DIRECTION: Choose ONLY the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
1. To locate exact places on the Earth, one must look at
a. the lines of latitudes only
b. the lines of longitude only
c. a neighboring area to describe the location
d. the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
2. Your community is rich in metallic materials. Which of the following should the community undertake to conserve such precious mineral deposits?
a. Use all of them to earn money
b. Put up tunnels to harvest all metallic minerals
c. Formulate laws and ordinances to regulate the mining of minerals.
d. Use dynamite to clear out the area and reveal the mineral deposits.
3. These are heat-trapping gases that are produced by air pollution due to human activities. These are carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons.
a. Greenhouse
b. Greenhouse effect
c. Greenhouse gases
d. Global warming
4. Which of the following statement does not define or describe ITCZ (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone)?
a. The ITCZ position varies seasonally, as it follows the sun.
b. It moves north in the Northern Hemisphere summer and south in the Northern Hemisphere winter.
c. It is a region of converging trade winds and rising air that circles the earth near the Equator.
d. Our country has not been affected by ITCZ.
5. What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a. Days will be longer than nights.
b. Nights will be longer than days.
c. The length of days and nights will be the same.
d. There will be alternating longer days and longer nights.
6. It is the season that happens after summer that is often called fall because leaves fall from the trees at the same time.
a. Autumn
b. Summer
c. Winter
d. Spring
7. What are the coordinates of Manila, Philippines?
a. 11° N, 121° E
b. 14° N, 120° E
c. 16° N, 120° E
d. 21° N, 121° E
8. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a wise conservation of energy?
a. Constructing dams near waterfalls
b. Using solar power cells to run electricity
c. Making windmills in areas with strong seasonal winds
d. Dumping of bagasse and agricultural waste into rivers
9. What do you call the plant house used by farmers or plant keepers to protect the plants from excessive cold or heat and pests?
a. Greenhouse
b. Greenhouse effect
c. Greenhouse gases
d. Global warming
10.It is commonly known as Habagat gives us warm and humid trade winds that can cause heavy rains in the Philippines; this happens from June to October.
a. southwest monsoon
b. northeast monsoon
c. southeast monsoon
d. northeast monsoon
11. The earth spins on its ______.
a. Revolution
b. axis
c. Invert
d. Bounce
12. What are the reasons why seasons occur?
a. Earth's tilt and rotation
b. Earth's rotation and revolution
c. Earth's tilt and revolution
d. Earth's tilt and resolution
13. What do you call the point where the lines of latitude and longitude meet or intersect?
a. coordinate
b. equator
c, parallels
d. meridians
14. It is the act of protecting the Earth's natural resources for current and future generations.
a. Waste management
b. Waste disposal
c. Conservation
d. Reuse, reduce, and recycle
15. The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up.
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Exosphere
16. The moving air or wind that blows from the body of the water onto the land is called ____.
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. monsoon
d. Both a and b
17. In which direction does the sun set?
a. North
b. West
c. East
d. South
18. Why the Equator is the warmest?
a. Because it is closest to the sun
b. Because no clouds from here
c. Because it receives the most direct sunlight
d. None of the above
19. It is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.
a. equator
b. coordinate
c. longitude
d. latitude
20. These are materials or substances such as minerals, forest, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
a. Natural resources
b. Non-renewable resources
c. renewable resources
d. Minerals
21. It is the fourth layer of the atmosphere where the ionosphere is found.
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Thermosphere
d. Exosphere
22. It is a natural phenomenon, where there is seasonal shift or change in direction of the prevailing winds. As a result, these may bring change in season and weather of a certain place.
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. monsoon
d. Both a and b
23. In which direction does the sun rise?
a. North
b. West
c. East
d. South
24. Why is it warmer in the summer than in the winter in certain place ? Because
a. it is closer to the sun in summer than in winter
b. the Earth's tilt causes Earth to revolve more slowly
c. the ocean is warmer in the summer than in winter
d. Earth's tilt makes the place receive more direct sunlight in summer
25. ____ is a three-dimensional model that is subdivided with imaginary lines called latitude and longitude.
a. grid
b. coordinate
c. meridians
d. globe
26. In which way can we protect our environment?
a. Littering
b. recycling
c. Polluting
d. contaminating
27. It is the sudden increase in the overall temperature of the earth due to excessive trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.
a. Greenhouse
b. Greenhouse effect
c. Greenhouse gases
d. Global warming
28. It is known as Amihan gives cold and dry weather that can cause light rains and cold weather.
a. southwest monsoon
b. northeast monsoon
c. southeast monsoon
d. northwest monsoon
29. How does longer daytime affect the amount of solar energy received by the Earth?
a. The longer the day, the more energy will be received.
b. The longer the day, the less energy will be received.
c. The length of daytime does not affect the amount of energy received.
d. None of the above
30. When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a. Winter
b. Spring
c. Fall
d. Summer
