Grade 10- Test

Multiple choices

1. He is the proponent of continental drift theory

a. Aristotle b. Stephen Hawking c. Alfred Wegener

2. Petrified form or mold of the remains of pre-historic organisms preserved in the rocks

a. coal deposit b. fossils d. magnetite

3. Large plates that carry continents with them

a. continental plates b. oceanic Plates c. primary plates

4. These are the Earth’s crusts that are under the bodies of water

a. secondary plates b. oceanic Plate c. primary plates

5. Evidence in the continental drift theory which focus on the age of rock under the ocean

a. magnetic reversal b. paleontological evidence c. magnetism

6. It is a large landmass that existed millions of years ago.

a. pangaea b. pangala d. phantalessa

7. A supercontinent that existed on the northern part of the globe millions years ago.

a. Laurasia b.Gondwana c. Indiana

8. A supercontinent that existed on the southern part of the globe millions years ago

a. Laurasia b. Gondwana c. Indiana

9. It is also called the great ocean.

a. Thetys sea b. Tethys sea d. Tettys sea

10. A greek word which means all seas

a. Phantalessa b. Phantalea d. Phanresa

11. A person who studies climate

a. Seismologist b. Climatologist c. Meteorologist

12. These are large fragments on Earth’s crusts that are continuously drifting.

a. plate tectonics b. plates c. lithosphere

13. It is a large mass of ice that does not melt because of its long years of existence.

a. glaciers b. plates c. iceberg

14. A person who studies and analyze Earthquakes

a. Seismologist b. Climatologist c. Meteorologist

15. These are small and large fragments of rocks on Earth’s surface

a. plate tectonics b. plates c. lithosphere

16. This theory tells that the continents are fitted together just like a piece of jigsaw puzzle.

a. continental drift theory b. seafloor spreading theory c. continental fit shape

17. This theory tells that some parts of the continents show glacial ice record as a proof of
continental drifting

a. coal deposit b. glacial till deposit c. fossils

18. This theory tells that the formation of new seafloor is a basis of plate movement
underneath the ocean.

a. continental drift theory b. seafloor spreading theory c. continental fit shape

19. It is also called magnetic flip of the Earth when the North becomes South and the South
becomes North.

a. magnetic reversal b. magnetic field c. magnetic current

20. It is an old extinct plant that is found in different continents.

a. glossopteris b. lystosaurus c. mesosaurus

21. When did the study on Earth Science begins?

a. 16th century b. 12th century c. 10th century

22. It is a process in which the crust bends towards the mantle

a. convection b subduction c. drifting

23. It is an area in the middle of the ocean where new seafloor is formed.

a. trench b. volcanic island arc c. oceanic ridge

24. It is branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes the Earth’s crust

a. tectonics b. plasticity c. earthquake

25. It is the topmost, solid part of the Earth that is composed of several plates

a. lithosphere b. asthenosphere c. exosphere

26. It is a soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move
around

a. lithosphere b. asthenosphere c. exosphere

27. It is the deepest part of the ocean

a. trench b. volcanic island arc c. oceanic ridge

28. It a chain of volcanoes that develops parallel to a trench

a. trench b. volcanic island arc c. oceanic ridge

29. It is the thick part of the Earth’s crust, not located under the ocean

a. continental crust b. oceanic crust c. hot spot

30. It is the thin part of the Earth’s crust located under the ocean

a. continental crust b. oceanic crust c. hot spot