First Quarterly Examination

Science 10
Name: Date:
Grade and Section: Score:
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. The following are examples of driving
forces of tectonic plates EXCEPT
5. The theory of tectonic plates was initiated
___________.
by ____________.
a. Drag force
a. Alfred Wegener
b. Mantle convection
b. Eduard Swess
c. Ridge push
c. Harry Hess
d. Slab push
d. John Tuzo Wilson

2. Which layer of the earth is responsible for

6. According to the theory of Harry Hess,
the planets magnetic characteristics?
the continents move because of
a. Crust _______________.
b. Inner core a. Pull of gravity
c. Mantle b. Rotation of the earth
d. Outer core c. Scafloor movement
d. Wind
3. ______ is the layer of Earth that makes
most of it.
7. What is produced when plates slide
a. Core against each other?
b. Crust a. Earthquake
c. Lithosphere b. Mountain range
d. Mantle c. Trench
d. Volcano
4. The interface between the mantle and the
outer core is called the __________.
8. According to the theory of plate tectonics,
a. Astherosphere which layer of the Earth is made up of
plates?
b. Gutenberg discontinuity
a. Astherosphere
c. Lithosphere
b. Lithosphere
d. Moha
 c. Mesosphere a. 50%
d. Stratosphere b. 60%
c. 70%
9. The space between tectonic plates is d. 80%
called ____________.
a. Boundary
13. The ancient ocean that surrounds the
b. Fault supercontinent Pangaea is known as
____________.
c. Rift
a. Eurasia
d. Trench
b. Gondwana
c. Laurasia
10. The supercontinent from where present
continents came from is named d. Panthalasa
____________.
a. Gondwana
14. The biggest use of water worldwide
b. Laurasia comes from ______________.
c. Pangaea a. Agriculture
d. Pangaea Proxima b. Domestic
c. Industrial
11. The point on the crust directly above the d. In-stream use
hypocenter is the ______________.
a. Epicenter
15. All of the following are non point
b. Fault plane sources of the water pollution EXCEPT
_______________.
c. Focus
a. Factory discharge
d. Slip
b. Fertilizers
c. Oil spills
12. Water covers about _______ of the
Earths surface. d. Pesticides
II. ENUMERATION
Give what is asked on the following items.
A. Layers of the Earth
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B. Types of forces that drives the plate toward each other or pull them apart.
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21.
C. Types of plate boundaries
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23.
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D. Types of aquatic environment
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E. Kinds of water use
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III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct, otherwise change the underlines word/s
with the appropriate word/s to make the statement correct. Place your answer on the space
provided before the number.

______31. The point on the crust of the Earth, directly above the focus, is the epicenter.
______32. The outermost layer of the Earth is the mantle.
______33. Gutenberg discontinuity marks the boundary between the outer core and the inner
core.
______34. Earth is made up of four layers.
______35. Driving forces acts against driving forces.
______36. Freshwater environments differ from marine environments in terms of salinity.
______37. About 22% of the worlds water is used in industry.
______38. Water is a non-renewable resources.
______39. Point source pollutants come from identifiable source such as those discharged by
factories.
______40. Water pollution refers to the contamination of bodies of water that happens mostly
through human activities.
IV. IDENTIFICATION
Identify what is being referred to by the statements on the following items.
______41. The water surrounding Pangaea was called _________.
______42. A layer of the Earth located below the lithosphere.
______43. It incorporates the continental drift theory and sea floor spreading theory.
______44. Pertains to the shaking of the Earth as a result of breaking or shifting of the rocks
of tectonic plates.
______45. The point within the Earth where the tectonic plates rocks start to break and where
seismic energy is first released.
______46. The continuous circulation between and among the oceans, air, land and all living
things is called __________.
______47. Refers to the use of water in daily activities.
______48. It involves the use of water that does not divert water from its source.
______49. Identifiable source of water pollutants.
______50. Source of water pollutants that is difficult to trace: which include run off from
fertilizers and pesticides, salts from irrigation and etc.

Good luck!!!