SCIENCE 10

FINAL ROUND
EASY ROUND (1 point each)
1.This theory states that Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into enormous slabs which move in
different directions.
a. tectonic plate theory
b. seafloor spreading theory
c. the theory of Pangaea
d. the floating Earth theory

2. What causes tectonic plates to move?

a. radiation from within the crust
b. magnetic forces from the inner core
c. convection currents in the mantle
d. slow continental drift

3. Which type of biomolecule does not form polymers?

a. lipids
b. proteins
c. carbohydrates
d. nucleic acids

4. A 30 N weight falls freely from rest from the roof of a building. What is the total distance the weight falls in
the first 2 s?
a. 2.5 m
b. 19.6 m
c. 9.8 m
d. 4.9 m

5. The distance traveled by a race car is 7 km in 100 seconds. What is its speed?
a. 70 m/s
b. 70 Km/h
c. 700 m/s
d. 7 Km/h

AVERAGE (2 points each)

1. Elements in a group of the Periodic Table are described below:

• Soft silvery-white color
• Good conductor of thermal energy
• Good conductor of electricity
• Atoms contain a single valence electron
• Contains elements that are among the most reactive in water

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Which group is described?
a. Alkali Metals
b. Alkaline Earth Metals
c. Halogens
d. Noble Gases

2. An enzyme speeds up a reaction by

a. absorbing energy.
b. lowering the activation energy.
c. raising the activation energy.
d. releasing energy.

3. How many grams are in 4 moles of oxygen?

a. 16 g/mole
b. 64 g/mole
c. 6.02×1023 g/ mole
d. 24.08×1023 g/ mole

4. Which gas law expresses the inverse relationship between volume and pressure?
a. Gay Lussac’s Law
b. Charles' Law
c. Avogadro’s Law
d. Boyle's Law

5. The division of the nervous system containing all of the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord is the
a. central nervous system.
b. peripheral nervous system.
c. axial nervous system.
d. appendicular nervous system.

DIFFICULT (3 points each)

1. An object is placed 10 cm from a concave mirror. The focal length is 5 cm.

Determine the magnification of image

Answer: The magnification:

m = –di / do = -10/10 = -1

2. What is the power of a concave lens with a focal length of 2 m?

Answer: 1/-2 = -0.5 D

3. A convex mirror has an object 14 cm from the mirror, and the image appears to be 7 cm behind
the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?

Answer: f = -14cm

4. The name of the world's largest caldera located within the Benham Rise (Philippine Rise) and
was discovered in 2019 by Jenny Anne Barretto, a Filipina marine geophysicist and her team.

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 Answer: Apolaki

5. This is where the optic nerve exits through the optic disc. It is called with such name because it
contains no photoreceptors.

Answer: blind spot

CLINCHER (race to 2 points, 1 pt each)

1. If you stand in front of two adjacent large mirrors (at 90o angle), how many images will you see?

Answer: 3

2. Optic nerve fibers from the medial aspect of the eye cross at the___________
a. optic tracts.
b. occipital lobe.
c. optic radiation.
d. optic chiasma

3. The “alpha” in alpha-amino acids refers to the position of the _____________

a. amino group
b. carbon atom
c. carboxyl group
d. hydroxyl group

4. Determine the image distance for a 5.00-cm tall object placed 30.0 cm from a concave mirror
having a focal length of 15.0 cm.

Answer: di = 30.0 cm
Soln: Use 1 / f = 1 / do + 1 / di where f =15 cm and do = 45 cm

5. The part of the eye that contains photoreceptor cells is the______________.

Answer: retina

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