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WORKSHEET IN SCIENCE 10
First Quarter
Week 7– Day 3

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

State the Plate Tectonic Theory (S10ES-Iaj-36.5.5-6)

OBJECTIVE
State and explain the Plate Tectonic Theory(S10ES-Iaj-36.5.5-6)
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WHAT’S IN

Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift was convincing; however, he

could not explain how continental drift occurred. A few discoveries throughout the
20th century led to a completely new theory.

WHAT’S NEW

Activity 1: Unscrambled Word

Directions: Unscramble the vocabulary word/s in column A and match the

words to its definition in column B. Write the letter of choice before the number.
A B
___ 1. NSUBTTIOCU Process of adding new material to the
ocean floor.
___ 2. AESOLROF PASDNREGI Plate that consists primarily of the
earth’s outer crust.
___ 3. ATELP CTTENOSCI The theory that a number of
lithospheric plates ride across the
earth’s surface.
___ 4. IRETSOHHILEP The outer layer of the earth that
includes the uppermost of the mantle.
___ 5. TEALP NORYDABU The process of one lithospheric plate
descending on another.

Answer the following:

1. What is the theory of plate tectonics?
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 WHAT’S MORE

Activity 2: Decipher the Vertical Box

Directions: Use the following terms to complete the puzzle. The letters in the darker,
vertical box complete question 9.

Pangaea mantle spreading lithosphere

Oceanic plates drift asthenosphere

Science 10 Q1W7D3 Prepared by: Arman Guevarra and Maria Angela S. Ferniz
 1. The theory that continents move
slowly is called continental
________________.
2. All continents once might have been
connected in a large landmass
called ___________.
3. The relatively thin part of the
earth’s crust which underlies the
ocean basins is called ______.
4. Just below Earth’s crust is the
___________.
5. The crust and part of the upper
mantle are known as the __________.
6. Continental plates move on the
plasticlike layer of earth’s surface
called the _______.
7. Hot magma forced upward at mid-
ocean ridges produces seafloor
___________.
8. Sections of Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle are called_________.
9. The theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are in sections that move at a
constantant motion is called plate ___________.

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Answer briefly:
Briefly explain below the theory of plate tectonics which supports Alfred
Wegener’s Continental Drift theory.

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Is the following statement true or false? The theory of plate tectonics explains the
formation, movement, and subduction of Earth’s plates. Explain your answer.
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Answer Key:

Activity 1: Unscrambled Word

1. Subduction

Science 10 Q1W7D3 Prepared by: Arman Guevarra and Maria Angela S. Ferniz
 2. Seafloor Spreading

3. Plate Tectonics

4. Lithosphere

5. Plate Boundary

Activity 2: Decipher the Vertical Box

1. Drift 6. Asthenosphere

2. Pangaea 7. Spreading

3. Oceanic 8. Plates

4. Mantle 9. Tectonics

5. Lithosphere

References:

https://www.teachengineering.org/content/csm_/activities/csm_platetectonics/csm_plate
tectonics_activity1_worksheetas_v3_tedl_dwc.pdf accessed on June 3, 2020
https://www.hpcsd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?
moduleinstanceid=772&dataid=3796&FileName=1-5%20theory%20plate
%20tectonics.pdf accessed on June 8, 2020

https://newpathworksheets.com/science/grade-8/plate-tectonics-1/texas-assessments-
standards-staar accessed on June 8, 2020
http://lincoln8science.weebly.com/uploads/3/6/5/0/3650206/ges_511_1_g1.pdf
accessed on June 8, 2020

Science 10 Q1W7D3 Prepared by: Arman Guevarra and Maria Angela S. Ferniz