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First Quarterly Exam in Science 10

This document contains a 20 question science exam about plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. [1] The questions cover topics such as the layers of the Earth, types of plate boundaries, evidence that supports plate tectonics theory, and patterns of seismic activity and volcanism at plate boundaries. [2] Students are asked to identify Earth's layers in order, types of plates in diagrams, and explanations for geological phenomena related to plate tectonics. [3] The exam tests students' understanding of foundational concepts in plate tectonics.

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First Quarterly Exam in Science 10

This document contains a 20 question science exam about plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. [1] The questions cover topics such as the layers of the Earth, types of plate boundaries, evidence that supports plate tectonics theory, and patterns of seismic activity and volcanism at plate boundaries. [2] Students are asked to identify Earth's layers in order, types of plates in diagrams, and explanations for geological phenomena related to plate tectonics. [3] The exam tests students' understanding of foundational concepts in plate tectonics.

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ALTA TIERRA INTEGRATED SCHOOL, INC.

Blk. 1, Lot 4, Alta Tierra Homes, Brgy. A. Olaes, G.M.A. Cavite


Government Recognition: K-445, s. 2015 | E-092, s. 2016 | S-093, s. 2016

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAM IN SCIENCE 10


EXAM QUESTIONAIRE
Teacher: Alyssa Mae F. Dapadap, LPT

I. Shade the letter that corresponds to the best d. because of subduction in the Gulf of
answer. Use the separate answer sheet to record Mexico.
your answers. 6. How did scientists discover that rocks
farther away from the mid-ocean ridge were
1. What is the correct order (starting from the older than those near it?
surface) of Earth’s layers? a. By observing eruptions of molten
a. crust, outer core, inner core, mantle material on the sea floor
b. mantle, outer core, inner core, crust b. By mapping rocks on the sea floor using
c. crust, mantle, outer core, inner core sonar
d. outer core, inner core, crust, mantle c. By determining the age of rock samples
2. What layers of Earth make up the obtained by drilling on the sea floor
lithosphere? d. By measuring how fast sea-floor
a. the crust and lower mantle spreading occurs
b. the crust and upper mantle 7. The currently accepted hypothesis for the
c. the continental crust and oceanic crust driving mechanism of plate tectonics is
d. the upper and lower mantle based on
3. What layer of Earth is labeled C in Figure 8- a. density differences between oceanic
2? and continental crust
b. the distribution of earthquakes and
volcanoes
c. thermal convection cells in the
asthenosphere and mantle
d. gravimetric and magnetic anomalies
8. Why do plates get subducted?
a. They are very thin
b. They are very dense
c. They are very light
d. They are very thick
9. What type(s) of evidence did Wegener use
to support his theory?
a. Distributions of fossil plants and animals
b. Distributions of modern plants and
a. the crust animals
b. the mantle c. Geographic fit of the continents and
c. the asthenosphere features there on
d. the lithosphere d. Paleoclimatic oddities such as glacial
4. What layer of Earth is labeled B in Figure 8- till, coral reefs, and coal
2? e. All of the above
a. the continental crust 10. How did scientists discover that rocks
b. the oceanic crust farther away from the mid-ocean ridge were
c. the lithosphere older than those near it?
d. the mantle a. by observing eruptions of molten
5. Why is Earth not growing in spite of sea material on the sea floor
floor spreading? b. by mapping rocks on the sea floor using
sonar
a. because of subduction in the Atlantic c. by determining the age of rock samples
Ocean. obtained by drilling
b. because of subduction the Pacific d. by measuring how fast sea-floor
Ocean. spreading occurs
c. because of subduction in the Indian 11.
12.

11. Why was Wegener's theory rejected by


Ocean.
geophysicists of the 1920's?
a. Lack of a mechanism for continents to c. continental collision boundary
plough through oceanic crust d. subduction zone boundary
b. The concentration of continents in the
northern hemisphere For Questions 16 and 17 refer to the figure
c. The earth was then thought to be too below:
young for such movements
d. The presence of a continent directly
over the south pole
e. Wegener was not a geologist by training
and couldn't get his ideas heard
12. What does plate tectonic theory predict
about the distribution of volcanoes and
earthquakes?
a. They should be evenly distributed
throughout the earth.
b. They should occur primarily along plate 16. According to the diagram below, which of
boundaries. the following plates is all oceanic crust?
c. They should occur primarily in deep a. North America
ocean basins. b. Africa
d. They should occur primarily on c. Nasca
continents. d. South America
e. They should only occur along e. Eurasian
continental margins. 17. According to the diagram above, which of
13. Why was the discovery of no rocks older the following is the largest plate?
than 2 billion years old on the ocean floor so a. Pacific
important? b. Africa
a. This evidence proved that new seafloor c. Nasca
features are constantly being added due d. South America
to reversals of Earth. e. Eurasian
b. This evidence proved that the rocks on 18. Mt. St. Helens is part of the Cascade
the seafloor were older than rocks on mountain range in Washington State. It is
continents showing signs of renewed volcanic activity
c. This evidence proved that new seafloor after being relatively quiet since its 1980
features are constantly being added due eruption. What is the probable reason for
to continental drift. this renewed volcanic activity in Mt. St.
d. This evidence proved that new seafloor Helens?
features are constantly being added due a. The volcano erupts on a 30-year
to seafloor spreading cycle
b. Earthquakes are causing magma to
build up.
c. The 1980 eruption did not release
enough pressure.
d. New molten material is coming up
from a subducting plate.

Use the diagram below in answering


the next two questions
14. According to the figure above, which of the
following types of plate boundaries produce
the deepest earthquakes?
a. transform fault boundary
b. divergent boundary
c. continental collision boundary
d. subduction zone boundary
15. According to the figure above, which of the
following types of plate boundaries produce
the shallowest earthquakes?
a. transform fault boundary
b. divergent boundary
19. What type of plate boundary is shown in the
diagram?
a. transform boundary
b. continental-oceanic boundary
c. an oceanic-oceanic boundary
d. continental-continental boundary
20. What types of geological features are
associated with this type of plate boundary?
a. earthquakes and volcanoes only
b. mountains and volcanoes only
c. mountains and earthquakes only
d. earthquakes, mountains, and
volcanoes

II. Write a 150 word essay based on the given


prompt/scenario. It will be graded based on the
rubric below:

Content- 50 %
Grammar- 25%
Organization- 25%

1. How does the global distribution of


earthquakes relate to the plate boundaries?

2. An earthquake was felt inside a building


with 54 floors. You have decided to take the
elevator immediately. Is this the best
decision you can make during the
earthquake?

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