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SCIENCE10 (TOPAZ&SAPPHIRE)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.

a)

core

b)

lithosphere

c)

continents

d)

asthenosphere

2.

What discovery provided strong support for Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Geology

b)

Fossil evidences

c)

Electromagnetism

d)

Paleomagnetism

3.

What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

a)

Asia

b)

Panthalassa

c)

Pangaea

d)

Eurasia

4.

He is a German Scientist who hypothesized in 1912 that continents were

once a giant landmass called Pangaea.

a)

Harry Hammond Hess

b)

Alfred Lothar Wegener

c)

Robert Dietz

d)

Charles Darwin

5.

Plates move apart at __________ boundaries.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

stable

6.

The boundary between two plates moving toward each other is called a

_________.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

lithosphere

c)

divergent boundary

d)

transform boundary

7.

What plate boundary shows the sliding of two plates?

A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Transform-fault

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform-fault

d)

None of the above

8.

Due to the movement of the plates, what event may be felt by humans in nearby

places?

a)

earthquake

b)

typhoon

c)

lightning

d)

storm

9.

If the subducting plate kicks up, it will be displacing some water to a certain

height, what other event or process may take place on the water surface?

a)

tide

b)

full moon

c)

eclipse

d)

tsunami

10.

During earthquakes, it is advisable to cover ones _____________

a)

nose

b)

head

c)

mouth

d)

face

11.

Victims of disasters are provided with their needs by the government at

a)

orphanages

b)

evacuation centers

c)

event centers

d)

tall buildings

12.

It is the crack on the dry ground or plate caused by horizontal plate movement.

a)

ridge

b)

trench

c)

valley

d)

fault

13.

It refers to hot molten rocks formed beneath the Earth’s surface.

a)

lava

b)

volcano

c)

magma

d)

mountain

14.

The innermost layer of the earth which generates heat to the

mantle.

a)

core

b)

vent

c)

crust

d)

crater

15.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core