Republic of the Philippines c) Contact, foliated

Department of Education d) Regional, non-foliated

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 13. During the construction of a volcano observatory,
Division of Leyte
SAN GUILLERMO NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL
a rock is observed that formed when hot magma
San Guillermo, Palompon, Leyte baked the surrounding rocks but affected only a
small zone. This describes:
a) Regional metamorphism
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE 11 b) Contact metamorphism
c) Sedimentation
Name:_________________Grade & Section:_____________ d) Erosion
14. The layer of the atmosphere where most weather
Instructions: Read each question carefully and answer as phenomena, such as storms and clouds, occur is:
directed. For the multiple-choice part, encircle the letter of a) Stratosphere c) Thermosphere
the correct answer. For the other sections, follow the b) Mesosphere d) Troposphere
specific instructions given. 15. Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer
that absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet
Part I – Multiple Choice (40 points) radiation?
a) Stratosphere c) Thermosphere
1. Which theory suggests the universe began from a b) Mesosphere d) Troposphere
singularity? 16. Satellites orbit Earth in this layer because it has
a) Steady State c) Big Bang very thin air and minimal friction:
b) Oscillating d) Nebular Hypothesis a) Stratosphere c) Thermosphere
2. The redshift of galaxies indicates: b) Mesosphere d) Troposphere
a) Universe is contracting 17. This layer protects Earth from meteoroids,
b) Stars are cooling causing them to burn up before reaching the surface:
c) Universe is expanding a) Stratosphere c) Thermosphere
d) Planets are colliding b) Mesosphere d) Troposphere
3. Who proposed the Nebular Hypothesis? 18. The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere,
a) James Webb b) Kant & Laplace c) Hubble d) where auroras occur and temperatures increase with
Einstein altitude, is called:
4. The solar system formed approximately: a) Stratosphere c) Thermosphere
a) 13.8 billion years ago b) Mesosphere d) Troposphere
b) 4.6 billion years ago 19. Earth’s distance from the Sun is often called:
c) 6,000 years ago a) Life zone b) Habitable zone c) Danger zone d)
d) 10 million years ago Sunbelt
5. Which evidence best supports the Big Bang 20. Which gas is most important for blocking UV
Theory? radiation?
a) Plate tectonics a) Carbon dioxide b) Ozone c) Oxygen d) Nitrogen
b) Cosmic microwave background 21. Which factor allows liquid water on Earth’s
c) Fossil record surface?
d) Volcanoes a) Weak gravity b) Right temperature c) Thick crust
6. The solar system’s planets formed from: d) Large moon
a) A rotating gas and dust cloud 22. Which feature of Earth helps regulate surface
b) Colliding black holes temperature?
c) Earth’s fragments a) Sunlight b) Atmosphere only c) Atmosphere and
d) A single star explosion greenhouse effect d) Moonlight
7. Heavy elements in planets were formed by: 23. Why is Earth’s magnetic field important for life?
a) The Big Bang b) Sunlight c) Supernova a) It provides sunlight b) It deflects solar wind c) It
explosions d) Meteor showers creates weather d) It causes earthquakes
8. Which sequence is correct? 24. Which element is abundant and essential to life?
a) Gas planets → Sun → Rocky planets a) Gold b) Uranium c) Carbon d) Neon
b) Sun → Planetesimals → Planets 25. If Earth were closer to the Sun, what might
c) Earth → Nebula → Planets happen?
d) Galaxies → Sun → Earth a) Atmosphere would expand b) Water would
9. Which planet has the Great Red Spot? evaporate
a) Saturn b) Neptune c) Jupiter d) Mars c) Oceans would freeze d) Seasons would stop
10. A geologist finds a coarse-grained rock with large 26. Which subsystem includes mountains and rocks?
visible crystals formed from magma cooling a) Biosphere b) Geosphere c) Atmosphere d)
slowly beneath Earth’s surface. What type of rock Hydrosphere
is this? 27. A typhoon mainly involves interaction between:
a) Sedimentary b) Igneous. c) Metamorphic d) a) Atmosphere and hydrosphere
Clastic b) Geosphere and biosphere
11. A rock layer contains visible fossils and was c) Lithosphere and mantle
formed from compacted sediments deposited in a d) Biosphere and cryosphere
shallow sea. Which type of rock is it? 28. Soil where plants grow shows interaction of:
a) Igneous b) Sedimentary c) Metamorphic d) a) Hydrosphere and atmosphere
Foliated b) Geosphere and biosphere
12. A rock is found showing mineral alignment in c) Atmosphere and cryosphere
parallel bands due to extreme pressure over a d) Biosphere and mantle
large region. What type of metamorphism and 29. Which subsystem stores most of Earth’s
rock is this? freshwater?
a) Contact, non-foliated a) Atmosphere b) Hydrosphere c) Cryosphere d)
b) Regional, foliated Biosphere
30. Volcanic eruptions show interaction between: 53. Hydrosphere
a) Atmosphere and cryosphere 54. Biosphere
b) Geosphere and atmosphere
c) Biosphere and hydrosphere C. True or False: Draw a if the statement is
d) Lithosphere and biosphere correct, and if not.
31. A tsunami is caused by: (55–60)
a) Strong winds b) Underwater earthquakes c) Tidal 55. Earth would still be habitable if it were
pull of the Moon d) Heavy rainfall located at the same distance from the Sun as
32. Which subsystem provides gases needed for Mars.
respiration? 56. Without the lithosphere, the biosphere could
a) Geosphere b) Atmosphere c) Hydrosphere still survive because plants only need water
d)Biosphere and air.
33. The hardest mineral is: 57. Venus is hotter than Mercury because of its
a) Quartz b) Diamond c) Feldspar d) Calcite thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.
34. Which property tests the ability of a mineral to be 58. A mineral that can be scratched by a
cut? fingernail must have a Mohs hardness lower
a) Tenacity b) Sectility c) Cleavage d) Streak than 2.5.
35. A mineral breaking along smooth planes shows: 59. The hydrosphere influences climate mainly
a) Fracture b) Cleavage c) Streak d) Color by storing and transporting heat.
36. Which rock is formed from cooled magma/lava? 60. If Earth’s atmosphere contained only
a) Sedimentary b) Igneous c) Metamorphic d) nitrogen, humans and most animals would
Bonus: Imagine you discovered your own exoplanet. Give your
Fossiliferous still survive.
exoplanet a name and describe: (5 pts)
37. Granite is an example of which type of igneous 1. Its size and type (smaller or larger than Earth,
rock? rocky or gaseous).
2. The type of star it orbits
a) Extrusive b) Intrusive c) Sedimentary d) 3. A special feature that makes it unique.
Metamorphic 4. One habitability factor—could life exist there?
Explain briefly.
38. Which rock changes due to heat and pressure? 5. Draw your exoplanet below.
a) Igneous b) Metamorphic c) Sedimentary d)
Magma
39. A mineral’s color in powdered form is called:
a) Luster b) Streak c) Cleavage d) Hardness
40. Rocks made of broken fragments cemented
together are:
a) Igneous b) Sedimentary c) Metamorphic d)
Volcanic

Part II – Identification (20 points)

A. Identification: Write the correct answer. (41–48)
41. The step where rocks are broken down into
smaller pieces by weathering.

42. The movement of weathered rock fragments by

wind, water, or ice.

43. The laying down or settling of sediments in

bodies of water or landforms.

44. The process where layers of sediments are

pressed together due to the weight of overlying
materials.

45. The binding of sediments through dissolved

minerals crystallizing between particles.

46. The combined processes of compaction and

cementation that transform sediments into
sedimentary rock.

47. The stage when sediments accumulate in layers,

often forming strata.

48. The overall cycle that explains how sediments are

formed, transported, deposited, and turned into
sedimentary rocks.

B. Matching Type: Match Column A with Column B.

(49–54)

Column A: Column B:
49. Igneous rock a. Living organisms
50. Sedimentary rock b. Water in all forms
51. Metamorphic rock c. Heat and pressure form
52. Atmosphere this rock
d. Cooling of magma/lava
e. Layer of gases
f. Formed by compaction of