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WorksheetsScience 10 Practice Test
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 39mins
True or False: Oceanic Crust is relatively denser than continental crust.
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True or False: Earthquakes and volcanic eruption occur randomly around the globe.
(a)
This type of plate boundary is sometimes referred to as “formation of new crust.”
(a)
True or False: Volcanoes are more common in areas where plates slide past each other
(a)
According to plate tectonics theory, what is the main force that drive plates into motion?
(a)
What type of resisting force directly opposes the slab pull mechanism?
(a)
This type of plate boundary is associated with folded mountains.
(a)
Which of these feature is more common in convergent boundaries? A. rift valley B. volcanic arcs C. Fault-block
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Which of these describes convection? A. Movement of particles from hot to cold region B. Movement of particles from cold to hot region
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What do you call the process in which denser crust descends towards the mantle?
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True or False: Hot spot volcanoes are usually more active when they are further away from the mantle plume
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True or False: Since oceanic crust is continuously being produced near the ocean ridges, the size of the Earth is also increasing.
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What do you call the fluid-like layer between the crust and the upper mantle?
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Based on the data provided by seismic waves, which statement is true about the internal structure of the earth?
Which is NOT a driving force that influences the movement of the plates?
The core is solid, and the mantle is both solid and liquid
The crust and the core are both solid, and the mantle is liquid
The crust is solid, the mantle is semisolid, the outer core is liquid, and the inner core is solid
The crust is solid, the mantle is semisolid, the outer core is solid, while the inner core is liquid
True or False: Transform boundaries neither destroy nor create new crust.
(a)
Which of the following characteristics best describe the earth’s mantle?
elastic
fluid
fluid
static
What will likely happen if two oceanic plates move apart from each other and new crust is formed?
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Which of the following evidences DOES NOT support Wegener’s concept of continental drift?
Matching fossils of animals on either side of the continents, like Africa and South America.
Evidence of coal in cold regions and glacial features in warm regions
Seas and oceans in different parts of the world have the same pH and salt content with their coasts containing the same type of sand
Apparent fit of the continents like a jigsaw puzzle
When plates collide due to mantle convection, one plate subducts/ goes under the other plate? What is the best explanation
Difference in the density of the plates
Difference in the speed of collision between the plates
Difference in the mass of the plates
All are correct
True or False: Risks refers to any natural phenomena that may possibly cause disaster along the area.
(a)
According to the theory of plate tectonics, which layer of the earth is made up plates?
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
In this type of boundary, the plates slide past one another in opposite directions, that could result to earthquakes
(a)
What type of force directly opposes the slab pull mechanism?
Collisional Resistance
Mantle Convection
Ridge Push
Drag Force
Why do tectonic plates move?
Due to thermal convection in the mantle
Due to Earth’s rotation
Due to earth’s gravitational force
Due to active volcanism and earthquakes
A type of convergent boundary which usually results to mountain formation.
(a)
How will you describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain ranges around the world?
They occur randomly around the world.
They are situated mostly in the Pacific Ring of Fire
They usually happen along the edges of the plates
both b and c
This boundary happens when two boundaries move towards each other, resulting to subduction.
Divergent
Subduction
Convergent
Continental Collision
This boundary is often associated with ocean floor spreading
(a)
This is the process wherein one plate sinks over the other due to their difference in density.
(a)
A crack or fracture as a result of plate movement.
(a)
What is the main force that drives the tectonic plates into motion?
Slab pull
Drag force
Convection Current
Ridge Push
Which of the following statements is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
They vary in thickness everywhere
It is thickest along the mountainous regions
It includes the crust and the upper mantle
They have the same thickness everywhere
The regions between plates which are formed through plate movements.
(a)
Plate boundary that is usually associated with continental volcano formation.
(a)
A region in the world map where geologic activities are frequently happening.
(a)
When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust. Which of the following
The continental crust is more prone to the gravitational pull of the earth than the oceanic crust.
The continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust
The continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust
The oceanic crust is less dense than the continental crust
The major force that drives the plates into motion.
(a)
Which of the following is true about a convection cell?
Rocks in the mantle are stationary
Hot rocks sink and cool rocks rise
Hot rocks rise and cool rocks sink
None of the choices
Which of these statements best describe the divergent plate boundary?
formation of new crust
subduction of denser crust
collision of two plates
destruction of lithosphere
Which of the following factors drive plate tectonics?
Gravitational pull of the sun and or the moon
Massive releases of energy from deep within Earth
Huge convective movements in the mantle that move the overriding plate
Centripetal force experienced due to Earth’s rotation
Which of the following correctly describes the asthenosphere?
fluid-like
Static
compact
Rigid
Crustal plate A is moving away from crustal plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in position between A and B?
a few millimeters per century
a few centimeters per year
a few millimeters per day
a few meters per month
Which of the following plate sinks at the continental-oceanic boundaries?
continental crust
oceanic crust
both
neither
Which of the statements below best describes the process of subduction?
New islands are formed.
One plate slides under the other
Earthquakes occur along a transform boundary
New crust is formed
Why do earthquakes usually occur at plate boundaries?
The boundaries between tectonic plates have been seismically active for millions of years.
Rocks in the environment near tectonic plate boundaries experience little stress.
Rocks in the environment near tectonic plate boundaries experience great stress.
The rock on the edges of tectonic plates is soft and gives in easily to various pressures.
The Alpine Fault cuts through New Zealand. At this location, two plates are sliding past each other slowly over time. What plate boundary must exist at the Alpine Fault?
divergent boundary
transform fault
convergent boundary
continental – oceanic collision
Which of the following is not a possible driving force of plate tectonics?
drag force
ridge push
slab pull
mantle convection
In which boundary will active volcanoes most likely form?
Divergent
convergent continental-oceanic
transform
Right below a Hot Spot
What type of plate boundary is usually found in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
Unidentified
transform
divergent
Convergent
Which of the following statements best describes why heat from Earth's center flows to the surface?
Heat flows from inside to outside areas
Heat flows from cold areas to warm areas
Heat flows from outside to inside areas
Heat flows from warm areas to cold areas
The following processes happen along the convergent boundary, EXCEPT ONE. Which one is it?
subduction of denser crust
formation of new crust
formation of mountains
collision between two plates
What is the main driving force of plate's motion?
drag force
slab pull
ridge push
mantle convection
Which of the following shows the continental drift theory that was validated through studies?
plates moved at the same speed as Wegener proposed
deep trenches were discovered on the ocean floor
countries on opposite sides of the ocean shared common ancestors
Rocks and fossils on the coastlines across oceans have the same age and sequence but are currently far apart
