Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic Schools

STEM Schools First Term Exam

2021 – 2022

Subject: Earth science Grade 11

Time: 120 minutes

Instructions
 Use Blue ink, ballpoint pen or pencil.
 Answer all questions.
 Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you
need.
 You need to ensure that you fill in the entire box like the example:

Information
 You can use the BLANK PAGE at the end of the questions as draft papers.
 Candidates may use a scientific calculator.

Advice
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Keep an eye on the time. Try to answer every question.
 If you do not know the answer to a question, go on to the next question. You may
come back to the skipped question later if you have time.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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 1 L.O.01
Study the following diagram
and answer.
Which of the following
represent the smallest reservoir
of water cycle?

A- Groundwater
B- Atmosphere
C- Ocean
D- Land
2 L.O.01
which is the primary mechanism for transporting water from earth surface back to the earth's
surface…..
A- Transpiration
B- Evaporation
C- Sublimation
D- Volcanic emissions
3 L.O.02
Among advantage and disadvantage of dams on respectively?

A- Increase the soil fertility, generate electricity.

B- Increase the soil fertility, decrease the aquatic organisms
C- Reservoir of water, decrease the soil fertility
D- Decrease the soil fertility, generate electricity.
4 L.O.02
Study the following diagram and
answer.
Assume there is a drought, how
might the system respond in order
to guarantee the amount of water
needed by the community?

A- By near oceans
B- By rains
C- By stream discharge
D- By groundwater
5 L.O.03
Consumptive water is ………………..
A- Produced from transpiration
B- Washing a car
C- Domestic uses
D- Watering the lawn

Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 2 of 10

 6 L.O.03
Study the following image and
answer the following question.

This is an example of
………………….use.

A- Consumptive only
B- Non-consumptive only
C- Commercial and Non- commercial
D- Consumptive and Non- consumptive
7 L.O.03
which of the following is NOT an example of a way to conserve water?
A- Collecting rain water in specified sewers
B- Taking several showers in summer
C- Using a bucket to wash the care
D- Checking toilets and taps for leaks
8 L.O.03
When is the best time of day to water your lawn?
A- Between 5AM – 8AM
B- Between 10 AM – 4PM
C- Between 11AM – 2Pm
D- Between 1PM-5PM
9 L.O.03
Water supply to a house begins with connection of the service pipe with municipal water
mains. The connection sequence comprises…….
A- ferrule – gooseneck –Stopcock–water meter
B- ferrule –Stopcock – gooseneck –water meter
C- Stopcock – gooseneck– water meter– ferrule
D- Stopcock – gooseneck – ferrule – water meter
10 L.O.03
If Q is the total quantity of water required by a town per year in liters, and P is the population
of the town , the per capita demand of water will be……..

2𝑄
A-
𝑃 𝑥 270
2𝑄
B-
𝑃 𝑥 365
𝑄
C-
𝑃 𝑥 270
𝑄
D-
𝑃 𝑥 365
Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 3 of 10
 11 L.O.03
The principal distribution are designed for ……….
A- Maximum hourly needing on minimum day
B- Maximum hourly needing on maximum day
C- Minimum hourly needing on maximum day
D- Minimum hourly needing on minimum day
12 L.O.03
For old cities that have been irregularly developed, which distribution system is suitable?
A- Tree (dead end )system
B- Reticulation system
C- Circular (ring) system
D- Radial system
13 L.O.04
From the water pollutant , organic and Non-organic substances, so what is the resources of
Guano in the natural water?
A- The algae
B- The detergent
C- The sedimentary rock
D- The feaces of seagull
14 L.O.04
What happens if nitrogen excess in natural surface water?
I-Growth of algae II-Algae die and decay III-Lake the oxygen IV-Blue- baby syndrome
A- I and II only
B- I and III only
C- I, II and III only
D- II, III and IV only
15 L.O.04
Which contaminants found in potable water should young children avoid?
A- Nitrogen
B- Calcium
C- Phosphate
D- Nitrates
16 L.O.04
What happen if the groundwater moves through the layers contain limestone?
A- The water convert to hard water
B- The water will be flocculation
C- The water will be filtrate
D- The water will dissolve Calcium carbonate
17 L.O.04
Which of these chemicals sometimes found in drinking water is harmful?
A- Oxygen
B- Chlorite
C- Sodium chloride
D- Potassium salts
Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 4 of 10
 18 L.O.04
“How cloudy is the water” refers to ……..
A- Water turbidity
B- Water salinity
C- Water is soft
D- Water is sweet
19 L.O.04
The most common way to purify drinking water is …….
A- Coagulants
B- Filters
C- Disinfection
D- Boiling
20 L.O.04
Which of these types of bottled water is safer to drink?
A- Mineral water
B- Artesian water
C- Spring water
D- Tap water
21 L.O.05
Which of the rock types are most prone to forming unstable slopes?
A- Gravel
B- Mudstone
C- Sandstone
D- Limestone
22 L.O.05
What are the basic factors led to the mass movement?
A- Wind and water
B- Wind and gravity
C- Water and the degree of incline
D- Gravity and size of the sediment
23 L.O.05
Which partials from the following can maintain the stability of steeper slopes?

A- Conglomerate composed of rounded fragments

B- Sand composed of grains from 2mm. to 62 microns
C- Breccia composed of angular fragments
D- Pebbles composed of gravel more than 2mm.
24 L.O.05
What happens when built a building on slopes with angles from 35 º - 50º?

A- The buildings will eroded by weathering factors.

B- The buildings will damaged by mass movements
C- The buildings will unstable if it was in dry area
D- The buildings will stable if it was in humid area
Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 5 of 10
 25 L.O.05
Depending on the topography of the river basin, how many classifications the river reaches
are divided into?
A- One
B- Three
C- Five
D- Seven
26 L.O.05
Which statement is wrong?
A- A river before joining the sea gets divided into branches.
B- A river which does not change its alignment, slope is called a stable river.
C- The branches of the river decreases in number as it approaches the sea.
D- The velocity of the river flow gets reduces as it approaches the sea.
27 L.O.05
What type of river does the diagram
represent?

A- Braided
B- Stable Type
C- Aggrading Type
D- Degrading Type
28 L.O.05
Gravel-sized particles are transported by rivers as …………….
A- Surface load
B- suspended load
C- dissolved load
D- bed load
29 L.O.06
Study the following table and answer

Which of the following is the load size of the river in high-gradient stream (Diameter
"mm")?
A- < 2 mm
B- > 256 mm
C- 64- 256mm
D- 0,062- 2mm

Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 6 of 10

 30 L.O.06
Study the following image and answer.

What is expected to happen regarding the

water stream in the following diagram
during drought?

A- Ground water recharge stream

B- Stream charge groundwater
C- The stream will dry
D- The water table will decrease
31 L.O.06
Waterfalls commonly form where ……..
A- A river divides into two or more channels
B- A river depositing sediment
C- A river crosses a band of soft rock
D- A river crosses a band of resistant rock
32 L.O.06
The oxbow lake is an advanced stage of …….
A- Delta
B- Water fall
C- River terraces
D- River meanders
33 L.O.06
When water passes in narrow mountain canyon it is called………..
A- Dry delta
B- Torrents stream
C- Alluvial cone
D- grooves
34 L.O.06
from the opposite figure , The
gradient is steeper near the
………..

A- Levee
B- Delta
C- Mouth
D- Source
Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 7 of 10
 35 L.O.06
Which statement is true?
A- V- shaped valleys are usually found in the beginning course of a river.
B- V- shaped valleys are usually found in the end course of a river.
C- V- shaped valleys are usually found in the middle course of a river.
D- V- shaped valleys are usually found in the all course of a river.
36 L.O.06
Delta is a piece of land which formed as ……………….
A- When a river divides into two or more channels.
B- A result of a river depositing sediment into the sea.
C- As a waterfall retreats upstream ,it created.
D- Natural embankments created alongside a river.
37 L.O.07
What is the reason that causes the abrasion on the Great Sphinx in EGYPT?
A- The sharp edges particles cared by old Nile River
B- The surface creep by the old Nile River
C- The saltation sand by the wind
D- The suspension load by the wind
38 L.O.07
Study the following table and
answer
Which of the following is the
best description to the above
table?

A- When the wind velocity increase the size of grains increase

B- When the wind velocity increase the size of grains decrease
C- When the wind velocity decrease the size of grains increase
D- When the wind velocity decrease there is no load
39 L.O.07
The topographic phenomenon formed by the structural of the wind is…..
A- Delta
B- Terraces
C- Grooves
D- waterfalls
40 L.O.07
when a geologist in the eastern desert, found on the Earth's surface rounded fragments,
what the best suggestion about these fragments?
A- High wind speed
B- Low wind speed
C- The gravel has moved a great distance
D- The fragments has moved on rough surface

Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 8 of 10

 41 L.O.07
If an Ecologist live in Al Dakhla Oasis, and exposed to affecting of wind erosion, What he
must do to protect the Oasis from the wind erosion?
A- Expansion of the green belt
B- Fixed the sand dunes
C- Building high walls
D- Digging many wells
42 L.O.07
Turbulence of air increases in proportion to the ………..of the air flow.
A- distance
B- volume
C- velocity
D- acceleration
43 L.O.07
Sand grains saltation in air can jump higher than sand grains saltation in water because…
A- Wind is faster than water
B- Water is less dense than air
C- Air is more dense than water
D- Water is more viscous than air
44 L.O.08
which of the following produce soil the fastest?
A- Humid climate
B- Dry climate
C- Agriculture area
D- Volcanic area
45 L.O.08
What is the beast description to
the components of the soil
represent in the following
diagram?

A- The soil texture is very large

B- The soil texture is very fine
C- The soil texture is medium
D- The soil texture is fine

Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 9 of 10

 46 L.O.08
Study the following graph then, answer
The soil which formed from 30% clay,60% silt
and 10% sand is……

A- Sandy clay
B- Clay loam
C- Loamy sand
D- Silt clay loam
47 L.O.08
During a field trip to humid area, and its bedrock from granite, what is the thickness and compositi
of the soil?
A- The mechanical weathering will active and contains fragments.
B- The chemical weathering will active and contains clay only
C- The soil thickness is small and contains clay and gravel
D- The soil thickness is big and contains clay and sand
48 L.O.08
Soil pores are……
A- Spaces in the soil filled with air & water
B- Period of drought affects the soil.
C- Provide nutrients to the soil’s Livings
D- Medium for plants to anchor into the ground
49 L.O.08
Which is the largest categorized soil particles?
A- Clay
B- Silt
C- Gravel
D- Sand
50 L.O.08
The percentage of mineral matter in soil is.........
A- 17%
B- 45%
C- 54%
D- 71%

Subject: Earth science _ Grade 11 Page 10 of 10