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Graded Recitation in Science 10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first man to orbit Earth?

a)

David Scott

b)

Edwin Aldrin Jr.

c)

John Young

d)

Yuri Gagarin

2.

This refers to the point where the first movement of an earthquake occurs.

a)

epicenter

b)

focus

c)

mantle

d)

seismic gap

3.

What is being formed when an oceanic plate subducts to a continental plate?

a)

mountain range

b)

plateau

c)

trench

d)

volcanic arc

4.

These types of plates are also called destructive boundaries because the plate materials are subducted

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

5.

Which of the following best describes a satellite?

a)

it is any object that revolves around a larger object in space

b)

it is any humanmade equipment used to gather information

c)

it is any commercial technology launched in space to transmit information from one place to another

d)

it is any natural heavenly body that reflects light from a star to another heavenly body it revolves around

6.

These satellites are used to send precise, continuous signals to ships and planes

a)

communication satellites

b)

navigation satellites

c)

scientific satellites

d)

weather satellites

7.

These are plate boundaries that are usually found at right angles to the mid-ocean ridges.

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

8.

What theory explains the formation of Earth's crust and its movement?

a)

continental drift theory

b)

magnetic polarity

c)

plate tectonic theory

d)

seafloor spreading theory

9.

Which evidence supports the continental drift theory?

a)

ocean currents

b)

rocks and fossils

c)

location of earthquakes

d)

magnetic north and south poles

10.

By which of the following processes does the ocean floor plunge back into Earth's interior?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

subduction

11.

These satellites are used in tracking typhoons

a)

communication satellites

b)

navigation satellites

c)

weather satellites

d)

scientific sateliites

12.

What is the name of the first unmanned US spacecraft that landed on the moon?

a)

Luna 1

b)

Ranger 7

c)

Sputnik 3

d)

Explorer

13.

Who is the proponent of the "Heliocentric Model of the Solar System"?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Claudius Ptolemy

c)

Aristotle

d)

Hipparchus

14.

Which of the following spacecraft is deemed as the very first interplanetary probe?

a)

Vostok 1

b)

Apollo 11

c)

Venera 1

d)

Gemini 6

15.

Who is the dog in the picture?

a)

Bruce

b)

Max

c)

Laika

d)

Bubbles

16.

Which of the following describes the epicenter of an earthquake?

a)

a seismic wave that travels along the surface of the Earth

b)

the location where motion in an earthquake is detected last

c)

the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus

d)

the location along the fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs

17.

Volcanoes are mainly found in areas on Earth where __.

a)

plates collide

b)

rivers are found

c)

mountains are found

d)

plates fit together perfectly

18.

Earthquakes are usually found in areas where __.

a)

rocks are found

b)

force on rocks is weak

c)

force on rocks is greatest

d)

magnetic pull is greatest

19.

Which of the following does not accurately describe an active volcano?

a)

annual volcanic eruption

b)

presence of hot spring

c)

presence of seismic activity

d)

changes in the elevation of the volcano's crater

20.

Mountain ranges are formed when ___.

a)

two plates move together

b)

a plate subducts in another plate

c)

plates collide and fold under enormous pressure

d)

magma from Earth rises through a vent