Colegio de Kidapawan

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Midterm Examination S.Y. 2019 – 2020
FIRST SEMESTER
Earth and Life Science

Name: ______________________________ Grade & Strand: __________________

Instructor: Maria Julinarus Presto Gumalo Date: _____________ Score: _______

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the given choices and write
youranswer using a capital letter on the blank provided.

1. Scientists have held on to the theory which explains how life began on Earth. It states
that life began from nonliving matter such as simple organic compounds.
a. The theory of primodial soup c. The Theory of Life
b. Panspermia d. Deep – Sea Vent Theory
2. This hypothesis proposes that life on Earth actually began somewhere in the universe.
Life forms could have been carried by meteorites, asteroids or comets as they made
cosmic impact on Earth.
a. The theory of primodial soup c. The Theory of Life
b. Panspermia d. Deep – Sea Vent Theory
3. It is the solid portion of Earth that consists of rocks and minerals.
a. Biosphere c. Geosphere
b. Atmosphere d. Hydrosphere
4. It comprises all organisms living on Earth, including those on the land, in the water, and
in the air.
a. Biosphere c. Geosphere
b. Atmosphere d. Hydrosphere
5. All living things on Earth are part of the ________.
a. Biosphere c. Geosphere
b. Hydrosphere d. Atmosphere
6. The Geosphere is...
a. All liquid water on Earth c. A 100km thick layer of gases
b. frozen water on earth d. Earth's entire solid body
7. Most of the earths' water is
a. fresh water found underground c. in the atmosphere
b. salt water d. in rivers and lakes
8. What is Earth's largest system?
a. Biosphere c. Hydrosphere
b. Geosphere d. Atmosphere
9. What is Earth's outermost system?
a. Atmosphere c. Hydrosphere
b. Cryosphere d. Geosphere
10. The earth's four systems are _____________________.
a. independent from one another c. all part of the atmosphere
b. all connected d. not important for life on earth
11. All of the water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth in solid or liquid form is known
as:
a. Rain c. precipitation
b. Weather d. hydrosphere
12. Fresh water is important for life on Earth because
a. without fresh water sources people will get sick and die
b. we need water to grow food
c. the biosphere needs water

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 d. All of the above
13. What is an example of a connection between ATMOsphere and
GEOsphere_______________.
a. Water c. Volcanic Eruptions release Gas
b. Nitrogen d. Mountains
14. An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is
___________________.
a. Rivers c. rain
b. Lakes d. rocks
15. An example of BIOsphere connecting to ATMOsphere
a. plants produce oxygen c. animals eat plants
b. animals live in caves d. animals drink water
16. An example of a connection between HYDROsphere and GEOsphere is _________.
a. boats transporting goods c. fish swimming in water
b. water evaporating to make clouds d. waves eroding rocks on beach
17. Earth, and the rest of the solar system, formed from a giant cloud of gas and dust in
space called a
a. Protosun c. nebula
b. Galaxy d. comet
18. What force caused the cloud of gas and dust to collapse, forming the sun and planets?
a. Electromagnetism c. magnetism
b. Gravity d. centrifugal force
19. As the cloud collapsed, it begin to spin. This spinning caused it to flatten, forming a
____________________.
a. Protosun c. protoplanetary disk
b. Planetesimal d. nebula
20. How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
a. Luster c. streak
b. Cleavage d. fracture
21. The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's
a. Hardness c. specific gravity
b. Luster d. streak
22. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical
composition is referring to
a. Rock c. streak
b. Mineral d. non silicate mineral
23. The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.
a. Miller Scale c. Dishong Scale
b. Curly Scale d. Mohs Scale
24. A mineral breaks into pieces. How would you describe its breakage?
a. Fracture c. Cleavage
b. Glassy d. Waxy
25. What material is used to form igneous rocks?
a. Magma c. sand
b. Gravel d. fossils
26. This rock formed when sediments are cemented and compacted to form a rock. What
type of rock is it?
a. Sedimentary Rock c. Metamorphic Rock
b. Igneous Rock d. Igneous – Sedimentary Rock
27. What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a. Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary c. Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
b. Brown, Red, Gray d. Streak, Hardness, Breakage
28. Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____
a. Extrusive and Intrusive c. Foliated and Non-Foliated

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 b. Clastic and Biochemical d. Black and Gray
29. This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake
millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a. Sedimentary c. Igneous
b. Metamorphic d. Igneous – Sedimentary Rock
30. This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What
type of rock is this?
a. Sedimentary c. Igneous
b. Metamorphic d. Igneous – Sedimentary
31. This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over
time. What type of rock is this?
a. Sedimentary c. Igneous
b. Metamorphic d. Igneous – Sedimentary
32. What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?
a. Rocks are made up of minerals.
b. Minerals are made up of rocks.
c. Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.
d. Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.
33. Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?
a. Albert Einstein c. Alfred Wegener
b. Isaac Newton d. John Dalton
34. Where have Glossopteris fossils been found?

a. India c. Australia

b. Antarctic d. All of them

35. What is this a picture of?

a. plate tectonics c. continental drift
b. pangea d. glacier scaring
36. Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a. Harry Hess c. Galileo
b. Alfred Wegener d. Newton

37. What does the theory of continental drift state?

a. The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b. Continents are stationary and do not move
c. The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d. none of the above
38. What evidence did Wegener use to develop his theory of continental drift?
a. Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces
b. glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature
c. mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents
d. all of the above
39. Why did other scientists have a hard time believing Wegeners theory of continental drift?
a. He could not explain how the continents moved

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 b. He didn’t have enough evidence
c. His evidence was wrong
d. He didn’t use the right technology to gather data
40. What two specific continents fit together most noticeably?
a. Africa and North America
b. South America and Europe
c. South America and Africa
d. Antartica and Africa
41. Which statement does NOT summarize one of the lines of evidence used by Alfred
Wegener to support his theory of continental drift?
a. Glacial deposits indicate a different climatic condition.
b. Similar fossils are found on widely separated continents.
c. Similar geologic formations occur on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
d. Bands of rock are older the farther their position from a mid-ocean ridge.
42. As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature, pressure and
density of the material change?
a. They would all increase
b. They would all decrease.
c. They would stay the same.
d. Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.
43. The best evidence that the continents were once connected is that they have matching
a. Weather, fossils, and Rock Types c. Coastlines, weather, rock types
b. Rock types, fossils, coastlines d. Coastlines, weather, fossils
44. The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a ________________.
a. Convergent Boundary c. Divergent Boundary
b. Transform Boundary d. Plate Boundary
45. Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a. Energy from the Sun c. Magnetic Pole Reversal
b. Convection currents in the mantle d. Faults in Mountain Ranges

46. What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a. Earthquake c. Volcano Eruption
b. Tornado d. Mountain Building
47. A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a. Pull apart c. Come together
b. Slide past each other d. subducting
48. Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a. Convergent c. Transform
b. Plate d. Divergent
49. How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the
Earth?
a. Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b. New crust is underwater where it sinks
c. New crust breaks more easily than old crust
d. None of the above.
50. Mountains are created when....
a. Two continental plates collide
b. Two oceanic plates pull apart
c. An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

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 d. Two continental plates pull apart
51. Rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault causing tectonic movement, causing
what natural hazard?
a. Volcanic Eruption c. Tornadoes
b. Cyclone d. Earthquake
52. What is the difference between a natural hazard and a natural disaster?
a. They are exactly the same
b. A hazard is what could happen, a disaster is after it has an impact on humans
c. I disaster is what could happen, a hazard is after it has an impact on humans
53. A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce what natural
hazard?
a. Tsunami c. Earthquake
b. Cyclone d. Hurricane
54. Which of the following is not a natural hazard?
a. Tropical Cyclones c. Tsunami
b. Earthquake d. Sunny Days
55. It is a continuous process where tensional forces on both sides of the plates cause them
to constantly move apart.
a. Faulting c. geologic stress
b. Folding d. Seafloor Spreading
56. It is a geologic hazard that occurs in sloping terrain, usually if the soil is not compact and
devoid of gravitation can drive soil and rocks to slide.
a. Faulting c. Earthquake
b. Landslide d. Tsunami
57. As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a. Intrusive igneous c. Sedimentary
b. Extrusive igneous d. Metamorphic
58. Fossils are only found in
a. Sedimentary rocks c. Metamorphic Rock
b. Foliated Metamorphic rocks d. Igneous rocks
59. The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock
into fragments called sediments.
a. Deposition c. Landslide
b. Erosion d. Weathering
60. The process by which igneous rocks are formed.
a. Heat and pressure
b. Melting and cooling
c. Compaction and cementation
d. All of the above

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