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Assessment - 1 in SCIENCE 10 - Modular Learning

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Oslob National High School

Oslob, Cebu

Assessment -1 in SCIENCE 10 -Modular Learning


SY 2020-2021
Name: __________________________________________ Year & Section _____________ Date__________
I. Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer and write the letter of your answer in a separate
sheet of paper. ( R x 1= 20).
1. What makes up the lithosphere?
a. continental crust c. oceanic and continental crust
b. crust and upper mantle d. upper mantle
2. What is the outermost layer of the earth?
a. crust b. inner core c. mantle d. outer core
3. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
a. Continental Drift c. Seafloor Spreading
b. Plate Tectonics d. Titanic Theory
4. A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
A. mountain arc b. mountain range c. mountainous d . mountain chain
5. What do we call the moving broken part of the crust?
a. fault b. fissure c. fracture d. plate
7. How many tectonic plates do scientists categorize as major plates?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 7
8. Which of the following is NOT a result of plate tectonics?
a. earthquake b. fault lines c. landslides d. mountains
9. Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine plate towards the Eurasian Plate?
A. Cocos Plate b. Indo-Australian Plate c. Nazca Plate d. Pacific Plate
10. Which of these phrases is FALSE about lithospheric plates?
a. have the same thickness everywhere. c. thickest in the mountain regions
b. include the crust and the upper mantle d. vary in thickness
11. Where are most volcanoes located?
a. along fault lines c. near mountain ranges
b. concentrated on continental edges d. under the oceanic crust
12. How do you describe the locations of earthquake epicenters, mountain ranges and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of
Fire? a. all over the place c. located in the same location
b. concentrated in one area d. strategically plotted in clusters
13. It is the location on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
a. center b. direct center c. epic center d. epicenter
14. Which statement about the Earth’s crust is Correct?
a. Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight. C. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
b. Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust. D. Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.
15. Which ocean has a ring of volcanoes around it?
a. Artic b. Atlantic c. Indian d. Pacific
16. What do you think is the basis of scientists in dividing the Earth’s lithosphere into several plates?
a. brightness of stars and formation of constellations.
b. a cycle of high and low tides during full moon.
c. the occurrence of earthquake, volcanism, and mountain formation.
d. the uneven distribution of heat in the globe.
17. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters and volcanoes on the earth?
A. Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are situated.
b. Mountain ranges are found only in places where earthquake epicenters are also situated.
c. Mountain ranges are found in places between where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are also situated.
d. Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and/ or earthquake epicenters are also situated.
18. How are tsunamis created?
a. Differences in temperature cause hot seawater to rise.
b. The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to rise.
c. A submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced.
d. Topography underwater causes disturbances in the ocean’s current.
19. All of these are wise practices during an earthquake, EXCEPT____.
a. cover your head c. park your car
b. duck under the table d. run to a tall tree
20. Why is it important to be aware of places prone to earthquakes?
a. to identify what crop must be stored c. to locate where to the next quake will occur.
b. to identify what relief goods to be prepared d. to perform necessary precautions.

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