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Grade 10 Science
Contributed by: Nava
  • 1. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A) crust
B) outer core
C) inner core
D) mantle
  • 2. The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.
A) asthenosphere
B) core
C) continents
D) lithosphere
  • 3. Which statement about the Earth’s crusts is CORRECT?
A) Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
B) Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight.
C) Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.
D) Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.
  • 4. What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?
A) plate
B) fracture
C) fissure
D) fault
  • 5. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
A) Seafloor Spreading
B) Plate Tectonics
C) Continental Drift
D) Titanic Theory
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?
A) fault lines
B) landslides
C) earthquake
D) mountains
  • 7. How are tsunamis created?
A) Topography underwater causes disturbances in the oceans’ current.
B) Differences in temperature cause hot seawater to rise.
C) The gravitational pull of the moon causes the ocean water to rise.
D) A submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced.
  • 8. A landmass that projects well above its surroundings is a mountain. What do
    you call a chain of mountains?
A) mountainous
B) mountain area
C) mountain chain
D) mountain range
  • 9. It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
    earthquake.
A) epicenter
B) center
C) epic center
D) direct center
  • 10. Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine
    Plate toward the Eurasian Plate?
A) Pacific Plate
B) Cocos Plate
C) Indo-Australian Plate
D) Nazca Plate
  • 11. If an earthquake begins while you are in a building, the safest thing for you
    to do is _____.
A) call home
B) duck near a wall
C) lie flat on the floor and cover your head with your hands
D) get under the strongest table, chair, or other pieces of furniture
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