MAMBUGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 10

S.Y. 2019-2020
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write it on your answer sheet.

1. Where is the Ring of Fire located?

A. around the Aztec Plate C. around the convergent zone
B. around the Pacific Plate D. around the San Andreas Fault

2. Which of the following events/occurrences is NOT the basis of scientists in dividing the Earth’s
lithosphere into several plates?
A. occurrence of earthquake C. volcanic eruption
B. landslide D. mountain formation

3. What is the relationship of the time difference in the arrival of P and S waves in the recording
station with its distance from the epicenter?
A. The lesser the time difference the farther is the epicenter.
B. The greater the time difference the farther is the epicenter.
C. The greater the time difference the nearer is the epicenter.
D. There is no relationship in the time difference and the distance from the epicenter.

4. A map shows the location of 3 cities: Marikina, Quezon City, and Pasig. Scientists know that an
earthquake happened at 8:15 am with an epicenter that was 350 km way from Marikina and 395 km
away from Quezon City. What other information would most help scientists determine the epicenter?
A. The distance of Marikina from Quezon City.
B. The types of seismic waves that reached Pasig.
C. The size of the seismic waves that reached Pasig.
D. The time at which the seismic waves reached Pasig.

5. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with the distribution of earthquake
epicenters and volcanoes?
A. Mountain ranges and volcanoes have the same location.
B. Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes have the same location.
C. Mountain ranges and earthquake epicenters have the same location.
D. Mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters and volcanoes have the same location.

6. Which statement best describes a divergent boundary?

A. Plates slide along each other. C. Plates converge each other.
B. Plates move away from each other. D. Plates move toward each other.

7. Your teacher provided with data showing the arrival time of the P and S- waves recorded from
three seismic stations. Which of the following is being determined?
A. the damage at the focus C. the intensity of the earthquake
B. the distance to the earthquake D. the location of the epicenter
For number 8, refer to the Map of earthquake distribution.

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8. How were earthquakes distributed on the map?
A. They tend to be not concentrated in a narrow zone.
B. They tend to be concentrated in a wider zone.
C. They randomly distributed in the earth’s crust.
D. They are not randomly distributed over the earth’s surface.

9. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust in a convergent boundary?
A. It has a greater density. C. It is very light.
B. It is pulled by the earth’s magnetic field. D. It is pushed from the ridge.

10. Which of the following seismic waves correctly give the sequence of the arrival of waves to
seismograph?
A. P waves… S waves… Surface waves…
B. Surface waves… P waves… S waves…
C. P waves… Surface waves… S waves…
D. S waves… P waves… Surface waves…

For no. 11. Use the graph to answer the

question.
11. A seismogram is located 4500 km away from
the epicenter of an earthquake. What is the
difference in time between when the P-waves
reach the seismogram and the S-waves reach the
seismogram?
A. 5 1/2 minutes C. 10 minutes
B. 6 minutes D. 22 minutes

12. How many seismograph stations are needed to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

13. Which of the following geologic features can be formed by a convergent boundary?
A. mountain ranges C. rift valleys
B. mid-ocean ridge D. underwater mountain chains

14. Which theory justifies that the plates are continuously moving?
A. Plate tectonic because it states that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into
plates that move due to convection in the mantle.
B. Continental Drift Theory because it states that there is only one landmass that drifted
apart.
C. Seafloor Spreading Theory because the hot less dense material from below the
earth’s crust rises toward the surface.
D. Both B and C

For nos. 15-16, the diagram shows the magnetic orientation of igneous rocks on the seafloor
on the east side of a mid-ocean ridge. The pattern on the west side of the ridge has been
omitted. The age of the igneous rock and its distance from the ridge center are shown.

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15. According to the diagram, what is the approximate rate of seafloor spreading?
A. 1 km/myr. B. 50 km/myr C. 100 km/myr D. 150 km/myr

16. Which inference can best be made from the diagram?

A. The orientation of Earth’s magnetic field has reversed with time.
B. The size of the continents has changed with time.
C. The elevation of sea level has changed with time.
D. The amount of fossil material preserved in the igneous rock has changed with time.

For nos. 17 - 22, Use the diagram to answer each question. C

A B

17. Which type of plate boundary occurs at A?

A. convergent B. divergent C. transform fault D. normal

18. What are the plates in the diagram?

A. oceanic & lithospheric C. oceanic only
B. continental & lithospheric D. oceanic & continental

19. What process is involved at D?

A. convergent B. divergent C. subduction D. seafloor spreading

20. What feature occurs at B?

A. deep-ocean trench B. mid-ocean ridge C. volcano D. rift valley

21. What feature occurs at A?

A. deep-ocean trench B. mid-ocean ridge C. volcano D. rift valley
22. What geologic feature occurs at C and how does it form?
A. Volcanoes, it forms by the convergence of oceanic to continental plates.
B. Volcanoes, it forms by the convergence of continental-to-continental plates.
C. Mountain ranges, it forms by the convergence of oceanic to oceanic plates.
D. Mountain ranges, it forms by the convergence of continental-to-continental plates.

23. Which type of plate boundary forms the San Andreas Fault in California?
A. convergent B. divergent C. transform D. neither A or B only
For nos. 24-25, refer to the figure below:

M Y

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24. Plate E is adjacent to both plates (M & Y) and does not show any relative motion. Plate M is
moving left. What type of plate boundary is present between M and E?
A. convergent C. transform fault B. divergent D. normal

25. What geologic event is most likely to happen between plate M and E?
A. earthquake C. rift valley formation
B. mountain formation D. volcanic eruption

For nos. 26 -27. Use the diagram to the right side to answer each question.
26. Which part of the earth’s layer is the asthenosphere?

A. Crust C. Mantle
B. Inner Core D. Outer Core

27. Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth.

In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
A. Crust C. Mantle
B. Inner Core D. Outer Core

28. Which of these arrows show convection currents?

A. Arrows at the bottom C. Arrows that are vertical

B. Arrows within the liquid D. Arrows on top of the liquid
C.
For no. 29, the diagram represents a cross section of a portion of the Earth’s crust and mantle.
Letters A, B, C, D, and X identify locations within the crust.

29. Along a line of location X, what location is the age of oceanic crust increases?
A. A B. B C. C D. D

30. Which is the correct arrangement of the layers of the earth from the innermost?
A. Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
B. Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust
C. Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust, Mantle
D. Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

31. What makes up the lithosphere?

A. Crust only C. Mantle only
B. Crust and Upper Mantle D. Oceanic and Continental Crust

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32. Which of the following is known as soft, weak and plastic-like layer of the lithosphere?
A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere C. Crust D. Mantle

33. What is the middle layer of earth that makes most of its mass and volume?
A. Mantle B. Inner core C. Outer core D. Crust

34. What layer is made up of molten material and accounts for the earth’s magnetic field?
A. Mantle B. outer core C. inner core D. Crust

35. Which of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
A. Fe B. Ni C. O D. K

36. What layer is made up of iron and nickel, also reaches a temperature of 5000◦C?
A. Mantle B. Inner core C. Outer core D. Crust

37. The geologist theorized that iron and nickel comprise the earth’s core. Which statement below
does NOT support the theory?
A. The fast revolution of the Earth produces a metal core.
B. The meteors were found to be composed of iron and nickel.
C. The magnetic field of the Earth is produced by the metal core.
D. The depth of the core suggests the presence of very heavy material in the core.

For numbers 38-40, refer to the figure below:

38. What can be concluded on areas where P and S-waves are received?
A. The area is gaseous.
B. The area is a solid part.
C. The area is a liquid part.
D. The area is neither solid nor liquid.

39. Which of the following statements indicate the formation of shadow zone?
A. The inner core is liquid. C. The mantle is solid.
B. The inner core is solid. D. The outer core is liquid.

40. What part of the Earth has been reached when an oil well drilled 6.4 km deep?
A. Mantle B. Crust C. Outer Core D. Inner Core

41. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
A. Depth of oceans C. Shape of continents
B. Position of poles D. Size of oceans
42. What theory supports the idea that Pangaea drifted away forming the continents of today?
A. Continental Drift Theory C. Plate Tectonics
B. Continental Shift Theory D. Seafloor Spreading Theory

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43. What does the Glossopteris fossils tell us about the positions of continents?
A. The continents have tropical climates.
B. The continents were once connected.
C. The continents were found under water.
D. The continents were never connected in any manner.
44. What is the name of the Mesozoic Supercontinent that consisted all of the present continents?
A. Eurasia B. Gondwanaland C. Laurasia D. Pangaea
45. Which theory states that there are under sea mountain range where material from below the crust
rises and flows sideways carrying the seafloor away from the ridge?
A. Continental Drift Theory C. Plate Tectonics
B. Continental Shift Theory D. Seafloor Spreading Theory

46. You are an oceanographer and you are trying to map a portion of the ocean floor, which you
noticed to be deeper than the rest. What is most likely the deeper part?
A. trench B. rift valley C. linear sea D. oceanic ridge

47. How do the geologists observe the Earth’s interior?

A. by studying destructive forces
B. by studying constructive forces
C. by recording and studying seismic waves
D. by directly looking under the many layers

48. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What force facilitates this movement?
A. Convection current in the mantle C. Gravitational force at moon
B. Magnetic force at poles D. Force of atmosphere
49. What is the basis of scientists in giving the structure and composition of Earth’s interior?
A. Speed of seismic waves C. Refraction of waves
B. Reflection of waves D. Speed, Reflection and Refraction of waves

50. San Andreas is an example of a transform fault boundary. What happened to their plates?
A. Moving away from each other C. sliding each other
B. Moving towards each other D. A, B and C

51. Which of the following can you infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over
the asthenosphere?
A. All the continents will cease to exist.
B. All the volcanoes of the Philippine swill become inactive.
C. The continents will not be located in the same places as they are now.
D. The islands of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.

52. Why oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust in a Convergent Plate
Boundary?
A. Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust.
B. Continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust.
C. Oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust.
D. Oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust.

53. If all the inner layers of the Earth are firm solid, what could have happened to Pangaea?
A. It remained as a supercontinent.
B. It would have become as it is today.
C. It would have slowly disappeared in the ocean.
D. It would have stretched and covered the whole world

54. In two diverging oceanic plates, a continuous supply of new materials is ensuring. What do you
expect to find at oceanic ridge therefore?
A. young rocks B. ancient rocks C. reverse fault D. accumulation of sediments

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55. In a hot spot, volcano C is on top of the mantle plume, volcano B at the middle and
volcano A afar. What can be inferred about the ages of the volcanoes?
A. Volcano B is the oldest.
B. Volcano B is the youngest.
C. Volcano A is older than volcano C.
D. Volcano A is younger than Volcano C.

56. Why do most geologists reject Alfred Wegener’s idea of the Continental Drift Theory?
A. They were afraid of the new idea.
B. Wegener used several types of evidences to support his theory.
C. Wegener was interested in what Earth was like million years ago.
D. Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents.

57. Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his Continental Drift
Theory?
A. evidence from fossils C. evidence of landforms
B. evidence from climate D. evidence from human remains

58. Earthquakes frequently occur in Japan. Which statement below explains the reason?
A. Japan is surrounded by seas. C. Japan is in the northern hemisphere.
B. Japan is far from the equator. D. Japan is within the Pacific ring of fire.

59. Which list of the survival item kit is best to choose for an impending emergency?
A. water, food, medications, battery powered radio
B. food, battery powered radio, map of the area, extra cash
C. battery powered radio, map of the area, personal hygiene items, tools
D. battery powered radio, map of the area, personal hygiene items, and extra cash

60. Why is there a need for every family to prepare an emergency kit?
A. in order to present it in the class
B. in order for the family to be happy
C. in order to just prepare the survival kit
D. in order to survive in case a disaster may happen

Table of Specifications
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 FIRST QUARTER TEST IN SCIENCE 10
SY 2019-2020
No. of EASY AVERAGE DIFFICUL
Recitati T
Competencies on No. of Test No of Test
Days
Items Placement

Understa0ndi
Rememberin

Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
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1. Describe the
distribution of active
volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters and major 10
mountain belts
1,6, 3,4,5,8, 9 48, 2,7 , 12, 60 14 1-12, 48, 58, 60
10,11
58

2. Describes the different

types of plate 13,18, 22 17, 14 8 13,14, 17, 18
boundaries 19,20,21
6 19-22

3. Explains the different

processes that occur 15,16,19, 24, 25,
along the plate 45, 46, 54, 55
boundaries 7 21,45 16,54,55 46 15,24, 9

25

4. Describe the internal

structure of the Earth. 13 26,27, 29, 37, 38, 47 30, 38, 49 18 26,27, 29-39, 47,
31, 32,33, 39 51 49
34, 35, 36,
40

5. Describes the possible

causes of plate 6 44 28, 52 41, 42 45 56, 59 9 28, 41, 42, 44, 45,
movements 52, 56, 59, 60

6. Enumerates the lines

of evidence that 3 57 43, 50, 3 43, 50, 57
support the plate
movement.
Total 45 18 18 8 10 6 60

Answer Key:

1 B 11 B 21 B 31 B 41 C 51 C
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2 B 12 C 22 A 32 A 42 A 52 A

3 B 13 A 23 C 33 A 43 B 53 A

4 D 14 A 24 C 34 B 44 D 54 A

5 D 15 B 25 A 35 C 45 D 55 C

6 B 16 A 26 C 36 B 46 A 56 D

7 D 17 B 27 B 37 A 47 C 57 D

8 D 18 D 28 B 38 B 48 A 58 D

9 A 19 C 29 A 39 D 49 D 59 A

10 A 20 A 30 D 40 B 50 C 60 D

Prepared by:

MYLEEN B. BALINGIT
Grade 10 – Science Teacher

Checked by:

RODNEY ALLAN V. GIANAN

Chairperson, English Teacher

Noted by:

MARIBEL C. JAVONILLO
Head Teacher I, Science Department

Approved by:

ANNA LYN P. RAYMUNDO

Principal III

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