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science 10 1st

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plates move apart at __________ boundaries

a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
2.

Which statement does best describe the location of the majority of earthquake

epicenters relative to the location of volcanoes around the world?

A. They are far adjacent.

B. They are always 3 kilometers away from each other.

C. They are situated at the same location.

D. They are not necessarily relevant.

a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
3.

How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters,

and volcanoes?

a)

Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters

are situated

b)

Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and

earthquake epicenters are also situated.

c)

Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake

epicenters are also situated.

d)

D. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated

4.

lates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine Plate

toward the Eurasian Plate?

A. Cocos Plate C. Nazca Plate

B. Indo-Australian Plate D. Pacific Plate

a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
5.

If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing for you

to _____.

A. call home

B. duck near a wall

C. get under the strongest table, chair, or other pieces of furniture

D. lie flat on the floor and cover your head with your hands

a)
D. hide in the bathroom
b)
B. run outside
c)
A. jump out of the window
d)
C
6.

Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?

A. to identify what crop must be stored

B. to identify when to evacuate

C. to locate where to stay best

D. to perform necessary precautions

a)
A
b)
C
c)
B
d)
D
7.

A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you

call a chain of mountains?

A. mountain area C. mountain range

B. mountain chain D. mountainous

a)
mountain chain
b)
mountain range
c)
mountain area
d)
mountainous
8.

. It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

A. center B. direct center C. epic center D. epicenter

a)
D
b)
B
c)
A
d)
C
9.

How are tsunamis created?

A. A submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced.

B. Differences in temperature cause hot seawater to rise.

C. The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to rise.

D. Topography underwater causes disturbances in the oceans’ current.

a)
A
b)
D
c)
C
d)
B
10.

This earthquake type happens when the shifting of Earth’s plates is driven by the

sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of Earth.

A. aftershock B. foreshock C. tectonic D. volcanic

a)
B. foreshock
b)
C. tectonic
c)
A. aftershock
d)
D. volcanic
11.

Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?

A. earthquake B. fault lines C. landslides D. mountains

a)
C
b)
D
c)
B
d)
A
12.

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

A. Continental Drift C. Seafloor Spreading

B. Plate Tectonics D. Titanic Theory

a)
D. Titanic Theory
b)
B. Plate Tectonics
c)
A. Continental Drift
d)
C. Seafloor Spreading
13.

What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?

A. fault B. fissure C. fracture D. plate

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.

Which statement about the Earth’s crusts is CORRECT?

A. Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight.

B. Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.

C. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust. Volcanoes, Earthquakes,

and Mountain Ranges!

D. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.

a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
C
15.

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

A. asthenosphere B. continents C. core D. lithosphere

a)
C. core
b)
B. continents
c)
A. asthenosphere
d)
D. lithosphere
16.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

A. crust B. inner core C. mantle D. outer core

a)
B. inner core
b)
D. outer core
c)
C. mantle
d)
A. crust
17.

In which province should people refrain from building high rise houses?
A. Agusan Del Norte
C. Camiguin
B. Benguet
D. Davao​

a)
Benguet
b)
Davao
c)
Camiguin
d)
Agusan Del Norte
18.

What is the common precursor (something that happened or existed before
another event) of the natural disasters?
A. earthquake B. landslide
C. tsunami D. volcanic eruption

a)
C
b)
D
c)
B
d)
A
19.

Which region is prone to earthquakes but not to a volcanic eruption?
A. Cagayan Valley
C. Metro Manila
B. Eastern Visayas
D. Northern Mindanao

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.

It is the safest place in the country due to its very low risk in geologic disaster
A. Batanes
B. Isabela
C. Palawan
D. Romblon

a)
B. Isabela
b)
C. Palawan
c)
D. Romblon
d)
A. Batanes
21.

It is a region where all the risks are present.A. Region 2
B. Region 3
C. Region 4
D. none

a)
D. none
b)
B. Region 3
c)
C. Region 4
d)
A. Region 2
22.

The world’s earthquakes, (eruptions, volcanoes), and mountain ranges are

not randomly distributed over the Earth’s surface. They are both situated

at the same (location, place) near the (center, edges) of the continents.

(a)  

23.

Plate Tectonics is a (law, theory) which suggests that Earth’s crust is made

up of plates that constantly (move, rotate) and interact in various ways,

thus, producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes,

(a)  

24.

The plate that pushes the Philippine Plate towards the (Eurasian, Indo-

Australian) plate is the Pacific Plate

(a)  

25.

here are two kinds of crust: (Continental, Crustal) plates which is

thicker but less dense, and Oceanic plates which are thinner but (compact,

denser)

(a)  

26.

Plates are large pieces of the upper few hundred kilometers of Earth that

move as a single unit as it (floats, moves) above the mantle

(a)  

27.

lithosphere is subdivided into portions called plates. (Continents,Plates)

(a)  

28.

The crust and a part of the upper mantle make up the (continent,

lithosphere)

(a)  

29.

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

A. Continental Drift C. Seafloor Spreading

B. Plate Tectonics D. Titanic Theory

a)
B. Plate Tectonics
b)
A. Continental Drift
c)
C. Seafloor Spreading
d)
D. Titanic Theory
30.

. Other terms for molten rock

(a)  

31.

connvergent boundary is formed between Caribbean plate and (a)   plate.

32.

What type of plate boundary is formed between two plates sliding past each

other?

(a)  

33.

It is the process wherein the leading edge of one plate bends downward into

the mantle beneath the other plate.

(a)  

34.

It is consists of Earth’s crust and upper mantle

(a)  

35.

What geologic feature is formed between the diverging oceanic plates?

(a)  

36.

It is a transform fault boundary between the Pacific plate and North

American plate which extends through Californi

(a)  

37.

Movement of the plate boundary causes shaking of the Earth’s surface called

(a)   .

38.

Philippine islands were originated from (a)   boundary.

39.

What type of plate boundary occurs between the Eurasian plate and the

North American plate?

(a)  

40.

he type of boundary between Pacific plate and Antarctic plate is

(a)   (convergent, divergent) boundary.

41.

(Convergent, Divergent) is the type of boundary between

Australian plate and African plate

(a)  

42.

1. Pacific plate and Nazca plate formed (a)   (convergent, divergent)

boundary.

43.

San Andreas Fault is a transform fault boundary found in (a)   (South

American plate, North American plate)

44.

Philippine plate moves toward (a)   (Australian plate, Eurasian

plate) at the convergent boundary.

45.

fault boundaries are plates sliding past or slipping past each

other.

a)
subduction zones
b)
fault lines
c)

Transform fault

d)
tectonic boundaries
46.

______boundaries are formed when two plates move toward each

other. The oceanic plate bends downward at the subduction zone. This

occurs in two oceanic plates: convergent boundary and continental plate-

oceanic plate convergent boundary. Oceanic plate sinks because it is

denser than the continental plate. In the case of convergence of two

oceanic plates, the older plate sinks. Whereas in the convergence of two

continental plates, they collide and buckle up forming mountain ranges.

No subduction occurs in this type of convergence.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

47.

ccording to the Plate Tectonic Theory, the Earth’s lithosphere consists of the

crust and upper mantle that move slowly and constantly over time. This movement

causes the formation of plate boundaries namely: divergent, convergent, and

transform fault boundaries.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

refer to plates that separate and move apart in

opposite directions forming new lithosphere - the young seafloor. This

either occurs at mid-ocean ridges (seafloor spreading) or at rifted

continental margins (rift valley

a)

Divergent boundaries

b)

Convergent boundarie

49.

There are two types of crusts:

a)

continental crust

b)

oceanic crust

50.

thicker but less dense

dense,types of crusts:

a)
thicker and more dense
b)
thinner but more dense
c)

the continental crust

d)
thinner and more dense
51.

which is thinner and denser.

a)
mantle
b)
core
c)
continental crust
d)

oceanic crust

52.

The (a)   is made up of the crust and upper part of the

mantle.

53.

15. Features found at divergent plate boundaries include ____________.

a)
mountain ranges, deserts, and earthquakes
b)
ocean trenches, coral reefs, and tsunamis
c)
glaciers, lakes, and waterfalls
d)
mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanic activity
54.

are the lines at the edges of the different pieces of the

lithosphere.

a)

Plate boundaries

b)
continental drift
c)
tectonic plates
d)
plate boundaries
55.

The force that causes the plates to move is____________________.

A. tectonic force

B. gravitational force

C. radiation

D. convection current

a)
A. tectonic force
b)
C. radiation
c)
D. convection current
d)
B. gravitational force
56.

Base on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away

from Africa in what direction

a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
57.

13. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.

a)

D. plates side past one another

b)

C. the older crust is recycled by subduction

c)
Two tectonic plates do not interact with each other.
d)
Two tectonic plates move away from each other.
58.

This is the type of plate boundary that occurs between the Nazca Plate and the

South American Plate

a)
divergent boundary
b)

convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary

c)

A. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary

d)
transform boundary
59.

his is the type of plate boundary that occurs between the African Plate and the

Arabian Plate

a)
divergent boundary
b)
transform boundary
c)
subduction zone
d)
convergent boundary
60.

Philippine plate moves toward __________

a)
Eurasian plate
b)
Antarctic plate
c)
African plate
d)
Pacific plate
61.

Plate Tectonic Theory states that continents have moved ________ to their current

location

a)

slowly

b)

quickly

c)

B. horizontally

d)

verticall

62.

The East African Rift is an example of a _____________

a)
convergent boundary
b)

C. rift valley

c)
divergent boundary
d)
transform boundary
63.

The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.

a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
subduction zone
64.

Plates slide past each other at ________________

a)
fault lines
b)
plate boundaries
c)
tectonic boundaries
d)

. transform fault boundary

65.

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

a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
subduction zone
d)
transform boundary
66.

Seafloor spreading is located at _________________________

a)
ocean trenches
b)

transform plate boundary

c)

convergent plate boundary

d)

divergent plate boundary

67.

The __________ is an example of a transform fault boundary

a)
San Andreas Fault
b)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Himalayan Fault