PRACTICE TEST IN GENERAL SCIENCE-LET

_____1. The school will hold a science fair. You tried to make a project but failed. The next thing you do is
a. to ask your father to do it for you
b. not to submit a project anymore
c. to try and try until you produce one
d. to tell your teacher that you cant make one
_____2. A medium sized egg has a mass of 67.5 grams. What is the average mass of one egg in kg?
a. 0.000675 kg

b. 0.00675 kg

c. 0.0675 kg

d. 0.675 kg

_____3. Before inventing the incandescent bulb, Thomas Alva Edison made the experiment repeatedly. What step of
scientific method was shown?

a. Tentativeness
b. Drawing the final conclusions
c. Superstitions
d. Curiosity

_____4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the definition of science?

a. Body of knowledge and theory
b. Discontinuing of explanation of universe
c. Collection of facts
d. Systematic and meaningful patterns
_____5. Which unit of measurements is NOT USED for measuring volume?

a. Liter
b. cm2
c. cm3

d. Gallon

_____6. An irregularly-shaped solid was drop in a graduated cylinder which has a read of 40 cm3. The water rose to 45 cm 3.
What is the volume of the solid?

a. 5cm3
b. 5cm
c. 5cm2
d. 5cm6

_____7. Jericho wants to know the mass of a piece of metal. What instrument should he use?

a. Spring balance
b. Equal-arm balance
c. Graduated Cylinder
d. Platform balance

_____8. Your sister has a fever and you want to know her body temperature. What apparatus will you use?

a. Graduated cylinder
b. Room thermometer
c. Clinical thermometer
d. Laboratory thermometer

_____9. What is the standard unit of mass in metric?

a. Meter
b. Kilogram
c. Kilometer
d. Pound

_____10. Which of the following branches of science deals with the study of matter, energy and their transformation?

a. Chemistry
b. Physics
c. Biology
d. Genetics

_____11. What scientific attitude must a person posses in seeking answers to things in which he is greatly interested?

a. Open-mindedness
b. Flexibility
c. Curiosity
d. Resourcefulness

_____12. Which one of the following is the mental attitude that acts from sound reasoning?

a. Scientific method
b. Scientific attitude
c. Scientific mind
d. Scientific skills

_____13. Joshua respects the ideas and opinions of his classmates. He is

a. open-minded
b. curious
c. flexible
d. investigative

_____14. Jenny wants to know the length of the table. What instrument will she use?

a. Spring balance
b. Graduated cylinder
c. Ruler
d. Thermometer

_____15. Joy learned in school that fertilizers affect the growth of plants. She wanted to know how the amount of fertilizer
used affects its growth. Which of the following should she do?
a. Ask her science teacher the correct answer.
b. Conduct an experiment to find out.
c. Look for the correct answer.
d. Write the Bureau of soils.
_____16. Michael saw some big crabs crawling on the sand. He wandered where they came from so he tried investigating.

a. Concern for living things

b. Creativity
c. Curiosity
d. Responsibility
_____17. Which of this concept is always considered by the scientist?
a. Accurate observations are necessary to recognize problems.
b. Events in nature do not occur in a predictable way.
c. Experiments provide information that will always support prediction.
d. Predictions do not point the way to possible solutions to a problem.
_____18. Which of the following is a technological innovation in the field of communication?

a. Fiber Optics
b. Genetic engineering
c. Radioactive Dating
d. Tissue Culture

_____19. You have identified the problem in your experiment, what is the next step?
a. Formulate the hypothesis

c. gather relevant data

b. Formulate the conclusion

d. test the hypothesis

_____20. How are the terms experiment and scientific method related?
a. The scientist performs experiment.
b. The scientist solves problem in a logical and scientific manner.
c. A scientific method of solving a problem may include doing an experiment.
d. An experiment proves and disproves a hypothesis.
_____21. If a figure of big magnitude are to be handled mathematically, it is wise to use
a. conversion units

c. scientific notation

b. extrapolation

d. square root

_____22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about science and technology?
a. Science is an organized knowledge about environment.
b. Science taught man the relationship of living things with their environments.
c. Technology helps improve mans life.
d. Technology can provide all the solutions to the problems of the society.
_____23. Which of the following is considered as technology?
a. Production of antibiotics

c. Invention of computer

b. Invention of calculator

d. all of the above

_____24. Why is the planet earth NOT thrown away by its orbit?

a. It is controlled by its fast revolution.

b. There is a path that holds it firmly.
c. The size is just right to maintain its distance.
d. The suns gravitational pull and inertia put it.
_____25. The annual journey of the earth around the sun is called
a. rotation

b. revolution

c. transition

d. precession

_____26. What is the point in the earths orbit nearest to the sun?
a. Equinox

b. Solstice

c. Aphelion

d. Perihelion

_____27. What is the inclination of the Earths axis?

a. 33.5

b.

43.5

c.23.5

d.63.5

_____28. Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?
a. The earth rotates west to east
b. The earth revolve counterclockwise
c. The earth revolve east to west
d. The sun rotates from north to south
_____29. A planets elliptical orbit means that the planet
a. keeps the same distance

c. is very far from the sun

b. is very near the sun

d. gets nearer and farther from the sun

_____30. When the vertical rays of the sun strike the equator, the whole earth will have
a. equals day and night

c. longer night an shorter days

b. longer days and shorter nights

d. shorter nights and shorter days

_____31. In summer, we see the sun rise early and set late. Why?
a. The tilt is neither away or toward the sun.
b. The tilt of the axis is away from the sun.
c. The tilt of the axis is toward the sun.
d. The tilt is changing in degrees.
_____32. The seasons of the year change mainly because of
a. changing wind direction in summer and winter.
b. changing speed of earths revolution.
c. the inclination of the axis and revolution.
d. the elliptical orbit of the earth and revolution.
_____33. Exactly how long does it take for the trip around the sun?
a. 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 sec

c. 365 and days

b. 362 days, 5 hours, 46 minutes, 45 sec

d. 364 days

_____34. What dangerous rays kill space travelers?

a. X-rays

c. Gamma rays

b. Radio waves

d. Cosmic rays

_____35. Which satellites are sent to explore other planets like Mars and Venus?
a. Weather satellites

c. Space Probe satellites

b. Navigation satellites

d. Communication satellites

_____36. Which cell produce electricity in spaceship?

a. Fuel cells

c.

Atomic cells

b. Nuclear cells

d.

Solar cells

_____37. What organisms may be taken along in the space flights as a source of oxygen?
a. Protozoan b. Fungi

c. Algae

d. Bacteria

_____38. What fuel rises from rockets?

a. Kerosene

b. Helium

c. Nuclear power

d. Oxygen

_____39. When the moon is passing the point of its orbit directly between the earth and the sun and it cannot be seen, this
phase of the moon is
a. Full moon b. Crescent

c. Gibbon

d. New moon

_____40. An imaginary line at 23 north latitude is called

a. Tropic of Capricorn (S)
b. Tropic of Cancer (N)

c. Arctic Circle
d. Antarctic Circle

_____41. It is the length of time between two consecutive vernal equinoxes - 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds.
This year is known as
a. Sidereal year

c. Solar year

b. Calendar year

d. Tropical year

_____42. The sun never sets at summer time in this part of the earth
a. Northern hemisphere

c. North of Arctic Circle

b. Southern hemisphere

d. South of Antarctic Circle

_____43. On two occasions of the year, day and night are of equal length everywhere in the earth. Such occurrence is called
a. equinox

c. summer solstice

b. contour Lines

d. contour intervals

_____44. On topographic map, the numerous fine brown lines which clearly indicate the landforms that shows variations in
elevation are
a. index contours
b. contour lines

c. bench marks
d. contour intervals

_____45. To earth scientists, the most important features on a map are the landforms that shape the earths surface and are
shown in
a. Hydrographic maps

c. Radioactivity maps

b. Geologic maps

d. Contour Interval

_____46. Which of the following IS NOT mechanical weathering?

a. Water seeps into cracks in rocks and then freezes and expands.
b. Thin flakes or curved scales peel off due to temperature changes.
c. The roots of plants work their way into small cracks of rock.
d. Minerals are continuously removed from soil and rock by solution.
_____47. A less obvious but equally-destructive form of soil erosion is called sheet wash. This occurs when
a. each gully enlarges with energy rain until a series of miniature canyons are produced.
b. water washes out small gullies running up and down slopes.
c. water strips away exposed topsoil lowly and evenly.
d. topsoil exposed area is blown away as cloud of dust and drifting sand.
_____48. Which process IS NOT intended primary to decrease soil erosion?
a. Strip cropping

c. Soil creep

b. Contour plowing

d. Crop rotation

_____49. Water dripping continuously from the cave will eventually produce a long ice like deposit of calcites which hangs
from the roof. This is called
a. Stalactite

b. Stalagmite c. Sinks

d. Geode

_____50. The ground water which accumulates above the aquifer underground has many sources. Which of the following is a
source of this kind of water?
a. Flood water

c. Connate water

b. Meteoric water

d. Magnetic water

_____51. A type of hot spring that, at intervals, throws steam and water high in the air is known as
a. geyser

c.

alkali spring

b. hillside spring

d.

mud flow

_____52. Faulting frequently forms like basins in the depression between tilted rocks. This type of lake is formed through the
process called
a. glacial action

c. volcanic action

b. river action

d. diastrophism

_____53. Basins that became partly or completely filled with fresh and decayed vegetation, sediments and water called
a. ponds

b. swamps

c. Lakes

d. playas

_____54. Which IS NOT considered a composition of true pure dry air?

a. Nitrogen

b. Oxygen

c. Carbon dioxide

d. ozone

_____55. Sometimes a layer of warm air exists above a layer of cool air next to the ground and it traps the polluted air
because the upper warm air acts as a lid to prevent it from being carried away. This condition is called

a. temperature inversion
b. temperature immersion
c. fountain layer
d. ozone layer

_____56. A type of barometer used to measure approximate altitude above the earths surface is the

a. barograph
b. altimeter
c. mercurial barometer
d. aneroid barometer

_____57. Because of the earths rotation on air movement, the path of things that move over the earth tends to curve
sidewise. This is known as

a. coriolis effect
b. doldrums
c. circumpolar whirl
d. mountain breeze

_____58. At night, the land cools faster than the water, then the wind blows from the land towards the water. This is known
as

a. sea breeze
b. land breeze
c. valley breeze
d. mountain breeze
_____59. All of the following instruments are used to measure humidity in the air except

a. hydrometer
b. hygrometer
c. wet and dry bulb thermometer

d. psychrometer

_____60. Thin, feather like clouds with a delicate appearance, frequently arranged in bends across the sky sometimes called
mares tail is

a. cirrostratus

b. cirrocumulus

c. cirrus

d. stratus

_____61. Some kind of microscopic particles are required upon which the water may collect and condense known as
condensation nuclei. An example is

a. dust
b. smoke
c. salt particles
d. all of the above

_____62. A type of front is formed when moving cold air mass wedges its way under a warm air mass. It is called

a. cold front
b. warm front
c. stationary front
d. violent front

_____63.

One valuable electronic weather instrument is radar. What is it used for?

I. To give the precise location and extent of storms

II. To tract hurricane
III. To measure the speed of high altitude air
IV. To predict earthquakes
a. I & II

b. I, II, & III

c. II, III, & IV

d. II & IV

_____64. A special property of minerals which gives off light rays after exposure to ultraviolet light is called

a. fluorescence

b. phosphorescence

c. luminescence

_____65. How can the changes in temperature break rocks?

a. Minerals expand and contract at uniform rate.
b. Minerals contract and not expand.
c. Minerals expand and do not return to their original size.

d. irradiation

d. Minerals expand and do not contract in unequal amount.

_____66. Which part of a fold may form a mountain?

a. Anticline

b. Syncline

c. Trough

d. Crest

_____67. Which of the changes in the surface of the earth is a chemical change?
a. The edges of the earths crust plates bend or rock when they bump each other.
b. Rocks under great pressure and temperature become harder, denser and produce new minerals.
c. Salt crystal form when water containing dissolved sediments evaporates.
d. The rising warm air from ocean gets cold and form the ocean gets cold and forms cloud in the sky.
_____68. Suppose you have samples of rocks which are hard, layered and contains small particles of shells or remain of
plants and animals. How do you classify these rocks?

a. Metamorphic rock
b. Igneous rock
c. Sedimentary rocks
d. A mixture of three types

_____69. The molten rock material found inside the earth is

a. magma

b. lava

c. extrusive

_____70. What element makes the 70% of the earths crust?

a. Oxygen and Silicon

b. Sodium and Magnetism
c. Iron and Calcium
d. Iron and Nickel

_____71. What natural form changes the rock into a metamorphic rock?

a. Cutting force of sea waves

b. Extremely high temperature
c. Expulsion from volcano
d. Erupting force of running water

_____72. Which of the following planets has NO atmosphere?

d. sediment

a. Mercury

b. Earth

c. Venus

d. Mars

_____73. In a swimming pool, as we go deeper, water pressure

a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
d. is balanced

_____74. What characteristic do air, water and minerals have in common?

a. They contain atoms

b. Their atoms are close together
c. Their atoms are moving at the same speed
d. Their atoms are separate from great distance

_____75. Insecticide spray cans are provided with caution labels: keep in a cool place. What will happen if these cans are
stored in a hot environment?

a. The can will burst.

b. The can will collapse.
c. Nothing will happen to the can.
d. The can will corrode faster

_____76. If water pressure decreases when depth decreases, we can say that
a. water pressure is proportional to depth.
b. water pressure is inversely proportional to depth.
c. water pressure is independent of the depth.
d. depth is dependent on the water pressure.

_____77. Due to the sinking of the faulting in the islands, huge sea waves rose and swept four towns into the sea. These
are called
a. Tsunamis

b. Isostasies

c. sea quakes

d. fissures

_____78. What instruments detect earthquakes?

a. Barometer

b. Clinometer

c. Siesmograph

d.Thermograph

_____79. What happens when air is heated?

a. It remains the same.

b. It expands and rises.
c. It remains at sea level.
d. It expands and moves down.

_____80. The nearest galaxy to the Milky Way is

a. Andromeda
b. Sirius
c. Large Magellanic Cloud.
d. Cygnus

_____81. A mountain cannot be formed by

a. volcanic eruption
b. folding
c. faulting
d. weathering

_____82. We usually feel uncomfortable during humid days. A humid day is a condition in which air is

a. warm and dry

b. warm and moist
c. cold and moist
d. cold and dry

_____83. Which process involves chemical weathering?

a. Oxidation
b. Hydration
c. Carbonation
d. all of the above

_____84. Some homeowners cover their concrete fences with creeping plants. What would be the effect of those plants on
the concrete fences?

a. These plants will decorate on the fences.

b. The growth of the plants inside crevices can split the rock apart.
c. These plants produce weak acids which can dissolve and break down concrete fences.
d. The growth of the plants can cause the rocks to move closer.
_____85. Which of the following statements is true about water?

a. It is denser at 10C.
b. It is denser at 50C.
c. It is denser between 60C-70C.
d. It is denser at 85C.

_____86. Why do fogs disappear the moment the sun comes out?
a. The water droplets that make up the fog change to visible vapor as they are warmed by the sun.
b. The water droplets increase in number as the sun comes out.
c. The water droplets become water vapor.
d. Fogs become clouds as the sun comes out.
_____87.

Why is oxygen regarded as the life giving element on earth?

a. It supports burning of material

b. It is needed for many chemical processes in the body
c. It is given off by plants
d. It captures sunlight
_____88. In which setup does water drip last?

a. Set up A

b. Set up B

c. Set up C

d. Both B and C

_____89. Which soil sample allows water to pass through once?

a. Sand

b. Loam

c. Clay

d. none of the above

_____90. Which soil sample has the better drainage?

a. Sand

b. Loam

_____91. The low-lying flat clouds are

c. Clay

d. all of the above

a. stratus clouds
b. cumulus clouds
c. nimbus clouds
d. nimbostratus clouds

_____92. What are rocks that form by cooling and hardening of molten materials?

a. Igneous rocks
b. Sedimentary rocks
c. Metamorphic rocks
d. Marble

_____93. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, we experience a

a. Lunar eclipse
b. Solar eclipse
c. Full moon
d. New moon

_____94. The seasons of the earth are caused by the

a. elliptical orbit and varying speed of revolution.
b. greater distance of the earth from the sun during winter than summer.
c. inclination of the axis of rotation to the planet of its orbit and revolution around the sun.
d. variation in the amount of energy given off by the sun.
_____95. Due to lack of rain in Metro Manila, weather scientist produce artificial rain by dropping dry ice from airplane to
humidify clouds. The process is known as

a. cloud seeding

b. precipitation

c. condensation

d. evaporation

_____96. Energy from the underground hot springs is utilized in power plants located in Tiwi, Albay and Mt. Makiling,
Laguna. This energy is called

a. nuclear energy
b. hydroelectric energy
c. dendrothermal energy
d. geothermal energy
_____97. The thinning of the ozone layer is due to the use of

a. weed killers and insecticide.

b. hydrocarbons like gasoline.
c. supersonic transport and aerosol sprays.
d. mercury in gold mines.

_____98. The humid day is a condition in which you feel uncomfortable because the atmosphere is

a. warm and moist.

b. warm and dry.
c. cold and moist.
d. cold and dry.

_____99. Which of the following would be the effect of a rise on carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a. Cooling of the atmosphere

b. Increases in the solar radiation
c. Darkening of the air
d. Warming of the atmosphere

_____100. As soon as the planets make its regular trip around the sun, what unit of time is completed?
a. Day

b. Night

c. Year

d. Month

_____101. What phenomenon on the earth is caused by its revolution?

a. Day and night

b. Seasons
c. Weather disturbance light
d. Light interference

_____102. Which part of the atmosphere filters the ultraviolet rays of the sun?

a. Stratosphere
b. Ozone layer
c. Exosphere
d. Troposphere

_____103. An eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and earth are in the same line. Which of the following statements explain
this?

a. Light travels in straight line.

b. Light can be refracted.
c. The speed and direction of light can be reflected.
d. Light can be reflected.

_____104. Why is the sun the only star which gives much heat and light to the earth?
a. The sun is bigger than the other stars.
b. The sun is hotter that other stars.
c. The sun is closer to the earth than the other stars.
d. The sun is moving faster than the other stars.
_____105. The greenhouse effect refers to the
a. absorption of the green color of the sunlight
b. reflection of the green color of the sunlight
c. release of oxygen by green plants in the atmosphere
d. dropping of heat rays by the earths atmosphere
_____106. Which kind of tide occurs during new moon and full moon?

a. Neap tide
b. Spring tide
c. Seasons tide
d. Cresent tide

_____107. Molten materials expelled outside the earths surface are called

a. magma

b. lava

c. steam

d. dunes

_____108. Clouds help determine the weather conditions. Which of the following clouds is rain producing?

a. Cumulus

b. Stratus

c. Nimbus

d. Cumulonimbus

_____109. Which part of the sun is visible during the total solar eclipse?

a. Photosphere

b. Corona
c. Chromosphere
d. Reversing layer

_____110. What is the difference between the cloud and water vapor?
a. A cloud contains bigger water molecules that the water vapor.
b. A cloud is found much higher in the atmosphere than the water vapor.
c. A cloud is liquid while water vapor is gas.
d. There is no significant difference between a cloud and water vapor.
_____111. What happens when warm moist air in the atmosphere is cooled?
a. Water drops are formed
b. It expands
c. It become less dense
d. It becomes lighter

_____112. Ozone gas is composed of

a. atomic oxygen
b. oxygen gas
c. three atoms of oxygen
d. two atoms of oxygen

_____113. The unequal heating of earths surface produces

a. convection current
b. convex current
c. concave current
d. radiation

_____114. The scientific phenomenon best described by the disappearance of either the sun or the moon is the

a. eclipse
b. full moon
c. new moon
d. cresent

_____115. The process of breaking down rocks into pieces is

a. carbonation

b. precipitation

c. volcanism

d. weathering

_____116.What is formed in collision of oceanic plates or and continental plates?

a. Ridge
b. Trench
c. Sea clip
d. Sea cave

_____117. The removal of soil from one place and its transport to other place is

a. erosion

b. weathering

c. siltation

d. deposition

_____118. The planet which is clothed in a thick atmosphere of mainly carbon dioxide and has a surface temperature of
480 C is

a. Mars

b. Mercury

c. Venus

d. Jupiter

_____119.The theory that one of the formations of the planets suggest that dust from nebula gather in various gravitational
centers and then gather together to form the planets is

a. Accretion theory
b. Proto-planet theory
c. Big bang theory
d. Creation theory

_____120.The charged particles from the sun thrown to the poles by the Earths magnetic field and the impact of the particles
excites the molecule of the gases in the upper atmosphere and caused them to gives off red and occasionally blue or
violet light. This display of light is called

a. Aurora borealis
b. Aurora australis
c. solar flare
d. solar prominences

_____121.The halo observed during a total solar eclipse is called

a. chromosphere
b. photosphere
c. corona
d. sunspot

_____122. All planets in the solar system

a. have the same surface temperature.

b. can maintain human life.
c. revolve around the sun.
d. are exactly same size.

_____123.The planet which has a bright red or yellowish region is

a. Jupiter

b. Mercury

c. Hermes

d. Mars

_____124.A planet that goes through phases as the moon does is

a. Jupiter

b. Neptune

c. Uranus

d. Venus

_____125. Comets often have eccentric orbits. This means that

a. their orbits are circular.

b. their time of arrival are unpredictable.
c. the sun is closer to one end of the orbit.
d. they cannot be seen without a telescope.

_____126. The face in which we see the greatest illuminated area of the moon is

a. new moon

b. gibbous

c. full moon

d. last quarter

_____127. When the earth passes into the dark part of the moon shadow, there is a

a. Lunar eclipse
b. A crescent
c. Solar eclipse
d. An annular eclipse

_____128. Coral reefs are the work of organisms such are coral and other sea animals and plants. Its form is characterized by
a. Close attachment to the shore of an island or continent
b. Long narrow strips same distance from the shore with a lagoon between.
c. Roughly circular strips which enclose the lagoon
d. All of the above.
_____129. What do fossils tell us?
a. From them one can assemble a fairly good picture of ancient animals
b. Living things tend to record their own history
c. Some reveal what the organism is but a little or nothing about the creature itself
d. All of the above
_____130. The water table is the table below where the surface rocks are saturated with water. Which is NOT a source of
ground water?

a. Flood water
b. Meteoric water
c. Connate water
d. Magmatic water

_____131. At night the land cools faster than water. The wind blows from the land towards the water. This is known as

a. sea breeze
b. land breeze
c. valley breeze
d. mountain breeze

_____132.The weather disturbance characterized by severe local storms accompanied by lightning and thunder associated
with rapidly rising columns of warm, moist air with corresponding down drafts of cooler air is known as

a. low pressure area

b. tropical cyclone
c. tornado
d. thunder storm

_____133. Latitude is measured from

a. the prime meridian

b. the north pole
c. the equator
d. Greenwich, England
_____134. If you close the international dateline going east on the Monday, the next day would be

a. Monday

b. Tuesday

c. Wednesday

d. Sunday

_____135. Which type of soil can hold more water?

a. Sandy soil

b. Sand and humus

c. Pebbles and boulderrs

d.Sand and gravel

1. Which of the following statements best describes a hypothetical element with an electron configuration
of 1s22s22p63s23p5?
a. The hypothetical element has an atomic number of 11.
b. The hypothetical element is a member of Group V, otherwise called the Nitrogen Group.
c. The hypothetical element is in the fifth position in the p-block, along the third period of the periodic
table.
d. The hypothetical element is located at the third position of the p-block, along the fifth period of the
periodic table.
Answer: C
2. Despite the observed diversity among organisms, they are all made from the same set of biomolecules
composed of monomeric units except:
a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Nucleic Acids
d. Lipids and Fats
Answer: D
3. What will be formed when radium isotope, with 88 protons and 138 neutrons undergoes alpha decay?
a. Radon Atom (Rn222) with 86 Protons
b. Francium Atom (Fr222) with 87 Protons
c. Actinium Atom (Ac222) with 89 Protons
d. Thorium Atom (Th232) with 90 Protons
Answer: A
4. Which of the following examples best illustrates application of Boyles Law?
a. A tire becomes harder as more air is pumped into it.
b. A sealed aerosol can explodes when thrown into a fire.
c. A balloon expands and bursts when exposed to direct sunlight.
d. A scuba divers stops at certain depths as he ascends to the oceans surface.
Answer: D
5. Three liquids A, B, C were studied in a laboratory. Liquid A was found to float over B and C. It was also

found that liquid A flows fastest among the three. What can be said about liquid A?
a. Densest and most viscous
b. Densest and least viscous
c. Least dense and most viscous
d. Least dense and least viscous
Answer: D
6. Which of the following statements represents a physical change?
a. An antacid tablet forms bubbles when dissolved in water.
b. A flashlight beam slowly gets dimmer and finally dies out over time.
c. The lawn grows thicker every day because fertilizers were added into the soil.
d. Frozen mango juice melted when left standing at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Answer: D
7. Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and hull during seasons of harvest?
a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant for pests which may damage
plantation.
b. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit bearing of trees.
c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available for planting next set of crops.
d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could neutralize acidic soil so that
more crops will grow
8. Acid rain occurs when ____________.
Answer: D
8. Acid rain occurs when _________.
a. carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere.
b. phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid.
c. sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere.
d. excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to produce acids.
Answer: C
9. Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere?
a. Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere
b. Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas
c. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
d. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
Answer: D
10. Which of the following sentences about greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?
a. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are returned to the earths surface.
b. Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the temperature of the earth.
c. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of light from the sun.
d. Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface temperature of the earth.
Answer: C
11. When a gardener propagates a plant by taking cuttings, he plants his cutting in a well-watered soil in a
plant pot. What is the most likely reason why he may then cover the plant and pot with a lightly perforated
polythene bag?
a. To reduce the water demand of the cutting.
b. To decrease the rate of gaseous exchange by the plant.
c. To reduce the chance of attack by pests.
d. To protect the plant from cold weather.

Answer: A
12. It is a common observation that mushrooms thrive few days after lightning strikes. Which among the
following biogeochemical cycles is involved in this process?
a. Nitrogen cycle
b. Carbon-Oxygen cycle
c. Phosphorus cycle
d. Sulfur cycle
Answer: A
13. Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?
I. Immigration II. Emigration
III. Natality
IV. Mortality
a. III and IV
b. II and III
c. I only
d. I and III
Answer: D
14. Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy community. The arrow symbol means eaten by. What
would happen if all snakes are killed?
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
a. Grass population would increase.
b. Grasshopper population would increase.
c. Bird and frog populations would increase.
d. Grasshopper and bird populations would increase.
Answer: C
15. Which of the following shows mechanical weathering of rocks?
a. formation of caverns
b. acids dissolves rocks
c. freezing water between rock particles
d. iron in rocks combine with oxygen
Answer: C
16. PAGASA announces the approach of the seasonal winds. The familiar names used are Amihan and
Habagat, internationally known as ________ and ________ respectively.
a. Northeast and southwest
b. Trade wind and easterlies
c. Southwest and northeast
d. Westerlies and easterlies
Answer: A
17. Fog is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground. The formation of fog generally occurs after the
ground has lost heat by:
a. Evaporation
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
Answer: D
18. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?
a. The earth revolves eastward.

b. The earth rotates from west to east.

c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
d. On the globe, we are located in the east.
Answer: B
19. If a voltage of 100 volts produces a current of 5 amperes in an electrical device, what is the
resistance?
a. 95 Ohms
b. 20 Ohms
c. 105 Ohms
d. 500 Ohms
Answer: B
20. Which of the following best differentiates an earthquake's intensity from its magnitude?
a. Intensity describes 'the depth from which the earthquake originated while magnitude refers to the
energy of the earthquake.
b. Intensity cannot be measured while magnitude can be measured using a seismograph.
c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake while magnitude refers to the degree of destruction it
caused at the epicenter.
d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an earthquake cause at the surface while magnitude is the
strength of the quake.
Answer: D
21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound is usually lowest in
____ and highest in ____.
a. solids, gases
b. gases, liquids
c. liquids, solids
d. gases, solids
Answer: D
22. Which has a greater density, a lake full of water or a cupful of water?
a. The cup full of water
b. The lake full of water
c. Not enough information
d. They have the same density
Answer: D
23. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic spoon because stainless steel
a. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic does
b. is really colder than plastic
c. has a lower temperature than plastic
d. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic does
Answer: D
24. Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly open the door of a refrigerator?
a. It will loosen the hinges of the refrigerator's door
b. Leads to wastage in electrical energy.
c. Repeated opening introduces bacteria in to the refrigerator.
d. The warm air outside lowers the temperature inside thus making the refrigeration less-efficient.
Answer: B
25. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of the traffic
behind him/her?

a. Double concave
b. Convex
c. Plane
d. Concave
Answer: B
26. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning?
a. Light appears brighter in the sky.
b. Light travels faster than sound.
c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s
d. Sound is released later actually
Answer: B
27. Water has a higher specific heat than iron. What does this mean?
a. Water is hotter than iron
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron
c. Water is more dense than iron
d. Water heats more slowly than iron
Answer: D
28. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no history of the disease, it is most
probable that all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers
b. daughters will be colorblind
c. sons will be carriers
d. sons will be colorblind
Answer: A
29. Albino corn seedlings may grow several inches tall. However, they will eventually die, primarily
because
a. direct sunlight will destroy their cells
b. they lack adequate root system
c. they cannot produce their own food
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
Answer: C
30. Mimosa pudica, locally known as Makahiya is called as such because its leaflets tend to close when
touched. This organismal response to a given stimuli is called:
a. Hydrotropism
b.Thigmotropism
c. Geotropism
d. Phototropism
Answer: B