1. Which of the following is an important factor in explaining why seasons occur on Earth?

A. Earth rotates on its axis C. Earth’s axis is tilted

B. The sun rotates on its axis D. The sun’s axis is tilted
2. Which of the following is an orderly, systematic approach to problem solving?
A. conclusion C. experiment
B. hypothesis D. scientific method
3. What is the correct order for steps in the scientific method?
A. gather data, formulate hypothesis, have a question, develop method, draw conclusion
B. formulate hypothesis, have a question, draw conclusion, gather data, and develop method
C. have a question, formulate hypothesis, develop method, gather data, draw conclusion
D. develop method. have a question, formulate hypothesis, draw conclusion, gather data
4. Which of the following statement is not true of energy in the biosphere?
A. Energy flows a one-way path
B. Energy is conserved in the biosphere
C. Energy flows a cycle through the web of life
D. Energy leaves the living system in the form of heat
5. A set of chimes made from pipes of different lengths hang as shown: Which of the pipes will give
the lowest pitch when struck by a hammer?
X Y A. Pipe X
B. Pipe Y
C. All pipes will give the same note
D. You cannot tell without trying

6. Which of the following technologies serve as alternatives to scalpels and cauterization?

i. Lasers ii. Inoculation iii. Ultrasound iv. Radiation

A. I and ii B. I, iii, iv C. ii, iii, iv D. ii and iv

7. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
A. burning metal
B. changing of iodine crystals into a violet gas
C. formation of two gases during electrolysis of water
D. formation of a black solid from heated iron and sulfur
8. Good weather usually prevails in a high-pressure area. This is because the descending air which
characterizes a high-pressure area__________________.
A. Cools and increases its capacity to hold water vapor
B. warms and increases its capacity to hold water vapor
C. warms and reduces its capacity to hold water vapor
D. Cools and reduces its capacity to hold water vapor
9. Which phenomenon is associated with a change in the direction of equatorial currents?
A. Tsunami B. Eutrophication C. Unusually high tide D. El Niño
10. What type of solar radiation is effectively absorbed by the ozone layer of the earth’s
atmosphere?
A. infrared B. ultraviolet C. gamma D. x-ray
11. Which of the following devices best applies the concept that magnetism exerts a force on
electric current?
A. magnet B. transformer C. electric motor D. electric generator
12. In which layer of the atmosphere do all the weather changes happen?
A. mesosphere B. stratosphere C. thermosphere D. troposphere
13. Ultrasound often used by medical workers to obtain features of internal body parts. Infrasound
on the other hand is commonly used in ________________.
A. monitoring conditions in pregnant women
B. detecting harmful living tissues inside the body
C. seismograph surveying of structures below the earth’s surface
D. providing instant moving pictures of tidal waves and earthquakes
14. How the conservation of mechanical energy is described in a falling object?
A. A falling object loses kinetic energy and gains potential energy
B. A falling object loses kinetic energy and losses potential energy
C. A falling object gains kinetic energy and gains potential energy
D. A falling object gains kinetic energy and losses potential energy
15. When we say that chemical reactions in the cell waste energy, we meant that:
A. energy is being destroyed
B. pieces of chemical are being broken
C. chemical energy is being converted to heat energy which is lost
D. cells used only used the chemicals they need and get rid all excess chemicals
16. Which law of force and motion explains the occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by
the powerful downward discharge of exhaust gases?
A. Universal gravitation
B. Action and reaction
C. Applied force
D. Inertia
17. Which of the following forms of energy is demonstrated by a tightly coiled spring?
A. steam energy B. kinetic energy C. potential energy D. chemical energy
18. Which of the following process takes place when ice cubes form water vapor without passin
through the liquid state?
A. transpiration B. condensation C. sublimation D. evaporation
19. Which of the following process is better associated with the technology than with Science
A. constructing concepts and laws
B. discovering forms of matter
C. designing a workable system
D. observing natural phenomena
20. What nuclear process occurs in the explosion of an atomic bomb?
A. fusion B. fission C. disintegration D. integration
21. Which of the following is true of all planets in the solar system?
A. They have the same surface temperature
B. They can support human life
C. They are exactly at the same size
D. They revolve around the sun
22. In which of the following medium will sound travel slowest?
A. air B. brick C. oil D. water
23. Which of the following factors does sound in air depend on?
A. frequency of sound
B. wavelength of sound
C. air temperature
D. period of the wave
24. Which of the following disposal system can food scraps and food peelings be converted into
humus?
A. Open dump
B. Sanitary landfill
C. Recycling
D. Composting
25. Today scientist report about the formation of holes in the ozone layer of the atmosphere. This
dangerous trend is being blamed on one of the following wrong practices:
A. the excessive used of aerosols
B. the used of soil fertilizers
C. the use of ozone itself on the surface of the earth
D. removal of protective cover like green plants

Four groups of children were used in a dentist’s experiment on whether” fluoride aide” helps
fight tooth decay. All children in group A had their teeth painted with “fluoride aide”. Group B
children had their teeth painted with ordinary clear vanish . Group C. and D were not painted at
all. All children from the four groups had their teeth inspected at 6 monthly intervals after
painting.

26. Which group of children serves as the control group?

A. Groups A and B C. Groups C and D
B. Groups A B and C D. Groups B C and D
27. Which of the following hypothesis will best indicate on which groups of children would show
the least and most numbers of decaying teeth?
A. Group A less than B less than C and D.
B. Group A less than B greater than C and D.
C. Groups A and B less than groups C and D.
D. Groups A and B greater than groups C and D.
28. Which of the following environmental conditions has been blamed for the usual occurrence of
“fish kills”?
A. acid rain B. eutrophication C. atmospheric pollution D. silting of lakes
29. What is the escape mechanism by which mud fish and the catfish change from a darker color to
a lighter color of the water called?
A. protective mimicry B. adaptive coloration C. habitat protection D. aggressive coloration
30. The diagram below show the sun, a boat and an observer’s eye, which of the following diagram
best represent how you might see the boat?
 A. B.
BOAT BOAT

SUN EYE SUN EYE

C. D.
BOAT BOAT

Sunlight all around

EYE SUN EYE

SUN

31. Which law of motion explains what happens every time we walk?
A. inertia B. acceleration C. interaction D. universal gravitation
32. Which property of light accounts for the phenomenon of color?
A. amplitude B. frequency C. velocity D. wavelength
33. Ana formulated a hypothesis that cotton will grow larger bolls (pods) if magnesium and one
without . Which data should be collected to support this hypothesis?
A. color of the cotton bolls in both fields
B. height of the cotton plants in both fields
C. diameter of the cotton bolls in both fields
D. length of the growing season in both fields
34. Shown below is simple food web in a grassy community. The arrow symbol means eaten
by. What would happen if all snakes are killed?
A. grass population would increase
B. grasshopper population would increase
C. bird and frog population would increase
D. grasshopper and bird would increase

Grass grasshopper frog snake

bird
35. In an experiment, a vacuum is created when all air is removed from a tube. A coin and bits of
confetti are released in the vacuum at the same time. Which of the following is proven in this
experiment?
I. In a vacuum, the rate of fall is the same for all objects regardless of weight
 II. Outside a vacuum, air resistance is what makes different objects fall at different rates
III. Gravity has no effect at all on objects that fall in a vacuum

A. I and II B. I and II I C. II and III D. I, II and III

36. Large quantities of calcium carbonate are dumped into polluted lakes to fiht the effect of acid
rain. It is inferred for this action that calcium carbonate is a/ an _______________.
A. acid B. base C. neutral substance D. powdered substance
37. Today a computerized machine could send regular electrical impulses to the heart muscles in
order for it to beat rhythmically. What is this machine is called?
A. homeostatic machine B. laser
C. pacemaker D. pressure maker
38. Which of the following statements is definitely true about the nature science?
A. Science can always uncover the truth in the realm of nature.
B. Science will help make the world a better place to live in.
C. Theories in science can be disproved by testing; a well-established theory can be demolished
with a single observation.
D. Scientific work requires a dedication that excludes the lives of people in other fields of work.
39. A grasshopper was put inside a covered bottle. After sometime, the grasshopper died. The
statement: “ The grasshopper died because the oxygen in the bottle was exhausted is
___________
A. a fact B. a hypothesis C. an inference D. a conclusion
40. Chemical Heat Energy Mechanical Energy (with wasted heat)
The sequence of energy changes shown explains which event?
A. a flashlight is on
B. a candle burns
C. gasoline burns to power a car
D. electric current runs a refrigerator
41. Which of the following is the technological concept rather than science concept?
A. Tungsten has a high melting point
B. Melts conducts electricity, some better than the others
C. When electricity passes through metals, heat is generated
D. Light bulbs are perfected through methods of manufacturing
42. A paint technologist used different kinds of white paint onto concrete wall. He came back every
two months and observed the painted areas with a hand lens .Which of the following questions
could be a possible problem for this experiment?
A. Which paint color is best for concrete walls?
B. Do walls need to be painted with different colors?
C. Which kind of white paint faded fastest under the sun?
D. Which part of the concrete wall needs to be painted?
43. Consider the problem: “Which toothpaste brand is more effective in killing mouth bacteria?
Which of the following variables is manipulated?
A. brands of toothpaste
B. brands of toothbrush
C. number of time to brush teeth
D. number of persons to brush teeth

44. The wise use of resources for the permanent good of all is referred to as :
A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. reforestation
45. The following statements given the underlying principles of technology except :
A. All technological system could fail
B. All technologies involve control
C. Technologies always have side effects
D. Technology often provides tools for science without constraint
46. The statement below refers to the interaction of forces in nature. Which of these are true?
1. A change in motion is always due to the effects of unbalanced forces
2. Every object in the universe exerts gravitational force on every other object
3. Frictional forces can never be used to increase velocity
4. Magnetic and electrical forces are unrelaed to one another.

A. 1, 2 & 3 B. 1, 3 & 4
C. 2, 3 & 4 D. 1, 2 & 4
47. Which of the following is the technological concept rather than science concept?
A. Tungsten has a high melting point
B. Melts conducts electricity, some better than the others
C. When electricity passes through metals, heat is generated
D. Light bulbs are perfected through methods of manufacturing
48. Of the thousands of meteor that enter the Earth’s atmosphere each year, only a few is actually
is observed to hit the earth. Why?
A. Meteors only fall at night when most people are asleep
B. The earth’s atmosphere cause any small meteors to burn up
C. The brightness of the suns light make it possible
D. People just don’t recognize the because they look similar to the earths rocks
49. If the following radioactive emissions are arranged in the order of increasing penetrating power,
with the least penetrating radiation first, the order is:
A. alpha, beta, gamma B. beta, gamma, alpha
C. gamma, alpha, . beta, D. beta, alpha gamma
50. The processes below are steps in scientific research that may lead to theory development or
theory replacement. How will you arrange logically to bring about conceptual development
modification?
1. Hypothesis
2. Evaluate results
3 Observe new phenomenon
4. Measure dependent variables
A. 1, 2 3, 4 B. 3, 1,4, 2
C. 2, 4, 1, 3 D. 4, 3,2, 1
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