Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
Division of Cabanatuan City
CESAR E. VERGARA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lagare, Cabanatuan City
www.cevmhsdeped.weebly.com cesare.vergaramhs@gmail.com School ID: 307301

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 10

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which term refers to the process by which continental or oceanic crusts sink as convergence of plates
occur?K
a. Subduction b. hotspot c. melting d. seismicity

2. Which of the following makes up the lithosphere?K

a. Continental crust b. crust and the upper mantle
c. oceanic crust and continental crust d. upper mantle

3. Which area of volcanic activity produces chains of volcanoes?K

a. Hotspot b. Cone c. Island arc d. Mantle plume

4. Which of the following may result from convergence of two oceanic plates?C
a. Trenches b. linear sea c. valleys d. ridges

5. The Hawaiian islands are associated with which type of volcanic activity?C
a. Hotspot b. subduction c. divergent volcanism d. convergent volcanism

Refer to the illustration below to answer question #10:

6. Which geologic features could result out of this plate boundary movement?C
a. Mountains b. volcanoes c. trenches d. any of these

7. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this
movement?C
a. Gravitational force of the moon b. magnetic force at the poles
c. convection current in the mantle d. the force at the atmosphere

8. In a Plate Tectonic Theory, a plate can be made up of: C

a. Continental lithosphere only. b. oceanic lithosphere only.
c. both continental and oceanic lithosphere d. Asthenosphere

9. What type of plate boundary exists between two plate grinding past each other?C
a. Divergent boundary b. Transitional boundary
c. convergent boundary d. Transform fault boundary
 10. Which of the following explains why fault zones are formed at plate boundaries?C
a. Seismic gaps and shadow zones are formed at this region.
b. Very little rock stress and strain occur there.
c. Intense stress occurs there when the plates separate, collide, subduct or slide past each other.
d. They have long geologic history of occurring in the same places.

Complete the table below for items 11-16: AP

Type of Plate Boundaries Relative Motion of the Geologic Geologic Features
Plates Events/Processes
Divergent 11. Earthquakes Rift valleys
12. Moving towards each 13. 14.
other
Transform Fault 15. Shallow earthquakes 16.

17. Which of the following was the basis used by most scientist in dividing the earth’s lithosphere into
several plates?AN
a. Continents and oceans b. land masses c. geologic events d. all of these

18. In a hotspot, Volcano A is on top of a mantle plume, Volcano B is 10km from Volcano A while Volcano
C is the farthest. What can you infer about the ages of the volcanoes?AN
a. Volcano A is older than Volcano C b. Volcano B is the oldest
c. Volcano b is the youngest d. Volcano B is younger than Volcano C

For Items 19 and 20, refer to the illustration below:

A B

19. Plates A and B shows a divergent movement. If Plate C is adjacent to both plates and does not show
any relative motion, what type of plate boundary movement is present between A and C?AN
a. Convergent b. divergent c. normal fault d. transform fault

20. What geologic event is most likely to happen between Plates A and C?AN
a. Earthquake b. tsunami c. subduction d. any of these

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

22. Which of these is NOT true about the Philippine islands? AN

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 Pacific plate
c. originated geologically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence
d. some are products of subduction process
23. Which of these is FALSE about lithosperic plates? C
a. have the same thickness everywhere
b. include the crust and upper mantle
c. thickest in the mountain regions
d. vary in thickness

24. Which of the following does NOT occur at the subduction zone? E
a. The leading edges of the oceanic plates are plunged inward.
b. Oceanic crust is pushed down into the mantle.
c. A continental plate moves over an oceanic plate.
d. An oceanic plate moves over a continental plate.

25. Which statement summarizes the distribution of earthquake epicentres, volcanic regions and
mountain ranges around the world?S
a. Earthquake epicenters, volcanic regions and mountain ranges are located in different regions.
b. Earthquake epicenters, volcanic regions and mountain ranges are almost located in the same
regions.
c. Earthquake epicenters, volcanic regions and mountain ranges are scattered around the world.
d. Cannot be determine.

26. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crusts usually subducts beneath the continental crust.
Which statement BEST explains this phenomenon?C
a. Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.
b. Oceanic crust is less dense than the continental crust.
c. Oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.
d. Oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust.

27. What is the epicentre of an earthquake?K

a. The location along a fault where the first motion of plates occurs.
b. Seismic waves that travels along the surface of the earth.
c. The point on earth’s surface directly above the focus.
d. The last place where motion of the plates was detected.
 For questions 28 and 29, refer to the figure below that shows the cross section of the Earth as seismic
waves travel through it.

Seismic waves as they travel through the

Earth
28. An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth’s body. Which of the
following statements does this S-wave shadow zone indicate? AN
a. The inner core is liquid.
b. The inner core is solid.
c. The mantle is solid.
d. The outer core is liquid.

29. Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-wave shadow zone? AN
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.

30. Which of the following data from the seismogram helped the scientists identify that the Earth has a
liquid outer core?C
a. The arrival time of the S wave.
b. The difference in the arrival time of S and P waves.
c. The ratio of the amplitude of the S and p waves.
d. The speed of the P waves.

31. What do you expect to see near the mid-ocean ridge?K

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

32. Miners dig into the earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is the deepest explorations
made by miners?K
a. Crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core

33. Who were the two scientists responsible in formulating the seafloor spreading theory?K
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton b. F. Vine and D. Matthews
c. John Butler and Arthur Smite d. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz

34. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like layer beneath the earth’s
crust. Which of the following layers is described in this statement?C
a. atmospshere b. Asthenosphere c. lithosphere d. mantle
35. Which type of waves do you think were useful to seismologists in their study of the Earth’s interior?C
a. Surface waves b. Body waves c. P waves d. S waves

36. Which of the following increases with the distance from a mid-ocean ridge?C
a. The age of the rocks b. the thickness of the lithosphere
c. the depth of the seafloor d. all of these

37. If you are an oceanographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?C
a. Ocean depth b. position of the poles
c. shape of the continents d. size of the Atlantic ocean

38. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the earth is once a single landmass. What is the name of this
landmass?C
a. Eurasia b. Laurasia c. Pangaea d. Gondwanaland

39. Which theory is described in item no. 11?C

a. Continental Drift Theory b. Plate Tectonics Theory
c. Seafloor Spreading Theory d. Magnetic Reversal

40. Which of the following evidences supports Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory?AP
a. The same magnetic directions exist on different continents.
b. Major rivers on different continents match
c. Land bridges still exist that connects major continents.
d. Fossil of the same organisms have been found on different continents.

41. You are an oceanographer and you 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?AP
a. Linear sea b. Oceanic ridge c. Rift valley d. Trench

42. What could have happened to Pangaea if all the inner layers of the earth are firm solid?C
a. It remained as a supercontinent.
b. It would have become as it is today.
c. It would have slowly disappear in the ocean.
d. It would have stretched and covered the whole world.

43. If the Atlantic ocean is widening at a rate of 3cm per year, how far in kilometres will it spread after millions of
years?AP
a. 30 km b. 300km c. 3,000 km d. 30,000 km

44. Which was the main reason Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory was rejected for some time?AN
a. He was not liked by other scientists.
b. He could not provide a mechanism for the movement of the continents.
c. He could not provide logical explanations for the movements of the continents.
d. His evidences were incorrect.

45. Which discovery about the ocean floor is associated with seafloor spreading theory?AN
a. Mountains are denser than the mantle part of the earth.
b. The rotational poles of the earth have migrated.
c. The crust of the continents is denser than the crusts in the ocean.
d. The crust of the ocean is very young near the ridges relative to rocks farther from the ridges.
 46. Which of the following can you infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over the
asthenosphere?AN
a. All continents will cease to exist.
b. All volcanoes in the earth will become inactive.
c. The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now.
d. The islands of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.

47. Which observation was NOT instrumental in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?AN
a. Depth of the ocean b. Identifying the location of glacial deposits
c. magnetization of the ocean crust d. Thickness of the seafloor sediments.

48. Which of the following diagrams best illustrates the convection occurring in the mantle?AN

A B C D

49. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core? S
a. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
b. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
c. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.

50. Crustal Plate A is moving away from Crustal Plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in
position between Plates A and B?C
a. A few centimeters per year. b. A few meters per month
c. a few millimeters per century c. a few millimeters per day

Prepared by:

Apple Grace Marie S. Sebastian

Subject Teacher

Checked:

Christoper S. Fajardo
Department Leader

Noted:

Eloisa O. De Leon
Principal I
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
Division of Cabanatuan City
CESAR E. VERGARA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lagare, Cabanatuan City
www.cevmhsdeped.weebly.com cesare.vergaramhs@gmail.com School ID: 307301

FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 10

(ANSWER KEY)

1. A 26. A
2. B 27. C
3. D 28. D
4. A 29. B
5. B 30. B
6. D 31. A
7. C 32. A
8. C 33. D
9. D 34. B
10. C 35.B
11. Plates move separately 36.D
12. Convergent Boundary 37.C
13. Earthquake, subduction, volcanic activity, 38.C
tsunami
14. Mountain, volcano, trenches 39.A
15. Plates slide past each other 40.D
16. Faults 41.B
17. C 42.A
18. D 43.A
19. D 44.C
20. A 45.B
21. A 46.C
22. C 47.B
23. A 48.D
24. D 49.B
25. B 50.A