1st Periodical Exam

Science 10

Name: _________________________________________ LRN: __________________________

Section: ________________________________________ Score: __________________________

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

For questions 1 and 2, refer to the figure above:

1. You were provided with data showing the arrival time of the P and S-waves recorded from three seismic
stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?
a. the damage at the focus c. the intensity of the earthquake
b. the distance to the earthquake d. the location of the epicenter
2. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined by measuring
a. the arrival time of surface wave
b. the difference in the arrival times of the P and S-waves
c. the ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S-waves
d. the speed of the surface wave
3. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it
is
a. denser than continental crust c. thicker than continental crust
b. less dense than continental crust d. thinner than continental crust

4. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you NOT
expect to see?
a. active volcanoes c. rift valleys
b. mountain ranges d. volcanic islands

5. You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines. As you do
your study, you notice that there is a portion in the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest.
What most likely is that deeper part?
a. linear sea c. rift valley
b. oceanic ridge d. trench

6. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

a. relatively young rocks c. thick accumulation of sediments
b. reverse fault d. very ancient rocks

7. 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. a few centimeters per year c. a few millimeters per century
b. a few meters per month d. a few millimeters per day

8. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate?
a. convergent c. reverse fault
b. divergent d. transform fault

9. Which of these is false about lithosperic plates:

a. have the same thickness everywhere
b. include the crust and upper mantle
c. thickest in the mountain regions
d. vary in thickness
10. Which of these is NOT true about the Philippine islands?
a. most are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, except for Palawan, Mindoro, and Zamboanga
b. formed because of the convergence of the Philippine plate and the Pacific plate
c. originated geologically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence
d. some are products of subduction process

11. Predict what geologic features could result out of this plate boundary.

a. volcano b. lake c. ocean d. rift valley

12. In a hot spot, Volcano A is on top of the mantle plume, Volcano B is 10 km farther from A while Volcano C
is the farthest. What can you infer about the ages of the volcanoes?
a. Volcano A is older than C c. Volcano B is the youngest
b. Volcano B is the oldest d. Volcano B is younger than C

13. Right in the middle of an island, you can find a rift valley. What type of plate boundary exists on that
island?
a. convergent b. divergent c. normal fault d. transform fault

14. Plates A and B shows a divergent boundary. If plate C is adjacent to both plates and does not show any
relative motion, what type of plate boundary is present between A and C? __________________
a. transform fault b. convergent c. divergent d. non of the above
15. What geologic event is most likely to happen at the given type of plate boundary in number 14?
a. earthquake c. rift valley formation
b. mountain formation d. volcanic eruption

16. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which correct sequence of events should you
follow?
i. Determine the difference in the arrival time of S and P waves recorded from each of the seismological
stations.
ii. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
iii. Obtain data from three different seismological stations.
iv. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the station.

a. i, iii, ii, iv b. iii, i, iv, ii c. iii, iv, i, ii d. iv, ii, i, iii

17. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?

a. hot spot b. ocean ridge c. rift valley d. volcanic arc

18. An S-wave shadow zone is formed as seismic waves travel through the Earth’s body. Which of the
following statements does this S-wave shadow zone indicate?
a. The inner core is liquid.
b. The inner core is solid.
c. The mantle is solid.
d. The outer core is liquid.
19. Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-wave shadow zone?
a. P-waves are absorbed and S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
b. P-waves are refracted and S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
c. Both the P-waves and S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
d. Both the P-waves and S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.

20. What makes up the lithosphere?

a. Continental crust
b. Crust and the upper mantle
c. Oceanic crust and continental crust
d. Upper mantle

21. Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which layer is the deepest
explorations made by miners?
a. Crust c. Mantle
b. Inner core d. Outer core

22. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core?
a. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
b. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
c. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.

23. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-like layer. Which of the
following layers is described in the statement?
a. Asthenosphere c. Lithosphere
b. Atmosphere d. Mantle

24. Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of a single large
landmass called Pangaea. Which of the following theories did Wegener propose?
a. Continental Drift Theory
b. Continental Shift Theory
c. Plate Tectonics
d. Seafloor Spreading Theory

25. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
a. Ocean depth
b. Position of the south pole
c. Shape of the continents
d. Size of the Atlantic Ocean

26. Which observation was NOT instrumental in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?
a. Depth of the ocean
b. Identifying the location of glacial deposits
c. Magnetization of the oceanic crust
d. Thickness of seafloor sediments

27. As a new seafloor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the old seafloor farthest from the ridge is destroyed.
Which of the stated processes describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed at the
mantle?
a. Convection
b. Construction
c. Diversion
d. Subduction

28. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the Earth is once a single landmass. What is the name of the
Mesozoic supercontinent that consisted of all of the present continents?
a. Eurasia
b. Laurasia
c. Pangaea
d. Gondwanaland
29. Who were the two scientists who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the early 1960s?
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton
b. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz
c. John Butler and Arthur Smite
d. F. Vine and D. Mathews

30. Which of the following diagrams best illustrates the convection occurring in the mantle?

a. c.

b. d.

31. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped with gadgets needed to explore the deep ocean. What
discovery about the ocean floor is associated with the seafloor spreading?
a. Mountains are denser than the mantle.
b. The rotational poles of the Earth have migrated.
c. The crust of the continents is more dense than the crust of the ocean.
d. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of the crust of the continents.
32. If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3 cm per year, how far (in kilometers) will it spread in a
million years?
a. 3 kilometers
b. 30 kilometers
c. 300 kilometers
d. 3000 kilometers
33. Which of the following increases with distance from a mid-ocean ridge?
a. the age of oceanic lithosphere
b. the thickness of the lithosphere
c. the depth to the sea floor
d. all of the above
34. Which of the following can you infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over the
asthenosphere?
a. All the continents will cease to exist.
b. All the volcanoes in the Philippines will become inactive.
c. The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now.
d. The islands of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.
35. If all the inner layers of the Earth are firm solid, what could have happened to Pangaea?
a. It remained as a supercontinent.
b. It would have become as it is today.
c. It would have slowly disappeared in the ocean.
d. It would have stretched and covered the whole world.
36. Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at the subduction zone?
a. The oceanic crust has a greater density.
b. The oceanic crust is pulled downward by Earth’s magnetic field.
c. The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge.
d. The continental crust has a denser composition.
37. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this
movement?
a. gravitational force of the moon
b. magnetic force at the poles
c. convection current in the mantle
 d. the force of the atmosphere
38. Which of the following element is most abundant in the crust/
a. Oxygen b. Lithium c. Hydrogen d. Magnesium
39. What is the special feature of the mantel?
a. Asthenosphere b. Lithosphere c. Hydrosphere d. Stratosphere
40. The inner core is made up of _______________________.
a. Cobalt and Nickel b. Iron and Nickel c. Sulfur and Cobalt d. Magnesiun and Iron
41. _________________ the first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station.
a. primary wave b. secondary wave c. love wave d. reighlei wave
42. _________________ second type of earthquake wave to be recorded in a seismic station
a. reighlei wave b. secondary wave c. love wave d. primary wave
43. _________________ a device used to record earthquake waves
a. thermometer b. seismogram c. spygometer d. barometer
44. _________________ states that all the continents were once one large landmass that broke apart, and where
the pieces moved slowly to their current locations
a. laurasia b. pangea c. gondwana land d. none of the above
45._________________ the boundary that separates the crust and the mantle
a. lithosphere b. asthenosphere c. mohorovicic discontinuity d. gutenburg discontinuity
46. it is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust.

a. sodium b. calcium c. oxygen d. magnesium

47. These are preserved remains or traces of organisms (plants and animals) from the remote past.
a. gas b. plates c. tectonics d. fossils

48. Which of the following is not an evidence in the continental drift theory.
a. jigsaw puzzle b. rocks c. fossils d. buildings

49. Current in the mantle because of the heat from the inner layers of the Earth, and is the force that drives the
plates to move around.
a. subduction b. convection current c. electric current d. lithosphere

50. Soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move around.
a. asthenosphere b. crust c. mantle d. subduction

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