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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION XI – DAVAO REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO DE ORO
MAINIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
MAINIT, NABUNTURAN, DAVAO DE ORO
PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 1
Name: __________________________________Section:______________Parent’s Signature:__________________
Directions: Read each item carefully. Use a separate sheet for your answers. Write only the letter of the correct answer
for each question.
_______1. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
A. Continental Drift B. Seafloor Spreading C. Plate Tectonics D. Titanic Theory
_____2. What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?
A. fault B. fissure C. fracture D. plate
______3. Which of these phrases is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
A. have the same thickness everywhere B. include the crust and upper mantle
C. thickest in the mountain regions D. vary in thickness
______4. A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
A. mountain arc B. mountain range C. mountain chain D. mountainous
______5. Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine Plate toward the Eurasian Plate?
A. Cocos Plate B. Nazca Plate C. Indo-Australian Plate D. Pacific Plate
_______6. What should you NOT DO during an earthquake?
A. cover your head B. park your car C. duck under the table D. run to a tall tree
______7. Which is NOT TRUE about the location of the epicenter of earthquakes?
A. Some are located along the edges of the continents. B. Some are located in mid-continents.
C. Some are located in North Asia. D. Some are located in oceans
______8. Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
A. to identify what crop must be stored B. to identify when to evacuate
C. to locate where to stay best D. to perform necessary precautions
_____9. Where are most volcanoes situated?
A. along fault lines B. near mountain ranges
C. concentrated on continental edges D. under the oceanic crust
_____10. Which famous Philippine volcano is usually seen in world maps due to its violent eruption in 1991?
A. Bulusan B. Kanlaon C. Mayon D. Pinatubo

_____11. How do you describe the locations of earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges, and moving plates in the
Pacific Ring of Fire? They are _____.
A. all over the place B. located in the same location
C. concentrated in one area D. strategically plotted in clusters
_____ 12. After an earthquake, when you see that the ocean water is receding (disappearing) away from the beach,
you MUST
A. call the police B. stay in the middle of the beach
C. run to the nearest hill or mountain D. take the time to pick up seashells
_____13. What do you think is the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
A. brightness of stars and formation of constellations in the sky
B. a cycle of high and low tides during full moon
C. the occurrence of earthquake, volcanism and mountain formation
D. the uneven distribution of heat in the globe
_____14. How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters and volcanoes?
A. Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are also situated.
B. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters are also situated.
C. Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are situated.
D. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.

Directions: Read carefully each item. Use a separate sheet for your answers. Write only the letter of the best answer
for each test item.
_____1. Convection current causes the lithospheric plate to ________________.

A. move slowly but constantly B. move in any direction
C. move faster D. create another plate
_____2. The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at the ___________.
A. convergent boundary B. transform-fault C. divergent boundary D. hot spot
_____3. What type of plate boundary occurs between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate?
A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
B. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
C. convergent continental-continental plate boundary
D. transform boundary
_____4. The crust and upper mantle make up the Earth’s ____________.
A. lithosphere B. core C. asthenosphere D. continents
_____5. The result of plate movement can be seen at _________.
A. abyssal plains B. plate centers C. plate boundaries D. ocean margin
_____6. The theory that suggests that plates are slowly moving is called ___________.
A. Magnetic Reversal B. Continental Slope C. Plate Tectonic D. Continental Drift
____7. Plates move apart at __________ boundaries.
A. convergent B. divergent C. stable D. transform plate
____8. Plates slipping past each other at ________________.

A. subduction zone B. convection current C. divergent boundary D. transform boundary
____9. The boundary between two plates moving towards each other is called a __________.
A. divergent boundary B. transform boundary C. lithosphere D. convergent boundary
____10. Based on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away from Africa in what
direction?
A. West B. North C. East D. South
____11. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.
A. new crust is created B. the older crust is melted by subduction
C. the crust separates D. plates side past one another
____12. The East African Rift is an example of a _____________.
A. mid-ocean ridge B. convergent boundary
C. divergent boundary D. transform boundary
____13. The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.
A. divergent boundary B. convergent boundary C. hot spot D. transform boundary
____14. Philippine plate moves toward ___________.
A. Australian plate B. Mountain ranges C. Trenches D. Eurasian plate
_____15. The __________ is an example of a transform fault boundary.
A. East Pacific Rise B. San Andreas Fault C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge D. Himalayas

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer:
_____1. There is no formation of volcanoes in the convergence between.

A. two oceanic plates B. oceanic and continental plates
C. two continental plates D. none of these
_____ 2. When a plate is denser, it subducts toward the mantle and forms magma. This process ends up in the
formation of ______.
A. mountain range B. volcanoes C. trenches D. faults
____3. Shallow earthquakes are associated with __________.
A. volcanic eruption B. a tsunami in the ocean
C. subduction process D. mountain formation
____ 4. In the convergence between a continental and an oceanic plate, there is subduction. Which of the following
statements does not support this fact?
A. One plate carries water along with it.

B. One plate is denser.
C. The temperature in the mantle is higher than in the crust.
D. One plate overrides the other.
____ 5. Which of the following is formed in the convergence of two oceanic or oceanic and continental plates?
A. Volcanic island arcs B. rift valley C. mountain range D. Oceanic ridge
____6. Of the following, which event or process takes place when two continental plates converge?
A. earthquake B. tsunami C. subduction D. magma formation
____ 7. A crack on the ground underwater is produced when oceanic crust interacts with another crust. What do we
call this?
A. fault B. ridge C. trench D. crack
_____ 8. It is a phenomenon that takes place due to the movement of plates during convergence.
A. earthquake B. subduction C. magma formation D. tsunami
_____ 9. It is the crack on the dry ground or plate caused by horizontal plate movement.
A. fault B. valley C. trench D. ridge
____10. An event that may take place on the water surface when a great force pushes a significant amount of water
upwards.
A. ocean wave B. tsunami C. typhoon D. ocean tide
____11. Subduction is illustrated in which of the following?
A. convergent plate boundary B. divergent plate boundary
C. transform fault boundary D. subducting plates
____12. Earthquake, as an effect of plate movement, results in boundaries where plates are________.
I. converging II. sliding past III. diverging IV. subducting
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. I, II, and III
____ 13. Most of the Philippine Islands were once part of island arcs. This means that along with this boundary, there
once existed two ___________.
A. converging continental plates B. converging oceanic plates
C. diverging plates D. plates sliding past each other
____ 14. Why are volcanoes mostly found at places where continents meet the seas?
A. It is where water meets land.
B. It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.

C. Underneath it is a subduction zone.
D. More magma is produced under the ground because of the muddy seafloor.

DIRECTION. Choose the letter of the best answer.
_____1. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a convection process?

A. the handle of a metal pot is hot while cooking
B. boiling of macaroni pasta
C. a sea breeze
D. ocean water in the surface is warmer
____2. What is the source of heat generated by the core to the mantle?
A. gases B. decayed radioactive elements C. molten rocks D. molten metals
____3. Which of the following has a faster movement of molecules?
A. hot materials B. warm materials C. cold materials D. room temperature materials
____4. Which of the following has a lesser density in a convection cell?
A. warm fluid materials B. cold fluid materials
C. room temperature fluid materials D. hot fluid materials
____ 5. In a convection current, hot materials move ______________.
A. any direction B. sideward C. upward D. downward
_____6. The uplifting and tearing apart of lithosphere occurs at ___________________.
A. convergent boundary B. divergent boundary C. transform fault boundary D. mantle
_____7. The idea that Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into separate plates that float on the mantle is the theory of
_____________.
A. continental drift B. seafloor C. tectonic movement spreading D. plate tectonics
_____8. The region in which one plate moves under another is _______________.
A. rift valley B. subduction zone C. magma chamber D. vent
____9. A driving force for plate motion at mid-ocean ridges as a result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down is
______________.
A. slab pull B. ridge push C. convection current D. seafloor spreading
_____10. The motion of gas or liquid caused by differences in temperature is a _________.
A. tectonic movement B. plate tectonic C. convection current D. magma chamber
____11. Where is the source of heat in a mantle convection current?
A. the Sun B. the crust C. the core D. the moon
___12. Which of the following is NOT a driving force of tectonic plates?
A. ridge push B. slab push C. drag force D. mantle convection
___13. It is a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance.
A. volume B. temperature C. density D. mass
____14. The plastic-like upper portion of the mantle is called ______________.
A. the magma B. the core C. the lithosphere D. the asthenosphere
____15. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?
A. condensation B. convection C. conduction D. radiation

Directions: Choose the best letter answer in each item.
_____1. The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener to explain the continental shapes and positions is known as
A. Pangaea B. Plate tectonics C. Continental drift D. Seafloor spreading
____2. Examine the figure on the right, which two are the best examples of different continental positions in the
past?
A. North America – South America B. North America – Africa
C. South America – Asia D. South America – Africa
____3. In the Mid-1900s, scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges using what?
A. Satellites B. Moons C. Stars D. Sonars
____4. Early observers thought continents might have been joined based on what observation?
A. rocks and fossils B. magnetism . C. earthquakes D. coastline
____5. Wegener suggested that coal beds discovered in Antarctica indicated that this continent was
A. once underwater. B. always frozen. C. once near the equator. D. part of Africa.
____6. Peer scientists reviewing Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion because____________.
A. his evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion.
B. he did not explain how continents move and what moves them.
C. his evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joined.
D. he lied by including false evidence.
____7.____________ help explain why Earth is not getting any larger even though the tectonic plates are always
moving.
A. Earthquakes B. Subduction zones C. Fossils D. Volcanoes
____8.If there are MORE mid-ocean ridges than subduction zones, what happens to the ocean?
A. It gets larger. C. It gets smaller. B. It sinks. D. Nothing will change.
____ 9. What do ancient glacier scars found in rock surfaces in Africa tells about its climate in the past?
A. The continents have not moved.
B. Africa has always been near the equator.
C. Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate.
D. Africa was once covered with ice sheets but did not move ever since.
___10. Which of the following increases with distance from the mid-oceanic ridge?
A. The age of oceanic lithosphere. B. The thickness of the lithosphere.
C. The density of oceanic lithosphere. D. All (A, B, & C)
____11. The Seafloor Spreading Theory states that ________________.
A. all continents are drifting.
B. ages of rocks near a ridge are older than the ones far from it.
C. fossils of plants and animals are found in almost all continents.
D. hot and less dense material from below the Earth's crust rises towards the surface at the mid-oceanic ridge.
____12. What can you say about the rate of movement of materials coming out from the mid-oceanic ridge and the
materials sinking in the subduction zone?
A. The rising of the materials from the ridge is slower than in the subduction zone.
B. The movement of the materials in both ridge and subduction zone is the same.
C. The rising of the materials from the ridge is faster than in the subduction zone.
D. There is no much movement of materials happening in both the ridge and subduction zone.
____13. What strong evidence discovered by our scientist that Earth's magnetic reversal had been happening in the
past?
A. The magnetic reversal occurrence is supported by magnetic patterns in magnetic rocks found on the ocean
floor.
B. The ages of the rocks on the ocean floor are constantly changing.
C. The magnetic field of the Earth becomes weaker.
D. The Earth's magnetic field is fluctuating.

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PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 1

Name: ______________Section:Parent’s Signature:

A. Bulusan B. Kanlaon C. Mayon D. Pinatubo

PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 2

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_1. Convection current causes the lithospheric plate to ____________.

8. Plates slipping past each other at ____________.

PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 3

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_____1. There is no formation of volcanoes in the convergence between.

A. One plate carries water along with it.

B. It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.

PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 4

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_____1. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a convection process?

PARALLEL ASSESSEMENT in SCIENCE 10 Module 5

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