Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIVISION OF CEBU CITY
Buhisan Night High School
Eskwelahan,Buhisan,Cebu City
SY 2019-2020

FOURTH SEMI-FINALS EXAMINATION

7 –SCIENCE

Name: ________________________________________ Sec:_____________________Date

:_________________Score:________
Directions. Read the items carefully and write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each
number.
__________1. To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
a. the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
b. the lines of latitude only
c. the lines of longitude only
d. a neighboring area to describe the location
__________2. Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in
a. only north and south
b. degrees of a circle
c. only east and west
d. degrees of a compass
__________3. Latitude lines on a globe run from
a. north to south c. north to east
b. east to west d. south to west
__________4. _______ lines on a globe run from east to west.
a. North pole c. Latitude
b. South pole d. Longitude
__________5. When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ______, which represents 0 degrees.
a. Prime Meridian c. Longitude
b. Equator d. North Pole
__________6. When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.
a. South Pole c. Prime meridian
b. Equator d. Latitude
__________7. On a globe, the Equator is the
a. Horizontal, center line c. 30 degree line
b. Vertical, center line d. 180 degree line
__________8. On a globe, the Prime Meridian is the
a. Horizontal, center line c. 180 degree line
b. Vertical, center line d. 15 degree line
__________9. Coordinates are
a. a degree only c.two degrees only
b. a cardinal direction only d. two sets of degrees and cardinal directions
__________10. Coordinates can be written like this:
a. 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
b. 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
c. 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
d. All of the above
II. Write TRUE if true. If false, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word that would make the sentence correct after each
number.
11. The Philippines has four seasons: winter ,spring, summer and fall.
12. Dry season is felt during December to May
____________13. Wet season is the months of June to November.
14. Climate is normally dryer and more humid in mountainous or elevated areas.
15. The Philippines lies in the typhoon path and is often visited by typhoons coming from the South China Sea.
16. Typhoons in the Philippines come from the east going to the north.
17. Philippine provinces in the typhoon path are Leyte, Samar, Quezon and Batanes.
18. Department of Education, is a government agency that gives information about the seasons and climates in our country.
19. They give wild guess explanations about the seasons and climates in our country.
20. Typhoons are dangerous. It can destroy infrastructure and lives of people and animals.
21. Climates vary due to the specific location and elevation of a certain place and its temperature.
22. Countries situated far from low latitudes have shorter dry seasons.

II.B. Enumeration.
23-27 Give the five layers of the earth 28-30 Give at least three factors of soil formation
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III. A. Directions: For questions 31‐ 36, Figure out the name of the city using your map. Each question is worth 2 points.

31-32. 40 degrees S, 40 degrees E _______________________________________

33-34. 80 degrees N, 60 degrees W _______________________________________
35-36. 20 degrees S, 100 degrees W _______________________________________
II.B . Give the locations of the following city below using the coordinate system .2 points each

37-38. Philippines : __________________________________________________

39-40 Chile : __________________________________________________
41-42 South Korea : __________________________________________________

IV. DIRECTIONS: Encircle the correct answer from the words inside the parenthesis.

43. Compared to warm air, cold air is (more dense, less dense, about the same density) for a given volume.
44.. The layer closest to the earth , where all weather changes take place is called the (stratosphere,
troposphere, exosphere, ionosphere).
45. The layer after the mesosphere where air is very thin is called the (exosphere, stratosphere,
thermosphere, troposphere).
46. The layer in which the temperature drops as altitude increases is called the (exosphere,
thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere).

V. Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.

Air pollution due to suspended particulate matter in the air -----primarily dust and
smoke pose a major health problem to city dwellers. This is a concern not only in Metro Manila
but all over the world, where urban cities are becoming highly industrialized.

47-50. What can factories do or implement to control air pollution that reaches the most affected layer of the atmosphere?

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Buhisan Night High School
Eskwelahan,Buhisan,Cebu City
SY 2019-2020

FOURTH SEMI-FINALS EXAMINATION

8–SCIENCE

Name: _______________________________________ Sec:___________________Date :_________________Score:________

Directions. Read the items carefully and write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.

_____________1. Taxonomy is the study of how scientists __________________?

a. plant flowers c. classifying non living things
b. classify living things d. classifying animals
_____________2. Which of the following is the correct order for the levels of classification?
a. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species
b. kingdom, class, order, phylum, species, family, genus
c. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d. Kingdom, order, family, class, species, genus, phylum
_____________3. Which of the following does not represent a Kingdom in the classification of living things?
a. Plant c. Fungi
b. Animal d. Homo sapien
_____________4. In the animal kingdom, the phyla are divided into 2 groups; vertebrates and invertebrates. In plants, the phyla
are divided into:
a. genus and species c. tubers and bulbs
b. vascular and nonvascular d. plants and animals
_____________5. In which of the following levels of classification would the organisms have more in common?
a. phylum c. order
b. class d. family
_____________6. The first word in an organism’s scientific name depends on which level of classification?
a. phylum c. genus
b. class d. species
_____________7. All organism of the same type which are able to breed and reproduce young of the same kind, must belong to
the same __________________.
a. phylum c. genus
b. class d. species
_____________8. All of the following are true about an organism’s scientific name EXCEPT:
a. It is written in italics c. species is capitalized
b. genus is capitalized d. species is in lowercase
_____________9. Which of the following is a relative of the Panthera tigris?
a. Corvus corax c. Ursus arctos
b. Panthera leo d. Ostrea edulis
____________10. Ursos arctos and Ursos maritimus both belong to the same ______________, but different ______________.
a. kingdom, family c. species,genus
b. genus, species d.genus family
__________11.The level of biodiversity that involves a variety of habits and communities is
a.ecosystem diversity. c.population diversity.
b.genetic diversity. d.species diversity.
__________12. Reasons for preserving biodiversity include all of the following except
a.isolating unique genetic material so it can be incorporated into existing crops.
b.increasing the chances of discovering organisms with medicinal value.
c.preventing natural evolution.
d.finding new plants that can supplement the world’s food supply.
__________13. Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems?
a.It allows animals to feed permanently from one type of plant.
b.It increases at each level of the food chain.
c.It helps populations adapt to ecological changes.
d.It reduces the number of insects in a given ecosystem

II. Write TRUE if the statement is true. If false, circle the incorrect word and write the correct word that would make the sentence correct after
each number. (2pts each)
___________14. Eubacteria live in harsh environments like very salty lakes; intestines of mammals; and hot, sulfur springs & may be autotrophs
or heterotrophs.
___________15. Modern taxonomy uses six kingdoms — Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, & Animalia.
___________16. Always capitalize the species name, but write the genus in lower case.
___________17. The broadest taxon is called the kingdom.
___________18. Homologous structures have the same function, but different structures & do not show a close relationship
___________19. Analogous structures have the same structure, but different functions & show common ancestry.
___________20. John Ray was the first to use Latin for naming.
___________21. Animalia are ingestive heterotrophs that take in food & then digest it inside their multicellular bodies.
___________22. Fungi are mainly unicellular with a few multicellular organisms and may be autotrophic (Euglena) or heterotrophic (Ameba)
___________23. Protista, Fungi, Plantae, & Animalia are all eukaryotes with a nucleus & membrane-bound organelles.
III. Enumeration

24-30.Give the correct order of the levels of classification 31-32.Give at least two examples of
From broadest to the most specific. Terrestrial ecosystem
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______________________________________ 33-34 Give at least two examples of
______________________________________ aquatic ecosystem
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III. Write TE if the given ecosystem belongs to terrestrial, and if it is aquatic ecosystem write AE and identify if it is lentic or lotic.

35 . river :______________________ 38. Lake :__________________________

36. dessert :____________________ 39. Reef :__________________________
37. rainforest :__________________ 40. Ponds:_________________________

IV. Below are the different plants and animals with their scientific name.Write the correct and proper way of writing the scientific
name of a certain species.
Horse -EQUUS CABALLUS wild bear - sus scrofa leopard or panther - panthera pardus
Pigeon-COLUMBA LIVIA wolf- canis lupus

41. Pigeon :______________________________ 44. Wolf :___________________________________

42. Horse :______________________________ 45.wild bear :_______________________________
43. leopard or panther :____________________

V. Essay :

46-50 .As a student studying in Buhisan NHS, What can you do to help save the environment or your surroundings ?
Give at least 5 ways.
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Buhisan Night High School
Eskwelahan,Buhisan,Cebu City
SY 2019-2020

FOURTH SEMI-FINALS EXAMINATION

9–SCIENCE

Name: _______________________________________ Sec:___________________Date :_________________Score:________

Directions. Read the items carefully and write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
_______________1. Which of the following is not true about the path of a canon ball launched horizontally from the earth’s
surface if air resistance is neglected?
A. The cannonball has a uniform horizontal velocity
B. The total velocity of the cannonball increases as a function of time
C. The vertical velocity of cannonball increases as a function of time
D.The distance the cannonball travels is dependent on its mass.
_______________2.