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MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

(FIRST SEMESTER / A.Y. 2019 – 2020)

NAME: SCORE:

GRD. & SEC. : DATE:

RULES:
1. Make use of BLACK BALLPOINT PEN ONLY.
2. READ FIRST THE DIRECTIONS for each part of the test before answering.
3. Strictly NO ERASURES AND SUPERIMPOSITIONS OF ANSWER shall be made.
4. AVOID ASKING ANYTHING to your seatmates.
5. WRITE LEGIBLY.
6. Failure to comply with the above stated rules is subjected to a minus point(s).

PART A. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer besides each
number in PRINTED or CAPITAL form.

1. Minerals are said to be the building block of rocks. But, aside from describing minerals as one of the major components of rocks, it is
also being characterized as follows EXCEPT?
a. It is solid in nature c. It is naturally occurring
b. It is an organic material d. It has a specific atomic structure

2. If a mineral is exhibiting a resplendent shine similar to a polished metal and is generally opaque, therefore it has what kind of luster?
a. metallic b. semi-metallic c. non-metallic d. none of the choices

3. This scale measures the scratch resistance of various minerals from a scale of 1 to 10, based on the ability of a harder
material/mineral to scratch a softer one. This scale was actually developed by a geologist named Friedrich Mohs and it is being called
as what?
a. Mohs’ Luster Scale c. Mohs’ Crystal Habit Scale
b. Mohs’ Specific Gravity scale d. Mohs’ Hardness Scale

4. A certain mineral exhibited a fine and smooth breakage after a geologist accidentally dropped it to the ground. The underlined phrase
pertains to what mineral property?
a. luster b. fracture c. cleavage d. crystal habit

5. Color, among any other physical properties of mineral, is considered not that very useful in identifying minerals because of what
particular reason?
a. a lot of minerals can exhibit same or similar color
b. when subjected to water, color of the minerals gradually change
c. when exposed to the surface of the Earth, mineral’s original color turns into other color
d. none of the choices above

6. When the chemical formula of a particular mineral contains Halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) elements combined with one or more metals, it is
said to be an example of what mineral group?
a. Silicate b. Oxide c. Carbonate d. Halide

7. What is the term for the general process by which rocks are broken down at the earth’s surface?
a. Deposition b. Erosion c. Metamorphism d. Weathering

8. Which of the following statements about weathering is FALSE?

a. Rocks of different compositions weather at different rates
b. Alternating hot and cold temperatures increase the rate of chemical weathering
c. The presence of soil slows down the weathering of the underlying bedrock
d. The longer the rock is exposed at the surface, the more weathered it becomes

9. Hydration, oxidation and Carbonation are the processes that can cause Chemical weathering. Which of the following best describes
chemical weathering?
a. Process by which rocks are broken down by physical forces
b. The process by which rock are broken down by chemical means
c. The process by which rocks are broken down by anthropogenic activities
d. All of these

10. In hydration, water is an active agent of chemical weathering. What happens when water loosely combines with the minerals of the
rock?
a. Cements them together c. Converts the mineral into another kind
b. Transports the rock into a lower altitude d. Weakens the molecular binding of the minerals

11. Which of the following anthropogenic activities has resulted in an increased rate of weathering?
a. The release of too much CO2 in the air that turns rain into “acid rain”
b. The physical disintegration of rocks during construction and mining
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
12. Weak organic acids are produced by the action of the growing roots of lichens. These acids react with some minerals in rocks
resulting in the decomposition of rocks. What particular type of weathering is being shown by the situation?
a. Chemical weathering c. Mechanical weathering
b. Anthropogenic weathering d. Biological weathering

13. Which of these statements is NOT true about mechanical weathering?

a. Breaks rock material into smaller pieces
b. Changes the chemical composition of the rock
c. Moss growing on the wall fence creates crack on the wall
d. Beach rock gets hot in daytime and cools in the evening thus creating fracture on the rock

14. Climate is one of the factors that affect the type, extent, and the rate at which weathering takes place. In which of the following
climates will chemical weathering be most rapid?
a. Cold and dry b. Cold and humid c. Hot and try d. Hot and humid

15. Aside from climate, what are the two other things that affect the rate of weathering?
a. Time and date c. Rain and ice
b. Type of rock and climate d. Size of rock and time of year

16. Weathered rocks in a form of soil, sand or pebbles, when moved or transported from their site of weathering by the agents such as
wind, moving water, ice and gravity, undergone what natural process?
a. Erosion b. Weathering c. Metamorphism d. Mass movement

17. Which of these is an example of erosion?

a. Rain breaking down rocks c. Wind blowing away sediment
b. Light shining onto a mountain d. Men digging mines

18. “Fast flowing rivers can carry heavier rocks or drag them along riverbed.” The underlined statement implied that?
a. water can carry almost any size of rocks
b. water that flows rapidly has a very high carrying capacity
c. water is the most important force or agent of erosion
d. all of the above

19. What happens to pieces of rock as they are transported by a river?

a. They get larger and more rounded c. They get smaller and more rounded
b. They get larger and more jagged d. They get smaller and more jagged

20. Wind, being one of the agents of erosion, can continuously blow away loose particles of rocks and soil from place to place. In which
type of environment would you most likely to observe wind erosion?
a. a thick forest b. a rocky seashore c. a hot desert d. A high mountain

21. Which of the following terms describes the large movement of rocks, soil and debris downward due to the force of gravity?
a. Major reduction b. Mass reduction c. Mass wasting d. Mass transfer

22. Below are things that reflects the diversity of factors that are responsible for the origin of sinking and downslope mass movement
EXCEPT?
a. Removal of vegetation cover b. Weathering & Erosion c. Flowing ground water d. Wind

23. Mudslide, land slide, rock slide, avalanche and creep are all examples of bulk or large movements of soil and are examples of what
type of mass wasting?
a. sinking mass movement b. downslope mass movement c. either A or B d. Neither A or B

24. Which of the following statements about sinkhole is TRUE?

a. sinkholes are formed when a landscape where carbonate rock sits underneath the soil, is exposed to water
b. sinkhole is a hole in the ground that forms when water dissolves surface rock
c. sinkhole is an example of sinking mass movement, a rapid or gradual sinking of the Earth’s ground surface in a predominantly
vertical direction
d. all of the above

25. A mixture of molten rock, melt, minerals and dissolve gases are said to be originated from the lower part of the Earth’s crust or
lithosphere and in the upper portion of the mantle known as asthenosphere. This mixture is being called as what?
a. lava b. magma c. melty d. volatiles

26. There are 4 main types of magmas namely felsic, intermediate, mafic and ultramafic which possesses different characteristics and
viscosity. Of all the four types of magma, which has the highest viscosity and therefore has the greatest difficulty flowing?
a. Felsic b. Intermediate c. Mafic d. Ultramafic

27. Which is the correct order of the different types of magma with lowest to highest silica content?
a. felsic, intermediate, mafic, ultramafic c. ultramafic, mafic, intermediate, felsic
b. felsic, mafic, intermediate, ultramafic d. mafic, ultramafic, intermediate, felsic

28. What is likely the behaviour of magma extruded at high temperature?

a. very fluid b. very explosive c. very viscous d. very passive

29. One of the characteristics of magma is their resistance to flow, also known as Viscosity. This viscosity of magmas is greatly affected
and proportional by many factors, one of which is the amount of magma’s silica content. If magma tends to have low silica content,
what will happen to its viscosity?
a. it will have high viscosity c. it will have low viscosity
b. magma will become less fluid d. none of the choices
30. This is a term used to refer to a large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the surface of the earth.
a. Magma Pool b. Magma Basin c. Magma Shelter d. Magma Chamber

31. Magmas, aside from the introduction of high temperature and pressure, can also be generated through some special conditions. If
magma was generated because two tectonic plates collide and there’s a subduction happened, therefore magma undergone what kind
of melting process?
a. decompression melting c. tensional melting
b. flux melting d. heat transfer melting

32. Which of the following statements below about volatiles or dissolved gases in magma is FALSE?
a. high amount of volatiles can make magma more explosive
b. low amount of volatiles can make magma more passive
c. low amount of volatiles can make magma more viscous
d. high amount of volatiles can make magma more viscous

33. What is the force that acts on the rock to change its shape and or volume?
a. deformation b. folding c. strain d. stress

34. If a rock experiences unequal amount of force from opposite direction due to tectonic movement, the type of stress that it is
undergoing is called what?
a. lithostatic stress b. tensional stress c. compressional stress d. shear stress

35. Which of the following statements about rock deformation is FALSE?

a. deep crustal rocks are more likely to undergo ductile deformation than shallow crustal rocks
b. hotter rocks are more likely to have ductile deformation than cooler rocks
c. most sedimentary rocks are more deformable than igneous rock
d. rocks under low confining pressure are more likely to have ductile deformation than rocks under high pressure

36. What type of deformation happens to rocks if they create fractures (joints or faults) due to differential stress?
a. Elastic deformation b. ductile deformation c. plastic deformation d. brittle deformation

37. Faults are extremely long and deep break or large cracks in a rock. If faults move chiefly in a horizontal movement due to shear
stress, this is called?
a. Strike-slip fault b. Deep-slip fault c. Strict-slip fault d. dip-slip fault

38. If a rock deforms under the influence of a stress but returns to its original shape when the stress is removed, how will you described
the behaviour of the deformation?
a. it is brittle b. it is plastic c. it is ductile d. it is elastic

39. What behaviour is typical to rocks that are deeply buried?

a. brittle b. ductile c. elastic d. plastic

40. What feature is characterized by the up folds or arches of layered rocks?

a. anticlines b. Faults c. Synclines d. Unconformities

PART B. ENUMERATION
Direction: List down what is being asked for in each of the following. Write your answer below each item in
PRINTED or CAPITAL form.
1-4) Examples of minerals 5-6) Kinds of Mass Wasting 7-10) Factors affecting Magmas’ Viscosity

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11-14) Dissolved gases within Magmas 15-17) Types of Differential Stress 18-20) Types of Strain

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Prepared by:
Mr. Angelo Llenes LPT