PERIODICAL TEST

1. Union Elementary School
Mankilam, Tagum City
4th
Periodical Exam
Science V
NAME: _______________________________________ GRADE/SECTION: _____________________
TEACHER:_____________________________________ DATE:_______________________________
Test I: Read each item carefully,write the letter of the bestanswerin the spaceprovided beforetheeach number.
_________ 1. 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 show about rocks?
a. Rocks have the same properties c. Rocks have different properties
b. All rocks come from under the ground d. All rocks are colorful
_________ 2. Slants some tiny plants are growing on a big rock in the garden. What will happen to the rock
after many years?
a. The rock will break down c. The rock will grow bigger
b. The rock will gather more minerals d. The rock will have water inside
_________ 3. The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in Zambales was one of the most disastrous calamaties in our
time. What kind of rocks would be formed out of the lava that came from the volcano?
a. sedimentary rocks c. igneous rocks
b. metamorphic rocks d. shiny rocks
_________ 4. How do rocks become soil?
a. Through sedimentation c. Through volcanic heat
b. Through metamorphosis d. Through weathering
_________ 5. What do you call an igneous rock that has changed into another kind of rock through heat and
pressure?
a. sedimentary rocks c. metamorphic rocks
b. granite d. pumice
_________ 6. Which process forms the layers of the rocks?
a. metamorphosis c. lithification
b. rock cycle d. weathering
_________ 7. Lito boiled a kettle of water. He noticed that the water in the kettle became less after it had
boiled for several minutes. Why?
a. The water condensed c. The water evaporated
b. The water precipitated d. The water froze
_________ 8. Under what condition will water vapor condense?
a. When it is heated c. When it is boiled
b. Whe it is cooled d. When it is filtered
_________ 9. It was noontime. Dan felt the hot sand as he walked barefoot on the beach. When he waded in
the water, he felt that the water was cooler than the sand. Why?
a. There is more land than water. c. There is more water than land
b. The water heats faster than land d. Land heats faster than water
_________ 10. What happens to the air over tha land during daytime?
a. It rises b. it cools c. it sinks d. it stay in place
SCORE

2. _________ 11. Where does cyclone usually originated?
a. over a mountain c. over an ocean
b. over a plain d. over a lake
_________ 12. During which process of the water cycle does rain fall?
a. evaporation b. condensation c. sublimation d. precipitation
_________ 13. Typhoon signal number 2 is raised. What is the speed of the wind of the expected typhoon?
a. Less than 60 km per hour c. from 60 to 100 km per hour
b. From 100 to 150 km per hour d. more than 200 km per hour
_________ 14. What is the center of a typhoon called?
a. head b. eye c. tail d. fingers
_________ 15. The PAGASA issues public storm signals to warn people of coming dangers of a typhoon? What
does the acronym PAGASA stands for?
a. Philippine Atmosherical, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration
b. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysic and Astronomical Service Association
c. Philippine Atmospherical, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
d. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
_________ 16. What is the international name of the most strongest typhoon ever recorded in the world to
date which devastated mostly the central part of the Philippines?
a. Tropical Cyclone Katrina c. Tropical Cyclone Haian
b. Typhoon Yolanda d. Typhoon Katring
_________ 17. It is a result of a strong typhoon wherein strong flow of sea water reaches the land?
a. landslide b. torrential rains c. storm surge d. flash flood
_________ 18.Which of the following should be done when a coming strong typhoon is most likely to hit a
particular community?
a. Avoid fallen electrical cables c. Boil drinking water and food during the landfall
b. Listen to your radio for latest news d. Avoid wading in flood waters
_________ 19. They are regions over the ocean near the equator abounding in calms and baffling winds.
a. horsepower b. doldrums c. hurricane d. ITCZ
_________ 20. What tropical cyclone has a wind speed of less than 63 km/ hr?
a. Tropical Storm b. Typhoon c. Tropical Depressiond. low pressure area (LPA)
_________ 21.A typhoon is right over your town, but you do not feel any strong wind. Why?
a. Your town is away from the typhoon. c. Your town is near a mountain,
b. The typhoon is not a srong one. D. The eye of the typhoon is over your town.
Refer 22 – 26 in the table below.
PLANET DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
PERIOD OF REVOLUTION
(in Earth days per year)
Mercury 55.9 million km. 88 days
Venus 108.2 million km. 224.7 days
Earth 149.6 million km. 365.2 days
Mars 227.9 million km. 687 days
Jupiter 778.3 million km. 11.9 years
Saturn 1427 million km. 29.5 years
Uranus 2870 million km. 84 years
Neptune 5900 million km. 247.7 years

3. _________ 22. What planet is closest to Earth?
a. Jupiter b. Mercury c. Neptune d. Venus
_________ 23. Which planet has the longest period of revolution?
a. Mars b. Uranus c. Venus d. Neptune
_________ 24. What could we infer about the distance of the planet from the sun to its period of revolution?
a. The distance of the planet is equal to the period of revolution.
b. The distance of the planet from the sun affects its revolution speed.
c. The farther the planet the longer time it completes its revolution.
d. The farther the planet the shortest period of time for a comlete revolution.
_________ 25. Which planet is the coldest?
a. Neptune b. Uranus c. Saturn d. Jupiter
_________ 26. Which planet is nearest to the sun?
a. Mars b. Mercury c. Earth d. Venus
_________ 27. Which of the following is at the center of the solar system?
a. Earth b. Moon c. Jupiter d. Sun
_________ 28. What is a satellite?
a. A bigger body moving around a smaller body in space.
b. A smaller bodt moving around a larger body in space.
c. Any small body that moves around the sun.
d. Any small body moving between the planets’ orbits.
_________ 29. Why does a planet do not move in a straight line?
a. It has no gravity at all. c. The sun’s gravity pulls at it.
b. There isno friction in space. d. It is too heavy.
_________ 30. Why is the solar systeman orderly arrangement of celestial bodies?
a. It consists of many different bodies
b. There are big bodies and small bodies in it
c. The bodies have their own paths
d. The bodies attract one another
_________ 31. Why do planets stay in their own orbits?
a. Because of the elliptical shape of their orbits
b. Because of the planet’s magnetic fields
c. Because their curved aths make them tendto fly off into outer space, but the sun’s gravity
pulls them back
d. Because of the spherical shape of the planets and elliptical shae of their orbits.
_________ 32. Which of the following is the shape of a planet’s orbit?
a. circular b. elliptical c. triangular d. rectangular
_________ 33. Why is the sun the main source of energy?
a. The sun’s energy can be changed to other forms of energy.
b. Sunlight provides heat and light to us.
c. The sun is the center of the solar system.
d. Without the sun there would be total darkness.
_________ 34. In which part of the sun do sunspot appear?
a. Corona b. Chromosphere c. Photosphere d. Core
_________ 35. Which of these planets does NOT rotate from west to east?
a. Earth b. Mars c. Venus d. Pluto

4. _________ 36. What do you call to the farthest point in planets orbit from the Sun?
a. Perihelion b. Aphelion c. Galaxy d. Andromeda
________ 37. Which of these produces solar energy?
a. Sun b. planet c. asteroid d. comet
________ 38. Which of these directly uses solarenergy?
a. animals b. green plants c. humans d. machineries
________ 39. In which form does solarenergy reach Earth?
a. Chemical energy b. Mechanical Energy c. Radiant Energy d. Light Energy
________ 40. What are asteroids?
a. They are planet – like bodies c. They are star – like bodies
b. They are satellite – like bodies d. They are comet – like bodies
________ 41. Which of these is NOT an asteroid?
a. Triton b. Ceres c. Pallas d. Vesta
________ 42. Which of these heavenly bodies has a tail?
a. asteroid b. comet c. planets d. stars
________ 43. The head of the comet is describe as?
a. ball of fire b. silica dust c. dirty iceberg d. frozen iron
________ 44. To what direction is the comet’s tail pointing?
a. towards the Sun b. away from the Sun c. towards the moon d. away from the moon
________ 45. Which of these Earth’s motions bring about tides?
a. revolution b. rotation c. orbit d. gravitational pull
________ 46. When does high tide occur?
a. every other day b. every two days c. once a day d. twice a day
________ 47. When does neap tide occur?
a. first quarter moon c. last quarter moon
b. new moon d. full moon
________ 48. Which planet is largely gaseous?
a. Mercury b. Venus c. Neptune d. Earth
________ 49. It is the only starin the solarsystem?
a. Sun b. Andromeda c. Polaris d. Ursa Major
________ 50. In 1986 Comet Halley was seen in the sky. It was predicted that it would be seen again after 75
years. When will this comet be seen in the sky again?
a. 2016 b. 2061 c. 2088 d. 2089
God bless you!
Prepared by:
Mrs. Rosalinda Hangad
Mr. Lynard Bobby Asirit