FINAL Diagnostic Test in Earth & Life Science
FINAL Diagnostic Test in Earth & Life Science
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Schools Division of Negros Oriental
Bindoy District II
DEMETRIO L. ALVIOLA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a ½
lengthwise.
1. Why is Earth unique among the planets in the solar system?
a. It receives too much solar energy contributing to the increase in temperature of the
surfaces.
b. It has a small-size star, the sun, which can survive long enough for life to develop.
c. It is located in the region of the universe where water could remain liquid.
d. The temperature is either too hot or cold.
2. Liza is asked by her teacher on the importance of biosphere as one of the earth’s
subsystems. Which of the following should be her best answer?
a. It ensures photosynthesis to take place as it contains all life forms.
b. It is the set of all life forms on Earth.
c. It includes microbes, plants, and animals.
d. It is a carbon dioxide mix.
3. This refers to the quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral.
a. Color
b. Crystal habit
c. Hardness
d. Luster
4. What type of rocks are formed out from hardened magma?
a. Igneous rocks
b. Metamorphic rocks
c. Sedimentary rocks
d. Foliated rocks
5. How does physical weathering happen?
a. There are new or secondary minerals develop and sometimes replace the original
properties of the minerals in the original rock or soil.
b. It occurs when rocks break down by mechanical forces concentrated along rock
fractures.
c. It happens when rocks break down by chemical reactions.
d. It arises when materials accumulate.
6. What does a rock cycle indicate?
a. The continuous succession of how rocks form, break down, and reform.
b. The formation of igneous rocks from magma.
c. The formation of metamorphic rocks due to heat and pressure.
d. The formation of sedimentary rocks from sediments.
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