Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
Schools Division Office I Pangasinan
District of Urbiztondo
BAYAOAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL

NAT REVIEWER IN SCIENCE 10

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. It has a gigantic cleft about 32-48 km long and 1.6km deep.
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Mid-Atlantic Ocean c. Red Sea d. Pacific Ocean
2. Created from African plate and Arabian plate as they moved away from each other.
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Mid-Atlantic Ocean c. Red Sea d. Pacific Ocean
3. This where new seafloor originates.
a. Subduction zone b. Mid-Ocean Ridge c. Mantle d. Core
4. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this
movement?
a. Gravitational force of the moon
b. Magnetic force at the poles
c. Convection current in the mantle
d. The force of the atmosphere
5. The name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consist all the present continents?
a. Eurasia b. Laurasia c. Pangaea d. Gondwanaland
6. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust because
it is
a. denser than continental crust c. . thicker than the continental crust
b. less dense than the continental crust d. thinner than the continental crust
7. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along the converging plates, which of these should you not
expect to see?
a. active volcanoes b. mountain ranges c. rift valleys d. volcanic islands
8. Which of the following element is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust?
a. Hydrogen b. Oxygen c. Iron d. Silicon
9. Which of the following statements about crustal plates is false?
a. have the same thickness everywhere c. thickest in the mountain regions
b. includes oceanic and continental d. vary in thickness
10. Which of the following theory did Wegener propose?
a. Continental Drift Theory b. Continental Shift Theory
c. Seafloor Spreading Theory d. Plate Tectonic Theory
11. Crustal Plate A is moving away from Crustal Plate B. What is the expected average rate of change is
position between A & B?
a. few centimeters per year c. few centimeters per century
b. few centimeters per month d. few millimeters per day
12. As a new sea floor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the old sea floor farthest from the ridge was
destroyed. Which of the stated processes describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed at the
mantle?
a. Convection b. Construction c. Diversion d. Subduction
13. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft weak and plastic layer known as
a. Asthenosphere b. Atmosphere c. Lithosphere d. mantle
14. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
a. relatively young rocks b. reverse fault c. thick accumulation of sediments
15. Convergence of two Oceanic Plates will give rise to the geologic processes/events, except
a. subduction process b. mountain ranges c. trench d. volcanoes
16. With the convergence of two Continental Plates will give rise to the geologic processes/events, which of the
following is correct
a. subduction process b. mountain ranges c. trench d. valley
17. The ray of light approaching the mirror represented by an arrow approaching an optical element like
mirrors.
a. Incident ray b. normal line c. reflected ray d. refracted ray
18. The ray of light which leaves the mirror and is represented by an arrow pointing away from the mirror.
a. Incident ray b. normal line c. reflected ray d. refracted ray
19. An imaginary line that can draw perpendicular to the surface of the mirror at the point of incidence where
the ray strikes the mirror.
a. Incident ray b. normal line c. reflected ray d. refracted ray
20. The angle between the incident ray and normal line is known as the angle of ___________.
a. Incidence b. normal c. reflected d. refracted
21. The angle between the reflected ray and normal is known as the angle of ___________.
a. Incidence b. normal c. reflected d. refracted
22. X-rays are sometimes called ______________.
a. Gamma rays b. Roen Rays c. Roentgen Rays d. V-rays
23. The sequence of colors of visible light from longest to shortest may be remembered by the acronym of
a. ROYGBIV b. ROYGVIB c. ROYGYVIB d. ROYGBYIV
24. Serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system.
a. CNS b. gland c. organ d. PNS
25. Basic unit of nervous system. A. atom b. cell c. molecule d. neuron
26. It carries impulses towards the cell body.
a. Axon b. hormone c. dendrites d. nucleus
27. Regulates body metabolism.
a. adrenaline b. calcitonin c. insulin d. thyroxin
 28. Control maturation and male characteristics.
a. Adrenaline b. calcitonin c. progesterone d. testosterone
29. Carries sperm from testis to urethra.
a. Penis b. prostate gland c. scrotum d. vas deferens
30. Monthly period that takes place in the female reproductive system.
a. Circumcision b. giving birth c. maternity d. menstruation
31. A chemical substance produced in a body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells and organs.
a. Axon b. hormone c. dendrites d. nucleus
32. It controls the posture, balance and coordination.
a. Brain b. cerebellum c. cerebrum d. medulla
33. Process of making copies of DNA.
a. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
34. A process where the sequence of nucleotides in DNA directs the order of nucleotides in messenger RNA.
a. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
35. Set of three nucleotides in the mRNA.
a. Codon b. gene c. helicase d. protein
36. Any change in the DNA sequence.
a. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
37. Genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
a. Cri du chat b. Down syndrome c. Edwards syndrome d. Turner’s
38. Where most fossils are found.
a. Igneous b. lava c. metamorphic d. sedimentary
39. Gas law that has constant temperature.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
40. It is the universal constant.
a. 0.0821 b. 0.0822 c. 0.0823 d. 0.0824
41. A law where volume is always constant
a. Boyle’s law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. Gay-Lussac’s
42. Law that has universal constant.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
43. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is directly proportional to temp.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
44. What is the pressure of a gas in mmHg if there is 2 atm.
a. 760 b. 762 c.1520 d. 1522
45. How chemical equation is balanced?
a. Changing subscripts b. erasing elements c. adding coefficients
46. During chemical reaction
a. Atoms are destroyed c. elements are destroyed
b. Atoms are rearranged d. new elements are produced
47. Law that explains the mechanism of gas compressor.
b. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
48. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is directly proportional to temp.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
49. How chemical equation is balanced?
a. adding coefficients b. Changing subscripts
c. erasing elements d. c. writing formula
50. In STP or Standard Temperature and Pressure, temperature is
a. 80C b. 270C c. 1000C d. 273K

51. Convergence of two Oceanic Plates will give rise to the geologic processes/events, except
a. mountain ranges b. subduction process c. trench d. volcanoes
52. Created from African plate and Arabian plate as they moved away from each other.
b. Atlantic Ocean b. Mid-Atlantic Ocean c. Red Sea d. Pacific Ocean
53. This where new seafloor originates.
b. Coreb. Mantle c. Mid-Ocean Ridge d. Subduction zone
54. Deals with the study of Earth
A. biology
B. geology
C. paleontology
d. zoology
55. The name of the Mesozoic supercontinent that consist all the present continents?
a. Eurasia b. Gondwanaland c. Laurasia d. Pangaea
56. The movement of plates
a. plate b. plate tectonics c. . tectonics d. subduction
57. Young rocks are found at the
a. active volcanoes b. mountain ranges c. ridge d. rift valleys
58. Which of the following element is the most abundant in the Earth’s crust?
a. Hydrogen b. Iron c. Oxygen d. Silicon
59. Which of the following statements about crustal plates is false?
a. have the same thickness everywhere c. thickest in the mountain regions
b. includes oceanic and continental d. vary in thickness
60. Which of the following theory did Wegener propose?
a. Continental Drift Theory b. Continental Shift Theory
c. Seafloor Spreading Theory d. Plate Tectonic Theory
61. . Crustal Plate A is moving away from Crustal Plate B. What is the expected average rate of change is
position between A & B?
a. few centimeters per year c. few centimeters per century
b. few centimeters per month d. few millimeters per day
 62. As a new sea floor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the old sea floor farthest from the ridge was
destroyed. Which of the stated processes describes how the oceanic crust plunges into the Earth and destroyed at the
mantle?
a. Convection b. Construction c. Diversion d. Subduction
63. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft weak and plastic layer known as
a. Asthenosphere b. Atmosphere c. Lithosphere d. mantle
64. What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?
a. relatively young rocks b. reverse fault c. thick accumulation of sediments
65. It has a gigantic cleft about 32-48 km long and 1.6km deep.
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Mid-Atlantic Ocean c. Pacific Ocean d. Red Sea
66. With the convergence of two Continental Plates will give rise to the geologic processes/events, which of the
following is correct
a. mountain ranges b. subduction process c. trench d. valley
67. Divergent boundary between continental plates will give the following effects, except;
a. mountain ranges b. numerous normal faults c. rift valley formation d. shallow earthquake
68. An area in the mantle from which hot materials rises as a thermal plume
a. hot spot b. lava c. magma d. volcanoes
69. Continent having the least number of population.
a. Africa b. Antarctica c. Asia d. Australia
70. oceans that widens as a result of fast seafloor spreading than subduction.
a. Atlantic ocean b. Lingayen Gulf c.Pacific Ocean d. Mediterrenean Sea
71. The total volume of mantle to Earth.
a. 20% b. 40% c. 60% d. 80%
72. Area where the bending of P & S waves happened
a. comfort zone b. friend zone c. shadow zone d. subduction zone
73. Boundary between crust and mantle
a. ahzine b. kheteghan c. gutenburg d. moho
74. Boundary between mantle and core
a. ahzine b. kheteghan c. gutenburg d. moho
75. Thickness of outer core
a. 40km b. 1278km c. 2200km d. 2900km
76. Discoverer of Rayleigh wave
a. Hess b. Love c. Strutt d. Wegener
77. it is also called as shear wave
a. Love b. L-wave c. P-wave d. S-waves
78. Type of earthquake that produces highest energy
a. deep c. intermediate c. quake d. shallow
79. Break in a rock with no significant movement.
a. crack b. fault c. fracture d. hole
80. Energy radiates in all direction.
a. . L-wave b. P-wave c. Seismic d. S-waves
81. . If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3cm per year, how far in km will it spread in a million
years?
a. 3km b. 30km c. 300km d. 3000km
82. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that
facilitates this movement?
a. gravitational force at the moon c. convection current in the mantle
b. magnetic force at the poles d. the force of the atmosphere
83. Prepares the body for action and controls heart beat.

a. Adrenal b. ovaries c. pancreas d. parathyroid

84. Serves as the main processing center for the entire nervous system.
b. CNS b. gland c. organ d. PNS
85. Basic unit of nervous system. A. atom b. cell c. molecule d. neuron
86. It carries impulses away from the cell body.
a. Axon b. hormone c. dendrites d. nucleus
87. Regulates body metabolism.
b. adrenaline b. calcitonin c. insulin d. thyroxin
88. Control maturation and male characteristics.
b. Adrenaline b. calcitonin c. progesterone d. testosterone
89. Carries sperm from testis to urethra.
b. Penis b. prostate gland c. scrotum d. vas deferens
90. Serves as a site of egg implantation where fertilized egg develops.
a. Ovary b. oviduct c. uterus d. vagina
91. Provide liquid in which the sperm can swim
a. Penis b. gland c. scrotum d. vas deferens
92. Monthly period that takes place in the female reproductive system.
b. Circumcision b. giving birth c. maternity d. menstruation
93. A chemical substance produced in a body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells
and organs.
b. Axon b. hormone c. dendrites d. nucleus
94. It controls the posture, balance and coordination.
b. Brain b. cerebellum c. cerebrum d. medulla
95. Controls the calcium level in your body and normalizes bone growth.
a. Adrenal b. ovaries c. pancreas d. parathyroid
96. Compose of phosphate, deoxyribose and bases.
a. DNA b. mRNA c. RNA c. tRNA
97. Process of making copies of DNA.
b. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
98. An enzyme that breaks the bond in the nucleus to the manufacturing area. A. codon b. gene
c. helicase d. protein
99. RNA that brings information from the DNA in the nucleus to the protein manufacturing area.
A.mRNA b. RNA c. rRNA d. tRNA
100. RNA that holds protein tightly into the mRNA using its information to assemble the amino acids.
A. mRNA b. RNA c. rRNA d. tRNA
101. RNA that supplies amino acids to the ribosome to be assembled as protein. A. mRNA
b. RNA c. rRNA d. tRNA
102. A process where the sequence of nucleotides in DNA directs the order of nucleotides in messenger
RNA.
a. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
103. Set of three nucleotides in the mRNA.
a. Codon b. gene c. helicase d. protein
104. Any change in the DNA sequence.
a. Mutation b. transcription c. translation d. replication
105. Genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
a. Cri du chat b. Down syndrome c. Edwards syndrome d. Turner’s
106. Where most fossils are found.
a. Igneous b. lava c. metamorphic d. sedimentary
107. Remains of ancient living organisms.
a. Bones b. fossils c. generation d. genes
108. Type of fossil where the other have more organic material.
a. Compression b. depression c. impression d. translation
109. They ruled the earth during the Jurassic Period under Mesozoic Era.
a. Crinoids b. dinosaurs c. trilobites d. vascular plants
110. Used to tell the age of organic materials.
a. Evolution b. carbon dating c. impression d. theory
111. The variety of life forms in a particular ecosystem.
a. Biodiversity b. environment c. rural d. urban
112. Communities of organisms that live feed and interact with the environment.
A. . barangay b. city c. ecosystem d. habitat

113. Determine what will happen to the temperature of a confined gas as the pressure decreases.
a. The gas temperature decreases c. the gas temperature stay the same
b. The gas temperature increases d. there is no enough data
114. Jane can still pump air in the party balloon even though it is already inflated. What explains this
phenomenon?
a. Balloons look better if its size is bigger c. air inside the balloon is hot
b. Balloons are made up of plastic d. air molecules can be compressed
115. During chemical reaction
a. Atoms are destroyed c. elements are destroyed
b. Atoms are rearranged d. new elements are produced
116. Which example has particles that can be drawn closer to occupy smaller volume?
a. air inside syringe b. block of wood c. Fruit juice d. hot air balloon
117. Law that explains the mechanism of gas compressor.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
118. At constant pressure the volume of a gas is directly proportional to temp.
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. ideal gas
119. Which of the following samples is highly compressible at high pressure and expandable at high
temperature?
a. aluminum sheet b. ice c. Oxygen gas d. water
120. How chemical equation is balanced?
a. adding coefficients b. Changing subscripts
c. erasing elements d. c. writing formula
121. Which of the following is correct balanced reaction?
a. 2C3H8 + 10 O2 → 6CO2 + 8H2O c. C3H8 + O2 → 3CO2 + 2H2O
b. C3H8 + O2 → CO2 + H2O d. C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
122. What is most likely to happen when an aerosol can be heated?
a. The can eventually explode c. The can will stay the same
b. The can will deformed d. the can will tarnish
123. Gas law where volume is constant
a. Boyle’s Law b. Charles’ Law c. combined gas law d. Gay-Lussac’s
124. Gas law where temperature and pressure are constant.
a. Avogadro’s Law b. Boyle’s law c. Charles’ Law d. Ideal Gas Law
125. A gas law that has universal constant.
a. Avogadro’s Law b. Boyle’s law c. Charles’ Law d. Ideal Gas Law
126. In STP or Standard Temperature and Pressure, temperature is
a. 80C b. 270C c. 1000C d. 273K
127. What is the molar mass of H2O?
a. 3g/mol b. 10g/mol c. 16g/mol d. 18g/mol
128. 1 atm is equal to
a. 76 cmHg b. 760 mmHg c. 700 torr d. 800 psi
 MATCHING TYPE: Match the statement in column A to the terms in column B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Master gland a. 28 days
2. Involved in sexual reproduction b. adolescence
3. Number of days where ovary releases egg c. analogous
4. Largest brain d. cerebrum
5. Regulates blood sugar e. Cri du chat
6. Involves the onset of sexual maturity f. divergent evolution
7. 99% die during infancy g. Edward’s syndrome
8. Caused by a short arm of chromosome 5 h. homologous
9. Terminal 11q deletion i. Jacobsen syndrome
10. Female sexual characteristics are undeveloped j. Klinefelter’s
11. Men are sterile and tend to have longer arms k. limiting factor
12. Different functions but same origin l. pancreas
13. Similar function but different origin m. pituitary gland
14. Splitting of an ancestral population into two or n. puberty
More subpopulations that isolated from other o. reproductive system
15. Controls the growth of the population p. Turner’s syndrome

1. To produce
a.
2. The product is compound
b. coefficient
3. Reactant is compound
c. Decomposition reaction
4. Product produced are elements and
compound
d. →
5. Symbol of heat
e. Combination reaction
6. Two new elements are produced
f. diatomic
7. The number placed before the formula
g. Polyatomic ion
8. Resulting substance after chemical
reaction
h. Double replacement reaction
9. Elements with two atoms
i. product
10. substance with multiple elements but
only one ion
j. Single replacement reaction

Complete and balance the following equations:

1. NaOH + KNO3 →
2. K3N →
3. Fe + NaBr
+3 →
4. AlSO4 + Mg(OH)2 →
5. P4 + O2 → P2O5
6. Br2 + KI →
7. Cr + HCl →
8. Al + MnO2 →
9. P + Cl2 →
10. Cl2 + NaBr →

GAS LAWS FORMULA:

1. BOYLE’S LAW: V1P1=V2P2 (Constant T)

2. CHARLES’ LAW: V1/T1=V2/T2 (Constant P)
3. GAY-LUSSAC’S LAW: P1/T1=P /T2
2 (Constant V)
4. AVOGADRO’S LAW: V1n2=V2n1
5. COMBINED GAS LAW: V1P1T2= V2P2T1
6. IDEAL GAS LAW: PV=Nrt
R= 0.0821 L.atm/mol.K

Prepared by:

JOSSIE ALLEN A. PRADO, PhD.

SST-III