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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF BATAAN
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FOURTH QUARTERLY TEST IN SCIENCE 5

1. What process breaks rocks into smaller pieces to become soil?

a. Erosion b. Abrasion c. Weathering d. Pounding

2. How does temperature break down rocks?

a. Rocks break when there is no more sun.
b. Rocks break when they are hammered.
c. Rocks break when they are heated by the sun.
d. Rocks break when they are heated and then cooled.

3. Which of the following factors would increase the rate of weathering?

a. increasing rainfall
b. increasing temperature
c. increasing biological forces like burrowing by animals and human activities
d. all of these

4. Which following DOES NOT contribute to physical weathering?

a. wind b. acid rain c. plant growth d. running water

5. Which of the processes is not an example of chemical weathering?

a. splitting of a rock along a fracture
b. acidic groundwater comes into contact with limestone
c. reaction of oxygen with chemicals in a rock
d. dissolve minerals from a rock body leaving cavities in the rock.

6. Which of the following human activities causes rocks to break down?

a. mining b. studying c. fishing d. sky diving

7. What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

a. New mountains are formed.
b. The climate changes overtime.
c. Metal pieces become rusty.
d. They change the Earth’s surface.

8. What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

a. weathering b. deposition c. erosion d. cementation

9. Which of the following is a cause of soil erosion?

a. planting trees b. deforestation c. terracing d. contour farming

10. What is the best strategy to reduce the amount of erosion brought on by human

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activity?
a. Planting trees to protect farmland from the wind.
b. Rotating herbs between different grasslands.
c. Planting trees to replace ones that were cut down.
d. All of the above

11. How would you help save the problems on the negative effect of soil erosion?
I. Planting trees and vegetation
II. Avoiding Overgrazing
III. Building Terraces
IV. Use barriers to prevent runoff and soil erosion

A. I only B. I, III C. I, II, III D. All of the above

12. Why is it so important to reduce soil erosion?

a. Preventing erosion can help preserve the environment
b. Maintain fertile soil especially for agriculture
c. Prevent costly damage to building and roads
d. All of the above

13. Which of these are correctly arranged?

a. deposition, erosion, weathering c. erosion, deposition, weathering
b. weathering, erosion, deposition d. weathering, deposition, erosion

14. Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

a. Barometer b. Wind vane c. Thermometer d. Temperature

15. As the warm moist air rises, it begins to cool, which causes the water vapor in the air to:
a. evaporate b. boil c. condense d. precipitate

16. Which best describes the cause of day-to-day weather changes?

a. the rotation of Earth c. moving air masses
b. the size of Earth d. action of the winds

17. PAGASA has just raised public storm warning signal no. 2 in Bataan and nearby
provinces. What does this mean?
a. Wind of 30- 60 kph in 36 hours is expected in the locality.
b. Wind of 61-120 kph in 24 hours is expected in the locality.
c. Wind of 121-170 kph in 18 hours is expected in the locality.
d.Very strong winds of 171-220 kph in 12 hours is expected in the locality.

18. Which describes the condition of the atmosphere in a short period of time?
a. Humidity b.Typhoon c. Weather d. Storm

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19. How is the weather in the “eye” of a typhoon?

a. mostly calm b. intense c. violent and windy d. sunny

20. Which of the following can be observed during a typhoon?

a. sky becomes clear c. skies become overcast or dark
b. strong winds and heavy rains d. sun becomes visible

21. What damages caused by a typhoon?

I. Structural damage to trees, watercraft, and buildings
II. Destruction to traveling ships and planes
III. Floods, erosions, landslide
IV. Long-term impacts on human life and livelihood

a. I, II b. I, II, III c. II, III, IV d. I, II, III, IV

22. When should you be most prepared in case a typhoon is coming?

a. before b. during c. after d. none at all

23. What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?

a. clear and sunny c. warm air
b. heavy rain fall d. light rain

24. Dark clouds are visible in the sky. You are going to school. Which should you do?
a. Play outside with your friends
b. Go to school and ignore it
c. Wait till it starts to rain and then stops
d. Go to school, but don't forget to bring a raincoat or an umbrella

25. Which of the following will NOT happen during typhoons?

a. very strong winds c. large ocean waves
b. heavy rains d. shaking of ground

26. You are raking the yard's crumpled up leaves. Suddenly you felt how strongly the wind is
blowing. Will you burn the dried leaves?
a. Yes, I will burn the dried leaves so that the backyard will be clean.
b. No, I will not burn the dried leaves because it may cause a big fire.
c. Yes, I don’t care if can cause fire.
d. No, I will collect all the dried leaves and scattered them everywhere I want.

27. What’s the moon phase when a lunar eclipse occurs?

a. New moon b. Full moon c. Crescent moon d. Gibbous moon

28.What’s the moon phase when a solar eclipse occurs?

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a. New moon b. Full moon c. Crescent moon d. Gibbous moon

29. How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth once?
a. Just over 27 days c. Just over 1 hour
b. 365 days d. Just over a week

30. What color is the moon when we see it in the sky?

a. light purple b. lime green c. white or grayish-white d. red

31. What is the Moon’s nearest neighbor in space?

a. Earth b. Venus c. The Sun d. Mars

32. How many moon phases are there?

a. 7 b. 8 c. 4 d. 1

33. What is it called when the moon is almost directly between the sun and Earth?
a. Full Moon b. New Moon c. Waxing Gibbous Moon d. First Quarter

34. What is it called when we see the entire face of the moon shining.
a. Full Moon b. New Moon c. Waxing Gibbous Moon d. Last Quarter

35. How long does a moon approximately take to complete a cycle?

a. one week b. one month c. one year d. a day

36. Which moon phase is it if the light is on the right and is a banana shape?
a. waxing gibbous b. waning crescent c.waning gibbous d. waxing crescent

37. What does “waxing” mean?

a.growing b. shrinking c. decreasing d. darkening

38. As the moon’s shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a. swelling b. waxing c. waning d. growing

39. How frequently does a full moon appear?

a. about once each week c. about once each year
b. about once each month d. about once in a blue moon

40. Which of the following definitions best describes a constellation?

a. a region of the sky containing a certain star pattern
b. a group of very bright stars
c. a group of very faint stars
d. the dividing line between the north and south celestial hemispheres

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41. How were constellations originally named and identified?

a. as people, animals or inanimate objects they may have resembled
b. mathematically, with numbers and coordinates Constellation
c. in groups of very distant, bright or old stars
d. by their location from Earth’s horizon

42. Which constellation is “the Queen”?

a. Orion b. Cygnus c. Cassiopeia d. Sirius

43. Which constellation is best known because it contains the “big dipper”, which looks
like a ladle?
a. Ursa Major b. Orion c. Ursa Minor d. Polaris

44. How are constellations useful?

a. to help locate stars c. to navigate
b. to keep track of the calendar d. all of the above

45. How many constellations are there in the sky?

a. 40 b. 45 c. 80 d. 88

46.Which is NOT a zodiac constellation?

a. Aquarius b. Gemini c. Orion d. Capricorn

47. What shape is the constellation ‘Cassiopeia’?

a. ‘V’ shape b. ‘W’ shape c. ‘S’ shape d. ‘C’ shape

48. Which is the only constellation of the zodiac that represents an inanimate (non-
living) object?
a. Libra b. Pisces c. Aries d. Cancer

49. Why do some stars look bigger and brighter than other stars? Because they are _______.
a. old b. young c. near Earth d. really big

50. Ursa Major (Larger Bear) has this asterism in its pattern
a. Orion b. Crux c. the Little Dipper d. the Big Dipper

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