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Assessment for Science 10 Module 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
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1.

You were provided with data showing the arrival of P and S waves recorded from three seismic stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?

a)

the damage at the focus

b)

the location of the epicenter

c)

the distance to the earthquake

d)

the intensity of the earthquake

2.

How is the distance to the epicenter measured using the data from the seismogram?

a)

through the speed of the surface waves

b)

through the arrival time of surface waves

c)

through the difference in the arrival times of the P and S-waves

d)

through the ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S-waves

3.

Why does oceanic crust usually subduct beneath the continental crust when tectonic plates collide?

a)

thicker than continental crust

b)

thinner than continental crust

c)

denser than the continental crust

d)

less dense than the continental crust

4.

Based from the graph above, what is the distance of the epicenter from the seismic station?

a)

900 kilometers

b)

600 kilometers

c)

1800 kilometers

d)

9000 kilometers

5.

If you will visit a place in the pacific known to be a long convergent plate, which of these should you not expect to see?

a)

Rift valleys

b)

Active volcanoes

c)

Volcanic islands

d)

Mountain ranges

6.

3. What causes plates to move?

a)

the movement of water in it

b)

intense heat in the earth’s core

c)

the travelling of P and S waves under it

d)

it is a normal phenomenon without any reason

7.

Where is the epicenter of an earthquake?

a)

Above the surface

b)

It is located at the hypocenter

c)

It is where the damage of the earthquake is focused.

d)

It is located at the point where the earthquake starts to rapture

8.

What safety precautions are you going to do if you are in inside a big building when earthquake strikes?

a)

run for your life

b)

call your mother

c)

run to safety area

d)

duck, cover and Hold

9.

Which of the following describes the epicenter of the earthquake?

a)

It is the point where the P and S waves travel

b)

It is point where the hypocenter is located.

c)

It is a point in the crust where damages happen

d)

It is a point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins.

10.

It is a 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 features

a)

The Pangaea Theory

b)

The Theory of Rocks

c)

The Theory of the Earth

d)

The Plate Tectonic theory

11.

How do you describe the earth’s lithosphere?

a)

It is made up of purely part of the crust.

b)

It is made up of purely part of the mantle.

c)

It consists layers, the crust and the lower part of the mantle.

d)

It is made up of layers, the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

12.

How do you describe plate tectonics?

a)

It is the movement of the plates in one direction.

b)

It is the slow movement of the plates in one direction.

c)

It is a lithosphere of the earth that moves slowly but not constantly.

d)

A 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 features.

13.

In what direction does Pacific plate move?

a)

Going to the East

b)

Going to the West

c)

Going to the South

d)

Going to the North

14.

How will you describe the distribution of active volcanoes?

a)

Mostly, volcanoes are found along the edges of some continents and they are not randomly distributed.

b)

Volcanoes are distributed randomly and most of them are found along the edges of the continent.

c)

Mostly, volcanoes are found in the center of the continents.

d)

None of these

15.

Which of these is false about crustal plates?

a)

vary in thickness

b)

thickest in the mountain region

c)

include the crustal and upper mantle

d)

have the same thickness everywhere