MANUEL B. GUIÑEZ SR.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Banaybanay, Davao Oriental
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
August 10 - 11, 2017
SCIENCE 10

NAME: _________________________________ YEAR &SECTION: _______________________ SCORE: ______

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the
number.
1. The theory of plate tectonics had its origin in the concept of ___________ introduced in 1910 by Alfred
Wegener.
a. seafloor spreading c. subduction
b. continental drift d. paleomagnetic reversals
2. The first line of evidence used to promote continental drift was that…
a. lines of islands on moving plates formed above hotspots
b. the continents seems to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
c. paleomagnetic fields are not consistent with the modern day magnetic field
d. the magnetic field underwent numerous reversals throughout Earth’s history
3. Plate tectonics theory suggests that the continents were once all combined into a supercontinent called (1)
__________, with the southern part called (2) __________ and the northern part called (3) __________.
a. (1)Pangea (2) Laurasia (3) Gondwana c. (1) Pangea (2) Gondwana (3) Laurasia
b. (1) Pangea (2) Gondwana (3) Eurasia d. (1) Gondwana (2) Laurentia (3) Pangea
4. One line of evidence that Africa and South America used to be one continent is that they both show evidence of
a type of plant called:
a. Cynognathus c. Glossopteris
b. Lystrosaurus d. Mesosaurus
5. Which of the following is good evidence that South America and Africa were once joined together?
a. they both show evidence of an ice age during the Carboniferous Period
b. they have similar distributions of rocks that are about 550 million years old
c. they both contain fossils of a type of plant species called Glossopteris
d. all of the above
6. What has been the most useful method for determining the structure of the earth's interior?
a. Core samples c. Density studies
b. Magnetic field d. Seismology
7. What property distinguishes the earth's crust, mantle, and core?
a. Pressure c. Composition
b. State (solid vs liquid) d. Temperature
8. What keeps the lithosphere from melting (in contrast to the asthenosphere)?
a. High pressures c. Low pressures
b. Minerals with higher melting temperatures d. Cool temperatures
9. What keeps the outer core molten (in contrast to the mantle)?
a. High pressures c. Low pressures
b. Minerals with higher melting temperatures d. Cool temperatures
10. What keeps the inner core solid (in contrast to the outer core)?
a. High pressures c. Low pressures
b. Minerals with higher melting temperatures d. Cool temperatures
11. The Gutenberg discontinuity lies at the boundary of what two layers?
a. Crust and mantle c. Mantle and inner core
b. Mantle and outer core d. Outer core and inner core
12. The Mohorovicic discontinuity lies at the boundary of what two layers?
a. Crust and mantle c. Mantle and inner core
b. Mantle and outer core d. Outer core and inner core
13. As seismic waves penetrate deep into the earth, through which layers do they slow down rather than speed up?
a. Lithosphere and outer core c. Lithosphere and mesosphere
b. Asthenosphere and outer core d. Asthenosphere and lithosphere
14. Through which layer of the earth do P-waves travel fastest?
a. Inner core c. Outer core
b. Lower mantle d. Upper mantle
15. Which of the following statements is false?
a. In all materials S-waves travel faster than P-waves
b. Compression waves travel through solids as well as liquids
c. Seismic waves always slow down when reaching a liquid or partially liquid layer
d. When seismic waves pass from one material to another, the path of the waves is refracted
 16. What element makes up most of the Earth's core?
a. silicon b. oxygen c. iron d. nickel
17. Which of the following statements is true?
a. the lithosphere contains the crust
b. the crust contains the lithosphere
c. the lithosphere and crust are totally separate parts of the Earth
d. the lithosphere and crust are different terms for the same part of the Earth
18. Which of the following statements is false?
a. the outer core is liquid
b. the crust is less dense than the mantle
c. the oceanic crust consists of basalt and gabbro
d. P-waves travel faster in the crust than in the mantle
19. The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle was first discovered by __________.
a. paleomagnetic studies c. analyzing seismic waves
b. deep continental drilling d. detailed geologic mapping
20. Which of the following rock types would be most likely to record the magnetic field at the time the rock formed?
a. a granite c. a basaltic lava flow
b. an alluvial conglomerate d. an evaporite deposit of halite
21. Where is the Earth's magnetic field generated?
a. in the crust c. in the mantle
b. in the outer core d. in the inner core
22. The S wave shadow zone is caused by the _________ .
a. the outer core c. the inner core
b. the lower mantle d. the crust-mantle boundary
23. Which of the following diagrams best illustrates the convection occurring in the mantle?

24. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this
movement?
a. magnetic force at the poles c. the force of the atmosphere
b. gravitational force of the moon d. convection current in the mantle
25. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
a. The continental crust has a greater density.
b. The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge.
c. The continental crust has a denser composition.
d. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by Earth’s magnetic field.
26. 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 of the ocean.
d. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of the crust of the continents.

For questions 27 and 28, refer to the figure above:

 27. 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 intensity of the earthquake
b. the distance to the earthquake d. the location of the epicenter
28. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined by measuring
a. the arrival time of surface wave
b. the speed of the surface wave
c. the difference in the arrival times of the P and S waves
d. the ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S waves
29. 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
30. If you will visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you not expect
to see?
a. active volcanoes c. rift valleys
b. mountain ranges d. volcanic islands
31. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
a. relatively young rocks c. thick accumulation of sediments
b. reverse fault d. very ancient rocks
32. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
a. convergent b. reverse fault c. divergent d. transform fault
33. 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 S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
d. Both the P-waves and S-waves are absorbed by Earths outer core.
34. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core?
a. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
b. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
c. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
d. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
35. As a new seafloor is formed at 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 at the mantle?
a. convection b. construction c. diversion d. subduction

For numbers 36 - 40, identify what type of boundary is present in the picture presented in each item.
36.
Mid-atlantic ridge
a. divergent boundary
b. transform fault boundary
c. continent-continent convergent boundary
d. ocean-ocean convergent boundary

37. Formation of Himalayas Mountain.

a. divergent boundary
b. transform fault boundary
c. continent-continent convergent boundary
d. ocean-ocean convergent boundary

38.
a. divergent boundary
b. transform fault boundary
c. ocean-continent convergent boundary
d. ocean-ocean convergent boundary
 39.
Formation of Cascade Mountain.

a. divergent boundary
b. transform fault boundary
c. ocean-continent convergent boundary
d. ocean-ocean convergent boundary

40. Mariana Trench

a. divergent boundary
b. transform fault boundary
c. ocean-continent convergent boundary
d. ocean-ocean convergent boundary

II. Categorization: Analyze the following group of words/phrases. In letter (a) write the word/phrase that does not
belong to the group. In letter (b) explain what makes it different from the other. In letter (c) write the
similarities of the remaining words/phrases.

41 - 45
Moho a. _____________________
Crust b. _____________________________________
Core ____________________________________.
Upper Mantle c. _____________________________________
____________________________________.

46 - 50. a. _____________________
Crust b. _____________________________________
Mantle
____________________________________.
Outer Core
c. _____________________________________
Inner Core
____________________________________.