1. According to this theory, continents moved through unmoving oceans and that larger, sturdier continents broke

through oceanic crust.

a. Plate Tectonic Theory

b. Seafloor Spreading Theory

c. Continental Drift Theory

d. Hess Theory

2. In 1912, Alfred Wegener, proposed that continents were once part of a large landmass which he called Pangaea.

Pangaea comes from a Greek word which means ________.

a. All continents b. All Land c. All Earth d. All Ground

3. This evidence shows us that the continents were once one because of their shapes, wherein the edge of one

continent matches the edge of another.

a. Evidence from fossils

b. The continental jigsaw puzzle

c. Evidence from rocks

d. Evidence from coal deposits

4. The method of determining the epicenter of an earthquake by using distance information and constructing

circles from at least three seismic stations.

a. Construction method b. Analytical method c. Pen and compass method d. Triangulation method

5. The subsequent effect of grinding of plates against each other is the occurrence of earthquakes. An

intermediate earthquake has a focal depth of _______ from the Earth’s surface.

a. 60-100 km b. 60 –200 km c. 60-300 km d.60-400km

6. The geologic feature formed when two continental plates converged.

a. Trench b. Volcano c. Mountain range d. Island

7. The area in the mantle from which hot materials rise as thermal flume.

a. hot magma b. hot crater c. hot spot d. hot lava

8. Although most transform faults are located within the ocean basins, there are a few that cut through the

continental crust. An example of this is the ___________.

a. Marianas Fault

b. Caribbean Fault

c. San Francisco Fault

d. San Andreas Fault

9. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determine by measuring

a. the arrival time of surface wave

b. the difference in the arrival time of the P and S-waves

c. the ratio of the amplitude o the largest P and S-waves

d. the speed of the surface wave

10. Who are the two scientists who proposed The Theory of Seafloor Spreading?

a. Robert Harry and Hess Dietz b. Harry Hess and Robert Dietz

c. Harry Potter and Robert De Nero d. Robert Hess and Harry Dietz

11. Alfred Wegener was a German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth was once made up of a single

large landmass called Pangaea. Which of the following theories did Wegener propose?

a. Continental Drift Theory b. Continental Shift theory

c. Plate Tectonic Theory d. Seafloor Spreading Theory

12. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate?

a. convergent

b. divergent

c. transform fault

d. reverse fault

13. The time difference (Td) in the arrival time of P-wave and S-wave that reached a particular seismic recording

station is measured to be 40 seconds. From this data, the calculated distance of the epicenter from the station is

a. 300 km b. 40 km c. 50 km d. 60 km

14. What makes up the lithosphere?

a. Continental crust

b. Crust and the upper mantle

c. Oceanic crust and continental crust

d. Upper mantle

15. Which of the following can you infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over the

asthenosphere?

a. All the continents will cease to exist.

b. All the volcanoes in the Philippines will become extinct.

c. The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now.

d. The islands of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.​