Science 10 1st Quarter Quiz #1

Name: ______________________________ Score: ____________________

A. Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Tectonic plates ride on ________________. 10. Which of the following has a lesser density in a
A. inner core B. asthenosphere convection cell?
C. outer core D. lithosphere A. warm fluid materials
B. cold fluid materials
2. The region where old crust melted back into magma C. room temperature fluid materials
is __________. D. hot fluid materials
A. along plate boundaries B. at the mid-ocean ridge
C. at deep-sea trenches D. volcano 11. In a convection current, hot materials move _____.
A. any direction B. sideward
3. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat C. upward D. downward
transfer?
A. condensation B. convection 12. The uplifting and tearing apart of lithosphere occurs
C. conduction D. radiation A. convergent boundary B. divergent boundary
C. transform fault boundary D. mantle
4. The plastic-like upper portion of the mantle is called
A. the magma B. the core 13. The idea that Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into
C. the lithosphere D. the asthenosphere separate plates that float on the mantle is the theory of
A. continental drift B. seafloor
5. Which of the following is NOT a driving force of C. tectonic movement spreading D. plate tectonics
tectonic plates?
A. ridge push B. slab push 14. The region in which one plate moves under another
C. drag force D. mantle convection A. rift valley B. subduction zone
C. magma chamber D. vent
6. What is the source of heat in a mantle convection
current? 15. A driving force for plate motion at mid-ocean ridges
A. the Sun B. the crust as a result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down ____.
C. the core D. the moon A. slab pull B. ridge push
C. convection current D. seafloor spreading
7. Which of the following DOES NOT describe a
convection process? 16. The motion of gas or liquid caused by differences in
A. the handle of a metal pot is hot while cooking temperature is a _________.
B. boiling of macaroni pasta A. tectonic movement B. plate tectonic
C. a sea breeze C. convection current D. magma chamber
D. ocean water in the surface is warmer
17. Where is the source of heat in a mantle convection
8. What is the source of heat generated by the core to current?
the mantle? A. the Sun B. the crust
A. gases B. decayed radioactive elements C. the core D. the moon
C. molten rocks D. molten metals
18. Which of the following is NOT a driving force of
9. Which of the following has a faster movement of tectonic plates?
molecules? A. ridge push B. slab push
A. hot materials B. warm materials C. drag force D. mantle convection
C. cold materials D. room temperature materials
B. Study the following diagram, Figure 1.1 showing Alfred Weneger
continental drift and answer the questions below.
Concept Explanation
Seafloor Spreading It is a geologic process in
which tectonic plates, the
large slabs of Earth's
lithosphere, split apart
from
each other.
Slab pull a geophysical
mechanism. It is the
pulling force exerted by a
cold, dense oceanic plate
plunging into the mantle
due to its own weight.
Subduction
Rift Valley Formation
Continental Drift Theory The theory that the
continents were once
1. Who is the “father” of the continental drift theory? one landmass but that
______________________________________________ they have drifted apart
2. Name the original large landmass that existed 250 over time
million years ago.
______________________________________________

3. Name the TWO landmasses found in the north and

south respectively when this large landmass split.
______________________________________________

4. Name any TWO of the present-day continents that

used to be part of Gondwanaland.
______________________________________________

5. Discuss any FOUR pieces of evidence to prove the

theory that the continents were once joined together.
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
E. Labelling
C. Fill in the table below with the needed information.
Proponent Hypothesis/Study
Harry Hess proposed
the hypothesis of sea-
floor
spreading, in which
basaltic magma
from the mantle rises to
create new
ocean floor at mid-ocean
ridges;
 9. Which part of our earth is broken into plates?
Lithosphere

10. Which layer of our earth is the thickest?

Mantle

11. How far is it to Earth’s center?

6,371 kilometers (3,958 mi)

12. Name the layers of the Earth. (4)

14. What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?

15. What is an oceanic floor made of?

16. What is the continental crust made of?

F. Answer the following questions.
1. You’re digging through the outermost layer. Where 17. What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
are you?
Crust 18. The lithosphere combines what 2 layers?

2. What are the two types of crust? 19. What happens to pressure as we move from the
Continental Crust, Oceanic Crust crust to the inner core?

3. How are the two types alike? How are they different? 20. What happens to temperature as we move from the
both made mainly of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum crust to the inner core?
The oceanic crust is thinner while the continental crust
is much thicker & the oceanic crust is denser than the 21. What is the inner core made of?
continental crust.
22. What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
4. You’ve gotten to about 150 km below the surface.
Where are you? 23. What is the meaning of the word ‘pangaea’?
Lithosphere
State the five ideas that Alfred Wegener has presented
5. In what layer of the Earth are the deepest mines and that proves the theory of Continental Drift.
drill holes found? (a)
Crust (b)
(c)
6. Why have we not drilled or mined deeper into Earth? (d)
our drills aren't powerful enough (e)

7. How do we know what Earth’s interior is like below

the deepest drill holes?
Seismic waves from large earthquakes pass throughout
the Earth. These waves contain vital information about
the internal structure of the Earth.

8. How is the lithosphere related to the crust?

Both are outer layer