7.

Which type of plate boundary where two

continental plates are grinding past each other
horizontally?

A. Convergent C. Transform-Fault
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE B. Divergent D. Convection
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8. What would you expect from an ocean explorer
to discover in the deepest part of the ocean between
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE two separating plates and to what type of plate
GRADE 10 boundary is it?
SUMMATIVE TEST 3 A. Sea trench, Convergent
B. Oceanic ridge, Divergent
C. Earthquake, Transform fault
Name: Score: D. Fracture, Normal fault

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Directions: Choose the best answer among the

options. Write the letter on the space before the
number.

1. Which theory states that the movement of plates

along the boundaries would result in the formation of
volcanoes, mountains and mountain ranges?

A. Continental Drift C. Seafloor Spreading

B. Plate Tectonics D. Convection Current

2. Which are believed to be dragged along during

the rising and sinking of hot molten rock materials in
Figure 1. Colliding between Oceanic
the mantle?
and Continental Plates
A. Faults C. Cracks 9. What is the topographic feature at Point X called
B.
Plates D. Breaks and to what type of plate boundary is it?

3. Which is a type of crustal plate that is thinner but
denser than the other crustal plate?
A. Oceanic plate C. Major plate
B. Continental plate D. Minor plate
4. Which is not the basis of the scientists in
dividing the Earth’s tectonic plates?
A. location and distribution of volcanoes
B. location and distribution of mountain ranges
C. location and distribution of earthquake epicenters
D. location and distribution of bodies of water
5. What should you usually do while an earthquake
is taking place?
A. Run immediately outside
B. Get down and roll on the floor
C. Duck, Cover and Hold
D. Shout for help and continue panic
Table 1. Recordings from Three Seismic Stations
6.What is the distance of the epicenter
from Davao’s recording station?
A. 155 C. 355
B. 255 D. 455
A. Earthquake, Transform fault
B. Island arc, Convergent
C. Rift valley, Divergent
D. Sea trench, Convergent
10. Which type of convergent boundaries would
not result in the formation of volcanoes?
A. Continental – Oceanic plates collide
B. Oceanic – Oceanic plates collide
C. Continental – Continental plates collide
D. No collision will happen only sliding of plates
11. Which type of divergent boundaries would
result in the formation of a rift valley?
A. Continental – Oceanic plates separate
B. Oceanic – Oceanic plates separate
C. Continental – Continental plates separate
D. No separation will happen
12. Which of the following are associated with
divergent plate margins?
A. Deep-focus earthquakes
B. Volcanoes
C. Deep-sea trenches
D. Oceanic ridges
 17. What happens to the density of the material in
the mantle when the temperature decreases?

A. With increasing temperature, the material

becomes less dense
B. With increasing temperature, the material becomes
more dense
C. With decreasing temperature, the material becomes
less dense
D. With decreasing temperature, the material becomes
more dense

18. Which period clearly demonstrated that the

Figure 2. Movement of Magma in the Mantle continents were once joined?

13. Which of the following can be explained at
Point B in Figure 2?
A. Plates move apart and an oceanic ridge is
formed
B. Plates move past each other sideways.
C. Plates are not moving.
D. Plates move toward each other and a
volcano is formed.
A. Permian (225 million years)
B. Cretaceous (200 million years)
C. Triassic (132 million years)
D. Jurassic (65 million years)
19. Which of the following evidences does not
support the idea of Continental Drift Theory?
A. Continental fit
B. Unmatching of rocks
C. Fossils of ancient organisms
D. Coal deposits in Antarctica

Figure 3. Blocks representing Tectonics Plates

Figure 4. Seafloor Spreading at Mid-Atlantic Ridge
14. What geologic event may occur between Block
C and Block F? 20. What can you say about the thickness of the
sediments, the age and density of rocks near the
A. Earthquake C. Oceanic ridge ridge?
B. Island arc D. Sea trench
A. The sediments are thinner, making the younger
15. What do you call the hot molten rocks formed rocks less dense
beneath the Earth’s surface? B. The sediments are thicker, making the older rocks
more dense
A. Subducted plate C. Magma C. The thickness, age and density are the same
B. Radioactive D. Hot Plume D. The thickness, age and density are unevenly
distributed
16. What type of material will eventually rise
during convection current in the mantle?

A. Cold material
B. Warm material
C. More dense material
D. Less dense material