Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

Division of Batangas
CATANDAAN-YABUT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nasugbu, Batangas
Name: _______________________________________________________Date:___________________
Grade and Section: _____________________________________________Score:___________________

FORTH PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 7

Multiple Choice
Direction: Read the questions carefully and answer the correct letter.
1. What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere?
A. Argon B. Carbon dioxide C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
2. What is the correct order of Earth’s atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
A. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
B. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
C. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
D. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
3. Which layer of atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
A. Mesosphere B. Stratosphere C. Thermosphere D. Troposphere
4. In which layer do virtually all weather phenomena take place?
A. Exosphere B. Mesosphere C. Stratosphere D. Troposphere
5. In which atmospheric layer is most water vapor found?
A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere
6. What is meant by ‘trace’ gases?
A. They are not harmful.
B. They are emitted by trees.
C. They are naturally occurring on Earth.
D. They are present in very small amount.
7. What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere surrounding Earth?
A. Changing temperature C. Changing weather patterns
B. Changing amount of oxygen D. Changing composition of gases
8. Why is the presence of ozone above the troposphere important for the survival of living thing on Earth?
A. It warms Earth’s surface.
B. It helps in cloud formation.
C. It makes jet flying more comfortable.
D. It offers protection from the Sun’s harmful UV rays.
9. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon. Without a natural greenhouse effect, the temperature
of the Earth would be about -18°C instead of its present 14°C. Why are scientists concerned about the
greenhouse effect?
A. There is no technology that will keep the temperature of Earth constant.
B. Planting trees in wider areas is not possible; Earth has many desert areas.
C. Human activities like burning of fossil fuels and deforestation enhance the greenhouse effect.
D. The human population is increasing rapidly; more carbon dioxide will be released to the
atmosphere
10. Why do hikers put on thicker clothes when climbing a high mountain?
A. For protection against insect bites
B. The air temperature decreases with altitude
C. So they can easily be located when they get lost
D. To add more weight so they will not be pushed by the wind
11.-14. Essay.
11. Water vapor and carbon dioxide arte both greenhouse gases. Why are we so worried about increasing
carbon dioxide and NOT water vapor?

12. Cutting of trees in large areas contributes to global warming. Give one reason to support this
statement.

13-14. Give two ways by which you can help prevent global warming from getting worse. Give a reason for each.
Multiple Choices
15. What happens when air is heated?
A. It rises. B. It stays in place.
C. It spreads in all direction D. It moves toward a lower elevation.
16. Which warms up faster, land or water?
A. Land C. Both warm up at the same rate.
B. Water D. Rate of warming varies; depends on weather conditions.
17. What happens to the surrounding air as warm air rises?
A. Moves in all directions C. Moves away from the rising air
B. Moves to a higher altitude D. Moves toward the place where warm air rises
 18. In what direction do winds blow?
A. From the northeast to the southwest
B. From the southwest to the northeast
C. From low pressure areas to high pressure areas
D. From high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas
19. Which of the following does NOT describe the amihan?
A. Brings lots of rain C. Comes around July to September
B. Brings cold weather D. Comes from the northeast and moves southward
20. What is FALSE about I.T.C.Z?
A. It results in thunderstorms. C. It occurs I the Philippines all year roun
B. It occurs in countries near the equator. D. It is a place where winds in the tropics meet, rise, and form clouds .
21. In which body of water is 15°S 75°E located?
A. Indian Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. China Sea D. Philippine Sea
22. In which body of water is 30°N 45°W located?
A. Atlantic Ocean B. Indian Ocean C. Arctic Ocean D. Pacific Ocean
23. Some of the following are the watersheds that are found in the Philippines except.
A. Tiwi Albay B. La Mesa Dam C. Anggat Dam D. Cebu
24. What are natural resources? These are materials or elements from the environment that people
A. did not create C. use to meet their needs
B. invented for themselves D. observe using a scientific equipment
25. What do you call a resource that people can use again and again but its supply can be replaced?
A. renewable B. recyclable C. reliable D. unlimited
26. What two factors have the greatest influence on soil formation?
A. temperature and rainfall C. kind of soil particles and temperature
B. slope of the land and rainfall D. reforestation and use of compost as fertilizer
27. Which pair of resources is renewable?
A. cotton and leather C. coal and solar energy
B. aluminum and iron D. soil and minerals
28. Why are coal, petroleum, and natural gas considered nonrenewable resources if they were
produced from plant and animal remains?
A. It takes a very long time to produce them.
B. Using them results in environmental problems.
C. They are difficult to locate and explore from earth.
D.The Philippines is dependent on supply from other countries.
29. He is the person who studies the earth and all the process that occur in and on it.
A. chemist B. geologist C. scientist D. physicist
30. In what place that Philippines listed in terms of mineral resources in the world?
A. 5th B. 4th C 3rd D. 2nd
31. It is a form of fossil fuel
A. Natural resources B. Natural gas C. Ore D. Aluminum
32. Our natural gas deposits are found off-shore ____________ .
A. Albay B. Cebu C. Antique D. Palawan

TRUE or FALSE:
33. Hydroelectric power plants use heat to generate electricity______________ .
34. The largest deposits of coal are found in Antique_____________ .
35. Natural gas is considered clean fuel ____________ .
36. Stratosphere is the layer closest to earth surface _____________ .
37. The upper limit of our atmosphere is the exosphere _______________ .
38. The greenhouse effect is natural process and it warms the earth _____________ .
39. Carbon dioxide is naturally produced when people and animals breath _______________ .
40. Fuel are example of renewable resources ____________ .

41-45. Parts of the globe

41.

44.
42.

43.

45.
46-50. Enumerate the 5 lines of latitude.

Latitude Name
46. 0
47. 23.5°N
48. 23.5°S
49. 66.5°N
50. 66..5°S

Good Luck!!!

“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, — the
balance–wheel of the social machinery.”
—Horace Mann

Prepared by:

Mrs. Joan Ruby C. Bautista