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SCIENCE 9 - 3RD QUARTER QUIZ

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are opening in the earth's crust from which lava, ash and hot gasses flow or eject during an eruption.

a)

geysers

b)

hot spots

c)

fissures

d)

volcanoes

2.

It is a cone shaped volcano with very steep slope and the most common type of volcano.

a)

composite

b)

shield

c)

cinder cone

d)

caldera

3.

It is the heat generated within the earth's interior.

a)

solar energy

b)

volcanic energy

c)

geothermal energy

d)

radiation energy

4.

How composite, shield and cinder cone volcanoes are being classified?

a)

according to its shape and height

b)

according to composition and structure

c)

according to periodicity of its eruption

d)

according to pyroclastic materials it releases

5.

An extinct volcano is one that is capable of erupting and will probably erupt again in the future.

a)

true at all means

b)

not true to all cases

c)

true in certain aspect

d)

case to case basis

6.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of inactive volcanoes?

a)

reduced size

b)

hot springs

c)

obliterated cone

d)

vegetation

7.

Which of the following is NOT a basis of classifying volcanoes?

a)

structure

b)

periodicity of eruption

c)

type of rocks formed

d)

composition

8.

Which of the following is NOT a sign of volcanoes activeness?

a)

amount of gas emission

b)

frequent seismic activities

c)

state of regular eruption

d)

shape of volcano

9.

Where are most active geothermal resources usually found?

a)

along plate boundaries

b)

near hot springs

c)

along earthquake epicenter

d)

in hot places

10.

What indicates if a volcano will erupt explosively or quietly?

a)

the viscosity of the magma and build of gases

b)

the size of its crater and height of its cone

c)

the length of time it last erupted

d)

all of the above

11.

It is a factor affecting climate which refers to the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area?

a)

latitude

b)

topography

c)

altitude

d)

global wind patterns

12.

What happens to the temperature as the altitude of a place increases?

a)

increases

b)

remains constant

c)

decreases

d)

absorbed

13.

It is a region of light and irregular wind forms when Southeast and Northeast trade winds converge in a low pressure zone near the equator.

a)

monsoons

b)

ITCZ

c)

doldrums

d)

horse latitude

14.

It is insufficiency of precipitation for a long period of time which may last for months or one season.

a)

global warming

b)

El Niño

c)

drought

d)

La Niña

15.

Place just above or below the equator which receives greater amount of heat from the sun due to the overhead position of the sun.

a)

Tropic region

b)

Temperate region

c)

Polar region

d)

Equatorial region

16.

Which best explains why we do not experience winter in the Philippines?

a)

it is the country's topography

b)

it is the country's nearness to the equator

c)

it is the country's low altitude

d)

it is the countris wind systems

17.

Which of the following is the worst effect of climate change?

a)

continuous rise of temperatures

b)

changes in precipitation patterns

c)

rising of sea level

d)

more droughts and heat waves

18.

Why is it important for man to be aware of the climate change?

a)

for us to seek for another place to live in

b)

for us to ask our government make ways on how to resolve this

c)

for us to avoid use of the substances that affects climate change

d)

for us to be able to think of resolutions on how to lessen its impact

19.

What causes the difference between summer and winter day lengths at the poles?

a)

prevailing winds on Earth

b)

Earth's tilt

c)

rotation of the earth

d)

polarity reversion

20.

How the global climatic change will be intensified?

a)

increase in the activities of man that produces greenhouse gases

b)

increase in the amount of gasses emitted naturally and man-caused

c)

decrease in awareness of the effects of global climate change

d)

all of the above

21.

These are hot balls of glowing gases.

a)

sun

b)

stars

c)

supernova

d)

nebula

22.

What is the color of the hottest star?

a)

white

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

23.

Which gases compose the stars?

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

hydrogen and helium

c)

nitrogen and argon

d)

methane and neon

24.

It is a measure of how bright a star would appear if viewed at equal distance with other stars?

a)

apparent magnitude

b)

estimated magnitude

c)

relative magnitude

d)

absolute magnitude

25.

These are group of stars that form a certain pattern?

a)

galaxy

b)

constellations

c)

Oort cloud

d)

nebulae

26.

Which star is called the "North Star"?

a)

Betelguese

b)

Sirius

c)

Polaris

d)

Rigel

27.

It is a powerful tool that enables astrophysicists to infer stars' physical and chemical properties.

a)

optical telescope

b)

artificial satellite

c)

Stellar spectroscopy

d)

rocket mounted detector

28.

What is the importance of constellations in our time?

a)

for astronomers to locate and identify distant objects in space

b)

for travelers to give them directions

c)

for people to express their imaginations

d)

for students to have something to study

29.

Why Astrology and horoscopes are not reliable?

a)

because the astrologers are lack of knowledge

b)

because the constellations are not fixed in their positions

c)

because they have no scientific basis

d)

because the stars and the constellations are impulsive

30.

What is the reason why constellations appear to change positions every night and throughout the year?

a)

the 23.5 degrees tilt of the earth

b)

the thick and unstable atmosphere of the earth

c)

the rotation and revolution of earth

d)

the changing positions of the observer