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According to the theory of plate tectonics, which layer of the Earth is made

up of plates?

A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere C. Lithosphere D. Mesosphere

2. Which is not a primary plate?

A. Australian Plate B. North American

C. Pacific Plate D. Philippine Plate

3. The Ring of Fire is located around the edges of the ____________.

A. Eurasian Plate B. Nazca Plate

C. Pacific Plate D. South American Plate

4. According to the theory of plate tectonics, on which layer do plates float?

A. Asthenosphere B. Atmosphere.

C. Lithosphere D. Mesosphere

5. The space between two tectonic plates is called ________.

A. Fault B. Boundary C. Rift D. Trench

6. A process where two plates collide in which the denser plate goes beneath

the less dense plate is called ___________.

A. Convergence B. Convection

C. Divergence D. Subduction

7. What is produced when plates slide against each other?

A. Earthquake B. Mountain Range C. Trench D. Volcano

8. Which type of plate boundary lead to the formation of volcanoes?

A. Seafloor B. Divergent C. Convergent D. Transform

9. Volcanoes are formed as a result of _________________________.

A. the thrust faulting of a tectonic plate

B. the going upward of a continental plate

C. the divergence of two continental plates

D. the subduction of an oceanic plate underneath a continental plate

10. How is the Philippine (Filipino) plate formed?

A. Convergence between two oceanic plates


B. Convergence between oceanic and continental plates

C. Convergence between two continental plates

D. Divergence between oceanic and continental plates

1. What term is used to describe a point on Earth’s surface directly above

the focus?

a. Fault c. Epicenter

b. Hypocenter d. Seismic graph

2. The theory which states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere,

is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere, the molten

upper portion of the mantle.

a. Continental Drift Theory c. Crustal Theory

b. Plate Tectonic Theory b. Both a and b

3. You were provided with data showing the arrival of the P and s waves

from three seismic stations. Which of these can you possibly determine?

a. the damage at the focus

b. the distance to the earthquake

c. the intensity of the earthquake

d. the location of the epicenter

4. From the seismogram, the distance to the epicenter can be determined

by measuring

a. the arrival of surface waves

b. the difference in the arrival times of the p and s-waves

c. the ration of the amplitude of the largest p and s-waves

d. the speed of the surface waves


5. Which of the following types of seismic waves causes rock particles to

move in the same direction as the wave movement?

a. P-wave

b. S-wave

c. Shear wave

d. Tension wave

6. What specific method uses distance information from three seismic

stations to locate the earthquake epicenter?

a. Seismography

b. Triangulation method

c. Epicentral method

d. Tectonics

7. In which order will a seismogram record seismic waves?

a. S-waves, P-waves, surface waves

b. P-waves, S-waves, surface waves

c. Surface waves, P-waves, S-waves

d. P-waves, surface waves, S-waves

8. You were asked to locate the epicenter of a recent earthquake. Which

correct sequence of events should you follow?

a. i, iii, ii, iv

b. iii, i, iv, ii

c. iii, iv, i, ii

d. iv, ii, i, iii


1. The theory of Plate Tectonics explains:

A. Why Earth’s magnetic field changes over time

B. How Earth and other objects in the Solar System formed

C. Why the planet’s gravitational pull varies slightly from place to place on

Earth

D. The origin of mountains and ocean basins and the shapes of the

continents on Earth

2. Tectonics plates float on the _________.

A. Outer core C. Inner core

B. Asthenosphere or mantle D. Lithosphere

3. A boundary where plates move away from each other is called:

A. Divergent C. Transform

B. Convergent D. Shear boundary

4. The tallest mountains on Earth are formed by

A. Oceanic to continental convergence

B. Continental to continental convergence

C. Ocean to ocean convergence

D. Hot spots

5. What kind of plate boundary causes old and heavy crust (rocks) to sink into

the mantle (subduction)?

A. Convergent boundary C. Transform or shear boundary

B. Divergent boundary D. Plate Boundary

6. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of a mountain range

like the Himalayas and Appalachian Mountains?

A. Divergent boundary C. Convergent boundary

B. Transform or shear boundary D. Plate Boundary

7. What is the name of the mountain chain that runs along the western margin

of North America?

A. The Appalachians C. The North American Cordillera


B. The Andes D. The Himalayas

8. What is the name of the mountain chain that runs along the eastern margin

of North America?

A. The Appalachians C. The North American Cordillera

B. The Andes D. The Himalayas

9. What major tectonic plate does not contain a continent?

A. North American C. Pacific

B. Indian- Australian D. Antarctic

10. Plates move towards each other along

A. Divergent plate boundaries C. Transform fault boundaries

B. Convergent plate boundaries D. All of these

II. Identify the plate tectonic boundaries that formed the following mountains

using the given options below.

11. Appalachian Mountains A. North American Plate

12. Southern Alps E. Pacific Plate

13. The Ural Mountains D. Eurasian Plate

14. The Andes mountains B. Nazca Plate

15. Rockies mountain C. Juan de Fuca Plate

1. Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby

tectonic plates.

A. The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes.

B. The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic

plates.

C. The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers.

D. The mountains are probably formed by running water.

2. A subduction zone is associated with which type of tectonic boundary:

A. Divergent C. Transform
B. Convergent D. None of the above

3. What major tectonic plate does not contain a continent?

A. North American C. Pacific

B. Indian- Australian D. Antarctic

4. What is the name of the mountain chain that runs along the western

margin of South America?

A. Appalachians B. Andes C. Himalayas D. Cordillera

5. If B represents the Himalayas then _________.

A. plate A is Asia and plate C is Europe

B. plate A is India and plate C is Asia

C. plate A is Asia and plate C is India

D. plate A is Europe and plate C is Asia

6. If the cross section depicts the southern Appalachian Mountains

approximately 250 million years ago, then ___________.

A. plate A is Africa and plate C is Europe

B. plate A is Africa and plate C is North America

C. plate A is North America and plate C is Europe

D. plate A is North America and plate C is Africa

7. Most of the Appalachian Mountains formed during ________ time.

A. Cenozoic B. Mesozoic C. Paleozoic D. Precambrian

8. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of a mountain range

like the Himalayas and Appalachian Mountains?

A. Divergent boundary C. Convergent boundary

B. Transform or shear boundary

9. The theory of Plate Tectonics explains:

A. Why Earth’s magnetic field changes over time

B. How Earth and other objects in the Solar System formed

C. Why the planet’s gravitational pull varies slightly from place to place
on Earth

D. The origin of mountains and ocean basins and the shapes of the

continents on Earth.

1. Plates move apart at a ____________________ boundaries.

a. Transform c. Divergent

b. Convergent d. Fault

2. A deep crack in the earth’s surface is called a:

a. Ridge c. Plate

b. Fault d. Mountain

3. Active volcanoes are most likely to form at

a. Transform boundaries c. The center of continents

b. Divergent boundaries d. Convergent

4. _______________ are formed when two continentals collide.

a. Volcanoes c. Mountain ranges

b. Strike-slip fault d. Rift valleys

5. The ______________ is an example of a transform boundary.

a. Philippine Deep c. Himalayas Mountain Ranges

b. San Andreas Fault d. Marianas Trench

6. Most earthquakes happen along the _____________________.

a. Fault c. volcanic mountains

b. Pacific Ring of Fire d. mid-ocean ridge

7. Why is a divergent boundary also called a constructive

boundary?

a. Magma flows up between the plates and forms new crust.

b. Old ocean floor is re-melted into magma

c. Animals in the ocean construct nests there.

d. Pacific Ocean becomes wider

8. How do the plates move at a transform boundary?


a. They move toward each other.

b. They move away from each other.

c. They move past each other

d. they do not move.

9. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of most

volcanoes?

a. convergent boundary

b. divergent boundary

c. transform or shear boundary

d. none of the above

10. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of a

mountain range like the Himalayas mountains?

a. divergent boundary

b. convergent boundary

c. transform or shear boundary

d. Fault

1. A French movement in the late 19th and early 20th century.

A. Expressionism C. Impressionism

B. Neoclassicism D. Avant-garde

2. Which of the following composers was the primary exponent of the impressionist

movement and the focal point for other impressionist composers?

A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel

B. Bela Bartok D. Igor Stravinsky

3. The following are Claude Debussy’s compositions EXCEPT:

A. Claire de Lune C. La Mer

B. Bolero D. L’ Enfant Prodigue

4. His compositional style is mainly characterized by its uniquely innovative but not

atonal style of harmonic treatment.


A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel

B. Bela Bartok D. Igor Stravinsky

5. Ravel’s work includes the following EXCEPT:

A. Bolero C. String Quartet

B. Pavane for a dead Princess D. Pierrot Lunare

6. It dealt with the parameters or the dimensions of sound in space.

A. Expressionism C. Impressionism

B. Neoclassicism D. Avant-garde

7. He is the “Father of American Jazz”.

A. Claude Debussy C. George Gershwin

B. Bela Bartok D. Igor Stravinsky

8. The following are George Gershwin’s compositions EXCEPT:

A. Claire de Lune C. An American in Paris

B. Rhapsody in blue D. La La Lucille

9. His big break came when he was asked to substitute for the ailing Bruno Walter in

conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert in 1943.

A. Claude Debussy C. Maurice Ravel

B. Bela Bartok D. Leonard Bernstein

10. Bernstein’s work include the following EXCEPT:

A. Bolero C. Musical of West Side Story

B. Tonight D. Candide

1. Primitivism Music- A moderating factor between the emotional excesses of the

Romantic period and the violent impulses of the soul in

expressionism.

2. Concerto for Orchestra- His style is uniquely recognizable for its progressive technique,

pulsating rhythms, melodic directness, and a resolving dissonance.


3. Neoclassicism- A five-movement work composed late in Bartok’s life, features the

exceptional talents of its various soloists in an intricately constructed

piece.

4. Sergei Prokofieff- He was inspired by the performance of Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra to
write his first nationalistic poem.

5. Bela-. It is atonal through the stressing of one note as more important than

the others and combines two familiar or simple ideas together

creating new sounds.

1. It refers to a style in which the piece sounds different at every performance.

A. Avant -garde C. Electronic music

B. Chance music D. Expressionism

2. The pianist merely opens the piano lid and keeps silent for the duration of

the piece.

A. 4’33” C. Music of Changes

B. Concerto D. Sonata’s and Interlude

3. Cage advocated bringing real -life experiences into the concert hall.

A. False C. Not at all

B. Maybe D. True

4. He was known as the Father of Electronic Music?

A. Bela Bartok C. John Cage

B. Edgard Varese D. Philip Glass

5. Cage musical works total around____.

A. 120 C. 229

B. 200 D. 320

6. For Chance music, most of the sounds come from ______.

A. Environment C. Musical instruments


B. Human voices D. Recorded music

7. Chance music is ______.

A. any music that is played

B. manipulating musical instruments to create sounds

C. organizing sounds that are heard over the radio

D. recording music just any sound

8. John Cages’ nationality was

A. American C. Filipino

B. Australian D. German

9. A composition which is a cycle of pieces containing a wide range of sounds,

rhythmic themes and a hypnotic quality.

A. Chance Music C. Poeme Electronique

B. Music of Changes D. Sonata and interlude

10. The following are electronic devices used in the 20th Century music except,

A. Amplifier C. Tape Recorder

B. Synthesizer D. Videoke Player

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