FOURTH QUARTER TEST

SCIENCE IV-SSES

Name: _________________________________________________________________ Score: _______________

I. Read and analyze each question then write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.

_________1. It is also called the hydrologic cycle or the continuous movement of water on earth.
a. Water cycle b. watershed cycle c. rain cycle d. evaporation cycle
_________2. How does evaporation happen?
a. When water vapor cools down and changes back to liquid
b. When the tiny droplets remain suspended in the air and become clouds.
c. When liquid water changes to vapor
d. When the droplets fall back to earth
_________3. What do you call the water that is collected in creeks, rivers, lakes and streams during the process of
precipitation?
a. Ground water b. surface water c. runoff d. divide
_________4. How many percentage of saltwater is present on earth?
a. 100% b. 95% c. 97% d. 98%
_________5. It is a source of water that is used for drinking, bathing, watering crops and more.
a. Ground water b. salt water c. lake d. river
_________6. It is a source of water that can come from ice caps, glaciers, ground water, streams, river, ponds and lakes.
a. Fresh water b. saltwater c. ground water d. running water
_________7. How does condensation in the atmosphere happen?
a. When water vapor cools down and changes back to liquid
b. When the tiny droplets remain suspended in the air and become clouds.
c. When liquid water changes to vapor
d. When the droplets fall back to earth
_________8. When does water become polluted?
a. When you collect rain water for watering plants
b. When you throw garbage in rivers, seas, and other bodies of water.
c. When you wash fruits and vegetables in a bowl or pot with water.
d. When you participate in community works like cleaning creeks and canals
_________9. How can you help conserve water?
a. Clean your toys everyday
b. Allow leaks in pipelines and water systems
c. Turn on the faucet and let the water run when you brush your teeth and wash your face
d. Use a bucket of water and a dipper when taking a bath instead of a shower.
_________10. How do plants benefit from water?
a. It provides nutrients c. it can help manufacture their own food
b. It can generate electricity d. it provides opportunity for recreational activities
_________11. Which refers to the breaking down of rocks into pieces?
a. Erosion b. Pollution c. Soil d. Weathering
_________12. What type of soil can hold much water?
a. clay b. humus c. sand d. silt
_________13. Which of these brings about chemical weathering?
a. A bulldozer digging the ground c. a strong wind causing a rock to break
b. Burrowing animals living in soil d. reaction of acids with minerals in rocks
_________14. In which type of soil would plants grow better?
a. Clay b. Loam c. Sand d. Silt
_________15. Where will erosion of water be greatest?
a. in a valley with few crops c. at the slope of Chocolate hills with few plants
b. in a plain with many grasses d. at the slope of Mayon volcano with some grasses and trees
_________16. How do grasses and trees prevent soil erosion?
a. They change the color and texture of the soil. c. They remove the minerals that hold the soil.
b. They hold the soil particles in place. d. They wash away the soil with their roots.
_________17. How does wind erode soil?
a. Wind makes the soil dirty. c. Wind carries the soil away.
b. Wind makes the soil wet. d. Wind changes the soil into dust.
_________18. How is strip cropping done?
a. Covering the soil with plants.
b. Growing tall and short crops in alternate strips to break the wind
c. Making furrows on slope of the hills
d. Making terraces on slope of mountains and hills
________19. It is the process of cultivating the soil to make it more fertile and good for planting.
a. Strip cropping b. Terracing c. Contour plowing d. Soil Tilling
________20. It is an organic matter that makes the soil fertile.
a. Topsoil b. B Horizon c. Humus d. Grass
________21. When Erica looks out the window, she observes that Nimbus clouds are present in the sky. This indicates
that there will be _________.
a. Rain b. Fair weather c. Strong winds d. Thunder and Lightning
________22. The measurement of the hotness and coldness of the air is called________.
a. Humidity b. Pressure c. Temperature d. Velocity
________23.It measures the amount of rainfall.
a. Rain gauge b. Thermometer c. Wind vane d. Anemometer
________24. How is cloud formed?
a. Water evaporates and then form into clouds
b. Water vapor turns into liquid and then form clouds
c. Clouds are formed when a mass of air above the surface is cooled to its dew point
d. Clouds are formed when a cold dense mass of air meets a dense mass or air.
________25. It is a type of cloud characterized as horizontal and layered clouds that stretch out across the sky like a
blanket.
a. Nimbus b. Cumulus c. Cirrus D. Stratus
________26. How would you describe a cumulus cloud?
a. Very wispy and feathery-looking
b. Rain clouds characterized by a uniform grayness, extending over the entire sky
c. Puffy in appearance and looks like cotton balls
d. Horizontal and layered clouds
________28. It is the day-to day condition of the atmosphere.
a. Clouds b. Precipitation c. Air Pressure d. Weather
________29. An instrument used to find out how fast the wind is blowing.
a. Wind vane b. Weather balloon c. Rain Gauge d. Anemometer
________30. What is weather forecasting?
a. Giving of official weather report
b. Telling of what the weather will be in a particular area during a certain period of time.
c. Preparing weather reports.
d. Interpreting weather changes
________31. It is an imaginary line where the earth rotates and it runs through the middle and is tilted at about 23 ½
degrees.
a. Orbit b. Axis c. Rotation d. Revolution
________32. What causes days and nights?
a. Rotation of the sun c. Rotation of the moon
b. Rotation of the earth d. Rotation of the earth
________33. How long does it take the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?
a. one day b. one week c. one month d. one year
________34. When do high tides occur?
a. When the earth attracts the sun
b. When the sun attracts the earth
c. When the earth attracts the moon
d. When the moon attracts the earth’s water level
________35. When does a solar eclipse occur?
a. When the moon is at full moon phase.
b. When the sun is between the moon and the earth
c. When the earth is between the sun and the moon
d. When the moon is in a straight line between the sun and the moon
________36. It is considered the earth’s natural satellite.
a. Moon b. Sun c. Mars d. Venus
________37. How long does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?
a. 30 days b. 28 days c. 29 ½ days d. 32 days
________38. What is the surface of the sun called?
a. Chromosphere b. corona c. photosphere d. solar flares
________39. It is described as potato-shaped balls of snow and rocky dust.
a. Comets B. Meteors