Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Calibungan High School
(formerly Victoria High School-Annex I)
Calibungan, Victoria, Tarlac

1st Quarter Exam in Science Grade 10

Name: ________________________________________ Score: _______

Sec.:_______________________ Date: ________
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
For questions 1 and 2, refer to the figure below that shows the cross section of the Earth as seismic waves travel through
it.

Seismic waves as they travel through the Earth.

1. 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 outer core is liquid.
2. Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-waves shadow zone?
a. P-waves are absorbed & S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
b. P-waves are refracted & S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
c. Both P-waves & S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
3. What makes up the lithosphere?
a. Continental crust b. Crust & upper mantle c. Oceanic crust & continental crust
4. Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks & minerals. In which layer is the deepest exploration made by
miners?
a. Crust b. Mantle c. Outer core
5. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak & plastic-like layer. Which of the following layers
is described in the statement?
a. Asthenosphere b. Atmosphere c. Lithosphere
6. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
a. rift valley b. volcanic arc c. ocean ridge
7. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it
is
a. denser than continental crust b. less dense than continental crust
c. thinner than the continental crust
8. The uppermost part of the mantle is called?
a. Plate b. Boundary c. Crust
9. These type of wave travels on the earth’s surface.
a. S-waves b. P – waves c. L-waves
10. The theory of moving lithospheric plates or moving plates.
a. Plate tectonics b. Tectonics c. Crust tectonics
11. The highest mountain in the world?
a. Mt. Apo b. Mt. Everest c. Mt. Kenya
12. Which of the following geologic activities is NOT a basis of scientist in dividing earth’s lithosphere into
several plates?
a. Seismicity b. Mountain formation c. trench
13. Which of the following places are unlikely to experience earthquake?
a. western Africa b. East Asia c. Australia
14. The sinking of plate beneath another plate is called. \
a. seismicity b. subduction c. trench
15. Which of the following is a product of subduction between two plates?
a. volcanoe b. mountain c. trench
16. What do you think will happen to the leading edge of a plate as it continues to move downward?
a. It will start to melt because the temperature beneath the crust (mantle) is higher.
b. It will start to solidify and become ice because the temperature beneath the crust is lower.
c. It will form a volcanoe.
17. As plate continues to grind against each other, what geologic event could take place?
a. Trench b. Volcanoes c. Earthquake
For num. 18-20. Study the figure below.

Plate A Plate B

18. What geologic features might form at Plate A?

a. volcanoes b. mountain c. trench
19. What geologic activity does plate A undergoes?
a. subduction b. seismicity c. Earthquake
20. If the edge of Plate B flicks upward which displaces a large amount of water, what could form at the surface of the
sea?
a. surface waves b. earthquake c. tsunami
For numbers 21-23. Study the figure below.
Strips of clay

wood wood

21. What happen to the strips of clay as they were pushed from opposite ends?
a. It moves downward. b. It moves upward. c. All of the above
22. If the strips of clay represent the earth’s lithosphere, what do you think is formed in the lithosphere?
a. Volcanoes b. Mountain c. trench
23. What other geologic event could take plate with this type of plate movement aside from your answer in no. 25?
a. Earthquake b. Mountain c. Trench
24. When Indian Plate collides with the Eurasia plate, what is form?
a. Himalayan peaks (Mt. Everest) b. Tibetian Plateau c. Philippine Trench
25. The deepest part of the ocean is?
a. rift valley b. trench c. oceanic ridge
26. Underwater mountain ranges are called?
a. rift valleys b. trench c. oceanic ridge
For nos. 27-32. Study and analyze the picture below.

E D C B
A

Hot spot

Mantle plume
magma
27. Which volcano is the youngest?
a. C b. A c. E
28. Which volcano is the most active?
a. C b. E c. A
29. Which volcano is the oldest?
a. C b. A c. E
30. Which is the less active?
a. A b. C c. C
31. The source of molten materials from the mantle is called?
a. Hot Spot b. Magma c. Mantle plume
32. A mass of molten rock formed at depth, including dissolved gases and crystal.
a. Hot Spot b. Magma c. Mantle Plume
33. 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 the present continents?
a. Eurasia b. Pangaea c. Gondwanaland
34. If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3 cm per year, how far (in kilometers) will it spread in a million of years?
a. 3 kilometers b. 30 kilometers c. 300 kilometers
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 stretched & covered the whole world.
Part II. Write the necessary information to complete the concept about seismic waves.

Seismic waves

Definition

Main Type

Sub-types
Sub-types

Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics Characteristics

Part III. Write what is being asked.

a. 2 kinds of Crust
b. 3 types of Plate Boundary
c. 4 Layers of the Earth
Part IV.