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Quarter Assessment in Science 10

(First Quarter)
Prepared By: Mr. Robert John G. Hermoso

Name: ___________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________ Score: ________

General Direction: Read and understand the test questions carefully. Strictly no erasures.
I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of your choice. (1 point each)
1. Earthquakes occur along ___________.
a. Transform faults d. Spreading zones
b. Collision zones e. All of these choices
c. Subduction zones
2. Which tectonic process is responsible for the formation of the Alps and the Himalayas?
a. Oceanic-oceanic lithosphere subduction
b. Continental-continental lithosphere subduction
c. Oceanic-oceanic lithosphere collision
d. Continental-continental lithosphere collision
e. Oceanic-continental lithosphere collision
3. Which of the following does not help collect and/or store water?
a. Aquifer d. Watershed and dam
b. Concrete roads and parking lots e. All of these choices
c. Forest
4. The lithosphere is composed of __________.
a. Crust and half of the mantle d. The crust and upper fluid mantle
b. The crust only e. The crust and upper solid mantle
c. Crust and the oceans
5. The evidence supporting the Plate Tectonics Theory include the following, except
_______________.
a. The matching of ages and structures of rock formations across continents
b. Polar wandering paths of the continents
c. Climatic changes as shown by glaciations on continents
d. The good morphologic fit of the continental shorelines
e. The matching and distribution of the fossils across the continents
6. Which of the following is the fastest way by which you can get safe drinking water?
a. Boiling d. Sterilizing water with sunlight
b. Collecting rainwater e. None of these choices
c. Filtering
7. The measure of the amount of energy released during an earthquake is called _________.
a. Intensity d. Magnitude
b. Epicenter e. None of these choices
c. P waves
8. These are processes in a water treatment plant EXCEPT:
a. Collection of water from watershed d. Sedimentation
b. Coagulation e. All of these choices
c. Filtration
9. Tall buildings are more affected by _________.
a. Long period of shaking b. Long seismic waves
 c. Low frequency seismic waves e. All of these choices
d. Slow shaking
10.Volcanic chains, such as Japan and the Philippines, developed from subduction processes
of two oceanic plates called _________.
a. Ocaning lithosphere d. Magma chambers
b. Island arcs e. Archipelagoes
c. Hotspots
11.The following are dangerous contaminants from flood waters EXEPT:
a. Diarrhea d. Viruses
b. Leptospirosis e. All of the above
c. Organic chemicals
12.Collision zones represent the plate boundaries of ________________.
a. Transform faults d. Subducted plates
b. Divergent plates e. Oceanic-continental plate
c. Two continental plates boundary
13.Coal deposits and coral reefs are common deposits in the tropics. If old coal and coral reef
deposits are then found in Greenland and Antarctica, it means that _______________.
a. Coal and coral reefs can be commonly formed in polar environments
b. Greenland and Antarctica were once situated in the tropics
c. Greenland and Antarctica have been in fixed locations all throughout Earth history
d. The regions of Greenland and Antarctica as we find them now had experienced a
tropical climate long time ago
e. The old coal and coral reefs deposits are man-made
14.Oceanic plates in subduction zones move toward the trenches because of _______________.
a. Tectonic earthquake
b. The tug of the subducted denser part of the oceanic plate
c. The push generated by the spreading of the plates at the mid-oceanic ridges
d. Volcanic eruptions at the spreading ridges
e. The compressional force exerted by the subducting plate
15.Trenches are morphological features in the ocean floor that mark the area where
__________________.
a. Transform faults incise the oceanic plate
b. The oceanic plate grades into continental plate
c. Two oceanic plates spread apart
d. Underwater volcanoes are formed
e. An oceanic plate is being subducted
16.Which of the following is not a subatomic particle?
a. Neutron d. Hydrogen
b. Proton e. None of these choices
c. Electron
17.The first atom that was created in the universe was ____________.
a. Helium d. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen e. Iron
c. Carbon
18.The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) is a remnant of the _____________.
a. First hydrogen and helium gases
b. First formed stars
c. Original energy of the big bang explosion
d. First subatomic particles
e. First microwaves
19.Cosmic dusts, such as galactic or interstellar dusts, are made up of ____________.
a. Gases and particles b. Nuclear energy
 c. Planets e. Moons
d. Stars
20.Nuclear fusion forms atom by _______________.
a. Fusing electrons
b. Dividing the atomic nucleus into two smaller nuclei
c. Reacting two atoms
d. Combining the energies of two atoms
e. Merging two or more atomic nuclei to form a new nucleus
21.Redshift is observed when _______________.
a. A galaxy moves away from the Earth
b. A galaxy moves towards the Earth
c. A galaxy remains stationary
d. Nuclear fusion happens
e. None of these choices
22.The big bang theory cannot explain ________________.
a. How the universe was created
b. Why the universe is expanding
c. What existed before the universe was created
d. How the galaxies were created
e. All of these choices
23.It is a form of energy in the universe that cannot be detected or observed by conventional
astronomical instruments.
a. Potential energy d. Both A and B
b. Dark matter e. Both B and C
c. Dark energy
24.These processes involve a change in the physical state of water EXCEPT:
a. Evaporation d. Transpiration
b. Precipitation e. All of the above
c. Runoff
25.Nebulae are made up of ___________.
a. Interstellar clouds d. Dark matter
b. Light e. Comets
c. Supernova
26.These stars are so-called, because they expand when they burn heavier elements in their
cores and release a tremendous amount of energy.
a. Dwarf planets d. Interstellar clouds
b. Red planets e. Milky Way
c. Red giants
f.
27.A highly dense body that was once a star and has an extremely strong gravitational field is
called ____________.
a. A supernova d. A galaxy
b. A nebula e. A black hole
c. A red giant
28.The solar nebular disk models cannot explain _______________.
a. The formation of the nebular disk
b. The existence of gas and dust clouds
c. The observed orbit of the planets along the same plane
d. The ages of the Earth and the moon
e. The occurrence of black holes
29.Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?
a. Jupiter b. Mars
 c. Earth e. Venus
d. Mercury
30.Which of the following is not a planet?
a. Uranus d. Saturn
b. Mercury e. Pluto
c. Mars

II. Matching Type. Review the Basic Concepts in Chemistry, and totally aligned to Earth
Science. Write the letter of your choice before in each number item. (2 points each)

1. H a. Iron
2. NH 3 b. Ammonia
3. NA c. Water
4. He d. Magnesium
5. Mg e. Carbon
6. H 2 O f. Hydrogen
7. C g. Oxygen
8. Si h. Helium
9. OH i. Silicon
10. Fe j. Ohio
k. Sodium

III. Identification. Write your answer on the space provided. (3 points each)

___________________1. It is a celebration where it was established to seek water cooperation.

___________________2. There is only, how many percent of fresh water in Earth’s water.
___________________3. About how many percent of salty water in 70% water of the surface of the
Earth.
___________________4. Water exists in three states.
___________________5. When water vapor is released from the leaves of the plants also due to the
heat of the Sun.
___________________6. When water vapor turns into tiny droplets high up in the cool portion of
the atmosphere, forming clouds.
___________________7. When water from bodies of water change into water vapor due to the heat
of the Sun.
___________________8. When clouds get heavy with too much water droplets that the cloud could
no longer hold together, the water falls in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
___________________9. When ice and snow change into liquid from due to the heat from the sun.
___________________10. When solids turn to gases.
___________________11. It is where water is stored underground.
___________________12. It is an area where runoff drains into a river, stream, lake, reservoir, or
ocean.
___________________13. If heavy rains exceed the watershed’s capacity to store water, what would
likely to occur?
___________________14. These are substances in water that could potentially put the health of
people at risk.
___________________15. These are bacteria that live in the presence of oxygen.
___________________16. These are germs that cause diseases.
___________________17. A scientist who studies about the long-term trends or patterns and
history of climates of the Earth.
___________________18. The one who studies the short-term weather patterns.
___________________19. This is a study of science deals with the groundwater.
___________________20. The scientist who studies bodies of freshwater.
___________________21. It is the study of water occurrence, distribution, movement and
properties, and its relationship with the environment.
___________________22. They are the one who develop plans for storing and transporting water
from the water source to the treatment plants and to our homes.
___________________23. They store vital information and data in every stage in the whole process
in water services.
___________________24. They help in determining current and future community needs.
___________________25. It is one of the basic necessities of life where it is needed in drinking as we
cannot live without it.
IV. Enumeration. List down answers after each statement. (5 points each)

1. Types of Plate Boundaries

2. Major Groups of Contaminants

3. Water Treatment Process

4. Give at least three ways to make our drinking water cleaner and safer

V. Essay. Write at least 3-sentences about the given scenario. (10 points each)

1. Suppose you are writing a science fiction on the evolution of the solar system. Based on
your knowledge, kind give us a brief story on the origin and evolution of the solar system.

2. A star is born, and so, it dies. Did you know that, one day, our Sun will die? What will
happen to our Earth?

3. What causes Earthquakes?

4. Differentiate active volcano and inactive volcano.

”The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.”
- Sir Robert