60-Item Test (Let, Natural Science)
60-Item Test (Let, Natural Science)
60-Item Test (Let, Natural Science)
DIRECTION: Read and understand the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere?
A. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production
B. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rain forests
C. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations
D. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans
2. If two variables X and Y are directly related, which of these is NOT true?
A. When X is low, Y also is low
B. As X increases, Y also increases
C. When X increases, Y decreases
D. A high Y is associated with a high X
4. The existence of extraterrestrial life may never be proven but this idea will become more scientifically acceptable
over time if ______________.
A. no one claims this is wrong
B. no one disputes this idea in a specific forum
C. increasing scientific evidence supports the idea
D. alternative hypotheses are proposed and confirmed
6. Three liquids A, B, and C were studied in a laboratory. Liquid A was found to float over B and C. It was also found
that liquid A flows fastest among the three. What can be said about liquid A?
A. Densest and most viscous C. Least dense and most viscous
B. Densest and least viscous D. Least dense and least viscous
7. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic spoon because stainless steel ________.
A. is really colder than plastic
B. has a lower temperature than plastic
C. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic does
D. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic does
8. What may occur when there is a severe damage to some parts of the brain due to lack of blood supply?
A. Heart attack C. Rheumatic heart disease
B. Hypertension D. Stroke
9. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it?
A. The stone and water occupy the same space.
B. The stone takes the place occupied by water.
C. The stone has more mass than the water.
D. The water weighs less than the stone.
12. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of the traffic behind him/her?
A. Concave C. Double concave
B. Convex D. Plane
14. The prevailing wind systems experienced in the Philippines are _____.
A. East and West Monsoon C. Northwest and Southeast Monsoon
B. North and South Monsoon D. Northeast and Southwest Monsoon
15. Jane placed some mothballs inside her cabinet. After a week, they were all gone. What happened to the mothballs?
A. They condensed C. They melted
B. They dissolved in air D. They sublimed
17. Which of the following concepts BEST differentiates an earthquake’s intensity from its magnitude?
A. Intensity cannot be measured while magnitude can be measured using a seismograph.
B. Intensity describes the depth from which the earthquake originated while magnitude
refers to the energy of the earthquake.
C. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake while magnitude refers to the degree of
destruction it causes at its epicenter.
D. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an earthquake caused at the surface while
magnitude is the strength of the quake.
20. The El Nino phenomenon which grabbed control of the world’s weather machine is identified by climatologists as
A. Lack of rains, droughts, crop failure.
B. Landslides, flash floods, warm air currents.
C. Heavy downpours, tropical storm in some parts of the Earth.
D. The presence of red tides, high and low tides, and strong winds.
23. The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure. When the pressure is 30 cm of mercury, the volume is
600 cm3. Find the pressure when the volume is 250 cm3.
A. 12.5 cm of mercury C. 72 cm of mercury
B. 28 cm of mercury D. 65 cm of mercury
24. Children in upland places are found affected by goiter. Which of this situation may help this group of children?
A. Add iron to diet C. Add iodized salt to diet
B. Expose the children to ultraviolet rays D. Add iodine drops to diet
25. Which of the following conditions regarding the positions of the earth, moon, and the sun could possibly result to
a solar eclipse?
A. The sun is between the earth and the moon.
B. The moon is between the sun and the earth.
C. The earth is between the sun and the moon.
D. The earth, moon, and sun are at right angles to each other.
27. What do you call the point in the orbit of a planet when it is farthest from the sun?
A. Apogee C. Perigee
B. Aphelion D. Perihelion
30. Which of the following is the correct level of organization of living things from complex to simple?
A. cell, organ, organism, organ system, tissue
B. cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
C. organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
D. tissue, cell, organ, organ system, organism
31. What will be formed when radium isotope with 88 protons and 138 neutrons undergoes alpha decay?
A. Actinium Atom (Ac222) with 89 Protons C. Radon Atom (Rn222) with 86 Protons
B. Francium Atom (Fr222) with 87 Protons D. Thorium Atom (Th232) with 90 Protons
33. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of energy in the biosphere?
A. Energy flows a one-way path.
B. Energy is conserved in biosphere.
C. Energy follows a cycle through the web of life.
D. Energy leaves the living system in the form of heat.
35. Good weather usually prevails in a high pressure area. This is because the descending air which characterizes a high
pressure area __________.
A. cools and increases its capacity to hold water vapor.
B. warms and increases its capacity to hold water vapor.
C. warms and reduces its capacity to hold water vapor.
D. cools and reduces its capacity to hold water vapor.
36. What type of solar radiation is effectively absorbed by ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere?
A. gamma C. ultraviolet
B. infrared D. x-ray
37. Which of the following devices best applies the concept of magnetism exerts a force on electric current?
A. electric generator C. magnet
B. electric motor D. transformer
38. In which layer of the atmosphere do all the weather changes happen?
A. mesosphere C. thermosphere
B. stratosphere D. troposphere
39. Which law of force and motion explains this occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by the powerful
downward discharge of exhaust gases?
A. acceleration C. action and reaction
B. inertia D. universal gravitation
40. How is the conservation of mechanical energy described in the falling object?
A. A falling object loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy.
B. A falling object loses kinetic energy and loses potential energy.
C. A falling object gains kinetic energy and gains potential energy.
D. A falling object gains kinetic energy and loses potential energy.
42. Which of the following observations provides evidence to support Continental Drift Theory?
A. Boundaries of the plates form folds and faults
B. Presence of the Pacific Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate
C. Similar plant and animal fossils are found across the shores of different continents
D. The continents are once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea
44. In this interaction, one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefitted.
A. commensalism C. mutualism
B. competition D. parasitism
49. Which of the following processes is the correct sequence of central dogma of molecular biology?
A. replication transcription translation C. transcription replication translation
B. replication translation transcription D. translation transcription replication
53. The history of the Earth has been divided by scientists into eras. Which of the following shows the arrangement of
these areas into the proper sequence from the oldest to the most recent?
A. Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
B. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
C. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
D. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
54. Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and hull during seasons of harvest?
A. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could neutralize acidic soil so
that more crops will grow.
B. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant for pests which may
damage plantation.
C. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit bearing of trees.
D. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available for planting next set of crops.
55. Which of the following examples best illustrates application of Boyle’s Law?
A. A tire becomes harder as more air is pumped into it.
B. A sealed aerosol can explodes when thrown into a fire.
C. A balloon expands and bursts when exposed to direct sunlight.
D. A scuba divers stops at certain depths as he ascends to the ocean’s surface.
57. Mimosa pudica, locally known as Makahiya is called as such because its leaflets tend to close when touched. This
organismal response to a given stimulus is called:
A. Hydrotropism C. Geotropism
B. Thigmotropism D. Phototropism
58. Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the biosphere?
A. Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere.
B. Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas.
C. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas.
D. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen.
60. Temperature is defined as the average translational kinetic energy of the molecules. Suppose hydrogen and oxygen
molecules in a gas sample have the same temperature, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Oxygen molecules have the same speed as Hydrogen molecules but have less kinetic energy.
B. Oxygen molecules have the same speed as Hydrogen molecules but have more kinetic energy.
C. Oxygen molecules have the same kinetic energy as Hydrogen molecules but travel with lesser speeds.
D. Oxygen molecules have the same kinetic energy as Hydrogen molecules but travel with greater speeds.
ANSWER KEY:
1. D 11. A 21. B 31. C 41. B 51. D
2. C 12. B 22. D 32. C 42. C 52. D
3. A 13. A 23. A 33. C 43. C 53. D
4. C 14. D 24. C 34. B 44. A 54. A
5. D 15. D 25. C 35. B 45. A 55. D
6. D 16. B 26. C 36. C 46. C 56. D
7. B 17. D 27. B 37. C 47. B 57. B
8. D 18. B 28. D 38. D 48. A 58. D
9. B 19. D 29. B 39. C 49. A 59. C
10. A 20. A 30. C 40. D 50. A 60. C