SCIENCE 10

FIRST QUARTER ASSESSMENT

S.Y. 2022-2023
Name: CHRISTIAN CUBELO Score:__________
Grades & Section:ST.AMROSE Date:04/27/22
Facilitator: JOANN S. BERNAL

Directions: Read the following statements carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
on the space provided.

Test I: Modified True or False

Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If the statement is wrong, change the
underlined word/s to make it correct. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.
TRUE 1. CRUST is the outermost layer of the Earth.
FALSE 2.PLATE TECTONICS states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving.
TRUE 3. INACTIVE VOLCANO is a volcano with accounts of eruption documented within
10,000 years
FALSE 4.SECONDARY WAVE is the first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a
seismic station, these compression waves are the fastest and travel through solids,
liquids, and gases.
TRUE 5. SEISMOLOGY is a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity
and direction and duration of movements of an earthquake.
TRUE 6. TSUNAMI is a Japanese term for “big wave in the port;” generated during
undersea quakes.
FALSE 7. Plates move apart at CONVERGENT boundaries.
TRUE 8. Plates slide past each other at TRANSFORM fault boundary.
TRUE 9. Philippine plate moves toward AUSTRALIAN plate.
TRUE 10. The type of boundary between Pacific plate and Antarctic plate is CONVERGENT
boundary.

TEST II – Multiple Choice: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on
the blank provided before each number.
_B____11. It is a chain of volcanoes developed parallel to a trench or a crack under the
ocean.
A. mountain range C. volcanic island arc
B. Volcanoes D. mountainous

__B___12. It is formed when ocean water flips upward, sometimes up to certain meters high,
due to the great push caused by convergence of plates.
A. wave C. tides
B. Tsunami D. storm

_A___13.it is the point where two plates meet or colliside while converting.
A. collision zone C. subduction zone
B. sinking point D. meeting point

__B__14. 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 on the earth’s surface.
D. The mantle rises.
__D___15.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

__C___16. If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing for you to ___.

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

_D____17. 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

__B___18. Which statement does best describe the location of the majority of 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.

_A___19. How will you relate the distributions 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.
C. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.

__D___20. What does the word “duck” in “duck, cover, and hold” safety tip mean?
A. stand straight C. kneel down on one knee
B. lie down D. kneel down on both knees

__A___21. During earthquakes, which one is advisable to cover?

A. head C. mouth
B. nose D. face

_A____22. Where do victims of disasters are provided with their needs by the government?
A. evacuation centers C. orphanages
B. event centers D. churches

__A___23. Why are volcanoes mostly found at places where continents meet the seas?
A. It is where water meets land.
B. It is where the oceanic plates subduct under the continental plate.
C. Underneath it is a subduction zone.
D. More magma is produced under the ground because of the muddy seafloor.
___B__24. When magma in the earth’s mantle develops a great pressure, the ground
above it is pushed upward. If this happens in the middle of an ocean, what landform is
produced?
A. Mountain C. volcano
B. volcanic island D. continent

__A___25. The tall landform created when two continental plates converge.
A. mountain range C. rift valley
B. volcanic arc D. Oceanic ridge

__C__26. It is a plate that dives down under a less dense plate during subduction.
A. subducting plate C. mantle
B. continental plate D. overriding plate

__B__ 27. If you are a cartographer, what would give you an idea that the continents
were once joined?
A. ocean depth C. position of the South Pole
B. shape of the continents D. size of the Atlantic Ocean

_A___28. What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?
A. Pangaea C. Asia
B. Panthalassa D. Eurasia

__C__29. What evidences do scientists use to support the Continental Drift Theory?
A. rocks, fossils, air C. rocks, fossils, climate
B. rocks, water, ice D. rocks, fossils, human beings

__B__30. 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 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 in almost all continents.

TEST III. Essay. Answer briefly the question below. ( 31-35)

Natural disaster can happen anytime. Why do we need to practice safety

measures during disasters?
Rubrics

5 points 3 points 1point

Content Clear ideas and Some ideas and Ideas aare not clear
details details clear at all

so that you are ready when there is an earthquake, you will

not panic and do the right thing when there is an earthquake
TEST IV. Creating (36-45)

Create Awareness Campaign orienting your family , neighborhoods, friends, schoolmates,and

the community where you are in on what are the plans and the right things to do about the
possible hazards and safest exit during the occurence of natural calamities through slogan,
poem, song/jingle, or poster. You have the option to create just one or all the suggested
campaign awareness materials depending on your interest, willingness, and time. Focus on
natural calamities that often occur in your locality.You may include HOTLINE numbers in your
list.

RUBRICS:

5 4 2 1
2

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