DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF MAKATI
BANGKAL HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (GRADE-9)
LONG TEST 3
NAME:___________________________SECTION:________________ SCORE:________
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
____1. What is the term to describe the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place in a short period of time?
A. Weather
B. Climate
C. Precipitation
D. Water cycle
____2. Why are the coldest places found at the poles?
A. Great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface
B. Great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas
C. Less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface
D. Less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas
____3. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a high land?
A. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side
B. The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward
C. The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side
D. The windward receives more heat than the leeward
____4. Which of the following BEST describes climate?
A. The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day
B. The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time
C. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time
D. The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time
____5. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
A. Climate changes
B. Water vapor condenses
C. Greenhouse effect occurs
D. Temperature increases
____6. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitude have different climate?
A. Amount of precipitation differs
C. Higher altitudes have lower temperature
B. Amount of heat received varies
D. Higher altitudes have higher temperature
____7. Which of the following shows the effect of climate change?
A. Rising of sea level
B. Deforestation of the forest
C. Coastal erosion of some places
D. Siltation of bodies of water
____8. Which of the following is the reason why solar radiation does not reach Earth's surface in a uniform
manner?
A. because of the tilting of Earth's axis and atmospheric conditions
B. because of the atmospheric conditions and the ozone layer
C. because of the ozone layer and wind patterns
D. because of Earth's wind patterns and oceanic currents
____9. Which one of the following is the most important factor for the temperature variation during seasons?
A. The belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
B. The amount of air that sun rays need to pass through
C. The angle that the sun rays hit the Earth's surface
D. The position of the moon relative to the Earth
____10. We know that the axial tilt of Earth is 23.5o. However, if the Earth's axis was tilted 90o what would be
the implications on the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
A. Very long cold winters with no light and very warm long summers with no night
B. Very long hot winters with no night and very long cold summers with no day.
C. Very mild winter and summer with equal amounts of day and light.
D. It would be the same as it is now.
____11. When does greenhouse effect happen?
A. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere
B. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the earth’s interior
C. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from the outer space
D. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the Earth’s surface
____12. City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate climate. It is located near the equator.
What will most likely affect the climate of the city?
A. Altitude
B. Latitude
C. Topography
D. All of these
____13. Large bodies of water affect climate because __________.
A. water heats up and cools more slowly than land
B. water heats up and cools faster than land
C. water and land cool at the same time
D. water and land heat at the same rate
____14. Because convection cells are in place in the atmosphere and earth is spinning on its axis, the global
winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
A. Climate effect
B. Coriolis effect
C. Greenhouse effect
D. Atmosphere effect
____15. If you live near the ocean, in a marine climate, what kind of winters would you expect?
A. Harsh, extreme winter
C. Mild winter
B. No winters at the beach
D. Really warm winter
____16. What human activity releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?
A. burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)
C. build cement buildings
B. ride bikes and use solar energy
D. compete in the Olympics
____17. How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect the climate?
A. Carbon dioxide concentrations do not affect climate.
B. As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperature increases.
C. As carbon dioxide concentration increases, temperature decreases.
D. As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.
____18. How does volcanic eruption affect the climate?
A. Lava is hot which makes the community hotter.
B. Ash blocks sunlight, causing temperatures to drop.
C. When a volcano erupts, secondary succession begins.
D. Ash absorbs and re-radiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth.
____19. What region receives the least amount of direct sunlight?
A. High latitudes (Polar Region)
C. Low latitudes (tropical region)
B. Low and middle latitudes
D. Middle latitudes (temperate region)
____20. Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when they go up the mountain?
A. The temperature increases as the altitude increases.
B. The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
C. The altitude increases as the temperature increases.
D. The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.
____21. Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves slowly towards the leeward side of a mountain?
A. The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side.
C. The temperature becomes lower.
B.The amount of water vapor is not enough.
D. There is too much water vapor.
_____22. Which condition happens during La Niña phenomenon?
A. Air pressure in the western Pacific increases
B. Air pressure in the eastern Pacific decreases
C. Upwelling of cold water is blocked
D. Trade wind becomes stronger
_____23. Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climate?
A. Amount of heat received varies.
C. Higher altitudes have lower temperature.
B. Amount of precipitation differs.
D. Higher altitudes have higher temperature.
_____24. It refers to the average atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.
A. Climate
B. Monsoon
C. Weather
D. Topography
_____25. During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes
Baguio cold?
A. The latitude
C. The altitude
B. The topography
D. The distance from the ocean