Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What do you call the major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
A. Atlantic Ring of Fire
B. Bermuda Triangle
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Pacific Ring of Fire
2. Which of the following countries will most likely experience earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. Philippines
D. All are correct.
3. How will you relate the distribution of earthquake epicenters with the distribution of active volcanoes
around the world?
A. Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are situated separately.
B. Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are situated in between.
C. Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are both situated at the same plates.
D. Earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are both situated at the same locations.
4. How will you compare the location of the earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes, and mountain
ranges of the world?
A. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges are situated separately.
B. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges are situated at the same locations.
C. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges are situated at the same tectonic plates.
D. Earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are located in Asia while mountain ranges are in
Antarctica.
5. As a student, how will you contribute to the school efforts in reducing the damage caused by an
earthquake?
A. Participate actively in the earthquake drills conducted by the school.
B. Prepare a first aid kit and other important documents.
C. Familiarize yourself with the evacuation plans and routes.
D. All of the above.
6. The Ring of Fire, also referred to as the path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
and frequent earthquakes.
a. Circum-Pacific belt
b. International Risk System
c. Mid-Atlantic ridge system
d. Prime meridian
7. Are the presence and locations of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters related to plate
tectonics? Why do you think so?
a. Yes, the presence of earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are related to plate tectonics
because they lie in the same locations where plate margins meet.
b. No, the location of earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are not related to plate tectonics.
c. Yes, both earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are related because they are both riskers of life.
d. No, the presence of earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are not related to plate tectonics
because they lie in the same locations.
8. How will you relate the locations of earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes, and major mountain
belts?
a. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges lie in the same place.
b. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges are situated separately.
c. Earthquake epicenters, volcanoes, and mountain ranges are situated at the same tectonic plates.
d. Earthquake epicenters and active volcanoes are located in Asia while mountain ranges are in
Antarctica.
9. Why do you think earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes and major mountain belts lie in the same
locations?
a. Because they are not related to each other.
b. Because this results in the damage of infrastructures and can cause loss of human lives.
c. Because most of the active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts are found in
the middle of the oceans.
d. Because they are located mostly at the edges of plate margins where plates collide, diverge, and slide
past against each other forming geological features and events.
10. A hazard is any agent that can cause harm, or damage to humans, property or the environment.
Which of the following should NOT be done during an earthquake?
a. Run as fast as you can.
b. Do not use elevators.
c. Duck, cover, and hold.
d. Stay away from glass windows, shelves, cabinets, and other heavy objects.
11. All of the following are major lithospheric plates except _________.
A. African plate
B. North American Plate
C. Pacific plate
D. Philippine plate
12. The image below shows the movement of the different major lithospheric plates. Which of the
following plates shows convergent plate boundary?
A. between plates B and D
B. between plates G and I
C. between plates I and L
D. between plates J and L
13. Using the diagram in question # 2, what type of plate boundary is between the plates G and I?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. either convergent or divergent
D. transform plate boundary
14. Pacific plate and North-American plate move in conservative way. What possible geologic structure
is formed between the said plates?
A. fault
B. mountain range
C. trench
D. volcano
15. If a plate moves in destructive way like the movement of Eurasian and Indo-Australian plate, what
type of plate boundary happens between the plates?
A. convergent boundary
B. divergent boundary
C. either convergent or divergent boundary
D. transform boundary
16. Which of the following is believed to be the cause of plate movements?
A. the Earth’s rotation.
B. convection in the mantle.
C. the gravitational pull of the Earth.
D. the revolution of the Earth around the sun.
17. What kind of plate boundary is shown on the figure?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. conservative plate boundary
C. divergent plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
18. Which of the following is also known as constructive plate boundary?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
19. Which causes subduction?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. constructive plate boundary
C. divergent plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
20. If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3cm per year, what type of plate boundary is happening
at Atlantic Ocean?
A. continental-continental convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. oceanic-continental plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
21. Which of the following shows two plate boundaries that rub past each other in opposite direction?
A. convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. transform plate boundary
D. trench
22. The image shows convergent boundary that causes subduction. Which of the two plates subduct and
why?
A. Continental plate subducts because it is denser.
B. Continental plate subducts because it is less dense.
C. Oceanic plate subducts because it is less dense.
D. Oceanic plate subducts because it is denser.
23. What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?
A. continental-continental convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
24. Which of the following is the reason why divergent plate boundary happens?
A. Due to the subduction of oceanic plate.
B. Due to the movement of magma upward.
C. Due to the subduction of continental plate.
D. Due to the formation of trench underneath the ocean.
25. The West Valley fault that traverses some cities in Metro Manila including Pasig City causes
earthquake. Which of the following causes the formation of fault?
A. continental- continental Convergent plate boundary
B. divergent plate boundary
C. oceanic-continental plate boundary
D. transform plate boundary
26. Using the illustration below, which of the following plates shows divergent plate boundary?
A. between plates B and D
B. between plates G and I
C. between plates J and L
D. between plates L and N
27. Which of the following plates show convergent plate boundary?
A. African plate and Australian plate
B. Eurasian plate and Philippine plate
C. North American plate and Nazca plate
D. Pacific plate and Antarctic plate
28. Which of the following is correctly match?
A. Convergent boundary: African plate and Antarctic plate
B. Convergent boundary: Eurasian plate and North American plate
C. Divergent boundary: South American plate and African plate
D. Transform boundary: Nazca plate and South American plate
29. Convergent boundary happens between Eurasian plate and Indian plate. How are these plates
moving?
A. slide past with each other
B. moving away with each other
C. moving toward with each other
D. either move away or move toward with each other
30. If North American plate and Pacific plate are in transform plate boundary, what possible
deformation will happen?
A. formation of fault
B. formation of trench
C. formation of volcanic arc
D. formation of mountain range
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