Department of Education

Region III
Division of Pampanga
POTRERO HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST QUARTER UNIT TEST IN GRADE 10-SCIENCE
2016-2017 File Document
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DIRECTIONS; Multiple Choices: Choose the letter of the best answer. (Use capital letter)
1. What most likely to happen when convection occurs?
A. Rocks with the same temperature float
B. Rocks with different temperature sink
C. Heavy rocks sink while lighter rocks float
D. Rocks with high temperature rise while rocks with low temperature sink
2. Which statement describes the location of the earthquake epicenters and the location of volcanoes around the world?
A. They are far from each other
B. They are near from each other
C. If earthquake’s epicenter is at seismic location A then volcanoes are at seismic location B
D. If earthquake’s epicenter is at seismic location A then volcanoes are at seismic location A
3. The following are the steps in locating the epicenter of an earthquake. Arrange them in order
I. Once you have drawn the circles , locate the point where all intersect
II. Determine the time interval between the arrival of the P wave and S wave from at least three different seismic stations
III. Measure the epicenter distances then draw circles to represent each distance on a map
IV. Measure the interval to the closes second then use a graph to convert the S-P interval to the epicenter distance
A. II,IV,III,I B. IV,II,III,I C. III,I,II,IV D. II,III,IV,I
4. What causes the formation of current?
I. Amount of heat supplied to the substance
II. Amount of molecules at the top and bottom
III. High temperature at the bottom and low temperature at the top
IV. The difference in density of the molecules is caused by the difference in temperature
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and IV only D. I, III and IV
5. Which of the following could cause major earthquake?
A. Less active fault line C. Inactive fault line for a short period of time
B. More active fault line D. Active fault line for a long period of time
6. The following are the important geological processes that occur when plates are in constant motion except
A. Forest B. Earthquake C. Volcanoes D. Formation of mountain belts
7. During earthquake, the most violent shaking occurs at the
A. Ridge B. Focus C. Epicenter D. Ring of fire
8. What supports the statement oceanic crust sinks deeper than the continental crust?
A. oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust
B. continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust
C. they are of the same densities
D. oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust
9. Which statement best describes the distribution and location of earthquake’s epicenter, volcanoes and mountain ranges?
A. They are found in some continental plates
B. They are found in both continental and oceanic plates
C. They are not randomly distributed and are found along the edges of some continents
D. They are randomly distributed and are found between continents and oceans
10. Two Continental Plates moving away during earths geological activities and a zone of tension , what type of plate boundary is Exhibited?
A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform D. Subduction
11. The following are the basis of scientist in dividing earth’s lithosphere into several plates except
A. mountain formation B. seismicity C. Volcanism D. Rock formation
12. Which best describes San Andreas Fault?
A. Fault located within the ocean basin C. Fault that is found in the continent
B. Fault take place in the middle of a layer D. Fault where plates move apart
13 .Plates X and Y converge, plate Y bends downward while plate X floats higher. What plates are they?
A. Plates X and Y are continental plates
B. Plates X and Y are oceanic plates
C. Plate X is the continental plate while Plate Y is the oceanic plate
D. Plate X is the oceanic plate while plate Y is the continental plate
14. Outer core is made of iron and nickel, what states of matter is it and why?
A. Solid due to the great pressure C. Gas due to high pressure and temperature
B. Liquid due to high temperature D. Liquid due to high pressure and temperature
15. It is the property of the upper mantle that facilitates the movement of the lithosphere plates.
A. Elasticity B. Durability C. Plasticity D. Ductility
16. What type of plate boundary is displayed by Nazca Plate and South American Plate?
A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Subduction D. Transform fault
 17. The velocity of the seismic wave increases as it passes from crust to the mantle, what factors affect the velocity?
A. Density B. Volume C. Pressure D. Temperature
18. What most likely to happen when denser plate slides under the less dense plate?
A. Subduction B. Depression C. Conduction D. Convection
19. When two plates of different densities converge, a depression on the ocean floor is formed, this is known as
A. Island arc B. mountain ridges C. volcano D. trench
20. Two oceanic plates converge(plates B and C).Plate C sinks deeper towards the mantle,
what geologic features might form at the surface of Plate B?
A. Tsunami B. Trench C. Volcanoes D. Earthquake
21. Please refer to question # 20. If the edge of plate B suddenly flicks upward, what would be formed at the surface of the ocean?
A. Trench B. Tsunami C. Volcanoes D. Earthquake
22. The area in the mantle from which hot materials rise as a thermal plume is known as
A. Island arc B. Mountain C. Hot spot D. Convection current
23. It is the theory which suggests that earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes,
mountains, volcanoes and other geologic activities.
A. Pangaea B. Continental Drift theory C. Vegmon’s theory D. Plate tectonics
24. What type of plate boundary is involved when there is no subduction process, thus mountains are formed instead of volcanoes.
A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform D. Slip-slide
25. The following are the effects found at a divergent boundary between oceanic plates except
A. Mountains B. Volcanic activity C. Creation of new sea floor D. Submarine mountain range
26. Rift valley formation, shallow earthquake activities and numerous normal faults are effects of
A. Tsunami B. Divergent (continental) C. Divergent (oceanic) D. Convergent ( continental)
27. They are the indications that the crust is spreading or splitting apart , situated along underwater mountain ranges.
A. Oceanic ridges B. Rift valleys C. Trenches D. Volcanoes
28. The soft weak layer that facilitates the movement of the lithospheric plates
A. Mantle B. Crust C. Asthenosphere D. Outer core
29. The following are the properties of seismic wave that are used by scientists to study the structure and composition of the earth’s interior
except
A. Velocity B. Reflection C. Refraction D. Diffraction
30. Which of the of the following best describe the lithosphere?
A. Crust and mantle C. Continental crust
B. Crust and upper mantle D. Oceanic and continental crust
31. A boundary produced when two plates slide past each other.
A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Subduction D. Transform fault
32. Long,long time ago India and Eurasia collided, what was the visible product of Plate tectonics?
A. Subduction B. Hawaiian Island C. Himalayan Peaks D. Ocean floor
33. What causes the formation of active volcanoes in the Philippine Archipelago?
A. Subduction of Philippine sea plate
B. Convergence of continental plates
C. Collision of Philippine mobile belt with the Sundaland block
D. Downward movement of oceanic lithosphere underneath the Philippine Archipelago
34. Seismologists gained an idea that the outer core is liquid because
A. P waves travel through all states of matter C. S waves travel through all states of matter
B. P waves can only travel through solid D. S waves cannot travel through liquid
34. Which of the following statement is true?
A. The earth is getting larger when plates drift away from each other
B. The earth is getting smaller when plates drift away from each other
C. The earth is neither getting bigger nor smaller when plates drift away from each other
D. The earth is neither getting bigger nor smaller, does production of new sea floor correspond to a destruction of an old seafloor.
36 .Eurasian plate moves 2.5 cm per year away from Philippine plate, how far in meters will these two plates be in 50 yrs?
A. 125 m B. 1.25 m C.125 m D.12.5 m
37.The most abundant element in the Earth’s crust is
A. Iron B. Silicon C. Oxygen D. Magnesium
38. Temperature at the inner core is too high, what keeps the iron and nickel at the inner core solid?
A. High pressure B. High temperature C. Low pressure D. Low temperature
39.Plates are believed to be moving slowly, what causes this movement?
A. Magnetic force at the poles C. Gravitational force of the plates
B. Force of the atmosphere D. Convection current in the mantle
40. Which statement best describe the earth’s crust, mantle and core?
A.the mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust
B. the mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust
C. the mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust
D. the mantle is denser than both the core and the crust
41. Who were the two scientists who proposed the Theory of Seafloor Spreading.In the early ’60 s?
A. Charles Darwin and James Hutton C. John Buttler and Arthur Smite
B. Harry Hess and Robert Diez D. Vine and D. Mathews
42. The process which when weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subducting zone.
A. Subduction B. Plate Tectonics C. Slab pull D. Convection
43. Which diagram represents the Magnetic Reversal?
A. N B. S C.N D. N
N S

S S N N N S S

44. The following statement describes the earth’s magnetic field except
A. It is dipole C. It is generated in the very hot molten outer core
B. Has North and South Pole D. Existed since the birth of Jupiter
45. What most likely to happen when subduction is faster than Seafloor Spreading?
A. Ocean gets wider B. Ocean shrinks C. Ocean gets narrow D. Ocean gets deeper
46. It is one of the most active sites of seafloor spreading.
A. African plate B. Philippine Plate C. Arabian Plate D. East Pacific Rise
47. A long trail of volcanic islands were formed, if there were 10 volcanoes,How do you describe the farthest one?
A. The youngest and the least active C. The eldest and the least active
B. The youngest and the most active D. The eldest and the most active
48. Oceanic ridges are found along divergent boundaries, what are the
Structural features found along convergent boundaries?
A. Fault line
B. Rift valleys ,seafloor spreading
C. Subduction,folded mountains, seafloor spreading
D. Mountain ranges, island arcs and trenches
49. Which of the following does not support the concept of Continental Drift Theory?
A. Fit of the continent
B. Similarity of fossils in different continents
C. Skeletal remains of humans in different continents
D. Presence of coal seams and tillites in different continents
50. The age of rocks and the magnetic stripes in the ocean floor support
A. Plate Tectonic theory C. Seafloor Spreading Theory
B. Continental Drift Theory D. Alfred Wegener’s Theory