Quarter 4 EARTH
AND SPACE 6th Grade
Science Reviewer 50 Questions with
Answers
Direction: Choose the letter with the best answer.
Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The sudden movement or vibration
of the earth’s
crust is called _____.
A. liquefaction
B. tsunami
C. earthquake
*
D. fissure
2. This refers to the amount of energy released by an
earthquake from its focus.
A. intensity
B. epicenter
C. crust
D. magnitude
*
3. The movement of the ground
during an
earthquake is measured by an instrument called ________.
A. earthquake
vane
B. earthquakenometer
C. Richter
scale
D. seismograph
*
4. What is the other term of Circumpacific Belt which
is an area of weak crustal plates?
A. Pacific
Ring of Fire *
B. Pacific
Ring of Tectonic Plates
C. Pacific
Weak Crustal Plates
D. Pacific
Ring of Weak Plates
5. The following are observed in the
environment
after an earthquake except _________.
A. dried
land *
B. landslide
C. tsunami
D. avalanche
6. How do you behave during an earthquake?
A. check
the safety of family members
B. keep
calm *
C. prepare
the earthquake emergency plan
D. find
a safe place to run
7. What should you do before a volcanic eruption?
- remove
ash from roofs
- stay
indoors
- prepare
emergency supplies *
- stay
in the evacuation centers
8. What should you do after an
earthquake?
A. keep
calm
B. check
the structure of your house
C. find
a safe place to stay *
D. prepare
an emergency plan
9. Why must we turn off the electricity during an
earthquake?
A. to
save electricity
B. to
protect the appliances
C. to
avoid fire *
D. to
save the environment
10. Why do you follow some precautionary measures
during an earthquake or volcanic eruption?
A. to
avoid calamities
B. to
protect the community
C. to
save water and electricity
D. to
avoid accidents *
11. This is the long-term average of weather in an
area over a period of 30 years.
A. climate
*
B. weather
C. climate
change
D. weather
pattern
12. The type of climate with two pronounced seasons,
dry from November to April and wet during
the rest of
the year.
A. Type
I *
B. Type
II
C. Type
III
D. Type
IV
13. Rainfall is more or less evenly
distributed
throughout the year. Batanes, Albay, Camarines Sur, Bohol, and few
places
experience this type of climate.
A. Type
II
B. Type
IV *
C. Type
III
D. Type
I
14. This is the type of climate with no
dry season and
with a very pronounced maximum rain period
from
December to February.
A. Type
IV
B. Type
III
C. Type
II *
D. Type
I
15. The ITCZ is a region near the equator where winds
from the northern and southern hemisphere come together.
ITCZ means
____________________.
- Intertropical
Convergence Zone *
- Internal
Convergence Zone
- International
Convergence Zone
- Inter
Nation Convergence Zone
16. The movement of the Earth on its axis is called
___________.
- rotation
*
- revolution
- axis
motion
- circular
motion
17. The Earth is rotating on its axis
at a regular
and steady rate once every __________.
- 12
hours
- 24
hours *
- 36
hours
- 48
hours
18. In what direction does the Earth
rotate on its
axis?
A. west
to east *
B. east
to west
C. west
to south
D. east
to north
19. How many days does the Earth
takes to
complete its rotation?
A. 1 day *
B. 2 days
C. 2 ½ days
D. 3 days
20. What causes the day and night?
A. Earth’s rotation *
B. Earth’s revolution
C. Sun’s rotation
D. Sun’s revolution
21. The movement of Earth around
the Sun is
called ___________.
A. revolution *
B. circumduction
C. circular motion
D. rotation
22. How many days does the Earth takes to complete its
revolution?
A. 364 days
B. 365 days
C. 364 ¼ days
D. 365 ¼ days *
23. The equal length of the day and night that happens
around March 21 is called _______.
A. summer equinox
B. winter equinox
C. spring equinox *
D. autumnal equinox
24. The equal length of the day and night that happens
around September 23 is called _______.
A. summer equinox
B. winter equinox
C. spring equinox
D. autumnal equinox *
25. When will be the next leap year
if the year
2020 is a leap year?
A. 2026
B. 2028
C. 2022
D. 2024 *
26. What is the only planet in the
Solar System
that can sustain life?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Earth
*
27. What planet is the nearest to the sun?
A. Earth
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Mercury
*
28. What is the hottest planet in the
Solar System?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Venus
*
D. Mercury
29. Which is the largest planet in the
Solar System?
A. Jupiter
*
B. Neptune
C. Uranus
D. Saturn
30. It is the eighth planet from the Sun and is the
first planet to be discovered using mathematical calculations before
being
confirmed by a telescope.
A. Saturn
B. Pluto
C. Neptune
*
D. Uranus
31. The following are inner planets except
___________.
- Earth
- Neptune
*
- Mercury
- Venus
32. What is the second closest planet
to the Sun?
- Mars
- Mercury
- Venus
*
- Earth
33. What is the fourth planet from the Sun known as
the red planet?
- Earth
- Mars *
- Jupiter
- Saturn
34. What is the second biggest planet in the Solar
System?
A. Neptune
B. Uranus
C. Saturn *
D. Jupiter
35. What is the third largest planet
with a system
of 11 thin, dark rings?
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Uranus *
36. What is the seventh planet of the
Solar System
and is the first planet discovered by means of a telescope?
A. Uranus *
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Neptune
37. All of the following are outer planets except
________________.
A. Mars *
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
38. What objects travel around the sun between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
A. comets
B. meteors
C. asteroids *
D. moons
39. It is the largest object in the asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter and the only dwarf
planet
located in the inner Solar System.
A. Triton
B. Pluto
C. Eris
D. Ceres *
40. It is a dwarf planet beyond
Neptune and
was considered the ninth planet in the Solar
System
until 2006.
A. Eris
B. Ceres
C. Pluto *
D. Callisto
41. Where is an earthquake’s
epicenter
found?
- near
the focus
- beside
the focus
- directly
below the focus
- directly
above the focus *
42. Where does an earthquake originate?
- focus
*
- epicenter
- magnitude
- intensity
43. PHIVOLCS means _____________.
- Philippine
Volcanology and Seismology
- Philippine
Institute of Volcano and Seismology
- Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology *
- Philippine
Institute of Volcanologist and Seismologist
44. What is the scale used by PHIVOLCS
to measure the
intensity of the earthquake?
- Riechter
Scale
- Richtier
Scale
- Richeter
Scale
- Richter
Scale *
45. Which is true about the Sun?
- The
Sun revolves around the Earth
- The
Sun rotates around the Earth
- The
Sun is the nearest star to Earth *
- The
Sun is the largest moon in the Solar System
46. Which is true about the Earth?
- The
Earth revolves around the Sun *
- The
Earth rotates around the Moon
- The
Earth is the biggest star in the Solar System
- The
Earth is the hottest planet in the milky way galaxy
47. Together, the sun and all the bodies that revolve
around it are called ______________.
- the
milky way
- the
solar system *
- the
heavenly bodies
- the
SpaceX system
48. Which planet is known as Earth’s twin because they
are similar in size and structure?
- Mercury
- Venus
*
- Mars
- Pluto
49. Explain why the atmosphere of Venus is hotter than
the atmosphere of Mercury?
- Venus
is nearer to Earth than Mercury.
- Venus’
atmosphere is made up of thick clouds, mostly of carbon dioxide while
Mercury has a very thin atmosphere. *
- Venus
is the nearest planet to the Sun.
- Venus
is the brightest object in the sky next to the Moon, as seen from Earth.
50. Your teacher assigned you to make your own model
of a planet with beautiful rings around it. What planet will you make?
- Mercury
- Earth
- Saturn
*
- Uranus
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