Republic of the Philippines
Schools Division of Surigao Del Norte
GIGAQUIT NATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOME INDUSTRIES
Gigaquit, Surigao Del Norte
1st Quarter SUMMATIVE TEST
SCIENCE 10
S.Y. 2021-2022
Name: _________________________________
Date: ______________________
Grade & Section: ________________________
Score: _____________________
Directions: Write the letter of your choice on the space provided before the number.
Deadline of Submission: November 19, 2021.
__1. The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.
A. asthenosphere
B. continents
C. core
D. lithosphere
__2. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
A. Continental Drift
B. Plate Tectonics
C. Seafloor Spreading
D. Titanic Theory
__3. What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?
A. fault
B. fissure
C. fracture
D. plate
__4. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A. crust
B. inner core
C. mantle
D. outer core
__5. Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine Plate toward the Eurasian
Plate?
A. Cocos Plate
B. Indo-Australian Plate
C. Nazca Plate
D. Pacific Plate
__6. The boundary between two plates moving toward each other is called a _________.
A. divergent boundary B. transform boundary
C. lithosphere
D. convergent boundary
__7. The East African Rift is an example of a _____________.
A. mid-ocean ridge
B. convergent boundary
C. rift valley
D. transform boundary
__8. Plates move apart at __________ boundaries.
A. convergent
B. stable
C. divergent
D. transform
__9. Seafloor spreading is located at _________________________.
A. transform plate boundary
B. convergent plate boundary
C. divergent plate boundary
D. Indian plate
__10. Plates slide past each other at ________________.
A. subduction zone
B. divergent boundary C. convection current
D. transform fault
boundary
__11. It is otherwise known as an underwater mountain.
A. oceanic ridge
B. trench
C. hill
D. volcanic island
__12. It is the point where two plates meet or collide while converging.
A. collision zone
B. sinking point
C. subduction zone D. meeting point
__13. The word used to refer to the shaking of the ground due to any activity in the lithosphere.
A. intensity
B. earthquake
C. volcanism
D. wave
__14. It is a landform produced when two continental plates converge.
A. volcano
B. fault
C. mountain
D. volcanic island
__15. It is a chain of volcanoes developed parallel to a trench or a crack under the ocean.
A. mountain range
C. volcanic island arc
B. volcanoes
D. mountainous
__16. The region in which one plate moves under another is ____________.
A. rift valley
B. subduction zone
C. magma chamber D. vent
__17. The plastic-like upper portion of the mantle is called
A. the magma
B. the core
C. the lithosphere
D. the asthenosphere
__18. It is a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance.
A. volume
B. temperature
C. density
D. mass
__19. The motion of gas or liquid caused by differences in temperature is a _________.
A. tectonic movement
B. plate tectonic
C. convection current
D. magma chamber
__20. What is the source of heat in a mantle convection current?
A. the Sun
B. the crust
C. the core
D. the moon
__ 21. He is a German Scientist who hypothesized in 1912 that continents were once a giant landmass called
Pangaea.
A. Harry Hammond Hess B. Robert Dietz
C. Alfred Lothar Wegener
D. Charles Darwin
__22. What discovery provided strong support for Continental Drift Theory?
A. Geology
B. Fossil evidence
C. Electromagnetism
D. Paleomagnetism
__23. What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?
A. Pangaea
B. Panthalassa
C. Asia
D. Eurasia
__24. If Australia is moving about 2cm/ year and was drifted from the ridge by 1000km, how long ago was it
when Australia was near the ridge?
A. 50 million years
B. 10 million years
C. 500 million years
D. cannot be predicted
___25. What are the evidences do scientists use to support the Continental Drift Theory?
A. rocks, fossils, air
B. rocks, water, ice
C. rocks, fossils, climate
D. rocks, fossils, human beings
___ 26. How do you describe the locations of earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges, and moving plates in the
Pacific Ring of Fire? They are _____.
A. all over the place
B. concentrated in one area
C. located in the same location
D. strategically plotted in clusters
__27. Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
A. to identify what crop must be stored
B. to identify when to evacuate
C. to locate where to stay best
D. to perform necessary precautions
__28. Plate Tectonic Theory states that continents have moved ________ to their current location.
A. vertically
B. horizontally
C. quickly
D. slowly
__29. The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at the __________.
A. divergent boundary B. convergent boundary
C. hot spot
D. transform boundary
__ 30. When magma in the earth’s mantle develops a great pressure, the ground above it is pushed upward. If
this happens in the middle of an ocean, what landform is produced?
A. mountain
B. volcanic island
C. volcano
D. continent
__31. A rift valley is formed simultaneously with which of the following type of plate boundary?
A. Convergent plate boundary
B. Divergent plate boundary
C. Transform fault plate boundary
D. Both convergent and divergent plate boundary
__ 32. Scientists believe that the motion of tectonic plates is caused by ______________.
A. pressure in Earth’s crust
B. conveyor belts
C. convection currents
D. heat in the Earth’s core
__33. A convection current is caused by differences in temperature resulting to variation in ___________.
A. air pressure
B. color
C. density
D. mass
__34. The idea that Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into separate plates that float on the mantle is the theory of
__________.
A. continental drift
B. seafloor spreading
C. tectonic movement
D. plate tectonics
__35. Peer scientists reviewing Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion
because____________.
A. his evidence was too few to make a valid conclusion.
B. he did not explain how continents move and what moves them.
C. his evidence was not clear in showing how continents were joined.
D. he lied by including false evidence.
__36. Which is NOT TRUE about the location of the epicenter of earthquakes?
A. Some are located along the edges of the continents.
B. Some are located in mid-continents.
C. Some are located in North Asia.
D. Some are located in oceans
__37. Base on the current position of the continents, South America is moving away from Africa in what
direction?
A. West
B. East
C. North
D. South
__38. Which of the following happens when plates diverge or move away from each other?
A. The crust is destroyed.
B. New crust is produced because magma rises, then cools off and turns into solid.
C. Earth’s size changes because mountains are added on the earth’s surface.
D. The mantle rises.__39 If there are MORE mid-ocean ridges than subduction zones, what happens
to the ocean?
A. It gets larger.
B. It sinks.
C. It gets smaller.
D. Nothing will change.
__40. Why was Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory not accepted immediately by the people during his
time?
A. He cannot explain what causes the continents to drift.
B. He explains that South America and Africa fit together like a puzzle.
C. He described that the rocks and mountains at the edges of the continents were similar.
D. He explains that fossils of ancient plants such as "Glossopteris" can be found in almost all
continents.
__41. If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing for you to _____.
A. call home
B. duck near a wall
C. get under the strongest table, chair, or other pieces of furniture
D. lie flat on the floor and cover your head with your hands
__42. Which statement does best describe the location of the majority of earthquake epicenters relative to the
location of volcanoes around the world?
A. They are far adjacent.
B. They are always 3 kilometers away from each other.
C. They are situated at the same location.
D. They are not necessarily relevant.
__43. At the convergent plate boundary, _______________.
A. new crust is created
B. the crust separates
C. the older crust is recycled by subduction
D. plates side past one another
__44. Most transform fault boundaries are found in the oceans; a few are on the continents. An example of this
type is the San Andreas Fault located in
A. Marikina, Philippines
B. California, USA
C. Japan
D. Saudi Arabia
__45. If you are a cartographer, what would give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
A. ocean depth
C. position of the South Pole
B. shape of the continents
D. size of the Atlantic Ocean
__46. How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters, and volcanoes?
A. Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are
also situated.
B. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/or earthquake
epicenters are also situated.
C. Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters
are situated.
D. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.
__47. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?
A. condensation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. radiation
__48. Which one among the continental drift pieces of evidence mainly proves that the Cape Mountains of South
America and Africa line up perfectly before?
A. There's an equal amount of coal deposits in each continent and fossils.
B. The evidence from the rock layers in different continents exactly matched.
C. The remains of the ancient plant called Glossopteris can be found on both continents.
D. The climate of the two continents is almost the same and with the same ancient organisms.
__49. How do the plates move when we feel that the ground is shaking?
A. toward each other
B. away from each other
C. slide past each other
D. all of the above
__50. What information can be derived about Antarctica having fossils of ancient plants and animals?
A. Antarctica drifted to the Southern hemisphere because of the melting of glaciers that traps the
plants and animals.
B. Antarctica has a very nice climate that caused these organisms to migrate and stay.
C. It has a tropical climate today that provides a good environment for complex life forms.
D. Antarctica had once located near the equator.
Prepared by:
CAITLIN ANDREA M. PERRAL
Subject Teacher
1st Quarter SUMMATIVE TEST
SCIENCE 10
S.Y. 2021-2022
ANSWERS KEY
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