EARTH SCIENCE 9 PERIODICAL TEST Q3

Multiple Choice

Type of volcano formed from alternate eruption of quiet and violent

• Caldera

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Multiple Choice

Which would possibly lessen the casualty of volcanic eruption?

• Plant more trees on the slope of the volcano

• Keep on observing the signs of impending eruption

• Go to a designated evacuation area with survival kit

• Keep on wearing a mask and prevent inhaling the ash while at home

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. would describe the sequence of events before, during, and after volcanic eruption?

• The magma pushes up the crust, lava flows out, the lava cools and hardens into a rock

• Lava flows, the magma pushes up the crust, the lava cools and hardens into a rock

• The magma pushes up the crust, the lava cools and hardens into a rock, lava flows out

Multiple Choice

Which best describe the the climate at 90 degrees north latitude is dry?

• The air is cool and sinking

• The air is warm and sinking

• The air is warm and rising

• The air is cool and rising

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. provides greatest force that causes magma to erupt on the surface

• Gravity in the lithosphere

• Silica in the magma

• Density of magma

• Dissolved gases trapped in the magma

Multiple Choice

Why is flowing of viscous lava considered as more explosive than the other type of lava when volcano erupts?

• Viscous liquids allows pressure to build up in bubbles before they can escape

• Viscous liquids require more pressure to erupt

• Viscous liquids are generally cooler in temperature

• All choices mentioned

Multiple Choice

How do prevailing winds that travels across large bodies of water affect the climate?

• They make it colder

• They make it warmer

• They make it wetter

• They make it dryer

Multiple Choice

Volcanic eruptions causes hazards to a community. Which of these hazards associated with a volcano?

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Tornado

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. best describes an extinct volcano?

• That erupts every few years

• That no longer erupts

• That erupts occasionally

Multiple Choice

What do you call the very explosive, energetic release of voluminous magmatic gas, fragmented magma which propel with great force high in the air forming huge mushroom clouds?

• Plinian

• Vulcanian

• Phreatomagmatic

• Hawaiian-Strombolian

Multiple Choice

Who is the Filipino scientist that made a great contribution when he built geothermal power plants to utilize energy from volcano?

• Pedro Escuro

• Arturo Alcaraz

• Jose P. Rizal

• Eduardo Quisimbing

Multiple Choice

On a clear summer day, why is the surface of the land usually warmer than the surface of a nearby water?

• Land breeze develops due to the lower specific heat of water and the lower specific heat on land

• Sea breeze develops due to the higher specific heat of water and the lower specific heat on land

• The beaches are closer to the equator than the inland locations are

• The beaches are farther to the equator than the inland locations are

Multiple Choice

Volcano may erupt quietly or violently. What makes the eruption of volcano quiet?

• More Iron and Water

• More Silicates and Iron

• More Water and Silicates

• Less Water and Silicates

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. causes the formation of Hawaiian Islands?

• Continental Drift

• Ring of Fire

• Along Hotspots

• Plate Boundaries

Multiple Choice

What provides the force that causes the magma to erupt to the surface?

• Gravity

• Silica

• Density

• Dissolve Gases

Multiple Choice

Why does liquid magma flow upward through cracks in rocks?

• It is denser than the surrounding solid materials

• It is less dense than the surrounding solid materials

• It is more magnetic than the surrounding solid materials

• It is less magnetic than the surrounding solid materials

Multiple Choice

Geologist have detected many small earthquakes I the area near the dormant Mammoth Lakes volcano, what might happen soon?

• A volcano may erupt

• A landslide may occur

• A storm will start

• A forest fire will start

Multiple Choice

How do prevailing winds that travel across large bodies of water affect the climate?

• They make it colder

• They make it warmer

• They make it dryer

• They make it wetter

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. explains why one side of a mountain usually has more precipitation than the other side?

• Mountains force air to rise, and air cools and releases moisture as they rises

• The atmosphere gets denser as elevation increases

• Temperatures are higher on one side of a mountain than on the other

• The land on one side is greener and lusher than the other side

Multiple Choice

What is the best way to lessen the greenhouse gases and high temperature on Earth?

• Buy a new car

• Plan a tree

• Eat more meat

• Join a marathon

Multiple Choice

A large star may explode into a

• Supernova

• Quasar

• Pulsar

• Nebula

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. does not give their own supply of light?

• Iapetus

• Polaris

• Sirius

• Sol

Multiple Choice

Star twinkle due to the Earth's atmosphere while on the other hand planets don't, what is the reason behind this situation?

• All starts are pulsing light sources

• Planets shine by reflected light

• Stars appears as point sources of light, and plants are disk sources

• All of the option are correct

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. stars have longer life span?

• The less massive

• The more massive

• Between less and more massive

• All have the same lifespan

Multiple Choice

A bring blue star on the main sequence is probably

• The less massive

• The more massive

• Between less and more massive

• All have the same lifespan

Multiple Choice

The basic property of main sequence that determines most of its properties, including its location on the Hertzsprung - Russel diagram, is

• color

• mass

• brightness

• temperature

Multiple Choice

All the elements that are more massive than the element iron was formed in a

• Nebula

• Black hole

• Supernova

• White dwarf

Multiple Choice

If the core remaining after a supernova has a mass between 1.5 and 3 solar masses , it collapses to form a

• White dwarf

• Neutron star

• Red giant

• Black hole

Multiple Choice

The greater the distance to a galaxy, the greater a redshift in its spectral lines. This is known as

• Doppler Effect

• Cepheid Effect

• Hubble Effect

• Kepler Effect

Multiple Choice

Whether the universe will continue to expand or will collapse back into another big bang seems to depend on what property of the universe?

• Number of black holes

• Density of matter in the universe

• The availability of gases and dust between galaxies

• The age of galaxies compared to the age of their stars

Multiple Choice

Which of the ff. is least useful to a fisherman in navigating the sea at night?

• Solar Eclipse

• High Tide

• New Moon

• Big Dipper in the Constallation Ursa Major

Multiple Choice

Two stars - A and B of luminosities 0.7 and 3.5 times the luminosities of the star, Vega, respectively are observed from the earth to the same apparent magnitude. Which of the ff. statement is true about the stars?

• Star A is nearer to Vega than Star B

• Star B is nearer to Vega than Star A

• Both stars are the same size

• Both stars are the same distance from Vega

Multiple Choice

Why do stars have color?

• They vary in temperature

• Different Locations

• Presence of oxygen

• Presence of carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

Which constellation is prominent in the northern hemisphere during spring?

• Cassiopeia

• Andromeda

• Orion

• Ursa Major

Multiple Choice

What do you call a group of constellations that can be seen throughout the year?

• Circumpolar

• Circumbipolar

• Ecliptic

• Binary

Multiple Choice

Which point shows the northern star Polaris?

• B

• E

• F

• C

Multiple Choice

Which constellation shows Cepheus?

• A

• C

• E

• B

Multiple Choice

Which constellation shows Cygnus?

• A

• C

• D

• B

Multiple Choice

Which constellation shows Cassiopeia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Which constellation shows Ursa Minor?

• E

• B

• C

• D

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Multiple Choice

What constellation?

• Gemini

• Taurus

• Leo

• Scorpio

• Orion

Multiple Choice

What constellation?

• Gemini

• Taurus

• Leo

• Scorpio

• Orion

Multiple Choice

What constellation?

• Gemini

• Saggittarius

• Leo

• Scorpio

• Orion

Multiple Choice

What constellation?

• Gemini

• Saggittarius

• Leo

• Taurus

• Orion

Multiple Choice

What constellation?

• Gemini

• Saggittarius

• Leo

• Taurus

• Orion