QUIZ BEE REVIEWER

THIRD QUARTER TOPICS

1. Which of the following BEST describes a 9. Why are super volcanoes the most
volcano? dangerous type of volcano?
A. A violent shaking of the Earth that
I. The eruption significantly increases
occurs when two tectonic plates bump
the global temperature.
into each other.
II. During the eruption, enormous
B. An opening in the Earth’s crust where
amount of ash is thrown into the
magma erupts to the surface.
atmosphere and encircles the globe.
C. Volcanoes are generally categorized
III. The ash from an eruption lower the
based on its shape.
temperature of the entire planet
D. All volcanoes erupt at the same manner.
IV. The lava that flows during an
eruption causes damage to property.
2. What do we call molten hot liquid rock once
it erupts to the Earth’s surface?
A. Lava C. Magma A. I and II only
B. Igneous Rock D. Mauna B. II and III only
C. II and IV only
3. What kinds of rocks are formed when lava D. I, II, and III only
from a volcano cool?
A. Meteorites C. Magma Rocks 10. Several stratovolcanoes like Mt. Mayon of
B. Sedimentary Rocks D. Igneous Rocks the Philippines, Mt. Fuji of Japan, Mt.
Sinabung of Indonesia, and Mt. Saint
4. What type of volcanoes are formed from Helens of the USA are within the Ring of
lava ejected from a single vent at the top Fire. Would you say stratovolcanoes are
but they don’t get taller than around 1,000 common in the Philippines? Why or why
feet? not?
A. Lava domes A. Yes, because all the world’s active
B. Shield Volcanoes stratovolcanoes are found in the Ring of
C. Cinder Cones Fire.
D. Composite Volcanoes B. Yes, because approximately 75% of the
World’s Volcanoes are found in the
5. Which type of volcano is the most Pacific Ring of Fire and stratovolcanoes
explosive? are common.
A. Lava domes C. Cinder C. Yes, because 100% of stratovolcanoes
B. Composite D. Shield are located within the Ring of Fire where
plate boundaries are actively
6. Which type of volcano has a very broad subducting.
shape with gentle slopes? D. No, because these are other types of
A. Caldera C. Shield volcanoes in the Philippines.
B. Stratovolcano D. Cinder cone
11. A steam-blast volcanic eruption driven by
7. Which characteristic of magma mainly explosive expanding steam resulting from
determines its explosiveness? cold ground or surface water meeting hot
A. Silica content C. Color rock or magma.
B. Temperature D. Shape A. Phreatic eruption
B. Pelean eruption
8. What is a geyser? C. Vulcanian eruption
A. A hot spring found in volcanic areas D. Strombolian eruption
B. Magma Chamber
C. Opening through which magma rises 12. Volcanoes that erupt frequently are known
and then erupts. as________.
D. Are spectacular sight as they shoot hot A. Extinct Volcanoes
water up into the sky. B. Instinct Volcanoes

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 C. Active Volcanoes D. The largest volcano in our solar system
D. Dormant Volcanoes known to scientists is in Mars.

13. When magma is thick with more dissolved 21. What do you call of a machine that converts
gas, we can expect the volcanic eruption to one form of energy into another, especially
be a/an________________. mechanical energy into electrical energy?
A. Violent ejection of ash and lava A. Turbine C. Generator
B. Spewing water like a geyser B. Transformer D. Cooling Tower
C. Lava fronting over the crater
D. Oozing ash and lava
22. In what country does the first generation of
14. Volcanoes exist along the ridges of tectonic electricity using geothermal energy came
plates. Mt. Vesuvius exists between which from?
tectonic plates? A. Italy C. United States
A. Eurasian plate and North American plate B. Russia D. New Zealand
B. Antarctica plate and Eurasian plate
C. Indo-Australian plate and African plate 23. Which of the following is not part of
D. African plate and Eurasian plate advantages in using geothermal energy?
A. Eco-friendly
15. The world’s underwater ridges and islands B. Minimum Land Space
were formed because of_______________. C. Possible Pollution
A. Volcanism at destructive plate boundary D. Helps Developing Countries Grow
B. Earthquake volcanism
C. Underwater volcanism 24. What is the reason why Philippines is one
D. Volcanism at hotspot of the top producers of geothermal energy?
A. We have top miners where we can get
16. The volcanism that takes place at the metals.
constructive plate boundary on the ocean B. We have abundant natural resources like
floor is known as______ trees and minerals.
A. Volcanism at destructive plate boundary C. We belong to the Pacific ring of fire
B. Earthquake volcanism where set of Volcanoes can be found
C. Underwater volcanism D. We have abundant water and mineral
D. Volcanism at hotspot resources where we can get enough
supply for our country.
17. The magma which is forced onto the Earth’s
surface is known as: 25. Geothermal power plants use ________ to
A. Vent C. Cone turn turbines, which in turn drive electric
B. Lava D. Magma Chamber generators.
A. electrical wires touching hot magma
18. During eruptions, the volcanic materials are B. magma flowing through copper tubes
_________________. C. steam rising from heated groundwater
A. Blown to some feet
D. mirrors reflecting light from deep
B. Blown to some inches
C. Blown to many kilometers underground
D. Blown to some meters
26. After geothermal energy is used to turn
19. The most violent type of volcanic eruption turbines, what is done with the leftover
is________ water?
A. Plinian C. Hawaiian A. it is released into rivers
B. Vulcanian D. Strombolian B. it is used as drinking water
C. it is injected back into the hot rock
20. Which of the following statements is NOT D. it is used for irrigation and farming
TRUE about volcanoes?
A. Volcanoes can form at the barrier of 27. Geothermal energy is generated in two
tectonic or oceanic plates. ways: geothermal power plants and
B. The composition of magma and lava is geothermal heat pumps. Which of the
the same; it is just the site of their following refers to geothermal power
formation where they differ. plants?
C. The pH of water in a lake near a A. geothermal power plants provide heat for
volcano is usually basic. buildings

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 B. geothermal power plants use surface A. The weather that occurs in the
water to produce electricity atmosphere within a day
C. geothermal power plants use heat from B. The pattern of weather that occurs in a
deep inside the Earth to produce steam region over a long period of time
to generate electricity. C. The pattern of weather that occurs in a
D. all of the above region over a short period of time
D. The disturbance in the atmosphere that
28. Which of the following statements below happens in a long period of time
best describes geothermal energy?
A. Heat energy from volcanic eruptions. 35. What is the common factor to affect
B. Heat energy from hot springs climate?
C. Heat energy from inside the Earth A. latitude
D. Heat energy from rocks on the Earth’s B. Prevailing wind
surface C. distance from the ocean
D. all of the above
29. Geothermal system is composed of three
main elements. Which of the following is not 36. What do you call the area near the equator,
included? between about 23.5 degrees north and
A. heat source C. reservoir south latitude?
B. fluid D. metals A. artic zone C. tropical zone
B. polar zone D. temperate zone
30. How does using geothermal power plant
can cause possible pollution? 37. Which of the following explains why one
A. Since vents are not widely available, man side of a mountain usually has more
cannot just build geothermal power plant. precipitation than the other side?
B. Geothermal power plants are designed A. The atmosphere gets denser as
to operate 24 hours a day throughout the elevation increases.
whole year. B. The land on one side is greener and
C. Processes like drilling on Earth’s crust lusher on the other.
may release some poisonous gas and C. Temperatures are higher on one side of
minerals which could pose harm to the a mountain than on the other.
environment. D. Mountains force air to rise, and air cools
D. Installation cost of steam power plant is and releases moisture as it rises.
quite high and there is no guarantee that
the amount of energy to be harnessed 38. Why does cloud formation disappear as the
could justify the operation cost. air moves slowly towards the leeward side
of the mountain?
31. Which side of the mountain often receives A. the air condenses as it moves to the
the most precipitation? leeward side
A. A. peak C. rain shadow B. the amount of water vapor is not enough
B. B. windward side D. leeward side C. the temperature becomes lower
D. All of the above
32. What is the main reason why latitude
causes temperatures to be different? 39. When an altitude increases, the
A. It’s got to do with the climate change. temperature of the air
B. It’s to do with the distance from the ___________________.
moon. A. increases C. varies
C. It’s to do with the curve of the earth and B. decreases D. remains the
distance from the equator. same
D. None of the above.
40. Why do mountain climbers bring thick
33. What two factors are primarily used to jackets when they go up the mountain?
describe climate? A. The temperature increases as the
A. Temperature and density altitude increases.
B. Precipitation and density B. The temperature decreases as the
C. Winds and humidity altitude increases.
D. temperature and precipitation C. The altitude increases as the
temperature increases.
34. Which of the following BEST describes D. The altitude decreases as the
climate? temperature increases.
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 B. Humans have altered a natural process
41. Which of the following is a greenhouse and exaggerated changes that might
gas? normally occur over millions of years.
A. CO2 C. CH4 C. Once released into the atmosphere,
B. water vapor D. All of these greenhouse gases remain potent for
many years, making it difficult to reverse
42. Which of the following can cause global the process.
warming? D. All of the above
A. The amount of rainfall
B. Volcanic eruptions 49. If we stopped burning fossil fuels today,
C. The rising of warm air into the what would happen to the climate?
atmosphere A. Earth's average temperature would
D. Increase of the amount of carbon dioxide continue to rise.
in the atmosphere B. Temperatures would continue to warm,
then begin to cool down in 100 years or
43. Which of these factors most contributes to more.
current global warming? C. Temperatures would fluctuate but stay
A. sunspot the same on average.
B. littering D. Temperatures would stop increasing
C. carbon dioxide emissions once greenhouse gas concentrations
D. littering the hole in the ozone layer stopped increasing.

44. What is the most abundant greenhouse gas 50. We know that variations in Earth's orbit,
in the atmosphere? solar output, and other factors cause
A. methane C. water vapor changes in the climate. If we removed the
B. carbon dioxide D. nitrous oxide human impacts of greenhouse gas
emissions, what might the climate be doing
45. Which of the following phenomena would today, on its own?
indicate the presence of climate change? A. Slight warming
A. coral reefs dying B. Strong warming
B. colder and longer winters C. Slight cooling
C. prairies turning into deserts D. Strong cooling
D. all of these
51. It is a luminous ball of gas, mostly hydrogen
46. What can you do to help fight climate and helium, held together by its own gravity
change? and emits light through a process that
A. Divest from fossil fuel companies. occurs inside its core called nuclear fusion.
B. Engage yourself in the science behind A. Asteroid C. Star
climate change. B. Comet D. Meteor
C. Vote for political candidates who will
advocate for climate-related legislation & 52. Which property of a star tells us the
policy improvements. composition of that star?
D. All of the above A. Luminosity
B. Apparent magnitude
47. How are warming ocean temperatures C. Absolute magnitude
impacting whales, fish, & other marine D. Spectrum
mammals?
A. warmer water makes them sleepy 53. What is the coolest star color?
B. their migratory patterns are changing A. Red C. Blue
C. they aren’t as hungry because it’s so hot B. White D. Yellow
D. summer seems longer so fish are
schooling less 54. What is the color of the sun?
A. Red C. Yellow
48. If the greenhouse effect is natural, then B. Yellow D. Blue
why is today's climate change a bad thing?
A. A small increase in greenhouse gas 55. What are constellations?
concentration can have a large effect of A. groups of galaxies gravitationally bound
increased warming. and close together in the sky
B. groups of stars making an apparent
pattern in the celestial sphere
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 C. groups of stars gravitationally bound and
appearing close together in the sky
D. ancient story boards, useless to modern
astronomers

56. Which constellation is visible during

March?
A. Pisces C. Aries
B. Virgo D. Aquarius

57. How were constellations originally named

and identified?
A. as people or animals, they may have
resembled
B. mathematically, with numbers and
coordinates
C. in groups of very distant, bright or old
stars
D. by their location from Earth’s horizon

Use this diagram to answer the next questions.

The Earth is shown in two positions. Two
constellations “A” and “B” are shown.

58. Which constellation will people see when

Earth is in position 1?
A. Constellation A
B. Constellation B
C. Constellations A and B
D. None

59. How long will it take before they can see the
other constellation?
A. 3 months c. 9 months
B. 6 months d. 12 months

60. If Scorpius is now prominent in the summer

sky, in 13,000 years it will be best seen
__________________________________.

A. at the same season, the heavens do not

change.
B. in the autumn.
C. in the winter sky.
D. It will not be visible then at all. All its stars
will have vanished by then.

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