GRADE 9: SCIENCE Post test

Test I: Multiple Choice

Direction: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle the letter of
your answer.

1. It is considered as the thinnest and the outermost layer of the earth.

a. Mantle b. crust c. core d. lithosphere
2. It is the rigid outer part of earth consisting of crust and upper mantle.
a. Mantle b. crust c. core d. lithosphere
3. It is the middle part of the earth and considered as the hottest layer of the earth.
a. Mantle b. crust c. core d. lithosphere
4. Based on Japanese mythology, earthquake generated by a catfish that named ______________?
b. Uzumi b. Namazi c. Namazu d. none of the above
5. In Greek mythology, it said that ______________ is the one that creating an earthquake.
b. Percy b. Athena c. Poseidon d. zues
6. It is an instrument use to measure the magnitude of the earthquake
b. Barometer b. Seismograph c. thermometer d. micropipette
7. Which of the following is not a product of volcano?
a. Pyroplastic material b earthquake c. magma d. all of the above
8. It is the shaking or trembling of the earth caused by pieces of the crust of the earth suddenly shifted.
a. Plate boundaries. b. earthquake c. fault d. epicenter
9. ________ is the place where rock breaks and radiates seismic waves.
a. Earthquake b. epicenter c. fault d. hypocenter
10. It is the stae of being balance.
a. force c. equilibrium
b. tension d. none of the above
11. Which of the describes a convergent boundary?
a. Two plates move past one another.
b. Two plates pull apart and move in opposite direction
c. Two plates collide.
d. All of the above
12. What king of fault is in the san andreas fault in California, USA?
a. Transform c. divergent
b. Convergent d. b and c
13. What do youo call the source of an earthquake?
a. Hypercenter c. focus
b. Fault d. epicenter
14. What kind of volcano is Mayon volcano?
a. Composite c. shield
b. Cinder d. none of the above
15. In what region do most earthquake occur?
a. Mediterranean-Asiatic Belt c. Pacific ring of Fire
b. Circum-Pacific Belt d. none of the above
16. What instrument is used to see the reflection of images?
a. Glasses c. microscope
b. Mirrors d. spectroscope
17.. Based on Japanese mythology, earthquake generated by a catfish that named ______________?
a. Uzumi b. Namazi c. Namazu d. none of the above
18. In Greek mythology, it said that ______________ is the one that creating an earthquake.
a. Percy b. Athena c. Poseidon d. zues
19. It is an instrument use to measure the magnitude of the earthquake
a. Barometer b. Seismograph c. thermometer d. micropipette
20. Which of the following is an example of fault?
a. Reverse fault b abnormal fault c. sleep fault d. all of the above
21. It is the shaking or trembling of the earth caused by pieces of the crust of the earth suddenly
shifted.
a. Plate boundaries. b. earthquake c. fault d. epicenter
22. ________ is the place where rock breaks and radiates seismic waves.
a. Earthquake b. epicenter c. fault d. hypocenter
23. Formed when two plates collide from each other.
c. Divergent boundaries c. transform boundaries
d. b. convergent boundaries d. none of the above
24. ___________ is the shock waves created at the hypocenter.
a. focus b. epicenter c. fault d. seismic wave
25. ___________ is the point on the ground’s surface directly above the hypocenter?
a. focus b. epicenter c. fault d. seismic wave
26. What kind of volcano is mayon volcano?
a. Composite b. cinder c. shield d. none of the above
27. Define as the force that pulls everything on earth.
a. equilibrium b. force c. gravity d. none of the above.
28. It is the rigid outer part of earth consisting of crust and upper mantle.
a. Mantle b. crust c. core d. lithosphere
29. Which of the following is an example of stable object?
a. twigs b. ball c. pencil d. box
30. It is the state of being balance.
a. force c. equilibrium
b. tension d. none of the above
31. Which of the following is an example of neutral?
a. twigs b. vase c. box d. ball
32. It is define as object at motion but still in being balance.
a. stable. b. dynamic equilibrium c. fault d. static equilibrium
33. Which of the following is an example of dynamic equilibrium?
a. standing b box alone c. biking d. all of the above
34. It is define as object at rest but still in being balance.
a. stable. b. dynamic equilibrium c. fault d. static equilibrium
35. Which of the following is not an example of unstable equilibrium?
a. ball b. ruler c. twigs d. stick
36. It is the state of being balance.
a. force c. equilibrium
b. tension d. none of the above
37. What type of neuron sends the impulse from the environment to CNS?
a. Motor neuron c. Interneuron
b. Sensory neuron d. Neuroglia
38. Which of the following regulates the body to achieve homeostasis
a. Nervous system c. reproductive system
b. Endocrine system d. both a and b
39. Hormones are transported throughout the body through ________________
a. The ducts connected to the glands c. The lymphatic ducts
b. The bloodstream d. Interstitial fluid
40. What causes the production of milk in female’s Mammary Glands?
a. TSH c. Oxytocin
b. FSH d. Prolactin
41. When the zygote reaches the uterus, it is called ________.
a. Zona Pellucida c. Blastula
b. Morula d. Grastula
42. The following are components of a DNA except ________.
a. Phospate Group c. ribose sugar
b. Deoxyribose sugar d. nitrogenous bases
43. which of the following correctly shows the flow of genetic information
a. DNA ---- Protein ---- RNA
b. RNA ---- Protein ---- DNA
c. RNA ---- DNA ---- Protein
d. DNA ---- RNA ---- Protein
44. Which of the following base pairs would not be possible?
a. Cytosine-guanine c. Adenine-thymine
b. Thymine-uracil d. Adenine-uracil
45. When DNA Unzips and makes a strand of mRNA, the process is called ____________.
a. Replication c. translation
b. Translocation d. transcription
46. Which of the following is a result of Chromosomal mutation in the autosomes?
a. Cri-du-chat syndrome c. Turner’s Syndrome
b. Klinefelter’s Syndrome d. none of the above
47 ______ proposed that characteristics acquired during the life of a parent will be passed through
generations
a. Darwin c. Bonnet
b. Lamarck d. Linneaus
48. Who formulated the law that explains why the small air bubble released by the fish gets bigger as
its reaches the surface?
a. Avogadro c. Charles
b. Boyle d. Gay-Lussac
49. All the elements are present in lipids except___________.
a. Hydrogen c. nitrogen
b. Carbon d. oxygen
50. Steroids is an example of a __________ biomolecule.
a. Protein c. lipid
b. Nucleic Acid d. carbohydrates
51. What is the name of Mesozoic supercontinent that considered of all present continents?
a. Eurasia b. laurasia c. Pangaea d. Gondwanaland
52. Who were the two scientist of seafloor spreading theory?
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton c. John Butler and Arthur Smite
b. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz d. F. Vine and D.Mathews
53. if the atlantic ocean is widening at a rate of 3 cm per year, how far will spread in a million years?
a. 3 km b. 30 km c. 300 km d. 3000 km
54. Which of the following increases with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
a. The age of oceanic lithosphere c. the depth of the sea floor
b. The thickness of the lithosphere d. all of the above
55. Which electromagnetic wave carries more energy than the other?
a. Microwaves b. radio waves c. uv radiation d. visible light
56. what electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?
a. Gamma rays b. infrared c. radio waves d. visible light
58. if you stand in front of two adjacent large mirrors (at 90 degree angle), how many images will you
see?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
59. if you placed a number chart in front of a plane mirror, what numbers will you read properly in the
mirror?
a. 0,1, 6, 8, and 9 b. 0,1 and 6 c. 6 and 9 d. 0 and 8
60. what kind of mirror is used by department stores to give a wider area and smaller image of the
shopper?
a. Plane mirror b. convex mirror c. concave mirror d. none of the above