Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NUEVA ECIJA
Earth Science NEHS – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CABANATUAN CITY QUIZ 1
Instructions: Read each question carefully and shade the correct answer in the answer
sheet provided to you. Do not write anything on this test questionnaire.
______ 1. Earth is found in between planet _____ and ______?
A. Mercury and Venus C. Mars and Neptune
B. Venus and Mars D. Mercury and Sun
______ 2. Which of the following is NOT a related study to Earth Science?
A. Geology B. Genetics D. Oceanography C. Meteorology
______ 3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Earth?
A. It is the third planet from the Sun.
B. It is the only known planet that can support life.
C. It has blue waters, rocky and green land masses.
D. It has abundant carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
______ 4. Which of the following is NOT a factor of why Earth is habitable?
A. Abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
B. Presence of liquid water
C. Magnetic Field
D. All of the above.
______ 5. Which of the following BEST describes planet Earth?
A. It is a “Blue Marble” planet as seen from the outer space.
B. It is the only known planet that can support life.
C. It is in the Goldilocks zone.
D. All of the above
6-8. In what properties does Earth is almost similar to Venus? Mars? both planets?
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9-13. What are the notable differences between Earth and Venus? Earth and Mars?
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14-15. Based on the fact sheet above, what do you think are the physical and properties
of Earth makes it unique and habitable compared to Venus and Mars?
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16-20 Enumerate 5 Factors that Makes the Planet Habitable
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______ 21. Which of the following is the best description of the hydrosphere?
A. It is only composed of liquid water on earth.
B. It is only composed of surface water on earth.
C. It is the mixture of gases that surround the earth.
D. It is composed of the waters on earth including subsurface.
______ 22. Which biophysical component of earth is composed of all the living organisms on
earth, including
those in land, water, and air?
A. biosphere B. geosphere C. atmosphere D. hydrosphere
______ 23. Earth’s crust is mostly composed of what elements?
A. iron and silicon C. oxygen and silicon
B. iron and nickel D. copper and nickel
______ 24. Lowest layer of the atmosphere
A. troposphere B. stratosphere C. thermosphere D. mesosphere
______ 25. What does the Earth’s core made up of?
A. rocks and salt C. oxygen and silicon
B. rocks and metals D. diamonds and metals
______ 26. Which layer produces the Earth’s magnetic field?
A. inner core C. oxygen and silicon
B. outer core D. none of the above
______ 27. Which of the following is NOT a component of the geosphere?
A. valleys B. glaciers C. mountains D. volcanoes
______ 28. Which of the following best describes the troposphere?
A. It is above the mesosphere.
B. It extends up to 50 kilometers high.
C. It is the region where ozone layer is found.
D. It is the densest layer where almost all of weather types occur.
______ 29. Which of the following is NOT a correct analogy about the Earth Systems?
A. atmosphere: air B. geosphere: land C. hydrosphere: water D. biosphere:
humans
______ 30. What is the lithosphere composed of?
A. It is composed of the mantle only.
B. It is composed of the crust and upper mantle.
C. It is composed of the lower mantle and outer core.
D. It is composed of the continental and oceanic crust.
Identify the Different Properties of Minerals
31. Mineral that can easily be observed
32. It refers to the color of mineral in powdered form
33. It refers to the ability of a mineral to split along a weak plane forming flat surface.
34. It defined as the compactness of a sample of matter.
35. The tendency of a mineral to resist abrasion
36. The ability of minerals to glow when bombarded with ultraviolet light.
37. The ability of a mineral to reflect light from its surface.
38. It refers to the capacity of a certain mineral to break along curved surfaces.
39. Some minerals would continue to glow even after a source of ultraviolet light has been
turned off.
40. Lack the "definite chemical composition" and Property that required to be a mineral
41-50 Identify 10 MOHS Scale Hardness of Minerals. ( IN ORDER) From softest to hardeness.
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