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 Concept Explanation
continental drift and answer the questions below. Seafloor
Spreading

Slab pull

Subduction

Rift Valley
Formation

Continental
Drift Theory
1. Who is the “father” of the continental drift theory?
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2. Name the original large landmass that existed 250
million years ago.
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3. Name the TWO landmasses found in the north and

south respectively when this large landmass split.
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4. Name any TWO of the present-day continents that

used to be part of Gondwanaland.
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5. Discuss any FOUR pieces of evidence to prove the

theory that the continents were once joined together.
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C. Fill in the table below with the needed information. D. Labelling

Proponen Hypothesis/Study
t
Harry Hess

Alfred
Weneger

E. Answer the following questions.
1. You’re digging through the outermost layer. Where
are you?
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2. What are the two types of crust?
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3. How are the two types alike? How are they different?
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4. You’ve gotten to about 150 km below the surface.
Where are you?
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5. In what layer of the Earth are the deepest mines and
drill holes found?
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6. Why have we not drilled or mined deeper into Earth?
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7. How do we know what Earth’s interior is like below
the deepest drill holes?
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8. How is the lithosphere related to the crust?
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9. Which part of our earth is broken into plates?
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10. Which layer of our earth is the thickest?
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11. How far is it to Earth’s center?
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12. Name the layers of the Earth. (4)
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14. What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?
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15. What is an oceanic floor made of?
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16. What is the continental crust made of?
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17. What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
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18. The lithosphere combines what 2 layers?
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19. What happens to pressure as we move from the
crust to the inner core?
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20. What happens to temperature as we move from the
crust to the inner core?
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21. What is the inner core made of?
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22. What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
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23. What is the meaning of the word ‘pangaea’?
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State the five ideas that Alfred Wegener has presented
that proves the theory of Continental Drift.
(a) ___________________________________________
(b) ___________________________________________
(c) ___________________________________________
(d) ___________________________________________
(e) ___________________________________________