WorksheetsScience Quiz Bee - Grade 9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is an active volcano in the Philippines?
Smith
Urong
Pulong
Taal
What type of volcanic eruption is characterized by fountain lava?
Phreatic
Phreatomagmatic
Strombolian
Vulcanian
It is a volcanic cone that has a nearly perfect slope structure formed a alternate solidification of both lava and pyroclastics deposits.
Shield
Cinder
Composite
Parasitic cone
What happens to the temperature of the air when altitude increases?
Varies
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
Which does not contribute to global warming?
Reforestation
Illegal fishing
Mining activities
Incineration of garbage
Which of the following ocean current carries a cold water?
Kamchatcka
Brazilian Current
Kuroshio
North Equatorial Current
What phenomenon happens when the temperature in eastern Pacific rises above normal?
Eutrophication
El Niño
La Niña
Coriolis Effect
Which is the best practice to reduce climate change?
Livestock Raising
Burning fossil fuels
Organic farming
What is the color of the hottest star?
Yellow
Blue
Red
White
Stars can be found in large groups throughout the universe. What are these groups called?
Comets
Asteroids
Constellations
Solar system
Which characteristics of magma mainly determines its explosiveness?
Color
Amount
Temperature
Silica content
Which of the followingcharacteristicsof a volcano depends on its magma emissions?
Age
Shape
Size
Location
Why are the coldest places on earth found at the poles?
Great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
Great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
Less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
Less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
What will happen when the rates of evaporation and
condensation are equal?
Cloud forms
The dew point is reached
The humidity increases
Precipitation occurs
Stars appear to move in the sky because
The night sky is rotating
New galaxies are formed
The universe is expanding
The earth is rotating on its axis
A thick layer of volcanic ash can be heavy enough to collapse the roofs of buildings because ash___
Is solid.
Cannot blown by winds
Becomes heavier when it cools
Consists of tiny fragments of rocks that becomes heavy as they pile up.
How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of the high land?
The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.
The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.
The leeward side receives more precipitation than windward side.
The windward side receives more precipitation than the leeward side.
When does the greenhouse effect happen?
Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere.
Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the Earth’s interior.
Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from outer space.
Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the Earth’s Surface.
Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves slowly towards the leeward side of the mountain?
There is too much water vapor.
The temperature becomes lower.
The amount of water vapor is not enough.
The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side.
Why do stars have colors?
It is because of varied temperatures.
It is because of different locations.
It is because of the presence of oxygen.
It is because of the presence of carbon dioxide.
