Earth and Life Midterm

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region V
DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR
HUYONHUYON HIGH SCHOOL
Huyonhuyon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE MIDTERM EXAMINATION
I. Read the question carefully and choose the letter of

14. The shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun is
the correct answer.
a. spherical. b. elliptical. c. round. d. triangular.
1. The part of Earth that is land makes up the
15. The closest planet to the Sun is
a. biosphere. b. hydrosphere.
a. Mercury. b. Neptune. c. Venus. d. Earth
c. atmosphere. d. lithosphere.
16. The movement of Earth on its axis is called
2. Most of Earth’s surface is covered by
a. revolution. b. orbit. c. rotation. d. a tide.
a. land. b. water. c. trees. d. lakes and ponds.
17. A natural solid formed from elements or compounds in
3. The large landmasses on Earth’s surface are
Earth’s crust is a
a. islands. b. seas. c. continents. d. mountains.
a. compound. b. mineral. c. rock. d. crystal.
4. The height of land above or below sea level is
18. Oil, coal and natural gas are
a. latitude. b. elevation. c. contour. d. longitude.
a. minerals. b. rocks. c. fossils. d. fossil fuels.
5. The distance in degrees north or south of the equator is
19. Everything that surrounds an organism makes up its
a. latitude. b. elevation.
a. biosphere. b. environment. c. lithosphere. d. mantle.
c. contour. d. longitude.
20. The outer layer of Earth is the
6. Nitrogen and oxygen are the main gases in the Earth’s
a. crust. b. mantle. c. core. d. topsoil.
a. atmosphere. b. lithosphere.
21. The coldest climate zones are the
c. hydrosphere. d. biosphere.
a. polar zones. b. tropical zones. c. middle-latitude zones.
7. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere are
d. desert zones.
a. climate. b. relief. c. air pressure. d. weather.
22. Rocks formed from the remains of living things are
8. Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into large pieces called
a. igneous. b. sedimentary. c. metamorphic. d. minerals.
a. tectonic plates. b. trenches.
23. A break in a rock is a.
c. rift valleys. d. mid-ocean ridges.
a fold. b. a fault. c. an earthquake. d. a fracture.
9. The movement of tectonic plates is caused by convection
24. A spinning cloud of gases is
currents in Earth’s
a star. b. a nebula. c. a protostar. d. a sun.
a. core. b. crust. c. mantle. d. atmosphere.
25. A record of the major events in Earth’s history is
10. Index fossils are used to find the
a. fossil time. b. international time.
a. relative age of rock layers.
c. standard time. d. geologic time.
b. absolute age of rock layers.
26. The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth is the
c. half-life of a substance.
a. stratosphere. b. troposphere.
d. amount of carbon-14 present.
c. lithosphere. d. ionosphere.
11. A measure of the distance between Earth and the Sun is
27. Studying the spectrum of light given off by a star gives
equal to one
scientists an idea of the star’s
a. kilometer. b. light-year.
a. distance from Earth. b. temperature.
c. magnitude. d. astronomical unit.
c. chemical makeup. d. absolute magnitude.
12. The process of moving weathered material from place to
28. The layer of Earth beneath the crust is the
place is
a. topsoil. b. horizon. c. core. d. mantle.
a. hydrolysis. b. runoff. c. erosion. d. deposition.
29. Rocks formed from lava are
13. The Sun and the objects that orbit it make up the
a. igneous. b. sedimentary. c. metamorphic. d. magma.
a. solar system. b. longitude. c. Milky Way. d. IGY.
30. The study of Earth’s oceans is II. Make a Concept Map about the Rock Cycle using the
a. hydrology. b. oceanography. c. geography. d. geology. words below. (10pts)
31. Tides are caused by IGNEOUS ROCK SEDIMENT
a. gravity. b. mass. c. air pressure. d. wind. METAMORPHISM SEDIMENTARY ROCK
32. The color of the powder left behind by a mineral is its HEAT & PRESSURE MAGMA
a. hardness. b. luster. c. streak. d. color. CRYSTALLIZATION WEATHERING/EROSION & DEPOSITION
33. The first stage in the life cycle of a star is a MELTING COMPACT AND CEMENTATION
a. black hole. b. red giant. c. white dwarf. d. protostar. METAMORPHIC ROCK
34. The outermost layer of Earth’s geosphere is known as:
a The hydrosphere b. The aesthenosphere III. Infer and explain what is being illustrated by the
c The exosphere d. The crust diagram below about the Solar System formation
35. how long ago did the Big Bang occur?
Theory/Hypothesis. (5pts each)
a. 13 - 20 billion years ago b. 13-20 million years ago
c. 7 billion years ago d. 100 billion years ago
36. The process by which sediment becomes a sedimentary
rock is known as:
a. petrification b. carbonizaton
c. compaction c. lithification
37. Which of the following is a process that does participate
in the rock cycle?
a. melting of rocks
b. metamorphism
c. magmatic crystallization
d. weathering and erosion
38. The hydrosphere is made up of
a. all snow and ice sheets on earth
b. all seawater
c. all freshwater
d. all of these
39. A phenomenon that occurs due to atmosphere-ocean
interaction under a regime of increased surface temperature,
where ocean surface water is substantially warmer than
normal is
a. La Niña
b. super typhoon
c. El Niño
d. drought
40. Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized
that the Earth was once made up of a single large landmass
called Pangaea. Which of the following theories did Wegener
propose?
a. Continental Drift Theory b. Continental Shift
c. Plate Tectonics d. Seafloor Spreading Theory INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
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