SCIENCE REVIEWER

1. which of the following Is NOT under the Earth sciences category?

a) Oceanography
b) Physics
c) Meteorology
d) Geology

2. Earth in history, people believed that the solar system is ______

a) Epicentric
b) Helioeentric
c) Geometric
d) Flat

3. Which famous theory of Aristotle was disproved bv Galileo by experimental?

a) The sun is the center of the universe
b) Planet earth is the center of the universe
c) Big objects fell faster than small objects
d) There are four main elements earth. air, water and fire.

4. The size of a planets orbit determines the number of ______ in planet's ________
a) Months, Year
b) Days. Year
c) Hours, day
d) Years, Century

5. Mars is red in color due to__ ?

a) Algae
b) Crustaceans
c) Sunlight
d) Iron

6. What is the phenomenon that is usually called as falling star?

a) Comets
b) Star particles falling from other space
c) Meteorites burned by contact with the atmosphere
d) None of the above

7. All of the following revolves around orbit EXCEPT?

a) Asteroids
b) COMet
c) Meteors
d) Moon
8. The moon is said to light up the night skies. What gives the moon this ability to shine?
a) Radiation produced by the moon s atmosphere
b) Sun radiating that is absorbed by the moon
c) The sun’s reflection by the moon
d) The luminous substance found on the moon's surface

9. Which of the following is NOT true about moon and titles?

a) When the moon is close to earth, the lesser the effect of the gravitation pull
b) When the moon. sun and earth are in line. the highest tides occurs: on earth
c) There are two high tides at opposite sides of the earth and two low tides at the other
d) When the moon is closer to the earth, the greater the effect of gravity.

10. On Sun,s surface. magnetic storms are called

a) Solar
b) Solar prominencies
c) Coronal
d) Sunspot

11. A compass is used to determine direction geographically. The needle deflect: response to
a) Earth' s geographic pattern
b) earth's magnetic held
c) Earth's pole direction
d) Earth's gravitational field _

12. What is the primary source of energy in Earth

a) Radioactive Materials
b) Plants
c) Wood
d) The Sun

13. Which of the following is NOT fuel source?

a) Coal
b) Battery
c) Crude oil
d) Wood

14. All of the following are considered as an alternative energy source, EXCEPT?
a) Wind
b) Solar
c) plutonium
d) Biomass
15. Meteorology is a very important branch of natural science. without which we cannot be
informed 0f forthcoming _____
a) Meteor
b) Comet
c) Earthquake
d) Typhoon

16. The LPA or Low Pressure Areas usually mentioned during a weather forescast. how is this
important
a) LPA‘s are areas where typhoon might form
b) LPA‘s are areas where earthquake might form
c) LPA‘s are areas where storm surge might happen
d) LPA are areas where tsunamis might happen

17. Weathering is best describes as ______

a) the current state of the atmosphere
b) long-term differences in atmospheric elements of an area
c) A large body of air that forms over an area
d) Heat or moisture exchanges between surfaces

18. What is the electron-pair geometry of the central oxygen atom of ozone ?
a) Linear
b) Trigonal planar
c) Tetrahedral
d) Trigonal bipyramid

19. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?

a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) hydrogen
d) Oxygen .

20. On what Layer of the atmosphere does ozone layer Is located, this absorbs harmful violet
rays from the Sun
a) Troposphere
b) Exosphere
c) Stratosphere
d) mesosphere

21. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a) Nitrous Oxide
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) CFC's
d) Methane
22. This substance is stable until they are exposed to UV rays, they breakdown and release
atomic chlorine which destroy ozone molecules
a) CFCs
b) N02
c) Greenhouse Gases
d) Cyanide

23. Sheera noticed that the clouds were thin and feathery. What type of clouds Is she seeing?
a) Ciumulus
b) Nimbus
c) Stratus
d) Cirrus

24. What type of clouds will be seen during a stormy day?

a) nImbus
b) Cumulus
c) Cirrus
d) Stratus

25. _____ is the measure of water vapor in the air relative to temperature.
a) Specific humidity
b) humidity
c) Absolute humidIty
d) relative humidity

26. Volcanoes that have no record of eruption for at least 10. 000 years and Is not expected to
erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future Is classified as _____ volcanoes.
a) Active
b) domunt
c) tinet
d) passive

27. . What type of volcano is built from alternate layers of lava with many little crateers on its
slope is. Mt. Mayon is an example of this?
a) cinder
b) shield
c) caldera
d) composite

28. What Is a geological hazard?

a) an extreme weather that destroys properties and causes casualties
b) a possible cause of harm to property and life as a result of a geological process
c) th magnitude of destruction caused by a geological event
d) a location prone to, geological processes such as earthquake and landslide
29. What plate activity may result from Mid ocean ridges
a) Spreading plates
b) Converging plates
c) Diverging pines
d) Intervening plate

30. Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering?

a) Repeated heating and cooling of rocks
b) Animals
c) Crystallization
d) Oxidation

[Link] of the following is NOT an example of physical weathering?

a) Thermal Expansion
b) Oxidation of iron-bearing minerals
c) Unloading
d) Frost wedging

32. A __________is usually rapid downward movement of a mass of rock. earth, or artificial fill
on a slope due to gravity
a) Landslide
b) MudslIde
c) fall
d) creep

33. general term form for attractive forces between molecules?

a) Intermolecular forces
b) Covalent force
c) Intramolecular forces
d) Ionic force

34. Which of the following statement is true about liquefaction?

a) The shaking ground may become much less solid as soil and groundwater combine to form a
materiel that acts like a liquid
b) Process which either generates a liquid from a solid or gas, or generate. a non-liquid phase
which behaves In accordance with fluid dynamics
c) During an earthquake the water that Is absorbed into the soil layers begin to travel through
the layers and Is distributed evenly causes the soil to turn into semi solid material.
d) All of these

35. Which of the following measures an earthquake’s intensity based on the observed effects on
people and structures?
 a) Richter scale
b) The Centigrade scale
c) Modified Mercalli scale
d) The moment magnitude scale

36. Referring to the diagram above, path A is

a) Cooling and crystallization
b) Burial and lithification
c) Weathering and deposition
d) Cooling and uplift

37. What do you call the phenomenon of eruption of molten rock onto the surface of the Earth?
a. Magmatism c. Eruption
b. Volcanism d. Expulsion
38. In what type of rock does foliation occur?
a. Extrusive igneous rock c. Metamorphic rock
b. Intrusive igneous rock d. Sedementary rock
39. Which theory states that the formation and movement of magma are responsible for mountain formation?
a. Continental drift c. Plutonism
b. Magmatism d. Volcanism
40. Which of the following does NOT describe the mineral?
a. It is an organic substance in solid form c. Composed of one or more
elements
b. Exist naturally d. A crystalline structure
41. Which of the following is NOT a direct effect of global warming?
a. Melting of ice caps c. Climate change
b. Oxygen depletion d. Increase in sea level
42. Why does mercury in a thermometer rise when in contact with hot water?
a. Heat increases the number of molecules
b. Heat makes molecules bigger and farther apart
c. Heat makes molecules move faster and farther apart
d. Heat makes the molecules moves slower
43. What method of heat transfer is observed when the handle of the metal spoon dipped in a cup of hot water
becomes warm?
a. Conduction c. Radiation
b. Convection d. Insulation
44. What happens when air is heated?
a. It expands and it rises c. It expands and sinks
b. It contracts and rises d. It contracts and sinks
45. Why metal spoon is colder to touch than a wooden spoon both are placed in a room temperature?
a. Metal is better conductor of heat c. Metal is more shiny
b. Metal is better insulator of heat d. Metal is better radiator of heat
46. Sarah placed some mothballs inside her closet. A week after they were all gone. What happened to mothballs?
a. They were dissolved by water in the air c. They evaporated
b. They sublimed d. They condensed
47. Why does an increase concentration increase the rate of reaction?
a. The number of collisions increases
b. The activation energy decreases
c. The average kinetic energy increases
d. When there are more molecules in the container they all speed up
48. Why does the rate of reaction increase with increasing temperature?
a. The activation energy decreases as the temperature increases
b. Changing the temperature usually alters the reaction mechanism, similar to the effect of a catalyst
c. The change in temperature reduces the overall potential energy change between reactants and
products
d. A greater proportion of all the molecules possess kinetic energy the is equal to or greater than the
activation energy.
e. Hotter molecules stick together better
49. 50 mg is equal to______.
a. 15.0 g c. 1.50 g
b. 0.150 g d. .015 g
50. What is equivalent value of the absolute zero temperature on the Celsius to Kelvin Scale?
a. 0 celcius, and -600 kelvin c. 0 celcius, and 273 K
b. 273 celcius, and 0 kelvin d. -273 celsius, and 0 kelvin
51. In measuring temperature, what is recognized by the International System of units as standard unit?
a. Kelvin c. Joules
b. Celsius d. Fahrenheir
52. Which of the following statement/s is/are TRUE?
I. Statistics involves the study of the forces acting on a body that is at rest or is moving on a straight
line with constant speed.
II. Dynamics is the study of forces acting on a body that are in equilibrium
III. Statics is the branch of mechanics that studies the forces that affect the motion of an object
a. II only c. I and II only
b. III only d. I only
53. The SI unit for mass is_______ and ______ is for force.
a. Kmh, Kilograms c. Liters, Kilograms
b. Kilograms, Newton d. Pounds, Newton
54. When riding a jeep, you feel as if you are being pushed towards the right when the bus abruptly turns left. This
is an example of a _____ force?
a. Centripetal c. Gravitational
b. Inertial d. Centrifugal
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55. The force needed to keep a 2 kg to move at 10 m/s is _____.
a. 12 N c. 5 N
b. 20 N d. 10 N
56. How will this affect the gravitational force if the distance between two objects is doubled?
a. It is doubled c. It is halved
b. It is quartered d. It is quadrupled
57. If speed is defined as the quantitative measure of the change of an object’s position over a certain amount of
time, what is said to be the speed of an object at any particular moment?