FIRST QUARTER REVIEW TEST

(GRADE 10-SCIENCE)
2023-2024

NAME:___________________________________GRADE &
SEC._______________SCORE:________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Direction: Write the letter of the best answer on the space before
the number.
1. Which of the following describes the location of earthquake epicenters, active
volcanoes and mountain ranges?
a. Most of the earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes and mountain ranges are
located on the edges of the continents.
b. Mountain ranges and volcanoes are found in places where earthquake
epicenters are also located.
c. They tend to be concentrated on narrow zones.
d. All of the above.
2. It is the point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
a. epicenter b. hypocenter c. hot spot d. fault
3. What device used to record earthquake waves?
a. Telegraph b. Seismograph c. Cardiograph d.
Radiograph
4. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which correct
sequence of events should you follow?
i. Determine the difference in the arrival time of the P and S waves recorded from
each of the seismological stations.
ii. Use the triangulation method to locate the epicenter.
iii. Obtain data from three different seismological stations.
iv. Determine the distance of the epicenter from the station.

a. i,iii,ii,iv b. iii,i,iv,ii c. iii,iv,i,ii d. iv,ii,i,iii

5. Which correctly describes the crust?

a. Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
b. Oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust.
c. Continental crust is made up of dense basalt rocks.
d. Oceanic crust is made up of less dense granite rocks.
6. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about subduction?
a. Subduction is the sinking or bending of the crust towards the mantle.
b. It occurs when two plates converge or collide.
c. Oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust.
d. Continental crust usually subducts beneath the oceanic crust.
7. Which is FALSE about the lithospheric plates?
a. have the same thickness everywhere
b. include the crust and the upper mantle
c. thickest in the mountain region
d. vary in thickness
8. Crustal Plate A is moving away from Crustal Plate B. What is the expected
average rate of the change in position between A and B?
 a. a few centimeters per year c. a few millimeters per year
b. a few meters per month d. a few millimeters per year

(For numbers 9-14, select what type of plate boundary is described.)

a. Divergent Plate Boundary b. Convergent Plate Boundary c. Transform-
Fault Boundary
9. Plates tend to move apart
10. Plates move toward each other
11. Plates grind or slide past each other
12. Geologic features/events present are mountains, volcanoes, trenches and
earthquakes
13. Geologic features/events present are rift valleys, oceanic trenches and
earthquakes
14. No geologic features formed, only the occurrence of earthquakes

15. The following are consequences of divergence of plates, EXCEPT:

a. Rift valley formation b. oceanic ridge formation c. earthquakes
d. trench formation
16. What geologic event is most likely to happen in a transform-fault boundary?
a. earthquake b. mountain formation c. rift valley formation d. volcanic eruption
17. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
a. hot spot b. ocean ridge c. rift valley d. volcanic arc
18. The formation of the Philippine archipelago resulted from the :
a. convergence of oceanic and continental plates
b. convergence of oceanic plates
c. convergence of continental plates
d. divergence of plates
19. Underwater earthquakes during the convergence of oceanic plates may
result to a series of ocean waves known as:
a. tidal wave b. tsunami c. ocean ridge d. upwelling
20. It is an area in the mantle from which hot materials rise as a thermal
plume. This results in the chain of volcanoes, such as Hawaiian Islands.
a. hot spot b. ocean ridge c. rift valley d. volcanic arc
21. In a hot spot, volcano A is on top of the mantle plume, volcano B is 10 km
farther from A while volcano C is the farthest. What can you 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
22. The energy, in the form of wave, which radiates in all direction from the
focus of an earthquake.
a. seismic wave c. convection current
b. light wave d. seafloor spreading
23. Miners dig into the Earth in search for the precious rocks and minerals. In
which layer is the deepest explorations made by miners?
a. crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core
24. It is a shear wave that can travel through solids and gases, but not in
liquids.
a. P wave b. S wave c. Love wave d. Rayleigh wave
25. A type of seismic wave with high frequency that can travel through the inner
layers of the earth.
a. Surface wave b. Body wave c. Love wave d. Rayleigh wave
26. Most of the shaking that we feel during an earthquake is due to this wave.
a. Surface wave b. Body wave c. Love wave d. Rayleigh wave
27. The following statements are correct about P-waves, EXCEPT?
a. It is faster than S-wave. c. It can travel through solids,
liquids, and gas.
b. It is a compressional/longitudinal wave. d. It is a shear wave.
28. P-waves are refracted and S-waves are absorbed by the Earth’s outer core.
Which of the following statements does this S-wave shadow zone indicate?
a. The inner core is liquid. c. The inner core is solid.
b. The outer core is solid. d. The outer core is liquid.

29. This wave moves the ground in a side to side horizontal motion (like a
snake) and causes the most damage to structures during an earthquake.
a. P-wave b. Love wave c. S-wave d. Rayleigh wave
30. The boundary between the crust and the mantle is known as
_____________________.
a. Asthenosphere c. Gutenberg Discontinuity
b. Mohorovicic Discontinuity d. Upper Mantle
31. Gutenberg Discontinuity is the _______________.
a. crust-mantle boundary c. mantle-core boundary
b. inner core-outer core boundary d. solid-liquid boundary
32. A soft, weak layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
a. Asthenosphere c. Gutenberg Discontinuity
b. Mohorovicic Discontinuity d. Upper Mantle

33. Which of the following statement is CORRECT regarding the composition of

the Earth’s interior?
a. Continental crust is made up of less dense basalt rocks.
b. Oceanic crust is made up of denser granite rocks.
c. The mantle is made up of silicate rocks.
d. All of the above.
34. The following statement describes the Earth’s core, EXCEPT:
a. It is the innermost layer of the Earth.
b. The outer core is made up of molten iron and nickel.
c. The inner core is solid due to pressure freezing.
d. There is a production of S-wave shadow zone on the inner core.
35. It is the thickest layer of the earth. It makes up 80% of the Earth’s total
volume and 68 % of its total mass.
a. crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core
36. How would 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.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
37. Who were the two scientists who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading
in the early 1960s?
a. Charles Darwin and James Hutton
b. F. Vine and D. Mathews
c. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz
d. John Butler and Arthur Smite
38. It is the place that serves as the origin of lithospheric movement or seafloor
spreading.
a. mid-ocean ridge b. subduction zone c. inner core d. outer core
39. The rate of seafloor spreading is 2 cm per year. How far (in km) will it spread
in a million of years? (use the formula: distance=rate x time)
a. 2 km c. 200 km
b. 20 km d. 2000 km
40. The following statement describes seafloor spreading, EXCEPT:
a. New seafloor is formed when hot, molten materials rise towards the surface of
the mid-ocean ridge.
b. The old seafloor farthest from the ridge is destroyed at the subduction zone.
c. The rate of formation of new seafloor is not always as fast as the destruction of
the old seafloor.
d. When seafloor spreading is greater than subduction, the ocean shrinks.
41. It happens when the North pole is transformed into South pole and the
South pole becomes the North pole. It is due to the change in the direction of flow
in the outer core.
a. magnetic reversal b. magnetic polarity c. convection current d.
magnetic field
42. The lithospheric plates are believed to be slowly moving. What is the driving
force that facilitates this movement?
a. gravitational force of the moon
b. magnetic force at the poles
c. convection current in the mantle
d. the force of the atmosphere
43. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about convection current?
a. Convection current is a continuous process that happens on the Earth’s
mantle?
b. Convection current is a process in which hot, less dense materials rises on the
upper mantle causing upward and sideward forces on the lithosphere.
c. Convection current causes the tectonic plates to push against each other, slide
past each other, and drift away from each other.
d. None of the above
44. The age of rocks and magnetic stripes in the ocean floor support the
_________________________.
a. Continental Drift Theory c. Theory of Evolution
b. Seafloor Spreading Theory d. all of the above
45. He is a German scientist who proposed the Continental drift theory.
a. Harry Hess b. Alfred Wegener c. Robert Dietz d. both
a and c
46. According to the Continental Drift Theory, that the Earth was once made
up of single large landmass called ______________.
a. Gondwanalandb. Laurasia c. Pangaea d. Permian
 47. Continental drift theory hypothesized that the single land mass broke into
two smaller supercontinents called ______________.
a. Gondwanalandb. Laurasia c. Pangaea d. both a and b
48. Evidences of the Continental drift theory are the fossilized leaves of an
extinct plant known as ___________.
a. Lystrosaurus b. Jurassic c. Mesosaurus d.
Glossopteris
49. Fossilized freshwater reptiles known as ________________ and
_____________________ are found in South America, Africa and Antarctica were
cited as evidence in the drifting of the continents.
a. Lystrosaurus b. Mesosaurus c. Glossopteris d. both
a and b
50. Folded cape mountains of _____________ and ______________ that line up
perfectly as if they were once a long mountain range support the Continental Drift
Theory.
a. South America and Africa c. Antarctica and Australia
b. North America and Eurasia d. North and South America

51. Which of the following is TRUE about the triangulation method?

I. It is used to collect data from three different locations.
II. It is used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake.
III. It is used to observe earthquake damage in a particular area.
A. I only C. I and II
B. II only D. I, II, and III

52. How will you relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and
mountain belts all over the world?
A. Some volcanoes and mountain belts all over the world are situated in the same
location.
B. The location of earthquake epicenters is an indication of the presence of active
volcanoes.
C. Active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and mountain belts are somewhat located in
almost the same areas.
D. Volcanic activities caused the occurrence of earthquakes and the formation of
mountains
and mountain ranges.

53. What do the locations of the earthquake epicenters tell about lithospheric plates?
A. The locations of the earthquake epicenters are always above focus.
B. The locations of the earthquake epicenters are the location of volcanoes.
C. The locations of mountain ranges are often areas where earthquake epicenters are
detected.
D. The locations of earthquake epicenters are most likely the edges of the tectonic plate
boundaries.
54. Based on the Theory of Plate Tectonics, where will the next earthquake and volcanic
eruption
MOST LIKELY occur?
A. in the interior of any continent
B. where two plates are diverging from one another
C. along boundaries between colliding lithospheric plates
D. where one has not experienced in at least 100 million years

55. The plates are in constant motion. As they interact along their margins, important
geological
processes take place, such as the formation of different landforms and seismic activities.
What
do you think is the basis of geologists in dividing the Earth into plates?
A. topography of an area C. presence of plate boundaries
B. cracks and fault lines D. geological activities

56. What would be the result if the topographic high on the sea floor was lifted by the
heat of the magma rising from the release of pressure on the underlying mantle?
A. ridges caused by divergent boundary
B. rift valley caused by divergent boundary
C. ridges caused by convergence of oceanic crust
D. rift valley caused by convergence of oceanic crust

57. Refer to figure below. Which plate is LESS LIKELY to experience earthquake activity?
A. Antarctic Plate C. Philippines Plate
B. Pacific Plate D. South American Plate

58. The time difference between the P-wave and S-wave's arrival times is 43.32. What is
the epicenter’s distance from the station?
A. 504.50 kilometers C. 540.50 kilometers
B. 514.50 kilometers D. 541.50 kilometers
59. If the Atlantic Ocean is widening at a rate of 3 centimeters per year, how far (in
kilometers) will it spread in 200000 years?
A. 6 C. 600
B. 60 D. 6000
60. What would happen if the movement of plates became faster than normal?
I. Oceans such as the Pacific and the Atlantic will get bigger.
II. Sudden changes in the topography of the earth will happen.
III. Crust at the collision sites will become brittle, making that region more prone to
large
quakes.
IV. Volcanic activity will be enhanced particularly along the margins of the plates, with
high heat flow, and rapid subsidence.
A. I and II C. I, III, and IV
B. I and III D. I, II, and IV

61. How will you define a divergent boundary?

A. It is where two oceanic plates collide and form island arcs.
B. It is where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
C. It is where the continental plate and oceanic plate collide and form volcanic arcs.
D. It is where two continental plates collide and form high mountains and plateaus.

62. When two oceanic plates collide, which of the following will form?
I. Island Arch II. Volcanic Arc III. Trench
A. I only C. I and II
B. II only D. I and III

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA63. Refer to the figure below. Based on the arrows indicated in

the map, which pair of plates shows a convergent boundary?
A. Cocos Plate and Nazca Plate
B. Philippine Plate and Eurasian Plate
C. Cocos Plate and North American Plate
D. Eurasian Plate and North American Plate
64. In a transform fault boundary, plates slide past one another without the production
or destruction of the crust. Hence, it is always associated with:
A. formation of high landforms
B. occurrence of volcanic eruption
C. formation of volcanic arc and island arc
D. shearing stresses and shallow earthquake

65. In 1924, Gregory Mallory and Andrew Irvine collected some of the first fossils from
Mt. Everest in the Himalayan Mountains. Samples collected include the extinct
prehistoric conodonts and other marine organisms. From this observation, which is the
most plausible conclusion about the origin of the Himalayan Mountains?
A. The sea level has decreased immensely to about 29,000 feet.
B. The Himalayan Mountains formed at the convergence of different plates.
C. The bedrock containing the fossilized marine organisms is part of the elevated
seabed.
D. The Himalayan Mountains were formed due to volcanism and other geological
activities.

66. Why is it a bad sign that there has not been any seismic activity for a long time in a
high-risk area like California with a transform-fault boundary?
A. because there were no more earthquakes
B. because the San Andreas Fault has shifted too much to detect any activity
C. because the earth’s core has shut down and will cause the earth’s eventual “death”
D. because it means the pressure is building and will be released all at once in a
massive earthquake

67. What do you think would happen to the Philippine Plate after 100 million years as
the different plates continuously move?
A. It will move upward and increase in elevation.
B. It will submerge on the nearby continental plate.
C. It will become part of the Southern Hemisphere.
D. It will completely drift away to its nearby continental plate.

68. How do folded mountains form?

A. when layers of volcanic explosion followed by lava flows
B. when two plates collide causing the crust to fold and crumple
C. when magma rises toward the surface but doesn’t break through the crust
D. when land on one side of a fault is raised, while the other side drops downward

69. How is it possible for the new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area
of the earth?
A. Crust piles up under bodies of water.
B. New crust is underwater where it sinks.
C. Crust is destroyed at the same time it is formed.
D. New crust breaks more easily than the old crust.

70. Why is a hotspot useful in determining the absolute motion of plates?

A. It is caused by mantle plumes creating a chain of volcanoes.
B. It is essentially fixed in position, so that it can be used as a reference frame.
C. It seems to be moving in one direction like that of the Pacific Plate.
D. It forms the chain of Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Plate.

71. How is a convection current related to the movement of tectonic plates?

A. It is a driving force that causes plates to move around because of the liquid mantle.
B. It is a driving force that causes plates to move around due to the motion of the
mantle.
C. It is a driving force that causes plates to move around because of the heat produced
in the lower mantle.
D. It is a driving force that causes plates to move around due to the heat coming from
the inner layer of the earth.

72. Which of the following statements best explains the cause of the movement of
plates?
A. Convection current in the mantle causes plates to move.
B. Mantle is a fluid that makes the solid lithosphere float on it.
C. Subduction in which the crust plunges back into the earth causes plates to move.
D. Earth’s lithosphere, divided into several plates, slides past the weak asthenosphere.

73. Continental Drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912. What evidence did he
use to justify his theory?
I. The shape of continental coastlines visibly matched up like pieces of the puzzle.
II. Similar fossils and rock patterns on separated continents appeared to fit together.
III. Glacier groves in continents that were not cold enough to support snow formation in
the present day.
IV. The same plant fossils were in the coal beds at places where the continents fit
together geographically.
A. I and II C. I, II, and III B. II and III D. I, II, III, and IV
74. How does seafloor spreading serve as important evidence of the continental drift
theory?
A. Rocks from the ridge are older.
B. Sediments are thinner at the ridge.
C. Continents are stable through an unmoving ocean.
D. Rocks on the ocean floor are younger than those on the continents.

75. The current location of Antarctica could not sustain a substantial amount of life.
However, in 1907, the British Antarctic Expedition discovered coal beds (remains of
compacted and decomposed swamp plants) in the area. What is the BEST explanation
for this?
I. Antarctica once received enough sunlight to sustain swamp plants.
II. Before, Antarctica might have been closer to the equator.
III. The Antarctic Region once experienced a tropical climate.
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A. I only
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II, and III
 II. FILL IN THE BLANKS. Complete the statement regarding Continental Drift Theory. Select the correct
answer in the box.

Harry Hess Pangaea Laurasia Permian Glossopteris

Lystrosaurus Alfred Wegener Jurassic Gondwanaland Mesosaurus

76. ______________________________, a German scientist, proposed the Continental Drift Theory. He

hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of single large landmass called 77. _______________. This
single landmass break into two smaller supercontinents called 78.______________________ and 79.
_____________________. Evidences of this theory are the fossilized leaves of an extinct plant known as 80.
________________________________ and the fossilized freshwater reptiles known as 81.
______________________ and 82. _____________________________.

III. Complete the concept map below about continental drift, seafloor spreading, and plate tectonics.

Continental Seafloor
Drift Spreading

EVIDENCES EVIDENCES

Continenta Magnetic
l Jigsaw Evidence
Puzzle in Rocks

Prepared by:
JENNAVEL T. MADRID
Teacher III