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Division of City Schools
STO. CRISTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Guzmanville, Brgy. Sto. Cristo, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
3. What theory explains the movement of the Earth's plates that cause of earthquakes,
volcanoes, oceanic trenches, mountain range formation, and many other geologic
events?
a. Continental drift b. Seafloor Spreading
c. Convection d. Plate Tectonic
5. Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called ______________?
a. lava flows b. magma
c. volcanic ashes d. none of the above
7. Which of the following are not associated with convergent plate margins?
a. deep-focus earthquakes b. rift valleys
c. deep-sea trenches d. island arcs
11. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of
these should you NOT expect to see?
a. active volcanoes c. rift valleys
b. mountain ranges d. volcanic islands
12. You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the
Philippines. As you do your study, you notice that there is a portion in the ocean
floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most likely is that deeper
part?
a. linear sea b. oceanic ridge c. rift valley d. trench
14. Which of the following location in the ocean floor we can found the youngest rock?
a. near continents c. far from mid-ocean ridges
b. in the mid-ocean ridge d. none of the above
16. When two continental plates collide, the edges of the continents are pushed upward
to form a ______________________.
a. Mountain formation c. Rift valleys
b. Volcano formation d. Earthquake
17. What event is most likely to occur when an oceanic plate collides with a continental
plate?
a. The oceanic plate will be subducted.
b. A rift valley will form in the continental plate.
c. The continental plate will be subducted
d. A hot spot will form in the oceanic plate.
18. What type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic
plates is?
a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Transform d. none of the above
19. When a thin, dense oceanic plate collides with a relatively light, thick continental
plate, the oceanic plate is forced under the continental plate; this phenomenon is
called___________.
a. subduction c. convection
b. collision d. none of the above
20. Which of the following geologic events can occur at a transform boundary?
a. Mountain formation c. Rift valleys
b. Volcano formation d. Earthquake
23. What is happening at the subduction zone of the Juan de Fuca and North American
Plates?
a. Plates are sliding past each other
b. One plate is being pulled under another.
c. Plates are spreading apart
d. All of the above
24. In a hot spot, Volcano A is on top of the mantle plume, Volcano B is 10 km farther
from A while Volcano C is the farthest. What can you infer about the ages of the
volcanoes?
a. Volcano A is older than C c. Volcano B is the youngest
b. Volcano B is the oldest d. Volcano B is younger than C
25. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined by
measuring
a. the arrival time of surface wave
b. the difference in the arrival times of the P and S-waves
c. the ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S-waves
d. the speed of the surface wave
26. The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle was first discovered by ______.
a. analyzing seismic waves c. detailed geologic mapping
b. deep continental drilling d. paleomagnetic studies
27. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which correct
sequence should you follow?
i. Determine the difference in the arrival time of S and P waves recorded from each
of the seismological stations.
ii. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
iii. Obtain data from three different seismological stations
iv. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the station.
a. i, iii, ii, iv b. iii, i, iv, ii c. iii, iv, i, ii d. iv, ii, i, iii
28. What has been the most useful method for determining the structure of the earth's
interior?
a. Density studies b. Magnetic field c. Meteorites d. Seismology
29. The Gutenberg discontinuity lies at the boundary of what two layers?
a. Mantle and outer core
b. Crust and outer core
c. Mantle and inner core
d. Crust and mantle
34. The boundary between the earth's crust and mantle where the speed of seismic
waves changes is called the _________.
a. Moho b. shadow zone c. magnetosphere d. hydrosphere
35. The first line of evidence used to promote continental drift was that ________.
a. paleomagnetic fields are not consistent with the modern day magnetic field
b. the magnetic field underwent numerous reversals throughout Earths history
c. the continents seems to fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
d. lines of islands on moving plates formed above hotspots
36. The edge of one continent surprisingly matches the edge of another. Which of the
following evidences support this statement?
a. Continental Jigsaw Puzzle
b. Evidence from Rocks
c. Evidence from Fossils
d. Evidence from Coal Deposits
37. What did Alfred Wegener inferred from the fossils that contributed greatly to
continental drift theory?
a. Fossils are preserved remains of organisms
b. Fossils were found in different continents now separated by wide oceans proves
that they were connected before
c. Fossils of Lystosaurus and Mesosaurus came from same family
d. Glossopteris, a fossilized leaf came from extinct plant
38. How does rock formation proves the continental drift theory?
a. Rock formation also shows fossils in different continents
b. Mineral contents found in rocks are similar to other continents
c. Rock formation were created because of the divergent of plates
d. Rock formation are similar in different continents as if they were once a long
mountain range
40. Areas where continental and oceanic plates converge are also said to be_______.
a. Australian zones
b. mid-atlantic zones
c. mid-pacific zones
d. subduction zones
41. In seafloor spreading, the further the ocean floor is away from the mid-ocean ridge,
the ____________ that floor will be.
a. newer b. younger c. rockier d. older
42. What causes the seafloor to spread?
a. rising molten magma c. sinking magma
b. drifting continental crust d. earthquakes
43. Which of the following increases with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
a. the age of oceanic lithosphere c. the depth to the sea floor
b. the thickness of the lithosphere d. all of the above
44. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction
zone?
a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.
b. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by Earths magnetic field.
c. The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge.
d. The continental crust has a denser composition.
48. What theory provided an explanation about the movement of lithospheric plates?
a. Continental Drift c. Seafloor Spreading
b. Magnetic Reversal d. Plate Tectonic
50. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back
into the mantle is known as _________.
a. subduction b. conduction c. continental drift d. convection