Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V-Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LEGAZPI CITY

LEGAZPI CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Rawis, Legazpi City
FIRST QUARTER PERIODIC TEST IN EARTH SCIENCE GRADE 10
SY 2022-2023

Test I. Multiple Choice.

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer for each
question. Use a separate sheet for your answers.
1. Which theory suggests that all pieces of land are continuously moving and interact in various ways,
thus, producing volcanoes, mountains and mountain ranges?
a. Continental Drift b. Plate Tectonics c. Seafloor Spreading d. Convection Current

2. What do we call the pieces of land that slowly and constantly moving?
a. Faults b. Plates c. Cracks d. Breaks

3. Which is a type of crustal plate that is thicker but less dense than the other crustal plate?
a. Oceanic plate b. Continental plate c. Major plate d. Minor plate

4. What do you call the outermost layer of the earth?

a. core b. mantle c. crust d. Asthenosphere

5. The lithosphere is said to be in constant but very slow motion. These motions are not the same
everywhere. This movement of the lithosphere is called __________.
a. Subduction b. Tectonics c. Collision d. Convection

6. Scientists believe that the motion of tectonic plates is caused by ______________.

a. pressure in Earth’s crust b. conveyor belts c. convection currents d. heat in the Earth’s core

7.The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s .

a. asthenosphere b. continents c. core d. lithosphere

8.Which statement about the Earth’s crusts is CORRECT?

a. Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight.
b. Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.
c. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
d. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

9. Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?

a.earthquake b. fault lines c. landslides d.mountains

10. It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
a. center b. direct center c. epic center d. epicenter

11. Which layer of Earth processes the movement of less dense hot molten material?
a. Crust b. Mantle c. Asthenosphere d. Core

12. What do you call the hot molten rocks formed beneath the Earth’s surface?
a. Subducted plate b. Magma c. Radioactive d. Hot Plume

13. Which layer of the Earth generates heat to the mantle?

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

14. What type of material will eventually rise during convection current in the mantle?
a. Cold material b. More dense material c. Warm material d. Less dense material
15.Which of the illustrations in Figure 1, best describes the movement of molten rock materials in the mantle?
a. Picture 1 b. Picture 3 c. Picture 2 d. Picture 4

16. Which of the following explains Convection Current in the mantle?

a. The rising of less dense materials and sinking of more dense materials
b. The rising of more dense materials and sinking of less dense materials
c. The increasing of temperature of the more dense materials
d. The decreasing of temperature of the less dense materials

17. Which defines “Pangaea”?

a. The present seven continents
b. A once scattered landmass
c. All Earth
d. The oceans and seas of Earth

18. 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

19.What do earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges have in common?

a. They occur suddenly.
b. They cause major disasters.
c. They result from plate motion.
d. They are measured by seismographs.

20. Which type of plate boundary where two continental plates are grinding past each other horizontally?
a. Convergent b. Transform-Fault c. Divergent d. Convection

21. What would you expect from an ocean explorer to discover in the deepest part of the ocean between two
separating plates and to what type of plate boundary is it?
a. Sea trench, Convergent b. Oceanic ridge, Divergent c. Earthquake, Transform d. fracture, normal fault

Figure 1. Colliding between Oceanic and Continental Plates

22. What is the topographic feature at Point X called and to what type of plate boundary is it?
a. Earthquake, Transform fault
b. Island arc, Convergent
c. Rift valley, Divergent
d. Sea trench, Convergent

23. 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

24. Which of the following are associated with divergent plate margins?
a. Deep-focus earthquakes b. Volcanoes c. Deep-sea trenches d. Oceanic ridges

25. Which of the following happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
a. The crust is destroyed.
b. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into solid.
c. Earth’s size changes because mountains are added on the earth’s surface.
d. The mantle rises.
26. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.
a. new crust is created
b. the crust separates
c. the older crust is recycled by subduction
d. plates side past one another
27. What should you do while an earthquake is taking place?
a. Duck, Cover and Hold
b. Get down and roll on the floor
c. Run immediately outside
d. Shout for help and continue panic

28. When earthquake strikes underwater, where should you evacuate if your place is closer to the shore?
a. To the nearest barangay center on the same ground
b. To a higher ground or place
c. To climb to tall trees
d. To the rescue team on the same ground

29. Where is the safest place in your house to go when earthquake happens?
a. In a bedroom
b. In a doorway
c. Under a hardy furniture
d. In a toilet room

30. What would you do and what would you advise to the driver when earthquake hits during riding a tricycle?
a. Drive fast so I can reach home
b. Drive slow the shaking will end soon
c. Stop driving and jump at once
d. Stop driving and stay inside

II. TRUE/FALSE.
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Place a T if you think a statement is
TRUE. Place an F if you think the statement is FALSE. If it is false write the correct word/s that
will make the statement correct.
1. As the tectonic plate moves over the stationary hot spot, the volcanoes are rafted away and new ones
form in their place.
2. As one island volcano becomes active, another develops over the hot spot, and the cycle is repeated.
3. Hawaiian islands was formed at an ocean-continental convergent boundary.
4. Scientists suggested that there is a source of molten materials from the mantle called mantle plume that
formed the volcanic island chains.
5. The oldest volcano is situated nearest to the hotspot.
6. The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located at mid-ocean ridges.
7. Seafloor spreading occurs because molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface.
8. A geologist compass is a sensitive device used to detect magnetic fields on the seafloor.
9. Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at the boundaries of continents.
10. Magnetic reversal supports the theory of seafloor spreading.

III. Identification.
Directions: Given the clues, identify what is being describe in the following.
_O_ _IN_ _T 1. A big body of land on the globe.
E_ _T_ _U_KE 2. A vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy.
_PI_ _N_ _R 3. The location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
_A_MA 4. The molten rock below the Earth's surface.
M_U_TA_ _ 5. A landmass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill.
_OU_TA_N R_N_E 6. A chain of mountains .(2 words)
_E_SM_C W_V_S 7. Earthquake waves. (2 words)
P_IM_RY _A_ _ 8. The first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station, these
compression waves are the fastest and travel through solids, liquids, and gases. ( 2
words)
_OL_A_O 9. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which
lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas is being or have been erupted from the
earth's crust.
_E_ _ND_ R_ W__E 10. Shearing waves that are stronger than P-waves, but only move through
solids.