Question 1

To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at __________.

Accepted Answer

the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.

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the lines of latitude only

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a neighboring area to describe the location.

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the lines of longitude only.

Question 2

Coordinates are __________.

Accepted Answer

two sets of degrees and cardinal directions.

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a cardinal direction only.

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two degrees only.

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a degree only.

Question 3

When measuring the lines of longitude, begin with the __________, which represents 0 degrees.

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

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Latitude

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Equator

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South Pole

Question 4

When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the __________, which represents 0 degrees.

Accepted Answer

Equator

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North Pole

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Longitude

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Prime Meridian

Question 5

What is the latitude and longitude of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

5°-20° N and 115°-130° E

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5°-20° N and 115°-130° W

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5°-20° S and 115°-130° W

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5°-20° S and 115°-130° E

Question 6

Which of these continents is closest to Africa?

Accepted Answer

Asia

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Australia

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Antarctica

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South America

Question 7

Which body of water is located to the east of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Pacific Ocean

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West Philippine Sea

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Bashi Channel

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Sulu Sea

Question 8

Which bodies of water are found to the west of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

South China Sea and Indian Ocean

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Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean

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South China Sea and Pacific Ocean

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South China Sea and Philippine Sea

Question 9

Which large landmass is found to the north of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Asian Continent

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Malay Peninsula

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Australian Continent

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Indonesian Archipelago

Question 10

Natural resources are material or elements from the environment that people __________.

Accepted Answer

use to meet their needs.

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invented for themselves.

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observed using scientific equipment.

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did not create.

Question 11

What do you call a resource that people can use again and again but its supply can be replaced?

Accepted Answer

renewable

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recyclable

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unlimited

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reliable

Question 12

The main purpose of conservation is to __________.

Accepted Answer

Promote efficient and responsible use of our natural resources.

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protect the environment so that natural resources will not disappear.

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stretched out the time before natural resources are used up.

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provide jobs for migrant farm workers.

Question 13

When people practice conservation, they __________.

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use energy wisely.

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worsen the problem of scarcity.

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increase deposits of mineral resources.

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stop their use of energy resources.

Question 14

One of the best solutions to get rid of biodegradable wastes is _______________.

Accepted Answer

recycling

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burning

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dumping

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burying

Question 15

How can you help in the preservation of our ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

By planting trees

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By throwing garbage anywhere you like

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By killing all insects

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By using aerosol sprays

Question 16

What is the most energy-efficient way to keep cool in the summer?

Accepted Answer

Use fans to circulate cool air

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Crank up the air conditioner

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Stand in front of an open refrigerator

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Open windows while the A/C is on

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a method of soil conservation?

Accepted Answer

cutting trees on forest to provide more cropland

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building terraces to prevent erosion

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rotating crops to keep nutrients in the soil

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using contour farming to retain topsoil

Question 18

Which two gases make up the majority of the earth’s gases?

Accepted Answer

nitrogen and oxygen

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nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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oxygen and propane

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oxygen and methane

Question 19

What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere surrounding earth?

Accepted Answer

changing temperature

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changing composition of gases

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changing weather patterns

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changing amount of oxygen

Question 20

Which description pertains to the stratosphere?

Accepted Answer

The lower middle layer where ozone is mostly found.

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The outermost layer where air is extremely hot due to conversion of solar energy into heat.

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The bottom layer where water vapor condenses.

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The upper middle layer which is characterized by decreasing temperatures with height.

Question 21

Which description pertains to the layer of the atmosphere called troposphere?

Accepted Answer

The bottom layer where water vapor condenses.

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The lower middle layer where ozone is mostly found.

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The upper middle layer which is characterized by decreasing temperatures with height.

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The outermost layer where air is extremely hot due to conversion of solar energy into heat.

Question 22

The warming up of the earth due to heat trapped by atmospheric gases is called __________.

Accepted Answer

greenhouse effect

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salinity

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convection current

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photosynthesis

Question 23

Which of the following gases is responsible for the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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nitrogen

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Helium

Question 24

The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon. Without the natural greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth would be about -18ᵒC instead of its present 14ᵒC. Why are scientist concerned about the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

Human activities like burning of fossil fuels and deforestation enhance the greenhouse effect.

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Planting trees in wider areas is not possible; Earth has many desert areas.

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The human population is increasing rapidly; more carbon dioxide will be released to the atmosphere.

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There is no technology that will keep the temperature of earth constant.

Question 25

A gas that have been used in spray cans as propellants, refrigerators as refrigerants that causes dangerous  effect when released into the atmosphere. What is this?

Accepted Answer

chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

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carbon monoxide

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methane

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carbon dioxide

Question 26

What do you call the upward and downward currents of air which result from the uneven heating of the air?

Accepted Answer

convection current

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radiation current

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conduction current

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winds

Question 27

What happens when air is heated when air is heated?

Accepted Answer

It expands, then rises.

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It stays in place.

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It spreads in all directions.

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It moves

Question 28

Which warms up faster, land or water?

Accepted Answer

land

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Both warm up  at the same rate.

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Rate of warming varies; depends on weather condition.

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water

Question 29

What happens to the surrounding air as warm air rises?

Accepted Answer

It moves toward the place where warm air rises.

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It moves to a higher altitude.

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It moves away from the rising air.

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It moves in all directions.

Question 30

In what direction do winds blow?

Accepted Answer

from high pressure areas to low pressure areas

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from low pressure areas to high pressure areas

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from the northeast to the southwest

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from the southwest to the northeast

Question 31

Which of the following does not describe amihan?

Accepted Answer

It comes around July to September.

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It brings cold weather.

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It brings lots of rains.

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It comes from the northeast and moves southward.

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT true about amihan and habagat?

Accepted Answer

From October to March the habagat comes from the northeast and moves towards the south.

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From October to March the amihan comes from the northeast and moves towards the south.

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Amihan is known as the northeast monsoon.

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Habagat is known as the southwest monsoon.

Question 33

Which is NOT true about ITCZ?

Accepted Answer

It occurs in the Philippines all year round.

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It is a place where winds in the tropics meet, rise and form clouds.

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It results into thunderstorms.

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It occurs in countries near the equator.

Question 34

Which is TRUE about Intertropical Convergence Zone?

Accepted Answer

It occurs in country near the equator.

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It occurs all year round.

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It is characterized by cold, humid, and dry air.

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It is characterized by hot and humid weather.

Question 35

What do “direct rays” mean?

Accepted Answer

The rays of the sun hit the ground at 90 degrees.

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The rays of the sun hit the ground at 60 degrees.

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The rays of the sun hit the ground at 30 degrees.

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The rays of the sun hit the ground at 120 degrees.

Question 36

Earth’s season is caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the earth’s axis of rotation relative to the path as earth revolves around the sun.

Answer

The earth’s orbit about the sun as an ellipse rather than a circle.

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The rotations of the earth during a 24-hour day.

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The varying amount of sunspot activity.

Question 37

What effect does the tilting of the earth have?

Accepted Answer

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas.

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When the earth is tilted away from the sun, we have day.

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When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night.

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It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year.

Question 38

When it is summer in southern hemisphere, which of the following best describes the tilting of the earth in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

It is tilted away from the sun.

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It is tilted towards the sun.

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It is neither tilted toward or away from the moon.

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It is tilted towards or away from the sun.

Question 39

Which part of the earth experiences summer in December and colder in June?

Accepted Answer

Southern Hemisphere because it receives direct rays from the sun in December and lesser solar energy in June.

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Northern Hemisphere since sun is tilted towards it on June and December.

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Both Southern and northern hemisphere because they receive equal rays directed from the sun in December and June.

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Northern Hemisphere because it receives direct rays from the sun in December and lesser in June.

Question 40

In the month of June which Hemisphere receives direct rays from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere

Answer

both Northern and Southern Hemisphere does not receive direct rays

Answer

Southern Hemisphere

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Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Question 41

Why do seasons change in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

Because direct rays of the sun shift from one hemisphere to the other as the earth goes around the sun.

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Because the sun is somehow tilted to both Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

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Because the earth is stationary directing its rays to Northern Hemisphere always.

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Because the sun is directed to the southern hemisphere only.

Question 42

Why do you think the earth and the moon do not bump with each other as they travel around the sun?

Accepted Answer

Because the earth and the moon have their own orbital planes.

Answer

Because the earth rotates faster than the moon.

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Because the moon is smaller than the earth.

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Because the moon is far away from the earth.

Question 43

Which of the following statement is true about umbra and penumbra?
I.	Umbra and penumbra are two types of shadows.
II.	Umbra and penumbra are two types of eclipse.
III.	Umbra is the darker inner area, while penumbra is the lighter outer area.
IV.	Umbra is the lighter inner area, while penumbra is the darker outer area.

Accepted Answer

I and III only

Answer

I and II only

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III and IV only

Answer

I and IV only

Question 44

How does a solar eclipse happen?

Accepted Answer

When the moon comes directly between the and earth.

Answer

When the sun is on the opposite side of the earth and the moon.

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When the shadows of moon and earth is neither too high nor too low.

Question 45

How does lunar eclipse occur?

Accepted Answer

When the moon moves through earth’s shadow during full moon.

Answer

When the moon is directly on the opposite side of the earth and sun.

Answer

When the moon comes directly between the sun and earth.

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The earth has moved along its orbit taking the moon with it.

Question 46

A total lunar eclipse will occur when the moon moves into the __________.

Accepted Answer

umbra of the earth

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penumbra of the moon

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umbra of the moon

Answer

penumbra of the earth

Question 47

Which diagram illustrates a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

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Answer

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Answer

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Answer

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Question 48

What kind of eclipse do we see when the moon is entirely within the Earth’s umbral shadow?

Accepted Answer

total lunar

Answer

Partial solar

Answer

total solar

Answer

partial lunar

Question 49

During a solar eclipse , the sun will be completely hidden from your view when __________.

Accepted Answer

you are in the umbra of the moon’s shadow.

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you are in the penumbra of the moon’s shadow.

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the moon’s umbra does not reach earth.

Answer

the moon is in the umbra of the earth’s shadow.

Question 50

Which of the following beliefs and practices have no scientific basis?

Accepted Answer

During eclipse, there is an increase in harmful microorganism.

Answer

During eclipse, we are advised to watch in a basin with water.

Answer

During eclipse, alternating light and dark wavy lines can be seen, called shadow bands.

Answer

It is bad to look directly at the sun during a solar eclipse.

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