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Summative Grade 10

The document contains multiple choice questions about Earth's structure and plate tectonics. It asks about the composition of the lithosphere, the deepest layer miners explore, the relative densities of Earth's layers, the soft layer that facilitates plate movement, and the solid inner core. It also asks about seismic waves, the type that causes most damage, the first to arrive, and the instrument used to measure earthquakes. Further questions cover how plate tectonics explains various geological features, the definition of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and types of plate boundaries like convergent, divergent and transform.

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Summative Grade 10

The document contains multiple choice questions about Earth's structure and plate tectonics. It asks about the composition of the lithosphere, the deepest layer miners explore, the relative densities of Earth's layers, the soft layer that facilitates plate movement, and the solid inner core. It also asks about seismic waves, the type that causes most damage, the first to arrive, and the instrument used to measure earthquakes. Further questions cover how plate tectonics explains various geological features, the definition of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and types of plate boundaries like convergent, divergent and transform.

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1. What makes up the lithosphere?

a. Continental crust
b. Crust and the upper mantle
c. Oceanic crust and continental crust
d. Upper mantle

2. Miners dig into the Earth in search for precious rocks and minerals. In which
layer is the deepest explorations made by miners?
a. Crust b. Inner core c. Mantle d. Outer core

3. How do you compare the densities of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core?
a. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
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.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.

4. The movement of the lithospheric plates is facilitated by a soft, weak and plastic-
like layer. Which of the following layers is described in the statement?
a. Asthenosphere b. Atmosphere
c. Lithosphere d. Mantle

5. The solid center of Earth is the_____.


a. inner core b. asthenosphere
c. lithosphere d. mantle

1. The motion caused by earthquakes travels outward from the focus in the form of?
a. Electromagnetic Waves b. Light Waves
c. Sound Waves d. Seismic Waves

2. Why do seismic waves in general caused a lot of damage?


a. They have high frequency.
b. They move extremely fast.
c. They contain a lot of energy.
d. They only travel through solids.

3.Which of the following types of seismic waves causes a lot of damage?

a. P-wave b. S-wave

c. Love Wave d. Rayleigh Wave

4. Which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismograph?


a. surface waves b. tsunamis
c. S waves d. P waves

5. What instrument is used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake?
a. seismograph.
b. creep meter
c. laser-ranging device
moment magnitude scale

1. Plate tectonics helps to explain


a. how mountains form.
b. where new seafloor is created.
c. why earthquakes occur where they do.
d. all of the above

2. The Pacific Ring of Fire is a ring around the Pacific ocean where
a. volcanoes are common. b. tectonic plates interact.
c. many hot spots occur. d. two of the above
3. What layers of Earth make up the lithosphere?
a. the crust and lower mantle
b. the crust and upper mantle
c. the continental crust and oceanic crust
d. the upper and lower mantle

4. This area is both a major earthquake zone and volcano zone.


a. Pacific Ring of Volcanoes b. Oceanic Ring of Fire
c. Pacific Ring of Fire d. Pacific Island Arc

5. Ocean floor plates are ____ than continental plates.


a. thicker b. slower c. older d. thinner

1. Himalayas mountain range is the result of Indian and Eurasian plate moving towards each other.
What plate boundary is involved?
a. divergent b. transform c. convergent d. fault

2. In the middle of an island, you can find a rift valley. What type of plate boundary exist on that
island?
a. convergent c. normal fault
b. divergent d. transform fault

For questions no. 3 and 4 refer to the illustration.

3. Plates A and B shows a divergent boundary. If plate C is adjacent to both


plates and does not show any relative motion, what type of plate
boundary is present between A and C?
a. convergent c. divergent
b. normal fault d. transform fault
4. What geologic event is most likely to happen at the given type of plate boundary in number 3?
a. earthquake c. rift valley formation
b. mountain formation d. volcanic eruption

5. What type of plate boundary is involved in this plate movement?

a. divergent
b. transform
c. convergent
d. fault

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