LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

GRADE 10 SCIENCE

NAME: _ Sec: Date: Score:

1. The Earth’s lithosphere is divided into several major and minor tectonic plates. How
many major tectonic plates are there?
a. 5 b. 7 c. 9 d. 12
2. Where do the plates of the lithosphere float?
a. Asthenosphere b. atmosphere c. core b. crust
3. What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super
continent?
a. Eurasia b. Pangaea c. plate tectonics d. Supreme continents
4. What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?
a. Convection current c. The rock cycle
b. Ocean tides d. Volcanic eruptions
5. What are convection currents?
a. Hot magma moving side to side because of heating
b. Hot magma moving up and down because of heating
c. Hot magma does not move because of heating
d. Hot magma goes to the inner core because of heating.
6. Which theory states that plates are continually moving a little bit per year?
a. Law of motion c. Theory of plate tectonics
b. Theory of evolution d. Theory of relativity
7. Which refers to the edges of the lithospheric plates where different plates interact?
a. Fault line c. Plate tectonics
b. Lithosphere d. Plate boundary
8. Which type of plate boundary is represented by this
image?
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform Fault
d. Subduction
9. At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way?
a. Tectonic plates move towards each other
b. Tectonic plates slide past each other
c. Tectonic plates move up and down
d. Tectonic plates move away from each other

SPECIFIC WEEK 3-4 (LAS 2)

TARGET COMPETENCIES: Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters, and major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory (S10ES – Ia-j-36.1) . Describe the
different types of plate boundaries (S10ES – Ia-j-36.2)
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GRADE 10 SCIENCE

10. Which type of plate boundary is represented by

this image?
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform Fault
d. Subduction
II. True/False. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. According to the theory of plate tectonics, plates interact at plate boundaries by
reflecting each other, moving away from each other, or sliding past each other.
____ 2. The circulation of material caused by differences in density is called subduction.
____ 3. Compression is a stress associated with the formation of a transform fault boundary.
____ 4. Tension stress causes the pulling of the lithospheric plates.
____ 5. Stress is a force that causes the changes in the volume and shapes of the rocks.
III. Put a check on the right column in the table below to identify the type of plate boundary
occurs between each pair of lithospheric plates.

Lithospheric plates Divergent Convergent Transform Fault

Pacific plate and Australian plate
South American Plate and African Plate
Australian plate and African plate
North American plate and Eurasian plate
Australian plate and Antarctic plate
Pacific plate and Nazca plate
Pacific plate and North American Plate
Cocos plate and Caribbean plate.
Arabian plate and African plate
Indian plate and Eurasian plate

SPECIFIC WEEK 3-4 (LAS 2)

TARGET COMPETENCIES: Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters, and major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory (S10ES – Ia-j-36.1) . Describe the
different types of plate boundaries (S10ES – Ia-j-36.2)
 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
GRADE 10 SCIENCE

SPECIFIC WEEK 3-4 (LAS 2)

TARGET COMPETENCIES: Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters, and major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory (S10ES – Ia-j-36.1) . Describe the
different types of plate boundaries (S10ES – Ia-j-36.2)