FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 10 _______13. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake.

ocate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which correct sequence of

events should you follow?
Name:___________________________ Date:_____________ I. Determine the difference in the arrival time of S and P wave recorded from each of the
Grade & Section: ___________________ Score: _____________ seismological stations.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze the following items below. Follow the directions II. Use the triangulation method to locate the center.
given in each test type. Erasures, overwriting and alterations are not allowed. ANSWERS MUST III. Obtain data from three seismological stations.
BE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Write your answers on the space provided BEFORE each number. IV Determine the distance of the epicenter from stations.

I. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, otherwise write FALSE on your answer sheet. A. I, III, II, IV B. III, I, IV, II C. III, IV, I, II D. IV, II, I, III

_______1.One subsequent effect of continuous grinding of plates against each other is the occurrence _______14.What is the method used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake using at least three
of earthquakes. seismic stations?
A. Trigonometry B. Triangulation C. Geometry D. Calculus
_______2. Subduction ceases when two continental plates converge against each other.
_______15. A chain of volcanoes is located near the western coast of a continent. There is a plate
_______3. Rift valleys are formed when two plates slide past or grind against each other. boundary nearby. Which of the following choices explains how the volcanoes probably formed?
A. two oceanic plates grind against each other
_______4.Underwater earthquakes can generate tsunamis.
B. two oceanic plates pulled apart
_______5. An earthquake zone includes areas that are closer to bodies of water such as rivers and C. two continental plates slide past by each other
lakes. D. continental plate and an oceanic plate collided
_______16. Subduction ceases when two continental plates converge. What geologic feature is formed
_______6. The depth of the seafloor increases with the distance from a mid ocean ridge. in this type of plate boundary?
A. trench B. island arc C. volcano D. mountain range
_______7. The oceanic crust sink beneath continental crust because of convection current.
_______17. During the convergence of oceanic and continental plate, the denser oceanic plate slide
_______8. Due to continuous movement of lithospheric plates over asthenosphere all volcanoes in the under the continental plate. This is called
Philippines will become inactive. A. subduction B. earthquake C. valley D. wave

II. Directions: Read and analyze the following carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to the correct _______18. When two continental plates meet head on, neither is subducted causing the formation of
answer on a separate sheet of paper. A. mountain ranges B. volcanoes C. trench D. oceanic ridge

_______9.The first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station. _______19.When two oceanic plates move away from each other, the effects are formation of
A. Love waves B. Rayleigh waves C. Secondary Waves D. Primary waves A. shallow earthquake B. oceanic ridge B. volcanic activity D. all of these

_______10. All of the following are true about the location of earthquake, volcanoes and mountain _______20. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped with gadgets needed to explore the
ranges EXCEPT deep ocean. What discovery about the ocean floor is associated with the seafloor spreading?
A. They are usually located at the edges of continents. A. Mountains are denser than the mantle
B. Some are found in places where most of volcanic eruption occurs. B. The rotational poles of the Earth have migrated
C. They are not randomly distributed. C. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of crust of the continents
D. They are widely distributed in any areas of the lithosphere D. The crust of the continents is denser than the crust of the ocean

_______11. According to the plate tectonics model, the entire lithosphere of the Earth is broken into _______21. An S-wave shadow zone is formed at seismic waves travel through the Eerth’s body.
numerous segments called ____________. Which of the following statements does this S- wave shadow zone indicate?
A. oceanic crust B. continental crust C. platesD. Pangaea A. The inner core is liquid.
B. The inner core is solid.
_______12. All of the following are necessary precautions before an earthquake EXCEPT: C. The mantle is solid.
A. Prepare an emergency kit for the whole family to be used during and after an earthquake. D. The outer core is liquid.
B. Keep updated on the different updates about the occurrence of earthquake on your areas _______22. Why are there no P-waves or S-waves received in the P-waves shadow zone?
C. Stay away from possible falling debris on your location. A. P-waves are absorbed and S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
D. Ignore precautionary measures given by authorities. B. P-waves Oare refracted and S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
C. Both P-waves and S-waves are refracted by Earth’s outer core.
D. Both P-waves and S-waves are absorbed by Earth’s outer core.
_______23. What made up the lithosphere? III. Double Matching Type: Match Column A with Columb B and Columb C.
A. Continental crust C. Oceanic crust and continental crust A B C
B. Crust and Upper mantle D. Upper mantle Types of Plate Boundary Relative Motion of the Geologic Features/Events
Plates Present
_______24. Miners dig into Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which particular layer is _________33-34. Divergent a. sliding past each other d. mountains, volcanoes,
the deepest explorations made by miners? trenches and earthquake
A. Crust B. Inner Core C. Mantle D. Outer core _________35-36. Convergent b. moving away from each e. earthquakes
other
_______25. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core? _________37-38. Transform c. moving towards each other f. rift valleys, oceanic ridges and
A. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust. fault earthquakes
B. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
C. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust. IV. Enumeration. Write what are asked.
D. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust. A. Processes that describe the possible movement of plates. (39-41)
_______26. The movement of lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic like layer.
Which of the following layer is described in the statement?
A. AsthenosphereB. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere D. Mantle B. Evidences of Continental Drift. (42-45)
_______27. If you are a cartographer, what will give you an idea that the continents were once joined?
A. Ocean depth B. Shape of the continents
C. Position of Continents D. Size of the Arctic ocean
V. ILLUSTRATION: Label the drawing and describe each layer of the Earth (46-50).
_______28. As a new sea floor is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, the older seafloor farthest than the
ridge is destroyed. Which of the stated process describes how oceanic crush plunges into the Earth and
destroyed at the mantle?
A. Convection B. Construction C. Diversion D. Subduction

_______29. The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that
facilitates this movement?
A. gravitational force of the moon
B. magnetic force at the poles
C. convection current in the mantle
D. the force of the atmosphere
_______30. Which theory is supported by the evidence of the age of rocks and the magnetic stripes in
the ocean floor?
A. Continental Drift B. Seafloor Spreading C. Plate Tectonic D. none of the above

_______31.In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the Earth is once a single landmass. What
is the name of the Mesozoic Supercontinent that consisted of all the present continents?
A. Eurasia B. Laurasia C. Pangea D. Gondwanaland

_______32. Who are the two scientists who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the early
1960s?
A. Charles Darwin and James Hutton B. Harry Hess and Robert Deitz
C. Ocean John Butler and Arthur Smile D. F. Vine and D. Mathews