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Summative Grade 10
Summative Grade 10
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
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
a. P-wave b. S-wave
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
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
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
a. divergent
b. transform
c. convergent
d. fault