PITOGO HIGH SCHOOL

Negros St., Brgy. Pitogo 1213 City of Makati

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

School Year 2023-2024

NAME:_____________________________________________ SECTION:___________________

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct answers. Write the corresponding letters of your
answers in the spaces provided before each test item.

1. Planet A is 149.6 million km from its own star (Sun’s size) with a 100-mile-thick
atmosphere made up of 77%N, 21%O2 and 1%Ar, while Planet B is 227 million km
from its sun with a 1-mile-thick atmosphere made up of 50%N, 15%O2 and 35%
CO2. Which of the two is habitable?
A. Planet A C. Both A&B
B. Planet B D. Neither A nor B
2. Why is the presence of ozone layer in the stratosphere important for survival of
living things on Earth?
A. It warms Earth’s surface C. It helps in cloud formation
B. It makes jet flying more comfortable D. Offer protection from sun’s harmful
UV rays
3. What remains constant in the universe following Steady State Theory?
A. Average Area C. Average Frequency
B. Average Density D. Average Mass
4. Which Earth’s subsystem is consisting of 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and 0.04%
Carbon Dioxide and other trace gases?
A. Atmosphere C. Geosphere
B. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere
5. Which is an interaction between the biosphere and the geosphere?
A. Organisms contribute to break down rocks.
B. Plants use oxygen and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
C. Rising sea levels change habitats.
D. Volcanic eruptions eject gas into the air.
6. Where is carbon in the form of carbon dioxide?
A. in the biosphere and atmosphere C. in the atmosphere and hydrosphere
B. in the biosphere and geosphere D. in the geosphere and hydrosphere
7. Which mineral property is not reliable in mineral identification?
A. Color C. Hardness
B. Crystal Habit D. Streak
8. Intrusive igneous rocks are formed when magma cools deep within the Earth’s
surface. What is an intrusive igneous rock that forms when magma cools?
A. Andesite C. plutonites
B. Basalt D. volcanites
9. Which of the following best describes a mineral?
A. a solid natural material with a crystal structure
B. a material that was once living but as decayed
C. a liquid chemical used to make soil more fertile
D. a nutrient produced by plants that other organisms need
10 Which of the following BEST describes an intrusive igneous rock?
A. Formed when dissolved materials precipitate from solution
B. Formed from the accumulation of plant or animal debris
C. Formed from magma that cools above the Earth’s surface
D. Formed when magma cools deep within the Earth’s surface
Use the given diagram to answer questions 11 and 12.
11. What is the process shown by letter A?
A. crystallization C. extrusion
B. erosion D. intrusion

A. igneous rock only C. metamorphic rock only

B. sediments D. any type of rock
13. Which is true about erosion?
A. A geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform
or land mass.
B. It is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material
from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location.
C. It is the movement of rock, earth, or debris down a sloped section of land.
D. Water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands, eventually breaking
the rock apart.
14. If a sedimentary rock is NOT immediately uplifted, which of the following is most
likely to happen?
A. melting C. weathering
B. metamorphism D. nothing
15. What are the two main metals in the Earth’s core?
A. Aluminum and Iron C. Lead and Platinum
B. Iron and Nickel D. Steel and Zinc
16. According to Mohs 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: diamond; least hard: fluorite
D. hardest: orthoclase; least hard: calcite
17. Alfred Wegener is the proponent of the theory of continental drift. Which of the
following best explains the continental drift?
A. the plates runs past each other
B. the continents never moves apart
C. the crust moves into the lower mantle to create new magma
D. the seven continents was once part of the super continent called Pangea
18. Which process of magma formation exhibits decrease in pressure?
A. Compression melting C. Flux melting
B. Decompression melting D. Heat transfer melting
19. Which best describes an extrusive igneous rock?
A. Crystallizes below Earth's surface
B. Formed when magma cools deep within the Earth’s surface
C. Exhibits slow cooling process that allows large crystals to form
D. Involves magma that cools above the Earth’s surface
20. Which type of fault is caused by tension stress?
A. Asymmetric C. Reverse
B. Normal D. Strike-slip
21. Which of the following is the reason why inner core is solid while outer core is
liquid given that both parts have the same chemical composition?
A. Inner core experiences higher pressure which raises the melting point of iron and
nickel
B. Inner core experiences lower pressure which raises the melting point of iron and
nickel
C. Inner core experiences higher temperature than the outer core
D. Both A and B are correct
22. A student sorted mineral samples into two groups: dull and shiny. Which of the
following properties did the student use to sort mineral samples into group?
A. cleavage C. luster
B. hardness D. streak
23. JK tested a physical property of a mineral. He rubbed a mineral sample on a
piece of white tile. The mineral left a red mark on the tile. Which of the following
properties of the mineral was JK most likely testing?
A. cleavage C. luster
B. hardness D. streak
24. Which of the following is NOT a cause of physical weathering?
A. Acid rain C. Running water
B. Plant growth D. Wind
25. What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
A. Glaciers C. Moving water
B. Ice D. Wind
26. Which of the following is the cause of weakening of rocks and the formation of
new compounds caused by chemical reactions?
A. Biotic weathering C. mechanical weathering
B. Chemical weathering D. Physical weathering
27. What is the relationship between surface area and the rate of weathering?
A. As surface area increases, the rate of weathering decreases
B. As surface area decreases, the rate of weathering increases
C. As surface area increases, the rate of weathering increases
D. There is no relationship
For questions 28 and 29, refer to the information given below.
I. Compressional Tectonic Forces
II. Tensional Tectonic Forces
III. Shearing Tectonic Forces
28. Which of the following refers to the pushing of crystal rock together?
A. I only C. I & II
B. II only D. I & III
29. When it caused the Earth’s crust past each other and slide, what type of
Tectonic force is involved?
A. III C. I
B. II D. I, II, III
30. When crust is pushed towards each other by compressional tectonic force, fold is
formed. What is most like be formed to the one that come upward?
A. Bedrock C. Plains
B. Mountain D. Rift valleys
31. There are three distinct types of plate boundaries. Which of those types
creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?
A. Convergent Boundary C. Transform Fault
B. Divergent Boundary-correct answer D. Both A and B
32. During convection, hot substances _____________________ while cooler
substances ________________. Which of the following pairs of words complete the
statement?
A. sink; rise C. rise; sink
B. sink; remain stationary D. rise; remain stationary
33. Which of the following best describes an oceanic crust?
A. Bigger and younger than continental crust
B. Older, thicker, and less dense than continental crust
C. Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust
D. Younger and less dense than continental crust
34. Certain elements sink to the center while others are collected near the surface
through the process called differentiation. Based on this, which characteristic of
elements like iron and nickel will likely form the core?
A. least dense C. more dense
B. light weight D. first crystallized
35. What is being described as the formation and motion of hot molten rock under
the crust of the Earth?
A. crustalism C. lavatism
B. magmatism D. volcanism
36. Stalactites and stalagmites are found in caves. In what class of minerals do they
belong?
A. Halide class C. Carbonate class
B. Oxide class D. Silicate class
37. Which of the following is NOT an example of an interaction between the
hydrosphere and geosphere?
A. Water drank by people C. Landslide after heavy rains
B. Erosion of soil after the typhoon D. Underground water stored in the soil
38. Many studies have shown similarities of Earth and Venus. What makes Earth
similar with Venus?
A. Earth and Venus have the same orbit.
B. Earth and Venus have the same atmosphere.
C. Earth and Venus have the same diameter.
D. Earth and Venus are of the right size to hold a sufficient atmosphere.
39. Which of the following correctly explains the steady state theory of the universe?
A. Is a black dot that expanded to form all space, matter, time and energy. It is
continuously changing and it probably is going to crush.
B. Is homogeneous and its density is uniformly distributed. At the beginning the tiny
dot expanded and spread out all the universe´s density.
C. Looks essentially the same from every spot in it and at every time. It is
homogenous and isotropic in space and time. It has uniform density so matter is
continuously created.
D. Both B and C
40. Study the given statements below about Earth’s subsystems.
I. Biogeochemical cycles such as hydrologic and carbon cycles exhibit how
Earth's four subsystems interact.
II. A closed system allows the exchange of matter and energy.
A. Statement A is correct and statement B is incorrect
B. Both statements are correct
C. Statement A is incorrect and statement B is correct
D. Both statements are incorrect

PREPARED BY: REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:

MA. LOURDES A. LAZARO FERNAN VILLAROSA PLACINO ROSALITO NARAG PALATAN

Teacher II Coordinator, SHS Principal IV