Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUEZON PROVINCE

LAGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Calauag West District

Science 7
ACTIVITY SHEET
Week 1-2, Quarter 4
Name __________________________________________________________________ Date ________________________________
Year & Section ___________________________________________________________ Teacher Mrs. Jaynarose R. Ibayan

Module 1: Locating Places of the Earth

ACTIVITY 1: Finding the Latitudes
Directions: Study the diagram below. Identify the latitude (in degrees) and indicate the position (N-North and S-South) of the numbered points on
the globe.

Point on the Globe Parallel Latitudes

1 600° N
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 450° S
10

ACTIVITY 2: Finding the Longitudes

Directions: Study the diagram below. Determine the longitude of the
identified points on the globe by indicating the number of degrees the
point is from the prime meridian and its direction E (east) or W (west)
from the prime meridian.

Point on the Globe Longitudes

1 15° W
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 30° E
10

ASSESSMENT:
Write only the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.

______ 1. What do you call the latitude between Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic circle?
A. Eastern temperate zone B. Western temperate zone C. Northern temperate zone D. Southern temperate zone
______ 2. What do you call the Great Circle of the globe?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Longitude D. Prime meridian
______ 3. What do you call the imaginary line that divides the places on the earth in a north-south direction?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Longitude D. Prime meridian
______ 4. Which of the following describes a longitude?
A. Its reference point starts at the equator.
B. It is an imaginary line that runs from east to west.
C. It is an imaginary line that runs from north to south.
D. It is horizontal line that divides the earth into north and south hemisphere.
______ 5. What do you call to the imaginary line that divides the places on the earth in an east-west direction?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Longitude D. Prime meridian
______ 6. Which of the following BEST describes the prime meridian?
A. 15 degree line B. 180 degree line C. Vertical, center line D. Horizontal, center line
______ 7. What do you call the opposite longitude of prime meridian?
A. Equator B. Latitude C. Meridian D. Antemeridian
______ 8. Which of the following does NOT describe the lines of longitude?
I. It does not meet at the poles IV. Form circles that are smaller at the poles.
II. Lines are not parallel to each other. V. It does not form circles and it meet at the poles.
III. Parallel to the equator and to each other.
A. II and V only B. II and IV only C. I, III and IV only D. I, II, III, IV and V
_______ 9. Which of the following does NOT differentiate latitude from longitude?
Lines of latitude do not form circles while longitude lines do.
II. Lines of latitude do not meet while longitude lines meet at the poles.
III. Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and to each other while longitude lines are not parallel to each other.
IV. Lines of latitude runs vertically from north to south while lines of longitude runs horizontally from east to west.
A. I and IV only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. III and IV only
______ 10. EJ discussed with his classmates that to locate the exact places on the earth, one must look only at the latitude lines. Is he correct
about his explanation?
A. Yes, because it gives us the north or south location of an area.
B. Yes, because it helps us in determining the west and east location of an area.
C. No, because one must look at the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.
D. No, because one must look at the non-intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.

Module 2: Mission Possible: Saving Planet Earth

ACTIVITY 1: Renewable or Nonrenewable
Directions: Read and analyze the situations carefully. Write R if an item is renewable and NR if it is nonrenewable. Write your answers on the
space provided before each number.
_____ 1. Leather shoes _____ 3. Gold Necklace _____ 5. Paper _____ 7. Steel _____ 9. Cotton
_____ 2. Soda can _____ 4. Water _____ 6. Petroleum _____ 8. Wooden Chair _____ 10. Crude Oil

ACTIVITY 2: Sustainable or Not Sustainable

Directions: Read and analyze the situations carefully. Write S if the situation demonstrates sustainable use of natural resources and NS if it is not
sustainable. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.
_____ 1. Burning of plastics to reduce wastes. _____ 6. Clearing of forest for lumber and construction of houses.
_____ 2. Using buckets of water instead of showers. _____ 7. Rice fields are turned into residentials and commercial centers.
_____ 3. Overhunting in the wildlife is not controlled. _____ 8. Extensive and uncontrolled mining is allowed to boost economy.
_____ 4. Planting new and young trees in depleted lands. _____ 9. Paper cups and cardboards are recycled into creative crafts and sold.
_____ 5. Using organic waste materials as fertilizer for soil. _____ 10. Exploring geothermal energy resource as an alternative to fossil fuels.

ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Choose the correct answer from the given choices. Write the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each number.
______ 1. The leather industry uses skins or hides of cows, goats, and sheep to create leather products such as shoes, bags, and apparels. The
raw materials used for these products are examples of ______________.
A. nonrenewable B. recyclable C. renewable D. reusable
______ 2. Which of the following materials can be replenished in a short amount of time after being used?
A. Metals B. Crude oil C. Fossil fuels D. Cardboards
______ 3. Water, plants, and animals are some of the things that we gather from our environment to sustain our needs. What is the best
description of these things?
A. Nature’s gift B. Living things C. Nonliving things D. Natural resources
______ 4. Materials or natural resources that take millions of years to be replenished once consumed entirely are called _____________.
A. nonrenewable B. recyclable C. renewable D. reusable
______ 5. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
A. Paper: Renewable B. Crude oil: Renewable C. Leather bag: Renewable D. Aluminum: Nonrenewable
______ 6. Which pair of materials takes long years before they can be replenished?
A. Trees and crops B. Plants and animals C. Metals and minerals D. Corals and seashells
______ 7. What do you call the natural resource produced from the remains of decayed plants and animals that have existed millions of years
ago? A. Biomass B. Fertilizer C. Fossil fuel D. Organic waste
______ 8. Electricity can be produced by generators that are powered by the kinetic energy of flowing water. What kind of energy is being
described?
A. Hydropower B. Geothermal C. Solar energy D. Wind energy

______ 9. What do you call the practice of using resources wisely without wasting or using them up completely so that the future generations can
benefit from them?
A. Availability B. Biodiversity C. Productivity D. Sustainability
______ 10. What is the best example of using resources wisely?
A. Throwing old clothes C. Collecting rainwater for cleaning purposes
B. Burning cardboards and papers D. Turning on the electric fan for the whole day
______ 11. The following practices destroy habitat of animals, EXCEPT
A. Planting trees C. Cutting too many trees for lumber
B. Throwing industrial garbage in rivers D. Clearing forest to build commercial centers
______ 12. If we use fossil fuels more rapidly than they are produced, what might happen?
A. The price will get cheaper C. The supply will be depleted completely.
B. The price will not be affected. D. The supply will be replaced after a few years.
______ 13. Which of the following promotes sustainable use of resources?
I. Conserving II. Composting III. Recycling IV. Reusing
A. II only B. I and III only C. I, III, and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
______ 14. What does conservation of natural resources mean?
A. We should waste them. C. We should use them wisely.
B. We should destroy them. D. We should use them without limits.
______ 15. Your community is rich in metallic minerals. How can your community conserve these mineral deposits?
A. Create more tunnels C. Use all the mineral deposits to make money
B. Regulate mining by formulating laws D. Hire more miners to gather the mineral deposits

Module 3: You Keep Me Warm

ACTIVITY 1: Complete the sentences below by choosing from the pool of words given in the box. Write your answer on the space provided.
altitude atmosphere exosphere five gases life mesosphere nitrogen
oxygen ozone protects radiation temperature thermosphere troposphere weather

Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called 1) _________________. It is a mixture of 2) ______________________. The most abundant gas
found in the atmosphere is 3) __________________. There are 4) _____________________ layers in the atmosphere namely:
5)_________________, stratosphere, 6)____________________, 7)_________________________, 8)________________________.
The two factors that are considered in determining the layers of the atmosphere are 9) ____________________ and 10) __________________.
The atmosphere has vital roles for us. First, it 11) ___________________ us from dangerous 12) ______________ from the Sun through the 13)
____________________ layer. Second, it contains the 14) ______________________ we breathe. Lastly, it makes Earth “livable” by regulating
solar energy or the energy coming from the sun which drives all life processes on Earth. Because of the atmosphere, earth is not “too hot” nor
“too cold” to sustain 15)______________________.

ACTIVITY 2: Is It A Yes or A No?

Directions: Read the statements given below. Write YES if it is correct and NO if it is not correct on the space provided before each number.
_________1. Is the Earth warmed by the Sun’s heat?
_________2. Is carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas?
_________3. Do greenhouse gases trap the Sun’s heat?
_________4. Are carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour and ozone natural greenhouse gases?
_________5. Are cholorofluorocarbons (CFCs) a group of man-made greenhouse gases?
_________6. Is the Earth cooled by greenhouse effect?
_________7. Is the temperature in the Philippines going to be cooler with global warming?
_________8. Has the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere decreased since the Industrial Revolution?
_________9. Is saving energy a good way to help reduce the effects of global warming?
_________10. Is the sea level going to rise as a result of global warming?
_________11. Can planting trees help reduce the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere?
_________12. Does greenhouse effect keep the Earth warm?
_________13. Is global warming the result of a reduced carbon dioxide level?
_________14. Are burning and cutting down of trees release carbon dioxide?
_________15. Can we help in slowing down the effects of global warming?

ASSESSMENT:
Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Choose the correct answer from the given choices. Write the letter of your choice on the space
provided before each number.
______ 1. What do you call to a mixture of gases and particles that surround a planet, held by gravity?
A. Atmosphere B. Blanket C. Greenhouse D. Ozone
______ 2. What layer of the atmosphere that starts just above the troposphere and extends to about 50 km?
A. Exosphere B. Mesosphere C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere
______ 3. In which atmospheric layer is Aurora borealis found?
A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. Mesosphere D. Thermosphere
______ 4. What is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
A. Argon B. Carbon dioxide C. Nitrogen D. Oxygen
______ 5. Which of the following is considered to be as the coldest layer?
A. Ionosphere B. Mesosphere C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere
______ 6. What is meant by ‘trace’ gases?
A. They are not harmful. C. They are naturally occurring on Earth.
B. They are emitted by trees. D. They are present in very small amounts.
______ 7. What is the basis for the division of the layers of the atmosphere?
A. Changing temperature C. Changing weather patterns
B. Changing amount of oxygen D. Changing composition of gases
______ 8. Why do hikers put on thicker clothes when climbing high mountains?
A. To protect them against insect bites C. To be easily be located when they get lost
B. To survive the low temperature as they go higher D. To add more weight so they will not be pushed by the wind
______ 9. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
A. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
B. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
C. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
D. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
______ 10. Which of the following statements is/are true about the ozone layer?
I. It is found in the stratosphere. III. It blocks UV rays from getting to Earth.
II. It is made up of three oxygen atoms. IV. It prevents meteors from getting to Earth.
A. I, II and III only B. I, II and IV only C. I, III and IV only D. II, III and IV only
______ 11. Which of the following gases is released by animals as a waste product of digestion that can contribute to global warming?
A. Methane B. Nitrogen C. Carbon Dioxide D. Chlorofluorocarbon
______ 12. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
A. Methane B. Chlorine C. Nitrous Oxide D. Carbon Dioxide
______ 13. Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
A. Agriculture B. Respiration C. Deforestation D. Burning fossil fuels
______ 14. Which of the following may happen to planet Earth without the greenhouse effect?
A. It will die. B. It will stay normal. C. It will become warm. D. It will become very cold.
______ 15. In the past, refrigerators, aerosol spray, propellants and solvents were all sources of greenhouse gas. What do you call to these
gases?
A. Methane B. Nitrous Oxide C. Carbon Dioxide D. Chorofluorocarbons (CFC)
______ 16. What do you call the certain gases in the atmosphere such as water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide which help
maintain the Earth’s temperature?
A. Solar gases B. Ozone gases C. Chorofluorocarbons (CFC) D. Greenhouse gases
______ 17. Why is Ozone important to life on Earth?
A. It provides all the oxygen to Earth.
B. It reflects all the ultraviolet radiation of the sun.
C. It absorbs all the heat that come up from the Earth.
D. It protects the Earth’s atmosphere and the life on Earth from harmful radiant energy emitted by the sun.
______ 18. What happened to the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the past 200 years?
A. Decreased slightly C. Stayed about the same
B. Increased steadily D. Increased until recently and then decreased
______ 19. How does the increased in carbon dioxide cause global warming?
A. It reflects more sunlight from clouds. C. It reduces the amount of oxygen in the air.
B. It traps more heat in the atmosphere. D. It allows more sunlight into the atmosphere.
______ 20. National government has been looking for ways to help solve the issue on global warming. Is planting trees one of the best ways to
help solve the problem? Why or why not?
A. Yes, because trees give us shed and protects us from the heat of the sun.
B. No, because trees only to the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere.
C. No, because trees only gives off oxygen as its by products in the photosynthesis.
D. Yes, because trees help in absorbing the carbon dioxide, one of the gases that traps the heat in the atmosphere.