BURGOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Caliguian, Burgos, Isabela

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT for Week 1 and 2 in Earth and Life Science

Name:________________________________________________________________ Score:_______________
Direction/s: Read the questions below and on a separate sheet of intermediate pad paper write you the best
answers in CAPITAL LETTERS.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the planet Earth?

a. The abundance of water on earth makes it habitable.
b. The low density of Earth makes it rotate slower than the other planets in the solar system.
c. Planet earth is known for its extreme temperature favorable for plant growth.
d. Planet earth rotates from east to west.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the existence of water in a certain planet?
a. A planet temperature should range from -15oC to 115oC. In this range, liquid water can still exist
under certain conditions.
b. A planet temperature should range from -0oC to 125oC. In this range, liquid water can still exist
under certain conditions.
c. A planet temperature should range from -15oC to 15oC. In this range, liquid water can still exist
under certain conditions.
d. A planet temperature should range from -5oC to 5oC. In this range, liquid water can still exist under
certain conditions.
3. What are the different factors to be considered for a planet to become habitable?
a. Temperature, energy, nutrients and density.
b. Temperature, energy, nutrients and atmosphere.
c. Temperature, energy, reproduction, density and atmosphere.
d. Temperature, energy, food and density.
4. What Sub-system and Sphere of the earth which covers almost 75% of its surface?
a. Atmosphere c. Hydrosphere
b. Geosphere d. Biosphere
5-8. ESSAY: As a living organism that forms part of the biosphere and whose actions may or may not
significantly affect the other spheres, which among your activities as “human” has/have been contributing an
impact to earth subsystems? Enumerate the implication(s) of those action(s) to several spheres through a
concept map. Write your answers in no less than three sentences. A maximum of 5 points will be given for each
of the questions. Below is a rubric (basis for giving you scores).
9. Catrina is fond of collecting rocks anywhere she go. One day, while walking, she saw two different rocks.
One rock mineral splinters like wood, it is fibrous. While the other rock formed smooth curved surfaces. Given
a situation, identify what physical properties of mineral were being applied.
a. Hardness c. Fracture
b. Color d. Luster
10. In a certain gemstone corner, Bryan was amazed when he observed a characteristic of quartz that can vary
from colorless to white to yellow to gray to pink to purple and to black. Given a situation, identify what
physical properties of mineral were being applied.
a. Hardness c. Fracture
b. Color d. Luster
11-15. Below are sample of rocks, Classify what type of rock do they belong?
 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

11. a. Sedimentary 12. a. Sedimentary 13. a. Sedimentary 14. a. Sedimentary 15. a. Sedimentary
b. Igneous b. Igneous b. Igneous b. Igneous b. Igneous
c. Metamorphic c. Metamorphic c. Metamorphic c. Metamorphic c. Metamorphic
d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive

II. ESSAY: Write your answers in no less than three sentences. A maximum of 5 points will be given for each
of the questions. Below is a rubric (basis for giving you scores).
Category 3 2 1 Total point
A complete response with a Good solid response
Explanation Mises key points
detailed explanation with clear explanation
2 1 0.5
Shows complete Shows substantial Response shows
Demonstrated understanding of the understanding of the complete lack of
Knowledge questions, ideas and questions, ideas and understanding
procedures process
TOTAL POINT
16-20. How does temperature and human activities affect weathering? How does deposition create new
landforms?

“Believe that you can and you are halfway there”

Prepared by:

FREDDIEMAR F. PEREZ
Subject Teacher

Reviewed and Checked by: NOTED:

MELVENE B. BUCANEG MYLINE J. RESPICIO

Head Teacher 3 School Principal I
 BURGOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Caliguian, Burgos, Isabela
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT for Week 3 and 4 in Earth and Life Science

Name:________________________________________________________________ Score:_______________
Direction/s: Read the questions below and on a separate sheet of intermediate pad paper write you the best
answers in CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. It is a type of heat formed in the early stage of the formation of the earth?
a. Radiogenic heat c. convection heat
b. Accretion heat d. primordial heat
2. Why is convection current important on earth?
a. It distributes the heat of the earth evenly in all its layers.
b. It enhances the production of heat loss.
c. It creates the magma needed for heat transfer from core to core.
d. It enables the heat to escape through the atmosphere.
3. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about the internal heat of the earth?
a. Earth’s center is about 6,400°C±600°C which means it is where most heat comes from.
b. The isotopes of potassium can generate heat on for the earth.
c. Heat loss rate would slow down once the mantle solidified on earth.
d. Primordial heat and radioactive heat are enough to cool the earth.
4. In which particular layer of the earth does the convection current occurs?
a. Mantle b. Crust c. Inner core d. outer core
5. What may be possibly formed if there is a radioactive decay of elements in the earth’s mantle?
a. There may be production of radiogenic heat.
b. Convection current may occur thus producing elements.
c. Convection current will produce daughter cells and heat loss.
d. There may be production of accretion and bombarded heat.
6. What makes magma different from lava?
a. Location b. temperature c. color d. composition
7. How are magmas formed?
a. Magma’s are formed under certain circumstances in special location deep in the crust or in the upper
mantle.
b. Magma’s are formed through heating and cooling of materials on the earth’s surface.
c. Magma’s are formed through movement of rocks and minerals.
d. Magma’s are formed under the earth’s mantle with the help of worms.
8. Which of these is NOT a common gas in magma?
a. Water vapor b. Carbon dioxide c. sulfur dioxide d. methane
9. It is the part of the upper mantle located below the crust of the earth.
a. lithosphere b. crust c. asthenosphere d. mantle
10. You had an adventure under the earth’s surface and you noticed some characteristics of magma. Which
of the following DOES NOT describe a magma?
a. It is a slushy mix of molten rock, gases and mineral crystals.
b. It is clear and hot.
c. It is a semi-molten rock mixture.
d. It has some minerals which was crystallized by melting.
II. Modified True or False
Direction: Read and understand the given statement, write True if the statement is correct and False if it not
then modify the word/statement that makes it false.
 11. Protoliths can also be a metamorphic rock and that parent rock is metamorphosed into a new
metamorphic rock that has experienced a different grade (intensity) of metamorphism.
12. The mineral assemblage of rocks that has undergone metamorphism are controlled by the bulk
composition of the original rock as well as the attained pressure and temperature during the process.
13. Minerals that crystallize or grow in the differential stress field can have a preferred orientation thus,
forming foliation.
14. Low-grade metamorphism takes place at temperatures between about 150 to 220oC, and relatively low
pressure
15. Foliation formation highly depends on the type of pressure (stress) and intensity of pressure the rocks
are subjected to.
16. Which of the following BEST defines an Intrusive Igneous rock?
a. Intrusive Igneous rocks are rocks blown out into the atmosphere during violent volcanic eruptions.
b. Intrusive Igneous rocks are rocks that are formed as a result of gas expansion (bubbles), which often
occurs during volcanic eruptions.
c. Intrusive Igneous rock consists of small crystals that cannot be seen by the eye with or hand lens.
d. Intrusive Igneous rocks are rocks that cool and solidify beneath the surface.
17. When rocks are comprised of large crystals that are clearly visible to the eye with or without a hand lens
or binocular microscope, the rock is known to have which type of texture?
a. Phaneritic b. Glassy c. Vesicular d. Fragmental
18. Igneous rocks can be classified based on the following ways EXCEPT for?
a. Texture b. Color c. Malleability d. Composition
19. Which of the following is the most abundant Extrusive Igneous Rock?
a. Obsidian b. Pumice c. Granite d. Basalt
20. Based on the texture of an Obsidian, if a geologist is to classify it according to its texture, what will be
its classification?
a. Phaneritic b. Glassy c. Vesicular d. Fragmental

“Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do”

-Dr. Benjamin Spock

Prepared by:

FREDDIEMAR F. PEREZ
Subject Teacher

Reviewed and Checked by: NOTED:

MELVENE B. BUCANEG MYLINE J. RESPICIO

Head Teacher 3 School Principal I
 BURGOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Caliguian, Burgos, Isabela
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT for Week 5 and 6 in Earth and Life Science
Name: Score:
Direction/s: Read the questions below and on a separate sheet of intermediate pad paper write you the best
answers in CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. On your way to Ilocos Norte, you observed that the rocks bend, curving, crumpling or buckling.
What type of geologic deformation this could be?
a. Anticlines b. Faulting c. Folding d. Transcurrent fault
2. Folding is caused due to _______________ movements.
a. Vertical b. horizontal c. tectonic d. sideway
3. When the rock layers bend downwards, they form a _____.
a. Limbs b. syncline c. anticline d. cliff
4. You are walking along a flat rock surface. you discover that as you walk further , the age of the
rocks decreases, until you reach the middle of the surface, then for some reason they get older
again. What structure have you just passed over?
a. Homocline b. anticline c. syncline d. monocline
5. This is the process wherein as piles of sediments accumulate, the materials below are compacted
by the weight of the overlying layers.
a. Lithification b. Shale c. Cementation d. Compaction
6. These rocks come from soluble materials produced largely by chemical weathering.
a. Limestone b. Chemical c. Conglomerate d. Detrimental
7. Which of the following statement is true about relative dating method?
1. Geologists use the geologic column to interpret rock sequences.
2. Geologist based on the ratio of parent material to daughter material.
3. Geologist rely on rocks and fossils to help them in their investigation.
4. Geologist rely on the amount of stable and unstable isotopes present in an object to determine
the object’s age.
a. 1st and 2nd statement is true d. All of them are true
b. 2nd and 3rd statement is true e. None of them are ture.
c. 1st and 3rd statement is true
8. When does Geologist use Potassium-Argon Method?
a. used mainly to date rocks older than 100,000 years.
b. used mainly to date rocks older than 500,000 years.
c. used mainly to date rocks older than 10 billion years.
d. used mainly to date rocks older than 50 million years.
e. used mainly to date rocks older than 4.5 billion years.
9. What does relative dating help determine?
a. relative dating is the science of determining the relative order of past events.
b. relative dating determines the absolute age of rock.
c. relative dating gives the actual dates of when the fossil where preserved in a rock.
d. relative dating is the accurate method in determining the exact age of rock.
e. all of the above
10. Geologic time differ from ordinary calendar because________.
a. geologic time is less regular than calendar
b. geologic time is more regular than calendar
c. ordinary calendar is less regular than geologic time
d. ordinary calendar is more regular than geologic time
11. The study of layered materials deposited over period of time.
a. stratigraphy b. superposition principle c. strata d. time
12. Geologic time is more difficult to comprehend than historical time.
a. because of short span of time c. more time of span
b. because of long time span d. less time of span
13. The system used to describe the timing and relationship of an occurred events
a. period of time b. geologic time scale c. time d. period
14. Why does earth during the Mesozoic era in impossible to human existence?
a. formations of mountains c.CO2 composition of the atmosphere
b. they are afraid of dinosaurs d. no food available during those times
15. Which of the following reasons places Jurassic period as the crowning glory of Mesozoic era?
a. dinosaurs diversified c. first mammal appeared
b. extinction of dinosaurs d. appearance of first reptile
II. ESSAY: Write your answers in no less than three sentences. A maximum of 5 points will be given for each
of the questions. Below is a rubric (basis for giving you scores).
Category 3 2 1 Total point
A complete response with a Good solid response
Explanation Mises key points
detailed explanation with clear explanation
2 1 0.5
Shows complete Shows substantial Response shows
Demonstrated understanding of the understanding of the complete lack of
Knowledge questions, ideas and questions, ideas and understanding
procedures process
TOTAL POINT

16-20. How do volcanoes form? Cite possible hazards when volcanic eruption happens.

“Life is the most difficult exam. Many people Fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone has a
different question paper”.

Prepared by:

FREDDIEMAR F. PEREZ
Subject Teacher

Reviewed and Checked by: NOTED:

MELVENE B. BUCANEG MYLINE J. RESPICIO

Head Teacher 3 School Principal I
 BURGOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Caliguian, Burgos, Isabela
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT for Week 7 and 8 in Earth and Life Science
Name: Score:

ESSAY: for items 1-5, write your answers in no less than three sentences. A maximum of 5 points will be given
for each of the questions. Below is a rubric (basis for giving you scores) and on items 14-18.

Category 3 2 1 Total point

A complete response with a Good solid response
Explanation Mises key points
detailed explanation with clear explanation
2 1 0.5
Shows complete Shows substantial Response shows
Demonstrated understanding of the understanding of the complete lack of
Knowledge questions, ideas and questions, ideas and understanding
procedures process
TOTAL POINT

1-5. Supposed you have a friend who is in a place that is risky when it comes to earthquake, what will you
do in order to help your friend lessen the risk that he or she may suffer from during an earthquake?
What do you think are the reasons why Philippines is considered a hazard-risk country?

II. Look closely the pictures below. Identify what type of human activity that causes landslide each picture
conveys.

6.___________________ 7.____________________ 8.________________________

a. Kaingin a. Kaingin a. Kaingin
b. Deforestation b. Deforestation b. Deforestation
c. Land Pollution c. Land Pollution c. Land Pollution
d. Excavation d. Excavation d. Excavation
Direction: for items 9-13, Analyze the picture and identify if the place is a flood prone area or not then
explain why it is a flood prone area.

Location YES/NO If yes, why it is a flood prone area?

Baggao, Cagayan
Isabela
Apayao

14-18. Why is it that despite its small size, the Philippines ranked 5th in the longest coastline in the world?
How does the type of coastline affect the coastal processes?
19-20. Give two ways to prevent or mitigate the impact of land development, waste disposal, and
construction of structures on control coastal processes.
“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts”

Prepared by:

FREDDIEMAR F. PEREZ
Subject Teacher

Reviewed and Checked by: NOTED:

MELVENE B. BUCANEG MYLINE J. RESPICIO

Head Teacher 3 School Principal I