Division of Antipolo City

District II - D
SUMILANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DIVISION PERFORMANCE TEST IN SCIENCE V
Directions: READ the questions carefully. Write the letter of that corresponds to your
answer.
1. Which is NOT true about solar system?
A. Solar system includes the suns planets and their moons and asteroids which travel
around the sun in definite path called orbits.
B. The solar system in known as Suns family.
C. The members of the solar system do not bump one another as they travel in space
because they have their own orbits around the sun.
D. Solar system consists of sun and eight planets.
2. What member of the solar system that passes through the Earths atmosphere and
produces a bright flash in the sky.
A. Comet B. Meteoroids
C. Satellites
D. Asteroids
3. Why do the plantes stay in their own paths as they orbit the sun?
A. The planets revolve around the sun at different speeds.
B. The planets pull at each other.
C. The suns gravity pulls at the orbiting planets.
D. The planets are big and heavy.
4. Why dont planets have the same orbits?
A. Because planets have different distances from the sun
B. Because planets shine differently.
C. Because planets have similar orbits due to their size.
D. Because planets are very far from the sun.
5. Which of the following makes the arrangement of objects in the solar system orderly?
A. Each body moving around the sun follows its own orbits.
B. The solar system occupies a very big space.
C. Each body moving around the sun attracts other bodies.
D. Some bodies are very large while others are small.
6. Which is the biggest heavenly body in the SOLAR SYSTEM?
A. Jupiter
B. Earth
C. Sun
D. Neptune
7. Why is the sun also considered a star?
A. The sun has the same structure as a star.
B. The sun has similar color with that of star.
C. The sun emits heat and light just like a star.
D. None of the above.
8. Which statement is true about the sun?
A. The sun is a star because it emits its own light and heat by nuclear fusion
reactions.
B. The sun is the only star in the solar system.
C. It is a source of heat and light.
D. All of these are correct.
9. Which of the following describes the chromosphere?
A. It looks red because of glowing hydrogen gas.
B. The center part of the sun composed of iron and nickel.
C. Glowing surface of the sun found beneath the photosphere.
D. Made of gases surrounded by photosphere.
10. It is the outer portion of the suns atmosphere.
A. Photosphere
B. Chromosphere
C. Corona D. Core
11. Which of the following are not fixed features of sun?
A. Solar flare
B. Corona
C. Sunspot
D. prominence
12. Why are sunspots harmful?
A. Sunspots disrupt radio communication.

B. Sunspots produce magnetic storms.

C. Sunspots form northern lights.
D. Sunspots cover the photosphere
13. Which of the following shows the way solar energy is being used?
I. Lizards warn themselves under the sun.
II. Horses eat grasses in the field.
III. People used solar power for electricity.
IV. People dry corn crops under the sun.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III and IV
14. Why sun is very useful to us?
A. Because suns energy helps plants to make food.
B. Because the food that plants made, makes people and animals survive.
C. Because without suns energy not everybody have electricity.
D. All of these are correct.
Study the table on distance of planets from the sun.
Planet
Average distance in million kms from the sun
Mercury
58
Neptune
4486
Jupiter
778
Earth
150
15. What planet is the FARTHEST from the sun?
A. Mercury
B. Neptune
C. Earth
D. Jupiter
16. What is the NEAREST planet?
A. Mercury
B. Neptune
C. Earth
D. Jupiter
17. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Planets farther to the sun have higher surface temperature.
B. Planet nearer to the sun have lower surface temperature.
C. The surface temperature of the planets are affected by their distances from the sun.
D. All of these are correct.
18. The farther the planet is from the sun, the ____ it revolves around the sun.
A. Faster
B. Hotter
C. Slower
D. cooler
Study the table on some characteristics of four planets.
Planets
Characteristics of Planets
Moon
Ring
Ave. Surface
Temperature (C)
Mercury
Absent
Absent
124.5
Mars
Present
Absent
-68.5
Earth
Present
Absent
-15
Saturn
Present
Present
-178
19. Which characteristics distinguish Mercury from the other three planets?
I. Absence of moon. II. Presence of ring. III. Highest surface temperature
A. I and III
B. II and III
C. I and II
D. III only
20. From the table, which characteristics distinguish Saturn from the other three planets?
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II only
D. II and III
21. What is the common characteristic of inner planet?
A. They have gaseous surface.
C. They have a liquid core.
B. They have rocky surface.
D. They have an atmosphere.
22. Why does Mars have reddish color?
A. It is full of craters.
C. Its soil has iron oxide.
B. It has ice caps.
D. Its atmosphere consists mostly of hydrogen.
23. What separates the outer planets from the inner planets?

A. Asteroids
B. Meteors
C. Oort cloud
D. Aurora Borealis
24. What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptine in common?
A. They have volcanic craters.
C. They have living things.
B. They have rocks.
D. They have rings.
25. The earth is the third planet in the solar system. Among the 8 planets, it has a
characteristic which makes it unique among the rest. Which is it?
A. It has atmosphere and water. C. It is the only planet to support life.
B. It is massive and spherical.
D. It is located in the milky way.
26. Why does the sun looks brighter and bigger than any of the stars?
A. The sun is the heart of the solar system.
B. The sun is the nearest star to the earth.
C. The sun is the main sources of energy on earth.
D. The sun is made up of glowing gases.
27. Why do planets have different period of revolution?
A. Planets differ in sizes.
C. Planets vary from their distance from the sun.
B. Planets are made of different materials.
D. Planets are satellites of the sun.
28. Which distinguish characteristic belong to comets?
A. They have great red spot. C. They burn up as they enter the earths atmosphere.
B. They have head and tails. D. They look red because of their iron oxide content.
29. Which of the planets has the longest revolution around the sun?
A. Mercury
B. Jupiter
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
30. Name the planet which has prominent rings around it.
A. Earth
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
31. All of the following characteristics are clearly possessed by major planets except:
A. All major planets are spherical.
C. All major planets harbor life.
B. All major planets are massive.
D. All planets have atmosphere.
32. The sun is important to all life forms on earth. What will happen if the solar system
doesnt have the sun?
A. All life forms will grow stronger. C. All life forms on earth will be frozen
B. All life forms grow weaker.
D. All plants will dry up.
33. All planets in the solar system rotates on their axis from west to east. Which planet
rotates in retrograde motion?
A. Saturn and Jupiter
C. Uranus and Venus
B. Mars and Mercury
D. Neptune and Mars.
34. These tides occur during the new moon and full moon when the sun, moon and earth
are in a straight line.
A. Spring tide B. Neap tide
C. High tide
D. Low tide
35. Which of these appears as a thin layer of red light around the Sun during an eclipse?
A. Chromosphere
B. Corona
C. Photosphere
D. Sunspots
36. Why do planets not collide as they revolve around the sun?
A. Their periods of revolution are different.C. Planets move differently.
B. The planets differ in size.
D. The planets have their own orbits.
37. The eight known planets move around the sun in ___________ orbits.
A. Irregular
B. Spherical
C. Elliptical
D. one
38. Among the planets, why is Neptunes period of revolution the longest?
A. It is nearest the sun.
C. It has slow rate of speed.
B. It is farthest from the sun. D. It has six rings.
39. What is the effect of solar flares on earth?
A. Disruption of radio signal
C. Change in climate
B. Change in weather
D. Disruption of earths rotation
40. Why are comets glow when they approach the sun?
A. The frozen parts of the comets changes to gas as it nears the sun.
B. The comets burn up as they approach the sun.
C. The comets give off very bright light
D. Both A and C
41. Why do tides occur every 12 hours?

A. Because of the earths revolution C. Because of the tilting of the earth on its axis
B. Because of the earths rotation D. Because of earths interior
42. Which of the following is TRUE about asteroids?
A. Asteroids have luminous tails
B. Asteroids burn up as they enter the earths atmosphere
C. Asteroids follow a particular orbit
D. Asteroids hit the ground and bounce
43. What planet is known to be the earths twin?
A. Neptune
B. Venus
C. Uranus
D. Mars
44. What are the outer planets?
A. Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus
C. Saturn, Mars, Neptune, Earth
B. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus D. Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Earth
45. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
A. Mars
B. Neptune
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
46. Why Venus is considered the hottest planet in the solar system?
A. Because it has thick cloud layer containing carbon dioxide
B. Because it is the nearest planet to the sun
C. Because it has a very hot interior temperature
D. Both A and C
47. Which planet is said to be the most beautiful because of its rings?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Neptune
48. Ceres, Pluto and other asteroids are also known as
A. Planetoid
B. Comet
C. Meteors
D. Planets
49. The only planet where living things exist is
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Earth
D. Venus
50. What do you call the asteroid that falls to earths surface?
A. Meteors
B. Meteoroids
C. Meteorites
D. Falling star