I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

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

A. erosion C. pounding
B. abrasion D. weathering
2. Which are the best agents of chemical weathering?
A. wind and water C. oxygen and acid
B. roots of plants D. water and plants
3. Which is made up of tiny bits of rocks with decaying plants and animals?
A. rocks B. gravel C. soil D. humus
4. Which of the following activities of man contribute to the breaking down of rocks?
A. fishing B. studying C. mining D. sky diving
5. How does temperature breakdown rocks?
A. Rocks break when it is cooled.
B. Rocks break when it is heated.
C. Rocks break when it is not exposed to water.
D. Rocks break when it is heated and then cooled.
6. What are the causes of soil erosion?
A. water, wind, man and animals
B. water, reforestation, terracing
C. landslides, floods, strip cropping
D. building windbreak, man and animals
7. Which of the human activities cause soil erosion?
A. digging, planting trees, construction, grazing
B. illegal logging, quarrying, construction of buildings
C. planting trees, strip cropping, terracing, reforestation
D. illegal logging, strip cropping, quarrying, terracing
8. Which of the following is NOT an effect of erosion on landforms?
A. formation of sand dunes
B. mountains can change into plains
C. man and animals could be killed
D. irregularly-shaped slopes of the mountain
9. Landslide is an effect of soil erosion. Which of the following does NOT tell how
dangerous landslides can be?
A. It can kill people.
B. It can damage plants and animals.
C. It can cause damage to properties.
D. Destroyed roads and bridges can be repaired.
10. Which of the following is true about the effects of erosion to man and animals?
I. Less food production
II. Affects aquatic animals
III. Supply of potable water is affected
IV. Farmers have difficulty sustaining their lives
 A. I only C. I, II, and III
B. I and II D. I, II, III, and IV

11. Which of the following are preventive measures of soil erosion?

A. deforestation C. building dikes
B. quarrying D. constructing subdivisions
12. What is reforestation?
A. It is the planting of crops alternately to hold water.
B. It is the planting of more trees to block the wind.
C. It is the planting of new trees.
D. It is planting of grass.
13. Why is plant cover such as grass important?
A. It holds soil in place. C. It grows easily.
B. You dont need to plant it. D. It makes the place green.
14. Why would you join a Plant A Tree campaign in the community?
A. To be with friends with the people who are in the campaign
B. To beautify the community and conserve soil
C. To show that you know how to plant a tree
D. To be recognized by barangay officials
15. How does terracing prevent soil erosion?
I. Keeps soil from moving very far downhill
II. Slows the speed of water
III. Removes vegetation which slows erosion
IV. Use manure, which adds back nutrients.
A. I only C. III and IV
B. I and II D. I, II, and III
16. These are large and dark thunderclouds usually observed during a
typhoon.
A. cirrus C. nimbus
B. cumulus D. cumulonimbus
17. What kind of weather is likely to occur if the barometer reading indicates a
falling air pressure?
A. The weather will be fair.
B. A tornado is in the area.
C. A bright and sunny day
D. A bad weather is approaching.
18. Before a typhoon, which of the following is observed?
A. The weather is calm and quiet.
B. Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong wind occur .
C. Sky is clearer but there might be scattered rain showers.
D. Storm surge may occur.
19. During a typhoon, all of the following is observed except one. Which one is this?
A. Sky is dark and cloudy.
B. Big waves and storm surge may occur.
 C. The clouds are high and wind gently blows.
D. Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong wind occur
20. After a typhoon, which of the following is observed?
A. Heavy rainfall accompanied by strong wind occur
B. Sun becomes visible and the sky is clearer.
C. Big waves and storm surge may occur.
D. The weather is calm and quiet.
21. Which of the following is greatly affected when there is turbulent water conditions?
A. buildings C. trees and other vegetation
B. watercraft and water operations D. infrastructures
22. All of the following may take place in a devastated area except one. Which is this?
A. Some may stay in an evacuation area
B. Rescue and relief operations are on going
C. There may be an outbreak of water borne diseases.
D. Potable water would be abundant.
23. Which of the following is an effect of typhoon to infrastructures?
A. Fishing boats, cruise ships and other vessels are battered by storms.
B. A typhoon can cause harm to trees and other vegetation.
C. Typhoons can make roads impassable.
D. Starvation becomes a big risk.
24. How does a typhoon affect buildings?
A. Wind blows the roof off a home.
B. Typhoons can make roads impassable.
C. Typhoons also deposit large quantities of salt onto plant life .
D. Strong wind can snap branches and uproot trees and plants.
25. How can both human and animal life be impacted and ultimately taken, by the
destructive forces of typhoons?
A. If roads become impassable
B. if rescue and relief operations are on going
C. If an individual is struck by debris or is caught in a building collapse
D. If large quantities of salt are deposited onto plant life .
26. What moon phase is observed when the moon is between the earth and the sun?

A. new moon B. first quarter C. full moon D. waning crescent

27. Last moon phase: What moon phase is this one?

A. Waning Gibbous
B. Waxing Crescent
C. Waning Crescent
D. Waxing Gibbous

28. Which picture of the moon shows the new moon phase?

29. How often can a full moon be seen?

A. once a year C. About once each week
B. about once each month D. about once each year
30. Which diagram below BEST represents the position of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth when there is a full
moon?
 31. Which is the point in the Moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth?
A. apogee C. perigee
B. eclipse D. blood moon

32. The month with 29 1/2 days cyclic pattern.

A. synodic month C. sidereal month

B. draconic month D. Tropical month

33. If the moon started its orbit around the Earth from a spot
in line with a certain star, it will return to that same spot in
about ________.

A. 27.3 days C. 29 1/2days

B. 27.1/2 days D. 7.38 days

34. If the moon started its orbit from a spot exactly between Earth and the sun, it would return
to almost the same spot in ________.
A. 27.3 days C. 29 1/2days
B. 27.1/2 days D. 7.38 days

35. Why is a synodic month longer than a sidereal month?

A. Earth-Moon system is orbiting the Sun in the same direction as the Moon is
orbiting the earth.
B The Moon takes a little longer to return to perigee than to
return to the same star.
C. The perigee moves in the same direction as the Moon is
orbiting the Earth.
D. Nodes move in the opposite direction as the Moon is
orbiting the Earth.

II. Match A with B.

A B
____36. Almost all banana plants are downed,
A. Signal # 1
some big trees are broken or uprooted and up to
50% of the old, dilapidated residential structures B. Signal # 2
and houses of light materials are damaged. C. Signal # 3
____37. Most residential and institutional buildings D. Signal # 4
of mixed construction maybe severely damaged E. Signal # 5
and few plants and trees survived.
III. Observe the constellations carefully. Then name those with numbers. Find your
answers in the box.

Cassiopeia Hercules Orion

Ursa major Ursa Minor Virgo Perseus
Cygnus Leo Taurus Scorpius

41 42 43
44

46
46
45

47

50

48
49
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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

TEST
NO. OF NO. OF EASY AVE DIFFICULT
COPETENCY
DAYS ITEMS (70%) (20%) (10%)
PLACEMENT

1. Describe how rocks turn

into soil 5 5 4 1 1-5
(S5FE-Iva-1)

2. Investigate extent of soil

erosion in the community
and its effects on living 5 5 2 1 2 6-10
things and the environment
( S5FE-IV b-2)

3. Communicate the data

collected from the 5 5 4 1 11-15
investigation on soil erosion

4. Observe the changes on 16-20

the weather before, during 5 5 5
anfDafter a typhoon

5. Describe the effects of a

5 5 1 2 2 21-26
typhoon on the community

4
6. Describe the effects of the 5 5 1 36-40
wind, given a certain storm
 warning signal

7. Infer the pattern in the 1

changes in the appearance of 5 5 4 27-30
the moon

8. Relate the cyclical pattern

5 5 4 1 31-35
to the length of a month

9. Identify star pattern that

can be seen at particular 10 10 10 41-50
times of the year

Total 50 50 35 10 5 50