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Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
District of Basista
Basista National High School
First Quarterly Examination in Earth Science (S.Y. 2023-2024)
Name:____________________________________ Date:________________
Grade & Section:___________________________ Score:_______________
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Put your answer on the space provided.
______1. Which of the following theory states that the universe is unchanging?
A. Multiverse Theory B. Big Bang Theory C. Oscillating Theory D. Steady State Theory
______2. What process is responsible for the formation of the basic elements?
A. Biogenesis B. Nucleosynthesis C. Singularity D. Abiogenesis
______3. What theory explains that there is singularity and super gravity followed by explosion and the expansion of
universe?
A. Big Bang Theory B. Open Universe C. Steady State Theory D. Close Universe
______4. When did the birth of stars and galaxies occur?
A. 350 million years ago B. 310 million years ago C. 100 million years ago D. 250 million years ago
______5. The universe is everything that exist?
A. True B. False
______6. Astronomers theorize that the faster expansion rate is due to a mysterious_______ that is pushing galaxies
apart?
A. Black Hole B. Dark Force C. CMBR D. Supernova
______7. The formation of protons and neutrons came from _____ ?
A. Black Hole B. Dark Force C. Quarks D. Supernova
______8. When did the first atoms form?
A. 100,000 years B. 200,000 years C. 300,000 years D. 400,000 years
______9. This means that the universe is getting continually bigger or getting bigger forever?
A. Open Universe B. Close Universe C. Big Crunch D. Flat Universe
______10. Which theory explain that the galaxies may come together, until finally they will collide and explode.
A. Open Universe B. Close Universe C. Flat Universe D. Multi Universe
______11. Hubble discovered that the most distant galaxies with Cepheids had their light shifted to the red end of the
spectrum. This meant that they are moving toward us.
A. True B. False
______12. The universe expanded from a state of pure energy, hydrogen atoms condensed from energy in a process
called _______.
A. Biogenesis B. Nucleosynthesis C. Singularity D. Abiogenesis
______13. Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
A. most galaxies are red-shifted B. CMBR everywhere C. the universe is gaining matter D. the universe is expanding
______14. Which type of hypothesis explain that the sphere began spinning faster & started flinging some matter away
that became the planets?
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis
______15. Which of the following hypothesis explain that the surface of the sun was disturbed by the gravity of a
passing star?
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis
______16. Which of the following hypothesis explain that a third star passed by and disrupted the stellar twins and
turned it into a turbulent cloud of gas and eventually the surviving twin became the sun & the pieces of the disrupted
star became the planets.
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis
______17. It states that the passing star might have glanced the sun and smashed out a huge amount of cigar-shaped
solar material. These condensed and turned into the planets.
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis
______18. What is the most important factor that determines Earth’s temperature?
A. size of the orbit B. distance from the sun C. gas in the atmosphere D. amount of water on the planet
______19. Which of the following is not a function of Earth’s atmosphere?
A. it provides energy C. it protects Earth from harmful radiation
B. it provides significant insulation. D. it gives protection against small to medium size meteorites
_____20. Which of the following best describes a greenhouse gas?
A. It is a gas that traps heat C. It is a gas that shields Earth from radiation
B. It is a gas that releases heat from Earth D. It is a gas that provides protection from space
_____21. How does ozone layer support life on Earth?
A. by providing significant insulation C. by providing energy needed by organisms
B. by protecting it from the sun’s harmful radiation D. by giving protection against small to medium size meteorites
_____22. If greenhouse gases will increase in Earth atmosphere, what will happen to its temperature?
A. Earth’s temperature will increase C. Earth’s temperature become stable
B. Earth’s temperature will decrease D. Earth’s temperature will not be affected
_____23. For the first half billion years of its existence, the surface of the Earth was repeatedly pulverized by asteroids and comets
of all sizes. One of these collisions formed the_______.
A. Star B. Moon C. Sun D. Comets
_____24. It behaves like a brittle solid that included Crust and uppermost mantle.
A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere
_____25. It is commonly called blue-green algae, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis.
A. Stromatolites B. Sea anemone C. Planktons D. Cyanobacteria
_____26. What do you call a 3.5-billion-year-old fossilized algae mats, which are considered to be the earliest known life on earth?
A. Stromatolites B. Sea anemone C. Planktons D. Cyanobacteria
_____27. Earth is made up of landforms like mountains and hills in which subsystem do mountains and hills belong?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Hydrosphere
_____28. Oceans cover almost the entire earth surface. This is the big part of earth’s hydrosphere and plays an important role in
earth’s habitable condition. Which is the following is its function?
A. It protects and absorbs solar radiation C. It absorbs and redistributes solar radiation
B. It protects and adsorbs solar radiation D. It adsorbs and replenishes solar radiation
_____29. Which subsystem contains all living organisms of earth, including those in the land, in the water and in the air?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Biosphere
_____30. Which of the following is an interaction between geosphere and atmosphere?
A. bacteria converting nitrogen to ammonium C. rocks undergoing the process of weathering due to flood
B. plants undergoing the process of transpiration D. water evaporating from the soil
_____31. Scientists know that Earth's continents have changed position throughout history. This means that the shape of the
continents' shores have changed as well. This is an example of which two Earth systems interacting?
A. biosphere and geosphere C. biosphere and atmosphere
B. geosphere and atmosphere D. geosphere and hydrosphere
_____32. Water moves back and forth between Earth's surface and the air. How does liquid water move from the air to the ground?
A. boiling B. melting C. evaporation D. precipitation
_____33. What is the order of the geosphere layers from earth's surface inwards?
A. crust-mantle-outer core-inner core C. mantle-crust-outer core-inner core
B. crust-mantle-inner core- outer core D. mantle-crust-inner core-outer core
_____34. Which of the following does NOT belong in the geosphere?
A. sand B. mushrooms C. volcano D. rocks
_____35. The accumulation of what gases traps the sun's long wave energy from being radiated back to outer space causing global
warming?
A. primordial gases B. inert gases C. noble gases D. greenhouse gases
_____36. Polar Bears hunt seals on ice. This is an example of an interaction between?
A. Biosphere-Hydrosphere B. Hydrosphere-Atmosphere C. Biosphere-Atmosphere D. Hydrosphere-Geosphere
_____37. What do you call the color of the mineral in powdered form?
A. Cleavage B. Luster C. Streak D. Tenacity
_____38. It is the way how minerals reflect the light from its surface.
A. Cleavage B. Luster C. Streak D. Specific Gravity
_____39. What do you call the resistance of a mineral to scratching or abrasion?
A. Hardness B. Luster C. Streak D. Specific Gravity
_____40. It is the size and shape of the crystals, and the structure or form shown by the crystals.
A. Accicular B. Botryoidal C. Streak D. Habit
_____41. It is a Minerals showing needle like crystals.
A. Tabular B. Botryoidal C. Accicular D. Granular
_____42. It is an example of a mineral with fibrous fracture.
A. Asbestos B. Lodestone C. Gravel D. Ore
_____43. Which type of Igneous rock that form above the Earth's surface?
A. Organic Rock B. Clastic Rock C. Intrusive Rock D. Extrusive Rock
_____44. Which of the following is not an example of igneous rock?
A. diorite B. gabbro C. shale D. andesite
_____45. Which of the following is an example of organic sedimentary rock?
A. halite B. mudstone C. shale D. coquina
_____46. Which of the following is not belong to underground mining?
A. Drift B. Slope C. Strip D. Shaft
_____47. What do you call the process of reducing the ores size turning it to particles or fragments?
A. Separation B. Comminution C. Magnetic separation D. Flotation
_____48. What do you call the mineral processing?
A. Ore processing B. Gold processing C. Bore processing D. Comminution
_____49. What do you call the fossil fuel came from the mostly remnants of plants?
A. Coal B. Oil C. Natural Gas D. Methane
_____50. Which of the following is not an example of coal?
A. Anthracite B. Lignite C. Granite D. Peat

Prepared by: Reviewed and Checked by: Noted:

STEVE B. FERRER, MED LESLIE R. BALOLONG, PhD ALICE M. GALSIM
Subject Teacher OIC SHS/MT-II Principal IV
 Parent/Guardian
Republic of the Philippines Signature:______________
Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE I PANGASINAN
District of Basista
Basista National High School
First Quarterly Examination in Earth Science (S.Y. 2024-2025)
Name:____________________________________ Date:________________
Grade & Section:___________________________ Score:_______________
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Put your answer on the space provided.

1. Which of the following theory states that the universe is unchanging?

A. Multiverse Theory B. Big Bang Theory C. Oscillating Theory D. Steady State Theory

2. What theory explains that there is singularity and super gravity followed by explosion and the
expansion of universe?
A. Big Bang Theory B. Open Universe C. Steady State Theory D. Close Universe

3. When did the birth of stars and galaxies occur?

A. 350 million years ago B. 310 million years ago C. 100 million years ago D. 250 million years ago

4. The universe is everything that exist?

A. True B. False

5. Astronomers theorize that the faster expansion rate is due to a mysterious_______ that is pushing
galaxies apart?
A. Black Hole B. Dark Force C. CMBR D. Supernova

6. The formation of protons and neutrons came from _____ ?

A. Black Hole B. Dark Force C. Quarks D. Supernova

7. This means that the universe is getting continually bigger or getting bigger forever?
A. Open Universe B. Close Universe C. Big Crunch D. Flat Universe

8. Which theory explain that the galaxies may come together, until finally they will collide and explode.
A. Open Universe B. Close Universe C. Flat Universe D. Multi Universe

9. The universe expanded from a state of pure energy, hydrogen atoms condensed from energy in a
process called _______.
A. Biogenesis B. Nucleosynthesis C. Singularity D. Abiogenesis

10. Which of the following is NOT evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
A. most galaxies are red-shifted B. CMBR everywhere C. the universe is gaining matter D. the universe is expanding

11. Which type of hypothesis explain that the sphere began spinning faster & started flinging some
matter away that became the planets?
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis

12. Which of the following hypothesis explain that a third star passed by and disrupted the stellar twins
and turned it into a turbulent cloud of gas and eventually the surviving twin became the sun & the pieces of the
disrupted star became the planets.
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis

13. It states that the passing star might have glanced the sun and smashed out a huge amount of cigar-
shaped solar material. These condensed and turned into the planets.
A. Planetesimal Hypothesis B. Nebular Hypothesis C. Tidal Hypothesis D. Double-Star Hypothesis

14. What is the most important factor that determines Earth’s temperature?
A. size of the orbit B. distance from the sun C. gas in the atmosphere D. amount of water on the planet

15. Which of the following is not a function of Earth’s atmosphere?

A. it provides energy C. it protects Earth from harmful radiation
B. it provides significant insulation. D. it gives protection against small to medium size meteorites

16. Which of the following best describes a greenhouse gas?

A. It is a gas that traps heat C. It is a gas that shields Earth from radiation
B. It is a gas that releases heat from Earth D. It is a gas that provides protection from space

17. How does ozone layer support life on Earth?

A. by providing significant insulation C. by providing energy needed by organisms
B. by protecting it from the sun’s harmful radiation D. by giving protection against small to medium size meteorites

18. If greenhouse gases will increase in Earth atmosphere, what will happen to its temperature?
A. Earth’s temperature will increase C. Earth’s temperature become stable
B. Earth’s temperature will decrease D. Earth’s temperature will not be affected

19. It behaves like a brittle solid that included Crust and uppermost mantle.
A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere D. Hydrosphere

20. It is commonly called blue-green algae, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through
photosynthesis.
A. Stromatolites B. Sea anemone C. Planktons D. Cyanobacteria

21. What do you call a 3.5-billion-year-old fossilized algae mats, which are considered to be the earliest known
life on earth?
A. Stromatolites B. Sea anemone C. Planktons D. Cyanobacteria

22. Earth is made up of landforms like mountains and hills in which subsystem do mountains and hills belong?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Hydrosphere

23. Oceans cover almost the entire earth surface. This is the big part of earth’s hydrosphere and plays an
important role in earth’s habitable condition. Which is the following is its function?
A. It protects and absorbs solar radiation C. It absorbs and redistributes solar radiation
B. It protects and adsorbs solar radiation D. It adsorbs and replenishes solar radiation

24. Which subsystem contains all living organisms of earth, including those in the land, in the water and in the air?
A. Atmosphere B. Biosphere C. Geosphere D. Biosphere

25. Which of the following is an interaction between geosphere and atmosphere?

A. bacteria converting nitrogen to ammonium C. rocks undergoing the process of weathering due to flood
B. plants undergoing the process of transpiration D. water evaporating from the soil

26. Scientists know that Earth's continents have changed position throughout history. This means that the shape
of the continents' shores have changed as well. This is an example of which two Earth systems interacting?
A. biosphere and geosphere C. biosphere and atmosphere
B. geosphere and atmosphere D. geosphere and hydrosphere

27. Which of the following does NOT belong in the geosphere?

A. sand B. mushrooms C. volcano D. rocks

28. Polar Bears hunt seals on ice. This is an example of an interaction between?
A. Biosphere-Hydrosphere B. Hydrosphere-Atmosphere C. Biosphere-Atmosphere D. Hydrosphere-Geosphere

29. What do you call the color of the mineral in powdered form?
A. Cleavage B. Luster C. Streak D. Tenacity

30. It is the way how minerals reflect the light from its surface.
A. Cleavage B. Luster C. Streak D. Specific Gravity

31. What do you call the resistance of a mineral to scratching or abrasion?

A. Hardness B. Luster C. Streak D. Specific Gravity

32. Which type of Igneous rock that form above the Earth's surface?
A. Organic Rock B. Clastic Rock C. Intrusive Rock D. Extrusive Rock

33. Which of the following is not an example of igneous rock?

A. diorite B. gabbro C. shale D. andesite

34. Which of the following is an example of organic sedimentary rock?

A. halite B. mudstone C. shale D. coquina

35. What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes minerals from other substances?
A) They are always organic. C) They are always found in liquid form.
B) They have a crystalline structure. D) They are man-made.

36. Which type of physical properties of mineral that describe the way a mineral reflects light?
A) Luster B) Streak C) Cleavage D) Fracture

37. Which of the following minerals is the softest on the Mohs scale?
A) Talc B) Gypsum C) Diamond D) Quartz

38. Which of the following describes the term "streak" in mineralogy?

A) The mineral's reaction to acid C) The way the mineral breaks
B) The color of the mineral in its crystalline form D) The color of the mineral in powdered form

39. Which property of minerals is defined as the tendency to break along flat surfaces?
A) Fracture B) Cleavage C) Luster D) Hardness

40. What type of bond is primarily responsible for the formation of most minerals?
A) Metallic bonds B) Covalent bonds C) Ionic bonds D) Hydrogen bonds

41. Which of the physical properties of mineral refers to the behavior under deformation or stress such as cutting,
crushing, bending, or hitting?
A. Tenacity B. Fracture C. Specific Gravity D. Luster

42. What do you call the ratio of the weight of the mineral to the weight of the water with an equal volume?
A. Tenacity B. Fracture C. Luster D. Specific Gravity

43. What do you call to the growth crystal pattern of a mineral as single or aggregated?
A. Solubility B. Crystal Habit C. Luster D. Specific Gravity

44. Which type of chemical properties of minerals refers to the temperature at which solid turns into liquid?
A. Solubility B. Crystal Habit C. Melting Point D. Specific Gravity

45. Which type of igneous rock that cools slowly under the surface?
A. Plutonic B. Volcanic C. Extrusive D. Clastic

46. Which type of sedimentary rocks derived from weathered and fragmented rock?
A. Chemical B. Organic C. Felsic D. Clastic

47. Which of the following is NOT a type of metamorphic rock?

A. Marble B. Slate C. Quartzite D. Obsidian

48. Which process is responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

A. Melting B. Metamorphism C. Weathering and erosion D. Crystallization

49. What type of metamorphic rocks that form through banded or layered texture?
A. Felsic B. Foliated C. Non-Foliated D. Mafic

50. Extrusive igneous rock undergo in fast cooling process, what will be the result of its crystalline structure?
A. Smaller Crystal B. Bigger Crystal C. Medium Crystal D. Doesn’t Change

Prepared by: Reviewed and Checked by: Noted:

STEVE B. FERRER, MED LESLIE R. BALOLONG, PhD ALICE M. GALSIM

Subject Teacher OIC SHS/MT-II Principal IV