FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCES 11
NAME: DATE:
TRACK:
Directions. Read each of the following questions carefully and write the letter of the
correct answer on the answer sheet.
1. Which theory on the origin of the universe is MOST accepted by the scientific
community?
A. Creation C. Double Star
B. Big Bang D. Theory of the Vortices
2. Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is the location of the ozone layer?
A. troposphere C. mesosphere
B. stratosphere D. exosphere
3. What are the two most abundant elements in Earth’s core?
A. calcium & carbonate C. iron and nickel
B. oxygen & silicon D. calcium & magnesium
4. Which of these is NOT a light dependent property of a mineral?
A. hardness C. luster
B. color D. streak
5. What type of mass wasting results in pulverized or broken into small, powdery
fragments?
A. slope C. avalanche
B. landslide D. slumps
6. Which part on the Earth’s surface lies directly above the focus and where the
strongest shock is normally felt?
A. epicenter C. tsunami
B. shaking D. rupture
7. What theory did Alfred Wegener develop that described the movements of the
continents to their current location?
A. continental drift C. relativity
B. plate tectonics D. gravity
8. What type of rock is the result of weathering and erosion?
A. metamontary C. metamorphic
B. igneous D. sedimentary
9. In which era did the initial opening of the present-day Atlantic Ocean most
likely occur?
A. Cenozoic C. Paleozoic
B. Mesozoic D. Late Proterozoic
10. What period did the first birds and lizards appear on Earth?
A. Jurassic C. Pleistocene
B. Carboniferous D. Carboniferous
11. Which of the following statements is NOT a part of the pulsating or oscillation
theory?
A. gravity will stop the expansion of the universe
B. the universe started with a big bang but does not expanded forever
C. the universe remains constant
D. the universe will become hot and another big bang shall commence
12. Which of the following are complete requirements for life on Earth?
A. geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
B. presence of water, heat, and atmosphere
C. weathering, water cycle, atmosphere
D. light, water, food
13. Water from the ground is absorbed by plants through osmosis, and then released
into the atmosphere through transpiration. Water vapor in the atmosphere
eventually falls as precipitation where a portion of it is absorbed by the rocks and
becomes part of the groundwater. Which of the following BEST describes these
statements?
A. carbon-oxygen cycle
B. water cycle
C. rock cycle
D. sulfur cycle
14. Which of the following is TRUE about rock?
A.single, uniform crystal
B.building blocks of minerals
C. a consolidated aggregate of various types of minerals
D. inorganic, solid and crystalline substance
15. What should a person do in order to determine the hardness of a certain mineral?
A. one mineral of known hardness is scratched against another mineral
B. let the mineral stand under the heat of the sun
C. break the mineral according to its cleavage or fracture
D. bite the mineral until it breaks
16. Which of the following is a characteristic of a metamorphic rock?
A. formed through cooling of lava
B. formed through high pressure and temperature
C. compaction and sedimentation are two of its processes
D. basalt is a good example
17. Which of the following can cause weathering?
A. a ball on top of a building
B. heavy rain
C. falling book from the table
D. solar flare
18. How can rock type affects weathering?
A. Minerals are more expensive than rocks.
B. Quartzite is chemically nearly inert and harder than steel but brittle.
C. Fossils found on limestones can predict its age or era.
D. Igneous rocks came from lava flows, it is also called extrusive rocks.
19. Which of the following is the direct effect of tectonic forces on earth’s crust?
A. soil erosion, flood and weathering
B. green house effect and carbon footprint
C. folding,warping and fracturing of the crust
D. mass wasting, volcanic eruption and tsunami
20. Which of the following refers to the binding of rocks without breaking?
A. collision C. faulting
B. folding D. fracturing
21. What convergent boundary resulted in the formation of mountain ranges?
A. continental-continental C. oceanic-continental
B. oceanic-oceanic D. transform
22. Where are the rocks most likely to break?
A. collision C. folding
B. faulting D. fracturing
23. Which of the following lists shows the correct order of events in the geological time
scale?
A. Precambrian rocks, Pleistocene glaciation, appearance of flowering plants,
start of the Mesozoic era
B. Earliest recorded life, start of Paleozoic era, fishes dominated, mammals
dominated
C. Precambrian rocks, appearance of humans, first land plants, formation of coal
forests
D. Earliest record life, mammals dominated, reptiles dominated, fishes dominated
24. Which of these statements BEST describes a fossil?
A. the oldest layers of rock in a region
B. living creatures with habitats in or around rock
C. objects that people of long ago left behind as artifacts
D. remains or traces of an organism preserved from the geologic past
25. Which of the following era ended when dinosaurs disappeared?
A. Precambrian C. Mesozoic
B. Cambrian D. Cenozoic
26. How are Earth’s subsystems interrelated?
A. Any change in one system affects the other three.
B. Human lives depend on the interaction within the biosphere alone.
C. Changes within one subsystem eventually cause little changes in others.
D. Geosphere and hydrosphere work together but are both independent in relation
to the atmosphere and biosphere.
27. Scientists have recently discovered that liquid water used to exist on Mars. Do you
think life could have eventually evolved on Mars if water still exists there now?
How?
A. Yes, because the existence of water signifies Mars is capable of handling
photosynthesis that support life
B. Yes, the existence of water in liquid form indicates that rivers and oceans has
been prominent features in Mars’ early history
C. No, since the presence of water doesn’t necessarily support the
biogeochemical cycle that is essential in maintaining life
D. No, the detected liquid water has been evaporating in small span of time and
is escaping into space, allowing less to fall back to the surface of the planet
28. There was one month of heavy rain in the hill country. A portion of one of the
highest hills broke away and slid down the hill. What is the process that allowed
gravity to carry the soil down the hill?
A. deposition C. uplift
B. weathering D. erosion
29. The figure below shows that the processes involved in the rock cycle. Which among
the choices is NOT part of the process?
A. condensation C. weathering
B. erosion D. compaction
30. What processes in the rock cycle is shown when you mix your garbage in your
garden?
A. weathering and sedimentation C. melting and erosion
B. deformation and recrystallization D. none of these
31. When minerals crystallize out of a solution e.g. salt from sea water, they form
rocks. These rocks are known as
A. Clastic Sedimentary Rock C. Organic Sedimentary Rock
B. Chemical Sedimentary Rock D. Inorganic Sedimentary Rock
32. What do butterflies and metamorphic rocks have in common?
A.Butterflies and metamorphic rocks both undergo change from an earlier form to a
new one.
B.Butterflies and metamorphic rocks both do not undergo change from an earlier
form to a new one.
C. Butterflies and metamorphic rocks both undergo change in later part form to a
new one.
D. Butterflies and metamorphic rocks both undergo change from an earlier form to
reconstruct the same form.
33. Why is weathering beneficial to plant growth?
A. it is the principal source of the inorganic constituents of soil.
B. it can happen to any type of rock.
C. its sediment deposits settle at the bottom of rivers.
D. it shapes the surface of the Earth’s crust and new landforms are formed.
34. What would be formed when metals like iron and aluminum are oxidized in rock
weathering?
A. sulfates C. carbonates
B. salts D. oxides
35. Why do boulders or rocks have reddish-orange coloration?
A. Iron bearing minerals in the rock were oxidized.
B. Weathering causes rocks to produce reddish-orange pigment.
C. Organisms on the rocks produce colored waxes.
D. The original color of rocks is revealed after weathering.
36. In 1991, the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo gave an unusual colored sunset due to
_________
A. Felsic magma has higher viscosity
B. The plutons present in the atmosphere.
C. Lava flows reflects the color to produce a reddish orange sky.
D. Scattered Tefra and lowered global temperature that reflects solar energy back to
space.
37. Which of the following describes the upward fold in a layer of rock?
A. anticline C. syncline
B. fracture D. dip-strike
38. Which of the following causes reverse faults?
A. folding C. tension
B. shearing D. compression
39. What would result in transform boundaries?
A. fault line C. mountain ranges
B. dome mountain D. volcanic islands
40. Which of the following describe a break in a rock layer which causes the
adjacent rocks to slide past each other?
A. fault C. fold
B. fracture D. graben
41. What type of force would cause the earth’s crust to become thinner?
A. Tension C. shearing
B. parallel D. Compression
42. The diagram below is a portion of a geologic timeline. Letters A to D represent
the time intervals between the labeled events, as estimated by some scientist.
What event happened before the extinction of dinosaurs?
A. extinction of trilobites
B. existence of earliest flowering plants
C. birth of earliest dinosaurs
D. human extinction
43. Most of the earth's geologic history took place during which era?
A. Paleozoic C. Precambrian
B. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic
44. The Mesozoic refers to the time of middle life. Middle life means that some of the
fossils for this time period are similar to the life found on earth today, but many are
different from anything living today. Which of the following belongs to Mesozoic period?
A. Tertiary C. Jurassic
B. Permian D. Silurian
45. The earliest abundant fossils are found in rocks from the Cambrian period,
representing an abundance of oceanic life with over a thousand different species of
animals. What is the dominant life form of the Cambrian Period?
A. sharks C. fishes
B. trilobites D. reptiles
46. Which of the following is the MOST important manifestation of volcanic eruptions?
A. Lava flow C. volcanic gas
B. Pyroclastic flow D. volcanic debris
47. The following are things that you should do after a landslide. Which of these should
be followed LEAST?
A. evacuate the area
B. check for injured and trapped persons near the slide
C. look for broken utility lines and damaged roadways
D. listen to radio or television for the latest emergency bulletin
For numbers 48-50, use the table below about projected rainfall hazard for selected
provinces:
Provinces Projected rainfall
Pangasinan Very High
Ifugao Very High
Albay Very High
Sorsogon Very High
Mt. Province High
Camarines Norte High
Pampanga High
Cagayan Medium
Ilocos Norte Medium
Cebu Low
Bohol Low
Agusan del Sur Very Low
47. Which of the following provinces received the LEAST amount of rainfall?
A. Camarines Norte C. Pangasinan
B. Bohol D. Albay
49. A typhoon is forecasted to hit BICOL region. Which of these provinces should be
ready for a landslide caused by rainfall?
A. Albay C. Agusan Del Sur
B. Pampanga D. Ifugao
50. It is raining for five consecutive days in Northern Luzon. Which province is NOT
prone to a flashflood?
A. Bohol C. Mt. Province
B. Cagayan D. Ifugao
