Republic of the Philippines

Region X – Northern Mindanao

Department of Education
Division of Lanao del Norte

GRADE 10 SCIENCE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

Multiple Choice. Select the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which of the following best describes a volcano?
A. It is a mountain.
B. It is conical in shape.
C. It causes earthquakes.
D. It causes earthquakes and produces lava during volcanic eruptions.
2. What is the exact location of the epicenter on the surface of the Earth?
A. It is beneath where the earthquake starts.
B. It is right beside where the earthquake starts.
C. It is directly above where the earthquake starts.
D. It is located at the center where the earthquake starts.
3. Before an earthquake, the following must be prepared for an emergency, except:
A. GO Bag C. Fire Extinguisher
B. First Aid Kit D. Emergency Make-Up Kit
4. What is the total sum of the angles when measuring a mountain?
A. 180 degrees C. 140 degrees
B. B. 160 degrees D. 120 degrees
5. Which of the following is not a divergent plate boundary?
A. the East Pacific Rise C. the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B. the San Andreas fault D. the Great Rift Valley of East Africa
6. What type of boundary exist when the magma rises from deep within the Earth and erupts
to form new crust on the lithosphere?
A. Fault C. Convergent
B. Divergent D. Transform
7. A deep crack in the earth’s crust is called a __
A. Canyon C. Trench
B. Fault D. Plate
8. Why are plate tectonics important?
A. Plates separates create mountain.
B. Plates joined together to make rift.
C. Plate boundaries is not related to geologic activities.
D. Plate boundaries are significant in geologic activities.
9. What is the rate of the movement of the plates during earthquakes?
A. Earth’s tectonic plates move at five meters every year.
B. Earth’s tectonic plates move swiftly at about few centimetres every year.
C. Earth’s tectonic plates move very slowly at about few centimetres every year.
D. Earth’s tectonic plates move steadily at about one thousand meters per annum.
10. Why is it dangerous to live near plate boundaries?
A. Volcanic activity is dangerous to the lives of the people.
B. Plate shaking of the ground can be felt which can kill people.
C. Plate shaking of the ground can cause destructive landslide.
D. All of the above
11. The following are the three pieces of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics,
EXCEPT
A. The shapes of the continents fit together similar to a puzzle.
B. The coastlines show where the continents separated.
C. The convergent zone is evident to be similar to the divergent zone.
 D. The identical rocks that formed over hundreds of million years ago have been
located in different continents.
12. What is the correct chronological order of the Continental Drift Theory?
A. Pangaea→ Laurasia→ Gondwana→ Modern World
B. Pangaea→ Gondwana → Laurasia → Modern World
C. Laurasia → Pangaea → Gondwana→ Modern World
D. Pangaea→ Laurasia→ Modern World → Gondwana
13. What is the contribution of Ampere in the Electromagnetic Wave Theory?
A. Developed the Theory of Relativity
B. Showed how a current - carrying wire behaves like a magnet.
C. Demonstrated the magnetic effect based on the direction of a current.
D. Contributed in developing equations that showed the relationship of electricity and
magnetism.
14. What is the frequency of radio wave with the wavelength of 20 m?
A. 1.7 x 107 Hz C. 1.0 x 109 Hz
B. 1.9 x 107 Hz D. 1.7 x 10-9 Hz
15. Which of the following energy transformations occur at the receiving station?
A. Sound energy to electrical energy
B. Electromagnetic energy to sound energy
C. Electrical energy to electromagnetic energy
D. Electromagnetic energy to electrical energy
16. Which of the following in NOT an example of non-ionizing radiation?
A. X-ray C. Microwave
B. Ultraviolet D. Visible light
17. Sterilization of water from a drinking fountain is an application of what type of EM waves?
A. X-ray C. Infrared
B. UV light D. Visible light
18. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about radiation?
A. Humans can see ionizing radiation.
B. Ionizing radiation comes in waves.
C. Gamma radiation and x-rays share similar characteristics.
D. Ionizing radiation also comes in the form of charged particles.
19. If you’re “farsighted,” the lenses in your eyes would produce an image further back than
your retinas, so you need __________ lenses to correct this issue.
A. Converging lens C. Biconcave lens
B. Diverging Lens D. Biconvex lens
20. If a man stands 4 feet in front of a plane mirror, how far away is the man’s image from the
mirror?
A. Nearer than the man from the mirror
B. Twice as far as the man from the mirror
C. Three times as far as the man from the mirror
D. The same distance as the man from the mirror
21. Light is incident on a flat surface, making an angle of 10 o with that surface, as shown on the
figure below. (a) What is the angle of incidence? (b) What is the angle of reflection?

Source:https://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/InformationTransfer/reflrefr/rr_sample/rrsample_05.html
A. Angle of incidence is 80o and angle of reflection is 10o
B. Angle of incidence is 80o and angle of reflection is 80o
C. Angle of incidence is 10o and angle of reflection is 10o
D. Angle of incidence is 10o and angle of reflection is 180o
22. What do you call the ends of a magnet?
A. Magnetite C. Magnetic Fields
 B. Magnetic Poles D. Magnetic Compasses
23. What is formed when a wire in an electric circuit is wrapped around an iron core producing
a magnetic field?
A. Magnet C. Electric motor
B. Generator D. Electromagnet
24. The first optical instruments which were used to magnify distant images.
A. Binoculars C. Telescope
B. Microscope D. Periscope
25. If you placed a number chart in front of a plane mirror, what numbers will you read properly
on the mirror?
A. 0 and 8 C. 0,1 and 6
B. 6 and 9 D. 0,1,6,8 and 9
26. In a plane mirror, how does the reflected image appear?
A. Slightly out of focus
B. Closer than the actual object
C. Upright and the same size as the object
D. Upside down and much smaller than the object
27. The production of eggs and sperm in females and males is stimulated by which of the
following hormones?
A. Inhibin C. Prolactin
B. Oxytocin D. Follicle-stimulating hormone
28. Fertilization is accomplished when ____________.
A. Egg and sperm have fused C. Sperm and egg meet
B. Sperm has entered the egg D. When egg travels down the uterus
29. Name the main control system of the body.
A. Brain C. Spinal Cord
B. Neurons D. Neurotransmitter
30. Imagine that you are the brain, which activity is controlled by parasympathetic nervous
system?
A. A boy running C. A man sleeping
B. A girl jumping D. A teenager exercising
31. According to the central dogma, which of the following represents the flow of genetic
information in cells?
A. Protein to DNA to RNA C. RNA to DNA to protein
B. DNA to RNA to Protein D. DNA to Protein to RNA
32. A DNA strand that originally reads 5’-GATATC-3’ undergoes a mutation that changes it to
5’- GATCATC-3’. This is an example of what type of mutation?
A. Insertion C. Point mutation
B. Deletion D. Nonsense mutation
33. Which of the following method is used to determine the age of rocks by comparing the
rocks in the other layer?
A. Carbon Dating C. Relative Dating
B. Radioactive isotope D. Rock Formation
34. Which of the following phrases best describes the process of evolution?
A. The change of populations through time.
B. The change of organisms from simple to complex.
C. The development of man from monkey-life ancestors.
D. The development of characteristics in response to need.
35. Adaptation promotes ______.
A. The chance to die.
B. The chance to survive.
C. The chance to reproduce.
D. The chance to survive and reproduce.
36. The wing of a bat and the forelimb of a dog are said to be homologous structures. This
indicates that _____________________.
 A. They both have the same function
B. Bats evolved from a lineage of dogs
C. The limb bones of each are anatomically identical
D. They are structures which are similar due to common ancestry
37. Under ideal conditions and unlimited resources, a population will continue to grow in a
pattern called ____________.
A. Logistic growth C. Density dependent growth
B. Exponential growth D. Population distribution growth
38. Which gas law explains how a hydraulic compressor works?
A. Boyle’s Law C. Avogadro’s Law
B. Charles’ Law D. Gay-Lussac’s Law
39. Which gas law can explain about the hot air balloon?
A. Boyle’s Law C. Avogadro’s Law
B. Charles’ Law D. Gay-Lussac’s Law
40. Which is the correct arrangement in terms of increasing molecular mobility?
A. Gas-liquid-solid C. Plasma-gas-solid
B. Liquid-gas-solid D. Solid-liquid-gas
41. The theory that describes the behavior of an ideal gas.
A. Murphy’s Law C. Big Bang Theory
B. Newton’s Law D. Kinetic Molecular Theory
42. _______________ are built from different combinations of smaller constituent organic
molecules.
A. Cells C. Tissues
B. Plastics D. Polymers
43. Biomolecule are __________, meaning they contain carbon.
A. Biological C. Synthetic
B. Organic D. Natural
44. Which of the following is a reducing sugar?
A. Lactose C. Erythulos
B. Glucose D. Dihydroxyacetone
45. Which is NOT an example of chemical reaction?
A. Rusting of iron C. Burning of wood
B. Baking of cake D. Breaking of glass
46. Which of the following is true about a balance equation?
A. The kinds of atoms remain the same.
B. The total number of atoms remains the same.
C. The total number of molecules remains the same.
D. The number of atoms of each element remains the same.
47. What number should be written in front of Na to balance the equation?
Na + MgCl2 → NaCl + Mg?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
48. The minimum amount of energy needed to start a reaction is called the _
A. Activation energy C. Collision frequency
B. Entropy of reaction D. Reaction mechanism energy
49. When you walk through a crowded hallway at school, you are more likely to bump into
another person. To which of the following factors that affect rate of reaction is this analogy
referring?
A. Catalyst C. Surface area
B. Concentration D. Temperature
50. The most common method of denaturing enzymes to avoid food spoilage is _
A. Heating C. pH adjustment
B. Freezing D. Adding reagents