EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

Reviewer Questionnaire + Answer Key

Structure of the Earth A. Cleavage B. Hardness C. Luster
D. Streak

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a 1. D 6. A 11. C
separate sheet of paper. 2. D 7. A 12. B
1. What makes planet Earth habitable? 3. D 8. C 13. A
A. It has comfortable distance from the sun. 4. D 9. D 14. D
B. It has atmosphere that protects from radiation. 5. A 10. C 15. B
C. The atmosphere holds carbon dioxide and other gases.
ROCKS AND EXOGENIC PROCESS
D. All of the above
2. Which of the following best describes the surface of the planet Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
Earth? separate sheet of paper.
A. a thick layer of hydrogen gas 1. What are the three main types of rocks?
B. cloudy and hot with lots of volcano A. Igneous, Sedimentary, and Foliated
C. cold, rocky, and covered with red dust B. Foliated, Non-Foliated, and Volcanic
D. mostly water surface with some areas of land C. Volcanic, Metamorphic, and Rocky
3. Earth is said to be a unique planet. Which answer verifies the D. Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
statement? 2. The three types of rocks are classified by which of the following
A. It supports life. C. Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. basis?
B. It is mostly covered in water. D. All of the above A. How they form C. Grain size
4. What characteristics does the Earth have to maintain an organism’s B. Color D. Chemical Composition
body to survive? 3. Which rock type is formed from hardened magma beneath the
A. Earth has a water cycle and atmosphere Earth’s surface?
B. Earth has volcanic activities to circulate nutrients. A. Intrusive metamorphic rock C. Extrusive
C. Earth has sub-surface water or molten rock that can circulate and sedimentary rock
replenish nutrients for organisms. B. Intrusive igneous rock D. Extrusive igneous rock
D. All of the above 4. A student obtained a cup of quartz sand from a beach. A saltwater
5. Which distinct characteristic made Earth different from any other solution is poured into the sand and is allowed to evaporate.
planet? Afterwards, the mineral residue from salt water solution cemented the
A. It is the only rocky planet. sand grains together. Which of the following is most likely formed?
B. It is the only planet that turns around in space. A. extrusive igneous rock C. metamorphic rock
C. It is the only planet that has a large amount of liquid B. intrusive igneous rock D. sedimentary rock
water. 5. Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes
D. It is the only planet that changes its structure responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?
6. Which biophysical component of earth is composed of all the living A. Compaction, cementation, deposition, weathering, erosion
organisms on earth, including those in land, water, and air? B. Deposition, cementation, compaction, erosion, weathering
A. biosphere B. atmosphere C. geosphere C. Erosion, weathering, compaction, cementation, deposition
D. hydrosphere D. Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
7. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere. 6. Which CANNOT be considered as an active agent of erosion in the
A. Nitrogen B. Oxygen C. Philippines?
Helium D. Hydrogen A. wind B. water C. gravity D. glacier
8. Which of the following is NOT a component of the geosphere? 7. Erosion has advantages and disadvantages. Which of the following
A. valleys B. volcanoes C. glaciers D. mountains is an advantage of erosion?
9. Which of the following best illustrates the interaction between A. It may cause rock materials to clog waterways.
hydrosphere and atmosphere? B. It removes the fertile topsoil that is useful in farming.
A. Flowing lava C. Boy catching fish C. It can expose new rock layers that are rich in minerals.
B. Falling leaves D. Evaporating water D. It can destruct structures such as bridges and buildings.
10. What can you infer from the illustration below about the four 8. Which of the following statements is correct?
spheres of Earth? A. Weathering, erosion and deposition are endogenic processes.
A. The processes in the Earth’s sphere are unidirectional processes. B. Gravity is not an agent of erosion.
B. The atmosphere regulates all the processes on the other spheres. C. As of today, man is considered as the strongest agent of erosion.
C. The four spheres of Earth are interconnected and interrelated. D. Erosion and deposition mean the same thing.
D. This cannot be answered since the information is incomplete. 9. The following can be a depositional environment except
A. continental B. coastal C. aerial D. marine
11. Pyrite is a yellowish mineral that looks like gold and is commonly 10. The significant contribution of weathering is the formation of soil.
called fool’s gold. What is the property of mineral exhibited by pyrite What is weathering?
wherein it reflects light and with a metallic Look? A. It is the disintegration and decomposition of rocks at or near the
A. Color B. Hardness C. Luster D. Streak earth’s surface.
12. Quartz can break other than along planes of cleavage. What B. It is the incorporation and transportation of material by a mobile
property of minerals is shown in this situation? agent.
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. Hardness D. Streak C. It occurs when the agents of erosion lay down sediment/s to its final
13. Some minerals like mica has surfaces with planes of weak bonds destination.
in the crystals. Thus, its crystals can be D. All of the above.
peeled like layers of onion. What is the property exhibited by mica?
A. Cleavage B. Fracture C. 1. D 6. D
Hardness D. Tenacity
2. A 7. C
14. In its powdered form, the mineral hematite is reddish. Which
mineral property is best described? 3. B 8. C
A. Color B. Hardness C. Luster 4. D 9. C
D. Streak
5. D 10. A
15. During the 1800’s, miners can identify real gold from pyrite through
biting the surface of the mineral. If a bite
mark is exhibited, then the said mineral is considered real gold. What
property is tested in this scenario?
 C. water is abundant D. great force is present
4. The following are examples of foliated rocks,
EXCEPT_________.
Endogenic Processes A. gneiss B. slate C. quartzite D. schist
5. What type of rock mostly formed under regional metamorphism?
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a A. sedimentary rock B. igneous rock
separate sheet of paper. C. foliated metamorphic rock D. non-foliated metamorphic
rock
1. What is produced by the radioactive decay of isotopes in the mantle
6. Which of the following is the main factor in the process of regional
and crust? metamorphism?
A. radiogenic heat C. superheating A. water B. heat C. pressure D. air
B. primordial heat D. heat from the sun 7. Which type igneous rocks that are formed when lava cools and
2. Which of the following is described as the process of heat exchange solidifies on the Earth’s surface?
between the A. extrusive B. intrusive C. exclusive
Sun and the Earth that controls the temperatures of the latter? D. plutonic
8. It is a molten rock that solidifies at the surface
A. conduction C. insolation
A. lava B. magma C. granite D. diorite
B. convection D. radiation 9. Why do extrusive rocks form very small crystals?
3. Which of the following statement is correct? A. because they take longer time to cool
A. The mantle and lithosphere are considerably hotter than B. because they are buried deep within the Earth
the asthenosphere C. because they are fine-grained
B. The core is much hotter than the mantle. D. because they cool quickly
C. Crust-mantle boundary - 3,700°C 10. Which of the following is NOT an igneous rock?
A. basalt B. sandstone C. granite D. gabbro
D. Radioactive heat refers to the heat generated by long-
term radioactive decay
4. It is a storage of primordial heat that originates from times of
accretion when kinetic energy of colliding particles was transformed 1. A 6. C
into thermal energy. 2. B 7. D
3. A 8. A
A. crust B. mantle C. core D. all of these
4. C 9. D
5. In convection current, the mantle of the earth moves slowly because
5. B 10. B
of transfer of heat from the interior of the earth up to the surface. This
result to the ___x___. Deformation of the Crust and Rock Dating
A. formation of volcanoes C. formation of the outer core
B. movement of tectonic plates D. solidification of Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
the inner core separate sheet of paper.
6. Which of these is mismatched? 1. The following are plate boundaries, EXCEPT______.
A. decrease in pressure :decompression melting A. convergent B. divergent C. insurgent
D. transform
B. heat transfer from rising magma : heat transfer melting
2. It refers to the bending of rock
C. addition of volatiles :flux melting A. fold B. fault C. crack D. flat
D. none of these 3. What rock deformation happens when rock breaks due to stress?
7. When magma reaches the Earth’s surface, it is then called as A. spread B. fold C. fracture D. melt
___x____. 4. Which type of fold that will form when blocks of rock bend
A. magma B. plume C. lava D. downwards?
hotspot A. monocline B. anticline C. syncline
D. dip-slip
8. ___x____ refers to the activity or the motion of magma.
5. What happen to rocks in areas that are compressed?
A. metamorphism B. magmatism C. deposition A. become smaller B. become thicker
D. decompression C. become thinner D. become smoother
9. The following are magma generating process except ___x____. 6. Which of the following causes rock deformation?
A. Increase in temperature C. Spreading margins A. high moisture and pressure B. low moisture and pressure
B. Decrease in pressure D. Addition of volatiles C. high pressure and temperature D. no pressure and
10. Mantle rocks remain solid when exposed to high pressure. temperature
7. It is the process in which sedimentary rocks or sediments are
However, during convection, these rocks tend to go upward (shallower
arranged in layers.
level) and the pressure is reduced. What process is being described? A. stratification B. deformation
A. flux melting C. partial melting C. compaction D. deposition
B. heat transfer D. decompression melting 8. The boundary between two sedimentary layers that represent
1. A 6. D separate depositional events is called_________.
2. D 7. C A. unconformity B. bedding plane
3. D 8. B C. rock strata D. cross bedding
4. C 9. C 9. Which of the following is NOT a process in the formation of the rock
5. B 10. D layers?
A. deposition B. weathering C. erosion
D. shaping
Metamorphism and Types of Igneous Rocks 10. It indicates a gap in the section caused by removal of sediment
from the
top of one layer before deposition of the overlying sediment.
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate A. cross bedding B. bedding plane
sheet of paper. C. unconformity D. stratigraphic section

1. A type of metamorphism where heat and reactive fluids are the 1. C

main factors 2. A
A. contact B. 3. C
regional 4. C
C. solidification D. deformation 5. B
2. What happens to pressure on rocks in regional metamorphism 6. C
as it goes deeper? 7. A
A. decreases B. increases C. stable D. disappear 8. B
3. Contact metamorphism happens when __________. 9. D
A. high temperature is present B. high pressure is present 10. C