GRADE 10 pRE TEST 2019-2020 1ST Q

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NEGROS ISLAND REGION
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Grade 10 SCIENCE
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MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Shade letter A, if the statement is correct, otherwise, shade letter B then
change the underlined word/phrase to make the statement true. Write the correction at the very bottom
part of your answer sheet. (10 points)
1. Hot spots are stationary areas within the mantle.
2. When two continental plates collide, and subduction does not occur, a trench is most likely to form at
the colliding edges.
3. Mountain ranges, volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are most frequently located along divergent
plate boundaries.
4. When there is an oceanic- continental convergence, the continental plate subducts because it is
denser.
5. The Philippine archipelago is a portion of the Eurasian plate Sundaland block that rises above sea
level.
6. Ridge push guides the downward motion of convection current within the mantle.
7. The Mid- Atlantic Ridge is convergent boundary.
8. Earth’s south magnetic pole is somewhere near the geographic north pole, thus south pole of compass
needle points north.
9. The rate of seafloor spreading on both sides of the Mid- Atlantic Ridge is not always equal.
10. Fossils of glossopteris, which was a giant fern in the past, were discovered in various continents
around the world.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter that best corresponds to the answer. (30
points)
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the formation of the Philippines?
a. It is an archipelago formed from a hot spot.
b. It is a volcanic arc formed at the Southeast Asia.
c. It is formed due to the convergence of Eurasian and Philippine plate.
d. It is formed right on top of the Philippine plate.
12. Which two plates converge, forming the Himalayas Mountain Range?
a. Eurasian and Pacific c. African and S. American
b. N. American and African d. Indian and Eurasian
13. Plates are the broken segments of the lithosphere. Some plates are large, while others are small.
Plates can be classified into major or minor. The following are minor plates, EXCEPT:
a. Eurasian b. Juan de Fuca c. Cocos d. Philippine
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14. Plate A converges with Plate B. Plate A undergoes subduction process due to the collision. Which of
the following statements is the most probable?
a. The colliding edges are continental.
b. Plate A is continental, while plate B is oceanic.
c. Plate A is oceanic; Plate B is continental.
d. Plate A is less dense than Plate B.
15. Which of the following is a MISMATCH?

a. Philippine- minor; oceanic c. Eurasian- major; continental
b. Pacific- major; oceanic d. Juan de fuca- minor; continental
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16. Which of the following diagrams illustrates Divergent Plate Boundary?

a. c.
b. d.
17. Earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are most frequent in which type of plate boundary?
a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Transform d. Oceanic
18. Most of the islands of the Phil. are within the Philippine Mobile Belt (PMB). Which of the following
islands is NOT a part of PMB?
a. Samar- Leyte b. Negros c. Cebu d. Palawan
19. There are specific stationary areas within the mantle that are anomalously hotter than the surrounding
material. This description best fits the _______.
a. Volcanoes b. Lithosphere c. Hot spots d. Moho discontinuity
20. The Mid- Atlantic ridge is found in the middle of the Atlantic ocean floor. Due to this, which two plates
are gradually moving away from each other?
a. Eurasian and Pacific
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b. African and South American
c. North American and South American
d. Eurasian and African
21. Which statement is TRUE about the process of formation of Philippines and Hawaii?
a. Both resulted from the collision of two plates.
b. Both are formed due to a hot pot.
c. Hawaii is a result of a hot spot while Philippines is a result of Pacific- Indo Australian
convergence.
d. Hawaii resulted from a hot spot, while Philippines resulted from subduction process.
22. Which among the different types of seismic waves has the fastest velocity as it travels from the
earthquake focus?
a. P wave b. Love wave c. S wave d. Rayleigh wave
23. When two oceanic plates collide, which is NOT a possible geologic event to occur?
a. Mountain range formation c. Trench formation
b. Process of subduction d. Tsunami
24. What will happen to the subducting edge of a plate as it continues to move downwards?
a. It will rise to form island arc.
b. It will sink to the core of the Earth
c. It will solidify at the bottom of the lithosphere.
d. It will add to the materials of the asthenosphere.
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25. If the rate of seafloor spreading on the east side of the Mid- Atlantic Ridge is 1.25 cm/yr, how far (in
kilometers) would the current seafloor be from the ridge in 800 thousand years?
a. 6.40 b. 640 c. 6 400 d. 640 000
26. Convection current within the mantle occurs due to:

a. The turbulent motion of metallic materials in the outer core.
b. The motion of the lithospheric plates above the mantle.
c. The highly varied temperature of molten materials in the deeper and upper mantle.
d. All of the above.
27. Which layer/s of Earth is/are solid in phase?

a. Crust only c. Outer core and inner core only
b. Crust and inner core only d. Crust, mantle and inner core only
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28. The inner core remains in solid phase because:

a. The inner core has the highest average temperature among the different layers of Earth.
b. The inner core is very dense due to its metallic composition.
c. The inner core is undergoing compression caused by the other outer layers of Earth.
d. The inner core of Earth has similar compositions with discovered meteorites.
29. If the seafloor is spreading away from the ridge and new portion of the crust is formed, does it affect the
size of Earth?
a. Yes, because of the additional crust formed on both sides of the ridge.
b. Yes, because the Earth expands as the seafloor spreads from the ridge.
c. No, because the formation of crust near the ridge is balanced by the destruction at the
subduction zones.
d. No, because the continental and oceanic plates are constantly moving.
30. How would you compare the densities of the various layers of Earth?
a. The inner core is the least dense among the layers
b. The mantle is denser than the crust but less dense than the core
c. The crust is denser than the mantle but less dense than the core
d. The outer core is denser than the inner core because of its convection current.
31. Which is a TRUE statement in relation to Mid- Atlantic Ridge?

a. The farther from the ridge, the younger are the rocks.
b. The oceanfloor near the ridge is lesser in density than continental crust.
c. Both eastern and western seafloor are moving away from the ridge.
d. All of the above.
32. The outer- inner core boundary is called _____.

a. Lehmann Discontinuity c. Gutenberg Discontinuity
b. Mohorovicic Discontinuity d. Asthenospheric Discontinuity
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For Numbers 33 - 35:
Complete the table below for the data needed in triangulating the epicenter of a local earthquake.
Map Scale: 1.5cm = 200km
Recording Station P-S wave arrival Time Distance of Epicenter from Converted Value Based
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interval Station (km) on Map Scale
Cebu 48 sec. 600 No. 33: (__________)
Iloilo 40 sec. No. 34: (_____________) 3.75 cm
San Fernando 32 sec. 400 No. 35: (___________)
33. What is the converted value based on map scale in Cebu recording station?
a. 4.0 cm c. 3.5 cm
b. 4.5 cm d. 3.0 cm
34. What is the distance of the epicenter from Iloilo recording station?
a. 500 km c. 600 km
b. 800 km d. 300 km
35. What is the converted value based on Map Scale in San Fernando recording station?
a. 4.0 cm c. 3.5 cm
b. 4.5 cm d. 3.0 cm
36. Where do you think was the Philippines located during the time that the Pangaea existed?
a. At the north polar area. c. A portion of Gondwanaland.
b. At the south polar area. d. A portion of the oceanfloor.
37. If you were to reconstruct Pangaea, which of the following would be most useful?
a. Traces of fossils. c. Size of oceans.
b. Shapes of continents. D. Magnetic striping of seafloor.
38. Which data would be necessary if one would want to triangulate the epicenter of a local
earthquake?
a. The number of casualties in the area affected by the quake.
b. The damage to infrastructures caused by the earthquake.
c. The location of seismic stations near the affected area.
d. The recorded time of P and S wave arrival in at least three seismic stations.
39. The motion of the plates is facilitated by a soft, weak, plastic- like layer within the mantle. Which
layer is being described?
a. Lithosphere b. Atmosphere c. Asthenosphere d. Convection current
40. What proves the phase of the mantle?

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a. The motion of the plates.
b. The volcanic eruptions.
c. The presence of S-wave shadow zone.
d. The data from direct observations of the mantle.
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Answer Key
1. TRUE
2. Mountain range
3. Convergent
4. Oceanic
5. TRUE
6. Slab pull
7. Divergent
8. North
9. TRUE
10. TRUE
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. D
22. A
23. A
24. D
25. A
26. C
27. D
28. C
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29. C
30. B
31. C
32. A
33. 4.5 cm
34. 500 km
35. 3.0 cm
36. D
37. B
38. D
39. C
40. C
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
Item Location
Learning Easy (60%) Average (30%) Difficult (10%)
Competencies Number Number
Understand
Remember
Percentage
Evaluate
Analyze
(Refer to the of Days of Items

Create
Apply
Curriculum Guide)
Describe the 6 15% 6 5, 7 II.8 28,

distribution of active 29,
volcanoes, 30
earthquake
epicenters and major
mountain belts.
Describe different 5 12.5% 5 1, 2, 4, 9
types of plate 8
boundaries.
Describe different 11 27.5% 11 3, 6, 11, II.7,II.9,
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processes that occur 10, 12, II.10
along plate II.6 13,
boundaries. II.2
Describe internal 5 12.5% 5 14, 22, 24 17
structure of Earth. 18
Describe possible 5 12.5% 5 21, 20 19 15
causes of plate 23
movement.
Enumerate the lines 8 20% 8 11.5 27, 26 16,
of evidence that II.1, 25,
support plate 9 II.3
movement.
Total 40 100% 40 13 11 6 6 4
Item Location
Average
Learning Easy (60%) Difficult (10%)
(30%)
Competencies Number Number
Percentage
Understand
Remember
(Refer to the of Days of Items

Evaluate
Analyze
Create
Apply
Curriculum Guide)
Describe the 6 15% 6 15, 3 33,

distribution of active 19 34, 35
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volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters
and major mountain
belts.
Describe different 5 12.5% 5 13, 16, 17
types of plate 12,
boundaries. 20
Describe different 11 27.5% 11 11, 14, 2, 4,
processes that occur 18, 23, 5
along plate 1 24,
boundaries. 21,
7
Describe internal 5 12.5% 5 22, 30, 28
structure of Earth. 27 40
Describe possible 5 12.5% 5 32, 31 29 25
causes of plate 39
movement.
Enumerate the lines of 8 20% 8 10 38, 37 26,
evidence that support 6, 36,
plate movement. 9 8
Total 40 100% 40 13 11 6 6 4

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15. Which of the following is a MISMATCH?

16. Which of the following diagrams illustrates Divergent Plate Boundary?

26. Convection current within the mantle occurs due to:

27. Which layer/s of Earth is/are solid in phase?

28. The inner core remains in solid phase because:

31. Which is a TRUE statement in relation to Mid- Atlantic Ridge?

32. The outer- inner core boundary is called _____.

40. What proves the phase of the mantle?

--- End of Quarterly Exam ---

(Refer to the of Days of Items

Describe the 6 15% 6 5, 7 II.8 28,

(Refer to the of Days of Items

Describe the 6 15% 6 15, 3 33,

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