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1st Quarterly Examination in Science 10

Name _______________________________ Date: ______________

Year level:___________________________ Teacher: Sir Med

I. Multiple choice: Read the questions carefully and select the correct answer. Write your answer before the
number.
_________1. What is the name given by Alfred Wegener to his theory of horizontal crustal movements?

a. Continental c. Isostacy
b. Rifting d. Seafloor spreading

_________2. In 1961, Robert Dutton coined the term_____________ because base on his studies the tectonic plates moves
continuously.

a. Seafloor spreading c. continent moving

b. Continental drift d. plate movements

_________3. Over what do lithospheric plates move?

a. Lower mantle c. Outer core

b. Inner core d. Asthenosphere

_________4. This type of plate boundary is also called the destructive plate boundary

a. Convergent c. Divergent
b. Transform d. Strike-slip

_________5. The activity in this area is thought to be directly responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.

a. Crust c. Core
b. Mantle d. Moho

_________6. Carpenter is translated in to what Greek word?

a. tikton c. tekton
b. tektok d. tektan

_________7. The layer of the earth that lies above the core.

a. Mantle c. Crust
b. Inner Core d. Outer core

_________8. This type of plate boundary is also called the constructive plate boundary

a. Convergent c. Divergent
b. Transform d. Strike-slip

________9. What is the boundary between the crust and the mantle?

a. Mohorovesik discontinuity c. Mohorovicic discontinuity

b. Mohorovicic disconection d. Asthenosphere

_________10. The study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid state under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow
rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.

a. Seismology b. Rheology c. Cosmology d. Fluidity

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_________11. Which of the following is the usual cause of an earthquake?

a. Faulting c. Volcanism
b. Weathering d. Landslide

_________12. A volcano is a rupture in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock, volcanic ash, and gasses are ejected from a
magma chamber. Where does magma originate?

a. Inner core c. Outer core

b. Mantle d. Crust

_________13. The diagram shows where an earthquake originates below the earth’s surface. What does point A indicate?

a. Epicenter c. Focus
b. Hanging wall d. Fault

_________14. Seismic waves are vibrations generated by earthquakes. Which type of seismic wave travels through earth’s surface?

a. Body waves c. Surface waves

b. Tidal waves d. Transverse waves

_________15. At which type of boundary are mountains formed?

a. Convergent b. Divergent
b. Subduction zone d. Transform

________16. Which of the following statements are true about the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics?
I. The continents continue to move even today.

Il. Plate tectonics is a refinement of Continental Drift Theory

Ill. Tectonic activities are confined in continental boundaries.

IV. Movement of continents is caused by constant shifting and sliding of tectonic plates.

a. I and II c. II and III

b. I, II and III d. I, II, and IV

II. Identification: Write the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

_____________17. The layer of the Earth where living things can live.

_____________18. This theory suggest that Earth is like a grape that contracted into a raisin due to cooling process that
occurred on earth after the Big Bang about 13.77 billion years ago.

_____________19. Tectonic is derived from a Greek word which means “carpenter” or “builder.”

_____________20. He proposed the Continental Drift Theory.

_____________21. The soft layer by which mantle gets lubricated. It is also known as “plastic rock.”

_____________22. Areas or columns where heat or rocks in the mantle are rising toward Earth’s surface.
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_____________23. Location on earth’s surface that have experienced active volcanic activities for a long period of time.

_____________24. Refers to the processes and phenomena associated with the surficial discharge of molten rock and
other material into the surface of the earth.

_____________25. A natural phenomenon that is characterized by a sudden, violent shifting of massive plate
underneath Earth’s surface.

_____________26. The origin of the Earthquake is called the______

_____________27. Continental drift occurs because of___________

_____________28. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

_____________29. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of
movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

_____________30. Type of seismic wave that can travel thru both solid and liquid

_____________31. These are the term for experts who study ground shaking.

_____________32. Ground shaking can be determined by recording it on a paper with wavy line produced by a machine
called __________.

_____________33. What do you call the record of waves produced by the machine in question 26?

_____________34. Type of seismic wave that cannot travel thru liquids.

_____________35. During an earthquake, the most violent shaking is found at the_____________.

_____________36. Fold in crust that bends downward to form a valley.

_____________37. Fold in crust that bends upward into an arch.

_____________38. Vibrations in the ground.

_____________39. What is formed when two continental plates move away from each other?

_____________40. What do you call the process inside the mantle by which less dense material rises and more dense
material sinks?

III. Enumeration: Enumerate the following

41-43 : Earth’s internal structure

44-46: Three types of plate boundary

47-49: Three types of convergent boundary

50-52: Three types of Stress

53-55: Three types of Fault

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