Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Negros Occidental
ESTEBAN JALANDONI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Barangay Baga-as, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental

EARTH SCIENCE 10
First Periodical Examination
October 26 - 27, 2022

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: USE A BLACK PEN AND AVOID ERASURES

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper. (1/2 lengthwise)

1. It refers to the shaking of the ground due to any activity in the lithosphere.
a. Intensity b. Volcanism c. Earthquake d. Tsunami

2. 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

3. If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing to do is

________________.
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

4. Which statement best describes the location of most 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

5. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters, and volcanoes?
a. Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake
epicenters are also situated
b. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake epicenters are
also situated
c. Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are situated
d. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated

6. Tsunamis are big waves that are caused by _______________.

a. Strong winds c. earthquake or volcanic eruption on land
b. Cyclones d. Underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption

7. This wave moves up and down and side-to-side. The second wave you feel in an earthquake.
a. P waves b. S waves c. Love waves d. Rayleigh waves
8. Earthquake epicenters are identified through _______________.
a. Richter scale c. Triangulation method
b. Seismographic method d. Scaling method

9. To locate the epicenter of an earthquake, a seismologist must determine all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. The velocity of both P waves and S waves
b. The type of fault from which it originated
c. The difference in travel times between P wave and S waves
d. The distance from the epicenter to at least three different seismological stations

10. When magma reaches the Earth’s surface, it is called:

a. Rock b. Ridge c. Lava d. Caldera

11. The three types of volcanoes are: cinder cone, shield, and _________________.
a. Vent b. Viscous c. Caldera d. Composite

12. Seafloor spreading is located at __________________.

a. Transform plate boundary c. Divergent plate boundary
b. Convergent plate boundary d. Tectonic plate

13. It is otherwise known as an underwater mountain.

a. Oceanic ridge b. Trench c. Hill d. Volcanic island

14. It is the point where two plates meet or collide while converging.
a. Collision zone c. Subduction zone
b. Sinking point d. meeting point

15. How do you describe the location of earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges, and moving
plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire? They are __________________.
a. All over the place c. Located in the same location
b. Concentrated in one area d. Strategically plotted in clusters

16. At the convergent plate boundary, ________________.

a. A new crust is created
b. The crust separates
c. The older crust is recycled by subduction
d. Plates slide past one another

17. When Earth’s crust bends; forces act toward each other, this phenomenon may result to
__________________.
a. Earthquake b. Folding c. Tsunami d. Faulting

18. When the Earth’s crust cracks and tension form or develops, this phenomenon is called:
a. Earthquake b. Folding c. Tsunami d. Faulting

19. When two continental plates collide, edges of the continents are pushed upward to form a
________________.
a. Rift valley b. Mountain range c. Trench d. Volcano

20. It is a chain of volcanoes developed parallel to a trench or a crack under the ocean.
 a. Mountain range b. Volcanic island arc c. Hill d. Rift valley

21. The motion of gas or liquid caused by differences in temperature is a _________.

a. Tectonic movement c. Convection current
b. Plate tectonics d. Pyroclastic flow

22. The region in which one plate moves under another is _____________.
a. Rift valley b. Subduction zone c. Magma chamber d. Vent

23. Which of the following happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
a. The crust is destroyed
b. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into solid
c. Earth’s size changes because mountains are added to the earth’s surface
d. The mantle rises

24. How do the plates move when we feel that the ground is shaking?
a. Toward each other c. Slide past each other
b. Away from each other d. All of the above

25. The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s _________________.

a. Asthenosphere b. Continents c. Core d. Lithosphere

26. The outer core is made up of _________________.

a. Solid iron and nickel c. solid iron and aluminum
b. Liquid iron and nickel d. Liquid iron and aluminum

27. What is the source of heat in a mantle convection current?

a. The sun b. The crust c. The core d. The Moon

28. According to the Continental Drift Theory, the Earth was one big supercontinent called ______.
a. Gondwana b. Pangaea c. Laurasia d. Panthalassa

29. What do we call the continuously moving part of the Earth’s crust?
a. Fault b. Fissure c. Fracture d. Plate

30. Plate Tectonic Theory states that the continents have moved ________ to their current
location.
a. Vertically b. Horizontally c. Quickly d. Slowly

31. Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?

a. Condensation b. Convection c. Conduction d. Radiation

32. Scientists believe that the motion of tectonic plates is caused by ____________.
a. Pressure in Earth’s crust c. Convection currents
b. Conveyor belt d. Heat in the Earth’s core

33. The boundary between two plates moving toward each other is called a _____________.
a. Divergent b. Transform c. Lithosphere d. Convergent
 34. What information can be derived about Antarctica having fossils of ancient plants and animals?
a. Antarctica drifted to the Southern Hemisphere because of the melting of glaciers that
traps the plants and animals
b. Antarctica has a very nice climate that caused these organisms to migrate and stay
c. It has a tropical climate today that provides a good environment for complex life forms
d. Antarctica has once located near the equator

35. Why was Alfred Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory not accepted immediately by the people
during his time?
a. He cannot explain what causes the continents to drift
b. He explains that South America and South Africa fit together like a puzzle
c. He described that the rocks and mountains at the edges of the continents were similar
d. He explains that fossils of ancient plants such as “Glossopteris” can be found on almost
all continents.

36. The idea that the Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into separate plates that float on the mantle
is the theory of ______________.
a. Continental drift c. Tectonic movement
b. Seafloor spreading d. Plate

37. Which clue is used to show that the continents used to fit together in a supercontinent millions
of years ago?
a. GPS data c. Fossils and rock record
b. Gravitational changes d. Magnetic poles shifting

38. He is a German Scientist who hypothesized in 1912 that continents were once a giant
landmass called Pangaea.
a. Harry Hammond Hess c. Alfred Lothar Wegener
b. Robert Dietz d. Charles Darwin

39 – 40. Draw and label the structure of the Earth. Illustrate clearly the layers and mechanical parts of
the planet.
 KEY TO CORRECTIONS

1. c
2. d
3. c
4. c
5. b
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. b
10. c
11. d
12. c
13. a
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. b
18. d
19. b
20. c
21. c
22. b
23. b
24. c
25. d
26. b
27. c
28. b
29. d
30. d
31. a
32. c
33. d
34. d
35. a
36. d
37. c
38. c