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ALEXIS JOHN BLAKE CATALAN

BSCS 3B
Name : ______________________________________ Score : ________

Direction: Read the sentences carefully. Then choose the letter of the correct answer, and encircle it.

1. There are seven continental plates on Earth. Among them, Asian plate is the biggest.
Which is the smallest?
A. European B. African C. Australian D. North American
2. The earth’s crust is broken into plates that move around relative to each other. Why do plates
move?
A. because of the intense heat in the Earth’s core
B. because the molten rocks in the mantle layer move
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
3. Formation of mountains and volcanoes is due to the movements of crustal plates. What kind of
plate movement causes their formation?
A. divergent B. convergent C. transform D. forces
4. How many active and in inactive volcanoes are there in the Philippines according to PHILVOLCS?
A. around 20 B. around 30 C. around 40 D. around 50
5. What do you call the location where the sinking of plates occurs?
A. seduction zone B. subduction C. lunatic zone D. aquatic zone
6. What is the meaning of the word “subduction”?
A. The process of one tectonic plate sliding under another
B. The process of one tectonic plate going above another
C. The process of two tectonic plates going up together
D. All of the above
7. Why do earthquake occur?
A. An earthquake occurs because of the moving crustal plates.
B. An earthquake causes the shaking of the crustal plates beneath the Earth.
C. The crustal plates move because of the shaking or vibrating of the earthquake.
D. When some forces of the earth move, different layers of the Earth are produced.
8. What happens when the crustal plates move and the push the rocks beneath the
Earth?
A. Parts of the earth shakes.
B. Part of the earth vibrates.
C. An earthquake occurs.
D. All of the above
9. You observed a falling barometer reading. What does it tell about the weather ?
A Low pressure B. High pressure C. Fine weather D. Stormy weather
10. Together, the sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it are called
A. The inner planets C. The solar system
B. The outer planets D. The asteroid
11. You would like to know the direction of the wind. However, there are no available weather instruments in your place.
What will you do ?
A. Observe the movements of the clouds
B. Observe the movements of things
C. Observe the movements of people
D. Observe the movements of animals
12.. Water, wind, ice, and gravity serve as the great natural forces that transport the weathered
material and further wear down the surface of the earth. This process is called_____________
A. Erosion B. Landslide C. Weathering D. Earthing
13.______________ is the actual breaking down of rock by the action of natural forces, such as water, wind, plants and
animals.
A. Erosion B. Landslide C. Weathering D. Earthing
14. The cool and dry winds of the northeast monsoon comes to the country in_____
A. May to October
B. December to February
C. January to September
D. March to December
15. What kind of magma produces violent eruptions ?
A. Those rich in silica C. Those rich in iron
B. Those that are fluid D. Those forming shield volcanoes
`16 When does a tsunami occur ?
. A. When an earthquake is weak
B. When an earthquake is strong
C. When an earthquake occurs on land
D. When an earthquake occurs on the ocean floor.
17. Which of the following should not be done during an earthquake when you are inside a building ?
A. Rush to the doors and get in an elevator
 B. Be aware of the possibility of open electrical lines
C. Seek shelter in a doorway or take cover under a heavy table or desk
D. Open the windows and leave the building immediately when you smell gas
18. Engineers are designing a ten-storey building in an area where seismic activity has been declared. They are planning
to make sure that the building can withstand an earthquake . Which would be the most effective procedure for these ?
A. Apply simulated earthquake forces to a scale model of the building
B. Apply simulated earthquake forces during the construction of the building
C. Apply simulated earthquake forces to the entire building once it has been built
D. Apply simulated earthquake forces that were used on another buildings to built in the same area
19. What is earth’s rotation?
A. It is the spinning movement of Earth on its axis.
B. One complete rotation is equal to one day or 24 hours.
C. It is daytime in a place from sunrise until sunset and night from sunset to sunrise.
D. When it is noon at the prime meridian it is midnight at 180 or at the international dateline.
20. What causes day and night?
A. Rotation of the earth on the sun
B. Complete rotation of the earth on its axis
C. Rotation of the earth on the opposite side
D. Noontime at the prime meridian it is midnight at the international dateline
21. When is it daytime on the other places of the earth?
A. When they are facing the sun.
B. When they are facing the moon.
C. When it is noontime at the prime meridian.
D. When it is noontime at the international dateline
22. What does it mean when the Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis?
A. There are places on Earth that experience day.
B. There are places on Earth that experience night.
C. There are places on Earth that rotate on the earth’s axis.
D. Both A and B
23. What do you call the movement of the earth around the orbit?
A. Earth’s rotation B. Earth’s revolution C. Earth’s movement D. Sun’s direction
24. What happens when the earth makes one complete revolution?
A. It makes one year
B. It makes 365 ¼ days
C. It makes day and night
D. Both A and B
25. What does it mean by the word clockwise?
A. Something moves/ rotates from left to right
B. Something moves/ rotates from right to left
C. Something moves/ rotates from left to right and vice versa
D. Both A and B
26. What does it mean by the word counterclockwise?
A. Something that moves or rotates from left to right
B. Something that moves or rotates from right to left
C. Something that moves or rotates around something
D. Both A and B
27. The humid southwest monsoon which is known as “ Habagat” comes to the country in_______
A. May to October
B. November to February
C. January to September
D. March to December

28. Which parts of world experience four seasons of the year?

A. Those that are located in a low latitude zone
B. Those that are located in a middle latitude zone
C. Those that are located in a high latitude zone
D. Those that are located near the pacificocean
29. Why does Philippines experience tropical climate?
A. Because it is located in a low latitude zone
B. Because it is located in a middle latitude zone
C. Because it is located in a high latitude zone
D. Because it is located near the Pacific Ocean
30. How many seasons of the year do places in the middle latitude experience?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5
Directions: Find the answers in the Box.

Wet and Dry Crater Amihan

Habagat El Niño Typhoon

Trembling Strength Pulling

Saturn La Niña Magnitude

Saturn
35. What phenomenon brings dry weather and even droughts to some parts of the Earth?
36. What phenomenon brings rainy weather and floods to some parts of the Earth?
37. Which word is a synonym of the word shaking?
38. What do you call the severity of an earthquake?
39. All of the following are inner planets EXCEPT
40. What is the antonym of the word pushing?

Direction: Study the illustrations. Then, answer the questions that follow:

41. Which plate movement causes the formation of mountains and volcanoes?

42. Which causes the formation of transform fault?

43. Which plate movement caused the formation of the Middle of the Red Sea?

44. Which plate movement causes the formation of subduction zone on the Earth?

Earth’s Revolution

45. What are the two movements of the earth?

46. The Earth rotates on its______________________________.

48. The Earth revolves around the_______________________.

49. What happens when the Earth rotates?

50. What happens when the Earth revolves?