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Grade 10 Science - Quiz
Contributed by: Nava
  • 1. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
A) crust
B) outer core
C) mantle
D) inner core
  • 2. The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s __________.
A) lithosphere
B) core
C) asthenosphere
D) continents
  • 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) Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust.
D) Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.
  • 4. What do we call the continuously moving part of the earth’s crust?
A) plate
B) fracture
C) fault
D) fissure
  • 5. Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?
A) Plate Tectonics
B) Titanic Theory
C) Seafloor Spreading
D) Continental Drift
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT a result of Plate Tectonics?
A) earthquake
B) mountains
C) fault lines
D) landslides
  • 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) mountain area
B) mountain chain
C) mountainous
D) mountain range
  • 9. It is the location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
    earthquake.
A) center
B) direct center
C) epicenter
D) epic center
  • 10. Plates float on the surface of the mantle. Which plate pushes the Philippine
    Plate toward the Eurasian Plate?
A) Cocos Plate
B) Nazca Plate
C) Pacific Plate
D) Indo-Australian 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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