Science 10 Post Test_Week3_First Quarter

1.    Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Pacific Ring of Fire?

I.             Japan is one of the countries that is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

II. The Pacific Ring of Fire is also known as the Circum-Pacific Seismic Belt.

III. Pacific Ring of Fire is where most Earthquakes occur.

• A. I only

• B. I and II only

• C. I, II and III

• A.   D. III only

2. Which of the following describes a divergent boundary?

• A. Two plates move past one another.

• B. Two plates pull apart and move in opposite directions.

• C. Two plates collide.

• D. A, B, and C

3. What do you call the point on Earth directly above the focus?

• A. hypocenter   

• B. fault

• C. epicenter

• D. boundary

4. What instrument measures and records the travel times and location of an earthquake?

• A.   seismometer                                

• B. seismograph

• C. radar

•    D. barometer

5. Which of the following statements is FALSE about a tsunami?

I.             Tsunami is called harbor wave.

II.            Volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts cannot generate tsunamis.

III.          A tsunami can be generated when the seafloor suddenly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water.

• A.   I only                   

• B. II only

• C. I and II

• D. I. II and III

6. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about earthquakes/s?

I.             The earthquake is a sudden release of energy of Erath’s crust. 

II.            The Richter scale measures the intensity of an earthquake.

III.          Volcanic eruptions can generate earthquakes.

• A.   I only                                 

• B. II only  

• C. I and III only

• D. I, II and III

7. What mountain range in the Philippines was recently declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO?

• A.   Sierra Madre      

                 

• B.   Caraballo Mountains

• C.   Kitanglad Mountain Range

• D. Mount Hamiguitan

8. Highly elongated mass of molten rock materials cascading downslope from an erupting vent is called ______.

• A.   Lava flow                        

                      

   

• B.   Lava dome

• C. Pyroclastic Flow 

• D. Pyroclastic surge

9. Which of the following features is not associated with a convergent plate boundary?

        

                

• A.   a mid-ocean ridge

• B.   earthquakes

•   C. a deep-sea trench zone 

•    D. volcanic activity

10. Volcanism is associated with which of the following types of plates boundaries?

                

• A.   Convergent plate boundaries

• B.   Transform fault plate boundaries

• C.   Divergent plate boundaries

• D. Divergent and convergent plate boundaries