DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Region 1

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 10

Name_________________________Grade and Section___________________ Score________

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct response. Write the letter of your
choice on the space provided before each number.

For questions 1 and 2, refer to the figure above:

_____1. You were provided with data showing the arrival time of the P and S waves
recorded
from three seismic stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?
a. the damage at the focus b. the distance to the earthquake
c. the intensity of the earthquake d. the location of the epicenter
_____2. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined by
measuring _______________.
a. the arrival time of surface wave
b. the difference in the arrival times of the P and S waves
c. the ratio of the amplitude of the largest P and S waves
d. the speed of the surface wave
_____3. What is the average density of the Earth’s crust in g/cm 3?
a. 28 b. 2.8 c. 82 d. 8.2
_____4. The theory of moving lithospheric plates is called _____________.
a. Vulcanism b. Folding c. Faulting d. Plate Tectonics
_____5. The science of earthquake waves.
a. Seismogram b. seismograph c. seismology d. seismic meter
_____6. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. igneous b. sedimentary c. metamorphic c. gemstone
_____7. The method use in determining earthquake epicenter by graphically interpreting
different data from at least 3 recording stations is called_________.
a. Trial and error method b. triangulation method
c. faulting d. none of these
_____8. Which of these is FALSE about crustal plates?
a. Have the same thickness everywhere b. include the crust and upper
mantle
b. Thickest in the mountain region d. vary in thickness
_____9. Which is true about oceanic crust?