D. Exposure of rocks to friction from winds exposes it and breaks it down.
32. Which of these rocks is most likely to be damaged by acid rain?
A. Granite B. Limestone C. Gabbro D. Pumice
33. The following are types of chemical weathering, EXCEPT __________.
A. hydrolysis B. oxidation C. abrasion D. dissolution
34. What type of rock is made when tiny particles of other rocks settle at the bottom of the
bodies of water, and undergo compaction and cementation?
A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic D. Sediments

35. Which of the following element causes the rusting of rocks?

A. hydrogen B. calcium C. iron D. oxygen
36. Which of these is NOT an example of physical weathering?
A. frost wedging B. abrasion C. salt crystal growth D.. oxidation
37. The process by which melting occurs when the temperature stays the same but the
pressure decreases.
A. Heat Transfer Melting C. Flux Melting
B. Decompression Melting D. Fractionism
38. Refers to the change in shape and size of a mineral without changing its identity.
A. Phase change
B. Neocrystallization
C. Recrystallization
D. Pressure solution
39. Refers to the dissolution of mineral grains when rock is squeezed dominantly in one
direction at relatively low temperature and pressure and in the presence of water.
A. Phase change C. Neocrystallization
B. Recrystallization D. Pressure solution
40. The process that transforms a grain of one mineral into grain of another mineral having
the same composition but different crystal structure.
A. Phase change C. Neocrystallization
B. Recrystallization D. Pressure solution
41. The process by which the Earth’s surface moves from a lower elevation to a higher one.
A. Isostay B. Anticline C. Decline D. Uplift
42. Elevated landforms comprising the mountains, bounded by normal faults that are inclined
in opposite directions.
A. Orogenic belt B. Graben C. Horsts D. Isostay
43. Type of Deformation where the strain is still reversible.
A. Elastic Deformation C. Plastic Deformation
B. Ductile Deformation D. Brittle Deformation
44. One of the Theory on the Origin of Life stating that all life forms existing today on Earth
have been created by a supreme being.
A. Creation Theory C. Theory of Abiogenesis
B. Theory of Biogenesis D. Theory of Catastrophism
45. This Theory on the Origin of Life states that living things come from living things.
A. Creation Theory C. Theory of Abiogenesis
B. Theory of Biogenesis D. Theory of Catastrophism
46. This Theory states that there have been several living creations from God, each
encountered a catastrophe, which completely destroyed them.
A. Creation Theory C. Theory of Abiogenesis
B. Theory of Biogenesis D. Theory of Catastrophism
47. This is the basic building blocks of all living things.
A. Cell B. Atom C. Tissue D. Molecule
48. These are single celled organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria,
and all other organelles.
A. Eukaryotes B. Prokaryotes C. Protozoa D. Nucleolus
49. These are organisms with cells that contain membrane-bound nucleus and other
membrane-bound organelles.
A. Eukaryotes B. Prokaryotes C. Protozoa D. Nucleolus
50. The maximum length of time a living thing can live.
A. Life expectancy B. Life Span C. Maturity D. Lifelong

51. Any signal or change in the environment of an organism that produces a response or
reaction from that organism.
A. Stimulus B. Result C. Evolution D. Adaptation
52. This is the internal balance of the body or system of living organisms.
A. Stimulus B. Homeostasis C. Adaptation D. Regulation
53. This is the ability of living things to produce offspring of its own kind.
A. Reproduction B. Perpetuation C. Union D. Fertilization
54. Any response or reaction towards stimulus that helps in the survival of an organism.
A. Stimulus B. Evolution C. Adaptation D. Fertilization
55. The gradual change in organisms over a long period of time in response to the changing
environment.
A. Stimulus B. Evolution C. Adaptation D. Fertilization
56. A kind of reproduction which involves the union of sex cells from male and female
organisms.
A. Cutting B. Budding C. Sexual reproduction D. Asexual
reproduction
57. The union of sperm cell and egg cell is known as_________.
A. Fertilization B. Germination C. Pollination D. Transcription
58. Part of the embryo that gives rise to the plant’s first root.
A. Cotyledon B. Epicotyl C. Hypocotyl D. Radicle
59. A kind of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of new individuals from the
existing ones by forming small projections, on the parent’s body.
A. Budding B. Fragmentation C. Parthenogenesis D. Regeneration
60. A type of asexual reproduction that give rise to the production of embryo even without
the process of fertilization.
A. Budding B. Fragmentation C. Parthenogenesis D. Pollination