Sto.Nino College of Science and Technology Inc.

Bonifacio Street, Tagum City

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE 10- SCIENCE

NAME _______________________________________________Score:____________

GRADE&SECTION:______________________________________DATE:____________

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Instruction: Read the sentences and questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
space provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

________1. A systematic way of collecting information for the purpose of widening knowledge about
the natural world or for useful application?

a. Related literature c. scientific research

b. Hypothesis d. identifying the problem

________2. What is the purpose of the experiment?

a. To gather necessary information c. to be able to make observation

b. To test the truthfulness of the hypothesis d. all of the above

________3. Which of these do you very first step in doing a research study?

a. Identifying the problem c. dependent variable

b. Related literature d. conducting the experiment

________4. A kind of prediction which expresses how the independent variable affect the dependent
variable in an experiment?

a. Hypothesis c. reviewing related literature

b. Conducting the experiment d. identifying the problem

________5. What boundaries that between the Pacific plate and the continental plate around it?

a. Hot spot c. tectonic plate

b. Ring of fire d. oceanic plate

________6. The solid part of the Earth called___?

a. Atmosphere c. asthenosphere
b. Lithosphere d. hydrosphere

________7. Continental drift occurs because of____?

a. Pangaea c. magnetic reversal

b. Sea floor spreading d. Earthquakes

_______8.How does large mountain ranges can be made up of smaller mountain ranges?
 a. Because of shadow zone c. because of ridges
b. Because of subranges d. because of rift

_______9. The area of the Earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees?

a. Seismic waves c. subranges

b. Epicenters d. shadow zone

_______10. How does oceanic tectonic plate slides under a continental plate or another oceanic
plate?

a. By the folded mountain c. by convergent plate

b. By the process of subduction d. convergent

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify the word described in the following. Write the correct answer on the space
provided.

Core Sierra Nevada convergent P-waves fault

Earthquake moho Himalayas seismographs crust

_________11. They travel through solid, liquids and gases.

_________12.hottest layer of the Earth.

_________13. Beautiful national park located here including Yosemite and King Canyon mountain.

_________14.boundary where two plates move toward each other.

_________15.movement results in a crack or fracture in the Earth.

_________16. Can occur underwater because of the subduction that can lead to tsunami.

_________17. Use to detect the seismic waves.

_________18. Most famous mountain because for their tall peaks.

_________19. Definite boundary which separates the crust from the mantle.

_________20. outer most layer of the Earth.

TEST III. ENUMERATION

Enumerate the three mechanisms of possible causes of movement on Earth

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Give at least four Continental plates.

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Give at least three famous mountain ranges on Earth.

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TEST IV. ESSAY ( 5 POINTS EACH)

1. Differentiate the three types of Plate Boundaries.

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2. Ways to ensure disaster preparedness during Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

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PROVERBS 3: 5-6

“5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6. in all your
ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.’”

GOD BLESSED US ALL!!!!!

Prepared By: Mary Rose P. Fernandez, LPT

 STO. NINO COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC,.
Bonifacio Street. Tagum City

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SCIENCE- 10 FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINANTION

CONTENT KNOWLEGED COMPREHENSION SYNTHESIS ANALYSIS TOTAL

SCIENTIFIC 1,2 3,4 4

RESEARCH

PLATE 5,13,24-30 11,14,15 12

TECTONIC

PLATE 6,7,8,9,17 10,16 ESSAY(31-35) 12

BOUNDARIES

INTERNAL 12,18,19,20 4
STRUCTURE
OF THE EARTH

MEACHANISM 21-23 ESSAY( 36-40) 8

(POSSIBLE
CAUSE OF
MOVEMENT)

TOTAL 23 7 5 5 40

ANWER KEY SCIENCE 10

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. P-WAVES
12. CORE
13. SIERRA NEVADA
14. CONVERGENT
15. FAULT
16. EARTHQUAKE
17. SEISMOGRAPHS
18. HIMALAYAS
19. MOHO
20. CRUST
21. -23 SLAB PULL/ RIDGE PUSH/MANTLE THERMAL CONVECTION

24-27 AFRICAN /INDIAN /NORTH AMERICA/EURASIAN/AUSTRALIAN/ANTARCTIC

28-30 ANDES/ALPS/HIMALAYAS/URAL/SIERRA NEVADA/ROCKIES/APPALACHIAN

31-35 ANSWER MAY VARY

36-40 ANSWER MAY VARY