Question 1

The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is called _____.

Accepted Answer

longitude

Answer

latitude

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arctic circle

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equator

Question 2

The closer the latitude to the _____ , the warmer the climate.

Accepted Answer

equator

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prime meridian

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prime meridian

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tropic

Question 3

To locate exact places on the Earth , one must look at the _____.

Accepted Answer

intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

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a neighboring area to descibe the location

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lines of latitude only

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lines of longitude only

Question 4

The land in which we walk, almost three times thicker than the land under the oceans.

Accepted Answer

crust

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mantle

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core

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inner core

Question 5

Which is the best example of physical weathering ?

Accepted Answer

cracking of rock caused by the freezing and thawing of water

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chemical reaction of limestone with acid rain

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rusting of an iron nail

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formation of sandbar along the side of stream

Question 6

What are the factors which affect the soil formation?

Accepted Answer

climate , temperature , amount of rainfall

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reforestation , use of compost as fertilizers , amount of rainfall

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slope of the land , temperature , particle of soil

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amount of soil , amount of rainfall , slope of the land

Question 7

Type of rock which form from molten materials that crystallizes for a long period of time.

Accepted Answer

igneous rock

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marble

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metamorphic rock

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sedimentary rock

Question 8

Type of rock which is formed from small particles of rocks that have been compacted and cemented together.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

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marble

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igneous rock

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metamorphic rock

Question 9

Type of rock which chemically changeunder great heat and pressure through metamorphism.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic rock

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igneous rock

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marble

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sedimentary rock

Question 10

It is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural processes.

Accepted Answer

weathering

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soil formation

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erosion

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mineral

Question 11

It is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

Accepted Answer

Pacific

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Arctic

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Antarctic

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Atlantic

Question 12

It is the smallest of the world’s ocean that is located in the northern hemisphere

Accepted Answer

Arctic

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Antarctic

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Pacific

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Atlantic

Question 13

Single celled  organisms that float on the surface of the water.

Accepted Answer

planktos

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benthos

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corals

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nektons

Question 14

Group of organisms that  live at the bottom of the bodies of water.

Accepted Answer

benthos

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corals

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nektons

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planktos

Question 15

The larger, active swimming species like fish ,and whales.

Accepted Answer

nektons

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benthos

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corals

Answer

planktos

Question 16

This river is known as the longest river in the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

Cagayan River

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Agusan River

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Pasig River

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Mindanao River

Question 17

An area of land that drains water from a high place to a lower place.

Accepted Answer

Watershed

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lake

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river

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stream

Question 18

Natural resources are materials or elements from the environment that people _____.

Accepted Answer

use to meet their needs

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observed using scientific equipments

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create

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invented for themselves

Question 19

When people practice conservation , they _____.

Accepted Answer

use the resource wisely

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increase deposits of mineral resources

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stop their use of mineral resources

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worsen the problem of scarcity

Question 20

What is meant by “ trace gases “ ?

Accepted Answer

small amount

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naturally occurring

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harmful

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emitted by trees

Question 21

What is the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere ?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Carbon dioxide

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Argon

Question 22

_____ is the gases that envelopes the planet Earth.

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

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Biosphere

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Lithosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 23

What happens when air is heated ?

Accepted Answer

it rises

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stays in place

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moves away

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moves toward a lower elevation

Question 24

Known as the northeast monsoon draws “ cold , and dry air “.

Accepted Answer

Amihan

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Habagat

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Land breeze

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Sea breeze

Question 25

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

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Troposphere

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Thermosphere

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Mesosphere

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