SCIENCE 10

First Quarter

Part I
 1.How will you relate the distributions of mountain
ranges, earthquake epicenters,and volcanoes?

A.Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake
epicenters are also situated.
B. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters
are also situated.
C. Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are situated.
D. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.

C
2. Why was Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift
Theory not accepted immediately by the people
during his time?

A. He cannot explain what causes the continents to drift.

B. He explains that South America and Africa fit together like a puzzle.
C. He described that the rocks and mountains at the edges of the
continents were similar.
D. He explains that fossils of ancient plants such as "Glossopteris" can be
found in almost all continents.

A
3. What information can be derived about Antarctica
having fossils of ancient plants and animals?

A. Antarctica drifted to the Southern hemisphere because of the

melting of glaciers that traps the plants and animals.
B. Antarctica has a very nice climate that caused these organisms to
migrate and stay.
C. It has a tropical climate today that provides a good environment
for complex life forms.
D. Antarctica had once located near the equator.
D
4. Most transform fault boundaries are found
in the oceans; a few are on the continents.
An example of this type is the San Andreas
Fault located in_________.

A. Marikina, Philippines
B. California, USA
C. Japan
D. Saudi Arabia

B
5. Which of the following happens when plates
diverge or move away from each other?

A. The crust is destroyed.

B. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and
turns into solid.
C. Earth’s size changes because mountains are added on the earth’s
surface.
D. The mantle rises.

B
6. How do the plates move when we
feel that the ground is shaking?

A. toward each other

B. away from each other
C. slide past each other
D. all of the above

D
7. What do you think is the basis of scientists in
dividing Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?

A. brightness of stars and formation of constellations in the sky

B. a cycle of high and low tides during full moon
C. the occurrence of earthquake, volcanism and mountain
formation
D. the uneven distribution of heat in the globe

C
8. Which is not evidence of seafloor
spreading?

A. molten magma constantly erupting

B. drilling samples of rock
C. fossil evidence
D. magnetic stripes

C
9. Which of these phrases is FALSE
about lithospheric plates?

A. have the same thickness everywhere

B. include the crust and upper mantle
C. thickest in the mountain regions
D. vary in thickness

A
10. What can you say about the ages of oceanic
crust near and far from the mid oceanic ridge?

A. Oceanic crust is younger near the ridge but older far from it.
B. Oceanic crust is older near the ridge but younger far from it.
C. Oceanic crust materials have the same ages.
D. The Oceanic crust does not age.

A
SCIENCE 10
First Quarter

Part II
1. What did Harry Hammond Hess realize in
the 1950s when his team continued
exploring the ocean floor and discovered the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
A. He realized that the oceanic crust is older than the continental crust.
B. He realized that Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory is not

true.
C. He realized that the oceanic crusts near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are
thicker and less dense.
D. He realized that the Earth's crust had been moving away on each
side of oceanic ridges, down the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
1. What did Harry Hammond Hess realize in
the 1950s when his team continued
exploring the ocean floor and discovered the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
A. He realized that the oceanic crust is older than the continental crust.
B. He realized that Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory is not

true.
C. He realized that the oceanic crusts near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge are
thicker and less dense.
D. He realized that the Earth's crust had been moving away on each
side of oceanic ridges, down the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
2. The result of plate movement can
be seen at _________.

A. abyssal plains C. plate centers

B. plate boundaries D. ocean margin
2. The result of plate movement can
be seen at _________.

A. abyssal plains C. plate centers

B. plate boundaries D. ocean margin
 3. It is possibly the most important fossil
plant evidence that continents are drifting.

A. Glossopteris C. Mesosaurus
B. Lystrosaurus D. Cynognathus
 3. It is possibly the most important fossil
plant evidence that continents are drifting.

A. Glossopteris C. Mesosaurus
B. Lystrosaurus D. Cynognathus
 4. Base on the current position of the continents,
South America is moving away from Africa in what
direction?

A. West C. North
B. East D. South
 4. Base on the current position of the continents,
South America is moving away from Africa in what
direction?

A. West C. North
B. East D. South
5. The crust and upper mantle make
up Earth’s __________.

A. Asthenosphere C. Continents
B. Core D. Lithosphere
5. The crust and upper mantle make
up Earth’s __________.

A. Asthenosphere C. Continents
B. Core D. Lithosphere
 6. How do you describe the locations of
earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges
and moving plates in Pacific Ring of Fire?
They are _____.

A. all over the place

B. concentrated in one area
C. located in the same location
D. strategically plotted in clusters
 6. How do you describe the locations of
earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges
and moving plates in Pacific Ring of Fire?
They are _____.

A. all over the place

B. concentrated in one area
C. located in the same location
D. strategically plotted in clusters
 7. What discovery provided strong
support for Continental Drift Theory?

A. Geology C. Electromagnetism
B. Fossil evidence D. Paleomagnetism
 7. What discovery provided strong
support for Continental Drift Theory?

A. Geology C. Electromagnetism
B. Fossil evidence D. Paleomagnetism
 8. Plates move apart at __________
boundaries.

A. Convergent C. Divergent
B. Stable D. Transform plate
 8. Plates move apart at __________
boundaries.

A. Convergent C. Divergent
B. Stable D. Transform plate
 9. Which of the following is NOT a
method of heat transfer?

A. Condensation C. Convection
B. Conduction D. Radiation
 9. Which of the following is NOT a
method of heat transfer?

A. Condensation C. Convection
B. Conduction D. Radiation
 10. At the convergent plate
boundary, _______________.

A. new crust is created

B. the crust separates
C. the older crust is recycled by subduction
D. plates side past one another
 10. At the convergent plate
boundary, _______________.

A. new crust is created

B. the crust separates
C. the older crust is recycled by subduction
D. plates side past one another
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Directions: Choose the correct word/s from the choices inside the
parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the space provided.

11. Geologic activities such as seismic or the occurrence of

earthquake, volcanism, and mountain formations are the
(basis, reasons) of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere.
Fill in the Blanks
Directions: Choose the correct word/s from the choices inside the
parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the space provided.

11. Geologic activities such as seismic or the occurrence of

earthquake, volcanism, and mountain formations are the
basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere.
Fill in the Blanks
Directions: Choose the correct word/s from the choices inside the
parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

12. The iron materials found in the_____________

(seafloor, mid-ocean) can give information about the
Earth's magnetic field direction.
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

12. The iron materials found in the seafloor can give

information about the Earth's magnetic field direction.
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the space provided.

13. A crack on the ground called____________(fault, trench)

is formed.
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the space provided.

13. A crack on the ground called fault is formed.

Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

14. When plates slide past each other, the movement can
cause an ______________(earthquake, storm).
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

14. When plates slide past each other, the movement can
cause an earthquake.
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

15. The relative motion of the plates at the divergent

boundary is moving ___________ (away, toward) each
other.
Fill in the Blanks
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parenthesis to complete the sentence in each given item. Write your
answer in the spaces provided after statement.

15. The relative motion of the plates at the divergent

boundary is moving away each other.
True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

_____16. The age of rocks that comes out and flow from each side of
the oceanic ridge is equal.
True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

True 16. The age of rocks that comes out and flow from each side of
the oceanic ridge is equal.
True or False
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statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

_____17. Crust is the outermost layer of the Earth.

True or False
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statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

True 17. Crust is the outermost layer of the Earth.

True or False
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statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

_____18. Rift valley is formed by divergence of two oceanic plates.

True or False
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statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

False 18. Rift valley is formed by divergence of two oceanic plates.

True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

_____19. The average distance traveled by the materials from each side
of the ridge is the same.
True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

True 19. The average distance traveled by the materials from each side
of the ridge is the same.
True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

_____20. Divergence of plates results to the creation of down faulted

valleys called oceanic ridges.
True or False
Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the spaces provided before
the number.

False 20. Divergence of plates results to the creation of down faulted

valleys called oceanic ridges.
Divergent Boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform Fault Boundary