LESSON 1 LONG QUIZ SCIENCE 10

Why does the Philippines have many volcanoes?

• Due to the pressure build-up beneath the Philippine area

• The Philippines is situated along a major plate tectonic that produces volcanoes

• The Philippines sits on a unique tectonic setting ideal to volcanism and earthquake activity

What does the red highlight indicates?

• Major Tectonic plates

• Plates boundary

• Active volcanoes

• Pacific Ring of Fire

Give the meaning of PHIVOLCS

(a)  

Philippines is situated along the pacific ring of fire.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do you call a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment?

• Mountain belt

• Mountain clusters

• Hill

• Crater

How do we describe if a volcano is active or dormant?

• based from its location

• based from its frequency of eruptions.

• based from its altitude

• based from its shapes

There are more than 53 active volcanoes in the Philippines

• TRUE

• FALSE

Those that erupt regularly are categorized as ____ volcanoes and those that have erupted in the past are considered ____ volcanoes.

• dormant, inactive

• dormant, active

• active, dormant

• inactive, dormant

Philippines tectonic setting is complex, having a number of small plates squeezed between two convergent plate boundaries separated by small subduction zones and major transforms faults.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is NOT an active volcano?

• Mt. Hibok-Hibok

• Mt. Kanlaon

• Mt. Makiling

• Mt. Mayon