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First Quarter Exam For Grade 10
First Quarter Exam For Grade 10
II. Identification. (Identify what/who is described in each statement. Write your answer in the space
provided before each number.)
_______________1. He is the German meteorologist who proposed the Continental Drifting Theory.
_______________2. These are preserved remains or traces of organisms from the remote past.
_______________3. A vibration of Earth due to rapid release of energy
________________4. This is the Japanese term for “harbour wave” and is a series of ocean waves with very
long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean.
_______________5. The thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth that extends from the surface to
about 32 kilometers below.
_______________6. This deals with the movements that shape the Earth’s crust.
_______________7. The name of the supercontinent that consisted of all the present continents
_______________8. A concentration of the heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
_______________9. A mass of molten rock formed at depth, including dissolved gases and crystals
_______________10. The highest mountain in the world with 3154 m
III. Modified True or False (Write True if the statement is correct; if False, change the underlined word to
make the statement right.) Write your answer on the space provided for.
____________1. Plate Tectonics give rise to several geologic features and events.
____________2. Primary wave is the second type of Earthquake wave to be recorded in a seismic station.
____________3. P-waves can travel through liquids while S-waves cannot.
____________4. Love waves cause the most damage to structures during an earthquake.
____________5. Coal beds were formed from the compaction and decomposition of swamp plants that
lived million years ago.
____________6. The subduction zone serves as the origin of lithospheric movement.
____________7. The outer core is the deepest layer of the Earth.
____________8. The age of rocks and the magnetic stripes in the ocean floor support the Seafloor Spreading
Theory.
___________9. Because of the subduction process, a depression on the ocean floor called fault is also
formed.
___________10. No trench, no volcano and no island are created during the convergence of 2 continental
plates.
V. Essay. Explain briefly and concisely. (You can use an extra sheet of paper.)
1. Is the Earth getting larger and wider when plates drift away from each other? Explain.
3. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with the distribution of earthquake
epicentres and volcanoes?