Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ANTIPOLO
JUAN SUMULONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
J. Sumulong St., Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City 1870
Summative Test in SCIENCE V #1- 4th Quarter
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I. Multiple Choice
DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What process breaks rocks into smaller pieces to become soil?
A. erosion C. pounding
B. abrasion D. weathering
2. Which are the best agents of chemical weathering?
A. wind and water C. oxygen and acid
B. roots of plants D. water and plants
3. Which is made up of tiny bits of rocks with decaying plants and animals?
A. rocks B. gravel C. soil D. humus
4. Which of the following activities of man contribute to the breaking down of rocks?
A. fishing B. studying C. mining D. sky diving
5. How does temperature breakdown rocks?
A. Rocks break when it is cooled.
B. Rocks break when it is heated.
C. Rocks break when it is not exposed to water.
D. Rocks break when it is heated and then cooled.
6. What are the causes of soil erosion?
A. water, wind, man and animals
B. water, reforestation, terracing
C. landslides, floods, strip cropping
D. building windbreak, man and animals
7. Which of the human activities cause soil erosion?
A. digging, planting trees, construction, grazing
B. illegal logging, quarrying, construction of buildings
C. planting trees, strip cropping, terracing, reforestation
D. illegal logging, strip cropping, quarrying, terracing
8. What is mechanical weathering?
A. change in composition of rocks
B. physical wearing away of rocks
C. rock fragments
D. none of the above
9. What is chemical weathering?
A. involves a change in composition of rocks that allows them to break down into
pieces.
B. the movement of rock fragments
C. physical wearing away of rocks
D. none of the above
10. What happens to a rock when exposed to low temperature?
A. expands
B. contracts
C. sinks
D. evaporates
[Link] OR FALSE
DIRECTIONS: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect.
______11. The movement of rocks from one place to another is called weathering.
______12. Sediments are materials transported due to erosion.
______13. The faster the running water is, the slower the soil erosion.
______14. Sand dunes are ridges of sand formed by waves.
______15. Erosion is faster and greater on land surfaces with gradual slope.
______16. Gardening can also cause erosion because soil moves as we dig the
ground.
______17. A slope is an inclined surface of land.
______18. A small volume of soil and sand are transported when they are used in the
construction of houses.
______19. When burrowing animals dig the ground, some rock and soil particles stick to
their bodies.
______20. Soil Erosion can be caused by water, wind animals and humans.