EUPERFIA PUDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

MIDTERM EXAM
1ST SEMESTER
S.Y. 2023-2024

Name:____________________________ Date:__________________
Grade & Section:___________________
40
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: ENCIRCLE the letter of the best answer.

1. Matter that has gravity but does not emit light.

A. Dark matter C. Baryonic matter
B. Dark energy D. Protostar
2. A phenomenon that occurs with waves of electromagnetic radiation when they demonstrate the Doppler
effect by their source moving away from an observer.
A. Redshift C. Quasars
B. Supernova D. Pulsars
3. The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam claim that a supreme being created the
universe, including man and other living organisms.
A. Steady State Model C. Big Bang Theory
B. Non-scientific Thought D. Geocentric Model
4. The currently accepted theory of the origin and evolution of the universe, postulates that 13.8 billion years
ago, the universe expanded from a tiny, dense, and hot mass to its present size and much cooler state.
A. Steady State Model C. Big Bang Theory
B. Non-scientific Thought D. Geocentric Model
5. It maintains that new matter is created as the universe expands thereby maintaining its density.
A. Steady State Model C. Big Bang Theory
B. Non-scientific Thought D. Geocentric Model
6. Based on recent data, the universe is ______ years old.
A. 13.5 million C. 13.5 billion
B. 13.8 million D. 13.8 billion
7. A cluster of billions of stars.
A. Constellation C. Galaxy Group
B. Galaxy D. Superclusters
8. Sun-comet encounter that sent matter to form planet was proposed by __________.
A. James Jeans C. Buffon
B. Ray Lyttleton D. Otto Schmidt
9. A hypothetical eddy in a whirling cloud of gas or dust that becomes a planet by condensation during
formation of a solar system.
A. Protoplanet Hypothesis C. Planetesimal Hypothesis
B. Sun - Star interaction D. Sun-Star Encounter
10. Who is the Nobel Prize winner compositional studies on meteorites in the 1950s and other scientists’ work
on these objects led to the conclusion that meteorite constituents have changed very little since the solar
system’s early history and can give clues about their formation.?
A. James Jeans C. Otto Schmidt
B. Ray Lyttleton D. Harold Urey
11. The following are part of the inner terrestrial or "rocky" planets EXCEPT _____.
A. Mercury C. Mars
B. Earth D. Venus
12. The following are part of the ‘gaseous” planets EXCEPT _____.
A. Pluto C. Neptune
B. Uranus D. Saturn
13. Is considered to be the Earth's twin planet.
A. Mercury C. Venus
B. Mars D. Saturn
14. It includes the rocks of the crust and mantle, the metallic liquid outer core, and the solid metallic inner
core.
A. Atmosphere C. Biosphere
B. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere
15. The thin gaseous layer that envelopes the lithosphere.
A. Atmosphere C. Biosphere
B. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere
16. It covers all ecosystems—from the soil to the rainforest, from mangroves to coral reefs, and from the
plankton-rich ocean surface to the deep sea.
A. Atmosphere C. Biosphere
B. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere
17. Water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air.
A. Atmosphere C. Biosphere
B. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere
18. One of the first scientist to push for a more integrated or holistic approach in the understanding of the
universe (and by extension the Earth).
A. Vladimir Vernadsky C. Moustafa Chahine
B. James Lovelock D. Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
19. The term "biosphere" was popularized by _______.
A. Vladimir Vernadsky C. Moustafa Chahine
B. James Lovelock D. Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
20. A space probe built by the European Space Agency and launched on 2 March 2004.
A. New Horizon C. Rosetta
B. Hubble Space Telescope D. Voyager 1
21. The first successful landing and operation on the surface of Mars occurred in ___ under the Viking
program of NASA.
A. 1972 C. 1974
B. 1973 D. 1975
22. Earth’s core is thought to be composed mainly of what elements?
A. Fe and Ni alloy C. Ni and Mn alloy
B. Fe and Mn alloy D. Ni and Au alloy
23. The oceanic crust is made up of what material?
A. Granite C. Basalt
B. Limestone D. Graphite
24. Thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
A. Mantle C. Core
B. Crust D. Aesthenosphere
25. Layer of weak, ductile rock in the mantle; situated below the lithosphere.
A. Mantle C. Core
B. Crust D. Aesthenosphere
26. Makes up about 83% of Earth’s interior.
A. Mantle C. Core
B. Crust D. Aesthenosphere
27. Boundary separating the crust and the mantle.
A. Moho C. Core
B. Convection zone D. Aesthenosphere
28. A naturally occurring (not man-made or machine generated), inorganic (not a by-product of living things)
solid with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition.
A. Crystal C. Rock
B. Mineral D. Particle
29. Rocks that are formed from the solidification of molten rock material (magma or lava).
A. Metamorphic Rocks C. Igneous Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Minerals
30. Rocks that form from the transformation of pre-existing rocks (igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
rocks)
through the process of metamorphism.
A. Metamorphic Rocks C. Igneous Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Minerals
31. These are rocks that formed through the accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediments.
A. Metamorphic Rocks C. Igneous Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Minerals
32. Molten rock material can solidify below the surface of the earth.
A. Intrusive Igneous Rocks C. Extrusive Igneous Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Metamorphic Rocks
33. Molten rock material can solidify at the surface of the Earth.
A. Intrusive Igneous Rocks C. Extrusive Igneous Rocks
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Metamorphic Rocks
34. Is the physical disintegration or chemical alteration of rocks at or near the Earth’s surface.
A. Rock Cycle C. Weathering
B. Deposition D. Erosion
35. Is the physical removal and transportation of weathered material by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
A. Rock Cycle C. Weathering
B. Deposition D. Erosion
36. Is a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types—igneous, metamorphic, and
sedimentary—form and break down based on the different applications of heat and pressure over time.
A. Rock Cycle C. Weathering
B. Deposition D. Erosion

II. ESSAY. Directions: Answer the following question: (4pts)

37-40. How does streak differ from color, and why is it more reliable for rock identification?

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