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WorksheetsSUMMATIVE TEST #1 SCIENCE 10_Q1(FITZGERALD)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
1. How do you describe the location of earthquake’s epicenter, active volcanoes, and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
They are all over the place.
They are concentrated in different area.
They are strategically plotted in cluster.
They are situated in the same location.
2. Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
To identify what crop must be stored.
To perform necessary precautions.
To identify what relief goods to be prepared.
To locate where to the next quake will occur.
3. Which of the following must be observed to save yourself from Tsunami?
Call the police
Take the time to pick up shells.
Stay in the middle of the beach.
Run to the nearest hill or mountain.
4. Which of the following practices must be avoid during an earthquake?
Cover your head
Duck under the table
Run to a tall tree
Park your car
5. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
Continental drift
Titanic Theory
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
6. Where are most volcanoes situated?
Under the ocean
Near mountain ranges
Concentrated on continental edges
None of the above
7. What do you think is the basis of scientists in dividing Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
The uneven distribution of heat in the globe.
A cycle of high and low tides during full moon.
Brightness of stars and formation of constellations in the sky.
The occurrence of earthquake, volcanism and mountain ranges.
8. Which of these phrases is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
Vary in thickness
Thickest in the mountain regions.
Include the crust and upper mantle.
Have the same thickness everywhere.
9. What do you call the path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes?
Atlantic-Pacific Belt
Antartic-Atlantic Belt
Austra-Pacific Belt
Circum-Pacific Belt
10. Why is it important for us to identify areas which are prone to earthquakes?
To become prepared in times of calamity.
To avoid and lessen the amount of damage.
To experience the power and intensity of the earthquake.
Both A and B.
11. What can you infer about the locations of earthquake and volcanoes?
Most earthquake are along the edges of tectonic plates where volcanoes are located too.
Volcanisms and earthquakes are localized on the boundaries between tectonic plates.
Earthquake and volcanoes are different and not associated to each other.
All of the above.
12. Why are earthquake, volcanic eruptions and mountain ranges do not occur randomly on earth?
They are related to each other.
They are all connected from north to south and from east to west.
Their occurrence is a result f Earth’s big explosion happened billions of years ago.
Their occurrence is a result of geological processes that originated from the movement.
13. What can be the WORST and irreversible effect of negligence or failure to prepare for natural geological disasters?
Death
Disease
Damage to property
Poverty
14. What do we call the continuous movement of the earth’s crust?
Fracture
Plate
Fault
Fissure
15. Which is NOT TRUE about the location of the epicenter of earthquakes?
Some are located in oceans.
Some are located in North Asia.
Some are located in mid- oceans.
Some are located along the edges of the continents.
DIRECTION: Click TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
16. The best way to prevent injuries during an earthquake is to be prepared and know what to do during and after the earthquake.
TRUE
FALSE
DIRECTION: Click TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
17. After shocks cannot cause any damage.
TRUE
FALSE
DIRECTION: Click TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
18. There are usually warning signs before an earthquake occurs.
TRUE
FALSE
DIRECTION: Click TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
19. Refrigerators and other tall appliances may topple over during an Earthquake.
TRUE
FALSE
DIRECTION: Click TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
20. If outside, go to an open area, away from trees, buildings, walls and power lines.
TRUE
FALSE
