District of Mangaldan II

INLAMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE 6
Fourth Periodic Examination

Name:________________________ Grade and Section:________________ Score:________

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What causes an earthquake?
a. Forces above earth
b. Tremendous warping of the earth crust
c. Intense heat on the surface of the earth
d. Intense movement of liquid materials underneath
2. What occurs when layers of rocks slip along a fault?
a. crack b. joint c. eruption d. earthquake
3. How do you behave during an earthquake?
a. keep calm c. listen to the radio for the latest update
b. rush to an overcrowded exit d. call your mother at home
4. Baguio City has a cold climate. What climate control affect this?
a. bodies of water c. altitude
b. latitude d. wind system
5. How many seasons do we have in the Philippines?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
6. A kind of wind that give us the coldest temperature of the year.
a. trade winds c. northeast monsoon
b. polar easterlies d. southwest monsoon
7. Which activity can you do during the wet season?
a. planting b. drying crops c. swimming d. wearing thick clothes
8. How does the earth rotate on its axis?
a. clockwise c. continuously c. counter clockwise d. north to south pole
9. Which of the following explains the cause of day and night?
a. The revolution of earth around the sun
b. The rotation of the earth around its axis
c. The rotation of the earth around the sun
d. Both A and B
10. What characterizes the dry season in the Philippines?
a. more southwest monsoon c. tropical cyclones
b. least amount of rain during the year d. average amount of rainfall during the year
11. Our country is heated near the equator. During some months the earth’s axis is tilted towards the sun. What season do we
experience?
a. hot season b. rainy season c. winter season d. fall season
12. Philippines has two distinct seasons but other countries have four seasons. Which of the factors below explains the
difference in seasons?
a. tilting of the earth on its axis c. location of the place on earth
b. rotation of the earth on its axis d. revolution of the earth around the sun
13. How many planets are there in thoer solar system?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
14. Which planet is nearest to the sun?
a. Neptune b. Venus c. Mercury d. Saturn
15. Which outer planet has the least number of satellite?
a. Jupiter b. Uranus c. Neptune d. Saturn
16. Which word best describe an earthquake?
a. bumping b. rising c. sliding d. trembling
17. Before volcano erupts, there are signs that enable volcanologist to predict an impending volcanic eruption and how strong
it will be. Below are the signs except
a. earth tremors c. billowing smoke, roaring and rumbling noises
b. unstoppable rain d. change in water level and temperature
18. Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. Northeastern Luzon, Southern most part of Mindanao,
Southern Mindanao and few places of of Visayas experience this type of climate
a. type 2 b. type 1 C. type 4 d. type 3
19. This is the type of climate that has no dry season. During the month of December to January is the maximum.
a. type 2 b. type 3 c. type 4 d. type 1
20. Why planting is good during wet season?
a. the soil is fertile c. plants will die easily
b. plants can grow easily d. the seeds becomes infertile
21. The fishermen plan to go fishing. When they notice that it is about to rain, they decided not to go to the sea. This shows
that the weather affect the
a. food we eat b. clothes we wear c. games we play d. activities we do
22. What do you call the spinning of the earth on its axis in counter clockwise direction?
a. rotation b. revolution c. day and night d. eclipse
23. This planet considered as the biggest rocky planet and the only known planet where life exists.
a. Mercury b. Venus c. Mars d. Earth
24. This planet is considered as the smallest planet in the solar system.
a. Mercury b. Earth c. Jupiter d. Uranus
25. Which of the following is considered as the largest planet in the solar system?
a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Earth d. Mars
26. A volcano hat is “dead” and never erupting again is called
a. active b. dormant c. extinct d. quiet
27. If you are evacuating your place in case of announcement on volcanic eruption may occur, which of the following you
should do before evacuating?
a. bring all your belongings including appliances c. ignore the advice from authorities
b. leave a message where you are headed d. do not leave your house
28. Which of the following is NOT the proper way to follow after volcanic eruption?
a. Return to your home immediately after volcanic eruption
b. Do not use the telephones and your vehicles unless it is an emergency
c. Check the electrical and water damage. If here is any, turn off the main switch
d. Clean up harmful materials that may have been spilled
29. Why do farmers dry their crops during dry season?
a. because dry season they have enough time
b. because during dry season they have a place where they can dry their crops
c. because during dry season the sun shine brightly and dries the crops easily
d. because during dry season the farmers are not busy
30. Which of the following describe the rotation of the earth?
a. Earth rotates on its axis in side to side direction
b. Earth rotates on its axis in counter clockwise direction
c. Earth rotates on its axis in clockwise direction
d. Earth rotates on its axis in forward-backward direction
31. Earth rotates on its axis that causes day and night. Why is it that one-half of the Earth is lighted while the other part is not
lighted?
a. because of the moonlight
b. because of the star light
c. because one-half part is facing the sun
d. because Earth has its own light
32. Why Neptune has the lowest temperature compared to other planets?
a. It is far from the sun c. has the longest period of revolution
b. It has a composition that makes it cold d. ice and gases on its polar caps
33. Why do you think that Mercury and Venus experience complete darkness during night time?
a. It has no satellite c. it has the least number of satellites
b. It did not receive sunlight d. it has the most number of satellites
34. Which planet has almost the same size with Earth?
a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Venus d. Uranus
35. Which is the smallest planet in the Solar system?
a. Mars b. Jupiter c. Earth d. Venus
36. Why do we need to design an emergency and preparedness plan and kit?
a. to protect elderly people
b. to help people to adopt in the environment
c. to avoid hazardous effect to the people
d. to lessen the problem of the people
37. Why do we need to prepare an emergency kit?
a. to avoid panic c. for emergency purposes
b. to avoid going to hospital d. it serves as a kit
38. Why do we have to consider the kind of seasons that we have when we are planning activities?
a. because we are ask to look for place
b. because seasons can affect the kind of activities that we will do
c. because seasons are part of our daily living
d. because their father is a weatherman
39. When the Earth rotate on its axis, the lighted portion experience
a. day b. night c. day and night d. noontime
40. This is the smallest planet which is composed of mostly hydrogen, helium and methane which is visible as white cirus-like
clouds.
a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Uranus d. Neptune
41. Why do you think Mercury is considered as the fastest to revolve around the sun?
a. it is the nearest to the sun c. it is the smallest planet
b. it is the farthest to the sun d. it is the biggest planet
 42. Mercury is located 57.9 million kilometers away from the sun while Earth is located 149.6 million kilometers away from the
sun. Which of the following can be the effect of their differences in distance?
a. Mercury is faster while Earth is slower to revolve around the sun
b. Mercury is slower while Earth is faster to revolve around the sun
c. Mercury is faster to rotate while Earth is slower to revolve
d. Mercury is faster to revolve while Earth is slower to rotate around the sun

43. Which is true in the following statements in relation to revolution of planets around the sun?
a. The bigger the planet the faster to revolve around the sun
b. The smaller the planet the faster to revolve around the sun
c. The farthest the planet from the sun the slowest to revolve
d. The nearest the planet from the sun the slowest to revolve
44. Which of the following reasons why Earth is really different from other planets in the solar system?
a. The only planet composed of nitrogen that is why life exists
b. The only planet composed of large percentage of oxygen that is why life exists
c. The only planet which is blue because of carbon dioxide that is why life exists
d. The only rocky planet that is why life exists
45. Distance affects the apparent brightness of the stars. Do you agree with this idea?
a. Yes, because it appears smaller when it is closer to Earth
b. No, because it appears bigger thsn the other which is farther
c. Yes, because apparent brightness depends on their distance from the Earth
d. No, because scientists believe that the stars were placed with the same distance from the Earth
46. The first four planets of the Solar System are considered terrestrial planets because they are made up solid rocks. They are
also called the inner planets because they are the closest to the sun. What is the correct arrangement of the four planets
according to their distance to the sun.
a. Venus→ Mars→ Earth→Mercury c. Earth→Mars→Venus→Mercury
b. Mercury→Venus→Earth→Mars d. Mars→Earth→Venus→Mercury
47. The last four planets of the solar system are considered as the Jovian planets or the outer planets. They are also known as
the gas giants or huge planets because they are made up of gas, they do not have solid surfaces. The correct order is
a. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune c. Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune
b. Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus d. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus
48. Rank the stars from hottest to coolest.
Name of star Color Surface Temperature
Sun yellow About 6, 000
Sirius white About 11. 000
Betelgeuse red About 3, 000
Arcturus orange About 4, 200
Rigel bluish - white About 20, 000

a. Rigel – Arcturus – Betelgeuse – Sirius – Sun

b. Sun – Sirius – Betelgeuse – Arcturus – Rigel
c. Betelgeuse – Arcturus – Sun – Sirius – Rigel
d. Rigel – Sirius – Sun – Arcturus – Betelgeuse

49. Which is the correct order of the stars’ surface temperature, from the hottest to coolest?
a. red - orange - yellow - white - bluish white
b. bluish white - white - yellow - orange - red
c. white - bluish white - orange - yellow - red
d. yellow - white - orange - red - bluish white

50. Below are some beliefs of the uses of star groupings we called constellations. Which of them have scientific basis?
I. Predict the future.
II. Guide farmers when to plant.
III. Serve as direction/ compass when lost.
IV. Help in scheduling the lucky dates of major events like wedding day.

a. I and II b. II and III c. I and IV d. III and IV

Prepared by:

LUCRECIA Q. VINLUAN
Teacher III

Checked:
IMELDA V. PAGADUAN,Ph.D
Head Teacher I

Approved:
MINERVA D. SERAFICA,Ed.D.
District Supervisor