QUIZ BEE

The outer most layer of the Earth is the

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CRUST
What type of boundary is
formed when the two plates
move toward each other?
CONVERGENT BOUNDARY
Alfred Wegener is a German scientist who hypothesized
that the Earth was once made up a single large
landmass called Pangaea. Which of the following
theories did Wegener propose?
a.Continental drift Theory c. Continental shift
Theory
b. Plates Tectonics d. Seafloor Spreading
Theory
A
During the 1960’s scientist were already equipped with gadgets
needed to explore the deep ocean. What discovery about the
ocean floor is associated with the seafloor spreading?

A. Mountains are denser than the mantle

B. The rotational poles of the Earth have migrated.
C. The crust of the continents is denser than the crust of the
ocean.
D. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of
the crust of the continents
B
What geologic feature
may occur/formed in the
divergence of plates ?
 Rift valleys or
mid-ocean ridge
Who were the two scientists who
proposed the theory of seafloor spreading
in the early 1960s?
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton

b. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz

c. John Butler and Arthur Smite

d. F. Vine and D. Mathews

B
Crustal plate A is moving away from the crustal
plate B. What is the expected average rate of
change in position between A and B?
a. A few millimeters per century

b. A few centimeters per year

c. A few millimeters per day

d. A few meters per month

B
In the convergence of two oceanic
plates a large amount of water may
be displaced. What could be formed
at the surface of the sea?
TSUNAMI
 What led to the formation of the tall mountains in
the world?
a. the gravitational force between the ocean and the
moon
b. the gravitational force between the surface of the
land and the moon
c. the subduction process and collision of two
continental plates.
d. the characteristics of the particular place.
C
Miners dig into the earth in search
for precious rocks and minerals. In
which layer is the deepest
exploration made by miners?
a.Crust c. Inner core
b. mantle d. outer core
B
If you are a cartographer, what will give you
an idea that the continents were once
joined?
a. Shape of the ocean

b. Ocean depth

c. Shape of the continents

d. Size of the Atlantic ocean
C
Right in the middle of an
island, you can find a rift
valley. What type of plate
boundary exist on that island.
DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the
continental crust at the subduction zone?
a.The oceanic crust has a greater density.

b.The oceanic crust is pulled downward by

Earth’s magnetic field.
c. The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge.

d.The continental crust has a denser

composition.
A
If the Atlantic ocean is widening at rate
of 3cm per year, how far in kilometers
will it spread in a million years?
a.3km
b.30 km
c. 300km
d.3000km
C
. What is the frequency range of EM radiation
if the wavelength is 2.5 x1014hz and the speed
is 5.5 x10 24 ?
a. 1.38 x1039 m
b. 2.2 x 1039 m

c. 1.38 x1011 m
d. 2.2 x 1010 m
D
 In a hot spot, Volcano A is on top of the mantle plume, Volcano
B is 10km farther from A while Volcano C is the farthest. What
can u infer about the ages of the volcanoes?

a. Volcano A is older than C c. Volcano B is the

youngest
b. Volcano B is the oldest d. Volcano B is younger than C
D
 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. Linear sea b. Oceanic ridge c. Rift valley
d. Trench
D
If you visit a place in the Pacific known to
be along converging plates, which of
these should you NOT expect to see?
a. Active volcanoes
b. Mountain ranges
c. Rift valley
d. Volcanic islands
C
 How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust,
mantle and core?
a. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than
the crust.
b. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.

c. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than
the crust
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
A
Below are the application of
electromagnetic waves except one.
a. Satellite communication

b. Gear of the car

c. Texting

d. Tv broadcasting
B
 What electromagnetic wave is sometimes
called heat rays?
a. Gamma rays
b. Radio waves
c. Infrared
d. Visible lights
C
 He demonstrated the magnetic effect based on
the direction of current.
a. Ampere

b. Faraday

c. Maxwell

d. Oersted
D
 In the visible spectrum, which color has the
longest wavelength?
a. Blue

b. Green

c. Red

d. Violet
C
 As a new seafloor is formed at the mid ocean
ridge, the old seafloor farthest from the ridge is
destroyed. Which of the stated processes
describes how the oceanic crust plunges into
the Earth and destroyed at the mantle?
a. Subduction
b. Convection
c. Construction
d. Diversion
A