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WorksheetsScience 10 First Quarter Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Titanic Theory
Which of these phrases is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
Have the same thickness everywhere.
Include the crust and upper mantle.
Thickest in the mountain regions.
Vary in thickness.
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
Mountain Arc
Mountain Range
Mountain Chain
Mountainous
Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
To identify what crops must be stored.
To identify when to evacuate.
To locate where to stay best.
To perform necessary precautions.
Based on geological hazard maps, what is the safest place in the country due to its very low risk of geological disasters?
Romblon
Palawan
Isabela
Batanes
What do you think is the basis for scientists dividing Earth's lithosphere into several plates?
Brightness of stars and the formation of constellations in the sky.
A cycle of high and low tides during a full moon.
The occurrence of earthquakes, volcanism, and mountain formation.
The uneven distribution of heat on the globe.
The boundary between two plates moving together is called a __________.
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Continental boundary
An event that may occur on the water surface when a great force pushes a significant amount of water upwards.
Typhoon
Tsunami
Ocean Wave
Ocean Tide
Why are volcanoes mostly found at places where continents meet the seas?
It's where water meets land.
It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.
Underneath it is a subduction zone.
More magma is produced under the ground because of the muddy seafloor.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe a convection process?
The handle of a metal pot is hot while cooking.
Boiling macaroni pasta.
Ocean water at the surface is warmer.
A sea breeze.
The region in which one plate moves under another is called _________.
Vent
Subduction zone
Rift valley
Mountain range
The motion of a gas or liquid caused by differences in temperature is called ____________.
Convection current
Magma current
Plate tectonic
Tectonic movement
The plastic-like portion of the mantle is called ________
The magma
The lithosphere
The geosphere
The asthenosphere
Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?
Condensation
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
The idea proposed by Alfred Lothar Wegener to explain the shapes and positions of continents is known as _____________.
Pangaea Ultima Theory
Plate Tectonic Theory
Continental Drift Theory
Seafloor Spreading Theory
In the mid-1900s, scientists mapped the mid-ocean ridges using what?
Moon
Satellites
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Stars
The Seafloor Spreading Theory states that ____________.
All continents are drifting.
Ages of rocks near a ridge are older than the ones far from it.
Fossils of plants and animals are found on almost all continents.
Hot and less dense material from below the Earth's crust rises towards the surface at the mid-oceanic ridges.
If you are a cartographer, what would give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
Ocean depth
Position of the South Pole.
Shape of the continents.
Size of the Atlantic Ocean.
What discovery provided strong support for the Continental Drift Theory?
Geology
Electromagnetism
Fossil Evidence
Paleomagnetism
It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Center
Direct Center
Epicenter
Epicenter
What do earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges have in common?
These occur suddenly.
These are measured by seismographs.
These are the results of plate motion.
These are created similarly to each other.
Based on the map above, which of the following is an example of a convergent plate boundary?
Philippine and Eurasian Plate
North American and Eurasian Plate
African Plate and South American Plate
African and Indian Plate
After an earthquake, the possible receding of ocean water will take place near the shore. What should you do when you see it?
Call the police and other authorities.
Run to the nearest hill or mountain.
Stay on the beach and pick up some seashells.
Take a picture of it and post it on your social media account.
A type of ancient reptile that is found on three different continents: Antarctica, India, and South Africa.
Cynognathus
Glossopteris
Lystrosaurus
Mesosaurus
This is considered the only liquid portion of the Earth.
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Tsunamis are commonly caused by transform plate boundaries.
TRUE
FALSE
The Atlantic Ocean is slowly shrinking due to seafloor spreading.
TRUE
FALSE
Folding and faulting processes are caused by plate movements.
TRUE
FALSE
During an earthquake, you should not immediately run outside, even from a high building.
TRUE
FALSE
Subduction zones are associated with convergent plate boundaries.
TRUE
FALSE
The temperature of the outer core ranges about 2000 degrees Celsius, while the inner core reaches about 3500 degrees Celsius.
TRUE
FALSE
Dating of the ocean core samples in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge was conducted in the early 1940s to confirm the reality of seafloor spreading.
TRUE
FALSE
A tectonic plate can contain both continental and oceanic crust.
TRUE
FALSE
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a convergent boundary.
TRUE
FALSE
Plate tectonics help explain the distribution of fossils and mountain ranges.
TRUE
FALSE
Ocean trenches are formed at divergent boundaries.
TRUE
FALSE
He was a German polar researcher who conducted a study on the Continental Drift Theory.
(a)
This ancient continent consisted of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
(a)
It refers to the matching of large-scale geological features on different continents.
(a)
It refers to the movement of the lithosphere.
(a)
It is formed from the divergence of two continental plates.
(a)
(a) is an example of a transform fault boundary.
A divergent boundary is also known as (a) .
It is an extinct mammal-like reptile that roamed the terrains during the Triassic Period.
(a)
He is a geologist who conducts scientific investigations related to seafloor spreading.
(a)
It is the most important fossil evidence found in plants, which are located on five different continents.
(a)
It is the process by which a plate dives under a less dense plate.
(a)
It is a vast superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea.
(a)
It is found under the ocean floor and is made of dense rocks such as basalt.
(a)
It refers to the forces acting on lithospheric plates caused by motion as a result of thermal convection.
(a)
