M A S TY E R Y T E S T

ZAPATERA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 10

1.When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because it is
A. denser than the continental crust C. thicker than the continental crust
B. less dense than the continental crust D. thinner than the continental crust
2. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you NOT expect to
see?
A. Rift valleys B. Active volcanoes C. Mountain ranges D. Volcanic islands
3. You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines. As you do your
study, you notice that there is a portion in the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most
likely is that deeper part?
A. Trench B. Rift valley C. Linear sea D. Oceanic ridge
4. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
A. Reverse fault C. Relatively young rocks
B. Very ancient rocks D. Thick accumulation of sediments
5. Crustal plate A is moving away from crustal plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in position
between A and B?
A. A few millimeters per day C. A few centimeters per year
B. A few millimeters per century D. A few meters per month
6. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate?
`A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Reverse fault D. Transform fault
7. Which of these is NOT true about the Philippine islands?
A. Some are products of subduction process
B. Originated geologically in an oceanic-oceanic convergence
C. Formed because of the convergence of the Philippine plate and Pacific plate
D. Most are part of the Philippine Mobile Belt, except for Palawan, Mindoro, and Zamboanga
8. Most of Earth’s earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains occur
A. in the Himalayas C. at volcanic island arcs
B. at plate boundaries D. in the center of continents
9. Complex mountain systems such as the Himalayas are the result of
A. hot spots C. oceanic-oceanic convergence
B. transform faults D. continental-continental convergence
10. At what type of plate boundary do plates move apart, resulting in the upwelling of material from the mantle to
create new seafloor?
A. Hot spot B. Divergent C. Convergent D. Transform fault
11. Which of the following is NOT a sub-layer of the mantle?
A. Asthenosphere C. lower mantle (mesosphere)
B. Mohorovicic discontinuity D. outermost rigid mantle layer
12. Which makes up the Earth’s lithosphere?
A. uppermost solid mantle and crust C. continental crust and oceanic crust
B. soil layer and the porous rock layer D. oceans and continental landmasses
13. What theory states that the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into segments called plates?
A. hotspot theory C. continental drift theory
B. plate tectonic theory D. seafloor spreading theory
14. Where are most earthquake epicenters, volcanoes and mountain belts found?
A. far away from tectonic plate boundaries
B. along or near the tectonic plate boundaries
C. at the center of most continental landmasses
D. at the oceans in between tectonic plate boundaries
15. The asthenosphere sublayer of the mantle is said to have some plasticity. What does this mean?
A. This layer is very rigid and does not flow or move.
B. Organic substances compose the majority of this layer.
C. The temperature of this layer is cooler than those above it.
D. Materials in this layer are partially melted and flow like a fluid.
16. What geologic feature is present on the three types of plate bound
A.Earthquake B.Mountains C. Rift valleys D. Volcano
17. Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who proposed a theory about the history of the landmasses of the world.
Which of the following theories did Wegener propose?
A. Continental Drift Theory C. Plate Tectonics
B. Continental Shift Theory D. Seafloor Spreading Theory
18.. Which of the following is the main concept proposed by the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
A. Magma forms convection cells in the mantle.
B. Continents move through unmoving oceans.
C. The lithosphere of the earth is divided into segments.
D. Magma coming out from ocean ridges forms new seafloor.
19. What is the behavior of magma in convection currents?
A. Hotter magma materials rise up while cooler magma sinks down
B. Cooler magma rises up while hotter magma materials sink down
C. Magma currents rotate inside the outer core of the Earth
D. The movement of magma in the mantle is heats up the Earth’s core
20. What layer of the earth serves as a heat source that initiates the formation of convection currents?
A. core B. lithosphere C. crust D. mantle
21. Which of the following sequence correctly illustrates the progression of theories explaining why tectonic plates
move?
A. Seafloor Spreading → Continental Drift → Convection Currents → Earth’s Interior Layers → Plate Tectonics
B. Continental Drift → Seafloor Spreading → Convection Currents → Earth’s Interior Layer → Plate Tectonics
C. Convection Currents → Earth’s Interior Layers → Continental Drift → Seafloor Spreading → Plate Tectonics
D. Earth’s Interior Layers → Convection Currents → Seafloor Spreading → Continental Drift → Plate Tectonics
22. Which of the following is a mechanical layer of the Earth?
A. Core B. Crust C. Lithosphere D. Mantle
23. What is the name of the singular landmass that once existed some 250 million years ago?
A. Eurasia B. Gondwanaland C. Laurasia D. Pangaea
24. Who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading?
I. Alfred Wegener
II. Harry Hess
III. Robert Dietz
A. I only B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II and III
25. Why was the theory of continental drift not accepted by scientists despite of numerous evidences that support
it?
A. It was not able to provide an explanation why the continents move.
B. The theory required advanced concepts inaccessible during the time.
C. The scientist who proposed the theory did not have a good reputation.
D. A majority of the presented evidence were found out to be fabrications.
26. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
A. Hot spot B. Rift valley C. Ocean ridge D. Volcanic arc
27. What is the type of plate boundary where two plates move together, causing one of the slabs of lithosphere to
descend into the mantle beneath an overriding plate?
A. Transform fault
B. Oceanic-oceanic convergent
C. Oceanic-continental convergent
D. Continental-continental convergent
28. What geologic features / events are present in a convergent plate boundary?
A. Hot spots
B. Earthquakes
C. Rift valleys, oceanic ridges and earthquakes
D. Mountains, volcanoes, trenches, earthquakes
29. What geologic features / events are present in a divergent plate boundary?
A. Hot spots
B. Earthquakes
C. Rift valleys, oceanic ridges and earthquakes
D. Mountains, volcanoes, trenches, earthquakes
30. Which of the following countries is NOT part of the Eurasian plate?
A. Australia B. Indonesia C. Philippines D. Malaysia
31. Which major tectonic plate is located directly above the Scotia plate on the map?
A. African plate C. North American plate
B. Eurasian plate D. South American plate
32. Which location experiences less earthquakes?
A. countries near tectonic plate boundaries
B. areas sitting on the plate boundaries
C. on the center of a tectonic plate
D. on the edges of tectonic plates
33. Australia does not have a single volcano that is active for thousands of years. What could be the reason for this?

A. the size of its landmass

B. its location within the tectonic plate
C. the frequency of earthquakes in the country
D. its lithosphere composition is different from others
34. The Ring of Fire is an area located at the edges of an ocean. There are a lot of volcanoes and earthquakes in this
area. Which tectonic plate do most of these edges belong to?
A. Arabian plate C. African plate
B. Pacific plate D. South American plate
35. Why is the asthenosphere important in the context of the theory of plate tectonics?
A. Asthenosphere heats up the mantle and the core.
B. This layer prevents the lithosphere from moving too fast.
C. The asthenosphere prevents the lithosphere from melting.
D. Fluid-like nature of this layer enables lithospheric plates to move.