REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Education
Region IV-A Calabarzon
Schools Division of Antipolo
APIA INTEGRATED SCHOOL
3 Quarterly Examination in Science 9
rd

Name__________________________________ Gr.&Sec._____________ Date_________ Score_______

MULTIPLE CHOICES
Directions: Write the letter on the space provided before the number.
____1. What type of volcano has shown signs of activity for the past 10 000 years.
a. active b. potentially c. inactive d. dormant
____2. Which type of volcano increases in size by the accumulation of materials erupted through the
conduit on its slopes?
a. cone volcano b. stratovolcano c. shield volcano d. dome volcano
____3. Which is considered as the most active volcano in the Philippines?
a. Mount Mayon b. Mount Pinatubo c. Mount Taal d. Mount Banahaw
____4. Which type of volcano is formed by violent expulsions releasing fragments of lava that build around vent
and create steep-sided cone?
a. cone volcano b. stratovolcano c. dome volcano d. shield volcano
____5. Which kind of energy comes from the internal heat of the earth?
a. solar energy b. wind energy c. geothermal energy d. mechanical energy
____6. What molten materials that are displaced upwards during eruption?
a. Magma b. Leeva c. Lava d. Magnus
____7. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. A volcano is a landform that stems from a crack on the surface of the crust of the Earth.
b. Volcanic eruptions are never beneficial to Earth and Human beings.
c. Volcanoes that have never erupted even in the distant past are called extinct.
d. Volcanoes that have not erupted for a period are called dormant volcanoes.
____8. Which of the following analogy is correct about volcanic eruptions and its cause?
a. phreatic: hot rock and magma
b. phreatomagmatic: magma and water
c. phreatic: hot rock and pressure
d. phreatomagmatic: pressure and water
____9. Which of the following analogy is TRUE about the volcanic shape and its description?
a. Shield: smallest b. Cinder: smallest c. Caldera: largest d. Composite: largest
____10. Taal volcano erupted in the year 1965 due to contact of water and hot rocks. How can this volcanic
eruption be classified?
a. Phreatic b. Strombolian c. Vulcanian d. Phreatomagmatic
____11. Which among the images shows Phreamagmatic eruption ?

a. b. c. d.

____12. What volcanic eruption has periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava?
a. Phreatic b. Strombolian c. Vulcanian d. Phreatomagmatic
____13. 1. Why volcanoes erupt?
I. Because of moving tectonic plates
II. Because of earthquakes
III. Because of the movement of magma
a. I b. II c. I and II d. I, II, and III
____14. Which among the volcanoes have very sticky and thick lava, which can make them very
explosive when they erupt?
a. composite c. cinder
b. shield d. composite, cinder, and shield
____15. Which among the volcanoes volcanoes have a lava that is extremely fast and can cover large
areas very quickly?
a. composite c. cinder
b. shield d. composite, cinder, and shield
____16. What is/are the factor/s that affect/s volcanoes’ eruptive style?
I. magma’s temperature,
II. chemical composition
III. amount of dissolved gases
a. I b. II c. I and II d. I, II, and III
____17. Which among the statements is TRUE?
a. The higher temperature of the magma, the higher is its viscosity.
b. The lower temperature of the magma, the lower is its viscosity.
c. The higher temperature of the magma, the lower is its viscosity.
d. The lower temperature of the magma, the higher is its viscosity.
____18. Volcanic energy is related to which type of energy?
a. hydroelectric energy c. nuclear energy
b. geothermal energy d. solar energy
____19. Which of the following can be used to harness volcanic energy?
a. electricity b. steam c. kinetic energy d. wind
____20. About 18% of the energy in the Philippines is harnessed using volcanic energy. Which of the following
characteristics makes the country a good location in harnessing volcanic energy?
a. it has a lot of rainforests c. it is near the Pacific Ocean
b. it is near the equator d. it has a lot of volcanoes
____21. Which of the following statements is true in harnessing volcanic energy?
a. it is not a renewable source of energy
b. it cannot be done in the Philippines
c. it is expensive and dangerous
d. it can be and has been used as a source of energy
____22. Which sequence shows how the heat from the Earth is tapped as a source of electricity in a power plant?
a. Mechanical energy in a turbine - Heat from inside the Earth - Electrical energy –
Mechanical energy of a generator
b. Mechanical energy in a turbine - Heat from inside the Earth - Mechanical energy of a
generator - Electrical energy
c. Heat from inside the Earth - Mechanical energy in a turbine - Mechanical energy of a
generator - Electrical energy
d. Heat from inside the Earth - Mechanical energy in a turbine - Electrical energy – Mechanical
energy of a generator
____23. Which of the following should you do after the volcanic eruption?
a. Creating a household evacuation plan that includes your pets.
b. Assembling an emergency preparedness kit.
c. If indoors, close all window, doors, and dampers.
d. Let friends and family know you’re safe.
____24. Which of the following should you do during the volcanic eruption?
a. Listen to a local station on a battery-operated radio or for updated emergency information.
b. If evacuated, return only when authorities say it is safe to do so.
c. Talk about volcanoes with your family so that everyone knows what to do in case of a volcanic
eruption.
d. Creating a household evacuation plan that includes your pets.
____25. Which of the following should you do before the volcanic eruption?
a. Creating a household evacuation plan that includes your pets.
b. Listen to a local station on a battery-operated radio or for updated emergency information.
c. Let friends and family know you’re safe.
d. If evacuated, return only when authorities say it is safe to do so.
____26. Which of the following show the advantage of volcanic eruption?
a. It can kill many lives.
b. It is a threat to health, especially people with asthma.
c. It may result to the fertility of soil.
d. Lava flow can be devastating to the communities near the volcano.
____27. Which of the following is NOT true about electricity generated by volcano?
a. Geothermal power plants are used to generate electricity in Negros Occidental.
b. Electricity generated by volcanoes is the most expensive electricity.
c. Geothermal power plants are built in an area that has a lot of springs.
d. . Geothermal power plants are used to generate electricity in Sorsogon.
____28. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Shield volcanoes have very sticky and thick lava.
b. Composite volcanoes form at destructive tectonic boundaries.
c. Volcanoes with sticky lave are very explosive when they erupt.
d. Composite volcano have very thin, runny lava.
____29. Which of the following is the property of the material’s resistance to flow?
a. Viscosity b. Eruption c. Thermal d. Composition
____30 . Which of the following results to high viscosity magma?
a. the high the temperature of magma c. magma with high silica content
b. the presence of gases in magma d. All of the choices
____31. Which of the following shows the difference between mountain and volcanoes?
a. Volcanoes have opening while mountains don’t have.
b. They are both landforms.
c. They both have magma.
d. They can be a good tourist spot.
____32. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Inactive b. Dormant c. Extinct d. Caldera
____33. What do we call to the volcano with recorded eruption with in last 600 years?
a. Active b. Inactive c. Extinct d. dormant
____34. What is the name of the volcano where it has a volcanic shape features of high elevation with a slope like
the sided of a triangle?
a. Taal Volcano b. Mt. Mayon c. Mt. Pinatubo d. Mt. Everest
____35. What is the meaning of PHIVOLCS?
a. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and System
b. Philippine Industry of Volcanology and Seismology
c. Philippine Institute of Volcanoes and Seismology
d. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
____36. What volcano has the size and shape like a hill?
a. Stratovolcano b. Shield volcano c. Cinder volcano d. Lava Dome Volcano
____37. How many volcanoes in the Philippines are considered to be active?
a. 22 b. 23 c. 24 d.25
____38. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Dormant b. Phreatic c. Strombolian d. Vulcanian
____39. What type of volcanic eruption is characterized by ash columns but may be an onset of a larger eruption?
a. Hydrothermal b. Phreatomagmatic c. Vulcanian d. Plinian
____40. It is characterized by excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastic.
a. Hydrothermal b. Phreatomagmatic c. Vulcanian d. Plinian
____41. What is the meaning of NDRRMC?
a. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
b. National Director Real Reduction and Managerial Clan
c. National Drive Risk Reduction and Management Club
d. National Disaster Risk Reclaimed and Management Council
____42. Which among the images shows Plinian eruption?

a. b. c. d.

____43. The following are primary factors affecting the volcanoes’ eruptive style, EXCEPT.
a. Temperature and Viscosity c. Composition of Magma and Viscosity
b. Amount of Dissolved Gases and Viscosity d. All of the choices
____44. It refers to significant, long-term changes in the global climate.
a. Weather b. Climate c. Climate change d. Temperature
____45. It is defined as the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
a. Weather b. Climate c. Climate change d. Temperature
____46. The following are the places in the Philippines that use geothermal power plants, EXCEPT.
a. Calaca, Laguna b. Tongonan, Leyte c. Valencia, Negros Oriental d. None
____47. Which of the following describes Phreatic eruption?
a. Steam-driven eruption as the hot rocks come in contact with water.
b. Violent eruption due to the contact between water and magma.
c. Periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava.
d. Tall eruption columns that reach up to 20 km high with pyroclastic flow and ash fall tephra.
____48. . Which of the following describes Plinian eruption?
a. Excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastic.
b. It is short- lived, characterized by ash columns but may be an onset of a larger eruption.
c. Steam-driven eruption as the hot rocks come in contact with water.
d. Tall eruption columns that reach up to 20 km high with pyroclastic flow and ash fall tephra.
____49. What wonder in the world because of its almost perfect cone shape?
a. Taal Volcano b. Mt. Mayon c. Mt. Pinatubo d. Mt. Everest
____50. Which of the following is the characteristic of Cinder volcano?
a. Big Island b. Steep Slope c. Large Size d. Slightly Domed
____51. Which of the following statements in TRUE?
a. Noticeable increase in the extent of drying up of vegetation around the volcano's upper slopes
b. Crater glow due to presence of magma at or near the crater
c. Decrease in the frequency of volcanic quakes with rumbling sounds; occurrence of volcanic
tremors
d. Increase in the temperature of hot springs, wells and crater lake
____52. Which of the following is a FALSE statement?
a. Before volcanic eruption: Creating a household evacuation plan that includes your pets.
b. After volcanic eruption: Let friends and family know you’re safe
c. Before volcanic eruption: If indoors, close all window, doors, and dampers to keep volcanic ash
from entering.
d. Before volcanic eruption: Assembling an emergency preparedness kit.
____53. Which among the images shows Strombolian eruption?

a. b. c. d.

____54. Which among the images shows Vulcanian eruption?

a. b. c. d.

____55. Which among the images shows Phreatic eruption?

a. b. c. d.

____56. These are extremely huge volcanoes as big as the islands of Hawaii.
a. Stratovolcano b. Shield volcano c. Cinder volcano d. Lava Dome Volcano
____57. The following are advantages of the presence of volcanoes, EXCEPT.
a. It balanced the temperature of the Earth
b. It devastates some lives.
c. It can be a source of electricity.
d. It is an good spot for tourism.
____58. This volcanic eruption is characterized by tall columns that reach up to 20 km high.
a. Dormant b. Phreatic c. Strombolian d. Vulcanian
____59. Which of the following volcanic eruption is characterized by fountain lava?

a. b. c. d.

____60. Which of the following volcanic eruption is characterized by a large column of very fine ash and high
speed emission of pyroclastic called base surges??

a. b. c. d.

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