
Science 10 -First Periodical Test
Quiz by Jorge M. Bicaldo Jr.
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.Which theorysuggests that all pieces of land are continuously moving and interact invarious ways, thus, producing volcanoes, mountains and mountain ranges?
What do we call the pieces of land that slowly and constantly moving?
Which is a type of crustal plate that is thicker but less dense than the other crustal plate?
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do you call a chain of mountains?
What do you think is the importance of determining the epicenter of an earthquake?
What do earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges have in common?
What do we call the series of connected mountains on the surface of Earth?
How are earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges located around the world?
What should you do while an earthquake is taking place?
There are regions in the Philippines that are at high-risk for earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, why do think so?
When earthquake strikes underwater, where should you evacuate if your place iscloser to the shore?
Where is the safest place in your house to go when earthquake happens?
What would you do and what would you advise to the driver when earthquake hits during riding a tricycle?
In this type of plate boundary, two tectonic plates are moving toward each other.
What geologic feature is formed on the surface of Earth when two oceanic plates collide?
Which type of convergent boundaries would result in the formation of mountains?
When two plates meet at the boundary, one plate with greater density dives under the other plate, this process is called?
In this type of plate boundary, two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
Which type of divergent boundaries would result in the formation of an oceanic ridge?
In this type of plate boundary, two tectonic plates are sliding past each other horizontally.
What geologic event may occur when two continental plates grind past each other?
At a convergent plate boundary where continental and oceanic crusts meet, what event could take place?
Which of the following is not associated with convergent plate margins?
A geologic feature that is formed parallel to trench is called_____
During a field trip, unexpectedly you find a rift valley right in the middle of an island. What type of plate boundary exists on that island?
What geologic event is most likely to happen when two plates slide past each other?
In Figure 1, what type of plate boundary is formed between Block C and Block D?

What geologic event may occur between Block C and Block D?

Which layer of Earth processes the movement of less dense hot molten material?
It is a soft, weak and plastic-like layer in the upperpart of the mantle where plates float and move?
It refers to hot molten rocks formed beneath the Earth’s surface?
Which layer of the Earth generates heat to the mantle?
Which of the following processes facilitates the movement of the crustal plates?
What are the factors facilitating the movement of magma in the mantle?
What type of material will eventually rise during convection current in the mantle?
Which of the illustrations in Figure 2, best describes the movement of molten rock materials in the mantle?

What happens to the density of the material in the mantle when the temperature increases?
Which of the following explains Convection Current in the mantle?
Which of the following is NOT a driving force of tectonic plates?
Which defines “Pangaea”?
Who originated the Continental Drift Theory by hypothesizing in 1912 that the continents around Earth were once a large landmass called Pangaea?
Which period clearly demonstrated that the continents were once joined?
Which of the following evidences does not support the idea of Continental Drift Theory?
Which of the following ideas does not support the theory of Wegener?
What can you say about the thickness of the sediments and density of rocks near the ridge?

Which explains why the Pacific Ocean is getting smaller and why the Atlantic Ocean is getting wider?
Which of the following ideas does not confirm to the evidences of seafloor spreading gathered by Harry Hammond Hess?
What type of magnetic material makes up the entire composition of the seafloor that can act like a little compass needle and follow the Earth's magnetic field?
Wegener suggested that coalbeds discovered in Antarctica indicated that this continent was
Peer scientists reviewing Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift rejected his notion because