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Quarter 1: Quiz # 1- Grade 10

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

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1.

The earth is made up of the three main layers: the crust, mantle, and the core. Which of the following makes up the earth’s lithosphere?The earth is made up of the three main layers: the crust, mantle, and the core. Which of the following makes up the earth’s lithosphere?

a)

crust and upper mantle

b)

crust and lower mantle

c)

mantle and inner core

d)

mantle and outer core

2.

What do you call the outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth that is being explored by the miners?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

outer core

3.

When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually plunges beneath the continental crust because it is

a)

less dense than the continental crust.

b)

older than the continental crust.

c)

thicker than the continental crust.

d)

denser than the continental crust

4.

Why do you think that oceanic crust is much denser as compared to the continental crust?

a)

The oceanic crust consists primarily of volcanic lava rock called basalt making it denser as compared to continental crust.

b)

Both continental and oceanic crusts have the same thickness.

c)

The oceanic crust is composed mostly of granite that's why it is less dense as compared to continental crust.

d)

Both of them are made up of hard metallic rock particles.

5.

What do you think is the importance of studying the Earth’s lithosphere?

a)

All the interesting and valuable variety in geology from the metal ores to thick beds of clay and stone, finds its home in the Earth’s lithosphere.

b)

It is where plate tectonic activity happens to produce new geological features such as mountains and volcanoes.

c)

All the interesting and valuable variety in geology from the metal ores to thick beds of clay and stone, finds its home in the Earth’s lithosphere.

d)

All of the answers are correct.

6.

One of the environmental problems that we experience right now is the destruction of the earth’s crust, what do you think are the causes of this destruction?

a)

quarrying

b)

improper waste disposal

c)

mining

d)

all of the above

7.

How will you differentiate continental crust from oceanic crust based on their thickness and density?

a)

Continental crust is much thicker and denser than the oceanic crust.

b)

Both continental crust and oceanic crust have the same thickness and density

c)

Continental crust is thicker and less dense compared to oceanic crust.

d)

Oceanic crust is thinner and less dense than the continental crust.

8.

Which of these is TRUE about lithospheric plates?

a)

vary in thickness

b)

thickest in the ocean floor

c)

include the crust and the core

d)

have the same densities everywhere

9.

What makes up the Earth’s lithosphere?

a)

crust and core

b)

crust and upper mantle

c)

crust and lower mantle

d)

oceanic and continental crust

10.

The Earth’s crust is the upper layer of the lithosphere. What would you expect to find there?

a)

mantle and core

b)

layers of the atmosphere

c)

variety of solid rocks

d)

variety of gaseous particles

11.

What do you call the rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit?

a)

Crust

b)

Fault

c)

Plates

d)

Rocks

12.

What do you call those types of plates that comprise the bulk of the continents and the Pacific Ocean has an area greater than 20 million km2?

a)

Plates

b)

Major plates

c)

Minor plates

d)

Microplates

13.

An island is formed due to the convergence of two oceanic plates, what two particular major plates are found along Philippine archipelago?

a)

Pacific plate and Eurasian plate

b)

Arabian plate and Indo-Australian Plate

c)

North American and South American plate

d)

Juan de Fuca plate and South American plate

14.

In what specific type of tectonic plate, the Philippines is located?

a)

Australian plate

b)

North American plate

c)

Pacific plate

d)

South American plate

15.

One of the consequences of moving crustal plates is the occurrence of earthquakes. Which of the following is a must to perform during an earthquake?

a)

Run as fast as you can.

b)

Stay inside the cabinet.

c)

Duck, cover, and hold.

d)

Move closer from steep elevations

16.

Major plates are types of plates that comprise the bulk of the continents and the Pacific Ocean having an area greater than 20 million km2. Which of the following is an example of a major plate?

a)

Cocos plate

b)

Scotia plate

c)

Caribbean plate

d)

North American plate

17.

The Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Which minor plate does it belong to?

a)

Nazca plate

b)

Australian plate

c)

Philippine Sea plate

d)

North American plate

18.

The Philippines is surrounded by both water and landmasses. What particular major plates are found along the Philippine Sea Plate?

a)

Pacific plate and Eurasian plate

b)

North and South American plate

c)

Pacific plate and North American plate

d)

Indo-Australian plate and Eurasian plate

19.

Most of the countries that are located at the edges of the tectonic plates are prone to earthquakes. Why do we need to identify those areas which are prone to earthquakes?

a)

To have more casualties and deaths.

b)

In order to danger the lives of humans and animals.

c)

So that necessary precaution will be taken into consideration to prevent damage

d)

Earthquakes do not result in the loss of thousands of lives and destruction of infrastructures

20.

What is the best description of the paths of S waves and P waves?

a)

S waves travel through solids or very dense, glassy liquids. P waves travel through solids, liquids, and gasses.

b)

S waves travel through solids, liquids, and gasses. P waves travel through solids or very dense, glassy liquids.

c)

S waves travel along the surface of Earth's crust. P waves travel through Earth's interior.

d)

S waves travel through Earth's interior. P waves travel along the surface of Earth's crust.

21.

Plate tectonics is our current theory of how the movement of continental masses relates to the movement of ocean basins. This movement explains many phenomena, such as

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

All of the above

22.

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces is called

a)

Continental plowing

b)

Continental drift

c)

Wandering continents

d)

Shape matching of continents

23.

Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by

a)

Hot spots

b)

Convection currents in Earth's crust

c)

Convection currents in Earth's mantle

d)

Convection currents in Earth's core

24.

The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called

a)

Eurasia

b)

Giganticus

c)

Pacifica

d)

Pangaea

25.

Scientists found that the continents were moving apart from each other due to magma rising out of mid-ocean ridges, and they called this

a)

Sea floor spreading

b)

Sea floor rising

c)

Changing sea floor

d)

Underwater volcanos

26.

Which person was the first to publish and publicise his view that a single continent existed about 300 million years ago?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sir Francis Bacon

c)

Alfred Wegener

d)

Alexander Du Toit

27.

Wegener's old theory, called sea floor spreading, was found too simplistic because it did not explain how the continents would move. It was replaced by a theory called

a)

Plate tectonics

b)

Crustal forces

c)

Paleomagnetism

d)

Weather forces

28.

Which of the following was the main reason why scientists did not accept Wegener's hypothesis?

a)

Wegener was smarter than all other scientists

b)

Animals could swim

c)

Wegener could not explain the mechanism for movement of the continents

d)

Continental landmasses were too big to move slowly over Earth’s surface

29.

A seismologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes the earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The earth is composed of the three major layers: the crust, the mantle, and the plates

a)

True

b)

False