ARRIESGADO COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.

National Highway, Visayan Village, Tagum City

2nd Monthly Exam
SCIENCE 10

Name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________________ Score: _________________
General Instruction: Read and understand each question. ERASURES ARE NOT ALLOWED.

I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each
item.

_____1. What is the thinnest layer of earth?

a. crust b. mantle c. core d. asthenosphere
_____2. Who proposed uniformitarianism?
a. Richard Armstrong c. Charles Richter
b. Andrew Knoll d. James Hutton
_____3. What is the estimated age of Earth in billion years?
a. 4.3 b. 4.5 c. 0.43 d. 4300
_____4. Which wave has the higher velocity?
a. S-wave b. P-wave c. R-wave d. Q-wave
_____5. What are the two types of seismic waves?
a. P-waves and S-waves c. S- and R- waves
b. P-waves and R-waves d. P- and Q- waves
_____6. What is the point on the Earth’s surface where an earthquake is felt the most?
a. focus b. Fault c. Epicenter d. Eye
_____7. How did the Himalayan Mountains form?
a. Two continental plates diverged c. Two oceanic plates converged
b. Two continental plates converged d. An oceanic plate and a continental plate
converged
_____8. What is the method used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using at least
three seismic stations?
a. trigonometry b. triangulation c. Geometry d. Calculus
_____9. What is the scale that usually measures the actual energy released by an
earthquake?
a. Moment magnitude scale c. PHIVOLCS intensity
b. Modified Mercalli Scale d. Triangulation survey
_____10. Which phrase describes the mantle?
a. Purely solid
b. Purely liquid
c. Can act like a solid and a liquid at the same time
d. Highly metallic
_____11. What drives plate tectonics?
a. Gravitation pull of the sun and or the moon
b. Centripetal force due to Earth’s rotation
c. Huge convective movements in the mantle that move the overriding plate
d. Massive releases of energy from deep within Earth
_____12. Where is the most biodiverse region in the ocean?
a. Continental shelf c. Abyssal plain
b. Continental slope d. trench
_____13. What name did Wegener give to his proposed single supercontinent?
a. Eurasia b. Laurasia c. Gondwanaland d. Pangaea
_____14. Where is the deepest part of the ocean located?
a. Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench
b. Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench
c. Galathea Depth in the Philippine Trench
d. Mid- ocean ridge
_____15. What is the main characteristics of an abyssal plain?
a. very flat c. rugged
b. lot of sediments d. both a and b
_____16. How many seismograph stations are needed to locate the epicenter of an
earthquake?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
_____17. What does conservation involve?
a. Complete stop in energy and resource consumption
b. Increase resources
c. Wise use of resources
d. Invention of new technologies
_____18. How do geologist know the internal structure of earth?
a. They dug deep into Earth
b. They analyzed the behavior of seismic waves as it traveled through earth.
c. They used ground- penetrating radar
d. They analyzed volcanic samples
_____19. Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake
prediction?
a. scientists can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes
b. scientists can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all earthquakes
c. scientists can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur, but not where
d. scientists can characterize the seismic risk of an area, but cannot yet accurately predict
most earthquakes
_____20. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Most earthquakes occur at plate boundaries
b. The time and location of most major earthquakes can be predicted several days in
advance
c. Earthquakes can be caused by normal, reverse and strike-slip faulting
d. P waves travel faster than both S waves and Surface waves
_____21. Where is the focus with respect to the epicenter:
a. directly below the epicenter c. in the P wave shadow zone
b. directly above the epicenter d. in the S wave shadow zone
_____22. Which of the following agencies are not affiliated with NDRRMC?
a. Philippine Air Force c. Business Sectors
b. DSWD d. Department of Education
_____23. Where should disaster preparedness start?
a. In each family or household
b. In the local government units
c. At each his or her own convenience
d. In schools, churches, and workplaces
_____24. Which color in the PAGASA rainfall classification scheme warns of serious flooding
expected in low- lying areas?
a. red b. orange c. yellow d. green
_____25. When there is an approaching storm, which signal number suspends classes in all
levels?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
_____26. What can be used to identify a substance or to predict how it will behave?
a. stages of activity c. geothermal energy
b. physical and chemical properties d. viscosity
_____27. The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a______.
a. lava plateau b. caldera c. cinder cone d. shield volcano
_____28. The point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake is the ____.
a. dip b. epicenter c. focus d. strike
_____29. Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals from first to last?
a. P waves ... S waves .... Surface waves
b. Surface waves ... P waves .... S waves
c. P waves ... Surface waves ... S waves
d. S waves ... P waves .... Surface waves
_____30. How do rock particles move during the passage of a P wave through the rock?
a. back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel
b. back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel
c. in a rolling circular motion
d. the particles do not move
_____31. What is expected which precipitation falls on the rice fields?
a. sink into the soil c. be prevented from running off too quickly
b. be removed as quickly as possible d. both a and c
_____32. Which of the following is not true?
a. organic matter increases the water holding capacity of the soil
b. erosion of the topsoil causes a decrease in fertility
c. mulching decreases the rate of evaporation
d. excess saturation of the soil does not cause landslides
_____33. What is the best description of a watershed?
a. an area with a river running through it
b. a mountainside where water runs off when it rains
c. an area where all the rain that falls drains into the same body of water.
d. a man-made structure holding huge amounts of water for agricultural and domestic use
_____34. What are the best ways to increase the organic matter content of the soil?
a. add animal manure c. both a and b
b. initiate and add composting d. add mulching
_____35. Which phrase best describes the concept of the “most limiting nutrient” for plant
growth?
a. carbon in the plant body
b. nitrogen in the atmosphere
c. a nutrient that is lacking in the soil that is the main cause of poor plant growth
d. a nutrient that can be replaced with commercial fertilizers
_____36. What is the government agency tasked to advise the President when it comes to
disaster preparedness and response?
a. PHIVOLCS b. DENR c. NDRRMC d. PAGASA
_____37. How many alert levels are related to floods and tropical cyclones, respectively, in
the Philippines?
a. 4 and 4 b. 3 and 4 c. 4 and 3 d. 4 and 5
_____38. How many stages are there in the Philippine Disaster Management Framework?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 10 d. 3
_____39. What is expected which precipitation falls on the rice fields?
a. Sink into the soil
b. Be removed as quickly as responsible
c. Be prevented from running off too quickly
d. Both a and c
_____40. Which is not an air pollution source?
a. Emissions from industrial activities
b. Sulfur dioxide from motor vehicle exhaust
c. Methane emitted from agricultural areas
d. Use or organic fertilizers
_____41. Which resource is used to create several products?
a. wood b. energy c. raw materials d. fuel
_____42. Why were great civilizations built near water sources?
a. transportation c. sources of food resources
b. water supply d. soil nearby is fertile
_____43. Which action generally breaks down rock materials?
a. melting b. weathering c. crushing d. dissolution
_____44. When do we get our biotic resources?
a. Agricultural activities c. Any living thing
b. animals d. biodegradable materials
_____45. Why is the increasing- consumption of energy and resources the current trend?
a. Larger population c. monetary resources
b. Discovery of new resources d. Mismanagement
_____46. Which of these mineral resources is recyclable?
a. Coal b. Silver c. Gold d. Aluminum
_____47. Freshwater is essential to human life. How long, on the average, can a person live
without freshwater?
a. Two days b. 1.5 months c. Three weeks d. Hours
_____48. What could be the result of too much water used for irrigation?
a. Decreased water runoff c. Addition of top soil nutrients
b. Erosion d. fertility of plants
_____49. What is the government agency tasked to advise the President when it comes to
disaster preparedness and response.
a. PHIVOLCS b. DENR c. NDRRMC d. PAGASA
_____50. What does sustainable livelihood involve?
a. People making money in a very short time
b. Extracting the most resources for maximum profit
c. reasonable extraction of resources without loss of productivity of the resources base
d. Activities that generate resources for human consumption

II. Identification. Write the correct answer on the space provided before each number.

_________________1. It is the result of heavy precipitation and poor drainage.

_________________2. It is anything that can be used from the environment, such as water,
sunlight, soil and air.
_________________3. It is one of the possible scenario in a water cycle where water
accumulates between soil layers, forming a water table.
_________________4. It is a process wherein vast quantities of rainwater have been stored to
be distributed by irrigating the land.
_________________5. It is a process in which the soil surface is covered with dead leaves.
_________________6. It is any river or stream that is part of a larger system or network of rivers.
_________________7. A law that advocates the right use of water resources.
_________________8. It is the best type of soil for agriculture as it contains a healthy mix of all
other soils and their associated characteristics.
_________________9. It is a succession of organisms in an ecological community that are linked
to each other through the transfer of energy and nutrients.
_________________10. It is the optimal pH for plant growth.
_________________11. It stands as the president’s advisory body in setting up preparedness
programs, disaster operations, and rehabilitation effort.
_________________12. He or she primarily ensures that the increase of prices do not happen by
setting price caps during emergencies.
_________________13. He or she is primarily tasked with spreading the word of disaster
preparedness and mitigation.
_________________14. He or she determines the overall socio-economic effect of disasters
nationwide.
_________________15. He or she is tasked to restore communication lines in coordination with
the National Telecommunications Commission.

“God Bless to your Exam” 

Sir Dave
 ARRIESGADO COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC.
National Highway, Visayan Village, Tagum City
2nd Monthly Exam
SCIENCE 8

Name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________

Grade & Section: ___________________________________ Score: _________________
General Instruction: Read and understand each question. ERASURES ARE NOT ALLOWED.

A. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each
item.

_____1. Which statement is not true about inertia?

a. It is the object’s property to resist motion.
b. It increases as the mass increases.
c. It decreases as the mass increases.
d. It is present in all objects, whether in rest or in motion.
_____2. Which of the statements is not true about the law of acceleration?
a. It is inversely proportional to the magnitude of a net force.
b. It follows the direction of the net force.
c. It is inversely proportional to the mass of an object.
d. It is directly proportional to the magnitude of a net force.
_____3. Which of the following is true about rotational velocity?
a. It is different with varying distances from the axis.
b. It is the same with varying distances from the axis.
c. It is the same as tangential speed.
d. It is not present when an object is making a revolution.
_____4. Which statement is not true about tangential speed?
a. It is the same as a linear speed.
b. It is the same as rotational speed.
c. It changes with varying distances from the axis.
d. It increases as one moves away from the axis.
_____5. All are examples of noncontact forces except ________.
a. the force that allows you to walk on the ground and not slip
b. the force that gives out an explosion when an atomic bomb is denoted
c. the force that generates electric current using a magnet
d. the force that keeps the moon in orbit around Earth.
_____6. The law of interaction states that action and reaction forces are______.
a. opposing and equal at all times
b. opposing but not equal if they are exerted by two objects with different masses
c. opposing and equal only for objects at rest
d. opposing but never equal
_____7. In circular motion, an object spinning on its own axis is making a _______.
a. centripetal force c. revolution
b. centrifugal force d. rotation
_____8. The velocity of an object going around a circular path is actually its_____.
a. tangential velocity c. velocity
b. rotational velocity d. acceleration
_____9. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
a. acceleration b. velocity c. speed d. force
_____10. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a. velocity b. speed c. mass d. time

B. Match the description with their appropriate terms in the box. Write the letter on the blank
before the number.
a. internal energy g. Kelvin m. Translational kinetic energy

b. Hertz h. Pigment n. Transmission

c. Electromagnetic Spectrum i. Pitch p. vibrations

d. Decibels j. Reflection q. visible light

e. Compressions k. temperature r. Waves

d. Absorption l. Thermometer s. Rarefaction

_____1. The movements that cause sounds to travel through waves

_____2. What sound waves make when they compress air

_____3. The opposite of compression

_____4. The unit used to measure loudness

_____5. Tells how high or low a sound is

_____6. A range of all the possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation

_____7. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum where you can see different colors

_____8. What an opaque object does to light waves that are not absorbed

_____9. Happens to colors that you do not see

_____10. The substance used to selectively absorb certain frequencies of light and to transmit
or reflect the rest; responsible for an object’s color

_____11. Used to measure the temperature of an object

_____12. The SI unit used for temperature measurements

_____13. The type of microscopic kinetic energy when atoms and molecules travel along
straight or curved paths

_____14. Measures how cold or hot a substance is

_____15. The total microscopic kinetic and potential energy of a substance

C. Compare and contrast the types of energies that you have learned about sound, light and
heat. Complete the Venn diagram below.

Sound Energy

Heat
Light Energy

D. Convert each temperature according to the desired scale. Show your complete solution
beside the table on the right side.

1. Celsius to Fahrenheit

0C 0F

32

89

2. Fahrenheit to Celsius

0F 0C

345
 256

3. Kelvin to Celsius

K 0C

498

367

4. Celsius to Kelvin

0C K

90

190

E. Write True if the statement is correct, and False if it is not.

_____1. Absorption of light happens when the light energy emitted has the same frequency
as the object’s natural frequency.

_____2. Visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum consists of a range of color including
red, orange, yellow, pink, black, and violet.

_____3. The color violet that you see when you look at violet objects is due to ultraviolet light.

_____4. Rainbows are formed due to Tyndall scattering.

_____5. A transparent object will transmit the light that it does not absorb.

_____6. Refracted light travels in a straight line.

_____7. A transparent object will reflect the light that it does not absorb.

_____8. Rainbows appear only after a rainstorm if the weather is hot.

_____9. Pigments selectively absorb certain frequencies of light so you can use them to color
objects.

_____10. All materials have the same natural frequencies.

_____11. A light- year is the distance that light travels in a year.

_____12. Light is an electromagnetic wave.

_____13. Infrared waves have higher frequencies than visible light.

_____14. Visible light makes up a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

_____15. You can see the color of all kinds of waves along the electromagnetic spectrum.