Department of Education

Region X-Northern Mindanao

Division of Iligan City
ILIGAN CITY EAST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - SANTIAGO ANNEX
Santiago, Iligan City
Tel No. 223-3666

PRE-TEST IN SCIENCE 10
Direction: Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before each number
____1. A large belt of mountain ranges and volcanoes surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Which events are
most closely associated? A. earthquakes B. hurricanes C. sandstorms D. tornadoes
____2. 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 B. mountain ranges C. rift valleys D. volcanic islands
____3. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust
because it is A. denser than continental crust B. less dense than continental crust
C. thicker than continental crust D. thinner than continental crust
____4. In a mid-ocean ridge, what do you expect to find?
A. realtively young rocks B. reverse fault
C. thick accumulation of sediments D. very ancient rocks
____5. The point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake is the
A. dip B. epicenter C. focus D. strike
____6. The kind of plate boundary that occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying
or producing new lithospheric crust is
A. transform fault boundary B. divergent boundary C. convergent boundary D. a & c
____7. Volcanic island arcs are associated with __________
A. divergent plate boundaries B. ocean-ocean convergence
C. ocean-continental convergence D. transform plate boundaries
____8. Which type of wave do you think were useful to seismologists in their study of the Earth's interior?
A. Surface waves B. Love waves C. Rayleigh waves D. Body waves
____9. A German scientist who hypothesized that the earth was once made up of a single large landmass
A. Beno Gutenberg B. Aldred Vegener C. Alfred Wegener D. Aldren Smith
___10. An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth's body. Which of the
following statements does this S-wave shadow zone indicate?
A. The inner core is liquid B. The inner core is solid
C. The mantle is solid D. The outer core is liquid
___11. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like layer. Which of
the following layers is described in the statement?
A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere D. Mantle
___12. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
A. Ocean depth B. Position of the south pole C. Shape of the continents D. Size of the Atlantic Ocean
___13. As a new seafloor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the old seafloor farthest from the ridge is destroyed
Which of the stated processes describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed
at the mantle? A. Convection B. Construction C. Diversion D. Subduction
___14. The point in a magnet where the intensity of magnetic lines of force is maximum
A. Magnetic pole B. South pole C. North pole D. Unit pole
___15. The space outside the magnet where its pole have a force of attraction or repulsion on a magnetic pole
is called a/an A. electric field B. electromagnetic field C. free space field D. magnetic field
___16. The phenomenon by which a magnetic substance becomes a magnet when it is placed near a magnet is
A. electromagnetic induction B. magnetic force C. magnetic induction D. magnetic phenomenon
___17. When a magnet is in motion relative to a coil the induced electromotive force (emf) does not depend on
A. resistance of the coil B. motion of the magnet C. no. of turns of the coil D. pole strength of the magnet
___18. When the N-pole of two bar magnets are brought close together, there will be
A. no force B. a downward force C. a force of attraction D. a force of repulsion
___19. A German physicist who discovered X-rays in 1895
A. Coulomb B. Faraday C. Hertz D. Roentgen
___20. Which of the following order of EM waves shows an increasing frequency?
A. Radio waves, Microwaves, Gamma rays, X-rays B. Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays
C. Infrared, Visible spectrum, X-rays, Ultraviole D. Microwaves, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Visible spectrum
___21. A wave with low frequency would have
A. low energy and a short wavelength B. low energy and a long wavelength
C. high energy and a short wavelength D. high energy and a long wavelength
___22. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?
A. gamma rays B. infrared C. radio waves D. visible light
___23. What type of EM wave is used in satellite communications?
A. Radio waves B. Microwaves C. Infrared D. Ultraviolet
___24. Which EM waves are used for forecasting weather conditions?
A. Radio waves B. Microwaves C. Infrared D. Ultraviolet
___25. You see the reflection of the clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image formed by the hands
of the clock shows the time of 3:30. What is the real time?
A. 3:30 B. 8:30 C. 9:30 D. 10:30
___26. Kiara stands 1.5 m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of his image?
A. 4.5 m B. 3.0 m C. 2.0 m D. 1.5 m
___27. A light ray, traveling parallel to a concave mirror's axis, strikes the mirror's surface. The reflected ray____
A. passes through the mirror's focal point B. again travels parallel to the mirror's axis
C. travels at right angles to the mirror's axis C. passes through the mirror's center of curvature
___28. An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and orientation of the
image formed? A. virtual and inverted B. real and inverted C. virtual and erect D. real and erect
___29. It is a collection of organism that function together for sexual reproduction
A. endocrine system B. nervous system C. reproductive system D. excretory system
___30. It is a sac of skin that holds the testis
A. penis B. scrotum C. vas deferens D. urethra
___31. It serves as site of egg implantation and it is where the fertilized egg develops
A. cervix B. endometrium C. fallopian tubes D. uterus
___32. Which gland controls the function of both the testis and the ovaries?
A. adrenal gland B. parathyroid gland C. pituitary gland D. thymus gland
___33. The synthesis of proteins takes two steps:
A. transcription and translation B. duplication and translation
C. replication and translation D. none of these
___34. It is the building blocks of protein molecules
A. amino acids B. anticodon C. codon D. nucleotides
___35. It refers to any change in the DNA sequence
A. DNA replication B. DNA translation C. DNA transcription D. mutation
___36. If an incorrect amino acid is inserted in a growing protein chain during the process of translation, what
is likely to happen? A. mutation will occur B. no change in the protein structure
C. same yield of amino acids D. correct nitrogenous base pairing
___37. Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structure?
A. wings of butterfly and wings of bat B. flipper of whale and forelimb of cat
C. fingers of human and arm of starfish D. tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito
___38. Pandas developed longer wrists to better eat bamboo over time and in turn increase their chance of
survival. This is an example of A. adaptation B. artificial selection C. comparative anatomy D. fitness
___39. Davao is known for its wide variety of fruits and other plant species that makes it more attractive to
tourists. Which of the following classification of value of biodiversity is described?
A. direct economic value B. ethical/cultural C. indirect economic value D. both a & b
___40. Verde Island Passage in Batangas was declared a biodiversity hotspot. Which of the following is not a
major characterisitc feature of a biodiversity hotspot?
A. large number of species B. destruction of habitat
C. large number of exotic species D. abundance of endemic species
___41. Boyle's Law describes how two gas properties change when another property remains the same. What
are these two changing properties?
A. pressure & volume B. pressure & temperature C. temperature & volume D. pressure & moles
___42. When volume of gases increases, its pressure_____
A. remains the same B. increases C. decreases D. undetermined
___43. If temperature is constant, the relationship between pressure and volume is
A. direct B. unchanged C. inverse D. constant
___44. Charles' Law describes the relationship between which of the following gas properties?
A. pressure & volume B. pressure & temperature C. temperature & volume D. pressure & moles
___45. If pressure is constant, the relationship between temperature and volume is
A. inverse B. unchanged C. constant D. direct
___46. The ability of gases to spread rapidly through other gases is explained by
A. the high density gases B. the high temperature of gases
C. frequent inelastic collisions of the particles D. constant random motion of particles
___47. Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are
A. hydrophilic B. neutral C. hydrophobic D.Zwitter ions
___48. Amino acids are the building blocks of____
A. carbohydrates B. lipids C. nucleic acids D. proteins
___49. Which one of the following causes corrosion of iron?
A. oxygen B. hydrogen C. strong base D. moisture & oxygen
___50. What determines an atom's ability to undergo chemical reactions?
A. protons B. neutrons C. innermost electrons D. outermost electrons
___51. It is a substance that slows down or retards a chemical reaction
A. precipitate B. inhibitor C. product D. smog
___52. The rate of chemical reaction is affected by the following EXCEPT
A. temperature B. surface area of products C. presence of catalyst D. concentration of reactants