Division of City Schools, Navotas

District of Navotas I
NORTH BAY BOULEVARD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pescador II St., NBBN Navotas City

TEST ITEM BANK IN SCIENCE V

(Fourth Grading Period)

I.

identify the forces that break down rocks (e.g. water, people,
animals, etc)

1. Which of the following activities of man contribute to the breaking

down of rocks?
a. fishing
b. studying
c. mining
d. sky diving
2. Some animals like the rabbits and moles dig up soil for shelter or to
find food. How doesnt its activity contribute to the breaking down of
rocks?
a. The food that these animals bring underground causes the
breaking of rocks.
b. The digging of borrowing of animals breaks the rocks into
small pieces.
c. Small rocks that be exposed to sunlight.
d. Animals will enjoy staying in the dug holes and cause the
rising of temperature inside.
3. Water, people, animals wear away bits of rocks. when this happens,
which of these is going on?
a. erosion
b. mountain building
c. weathering
d. fermenting
II.

Identify the different kinds of rocks

1. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in Zambales was one of the most

disastrous calamities in our time. What kind of rock will be formed
out of the lava that came from the volcano?
a.
Sedimentary rock
b. Metamorphic rock
c.
Igneous rock
d. Shiny rock
2. What do you call an igneous rock that has changed into another
kind of rock through heat and pressure?
a.
Sedimentary rock

b.
c.
d.

Granite
Metamorphic rock
Pumice

3. A collection of rocks includes red brown , gray and black rocks ,

smooth and rough rocks, soft and hard rocks , dull and shiny. What
do these shows about rocks?
a. Rocks have the same properties.
b. All rocks come from under the ground
c. Rocks have different properties
d. All rocks are colorful
III.

Demonstrate how people and plants help prevent soil erosion

(e.g. contours plowing, alternate ship cropping, planting
tress/cover crops, etc.)

1. Why is plant cover such as grass important?

a. It holds soil in place
b. It grows easily
c. It makes the place green
2. What is reforestation ?
a. It is the planting of crops alternately to hold water.
b. It is the planting of more trees to block the wind.
c. It is the planting of new trees.
3. What is the best way to prevent soil erosion?
a. Re-planting trees
b. Cutting down trees
c. Constructing a wall around the denuded area
IV.

Describe what a cyclone is. Identify the different kinds of

cyclone.

1. A typhoon has a maximum wind of ________?

a. less than 63 kph near the center
b. from 63 to 118 kph near the center
c. greater than 118 kph near the center
d. greater than 200 kph near the center
2. A tropical storm may develop into a typhoon when,
a. the wind accelerates
b. the wind decelerates
c. the wind changes directions
d. the wind stops blowing
3. It is a big mass of winds and rain whirling about a center of a low
pressure called eye.
a. tropical
b. cool winds

c. light winds
d. gentle winds
define what a typhoon is, identify the different parts of a
typhoon;
1. What storm signal corresponds to the typhoon shown below?

V.

a. Storm Signal Number 1

b. Storm Signal Number 3
c. Storm Signal Number 2
d. Storm Signal Number 4
2. What is the appropriate storm signal for it?

a. Storm Signal Number 1

b. Storm Signal Number 3
c. Storm Signal Number 2
d. Storm Signal Number 4
3. Which part of a typhoon is very calm?
a. head
b. tail
c. eye wall
d. eye
VI.

Describe the different layers of the earth

1. This is the region in the upper mantle made of liquefied rock formed
due to extreme heat and pressure
a. Moho
b. Asthenosphere.
c. Mantle
d. Crust
2. It is the layer where we live in

a. Crust
b. Mantle
c. Core
d. Moho
3. This separates the crust from the mantle\
a. Moho
b. Mantle
c. Crust
d. Asthenosphere
VII. Describe how the moon revolves around the earth.
1. How many days does the moon travel around the Earth?
a. 27 days
b. 29 days
c. 20 days
d. 13 days
2. Which statement about the moon is correct?
a.
The moon revolves around the earth at the same time
rotates on the axis.
b.
The moon rotates around the earth at the same time
revolves on its axis.
c.
The moon does not rotate nor revolve.
d.
The moon revolves only around the sun.
3. Why do you think the earth and the moon do not bump with each
other as they travel around the sun?
a. because the moon is smaller than the earth.
b. because the moon is far away from the earth.
c. because the earth and the moon have their own orbits and
planes.
d. because the earth rotates faster than the moon