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Direction. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which planet in the solar system has the characteristics that can support life?
A. Earth B. Jupiter C. Mercury D. Neptune
2. Which of the following statements describes the inner planets?
A. They are small and made of ice and gas.
B. They are large and made up mostly of gas.
C. They are large and made of gases and metal.
D. They are solid and made up of rocks and metals.
3. Which of the following statements describe the outer planets?
A. They are large and made of rocks.
B. They are small and made of ice and gas.
C. They are large and made up mostly of gas.
D. They are solid and made up of rocks and metals.
4. Which of the following planets has the highest average surface temperature?
A. Mars B. Venus C. Jupiter D. Mercury
5. How are Earth and Venus similar to each other?
A. Venus and Earth are Jovian planets.
B. Venus and Earth have almost the same size.
C. Venus and Earth have almost the same temperature.
D. Venus and Earth have the same distance from the Sun.
6. Which of the terrestrial planets is the biggest?
A. Mars B. Earth C. Venus D. Mercury
7. Which of the following planets is farthest from the Sun?
A. Venus B. Jupiter C. Uranus D. Neptune
8. Which among the four is the smallest?
A. Saturn B. Jupiter C. Uranus D. Neptune
9. Which planet is the largest?
A. Mars B. Earth C. Jupiter D. Uranus
10. Which planet in the solar system supports life?
A. Earth B. Saturn C. Jupiter D. Uranus
11. Which among the planets have extensive and complex rings?
A. Saturn B. Jupiter C. Uranus D. Neptune
12. Which of the following are inner planets?
A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars C. Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
B. Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus D. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
13. Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
A. Venus B. Uranus C. Mercury D. Neptune
14. Which among the planets has extensive and complex ring system?
A. Saturn B. Jupiter C. Uranus D. Neptune
15. Which planet is the brightest object in the sky?
A. Venus B. Uranus C. Mercury D. Neptune
16. Which of the eight planets is known as the blue planet?
A. Earth B. Jupiter C. Mercury D. Neptune
17. Which season takes place in the Philippines during the months of June to November?
A. dry season B. wet season C. cold season D. summer season
18. Which is also known as Hanging Amihan?
A. Eastwest Monsoon C. Southwest Monsoon
B. Northeast Monsoon D. Northsouth Monsoon
19. Which season is characterized by heavy rain and typhoons?
A. dry season B. wet season C. autumn season D. summer
season
20. Which is influenced by the Northeast Monsoon or Hanging Amihan?
A. dry season B. wet season C. winter season D. summer season
21. The Philippines experiences two seasons only because it is located near the
_________.
A. equator B. North Pole C. South Pole D. temperate Region
22. When is the best season for farmers to start planting their crops?
A. winter season B. spring season C. dry season D. wet season
23. Which season is characterized by frequent rainfall?
 A. Fall season B. Dry Season C. Wet Season D. Winter Season
24. Which season in the Philippines is characterized by infrequent rainfall and water
shortage?
A. Fall season B. Dry Season C. Wet Season D. Winter Season
25. Which causes the seasons experienced in the Philippines?
A. people living in the country
B. oceans that surround the Philippines
C. continents near the Philippines
D. location of the Philippines near the equator
26. Which brings warm and moist in the country that makes rains heavier and typhoons
stronger?
A. Cold fronts B. Northeast Monsoon C. Trade winds D. Southwest Monsoon
27. Which of the following is the effect of the Earth’s tilt and revolution?
A. movement of wind C. occurrence of seasons
B. occurrence of tides D. movement of water in seas
28. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The Earth rotates on its axis once every 12 hours.
B. The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
C. The Earth rotates on its axis once every 365 hours.
D. The Earth rotates on its axis once every 365 days.
29. Which of these is the pathway of the Earth around the sun?
A. Axis B. Orbit C. Ring D. Space
30. Which statement about the Earth is false?
A. The Earth spins on its axis. C. The sun revolves around the
Earth.
B. The Earth revolves around the sun. D. The Earth travels on its orbit
around the sun.
31. How many days would it take for the Earth to complete one revolution?
A. 7 days B. 30 days C. 188 days D. 365 ¼ days
32. Which of these is the imaginary line where the Earth spins to complete one day?
A. Axis B. Orbit C. Poles D. Latitude
33. Which of the following refers to the spinning movement of the Earth on its axis?
A. Tilting B. Sliding C. Rotation D. Revolution
34. Which statement is true about the Earth’s movement?
A. Revolution causes day and night.
B. The Earth rotates in a counterclockwise direction.
C. Seasonal changes are effects of the Earth’s rotation.
D. Movement of water in the seas and oceans is an effect of the Earth’s revolution.
35. Which statement is false about the Earth’s orbit?
A. Earth’s orbit is slanted 23.5 degrees.
B. An orbit is a circular path around the sun.
C. An orbit is an imaginary route of the Earth around the sun.
D. As the Earth spins on its axis, it also travels around its orbit.
36. Which of the following occur due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis?
A. All parts of the Earth experience daytime
B. All parts of the Earth experience nighttime.
C. Part of the Earth facing the sun experience daytime while the part facing away
experience nighttime.
D. Part of the Earth facing the sun experience nighttime while the part facing away
experience daytime
37. Which of the following is the evidence that the Earth is revolving around the sun?
A. The climate condition remains the same.
B. Tides in the ocean and seas changes.
C. The position of clouds in the sky changes.
D. The position of constellations changes as seen from Earth.
38. Why do different areas of the Earth receive a different amount of sunlight throughout
a year?
A. because the Earth is tilted C. because the Earth is floating
B. because the Earth is sphere D. because the Earth is spinning
39.Which of these is the effect of Earth’s revolution around the sun?
A. direction of the wind changes C. direction of the ocean current changes
 B. direction of the typhoons changes D. positions of the constellation’s
changes
40. Which planet has a Phobos and Deimos as their satellite?
A. Mars B. Earth C. Venus D. Neptune