Grade 10 Science Q1 Pre-Test

PRETEST IN SCIENCE 10
Name: _______________________________________
Instruction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Any form of erasures is not allowed.
1) Which of the following describes an earthquake epicenter?
A. It is the focus of the earthquake B. Point where the ground shakes the least
C. Point vertically above the focus D. Its location is found below the Earth’s Crust
2) Which of the following best describes an active volcano?

A. Active volcanoes are volcanoes which have not erupted in historical times.
B. Volcanoes that are located near the oceans.
C. Volcanoes that have not erupted for 10,000 years.
D. Volcanoes that has had at least one eruption during past 10, 000 years.
3) Which figures best describes the location of an epicenter using the triangulation method?
A. Figure A and B B. Figure C and D C. Figure A and D D. Figure B and C
4)Volcanic belts form along ___________.

A. islands in the Pacific Ocean B. North American mountain ranges
C. the boundaries of Earth’s plates D. the coast of Antarctica
5) The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form:

A. a hot spot B. a part of the mid-ocean ridge
C. an island arc D. a subducting plate
6) The formation of the Mountain Ranges is due to:

A. earthquake occurrence B. volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
C. plates moving apart D. collision of continental-to-continental convergence
7) Plates that slide past each other create which type of boundary?
A. convergent B. divergent C. transform-fault D. oceanic
8) What type of plate boundary occurs between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
9) What will you most likely to see in a convergent plate boundary with two oceanic plates?
A. mountain B. volcano C. volcanic island arc D. rifts
10) The Mariana trench is formed via the convergence of which two plates?
A. Pacific and Philippine plate B. Pacific and Eurasian Plate
C. African and the Philippine Plate D. Philippine and Eurasian Plate
11) What geologic event that leads to the formation of the Himalayas?
A. earthquake B. formation of mountain
C. rift-valley formation D. volcanic arc
12) Which of the following is produced when the subduction zone is formed?
A. mid-oceanic ridge B. mountain range
C. trench D. volcanic arc
13) What type of plate movement is shown in the figure below?
A. The convergence of continental plates

B. The convergence of continental-oceanic plates
C. The convergence of oceanic plates
D. Divergence of oceanic plates
14) What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of oceanic crust?
A. mid-ocean ridge B. a non-volcanic mountain
C. continental rift valley D. trench
15) What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of continental crust?
A. rift valley B. mid-oceanic ridge
C. canyon D. a non-volcanic mountain
16) Which statement explains the process in divergent plate boundaries as plates move away from each other?
A. it results in narrowing of the seafloor
B. convection currents in the mantle move sideways and upwelling of magma splits and push the earth’s crust
C. earthquake is not felt as a result of this process
D. as the plates separate, the molten rock rises to the seafloor, producing enormous volcanic eruptions of basalt.
17) Plates that slide past each other create which type of boundary?
18) The supercontinent from Wegener's theory of continental drift is called:

A. Gondwanaland B. Laurasia C. Pangaea D. North America
19) What evidence did Wegener use to estimate the time of Pangaea's break up?
A. magnetic isochrons B. fossil data
C. ocean floor topography C. coal deposits
20) Why did Wegener think that the Antarctic continent had been closer to the equator in the geologic past?
A. evidence of fossil fish B. existence of volcanic rocks
C. existence of coal beds D. existence of the Transantarctic Mountains
21) What connection did scientists make out of the existence of similar fossil deposits found in several continents and the
location of these continents before?
A. Fossil evidence pointed out that the continents always existed detached from other continents.
B. Fossil evidence shows that continents were always drifting.
C. Fossil evidence proves that the continents were once joined and drifted apart.
D. Fossils can cross plate boundaries.
22) During the late Jurassic period, what was India’s closest neighbors to the south?
A. South America and Africa B. Antarctica and Australia
C. Europe and Asia D. Africa and Australia
23) Which of the evidences below was the first line of evidence to show that continents were once joined?
A. Continental Jigsaw Puzzle B. Fossils Match Across the Seas
C. Rock types and geologic features D. Ancient climates and glacial deposits
24) What was one of the main objections to the Continental Drift Theory?
A. It does not support the puzzle like fit of continents.
B. It cannot explain the spreading of the ocean floor.
C. It cannot provide the driving force that moves the continents.
D. It is contrary to the evidences provided by the magnetic reversal of the Earth.
25) What do the stripes in the ocean floor represent?

A. The stripes represent the seafloor of different ages formed as a result of volcanic eruption.
B. The stripes represent the new seafloor formed during the subduction process.
C. The stripes represent rocks in the ocean floor that were formed during normal and reversed polarity of the
Earth’s magnetic field.
D. The stripes indicate how oceanic crust changes color.
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PRETEST IN SCIENCE 10

2) Which of the following best describes an active volcano?

A. Figure A and B B. Figure C and D C. Figure A and D D. Figure B and C

4)Volcanic belts form along ___________.

5) The volcanoes along converging oceanic plate boundaries may form:

6) The formation of the Mountain Ranges is due to:

13) What type of plate movement is shown in the figure below?

A. The convergence of continental plates

18) The supercontinent from Wegener's theory of continental drift is called:

25) What do the stripes in the ocean floor represent?

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