Video 48 - ALS REVIEWER for AERT and A&E Test - SCIENCE - Human Repr...

ALS Reviewer for AERT and A&E Test - SCIENCE

Material A	Material B	Material C
liquid	Solid and gas	Solid or liquid
shiny	brittle	ductile, malleable
loses electron in chemical reactions	gains electron in chemical reactions	Loses electron in chemical reactions
conductor of heat	good insulator	Conductor of electricity
Mercury	Carbon	Sodium

1. Based on the above table, which material is a metal?

A. A                                                               

B. B

C. A and C

D. A and B                                                               

2. Which of the following illustrates Newton’s Second Law of motion?

A. Flying a kite                           

B. Riding a bicycle

C. Lighting a “kwitis”

D. Jumping on a platform before diving

3. Rubbing both hands together to create heat is an illustration of this scientific term.

A. Inertia      

B. Gravity

C. Motion

D. Friction

4. Where is ozone found in the atmosphere?

I. Stratosphere        II. Troposphere       III. Mesosphere       IV. Exosphere

A. I only                                                         

B. II and IV

C. I and II

D. II and IV

5. Mang Pedring smiled when he looked up in the sky and saw the clouds because he knew that in a few days he could plant rice on his field. What type of clouds did Mang Pedring see?

A. cumulus                                                     

B. cirrus

C. nimbus

D. stratus

6. Moana learned that the sun is a star. Which of the following is a proof of this information?

A. Stars and the sun, unlike planets, become smaller after thousands of years.

B. Like the Sun, stars produce light due to nuclear reactions.

C. Stars belong to the solar system; hence it is a star.

D. Stars like the Sun do not move.

7. Which of the following explains the cause of volcanic eruption?

I. Magma rises to the crater.

II. Magma is moving in the chamber.

III. When built-up, pressure is released, magma explodes to the surface.

IV. Lava solidifies and becomes part of the crust.

A. II only

B. I and III

C. III only

D. II and IV

8. Jennylyn observes the pattern formed by prominent stars almost every night. Which of the following statements may serve her correct realization about constellation?

A. Stars assume different patterns every week.

B. Different constellation appears in the sky every night.

C. A constellation will appear in the same position in the sky.

D. Different patterns of stars appear in the night sky as the earth revolves around the sun.

9. Which of the following statements describes how the nervous system interacts with the muscular system?

A. It regulates heart rate and blood pressure.

B. It monitors the volume and blood gas level.

C. It regulates peripheral blood flow and sweat glands.

D. It regulates the speed at which the food moves through the digestive tract.

10. Which statement describes the cause of plate movement?

A. Molten rock in the mantle moves due to intense heat.

B. Molten rock beneath the Earth behaves like liquid.

C. The plate moves due to the rotation of the Earth.

D. The plate moves due to tidal waves.

11. A scientific test done under controlled conditions where just one or a few factors are changed at a time, while all the other factors are kept constant.

A. Scientific experiment

B. Laboratory test

C. Controlled experiment

D. Chemical experiment

12. The sum total of the biochemical reaction in an organism; the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy.

A. Metabolism

B. Digestion

C. Conversion

D. Absorption

13. An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an external force, or if in motion, it continues to move in a straight line with constant speed. This law of motion by Sir Isaac Newton is referred to as what?

A. Law of Dynamics

B. Law of Thermodynamics

C. Law of Inertia

D. Law of Attraction

14. These are rocks form from magma in the Earth’s mantle that generally do not contains fossils, do not react with acids, can be made of different minerals, and may be glassy in appearance.

A. Sedimentary rocks

B. Basalt rocks

C. Metamorphic rocks

D. Igneous rocks

15. What do you collectively call the microorganisms that cause disease?

A. Germs

B. Pathogens

C. Bacteria

D. Viruses

ANSWERS

ALS AERT REVIEWER - SCIENCE

SCIENCE REVIEWER for ACCREDITATION & EQUIVALENCY READINESS TEST (AERT)

1. It is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

A. Food cycle

B. Ecosystem

C. Natural selection

D. Biodiversity

2. The following are biotic components of an ecosystem EXCEPT one.

A. Plants

B. Animals

C. Bacteria

D. Air

3. Mang Ambo and his laborers are constructing a house. On the first floor, they need to bring up some construction materials and down some debris. Which simple machine can you recommend?

A. wheelbarrow

B. pulley      

C. inclined plane

D. wedge

4. Desk top computer is an example of ________.

A. super computer

B. minicomputer

C. microcomputer

D. mainframe computer

5. In a laboratory class, Melba needs to measure the amount of essential oil she will need to make a perfume. Which equipment or apparatus is necessary?

A. graduated cylinder

B. beaker

C. weighing scale

D. burner

6. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A. The greenhouse effect is a natural process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.

B. Global warming refers to the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

C. Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment.

D. To reduce global warming, the best thing to do is to increase greenhouse gases.

7. Which of the following will slowdown global warming?

A. Burning of fossil fuels

B. Burning of garbage

C. Tree planting

D. Using polystyrene foam products

                                       

8. The following are greenhouse gases EXCEPT one.

A. H₂O                                                           

B. O₂

C. O₃                                                             

D. CO₂

9. Which combination is NOT correct?

A. Northwest Pacific – typhoon

B. Atlantic and Northeast Pacific – hurricane

C. North Pacific - tsunami

D. S. Pacific & Indian Ocean – cyclone

10. You heard over the radio that a super typhoon is coming. What should you NOT do?

A. Temporarily live with relatives whose houses are on upper ground.

B. Buy essential foods and medicines.

C. Go to evacuation shelter, if required.

D. Do nothing because typhoon is a natural phenomenon.

Characteristics	Volcano A	Volcano B
Height	200 meters	700 meters
Shape	broad	narrow
crater	400 meters diameter	280 meters diameter
Last eruption	1920	Dormant for 2,000 years

11. Based on the above table, which volcano is active?

A. Volcano A

B. Volcano B

C. Neither Volcano A nor Volcano B

D. Both Volcano A and Volcano B

12. Which volcano is located in Camiguin Island?

A. Mt. Hibok-Hibok 

B. Canlaon                                                     

C. Mt. Pinatubo

D. Taal Volcano

13. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Volcanoes and earthquakes both result from the movement of tectonic plates.

B. Often, earthquake occurs on or near a volcano.

C. Like volcanoes, earthquakes are common to all types of plate boundary.

D. Earthquake and volcanic eruptions are hard to predict.

14. Which of these superstitious beliefs has NO scientific explanations?

A. Not taking a bath during menstruation

B. Fishing during full moon

C. Harvesting mushrooms after thunderstorms

D. Throwing copper coins in deep wells

15. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Light travels fastest in water.

B. Light and sound have the same speed in solid.

C. Sound travels faster than light.

D. Sound travels the slowest in gas.

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