Science 10 First Quarter Module 2 PDF

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This module is for Science 10 students and covers the topics of plate tectonics, the Ring of Fire, types of plate boundaries (divergent, convergent, transform), mountains and mountain ranges, and earthquake preparedness. The content includes definitions, diagrams, examples, and quizzes.

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New Era University – General Santos Branch Academic Year 2021-2022 Science 10- First Quarter Module 2 Name: _______________________________________ Grade 10-________...

New Era University – General Santos Branch Academic Year 2021-2022 Science 10- First Quarter Module 2 Name: _______________________________________ Grade 10-______________ Teacher: Consolacion L. Ferrer Introduction LESSON 2.1 - TRACING THE RING OF FIRE 1 TOUR AROUND THE PACIFIC RING OF FIRE 2 LESSON 2.2 - PLATE BOUNDARIES AND INTERACTIONS 3 4 5 6 7 LESSON 2.3 - MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES 8 9 10 LESSON 2.4 - GETTING READY FOR EARTHQUAKES 11 12 Enrichment Activity Activity 1. 13 Activity 2. 14 Assessment(Quiz) 1. What is known as the sliding of seafloor beneath a continent or island arc? a. Obfuscation b. Subduction c. Obduction d. Obliteration 2. A subduction zone is formed... a. when one tectonic plate sinks below another b. at every type of convergent plate boundary c. at every type of divergent plate boundary d. at transform boundaries 3. A volcano that is not presently erupting, has not done so in recent history, but could erupt in the future is referred to as what? a. Active b. extinct c. dormant d. all of the choices 4. Composite volcanoes usually have _____________ eruptions. a. Explosive b. effusive c. frequent d. yearly 5. During an earthquake, If you are several stories up in a tall building, taking an elevator is the quickest way to reach the ground level because the stairwells will be too full. a. True b. false 6. Earthquakes typically occur _________________. a. In the middle of tectonic plates b. only in California c. only in the middle of the ocean d. along plate boundaries 7. If a plate moves 2 cm per year, how far will it move in 1 million years? a. 20 meters b. 20 kilometers c. 20 centimeters d. 2,000 kilometers 8. In an office setting, what is the most dangerous falling hazard? a. Hanging light fixtures because of the glass bulbs and electrical currents. b. unsecured desk items including computers, printers, and decorations. c. Heavy unsecured filing cabinets. d. All of the above items can be extremely hazardous if they are unsecured. 9. Magma is composed of which of the following? a. Elements b. gases c. minerals d. all of the above 10. Oceanic plates are made of _______________. a. Basaltic rocks b. Feldspar c. Granitic rocks d. Quartz 11. Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where the Pacific Tectonic Plate encounters other tectonic plates. Which types of encounters create an earthquake? A: When one tectonic plate slides under the other B: When one tectonic plate collides with the other a. Both A and B b. Neither A nor B c. B d. A 12. Plates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries. a. Divergent b. convergent c. transform d. submergent 13. Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries. a. divergent b. convergent c. transform d. submergent 14. San Andres fault is the best example of which type of fault? a. Strike-slip fault b. Vertical fault c. Normal fault d. Reverse fault 15. The Alps and the Himalayas are formed as a result of collision between _______________. a. One continental plate and one oceanic plate b. Two continental plates c. Two oceanic plates d. any two plates 16. The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________. a. fault b. plate boundary c. plate edge d. ring of fire 15 17. The East African Rift is an example of what plate boundary? a. a continent-continent convergent boundary b. an ocean-continent convergent boundary c. an ocean-ocean convergent boundary d. a divergent plate boundary 18. The interface between the mantle and the core is called _______________ a. Asthenosphere c. Mohorovicic discontinuity b. Gutenberg discontinuity d. Soft mantle 19. The process that produces new seafloors between two diverging plates is called ____________. a. V c. Continental drift b. Ocean floor spreading d. Convection 20. This term describes solid molten rock fragments of any size that are ejected from volcano. a. ash b. sedimentary rocks c. amorphous rocks d. intrusive igneous rocks 21. What do you call an area where tectonic plates are separating? a. hot spot b. subduction zone c. lava canyon d. spreading center 22. What is produced when plates slide against each other in opposite directions? a. Volcano b. Mountain range c. Earthquake d. Trench 23. What is the largest component of volcanic gas? a. sulfur compound b. water vapor c. carbon dioxide d. chlorine compound 24. What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas fault in California? a. convergent b. divergent c. transform d. none of these 25. 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 26. Where do most severe earthquakes occur? a. In mountains b. Along major rivers c. At plate boundaries d. In the middle of plates 27. Which is NOT a primary plate? a. North American Plate c. Philippine Plate b. Australian Plate d. Pacific Plate 28. Which of the following best describes Albert Wegener? a. geologist b. geophysicist c. astronomer d. meteorologist 29. Which of the following can be triggered by an earthquake? a. tsunami b. landslide c. landslide d. intense ground shaking 30. Which of the following features would you expect to find at an ocean-continent convergent boundary? a. deep ocean trench b. earthquakes c. volcanic mountain chain d. all of these 31. Which of the following features would you expect to find at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary? a. volcanic island arc b. ocean trench c. earthquakes d. all of these 16 32. Which of the following was not used by Wegener as evidence of continental drift? a. Fossils that were common to many continents. b. The geometric fit of the continents. c. Evidence of glaciation on widely separated continents. d. Magnetic anomalies on the seafloor. 33. Which of the following would you expect to find at a continent-continent convergent boundary? a. deep ocean trench c. suture zone b. volcanic mountain chain ` d. all of these 34. Which of these is not true for the Pacific Ring of Fire? a. It is the ring of volcanic activity around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. b. It is one of the least volcanically and seismically active parts of the world. c. It is an area where the Pacific tectonic plate encounters other tectonic d. It is considered as one of the world's major tectonic plates. 35. Which of these is true for the Pacific Ring of Fire? a. It is the least volcanically active and has a high incidence of earthquakes. b. It is the least volcanically active and has a low incidence of earthquakes. c. It is extremely volcanically active and has a low incidence of earthquakes d. It is extremely volcanically active and has a high incidence of earthquakes. 36. Which theory considered the geographical features of the earth’s surface as a result of the contraction and wrinkling of the earth as it cools down? a. Continental drift theory b. Contraction theory c. Tectonic plate theory d. Sea-floor spreading theory 37. Which type of plate boundary produces a very strong earthquake? a. Divergent b. transform c. Convergent d. sea widening 17

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