SCI-OLYMPIAD ELIMINATION ROUND
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- Q1
Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Titanic Theory
30s - Q2
Where are most volcanoes situated?
under the oceanic crust
near mountain ranges
concentrated on continental edges
along fault lines
30s - Q3
Which famous Philippine volcano is usually seen in world maps due to its violent eruption in 1991?
Bulusan
Pinatubo
Kanlaon
Mayon
30s - Q4
Based on geological hazard maps, what is the safest place in the country due to its very low risk in geologic disasters?
Isabela
Palawan
Romblon
Batanes
30s - Q5
In a convection current, hot materials move ______________.
sideward
any direction
downward
upward
30s - Q6
The uplifting and tearing apart of lithosphere occurs at ___________________.
transform fault boundary
divergent boundary
mantle
convergent boundary
30s - Q7
Where is the source of heat in a mantle convection current?
the moon
the Sun
the core
the crust
30s - Q8
Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?
condensation
convection
radiation
conduction
30s - Q9
It is a landform produced when two continental plates converge.
mountain
fault
volcanic island
volcanoes
30s - Q10
Most transform fault boundaries are found in the oceans; a few are on the continents. An example of this type is the San Andreas Fault located in
Japan
Saudi Arabia
California, USA
Marikina, Philippines
30s - Q11
It is otherwise known as an underwater mountain.
hill
trench
oceanic ridge
volcanic island
30s - Q12
It is formed when ocean water flips upward, sometimes up to certain meters high, due to the great push caused by convergence of plates.
wave
storm
tsunami
tides
30s - Q13
The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at the ___________.
hot spot
convergent boundary
transform-fault
divergent boundary
30s - Q14
What type of plate boundary occurs between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate?
convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
convergent continental-continental plate boundary
transform boundary
convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
30s - Q15
The crust and upper mantle make up the Earth’s ____________.
continents
asthenosphere
core
lithosphere
30s