Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
STO. CRISTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Guzmanville, Sto. Cristo, City of San Jose del Monte
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YEAR END TEST

SCIENCE 10

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer

1. What makes up the lithosphere?

a. Continental crust b. Crust and the upper mantle
c. Oceanic crust and continental crust d. Upper mantle

2. Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is the deepest explorations
made by miners?
a. Crust b. Mantle c. Inner core d. outer core

3. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like layer. Which of the
following layers is described in the statement?
a. Asthenosphere b. Lithosphere c. Atmosphere d. Mantle

4. 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 Earth’s outer core.

5. The thinnest and the outer most layer of the Earth that extends to the surface of about 32 to 45 kilometers below.
a. inner core b. mantle c. crust d. outer core

6. 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 of the earthquake d.the location of the epicenter

7. 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 b. rift valleys c. mountain ranges d. volcanic islands

8. You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines. As you do your
study, you noticed that there is a portion of the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most
likely is that deeper part?
a. linear sea b. rift valley c.. oceanic ridge d. trench

9. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

a. relatively young rocks b. thick accumulation of sediments
c. reverse fault d. very ancient rocks

10. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
a. convergent b. reverse fault c. divergent d. transform fault

11. Which of these is false true about crustal plates:

a. have the same thickness everywhere
b. include the crust and upper mantle
c. thickness in the mountain region
d. vary in thickness

12. Which of these is not true about the Philippine islands?

a. most are part of the Philippine mobile belt except for Palawan, Mindoro and Zamboanga
b. formed because of the convergence of the Philippine Plate and the PacificPlate
c. Originated geologically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence
d. Some are products of subduction process
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13. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
a. hot spot b. ocean ridge c. rift valley d. volcanic arc

14. A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma

a. magma b. hot spot c. lava d.rift valley

15. A boundary in which two plates move toward each other, causing one of the slabs of the lithosphere to subduct
beneath an overriding plate
a. continental arc b. convergent boundary c.lava d. magma

16. Which device can be used to determine the polarity of an unmarked magnet?
a. a charged glass stirring rod
b. a gold-leaf electroscope
c. a sprinkle of iron filings
d. an improvised compass

17. How will you describe the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
a. The magnetic field is strongest near and around the wire.
b. The magnetic field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire.
c. The magnetic field does not vary with the distance from the wire.
d. The magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.

18. Which statement about an electromagnet is TRUE?

a. The electric field surrounding a battery-powered electromagnet alternates constantly.
b. The current in the electromagnet coil temporarily magnetizes the iron core.
c. The electric field is inversely proportional to the current
d. The magnetic field lines produce are all straight.

19. Complete the following statement: Moving a metallic detector past a 5 peso coin creates a secondary magnetic
field that is most likely that of _____.
a. a horse shoe magnet
b. a flat refrigerator magnet
c. a current-carrying, circular loop
d. a v shape straight wire that carries a current

20. What basic principle enables ALL electric motors to operate?

a. Iron is the only element that is magnetic
b. opposite electric charge attracts charges
c. a moving conductor within the magnetic field will experience an electromotive force.
d. a current carrying conductor placed within the magnetic field will experience a magnetic force

21. Which statement about transformers is FALSE?

a. A step-down voltage transformer steps up the current.
b. Transformers use mutual induction.
c. Transformers are an application of Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws.
d. A transformer can function with either an alternating current (AC) or a steady direct current (DC).

22. In which device is magnetic field present?

a. A charged balloon.
b. A cooling soldering iron.
c. A very hot horse-shoe magnet.
d. A microphone undergoing a sound check.

23. How will you describe the magnetic field around a current-carrying coil?
a. The magnetic field is weakest near and around the coil.
b. The magnetic field vary directly with the distance from the coil.
c. The magnetic field is strongest inside the current-carrying coil.
d. The magnetic field lines are closed loops along the loops in the coil.

24. Which statement about an electromagnetic nail is NOT TRUE?

a. Steady magnetic lines of induction surround a battery-powered electromagnetic nail.
b. The current in the electromagnetic nail demagnetizes the iron nail.
c. The magnetic field lines produced resemble that of a bar magnet.
d. The magnetic field strength is proportional to the nail’s current.

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25. You see the reflection of the clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image formed by the hands of the
clock shows the time of 3:30. What is the real time?
a. 3:30 b. 8:30 c. 9:30 d. 10:30

26. Where is the image located if an object is 30 cm in front of convex mirror with a focal length of 20 cm?
a. Between F and V
b. Between C and F
c. In front of the mirror
d. Can’t be determined

27. What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5m in front of a plane mirror?
a. 1.5 m b. 2.0 m c. 3.0 m d. 4.5 m

28. Zed stands 1.5-m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of his image?
a. 4.5 m b. 3.0 m c. 2.0 m d. 1.5 m

29. What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?
a. Plane mirror b. Convex mirror c. Concave mirror d. None of the above

30.You see your face clearly if you look down on a pool of still water. Which one of the following statements gives
the best explanation for this observation?
a. Light entering the water is dispersed.
b. Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
c. Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
d. Light is reflected form the surface of the water in different direction

31.Which of the following organs remove nitrogeneous waste from the body?
a. liver b. kidney c. uterus d. gall bladder

32. Which of the following hormones is secreted by the testes?

a. anti diuretic hormone
b. testosterone
c. glucagon
d. insulin

33. The thyroid may become enlarged when iodine is lacking in the diet. What name is given to this enlargement.
a. megathyroid b. superthyroid c. goiter d.giganthyroid

34. Which of the following is not part of the endocrine system?

a. ovaries b. spleen c. pancreas d. adrenal glands

35. There is no such thing as “master gland”. Given that, which of the following is often referred to as the ‘master
glands”
a. pancreas b, pituitary gland c. adrenal gland d. ovaries

36. The adrenal gland are well-known for their role in_______
a. the rest and digest response
b. the fight or flight response
c. promoting feeling of hunger
d. sexual stimulation

37. Hyper secretion of the growth hormone in a child may cause_____

a. gigantism b. dwarfism c. menopause d. type 2 diabetes

38. To induce childbirth , what hormone can be injected intravenously?

a. prolactin b. estrogen c. oxytocin d. insulin

39. If the person’s thyroid gland was surgically removed, the effect on the body would be:
a. dehydration and weight loss
b. increase in milk production in breast feeding mother
c. reduction in metabolism and some weight gain
d. slow body growth

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40. Caffeine in coca-cola and coffee interferes with the anti-diuretic hormone. The result of large doses of caffeine
would be:
a. dehydration b. vit,d deficiency c. hunger d. hypothyroidism

41. The path that sperm travel is:

a. testis,urethra,sperm duct, epididymis
b. testis, epididymis,sperm duct, urethra
c. testis, urethra, sperm duct, vas deferens
d. testis, vas defens, urethra

42. The time during teenage years when boys begin to produce sperm and girls begin to release eggs is:
a. puberty b. menstruation c. menopause d. circumcision

43. Why do we reproduce?

a. to create more oxygen
b. to make more organism and thrive
c. to help expand sexual reproduction
d. to create more plants

44. How may sperm are needed to fertilize an egg?

a. 100 b. 1 c. 10 d. 5

45. In human the number of chromosomes that eash parent contributes to the fertilized egg is
a. 15 b.20 c. 23 d. 52

46. Which part of your brain is responsible for reasoning, judgment and intelligence?
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. brain stem d. medulla oblongata

47. These are automatic responses produce in your spinal cord

a. stimulus b. reflex c. automatic actions d. receptors

48. You are experiencing a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, what part of your autonomic nervous system will take over?
a. somatic system b. parasympathetic
c. sympathetic d. none of the above

49. The part of the brain responsible for coordinating all your movement is the ________.
a. cerebrum b. cerebellum c. brain stem d. medulla oblongata

50. Which process is governed by the autonomic nervous system?

a. Writing b. Chewing c. Running d. Digesting food

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