AKLAN STATE UNIVERSITY-IBAJAY CAMPUS

Ibajay, Aklan

MID-TERM EXAMINATION
2nd Semester, AY 2020- 2021

SCI 2-Teaching Science in the Intermediate Grades (Physics, Earth and Space Science)

Test I. IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify the following terms being describe. (15 points)

1. The scientific study of matter, energy, force, force, and motion, and the way they relate to each
other is called __________________.

2. An analogy to objects or phenomena is called _________________.

3. The branch of physics and mathematics that deals with effect of energy and forces on systems
is ____________________.

4. The amount of matter present in a material or substance is ______________.

5. A quantity that has magnitude but no direction is called ______________.

6. _______________ a quantity that has magnitude and direction.

7. _______________ indicates where something is headed or directed.

8. _______________ is the distance traveled per unit of time or rate of motion.

9. A motion in a specific direction or speed in a specific direction is called __________________.

10. _______________ is a vector quantity that define the rate of change in velocity.

11. _______________________ states that a body tends to remain at rest or to continue in

uniform motion unless a force acts to change the state.

B. Fill-in the blank with the appropriate term from the Program Objectives of BEEd. (4points.)

1. Produce _________teachers for global competence.

2. Promote _________ leadership in teacher education in the local, regional, national, and
international settings.
3. Provide _________ for research development in relevant areas in teacher education related fields
and discipline.
4. Share _________, knowledge and skills with other agencies and linkages through its extension
programs and activities

Test II. TRUE or FALSE.

Direction: Read and understand the sentences carefully. Write O if the statement is
correct and X if it is incorrect. (15 points)

1. Basic quantities are obtained by combining fundamental quantities.

2. Distance is scalar quantity while displacement and velocity are vector quantities.
3. Kinematics deals with the relationships between position, displacement, distance, speed, velocity,
acceleration, and time.
4. Vectors obey the law of ordinary algebraic addition two or more vectors.
5. Distance, speed, time, and energy are examples of vectors.
6. The physical quantities such as displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time are required for a
precise description of the motion of an object.
7. The average velocity of a body is its displacement divided by the time interval during which the
displacement occurs.
8. Speed requires specifying both magnitude and direction.
9. Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes with displacement; the change in velocity maybe
in magnitude or direction or both.
10. If a body starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration, the distance
 covered is directly proportional to the square of the time.
11. A planet revolves on its axis and rotates around the sun.
12. The earth’s poles are slightly flat while the equatorial regions are slightly bulging.
13. The age of the earth is said to be not more than 10 billion years and not less than 5.6 billion years.
14. The globe is the most accurate representation of the earth.
15. Gravity, wind, waves and glaciers are agents of erosion.

Test III. PROBLEM SOLVING.

Direction: Solve the following. Show SOLUTION. No SOLUTION, no
points. (15pts)

1. The speed of light is 3.00 x 108 m/s. What is this speed in ft/s?

2. A car travels from Kalibo to a nearby town, a distance of 30 km in 20 minutes. What is its speed?

3. What is the acceleration of a car that starts from rest and attains a velocity of 15 m/s in 5s?

Test IV. MULTIPLE CHOICES.

Direction: Read and understand the question/statement carefully and choose the letter that
corresponds to the correct answer. (35 points)

1. Who said this line “If I have seen farther than other men, it is because I
stood upon the shoulders of giants”.
a. Galilee c. Kepler
b. Newton d. Brahe
2. The planet with livable atmosphere is
a. Mercury c. Mars
b. Earth d. Venus
3. Which of the following is an important factor in explaining why seasons occur on earth?
a. Earth rotates on its own axis
b. The sun rotates on its own axis
c. Earth’s axis is tilted
d. The sun axis is tilted
4. Ozone is one of the gases found in the atmosphere. This gas filters UV and other harmful radiation
entering the atmosphere. It is found concentrated in
a. Ionosphere c. Mesosphere
b. Stratosphere d. Troposphere
5. Earth’s circumference
a. 43, 200 km c. 43, 500 km
b. 41, 000 km d. 44, 000 km
6. Network of the lines of latitudes and longitudes used on maps or globes.
a. scale c. grid
b. symbols d. key
7. This map shows national and local boundaries.
a. topographic maps c. weather maps
b. relief maps d. political maps
8. The time of the year when there is equal length of days and night.
a. equinox c. autumnal fall
b. solstice d. spring
9. The movement of the earth wherein the crust rises.
a. contraction c. subsidence
b. thrust d. uplift
10. These are rock fragments and lava emitted during an explosive volcanic
eruption.
a. gases and vapors c. lava
d. magma d. pyroclastic materials
11. Which of the following is true of saturated rock or soil?
a. Spaces between soil or rock particles are completely filled with air.
b. Spaces between soil or rock particles are completely filled with water.
c. Spaces between soil or rock particles are partly filled with water.
d. Spaces between soil or rock particles contain nothing.
12. The following affect the porosity of the soil rock except.
a. shape of particles c. packing of particles
b. sorting of particles d. slope
13. During rainy days, the level of the water table would be
a. high b. low c. the same d. gone
14. Which is not about surface water in the North Pole?
a. It is coller than the water in the equator
b. It is denser than the water in the equator
c. It is heated more by sun
d. Its molecules move generally slower
15. Of the following processes, which is responsible for getting water into the atmosphere?
a. condensation c. evaporation
b. sublimation d. precipitation
16. Most surface currents are caused by
a. difference in density c. difference in salinity
b. difference in temperature d. wind
17. Which term best describes what clouds are made of?
a. condensation nuclei c. smoke
b. gas d. water droplets
18. Seawater is composed of different minerals. The mineral with the greatest percentage in seawater
is _______.
a. sodium chloride c. calcium sulfate
b. magnesium sulfate d. magnesium chloride
19. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at the top of the world’s highest mountain?
a. there is less oxygen in the air at greater heights
b. there is little nitrogen in the air at the greater heights
c. there is no air at the top of very high mountains
20. What happens when air is heated?
a. it expands and rises c. it remains at sea level
b. it expands and sinks d. it contracts and rises
21. Which of the following contains the greatest amount of water by volume on earth?
a. oceans c. ground water
b. glaciers and ice sheets d. atmosphere
22. Most of the earth’s atmosphere is
a. oxygen b. nitrogen c. argon d. carbon dioxide
23. Quick upward movement of warm, moist air can result in a
a. thunderstorm b. high c. hurricane d. lower temperature
24. What happens to the temperature of the atmosphere within the troposphere as the altitude
increases?
a. it increases c. it remains the same
b. it decreases d. it becomes colder
25. Tornadoes are destructive because they _________.
a. have high winds c. cause updrafts
b. have low pressure d. all of these
26. What is predicted to be result of global warming?
a. Rising ocean level b. More sever earthquakes
c. Larger volcanic eruptions d. Thinning ozone layer
27. The point within the Earth along the rupturing geological fault where an earthquake originate is
called the _________.
a. focus b. epicenter
c. edge d. fault
28. It is formed by mineral precipitation from ground water through the roof of the cavern.
a. stalactite b. stalagmite
c. colon d. rock
29. A naturally occurring solid that are homogeneous and has a very regular arrangement of atoms is
called _______.
a. rock b. mineral
c. lampblack d. cavern
For 30-31
a. Igneous b. Sedimentary c. Metamorphic
30. These rocks are made of old rocks that have been melted within the earth.
31. These are rocks that have been created when existing rocks are exposed to high temperature
and pressure.
32. What is the most common volcanic rock?
a. gabbro b. rhyolite
c. granite d. basalt
33. A worldwide satellite network for the exchange of weather data
a. PAGASA b. Global Telecommunications System (GTS)
c. Weather Surveillance Radar d. Radiosonde
34. It is the layer of the atmosphere which is full of electrically charged particles and vey important for
communications.
a. ozone layer b. stratosphere
c. ionosphere d. mesosphere
35. Ozone is one of the gases found in the atmosphere. This gas filters UV and other harmful
radiations entering the atmosphere. It is found concentrated in the
a. stratosphere b. ionosphere
c. mesosphere d. troposphere

Test V. MATCHING TYPE.

Direction: Match each phrase from the left column with the proper term from the right column.
Write only the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number. (10 pts.)
1. The earth is gradually shrinking. a. Faulting
2. The pushing and folding of rocks through convection currents. b. Soil
3. Refers to the surface along which a rock body has been broken and c. Earthquake
has been displaced.
4. Complex processes that alter internal structure of minerals d. Foreshocks
5. Surface material of the continents produced by disintegration of e. Contraction Theory
rocks
6. Vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy f. Magma
7. Swarm of small tremors frequently precedes a major earthquake. g. Convection Theory
8. Hot mobile material within the earth h. Chemical Weathering
9. Changes in the mineral composition and texture of rocks i. Metamorphism
10. Largest and most complex mountain systems j. Fault-block mountains
k. Folded Mountains

Test VI. ENUMERATION. 15 points

1. Newton’s Law of Motions

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b.
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2. Layers of earth structure
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. Types of rocks
a.
b.
c.
4. Weather Instruments
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Prepared by: Noted:

ANA MARIE G. ARTIGA, MChem. SHARON C. MASULA, PhD

Course Instructor Chair, TED

Approved:

ARTHUR E. JIZMUNDO
Campus Director