Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN
STA. MARIA EAST DISTRICT
Parada, Santa Maria Bulacan
FOURTH SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 6
FOURTH QUARTER
Name:_____________________________________ Score:____________________
Teacher:___________________________________ Section:__________________
I. Directions: Identify the keyword that best fits the statement. Write letter of your
answer on the blank before each number.
______1. It appears like a red sphere with unusual markings and polar caps.
a. Earth c. Neptune
b. Mars d. Venus
______2. It is an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and
therefore nearer.
a. camera c. microscope
b. magnifying glass d. telescope
______3. It is considered the twin planet of Uranus.
a. Jupiter c. Neptune
b. Mars d. Venus
______4. It looks like a tiny green disc against the black sky.
a. Earth c. Neptune
b. Mars d. Uranus
______5. It is also called the ringed planet.
a. Jupiter c. Saturn
b. Mercury d. Venus
II. Directions: Categorize the following keywords. Write letter of your answer on the
blank before each number.
______6. Earth, Mercury, Mars and Venus
a. gaseous planets c. outer planets
b. inner planets d. rocky planets
______7. Juiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus
a. gaseous planets c. outer planets
b. inner planets d. rocky planets
______8. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
a. giant planets c. small planets
b. morning stars d. terrestrial planets
______9. Callisto, Europa,Io and Ganymede
a. Jupiter’s moons c.Saturn’s moons
b. Mar’s moons d. Uranus’ moons
III. Directions: Label the illustration below. Choose your answer from the circle and
write the letter of the correct answer in the box .
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Mercury
d. Neptune
e. Saturn
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IV. Directions: Write the letter of the answer that best supports the statement.
______14. Venus is known as the hottest planet in the solar system
a. It is the twin planet of the earth.
b. It is the second planet in the solar sytem.
c. It is the brightest object in the sky aside from the sun and moon.
d. The thick atmosphere traps the Sun's heat, resulting in surface temperatures
higher than 880 degrees Fahrenheit (470 degrees Celsius).
______15. Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
a. It is the smallest planet in the solar system.
b. It is the planet that has no moon.
c. Its relative distance from the sun is 58 million kilometers.
d. It is one of the hottest planets, and the coldest of the inner planets
______16. Mars is known as the red planet.
a. It has nearly the same area as Earth’s dry land
b. It has two irregularly shaped moons named Phobos and Deimos.
c. It has thin atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and argon
gases.
d. Its surface appears reddish-yellow because of the iron oxide in the soil and
dust that covers most of the planet.
______17. The Earth is the only planet planet where living things, like us can survive.
a It is made up of different gases, mostly nitrogen and enough oxygen for us to
breathe.
b. It has moderate surface temperature which allows water to exist as solid,
liquid, and gas.
c. Its atmosphere has the right thickness to keep the planet warm so that living
things like us can survive.
d. all of the above
_______18. The Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as outer planet or
Jovian planet
a. They are giant planets.
b. They appear more like stars than planets because they are mostly made up
of hydrogen and helium gases.
c. Planets are very large in size but low in density, thus they can rotate very
rapidly, because of this, their days are shorter.
d. all of the above
IV. Directions: (19-20) Draw the solar system and label each planet based on their
relative sizes from the sun.
