ACHIEVEMENT TEST

SCIENCE

MARCH 14, 2012

Identify. Choose from the words in the box.

Condensation Evaporation Wind

Temperature Ozone Layer

Low Pressure Area

Humidity Brackish Water

Hydrologic Cycle Precipitation

Clouds Gems

_________________ 1. It measures the hotness and coldness of the air. _________________ 2. Stones that are radiant and beautiful. _________________ 3. Protects the earths atmosphere from the harmful rays of the sun.
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ 4. It is a mixture of fresh and salt water boundary. 5. Another name for water cycle. 6. Part of the water cycle where water goes up the clouds. 7. It is the forming of clouds. 8. Water that falls in the form of rain, hail, snow or sleet. 9. It is formed when vapour or moisture in the air condenses. 10. It is the amount of water vapour present. 11. When cold air is pushed down while warm air rises. 12. This is moving air.

Matching Type. A. Identify the various measuring devices by writing the corresponding signs and symbols. ____ 1. Thermometer - measures humidity ____ 2. Barometer - measures air pressure ____ 3. Wind Vane - measures temperature ___ 4. Hygrometer - measures precipitation ____ 5. Rain Gauge - measures wind B. Identify the layers of the atmosphere. Write the letter of your answers only ____ 1. Layer that is the thickest a - Troposphere
____ _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2. Layer where we live and breath in b - Stratosphere 3. Layer where the ozone layer is located c - Thermosphere 4. Layer that is the boundary of the earth and outer space d - Mesosphere 5. Layer than has thin air and cold temperature e - Exosphere 6. Aircrafts fly here; weather balloons reaches here f - Ionosphere 7. Telecommunications can be found here 8. It is closest to the surface of the earth (not stable). 9. It is where meteors/rock fragments burn up 10. It is where aurora borealis /northern Light occur 11. It has thin air; gravity is weak. 12. It is the thickest layer; region of electrically charged particles or ion;

reflects radio message enabling communication

C. Identify the minor members of the solar system. Write the letter of your answers only. _____ 1. small pieces of rocks and metals between Mars and Jupiter A. Meteorites _____ 2. like dirty snowballs made up of frozen gases B. Meteors _____ 3. small solid body known as meteoroid. C. Comets _____ 4. meteors that hits the ground D. Asteroids _____ 5. It orbits around the planets, like rocks or moon. E. Satellites

Answer the following. Box the letter of your answers only. 1. Molten rocks under the surface of the earth a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive 2. Rocks outside the volcano a. Magma b. Igneous 3. Rocks inside the volcano a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive c. Extrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary

4. Rocks that are dark in color; fire rocks a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive 5. Cementation, compact, fossil rocks a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive

6. Heavy rains and strong winds at less than 63 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 7. Heavy rains and strong winds between 63-117 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 8. Heavy rains and strong winds greater than 117 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 9. What is the humidity when rain is about to fall? a. High b. Low 10. Water form that falls from the sky during precipitation? a. Snow b. rainfall c. Rocks 11. What are the possible dangers of a cyclone? a. Storm surge b. Tsunami c. Flooding 12. Type of water you get from oceans and seas. a. Brackish b. Saltwater 13. This is our daily water a. Brackish b. Saltwater

c. Tropical Depression c. Tropical Depression c. Tropical Depression

d. Hale d. Landslide

c. Freshwater c. Freshwater

14. It is water mixture of fresh and salt water boundary. a. Brackish b. Saltwater c. Freshwater 15. Feathery clouds. a. Cumulus b. Stratus c. Nimbus c. Nimbus c. Nimbus c. Cirrus c. Cirrus c. Cirrus

16. Clouds that looks piles of cotton balls. a. Cumulus b. Stratus 17. Smooth and grey clouds. a. Cumulus b. Stratus

Answer the following. Choose from the words in the box and write the letter of your answers only. a. b. c. d. e. Asteroids Asteroid Belt Corona Aphelion Perihilion f. rotation g. revolution h. 24 hours i. 365 days j. planetoid k. Mars l. Jupiter m. Mercury n. Earth o. meteorite p. sunspots q. comets r. chromosphere s. hydrosphere t. litosphere u. Meteors v. Penumba w. Umbra x. Photosphere

_____ 1. It is the outermost part of the sun; the only part visible during solar eclipse. _____ 2. It consists of central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun. It is also called dirty snow. ____ 3. A transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earths atmosphere; a shooting star or bolides. ____ 4. Chunks of rocks that orbit around the sun. Can be found between Mars and Jupiter. ____ 5. Outer shell of the earth; material found in the earths plates. ____ 6. Earths liquid water (ocean, lakes, etc), earths frozen water (polar ice caps, floating ice cap, and ice in soil known as permafrost), and small amounts of water vapour in the atmosphere. ____ 7. It is the light sphere; suns main body. ____ 8. The darker side of the sun. ____ 9. The lighter side of the sun. ____ 10. The cooler area in the sun. ____ 11. The color sphere of the sun. It has glowing hydrogen gas and solar flares. ____ 12. A piece of rock from space that reaches the earth. ____ 13. The closest planet from the sun. ____ 14. It is called the red planet. ____ 15. It is the largest planet. ____ 16. It is called the blue planet. ____ 17. It is the rotating of the earth on its own axis ____ 18. It is the rotating of the earth around the sun. ____ 19. That is the period of one rotation? ____ 20. Period of one revolution. ____ 21. It is when the earth is near the sun. ____ 22. IT is when the earth is far from the sun. ____ 23. The area between Mars and Jupiter where there are rocks and metals. ____ 24. These are like small planets. Answer the following. 1. Differentiate weather and climate. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. Explain the hydrologic cycle. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

ANSWERS Identify. Choose from the words in the box.

Condensation Evaporation Wind

Temperature Ozone Layer

Low Pressure Area

Humidity Brackish Water

Hydrologic Cycle Precipitation

Clouds Gems

_________________ 1. It measures the hotness and coldness of the air. Temperature _________________ 2. Stones that are radiant and beautiful. Gems _________________ 3. Protects the earths atmosphere from the harmful rays of the sun. Ozone layer
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ 4. It is a mixture of fresh and salt water boundary. BRACKISH WATER 5. Another name for water cycle. HYDROLOGIC CYCLE 6. Part of the water cycle where water goes up the clouds. EVAPORATION 7. It is the forming of clouds. CONDENSATION 8. Water that falls in the form of rain, hail, snow or sleet. PRECIPITATION 9. It is formed when vapour or moisture in the air condenses. CLOUDS 10. It is the amount of water vapour present. HUMIDITY 11. When cold air is pushed down while warm air rises. LPA (Low Pressure Area) 12. This is moving air. WIND

Matching Type. A. Identify the various measuring devices by writing the corresponding signs and symbols. ____ 1. Thermometer - measures humidity ____ 2. Barometer - measures air pressure ____ 3. Wind Vane - measures temperature ___ 4. Hygrometer - measures precipitation ____ 5. Rain Gauge - measures wind B. Identify the layers of the atmosphere. Write the letter of your answers only C____ 1. Layer that is the thickest a - Troposphere a____ 2. Layer where we live and breath in b - Stratosphere
B_____3. Layer where the ozone layer is located c - Thermosphere e_____ 4. Layer that is the boundary of the earth and outer space d - Mesosphere d_____ 5. Layer than has thin air and cold temperature e - Exosphere B_____6. Aircrafts fly here; weather balloons reaches here f - Ionosphere f____ 7. Telecommunications can be found here A____ 8. It is closest to the surface of the earth (not stable). d_____ 9. It is where meteors/rock fragments burn up C_____10. It is where aurora borealis /northern Light occur e_____ 11. It has thin air; gravity is weak. C_____12. It is the thickest layer; region of electrically charged particles or ion;

reflects radio message enabling communication

C. Identify the minor members of the solar system. Write the letter of your answers only. D_____1. small pieces of rocks and metals between Mars and Jupiter A. Meteorites C_____2. like dirty snowballs made up of frozen gases B. Meteors B_____3. small solid body known as meteoroid. C. Comets A_____4. meteors that hits the ground D. Asteroids E_____ 5. It orbits around the planets, like rocks or moon. E. Satellites

Answer the following. Box the letter of your answers only. 1. Molten rocks under the surface of the earth a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive 2. Rocks outside the volcano a. Magma b. Igneous 3. Rocks inside the volcano a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive c. Extrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive d. Intrusive e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary e. Sedimentary

4. Rocks that are dark in color; fire rocks a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive 5. Cementation, compact, fossil rocks a. Magma b. Igneous c. Extrusive

6. Heavy rains and strong winds at less than 63 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 7. Heavy rains and strong winds between 63-117 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 8. Heavy rains and strong winds greater than 117 kph. a. Typhoon b. Tropical Storm 9. What is the humidity when rain is about to fall? a. High b. Low 10. Water form that falls from the sky during precipitation? a. Snow b. rainfall c. Rocks 11. What are the possible dangers of a cyclone? a. Storm surge b. Tsunami c. Flooding 12. Type of water you get from oceans and seas. a. Brackish b. Saltwater 13. This is our daily water a. Brackish b. Saltwater

c. Tropical Depression c. Tropical Depression c. Tropical Depression

d. Hale d. Landslide

c. Freshwater c. Freshwater

14. It is water mixture of fresh and salt water boundary. a. Brackish b. Saltwater c. Freshwater 15. Feathery clouds. a. Cumulus b. Stratus c. Nimbus c. Nimbus c. Nimbus c. Cirrus c. Cirrus c. Cirrus

16. Clouds that looks piles of cotton balls. a. Cumulus b. Stratus 17. Smooth and grey clouds. a. Cumulus b. Stratus

Answer the following. Choose from the words in the box and write the letter of your answers only. a. b. c. d. e. Asteroids Asteroid Belt Corona Aphelion Perihilion f. rotation g. revolution h. 24 hours i. 365 days j. planetoid k. Mars l. Jupiter m. Mercury n. Earth o. meteorite p. sunspots q. comets r. chromosphere s. hydrosphere t. litosphere u. Meteors v. Penumba w. Umbra x. Photosphere

_____ 1. It is the outermost part of the sun; the only part visible during solar eclipse. CORONA _____ 2. It consists of central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun. It is also called dirty snow. COMETS ____ 3. A transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earths atmosphere; a shooting star or bolides. METEORS ____ 4. Chunks of rocks that orbit around the sun. Can be found between Mars and Jupiter. ASTEROIDS ____ 5. Outer shell of the earth; material found in the earths plates. LITOSPHERE ____ 6. Earths liquid water (ocean, lakes, etc), earths frozen water (polar ice caps, floating ice cap, and ice in soil known as permafrost), and small amounts of water vapour in the atmosphere.HYDROSPHERE ____ 7. It is the light sphere; suns main body. PHOTOSPHERE ____ 8. The darker side of the sun. UMBRA ____ 9. The lighter side of the sun. PENUMBRA ____ 10. The cooler area in the sun. SUNSPOTS ____ 11. The color sphere of the sun. It has glowing hydrogen gas and solar flares. CHROMOSPHERE ____ 12. A piece of rock from space that reaches the earth. METEORITES ____ 13. The closest planet from the sun. MERCURY ____ 14. It is called the red planet. MARS ____ 15. It is the largest planet. JUPITER ____ 16. It is called the blue planet. EARTH ____ 17. It is the rotating of the earth on its own axis. ROTATION ____ 18. It is the rotating of the earth around the sun. REVOLUTION ____ 19. That is the period of one rotation? 24 hrs ____ 20. Period of one revolution. 365 days ____ 21. It is when the earth is near the sun. PERIHILION ____ 22. IT is when the earth is far from the sun. APHELION ____ 23. The area between Mars and Jupiter where there are rocks and metals. ASTEROID BELT ____ 24. These are like small planets. PLANETOIDS Answer the following. 1. Differentiate weather and climate. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ WEATHER the condition of the atmosphere in a specific place and time. CLIMATE weather is a particular place over a long period of time 2. Explain the hydrologic cycle. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________