Department of Education

Region IV-B MIMAROPA

DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
FELIMON M. SALCEDO SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Salcedo, Bansud, Oriental Mindoro

SCIENCE 10
Quarter 1
Summative Test I

Name: _______________________________________________________ Score: ____________________

Section:__________________________

I. Directions: Relate each statement below to the choices inside the word bank. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answer on the spaces before each number.

A. Laurasia D. Magma G. Crust J. Convection Cell

B. Gondwanaland E. Spreading Boundary H. Mantle
C. Pangaea F. Convection Currents I. Plate Tectonic

_____1. Wegner’s large continent

_____2. The Earth layer where magma come from.
_____3. The northern continental group formed million years ago
_____4. The single continent million years ago made up of the southern continents
_____5. A theory stating that the Earth’s surface is composed of broken pieces
_____6. The first layer of the lithosphere
_____7. Melted material that rises from the mantle
_____8. Forces responsible for the movement of plates
_____9. Boundary found where plates are moving apart at mid-ocean ridges
_____10. The cyclic movement of molten rock in the mantle

These following items are not appropriate for module 1 and 3 (shall cover volcanoes and mountains only)
exclude questions related to earthquakes

II. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the spaces before each number.

_____1. Why is Philippines prone to experience earthquakes?

A. The Philippines is in tropical area. B. It is within the Pacific Ring of Fire.

_____2. They are the scientists who study earthquakes.

A. Seismographists B. Seismologists

_____3. Which of the seismic waves travels the fastest?

A. Instant Wave B. Primary Wave

_____4. Seismology comes from the Greek word “seismos” which means to _________.
A. Wave B. shake

_____5. It is considered to be the slowest wave as it travels on the surface of the Earth.
A. Body Wave B. Surface Wave
_____6. By determining the starting point, we can locate the epicenter of an earthquake. Which waves should we trace first?
A. First P wave and the first S wave B. Second P wave and the second S wave
_____7. If a Magnitude 7 earthquakes occur, what are its possible effects?
A. Find damages to few buildings B. Slight damages to specially designed structures

_____8. A measure of the amount of earth’s shaking that happens at a given location is ________.
A. Intensity B. Magnitude

_____9. What do you call a measure of the size of the seismic waves or the amount of energy released at the source of an
earthquake?
A. Intensity B. Magnitude

_____10. If you experience an earthquake, you must ______________.

A. Stay close to power lines B. Drop, cover and hold

III. Directions: Write YES if the statement is correct and NO if the statement is wrong.
Write your answer on the blank before each number.

__________1. A volcano is a type of mountain.

__________2. Volcanoes can be part of a mountain range.

__________3. Mt. Mayon is the tallest mountain in the Philippines.

__________4. Mountain ranges are formed from geological process.

__________5. Mountains and hills ranged in line and are connected in high ground.

__________6. Most mountains are formed by the movement of tectonic plates.

__________7. Some of the oldest rocks found on Earth are from ancient mountains.

__________8. The mountain summit refers to the top of a mountain.

__________9. Himalayas are a mountain range where the Mt. Everest, the highest peak can be found.

__________10. Andes is the longest mountain range on Earth.

______________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Name and Signature

1. C 1. B
2. H 2. B 1.
3. A 3. B 2.
4. B 4. B 3. X
5. I 5. B 4.
6. G
NOTE : FOR 2023-2024 USE THE QUESTIONS IN SUMMATIVE TEST 2 FOR SUMMATIVE TESTS 1,
BECAUSE IT’S MORE APPLICABLE AND FITS THE LESSON/ TOPIC.. JUST ADD THE MOUNTAIN
RELATED QUESTIONS BECAUSE MOUNTAIN -MODULE 2 SHALL BE USED AS 2 ND MODULE FOR
SMOOTHER FLOW.

2020-2021 – more applicable for 2022-2023 – summative test 1 0r 2

_____1. The oceanic crust usually subduct beneath the continental crust when they collide because oceanic crust
is _____________ than continental crust.
a. denser b. thicker c. less dense d. thinner

_____8. What makes up the Earth’s lithosphere?

a. Crust and upper mantle b. Crust and Mantle and Core c. Oceanic and Continental

_____11. The majority of the world’s active volcanoes and earthquakes take place along the ____.
a. Pacific Ring of Wave b. Pacific Ring of Firec. Pacific Ring of Death

_____12. Which theory suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing
earthquakes, mountains?
a. Big-Bang b. Plate Tectonic c. Seafloor Spreading d. Wegener’s theory

_____13. Tsunami is a Japanese word which means “harbour waves”. These are fast moving ocean waves which are
created by _____________________.
a. Landslide b. earthquake c. typhoon d. a and b

_____14. Basalt is a volcanic rock and it forms the oceanic crust, while __________ is a mineral that's a major
component of continental crust.
a. Silica b. Magnesium c. Oxides d. Granite
_____16. Scientists believe that there was once a supercontinent called ___________ that eventually broke up into
pieces, like a puzzle. These pieces drifted apart very slowly.
a. Pangaea b. Gondwanaland c. Laurasia d. Eurasia

_____17. Lithospheric plates float on top of the hotter and more fluid _________ which is the layer below the
lithosphere.
a. Magma b. asthenosphere c. mantle d. upper mantle

_____18. The lithosphere is broken into large pieces called ___________.

a. Continents b. tectonic plates c. fragments d. tectonics

_____20. Earthquakes are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a _______.
a. Fault b. break c. mark d. rift

______________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Name and Signature

Prepared By Noted By

JOANABEL M. DECHOSA DANILO S.

PEREZ
Subject Teacher Principal I