Free Printable Science 10 Quiz1

1.

It is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.

a)

Plates

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Rocks

d)

Continent

2.

7. Why do sedimentary rocks are important to geologist and archaeologist?

a)

A. It serves as collections.

b)

B. It serves as decoration

c)

C. They used it to make a jewel

d)

D. They used it to study the structure of things that existed in the past.

3.

8. Which of the following would not use rocks and minerals?

a)

A. Building

b)

B. ceramics

c)

C. Electrical device

d)

D. Jewelry

4.

13. All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.

a)

A. Fire

b)

B. Human and animal activities

c)

C. Water

d)

D. Wind

5.

14. Which is the most effective agent of erosion?

a)

A. glaciers

b)

B. gravity

c)

C. water

d)

D. wind

6.

15. The process that moves sediments

a)

A. Erosion

b)

B. Fracture

c)

C. Dissolution

d)

D. Weathering

7.

16. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of _______.

a)

A. Gravity

b)

B. Runoff

c)

C. Running water

d)

D. Wind

8.

The process involved in the breaking of rock boulders into pieces

a)

A. deposition

b)

B. erosion

c)

C. sedimentation

d)

d. weathering

9.

The process involved in the breaking of rock boulders into pieces

a)

A. deposition

b)

B. erosion

c)

C. sedimentation

d)

d. weathering

10.

1. What super continent existed around 250-300 million years ago where all the modern continents came from?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Pannotia

c)

Rodinia

d)

Vaalbara

11.

5. What physical characteristic of rock refers to the color of its powdery materials?

a)

A. hardness

b)

B. luster

c)

C. malleability

d)

D. streak

12.

____ 9. Which causes the limestone formation that make Palawan a popular tourist destination?

a)

A. Eruption

b)

B. Glaciers

c)

C. water

d)

D. Wind

13.

12. Which of the following shows that soil erosion is caused by wind?

a)

A. Ashes and dust near Mt. Pinatubo

b)

B. Muddy water in the field

c)

C. Pile of soil in the river

d)

D. Sandstorm

14.

15. The process that moves sediments

a)

A. Erosion

b)

B. Fracture

c)

C. Dissolution

d)

D. Weathering

15.

What geologic process continuously adds new crust?

a)

Convection

b)

Earthquake

c)

Seafloor Spreading

d)

Subduction

16.

Which of the following shows a convergent plate boundary?

a)

b)

c)

17.

Which of the following shows a divergent plate boundary?

a)

b)

c)

18.

Which of the following shows a transform-fault boundary?

a)

b)

c)

19.

What is the correct label for layer D,as shown in the picture?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

20.

What is the correct label for layer B ,as shown in the picture?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

Science 10 Quiz1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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