Q1-Science 10-Periodical Test

1st QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT for SCIENCE 10
School Year 2024-2025
Name: Grade 10 - Date: Score:

Test I – MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and understand the questions below. Circle the letter of your
choice.
1. In plate tectonics theory, a plate can be made up of:

a. continental lithosphere only. c. both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
b. oceanic lithosphere only. d. both continental and oceanic
asthenosphere.
2. According to the theory of plate tectonics:
a. asthenosphere is divided into plates. c. asthenosphere moves over the lithosphere.
b. lithosphere is divided into plates. d. lithosphere is hot and molten.
3. The Hawaiian Islands are associated with what type of volcanism?
a. intra-plate volcanism at a hotspot c. volcanism at a divergent plate boundary
b. subduction zone volcanism d. volcanism at a convergent plate boundary
4. Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of mid-ocean ridges?
a) Convergent boundary b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d)
Subduction boundary
5. What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges like the
Himalayas?
a) Convergent boundary between two oceanic plates c) Divergent boundary
b) Convergent boundary between two continental plates d) Transform boundary
6. Which type of plate boundary is characterized by horizontal sliding of tectonic plates past each
other?
a) Convergent boundary b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d) Subduction
boundary
7. Which plate boundary is responsible for the formation of volcanic island arcs, such as the
Japanese archipelago?
a) Convergent boundary between two continental plates c) Divergent boundary
b) Convergent boundary between two oceanic plates d) Transform boundary
8. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
a) Convergent boundary b) Divergent boundary c) Transform boundary d)
Subduction boundary
9. What do you call the molten rock material that rises from the mantle to the surface and
moves in circle during convection? A) Lava B) Magma C)
Pyroclastic D) Tephra
10. What type of earthquake is most likely to occur at a convergent plate boundary due to the
intense pressure and friction between colliding plates?
A) Rift earthquake B) Subduction earthquake C) Transform earthquake D) Volcanic
earthquake
11. What is a geological hot spot?
A. A spot where minerals are mined.
B. A region with exceptionally hot weather.
C. A location with intense tectonic plate movement.
D. A place with elevated temperatures due to volcanic activity.
12. Who played a key role in the development of the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960s?
a) Alfred Wegener b) Charles Darwin c) Harry Hess d) James Hutton
13. Who is credited with proposing the Continental Drift Theory?
a) Alfred Wegener b) Charles Darwin c) Isaac Newton d) James Hutton
14 Which type of evidence supports the idea that the Earth's continents were once joined in a
supercontinent? a) The presence of mountain ranges c) The distribution of fossils
b) The alignment of magnetic stripes d) The location of mid-ocean ridges
15. What evidence of plate movement is seen compacted in ancient rocks and includes that of
animals and plants? a) Continental Shape b) Fossil Evidence c) Coal Deposit
d) Rock Formation
16. The theory of plate tectonics helps explain the location of volcanoes and earthquakes. Which
of these also describes the current theory of plate tectonics?
a. combines elements of continental drift and seafloor spreading.
b. suggests that the lithosphere is divided into pieces, called plates.
c. denser ocean crust sinks below less-dense continental crust along subduction zones.
d. all the above.
17. Which states the relationship between Plate Tectonic Theory to volcanoes, earthquakes, and
mountains?
a. Tectonic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the formation of mountain
ranges commonly occurs along the boundaries of the moving plates.
b. The movement of the tectonic plates results in the formation mountains and volcanoes,
and the occurrence of earthquakes.
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
18. Why are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor are typically located at the mid-ocean ridge?
a. The mid-ocean ridge prevents older rocks to be destroyed and melted.
b. The mid-ocean ridge is where magma from the mantle rises and creates new ocean floor.
c. The mid-ocean ridge is the graveyard of the older rocks.
d. All of the above
19. At a subduction zone, what happens to the denser oceanic plate when it meets a less dense
continental plate? a) It sinks into the mantle c) It breaks apart into smaller
plates
b) It is uplifted to form mountains d) It remains at the same depth
20. When two continental plates converge, which of these often formed along the boundary due
to intense compression? a) Mountain range b) Ocean trench c) Rift valley d) Volcanic
Island arc
21. At a convergent plate boundary where oceanic and continental plates collide, which plate
usually subducts beneath the other?
a) Continental plate b) Oceanic plate c) Neither plate subducts d) Both plates subduct
simultaneously
22. Which states the cause of having both inactive and active volcanoes in the middle of the
lithospheric plates?
a. The high heat and lower pressure at the base of the lithosphere facilitates melting of the
rocks.
b. There is a presence of hot spot in the mantle from which hot materials rise as a thermal
plume.
c. The tectonic plate moves over a stationary hot spot, causing the volcanoes to be carried
away and new ones to form in their place.
d. All of the above
23. Which of the following states how magnetic reversal happens?
a) Magnetic poles disappear temporarily. c) Magnetic poles reverse direction.
b) Magnetic poles stay constant. d) Magnetic poles weaken.
24. How does seafloor spreading cause plate motion?
I. Older rocks is pushed away from the mid-ocean ridge. III. It meets with ocean water and
solidify.
II. Magma from the mantle rises as temperature gets higher. IV. New lithospheric plate is
created.
a) I, II & III b)I & II only c)II, III & IV d)I, II, III & IV
25. Which theory of plate motion is being strengthened by the discovery of magnetic rocks?
a) Continental drift b) Plate tectonics c) Seafloor spreading d) Volcanic
eruption
26. Which process do you think is driven by the upwelling of ocean crust?
a) Continental drift b) Plate tectonics c) Seafloor spreading d) Volcanic
eruption
27. Which states the correct process of convection current in the mantle?
a) Heated mantle material rises from deep inside the mantle, while cooler mantle material
sinks.
b) Dense oceanic plates create a force that forces lithosphere into the mantle after subducting
under less
dense continental crust.
c) Magma rises as the plates move apart.
d) As the magma cools, it becomes denser and slides down away from the ridge.
28. Which process below correctly describes slab pull?
a. A circular flow of fluid due to temperature difference, density variation and gravity.
b. A process driven by subduction zones where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another due
to its density.
c. A process that occurs when a subducting slab drives flow in the nearby mantle exerting
shear tractions on
nearby plates.
d. A driving force that occurs at the mid-ocean ridge as the result of the rigid lithosphere
sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
29. Which of the following evidence was not used to support the Continental Drift Theory?
a) Fossil similarities on different continents c) Matching coastlines of continents
b) Geological similarities on different continents d) Plate tectonics
30. Fossils of the same species found on continents that are now widely separated by oceans
suggest:
a) Continental drift b) Magnetic reversal c) Seafloor spreading d) Volcanic
eruptions
31. How does Triangulation Method been done?
a. Analyze the placement of earthquakes’ focus.
b. Analyze the data of three different seismic stations.
c. Determine the epicenter of an earthquake using the placement of focus.
d. Determine the epicenter of an earthquake using data from three seismic stations.
Questions 32 and 33 are related to the Plate Boundary Map below.
32. According to the Plate Boundary Map, what type of plate boundary occurs between the North
American Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
c. divergent boundary b. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
a. transform boundary d. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
33. According to the Plate Boundary Map, what type of boundary occurs between the South
American Plate and the Nazca Plate?
a. transform boundary c. a convergent oceanic-continental plate
boundary
b. convergent continental-continental plate boundaryd. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate
boundary.
34. When two oceanic plates converge, which one typically sinks beneath the other into the
mantle?
A) denser plate B) lighter plate C) older plate D) warmer plate
35. Examine the hot spot at the left side, which of the
volcanoes in the chain is the oldest? Circle the indicated letters
C D in the photo itself.
B 36. The main driving force behind plate tectonics is:
A
a) Buoyancy b) Gravity c) Magnetic fields d) Solar
radiation
37. Coal Deposits only happens on area with tropical climate
since it needs heat to process decomposition. But such
deposit was discovered in some parts of Antarctica which is covered with ice. What does it
suggest?
a. That Antarctica was once located in the tropical region. c. Both A and B
b. That Antarctica may have a hidden heat source. d. Neither A nor B
Test II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. If a statement is correct, write True, if incorrect, write
False, and change underlined words/phrases. Write your answer AFTER the sentence. Failure to
follow the instruction will result in a half-point deduction.
38. The Continental Drift Theory was not accepted at first for its lack of explanation as to why
and how plates move.
39. Seafloor spreading and magnetic reversal both supported Continental Drift Theory.
40. Rift Valleys, like the Great African Valley, form because of convergent boundary.
41. Seafloor spreading creates new oceanic floor.
42. Convection current is the driving force behind various geological processes and the formation
of our planet.
43. Slab Pull occurs at the mid-ocean ridge.
44. Rock formation of one continent is matched to the formation of the other proving again that
plates sometimes ago were once connected to each other.
Test III. ESSAY. Read the questions below. Provide the necessary explanation. (2 points each)
45. How Seafloor spreading happens in the mid-oceanic ridge?

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46. Does earth get larger or wider? Why or why not?
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Test IV. DRAW THIS! Illustrate what is asked in each item. Specific scoring rubric is imposed.
47. Using two arrows, draw the directions taken by the plates to show the three types of plate
boundaries.
(1 point each boundary correctly drawn.)
48. Draw into one illustration the four mechanism of plate movements.
Scoring Rubric:
Six points – If all four is correctly illustrated and with complete labels.
Four points – If 1 is mistakenly illustrated but with complete labels.
Two points – If 1-2 is incorrectly drawn and only few were labelled.

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1st QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT for SCIENCE 10

School Year 2024-2025

Name: Grade 10 - Date: Score:

1. In plate tectonics theory, a plate can be made up of:

Questions 32 and 33 are related to the Plate Boundary Map below.

45. How Seafloor spreading happens in the mid-oceanic ridge?

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