First Quarter Exam in Earth Science

By:
Celso Jubahib
Lhester Jay U. Salao
NAME: ______________________________________ Score: __________________
GRADE/SECTION: __________________________ Date:____________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS CLEARLY. Yung malinaw, hindi katulad ng feelings nyang hindi mo
maintindihan.
2. NO ERASURES. Pag-isipan mo nang Mabuti bago isulat. Hindi lahat ng pagkakamali pwede pang
itama.
3. DO NOT CHEAT. Huwag tumulad sa ex mong akala mong loyal pero mabilis lang pa palang magpalit.
4. FIISH THE EXAM IN THE REQUIRED TIME. Alam mo dapat kung kelan na dapat sumuko. Kapag
tapos na, tapos na.

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1.Which of the following is the densest planet in the solar system?

A. Earth B. Mars C. Mercury D. Venus
2. Which of the following is true about the presence of magnetosphere as one of the characteristics of earth?
A. The magnetic field of the planet renders particles from the Sun less harmful.
B. Earth is neither too close or too far from the sun
C. If too much heat were retained, a run-away global warming would occur
D. None of the choices
3. Which prevents the poles from shifting unexpectedly?
A. The moon’s stabilizing effect B. The suns light to the atmosphere
C. The moon being present in the morning D. The Moon’s reflecting the light from the sun.
4. Which of the following is true about energy as one of the characteristics of earth?
A. Without energy, virtually nothing would happen
B. There may be a shortage of energy sources for life to live off
C. The most obvious source of energy is a planet’s or moon’s host star.
D. All of the choices
5. Which of the following subsystem includes the all the air in Earth's System?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Hydrosphere D. Lithosphere
6. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between atmosphere and biosphere?
A. Humans are breathing through the air B. Trees are growing in the soil
C. Humans are plowing the soil D. Dog is drinking water
7. What do you call when water evaporates from plants?
A. Condensation C. Sublimation B. Precipitation D. Transpiration
8. Which of the following words belong to Hydrosphere?
A. Argon B. Insects C. Puddle D. Rocks
9. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A. Ionosphere B. Mesosphere C. Stratosphere D. Troposphere
10. Which of the following subsystem comprises all living things?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Hydrosphere D. Lithosphere
11. Which property is least useful when identifying a mineral?
A. Color B. Crystal Habit C. Luster D. Streak
12. According to Moh’s scale, which minerals properly correspond to the hardest and least hard?
A. Hardest: apatite; least hard: talc B. Hardest: diamond; least hard: talc
C. Hardest: apatite; least hard: fluorite D. Hardest: diamond; least hard: quartz
13. Which property of a mineral breaks along smooth, flat surface?
A. Cleavage B. Hardness C. Intrusive D. Streak
14. Is it important to conduct more than one test to identify an unknown mineral?
A. Yes because minerals can’t be identified
B. No, because all you need to know is if the mineral has luster.
C. Yes, because 2 minerals can have the similar physical properties like color or metallic luster
D. No, because all you need to know is the minerals color to be able to identify an unknown mineral
15. Which one among the rocks does not belong to the same group?
A. Limestone B. Sandstone C. Shale D. Slate
16. Which of the following rocks is different from others?
A. Gypsum B. Limestone C. Marble D. Sandstone
17. Which of the following is true about the types of sedimentary rock?
A. Clastic Sedimentary Rocks – derived from mechanical weathering
B. Chemical Sedimentary Rocks – form when dissolved materials precipitate
 C. Organic Sedimentary Rocks – formed by the accumulated sedimentary
debris caused by organic processes
D. All of the above

18. Which of the following is an example of metamorphic rock?

A. Gabbro B. Limestone C. Marble D. Shale
19. What is the challenge to the mining companies?
A. finding consumers C. protecting the environment
B. processing minerals D. the increasing costs
20. What is the purpose of processing ore?
A. to clean it C. to make it shinier
B. to shape it D. to remove unwanted rock
21. Which is true about ore minerals?
A. Ore minerals are evenly distributed throughout Earth’s crust.
B. Ores are naturally occurring materials that can be profitable mined.
C. Ores are minerals that have a high concentration of element, typically a non-metal.
D. All the above.
22. Which of the following is the most type of ore mineral deposits process?
A. Magmatic C. Chemical sedimentary
B. Metamorphic D. Hydrothermal fluid circulation
23. In which stage of mining does a company propose a mine project that includes a complete
reclamation, satisfactory land-use end goal and monitoring plan?
A. Operation B. Exploration C. Construction D. Environmental
Assessment and Approval
24. Natural gas is made up of what hydrocarbon compound?
A. Butane (C4H10) C. Methane (CH4)
B. Ethane (C2H6) D. Pentane (C5H12)
25. When fossil fuels are burned, what compound is being release into the
atmosphere that can contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain?
A. Sulfur oxide B. Nitrogen oxide C. Carbon dioxide D. Sulfur trioxide
26. Which of the following provides most of the energy that supports human
transportation, electricity production, heating, and cooling of buildings, and
various industrial activities?
A. Charcoal B. Minerals C. Technology D. Fossil fuels
27. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
A. Oil B. Coal C. Petroleum D. Natural gas
28. What are fossil fuels?
A. Complex of hydrocarbon compounds
B. Mixture of hydrocarbon located under the surface of the Earth
C. A non-renewable resource formed from the remaining organisms that
lived long ago
D. All of the above
29. Which of the following fossil fuel is formed from the remains of plants?
A. Coal B. Biomass C. Petroleum D. Natural gas
30. Which type of fossil fuel is lighter than air and is highly flammable?
A. Coal B. Biomass C. Petroleum D. Natural gas
31. Where does geothermal energy come from?
A. Heat from the Earth B. Ocean tides and waves C. Rivers D. Wind
32. What does it mean when we say that geothermal energy is
“sustainable”?
A. That there is limited supply B. That it can be used anywhere on Earth
C. That it generates greenhouse gases D. That it will not be used up
33. Which of the following methods are considered a way of harnessing geothermal energy?
A. Dry steam power plants B. Flash steam power plants
C. Geothermal heat pumps D. All of the above
34. What is the main disadvantage to building geothermal energy plants?
A. Cost B. Nuclear fallout C. Pollution D. They can only build in Antarctica
35. Which is NOT an example of fossil fuel?
A. Biomass B. Coil C. Natural gas D. Oil
36. What ancient civilization used hot springs to heat their floors and
public baths?
A. Aztec B. Egyptians C. Greeks D. Romans
37. When does a rock or mineral considered an ore?
 A. overall chemical composition B. market value of the
resource
C. percentage of extractable resource with respect to its volume D. all of the above
38. What happens during ore extraction?
A. A small part of the ore is extracted B. The ore is crushed and
concentrated
C. Determining the ore’s size, shape, and grade distribution D. High grade ores are separated
from the rest of the deposit
39. What is reclamation?
A. Regulation of the effect of mining on water B. Regulation of the effect of mining on
air and soil
C. Returning land to a useful condition after mining D. Returning land to its original or
better condition after mining
40. Which of the following refers to a set processes through which useful resources are withdrawn
from a stock of any non-renewable resource?
A. Deforestation B. Fracking C. Geoengineering D. Mining
41. What gas that primarily increases when burning fossil fuels?
A. Carbon B. Hydrogen C. Nitrogen D. Sulfur

42. What physical test is important factor to consider when assessing water?
A. Conductivity B. Ph C. Temperature D. Turbidity
43. Which of the following BEST describes the distribution of water on Earth?
A. Most of Earth’s water is freshwater and is predominantly stored in the many lakes around
the world
B. Most of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean comprise the so-called “water hemisphere”
C. The Atlantic is the largest ocean basin on earth
D. Water is evenly distributed across earth
44. The largest portion of fresh water today is located in _____.
A. Clouds B. Groundwater resources C. Glaciers and ice sheets D. The major rivers and
lakes of the world
45. In the water budget, _____ is the major receipt and _____is the major
expenditure
A. Evaporation; precipitation B. Insolation; radiative cooling
C. Outgassing; dissociation D. Precipitation; evaporation
46. Which of the following is NOT TRUE of wetlands?
A. Large wetlands are an important source of freshwater
B. Wetlands are an important source of groundwater recharge
C. Wetlands help improve water quality
D. Wetlands exacerbate flooding due to saturated soil conditions
47. Approximately what percent of the world’s irrigation water is from
groundwater?
A. 5% B. 15% C. 25% D. 80%
48. Which of the following is potential source of groundwater pollution?
A. Disposal sites B. Pesticides and fertilizers C. Septic tanks D. All
of the above

49. The process that removes organic compounds, debris, and salinity from
seawater, brackish water, and saline groundwater is known as _____
A. Consumptive useB. Desalination C. Instream use D. Non-consumptive use
50. Which of the following is a wetland?
A. Groundwater B. Lakes C. Marsh D. Permafrost
51. Which is the BEST aquifer?
A. Crystalline granite B. Fracture basalt C. Mudstone D. Sand layers
52. It is the largest among the four oceans.
A. Arctic B. Indian C. Pacific D. Southern
53. Much of Earth’s water supply likely originated from _____.
A. Icy contents and planetesimal debris B. Gases expelled from the sun
C. Respiration of early organisms D. Photosynthesis
54. Water covers approximately of Earth’s surface.
A. 25% B. 50% C. 71% D. 90%
55. The statement “Where there is water, there is life” is ____________.
A. TRUE B. FALSE C. SOMETIMES TRUE D. ALWAYS FALSE
55-60: ESSAY : How can you as a student help on minimizing the effect of climate change.
“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength”.
Philippians 4: 18
God bless 😊