Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02
Schools Division of Isabela
ANGADANAN EAST DISTRICT
Angadanan

FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE 10

SY 2018-2019

Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________

School: _____________________________________________________ Score: ________

Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. The Earth’s lithosphere is consist of

a. the crust c. the crust and the upper mantle
b. the mantle d. the crust and the lower mantle
2. Which of the following is FALSE about plate tectonics?
a. there are seven relatively large plates
b. the plates move very slowly but constantly
c. there are five large plates and a number of smaller ones
d. as a result of the motion of the plates, different plate boundaries are formed
3. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined by measuring
a. The arrival time of surface wave
b. The difference in the arrival times of the P and S-waves
c. The ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S-waves
d. The speed of the surface wave
4. How do you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with the distribution of earthquake epicenters and
volcanoes?
a. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes are located.
b. Mountain ranges are found in places where earthquake epicenters are located.
c. Both a and b.
d. Neither a nor b.
5. Which of these is NOT true about the Philippine islands?
a. Most are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, except for Palawan, Mindoro, and Zamboanga
b. Formed because of the convergence of the Philippine plate and the Pacific plate
c. Originated geographically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence
d. Some are products of subduction process
6. You were provided with data showing the arrival time of the P and S-waves recorded from three seismic
stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?
a. The damage at the focus c. The distance to the epicenter
b. The intensity of the earthquake d. The location of the epicenter
7. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
a. Relatively young rocks c. Reverse fault
b. Thick accumulation of sediments d. Very ancient rocks
8. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate?
a. Convergent c. reverse fault
b. Divergent d. transform fault
9. Which is NOT true about tectonic plates?
a. The plates are in constant motion.
b. Composed of the crust and the mantle.
c. As plates interact along their margins, important geological processes take place.
d. Large pieces of the upper hundred kilometers of Earth that move as a single unit.
10. In a hot spot, Volcano A is on top of a mantle plume, Volcano B is 10 km farther from A while Volcano C is
the farthest. What can you infer about the ages of the volcanoes?
a. Volcano A is older than C c. volcano B is the youngest
b. Volcano B is the oldest d. volcano B is younger than C
11. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you NOT
expect to see?
a. active volcanoes b. mountain ranges c. rift valleys d. volcanic islands

12. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?

a. Hot spot b. rift valley c. Ocean ridge d. volcanic arc
13. Which of the following geologic features is not present in a convergent plate boundary?
a. mountains b. oceanic ridges c. volcanoes d. trenches
14. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust
because it is
a. Denser than continental crust c. Thicker than continental crust
b. Less dense than continental crust d. Thinner than continental crust
15. Which of the following is true about a divergent plate boundary?
a. Plates are moving away from each other forming mountains, volcanoes and trenches
b. Plates are moving away from each other forming rift valleys and oceanic ridges
c. Plates are moving towards each other forming rift valleys
d. Plates are sliding past each other creating earthquakes
16. Crustal plate A is moving away from crustal plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in
position between A and B?
a. A few centimeters per year c. A few millimeters per century
b. A few meters per month d. A few millimeters per day
17. You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines. As you
do your study, you notice that there is a portion in the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than
the rest. What most likely is that deeper part?
a. linear sea b. rift valley c. oceanic ridge d. trench
18. Plate A and Plate B shows a divergent boundary. If Plate C is adjacent to both plates and does not show
any relative motion, what type of plate boundary is present between A and C?
a. divergent b. convergent c. transform fault d. a and b
19. What makes up the lithosphere?
a. Continental crust c. Crust and the upper mantle
b. Oceanic crust and continental crust d. Upper mantle
20. Miners dig deep into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is the deepest
explorations made by miners?
a. Crust b. mantle c. Inner core d. outer core
21. Moho is the boundary between
a. core and mantle b. crust and mantle c. outer core and inner core d. both a and b
22. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core?
a. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser then the crust.
b. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
c. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
23. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which correct sequence of events should
you follow?
I. Determine the difference in the arrival time of S and P waves
II. Use the triangular method to locate the center
III. Obtain data from three different seismological stations.
IV. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the station.
a. I, III, II, IV c. III, IV, I, II
b. III, I, IV II d. IV, II, I, III
24. An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth’s body. Which of the
following statements does this S-wave shadow zone indicate?
a. The inner core is liquid. c. The inner core is solid.
b. The mantle is solid. d. The outer core is liquid.
25. Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-wave shadow zone?
a. P-waves are absorbed and S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
b. P-waves are refracted and S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
c. Both the P-waves and the S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
d. Both the P-waves and the S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
26. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by soft, weak and plastic-like layer. Which of the
following layers is described in the statement?
a. Asthenosphere b. lithosphere c. Atmosphere d. mantle
27. Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized the Earth was once made up of a single large
landmass called Pangaea. Which of the following theories did Wegener propose?
a. Continental Drift Theory c. Plate Tectonics
b. Continental Shift Theory d. Seafloor Spreading Theory
28. As fluids like water is heated, the less dense particles rise while denser particles sink. Once the hot less
dense particles cool down, they sink, and the other less dense particles rise. This continuous process is
called
a. convection b. diversion c. construction d. subduction
29. It is the ability of solid to flow
a. fluidity b. viscosity c. plasticity d. elasticity
30. As a new seafloor is formed in the mid-ocean ridge, the old seafloor farthest from the ridge is destroyed.
Which of the stated processes describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed in
the mantle?
a. convection b. diversion c. construction d. subduction
31. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.
b. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by Earth’s magnetic field.
c. The oceanic crust is pulled from the ridge.
d. The continental crust has a denser composition.
32. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this
movement?
a. Gravitational force of the moon c. Magnetic force at the poles
b. Convection current in the mantle d. The force of the atmosphere
33. If all the inner layer of the Earth is solid, what could have happened to Pangaea?
a. It remained as a supercontinent.
b. It would have become as it is today.
c. It would have slowly disappeared in the ocean.
d. It would have stretched and covered the whole world.
34. As an oceanic crust moves away from the divergent boundary, it becomes denser than the newer oceanic
crust. As the older seafloor sinks, the weight of the uplifted ridge pushes the oceanic crust toward the
trench at the subduction zone. This process is called
a. convection b. subduction c. ridge push d. magnetic reversal
35. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the Earth is once a single landmass. What is the name of
the Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all the present continents?
a. Eurasia b. Pangaea c. Laurasia d. Gondwanaland
36. The folded cape mountains of what continents line up perfectly as if they were once a long mountain
range?
a. India and Antarctica c. South America and Africa
b. Eurasia and North America d. Australia and Antarctica
37. Who were the two scientists who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the early 1960s?
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton c. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz
b. John Butler and Arthur Smite d. F. Vine and D. Matthews
38. Based from the continental Jigsaw Puzzle, these continents fit together except
a. South America and Africa c. India, Antarctica and Australia
b. Australia and South America d. Eurasia and North America
39. Fossilized leaves of what extinct plant were found in 250 Million years old rocks in continents of Southern
Africa, Australia, India and Antarctica?
a. Glossopteris b. Mesosaurus c. Lystosaurus d. Mesopteris
40. According to the Seafloor Spreading Theory, where is the actual site of tectonic activity?
a. volcanoes b. ocean c. continents d. trench
41. Which observation was NOT instrumental in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?
a. Depth of ocean c. Identifying the location of glacial deposits
b. Magnetization of the oceanic crust d. Thickness of seafloor sediments
42. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped with gadgets needed to explore the deep ocean. What
discovery about the ocean floor is associated with the seafloor spreading?
a. Mountains are denser than the mantle.
b. The rotational poles of the Earth have migrated.
c. The crust of the continents is denser than the crust in the ocean.
d. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of the crust of the continents.
43. Which of the following increases with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
a. The age of the oceanic lithosphere c. The thickness of the lithosphere
b. The depth of the sea floor d. All of the above
44. Magnetic reversals can be explained by
a. magnetic patterns in magnetic rocks
b. polarity of rocks on the ocean floor which seemed to be mirror images
c. new rocks added to the ocean floor have approximately equal amounts on both sides of the oceanic
ridge
d. all of the above
45. Coal beds were formed from the compaction and decomposition of swamp plants that lived million years
ago. These were discovered in some continents even in Antarctica. Which of the following statements
supports this?
a. Antarctica once experienced hot climate.
b. The current location of Antarctica could sustain substantial amount of life.
c. Antarctica must have been positioned in a part of the earth where it once supported large quantities of
life.
d. none of these
46. If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3cm per year, how far (in kilometers) will it spread in a million
years?
a. 3 km b. 300 km c. 30 km d. 3000 km
47. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
a. Ocean depth c. Position of the south pole
b. Shape of the continents d. Size of the Atlantic ocean
48. Which of the following can you infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over the
asthenosphere?
a. All the continents will cease to exist.
b. All the volcanoes in the Philippines will become inactive.
c. The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now.
d. The islands of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.
49. Which of these is FALSE about the lithospheric plates?
a. have the same thickness everywhere c. include the crust and upper mantle
b. thickest in the mountain regions d. vary in thickness
50. The earth’s crust is composed mostly of what element?
a. silicon b. iron c. oxygen d. carbon

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