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Thomas More Montessori School
Doctolero Avenue, Magugpo East, Tagum City
High School Department
GRADE 9
SCIENCE IX
5th Monthly Evaluation
Name: Score:
Section: Date:
TEST I. Read the questions carefully, encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1.City A has a mild climate and is enveloped by waterbodies. It is situated close to
the equatorial. What would most probably have an impact on the city's climate?
a. Latitude c. Topography
b. Altitude d. All of these
2. What happens when the evaporation and condensation rates are equivalent?
a. Clouds form c. The humidity increases
b. The dew point is reach d. Precipitation occurs
3. Which of the foregoing is a contributing factor to global warming?
a. Volcanic eruptions
b. The amount of rainfall
c. Warm air ascending into the atmosphere
d. Rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
4. What transpires during the La Nina occurrence?
a. Atmospheric pressure in the western Pacific rises
b. Atmospheric tension in the eastern Pacific falls
c. Cold water upwelling is obstructed
d. Trades wind strengthen.
5. Why do the poles have the coldest temperatures on Earth?
a. A large number of gaseous particles capture heat from the surface.
b. These places receive a lot of thermal radiation because they have a lot of
gaseous particles trapping heat from the surface.
c. These locations get a smaller quantity of thermal radiation.
d. There are fewer gaseous particles on the surface, trapping less heat.
6. Whenever mountain hikers go up the mountain, why do they carry warm jackets?
a. As altitude rises, the temperature rises
b. As altitude rises, the temperature falls
c. As altitude rises, the temperature stays the same.
d. As the height drops, the temperature drops.
7. How does the temperature of the air change as height rises?
a. Remains the same c. Decreases
b. Increases d. Varies
8. Which of the foregoing is a sign of climate change?
a. Sea level rise c. Coastal erosion
b. Global temperature drops d. Ocean waves that are quite strong
9.It pertains to a location's atmospheric conditions over a lengthy amount of time.
a. Climate c. Weather
b. Monsoon d. Topography
10.What will occur if the atmosphere contains too much carbon dioxide?
a. The greenhouse effect happens c. Water vapor compresses
b. Temperature rises d. Climate change takes place
11. Which of the following activities has no impact on global warming?
a. Reforestation b. Illegal fishing
c. Mining activities d. Incineration of garbage
12.When would the greenhouse effect occur?
a. Greenhouse gases capture energy from the earth's crust
b. Greenhouse gases collect heat from the earth's interior
c. Greenhouse gases in the higher atmosphere grab energy from outer
Space
d. Greenhouse gases collect heat from the earth's surface in the lower
atmosphere
13.What distinguishes the leeward and windward sides?
a. The windward side obtains as much precipitation than that of the leeward
Corner
b. The leeward side has much more greenery than the windward side
c. The windward side acquires so much energy than the leeward side
d. The windward side obtains the most precipitation than the leeward sid
14. Which of the foregoing is the most accurate description of climate?
a. Weather that happens in the atmosphere during a single day.
b. Weather patterns that exist in a place over a long period of time.
c. Weather patterns that happen in a region over such a short period of time.
d. An atmospheric disturbance that occurs over a long period of time.
15. Which side of the mountain often receives the most precipitation?
a. Leeward side c. Rain shadow
b. Windward side d. Peak
16.Why do cloud formations vanish when the air flows gradually towards the
mountain's leeward side?
a. As the air flows to the leeward side, it begins to condense
b. There is insufficient water vapor
c. he temperature drops
d. There is too many water vapor
17.Why are climates different in sites with similar latitudes but different altitudes?
a. The quantity of heat received varies
b. The amount of precipitation changes
c. The temperature at higher elevations is lower
d. Temperatures are higher at higher altitudes
18.Which of the following shows the effect of climate change?
a. Rising of sea level c. Coastal erosion in some places
b. Deforestation of forest d. Siltation of bodies of water
19.During summer, many people visit Sagada because of the cold weather. What do
you think Sagada cold?
a. The distance from the ocean c. Altitude
b. Topography d. All of these
20.Which is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?
a. Livestock raising c. Organic farming
b. Burning of fossil fuel d. Car manufacturing
For Items 21-25. Read the statements below and write the letter of the correct answer that best describes
the statement. Write:
A – if the statement describes climate.
B – if the statement describes weather.
C – is the statement describing both climate and weather.
D – if the statement neither supports climate nor weather.
_____21. It is the day-to-day or short-term condition of the changes in the atmosphere.
_____22. It is the averaged weather condition of any place over 30 years.
_____23. It is affected by temperature, pressure, humidity, cloudiness, wind, precipitation, rain,
flooding, and ice storms.
_____24. It is long-term observations of the atmospheric phenomena such as humidity, temperature,
the sunshine, wind.
_____25.It may be 75° degrees and sunny or it could be 20° degrees with heavy snow.
For items 26-28 Refer to the table below for the succeeding questions
26.Which place is the coldest?____________
27.Which place is the hottest?____________
28.What is the relationship between altitude and temperature of a place?____________
Refer to the table below for the questions 29-31
Temperatures of Different Cities around the world
29.Which City had the lowest temperature?____________
30.Which City had the highest temperature?____________
31.What do you think greatly affects the climate in Beijing?____________
GIVE THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT CLIMATE
32.
33.
34.
35.
GIVE 2 IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
36.
37.
GIVE AT LEAST 3 CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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