BICOL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ENTRANCE TEST REVIEW
EARTH ANDLIFE SCIENCE
December13,2021 8:00-9:00
1. A volcano which is composed of lava
flows and pyroclastic material
and
which is steep-sided and very tall is
known as:
a. Syncline
b. Composite cone
c. Anticline
d. none of these
1. A volcano which is composed of lava
flows and pyroclastic material
and
which is steep-sided and very tall is
known as:
a. Syncline
b. Composite cone
c. Anticline
d. none of these
2. The solidified lava of a volcano belongs
to which rock family?
a. igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. fossilized
2. The solidified lava of a volcano belongs
to which rock family?
a. igneous
b. metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. fossilized
3. What percentage of the
atmosphere does O2 comprise?
a. 75%
b. 50%
c. 21%
d. 32%
earth's
3. What percentage of the
atmosphere does O2 comprise?
a. 75%
b. 50%
c. 21%
d. 32%
earth's
4. What gas makes up the majority of our
atmosphere?
a. carbon dioxide
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. hydrogen
4. What gas makes up the majority of our
atmosphere?
a. carbon dioxide
b. oxygen
c. nitrogen
d. hydrogen
5. While many different gases are found in the
atmosphere, a number
do NOT contribute
significantly to solar heating of the atmosphere.
Which TWO of the following gases do NOT absorb
much heat?
a. carbon dioxide and sulfur
b. nitrogen and oxygen
c. water vapor and carbon dioxide
d. sulfur and nitrogen
5. While many different gases are found in the
atmosphere, a number
do NOT contribute
significantly to solar heating of the atmosphere.
Which TWO of the following gases do NOT absorb
much heat?
a. carbon dioxide and sulfur
b. nitrogen and oxygen
c. water vapor and carbon dioxide
d. sulfur and nitrogen
6.Global climate change is being attributed to the
atmospheric increase in what two gases produced
by human activities?
a. oxygen and hydrogen
b. ozone and methane
c. nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
d. methane and carbon dioxide
6.Global climate change is being attributed to the
atmospheric increase in what two gases produced
by human activities?
a. oxygen and hydrogen
b. ozone and methane
c. nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
d. methane and carbon dioxide
7. Igneous rocks that form from magma are known
as:
a. minerals
b. granite
c. intrusive rocks
d. extrusive rocks
7. Igneous rocks that form from magma are known
as:
a. minerals
b. granite
c. intrusive rocks
d. extrusive rocks
8. Certain substances are classified as water
pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others
as land pollutants. Which of the following pollutes
all three parts of our environment?
a. fluorocarbons
b. smog
c. acid rain
d. ozone
8. Certain substances are classified as water
pollutants, others as air pollutants and still others
as land pollutants. Which of the following pollutes
all three parts of our environment?
a. fluorocarbons
b. smog
c. acid rain
d. ozone
9. What is the name of the phenomenon that
causes an accumulation of heat in the lower
atmosphere because of the absorption of longwave
radiation from the Earth's surface?
G_ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _
E_ _ _ c_
9. What is the name of the phenomenon that
causes an accumulation of heat in the lower
atmosphere because of the absorption of longwave
radiation from the Earth's surface?
Greenhouse Effect
10. The main reason why one can possibly walk
barefoot on a red-hot wooden coals without burning
the feet is
A. the low thermal conductivity of coal.
B. the high temperature of coal.
C. the low temperature of coal.
D. the stepping techniques.
10. The main reason why one can possibly walk
barefoot on a red-hot wooden coals without burning
the feet is
A. the low thermal conductivity
of coal.
B. the high temperature of coal.
C. the low temperature of coal.
D. the stepping techniques.
11. Which of the following characterizes water?
A. Water releases only heat quickly.
B. Water releases and gains heat quickly.
C. Water releases and gains heat slowly.
D. Water gains only heat slowly.
11. Which of the following characterizes water?
A. Water releases only heat quickly.
B. Water releases and gains heat quickly.
C. Water releases and gains
heat slowly.
D. Water gains only heat slowly.
12. What component of hard water makes it “hard”?
A. sodium and nitrogen
B. oxygen and hydrogen
C. large amounts of calcium and magnesium ions
D. large amounts of sodium and carbon dioxide
12. What component of hard water makes it “hard”?
A. sodium and nitrogen
B. oxygen and hydrogen
C. large amounts of calcium and
magnesium ions
D. large amounts of sodium and carbon dioxide
13. What is the hardest mineral on Mohs Hardness
Scale?
a. Talc
b. Calcite
c. Quartz
d. Diamond
13. What is the hardest mineral on Mohs Hardness
Scale?
a. Talc
b. Calcite
c. Quartz
d. Diamond
14. Why are fossil fuels are considered as
nonrenewable resources?
a. Fossil fuels are broken down by processes faster than
they form.
b. We are depleting fossil fuel much faster than they
form.
c. The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under the
ocean, where they cannot be reached.
d. The only fossil fuels being produced are methane
hydrates, which we cannot use yet.
14. Why are fossil fuels are considered as
nonrenewable resources?
a. Fossil fuels are broken down by processes faster than
they form.
b. We are depleting fossil fuel much faster
than they form.
c. The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under the
ocean, where they cannot be reached.
d. The only fossil fuels being produced are methane
hydrates, which we cannot use yet.
15. The densest layer of Earth is
a. crust
b. core
c. lithosphere
d. mantle
.
15. The densest layer of Earth is
a. crust
b. core
c. lithosphere
d. mantle
.
16. Which is NOT a physical property of
minerals?
a. crystal structure
b. smell
c. hardness
d. color
16. Which is NOT a physical property of
minerals?
a. crystal structure
b. smell
c. hardness
d. color
17. What are the three types of rocks?
a. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
b. molten, sedimentary, minerals
c. silicate, carbonate, oxide
17. What are the three types of rocks?
a. sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
b. molten, sedimentary, minerals
c. silicate, carbonate, oxide
18. ________ is used to describe the wise
management of natural resources.
a. Conservation
b. Biodiversity
c. Global warming
d. Biological magnification
18. ________ is used to describe the wise
management of natural resources.
a. Conservation
b. Biodiversity
c. Global warming
d. Biological magnification
19. Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all
examples of
.
a. primary pollutants
b. secondary pollutants
19. Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all
examples of
.
a. primary pollutants
b. secondary pollutants
19. Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all
examples of
.
a. primary pollutants
b. secondary pollutants
20. What is a resource that can be replaced
relatively quickly by natural processes?
a. nonrenewable resources
b. depleted resources
c. material resources
d. renewable resources
20. What is a resource that can be replaced
relatively quickly by natural processes?
a. nonrenewable resources
b. depleted resources
c. material resources
d. renewable resources
21. What do we call the point where an
earthquake starts?
a. epicenter
b. target
c. focus
d. fault
21. What do we call the point where an
earthquake starts?
a.epicenter
b. target
c. focus
d. fault
22. How does the atmosphere help support
life on Earth?
a. providing oxygen
b. protecting from solar radiation
c. regulating the temperature
d. all of the above
22. How does the atmosphere help support
life on Earth?
a. providing oxygen
b. protecting from solar radiation
c. regulating the temperature
d. all of the above
23. Continental crust is _______________.
a. denser and more rigid than oceanic
crust.
b. floating on top of the oceanic crust.
c. thicker than oceanic crust.
d. younger than the oceanic crust.
23. Continental crust is _______________.
a. denser and more rigid than oceanic
crust.
b. floating on top of the oceanic crust.
c. thicker than oceanic crust.
d. younger than the oceanic crust.
24. The process by which CO2 dissolves in
water and is released from water to the
atmosphere is known as
a. photosynthesis.
b. respiration.
c. diffusion.
d. sedimentation.
24. The process by which CO2 dissolves in
water and is released from water to the
atmosphere is known as
a. photosynthesis.
b. respiration.
c. diffusion.
d. sedimentation.
25. The seas are still rising. Many
researchers accept that the cause is
a. glaciers getting bigger.
b. lower temperatures on Earth's surface.
c. ocean water getting more dense.
d. global warming.
25. The seas are still rising. Many
researchers accept that the cause is
a. glaciers getting bigger.
b. lower temperatures on Earth's surface.
c. ocean water getting more dense.
d. global warming.
26. Animals that live in a benthic environment
live in what part of the ocean?
a. blue water
b. the sky
c. on a boat
d. sea floor
26. Animals that live in a benthic environment
live in what part of the ocean?
a. blue water
b. the sky
c. on a boat
d.sea floor
27. The primitive atmosphere of Earth was
deficient in free oxygen. What process was
primarily responsible for the development of
the present percentage of free oxygen in the
Earth’s atmosphere?
a. outgassing
b. photosynthesis
c. volcanic eruptions
d. oxidation of iron-based minerals
27. The primitive atmosphere of Earth was
deficient in free oxygen. What process was
primarily responsible for the development of
the present percentage of free oxygen in the
Earth’s atmosphere?
a. outgassing
b. photosynthesis
c. volcanic eruptions
d. oxidation of iron-based minerals
28.Which of the following human activities
reduces the level of ozone in the
atmosphere?
a. using artificial lighting in scientific polar
stations
b. using large banks of solar cells for energy
production
c. releasing
chlorofluorocarbons
from
aerosol cans
d. destroying large areas of the equatorial
rain forests
28.Which of the following human activities
reduces the level of ozone in the
atmosphere?
a. using artificial lighting in scientific polar
stations
b. using large banks of solar cells for energy
production
c. releasing chlorofluorocarbons
aerosol cans
from
d. destroying large areas of the equatorial
rain forests
29. Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers
that are based upon their
a. water content.
b. relative humidity.
c. gas content.
d. temperature gradient.
29. Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers
that are based upon their
a. water content.
b. relative humidity.
c. gas content.
d. temperature gradient.
30. Which of these could increase average
global temperatures?
a. increased use of fossil fuels
b. increased ocean algal blooms
c. decreased carbon dioxide emissions
d. increased numbers of animal species
30. Which of these could increase average
global temperatures?
a. increased use of fossil fuels
b. increased ocean algal blooms
c. decreased carbon dioxide emissions
d. increased numbers of animal species
31. The Richter scale measures which of the
following earthquake characteristics?
a. intensity
b. magnitude
c. frequency
d. probability
31. The Richter scale measures which of the
following earthquake characteristics?
a. intensity
b. magnitude
c. frequency
d. probability
32. When a layer of cool air at the surface of
Earth is found under a layer of warmer air
above it, the result is known as
a. the Coriolis effect.
b. the greenhouse effect.
c. a temperature inversion.
d. an upwelling.
32. When a layer of cool air at the surface of
Earth is found under a layer of warmer air
above it, the result is known as
a. the Coriolis effect.
b. the greenhouse effect.
c. a temperature inversion.
d. an upwelling.
33. Which of the following statements
best
describes how the planets of the solar system
formed?
a. They are condensed rings of matter thrown off by
the young Sun.
b. They are the remains of an exploded star once
paired with the Sun.
c. The Sun captured them from smaller, older nearby
stars.
d. They formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas.
33. Which of the following statements
best
describes how the planets of the solar system
formed?
a. They are condensed rings of matter thrown off by
the young Sun.
b. They are the remains of an exploded star once
paired with the Sun.
c. The Sun captured them from smaller, older nearby
stars.
d. They formed from a nebular cloud of dust
and gas.
34. As part of the modern theory of the origins
of the elements, it is hypothesized that before
the formation of the stars, most of the matter
in the universe consisted of what atoms?
A hydrogen and helium
B nitrogen and carbon
C silicon and lithium
D uranium and radium
34. As part of the modern theory of the origins
of the elements, it is hypothesized that before
the formation of the stars, most of the matter
in the universe consisted of what atoms?
A hydrogen and helium
B nitrogen and carbon
C silicon and lithium
D uranium and radium
35. Which type of volcano would be the least
explosive?
A cinder cone
B stratovolcano
C shield volcano
D composite cone
35. Which type of volcano would be the least
explosive?
A cinder cone
B stratovolcano
C shield volcano
D composite cone
36. Stars begin their life cycle in
A a black hole.
B a nova.
C a nebula.
D a supernova.
36. Stars begin their life cycle in
A a black hole.
B a nova.
C a nebula.
D a supernova.
38. Shifts in Earth’s continents most likely
caused a change in Earth’s
a.climatic regions.
b. mass. orbital
c. velocity.
d. atmospheric temperature.
39. From Earth’s atmosphere, carbon dioxide
is used by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
during the process of
A photosynthesis.
B respiration.
C decomposition.
D nitrogen fixation.
39. From Earth’s atmosphere, carbon dioxide
is used by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
during the process of
A photosynthesis.
B respiration.
C decomposition.
D nitrogen fixation.
40. Which of these effects generally occurs
as the result of a warm air mass and a cooler
air mass converging at Earth’s surface?
a. The sky becomes clear.
b. Winds die down.
c. Cloud formation decreases.
d. Stormy weather patterns develop.
40. Which of these effects generally occurs
as the result of a warm air mass and a cooler
air mass converging at Earth’s surface?
a. The sky becomes clear.
b. Winds die down.
c. Cloud formation decreases.
d. Stormy weather patterns
develop.
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