LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS 8.

All of the following contribute to the greenhouse

GENERAL SCIENCE effect, EXCEPT
PRACTICE TEST a. extensive deforestation
b. excessive use of detergents
c. forest fires
Name: _________________________ Score: ______ d. uncontrolled burning of wastes
9. Conan’s blood type can mix well with other types of
DIRECTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the blood type he receives in transfusion. Which might be
following questions. Mark only one answer for each Conan’s blood type?
item by shading the box corresponding to the letter a. Type O c. Type AB
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. b. Type B d. Type A
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 10. Why is velocity classified as a vector quantity?
only. a. It is expressed in km per hour
b. Its components are force and motion
1. What instrument must you use to measure the c. It has rate and motion
volume of liquids? d. It has magnitude and direction
a. Beam balance 11. One who attempts a new way of doing things or
b. Beaker applies a new solution to a problem is said to assess
c. Anemometer a. Curiosity
d. Barometer b. Open-mindedness
2. A huge rock atop a hill is about to roll down. At this c. Responsibility
instance, what kind of energy does it possess? d. Creativity
a. Mechanical 12. Which of the following statements is true of nuclear
b. Elastic fission?
c. Potential a. The process of releasing energy similar to
d. Kinetic what is happening in the Sun
3. Which is the first law of thermodynamics? b. One atomic nucleus is split into several lighter
a. High quality energy is transformed into least nuclei
form of energy c. The combination of lighter atoms to form a
b. Energy is dynamic in nature heavier atom
c. Energy is destroyed when different forms d. It is exemplified when atoms of Hydrogen
combine and Oxygen join together to form water
d. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed 13. Which of the following causes the seasons?
4. Boyle’s law states that at constant temperature a. The distance of the Earth from the Sun
volume of a gas is ____. b. Apogee and Perigee
a. Inversely proportional to temperature c. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
b. Directly proportional to pressure d. The tilting of the Earth on its axis
c. Directly proportional to volume 14. A lens that is thicker at the center than at the edges is
d. Inversely proportional to pressure termed
5. Why are the rainbows formed? a. convex
b. diverging
a. Raindrops are composed of 7 colors
c. concave
b. Sunlight is absorbed by raindrops
d. scattering
c. Raindrops act as prism
15. The history of the earth has been divided by scientists
d. Sunlight acts as prism
into eras. Which of the following shows the
6. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at
arrangement of these eras into the proper sequence
very high altitudes?
from the oldest to the most recent?
a. There is less oxygen in upper atmosphere
a. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
b. There is no air in high altitudes
b. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
c. Oxygen is toxic at these levels
c. Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic
d. Oxygen unites with nitrogen in the
d. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic
atmosphere
16. When water evaporates, it changes into which of the
7. Which is the application of scientific concepts and
following states?
principles?
a. Liquid
a. Ecology c. Technology
b. Gaseous
b. Physiology d. Biology
 c. Matter c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake
d. Solid while magnitude refers to the degree of
17. Fossils are most likely to be found in: destruction it caused at its epicenter.
a. Sedimentary rocks d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage
b. Ocean floor an earthquake caused at the surface while
c. Igneous rocks magnitude is the strength of the quake.
d. Metamorphic rocks 27. Which of the following is heterogeneous?
18. In which kingdom should molds be classified? a. Rain water
a. Protista b. Sea water
b. Fungi c. Clean air
c. Monera d. Kerosene
d. Animalia 28. Which of these characterizes organic compounds?
19. What is the most likely reason for a desert plant to a. They are compounds of any elements
have a few or no leaves? b. They cannot be broken down to simpler
a. To increase photosynthesis substances.
b. To decrease photosynthesis c. They always require electrical means of
c. To increase transpiration separate
d. To decrease transpiration d. They are compounds containing carbon.
20. Which of the following best demonstrates the 29. Which organisms are responsible for the return of
greenhouse principle? substances in the bodies of the dead plants and
a. A heated aquarium animals to the soil?
b. A car with rolled-up windows a. Producers
c. A microwave oven b. First order consumers
d. A solar battery -powered calculator c. Decomposers
21. Which law of force and motion explains this d. Consumers
occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by the 30. Why is a dam built wider at the bottom than at the
powerful downward discharge of exhaust gases? top?
a. Universal Gravitation c. Applied Force a. To withstand the greater pressure at the
b. Action and Reaction d. Inertia bottom
22. The Periodic Table was arranged in the order of b. It holds up the dam better than at the center
a. density c. reactivity c. To balance the pressure at the top
b. atomic number d. atomic volume d. It anchors the dam better
23. When an atom loses an electron is becomes 31. Which hormone promotes the development of
a. neutral secondary male sexual characteristics?
b. negatively changed a. Progesterone c. Estrogen
c. stable b. Testosterone d. Gonads
d. positively changed 32. The union of an egg and sperm in an artificial
24. The natural interaction between the biotic and abiotic environment such as a test tube or laboratory dish is
components in the environment suggests the called ________.
existence of a. Embryonic induction
a. an energy c. a biosphere b. Internal fertilization
b. a habitat d. an ecosystem c. In vitro fertilization
25. If the radioactive emissions are arranged in the order d. Conception
of increasing penetrating power, with the least 33. The point in the earth’s orbit when the earth is farthest
penetrating radiation first, the order is from the sun is called __________.
a. Alpha, Beta, Gamma c. Gamma, Alpha, Beta a. Parallax
b. Beta, Gamma, Alpha d. Beta, Alpha, Gamma b. Perigee
26. Which of the following BEST differentiates an c. Aphelion
earthquake’s intensity for its magnitude? d. Perihelion
a. Intensity describes the depth from which the 34. A person in a dark room looking through a window
earthquake originated while magnitude can clearly see a person outside in the daylight. But a
refers to the energy of the earthquake. person outside cannot see the person inside. Why
b. Intensity cannot be measured while does this happen?
magnitude can be measured using a. There is not enough light being reflected off
seismograph. the person in the room
 b. Sunlight is not as intense as the other sources 42. The gas inside the fluorescent lamp is an example of:
of light a. liquefied electrons
c. Light rays cannot pass through the window b. plasma
twice c. B-E condensates
d. Outside light does not pass through windows d. gas
35. Matter exists in the form of units which can be 43. The antibiotic Penicillin was discovered by _______,
classified in hierarchies or organizational levels. from a __________.
a. Solids – liquids – gases - plasma a. Graham-Bell; protist
b. Cell – tissue – organ - system - organism b. Lamarck; blood cell
c. Atom – molecule – element – compound - c. Koch; tropical plant
mixture d. Fleming; fungus
d. Protons – neutrons – electrons - ions 44. If a cell with 28 chromosomes enters Meiosis, each
36. Pulmonary tuberculosis has affected 90% of the daughter cell at the end of the process will have:
Filipinos. How is this disease transmitted? a. 56 chromosomes
a. Using dishes of active TB patients b. 14 chromosomes
b. TB patients allowed to work with others c. 7 chromosomes
c. Coughing with uncovered mouth d. 28 chromosomes
d. Sleeping with children 45. To move a 30-Kilogram object in a 5 m/s2
37. The yearly occurrence of red tide causalities are traced acceleration, you need to apply a force of
to seaweeds with poison because of _________. a. 35 N
a. Careless disposal of water b. 150 N
b. Oil spill from water vessels c. 6N
c. Heavy rain and dry season d. 0.17 N
d. Organic fertilizer 46. The following are generally accepted principles in
38. In an experiment, a drop of blue ink is placed on the ecology that need to be considered in environmental
surface of a glass of water. In a few minutes, the drop education EXCEPT
of ink is dispersed throughout the water, turning it to a. infiniteness of resources
light blue, the result of the experiment proves that : b. interdependence
a. A new compound is formed by the c. biological diversity
combination of ink and water d. ecological stewardship
b. Heat causes the ink to disperse 47. Which of the following principles of sustainable
c. Ink molecules have less density than water development stresses the importance of the
molecule conservation of natural resources?
d. Molecules of ink and molecules of water are a. Enable communities to care for their own
in constant motion environment
39. Why does water boil at a lower temperature on a b. Respect and Care for the community of Life
mountain than at sea level? c. Keep within the Earth’s carrying capacity
a. The temperature of the sea as we higher d. Consume the Earth’s vitality and diversity
b. The atmospheric pressure is higher as we go 48. While performing research for a pharmaceutical
higher company, Ran gave a truthful report of observations.
c. The temperature of the air falls as we go She did not withhold important information just to
higher please herself or her company. What scientific
d. The atmospheric pressure is lower as we go attitude did she display?
higher a. Absence of bias
40. Why do farmers and gardeners often treat the soil b. Faith in God
with ammonium sulfate? c. Intellectual honesty
a. It increases the oxygen content of the soil d. Critical mindedness
b. It increases the nitrogen content of the soil 49. Bagoong smells because ____________.
c. It reduces the acidity of the soil a. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix
d. It acts as a pesticide and get spoiled further.
41. Which is an example of a prokaryote? b. That is the natural scent of bagoong.
a. Entamoeba c. Molecules from bagoong spread in air.
b. Plasmodium d. It uses spoiled fish ingredients
c. yeast 50. Which of the following is TRUE about light and
d. Salmonella seeing?
 a. Light hits an object, bounces, and then enters a. Cirrus
the eyes. b. Cumulonimbus
b. Light goes out from the eyes, hits an object, c. Cumulus
and then returns to the eyes. d. Stratus
c. Light rays coming from an object meets light 59. What part of Earth is thought to be composed of iron
coming from a light source, and then enters and nickel?
the eyes. a. Hydrosphere
d. Light enters the eyes enabling people to see b. Asthenosphere
object. c. Lithosphere
51. Why do leaves with green color look green in the d. Core
sunlight? 60. What is an example of natural air pollution?
a. The blue and yellow bounces off from the a. Smoke from forest fires
leaves. b. Carbon monoxide from engine exhaust
b. They absorb the blue and yellow object and c. Dust from desertification
yellow light. d. Acid precipitation
c. They absorb the green light. 61. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral
d. They reflect green light. on the Mohs hardness scale?
52. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a a. 10
stone is placed in it? b. 11
a. The stone takes the place occupied by water. c. 20
b. The stone has more mass than the water. d. 100
c. The water weighs less than the stone. 62. How is oxygen released into the Earth’s atmosphere?
d. The stone and the water occupy the same a. Burning forests
space. b. Photosynthetic plants
53. An eclipse of the sun throws the shadow of the c. Burning fossil fuels
__________. d. Volcanic eruptions
a. Moon on the Earth 63. Where are most asteroids located?
b. Moon on the Sun a. Orbiting all planets
c. Earth on the Sun b. Outside of Pluto’s orbit
d. Earth on the Moon c. Between earth and Venus
54. What does a pH below 7 indicate? d. Between Mars and Jupiter
a. Presence of ions 64. What type of lens is a magnifying glass?
b. Purity of the sample a. Convex
c. Alkalinity b. Concave
d. Acidity c. Plane concave
55. Which among the following elements can be drawn d. Plane glass
into thin wires and hammered into thin sheets? 65. A car is travelling in a circle with a constant speed.
a. Hg Which statement is TRUE?
b. Na a. The car has constant velocity but changing
c. Cu acceleration.
d. He b. The car has changing velocity but constant
56. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other acceleration.
lizards use to stick to walls and ceilings? c. The car has changing velocity and changing
a. Van der Waals forces acceleration.
b. Static ionic attractions d. The car has constant velocity and constant
c. Hydrogen bonding acceleration.
d. Covalent bonding 66. Which of the following is NOT a good heat insulator?
57. What is the location on the Earth's surface that is a. Wood
directly above the place where an earthquake b. Wool
originates? c. Feathers
a. Focus d. Iron
b. Epicenter 67. Bending of light rays when they enter a different
c. Mantle medium is known as ________________.
d. Fault a. Reflection
58. What type of clouds produce thunderstorms? b. Refraction
 c. Convection b. Light is irregularly reflected
d. Radiation c. The angle of incidence is equal to angle of
68. When a spring is released, its potential energy is reflection.
converted to _________ energy. d. The angle of reflection is equal to the angle
a. Magnetic of refraction.
b. Electrical 78. Why does the mercury in a thermometer rise when in
c. Light contact with hot water?
d. Kinetic a. Heat increases the number of molecules.
69. If you lower the frequency of a wave in a string you b. Heat makes molecules become bigger and
will _______. farther apart.
a. shorten its period c. Heat makes molecules move faster and
b. lower its speed farther apart.
c. increase its wavelength d. Heat makes the molecules move slower.
d. lower its amplitude 79. The zigzag road to Baguio represents which kind of
70. Which is the method that uses organisms to clean up simple machine?
toxic waste? a. Lever
a. Bioremediation b. Wheel and axe
b. Carrying capacity c. Wedge
c. Deforestation d. Inclined plane
d. Monoculture 80. The handle of a spoon dipped in a cup of a hot water
71. What combine with atmospheric moisture to create becomes warm. What is the method of heat transfer?
acid precipitation? a. Condensation
a. Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide b. Radiation
b. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide c. Convection
c. Carbon dioxide and ozone d. Conduction
d. Nitrogen oxides and methane 81. Riders in a bus are pushed forward during a sudden
72. Iodine is a mineral found in seafood and iodized salt. stop. Which law of motion provides an explanation?
Which gland in human body needs iodine for the a. Law of Inertia
regulation of growth? b. Law of Interaction
a. Pancreas c. Law of Universal Gravitation
b. Pituitary gland d. Law of Acceleration
c. Kidney 82. What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is directly
d. Thyroid gland between the sun and the earth?
73. Scurvy is caused by the lack of ________. a. Partial Lunar
a. Vitamin B b. Lunar
b. Vitamin E c. Stellar
c. Vitamin C d. Solar
d. Vitamin A 83. Why do we hare thunder some seconds after the
74. If carbohydrates are hydrophilic-organic compounds, lightning?
lipids are_______organic compounds. a. Light travels faster than sound.
a. polypeptides c. simple b. Sound travels at 1,331 m/s
b. hydrophobic d. biomolecules c. Sound is released later actually.
75. Who proposed the theory of evolution that is based d. Light appears higher in the sky.
on natural selection? 84. One consequence of global warming is coastal
a. Watson flooding because of the_______ which is in turn caused
b. Darwin by _________.
c. Lamarck a. El Niño phenomenon – changed
d. Mendel precipitation pattern
76. Sound travels faster in _________. b. Melting of the ice caps – the rising of the sea
a. gas level
b. liquid c. Rising of sea level – the melting of the ice
c. solid caps
d. air d. La Niña phenomenon – change in
77. Why can mirrors from clear images? precipitation pattern
a. Light is regularly refracted
85. The contributory factors to acid rain are the use of d. petal
__________. 95. How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a. fossil fuels a. 42
b. pesticides b. 44
c. nuclear energy c. 43
d. refrigerants d. 46
86. The thinning down of the ozone layer is believed to 96. Which has a greater density a 20-mL cup full of tap
cause _________. water or a 2-gallon pail of tap water?
a. heat stroke a. 20-mL cup
b. baldness b. 2-gallon pail
c. ulcer c. both have the same density
d. skin cancer d. cannot be determined without the mass of
87. Which alternatives to pesticides may be suggested to water
eradicate the insects causing Malaria in this region? 97. Which is the best method to measure volume of
a. Cultivation of snails. irregular objects?
b. Eradicating insect breeding pools a. use a ruler and French curve to get its
c. Use of insecticide-treated bed nets dimensions in SI units
d. Vaccination against malaria b. wet the object with water then weigh in a
88. Which among the following is the only method of triple-beam balance
contraception that has 100% success rate? c. drop the object to liquid with known volume
a. Injectable contraceptives then subtract the final volume from initial
b. Withdrawal method d. use a tape measure that could wrap the
c. Abstinence whole body of the object in its length,
d. Daily oral contraceptive pill width, and height
89. The following are known advantages of the nuclear 98. The first step in the scientific method is:
power EXCEPT ______. a. testing a hypothesis
a. decrease release of greenhouse gases b. making observations
b. increased reliance on fossil fuels c. forming a hypothesis
c. astronomical amounts of energy generations d. analyzing data
d. decreased cost of energy generation 99. Who invented the first improvised incubator for
90. The following are solid waste products which can be premature newborns?
recycled, EXCEPT ____. a. Thomas Alba Edison
a. leftover food b. Fe del Mundo
b. pet bottles c. Dr. Jose P. Rizal
c. beverage cans d. Alexander Graham Bell
d. PVC materials 100. What is the average speed in kilometer per hour
91. A reaction where heat is given off. of a bus that travels 450 km in 5 hrs?
a. endothermic a. 90
b. synthesis b. 0.01
c. exothermic c. 2250
d. single displacement d. 50
92. Ability of metal to be pounded into sheets.
a. malleability
b. ductility
c. porosity
d. luster
93. Which is both a property of acids and bases?
a. turns blue litmus to red
b. sour taste
c. corrosive
d. with pH of less than 7
94. The male organ in a complete flower
a. pistil
b. stamen
c. ovary