Subject: Science (Earth and Space) 11.

Fluidity of lava is determined by amount of

Post Test 12. What do you call the energy generated from the heat deep in
Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully and choose the earth’s interior?
the letter that corresponds to the BEST answer. A. Hydrothermal Energy C. Solar Energy
Shade your answer in a separate answer sheet provided to you. B. Geothermal Energy D. Wind Energy
1. Which of the following BEST describes a volcano? 13. They are responsible in gathering information with regards to
A. A volcano is usually a mountain with steep sides and has an volcanic activities.
opening. A. PAGASA C. NASA
B. A volcano is usually located near the body of water. B. PHIVOLCS D. PNP
C. When a volcano erupts, the materials released are only
visible to the residents near the volcano. 14. What will happen if the temperature of the magma inside the
D. A volcano can be as tall as a mountain or as flat as hole on volcano increases?
A. Viscosity decreases C. Viscosity increases
the ground where volcanic materials like molten rock are
B. Viscosity remains the same D. Viscosity will not be affected
released.

2. A flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack of a 15. A periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain
volcano is called ___________. lava.
A. Granite A. Vulcanian C. Plinian
B. Sill B. Strombolian D. Phreatomagmatic
C. Coal 16. Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of
D. Volcanic Bombs geothermal energy?
A. Geothermal energy only works on windy days.
3. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a fissure volcano? B. Geothermal energy does not work everywhere since
A. It has no central crater. you need a volcano nearby.
B. It is formed when giant cracks open and expels large C. Geothermal does not work if there are no rivers or
quantities of lava. moving water nearby.
C. It can damage nearby rice fields because the lava spreads D. Geothermal energy relies on the power of the sun.
far and wide.
D. It has low slopes with wider base. 17. Which of the following is not a factor that affects the climate of
a place?
4. This type of volcano is also known as stratovolcano. A. Latitude C. Ocean Currents
A. Shield Volcano B. Altitude D. Earthquakes
B. Cinder-cone Volcano 18. Which of the following statements is true?
C. Fissure Volcano A. The higher the altitude, the colder the climate.
D. Composite Volcano B. The higher the altitude, the warmer the climate.
C. There is no direct relationship between altitude and
5. A volcano found in Albay known as Mt. Mayon is classified to temperature.
what type of volcano? D. None of the above.
A. Composite Volcano
B. Shield Volcano
C. Fissure Volcano 19. It is a science which deals with how atmosphere behaves from
D. Cinder-cone Volcano time to time.
A. Atmospheric Science C. Astronomy
6. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a shield volcano? B. Climate Science D. Astrology
A. Shield volcanoes looks like shield when viewed from above. 20. What does TAO mean?
B. The lava that comes from this kind of mountain is thin and A. Tropical Atmosphere Ocean
can travel for long distances. B. Tropical Atmospheric Oceanography
C. The lava from shield volcano can build up over the years to C. Tropical Atmospheric Ocean
form a mountain. D. Tropical Atmosphere and Oceanography
D. The mountain can stand for several feet just like a hill or a
mountain. 21. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
A. Methane C. Nitrous Oxide
7. Which of the following greatly affects the eruption of volcano? B. Carbon Dioxide D. Ammonia
A. Amount of Oxygen in Air 22. It is an abnormal and lengthy warming in the Pacific Ocean.
B. Amount of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere A. El Niña C. El Niño
C. Amount of Silica in the Magma inside the Volcano B. La Niño D. La Niña
D. Amount of Energy released during earthquake
23. It is a climatic event where the temperature of the sea water is
8. This type of lava forms a thin, flexible crust as it cools. below average.
A. Aa C. Blocky A. El Niña C. El Niño
B. Pahoehoe D. Pillow B. La Niño D. La Niña

9. Which statement is correct? 24. Which of the following is not an instrument used in monitoring
A. Volcanic bombs are small blobs of lava that hardens when climate?
it reaches the ground. A. Moored buoys C. Microwave Relay Stations
B. Lapilli are small bits of lava that harden when it reaches the B. Weather balloons D. NOAA-N spacecraft
ground.
C. Volcanic Ash are formed when gases trapped in magma or 25. Which of the following is a beneficial function of greenhouse
lava form bubbles. gases in the atmosphere?
D. The particles of volcanic ash can be as huge as a human A. Greenhouse gases prevent heat from entering the Earth.
fist. B. Greenhouse gases act as blanket that keeps the earth
warm.
10. This type of lava usually oozes from a volcano and forms piles C. Greenhouse gases allow heat to escape to avoid warming
of rocks with sharp edges. in the lower atmosphere.
A. Aa C. Blocky D. Greenhouse gases protect the earth from too much
B. Pahoehoe D. Pillow radiation from the sun.
 C. The nearer the star, the brighter it appears.
D. Blue stars shine the brightest.
26. Which of the following can cause global warming?
A. volcanic eruptions
B. the amount of rainfall
C the rising of warm air into the atmosphere 39. Which of the following statements about parallax is TRUE?
D. increase of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere A. The closer the star is, the smaller its parallax.
B. The farther the star is, the larger its parallax.
27. Which activity does NOT contribute to global warming? C. The closer a star is, the larger its parallax.
A. reforestation C. illegal fishing D. No direct relationship between distance and parallax.
B. mining activities D. incineration of garbage
40. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?
A. Apparent magnitude refers to exact brightness of the star.
28. What happens to the temperature of air when altitude
B. Absolute magnitude varies from one person to another, one
increases?
place to another.
A. remains the same C. increases
C. Absolute magnitude refers to the amount of light given off
B. decreases D. varies
by a star.
D. Apparent magnitude refers to the amount of energy
29. Which side of the mountain often receives the most released by a star.
precipitation?
A. leeward side C. windward side 41. Our sun is ________.
B. rain shadow D. peak A. a small star C. a massive star
B. an average star D. supergiant star
30. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere? 42. Average stars will more likely ________.
A. Greenhouse effect occurs. A. Grow bigger to become red giant.
B. Water vapor condenses. B. Grow bigger to become red supergiant.
C. Temperature increases. C. Have an energetic and explosive death.
D. Climate changes. D. Live longer than other smaller stars.

31. When does greenhouse effect happen? 43. Which constellation is also known as “The Great Bear”?
A. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat A. Ursa Minor C. Small Dipper
from the atmosphere. B. Ursa Major D. Canis Majoris
B. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat
44. Which constellation is also known as “The Twins”?
from the earth’s interior.
A. Sagittarius
C. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb
B. Gemini
heat from outer space.
C. Libra
D. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb
D. Phoenix
heat from the earth’s surface.
45. A star is a massive self-luminous celestial body. What does the
32. City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate
word “self-luminous” mean?
climate. It is located near the equator. What will most likely
A. It emits light by itself.
affect the climate of the city?
B. It absorbs light.
A. latitude C. altitude
C. It reflects lights.
B. topography D. all of these
D. It generates light from nearby star’s gravity.
33. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a
46. What two stars in Alpha Centauri System are binary?
high land?
A. Centauri A and B
A. The windward receives more precipitation than the
B. Centauri A and C
leeward.
C. Centauri B and C
B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the
D. None of the above.
windward side.
C. The windward side receives more heat than the 47. What is the relationship between star’s absolute magnitude and
leeward side. temperature?
D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than A. Inversely Proportional
the windward side. B. The Same/Equal
C. Directly Proportional
34. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold
D. No Relationship
weather. What do you think makes Baguio cold?
A. latitude C. topography 48. Stars appear to move in the sky because _______.
B. altitude D. distance from the ocean A. the Earth is rotating on its axis.
B. the Universe is expanding.
35. Why are the coldest places on earth found at the poles? C. the night sky is rotating.
A. great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the D. new galaxies are formed.
surface 49. If you are located at the North Pole, where will you see the
B. great amount of thermal radiation is received by these Polaris?
areas A. Overhead
C. less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas B. Just above the horizon
D. less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface C. Around 45° from the horizon
36. Which of the following statements about stars is NOT correct? D. Polaris will not be seen in the North Pole.
A. A star is a ball of matter pulled together by its own gravity. 50. The constellation below represents the constellation Cygnus.
B. The most abundant element found in stars are Hydrogen Which statement best explains why Cygnus is visible to an
and Helium. observer in Manila in September but not visible in March?
C. Stars are formed through nuclear fusion. A. Earth spins on its axis.
D. Stars are formed through nuclear fission. B. Earth orbits the Sun.
37. What is the brightest sky in the night sky? C. Cygnus spins on its axis.
A. Canopus C. Rigel Kentaurus D. Cygnus orbits the Earth.
B. Sirius D. Deneb
38. Which of the following statements about star’s magnitude is
NOT correct?
A. The bigger the star, the brighter it appears.
B. The colder the star, the brighter it appears.