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WEEKLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 10-Quarter 2/Week

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Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
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2. According to the theory of plate tectonics, which layer of the Earth is made up of plates?
A. Lithosphere B. Mesosphere C. Rift D. Seafloor

3. When the oceanic plates collide with a continental plate, the oceanic plate subduct beneath the
continental plate, and possibly form a ___________ or volcanic mountains may be develop on land.
A. Canal B. Trench C. River D. Subduct

4. What do we call the process where two plates collide and the denser plate goes beneath the less dense
plate?
A. Convergence B. Divergence C. Subduction D. Transform
4. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
A. hot spot B. ocean ridge C. rift valley D. volcanic arc

5.Where does the source of heat of the Earth come from?

A. Earth's core C. Earth's mantle
B. Earth's crust D. Earth's core and mantle
6.When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts beneath the continental crust
because it is_____________.
A. denser than continental crust C. thicker than continental crust
B. less dense than continental crust D. thinner than continental crust

7. What geologic event in a convergent boundary could NOT possibly happen when the two plates
continue to grind each other?

A. Earthquakes C. rift valleys will be formed

B. Volcanic arcs continue to form D. trenches continues to form

8. Which of the following describes the processes that take place at the convergent plate boundaries?
A. The plates at the convergent boundary slid past each other forming volcanic arcs.
B. The plates at a convergent boundary neither subduct, instead they form huge mountains.
C. The plates subduct at the convergent boundaries resulting in the formation of deep ocean trenches.
D. One plate is pushed underneath the other plate and down into the mantle until it melts and becomes
part of it.

9. Which kind of convergent plate boundary is responsible for the formation of the largest mountain
ranges?
A. Continental and continental C. Oceanic and oceanic
B. Oceanic and continental D. Magma

10. Which of the following processes could explain the formation of a volcanic arc?
A. Oceanic and continental crusts meet and collide then both subduct, forming magma.
B. Continental crust undergoes subduction towards the mantle which forms magma then rises and reach
the crust once again.
C. Oceanic crust undergoes subduction towards the mantle which forms magma then it rises and reach the
crust once again.
D. Continental crust undergoes subduction towards the mantle which forms magma then it rises and
reaches the crust once again.

11. When the oceanic plates collide with a continental plate, the oceanic plate subduct beneath the
continental plate, and possibly form a ___________ or volcanic mountains may be develop on land.
A. Canal B. Trench C. River D. Subduct
12. Where do mid-ocean ridges occur?
A. Convergent boundary where new crust is formed.
B. Divergent boundary where subduction takes place.
C. Transform boundary where the crust is subducted.
D. Divergent boundary where sea-floor spreading takes place.

13. What process where two plates collide were the denser plate goes beneath the less dense plate.
A. Convergence B. Divergence C. Subduction D. Transform

14. What statement is TRUE about divergent plate boundary?

A. Cascade Mountains are examples of divergent boundary.
B. A divergent plate boundary forms where two plates collide.
C. Divergent boundary can also exist in the middle of a continent.
D. When the sea-floor spreads at the rift valley, lava erupts and cools.

15. How can we determine whether a plate is oceanic or continental?

A. by its weight C. by its composition
B. by its structure D. by its position whether in the ocean or continent

16. Where do mid-ocean ridges occur?

A. Convergent boundary where new crust is formed.
B. Divergent boundary where subduction takes place.
C. Transform boundary where the crust is subducted.
D. Divergent boundary where sea-floor spreading takes place.
17. What is a mountain range?
A. Any expanse of high ground.
B. A group of nearby mountains.
C. A group of nearby mountains, connected by high ground, and usually formed by the same process.
D. A group of nearby mountains, connected by low ground, and always formed by the same process.
18. What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental
crust?
A. Volcano B. Mountain C. Rift D. Island Arc
19.Oceanic plates separate from each other at a divergent plate boundary at the bottom of the ocean.
Magma comes up and cools between the plates, forming…
A. a fault B. a mid-ocean ridge C. a rift valley D. a trench
20. When a divergent boundary happens under continental crust, it's called a:
A. Rift Valley B. Block Mountain C. Folded Mountain D. Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Prepared by:

RUFA N. LEDESMA
Subject Teacher