Pandan National Vocational High School

Fourth Departmental Test in Science 10

I. Multiple Choice: Write letter of the correct answer.

1. Who is known for his work “The Origin of Species Through Natural Selection”
A. Charles Darwin B. Robert Darwin C. Louis Pasteur D. Alexander Fleming
2. Where did Darwin had his observations that led him to his theory?
A. Solomon Island B. Galapagos Island C. Indonesia D. Cebu Island
3. Which of the following decides on the survival of the species?
A. Food B. water C. environment D. mate
4. Duck, birds and goats all live in a farm. Which of these answers best describes their relationship?
A. Population B. Species C. Resource Partitioning D. Community
5. Which refers to the disappearance of every individual of a species from the entire planet?
A. disturbed B. endangered C. extraction D. extinction
6. Which of the following best describes biodiversity?
A. Endangered species C. The variety of all life on earth
B. Different plants in our solar system D.
7. Introduced species is a factor that threatens biodiversity.
A. True B. false
8. A sudden changed in an organism’s genes is called
A. Biodiversity B. mutation C. symbiosis D. taxonomy
9. The state in which a human population can survive indefinitely is called
A. Loss of biodiversity B. sustainability C. renewable resource D. biodiversity
10. Which among the choices refers to the maximum number of organisms that an environment can support?
A. Population density B. logistic growth C. exponential growth D. carrying capacity
11. Which of the following refers to the constant increase in the number of population?
A. Population density B. logistic growth C. exponential growth D. carrying capacity
12. Guimaras is known for its sweet mangoes as one of the source of income of people in the island. Which of the
following classification of value of diversity is described?
A. Direct economic value B. indirect economic value C. aesthetic value D. both B and C
13. Which of the following causes a decreasing wildlife population in most of the places in our country?
A. Loss of limiting factor C. loss of habitat
B. Loss of natural disturbances D. loss of carrying capacity
14. The monkey-eating eagle is considered an endangered species. What does this mean in terms of the birth rate
and the death rate of monkey-eating eagles?
A. The birth rate is higher than the death rate. C. The birth rate is a little bit higher than the death rate.
B. The death rate is higher than the birth rate D. The death rate is equal to the birth rate.
15. Which of the following human activities have impacts on the environment that may have negative or positive
result to economic and social attributes of the community?
A. Farmlands are converted into housing projects C. Forested area is converted into techno park.
B. River ecosystem dumped with garbage from toxic wastes from industries. D. all of the above
16. According to Charles’ Law, if you have a balloon inside a car at noon during a hot summer day the balloon
molecules inside will increase in pressure.
A. True B. False
17. Assuming that the temperature remains constant. How can you increase the pressure of a gas?
A. Increase the container volume C. add more molecules of the gas
B. Decrease the container volume D. none of the above
18. Which gas law is involved when a balloon pops after being sat on?
A. Charles’ Law B. Boyle’s Law C. Gay-Lussac’s Law D. Combined Gas Laws
19. Which example has particles that can be drawn closer to occupy smaller volume?
A. Fruit juice B. air inside the balloon C. block of wood D. ice cube
20. Which of the following phenomena does NOT involve the application of gas pressure?
A. Burning fuels B. vulcanizing tire C. falling leaves D. rising hot air balloons
21. The Law of Conservation of Mass states that the mass is conserved in a chemical reaction. It means that
total mass of reactants ________ the total mass of products.
A. = B. < C. > D. ≠
22. In a chemical reaction, no new atoms are created and no atoms are __________.
A. Charged B. discharged C. destroyed D. dissolved
 23. A catalyst slows down the rate of chemical reaction to make better products.
A. True B. False
24. Products in a chemical reaction are usually formed more quickly at higher temperature.
A. True B. false
25. The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction.
A. Potential energy B. kinetic energy C. electrical energy D. activation energy
26. Reactions can only happen when the reactant particles collide.
A. True B. false
27. A single reactant breaks down into 2 or more products.
A. Combination reaction C. double displacement
B. Decomposition D. combustion reaction
28. Fresh fish and meat that are not stored in a refrigerator show signs of spoilage in less than a day. What has
caused this spoilage?
A. Temperature changes B. presence of microorganisms C. oxygen in air D. all of the above
29. Change in color, odor or taste indicates a physical change.
A. True B. false
30. Which of the following DOES NOT affect the rate of chemical reaction?
1. Temperature 2. Surface area of reactants 3. Catalyst 4. Concentration of reactants
A. 1 only B. 2 and 4 only C. all of the above D. none of the above

II. Balancing Equations. Given the chemical equations below: A. Balance the equations and

B. Identify the type of chemical reactions involved.

1) Al + O2 Al2O3

2) SiCl4 + H2O SiO2 + HCl

3) Fe + H2O H2 + Fe3O4

III. Problem Solving. Answer with complete solution:

1. At a pressure of 5.0 atmosphere (atm), a sample of gas occupies 40.0 liters (L). What volume will the same
sample occupy at 1.0 atmosphere (atm)?
2. When a supply of hydrogen gas is held in a 4.0 L container at 470 C, it exerts a pressure of 800 torr. The supply is
moved to a 2.0 L container and cooled to -1130 C. What is the new pressure of the confined gas?

IV. Enumerate the following:

A. Population density-dependent limiting factors (4)

B. Evidences of chemical change (5)