Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
Division of Caloocan City

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 10

Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter that correspond to your answer on the
answer sheet.

1. What makes up the lithosphere?

A. upper mantle C. oceanic and continental crust
B. continental crust D. continental crust and upper mantle

2. Which is NOT a primary tectonic plate?

A. Pacific Plate C. Juan de Fuca Plate
B. Eurasian Plate D. North American Plate

3. Which of the following type of seismic wave is recorded first in a seismic station?
A. P-wave C. Love wave
B. S- wave D. Rayleigh wave

4. If you visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates, which of these should you
NOT expect to see?
A. active volcanoes C. volcanic islands
B. mountain ranges D. mid-ocean ridge

5. Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates that are moving away from each other
and produces rift valley?
A. Divergent Boundary C. Territorial Boundary
B. Convergent Boundary D. Transform-fault Boundary

6. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
A. Divergent Boundary C. Territorial Boundary
B. Convergent Boundary D. Transform-fault Boundary

7. What is formed on the oceanic side when continental and oceanic crust collide?
A. Trench C. Mountain belts
B. Volcano D. Volcanic Island Arc

8. What geologic feature will be formed when the transform fault slide past each other?
A. San Andreas Fault C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B. Himalayas Mountain D. Appalachian Mountains

9. It is a branch of science that deals with the interaction between matter and energy.
A. Biology B. Geology C. Physics D. Chemistry

10. Who proposed the relationship between electricity and magnetism?

A. Joseph Henry C. James Clerk Maxwell
B. Michael Faraday D. Hans Christian Oersted

11. Which of the following statements best describe electromagnetic induction?

A. A changing electric field induces a magnetic field
B. A changing magnetic field induces an electric field
C. A changing electric filed induces a changing magnetic field
D. A changing magnetic field induces a changing electric field

12. It is a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy

A. motor B. dynamo C. generator D. transformer

13. Which type of EM radiation has the shortest wavelength?

A. X-ray B. Microwaves C. Radio waves D. Visible light

14. Which of the following correctly lists electromagnetic waves in order from longest to shortest?
A. Infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, x-rays, gamma rays
B. Infrared, ultraviolet, visible light, gamma rays, X- ray

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D. Radio waves, microwaves, visible light, ultraviolet, gamma rays

15. In which of the following activity has more harmful effect of EM radiation?

A. Travelling by plane once a year.

B. Watching TV for 2-4 hours per day.
C. Undergo chest x-ray more than once in a year.
D. Exposing your body in sunlight early in the morning.

16. What do you call the male hormone that is responsible for maintaining the male secondary sex
characteristics?
A. Estrogen B. Testosterone
C. Thyroid hormone D. Pituitary growth hormone

17. What do you call the process in which blood, unfertilized egg and other tissues from the uterus
and leave the body through the vagina?
A. Ovulation B. Fertilization C. Menstruation D. Reproduction

18. What part of the neuron transmits electrical signals away from the cell body?
A. Axon B. Cell body C. Dendrites D. Soma

19. What do you call the process of converting the information in mRNA (messenger RNA) into a
sequence of amino acids to make a protein?
A. mutation B. replication C. transcription D. translation

20. What do you call the change in the base sequence of the DNA that changes the individual
genes?
A. mutation B. replication C. transcription D. translation

21. Which of the following is not an evidence of evolution?

A. The fossil record
B. Homologous structures
C. Acquired characteristics
D. Similarities and differences in proteins and DNA sequences between organisms

22. Who is the proponent of evolution by acquired characteristics?

A. Albert Einstein C. George Cuvier
B. Charles Darwin D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

23. What do you call the differences or variation among organisms?

A. Adaptation B. Biodiversity C. Habitat D. Species

24. What gas law explains the mechanism of gas compressor?

A. Avogadro’s Law C. Charles’s Law
B. Boyle’s Law D. Ideal Gas Law
25. How does the temperature affect the average kinetic energy of gas molecules?
A. As the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of gas molecules
increases.
B. As the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of gas molecules
decreases.
C. As the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of gas molecules
fluctuates.
D. As the temperature increases the average kinetic energy of gas molecules
remains the same.

26. Which of the following gas laws explains the relationship between the volume and the number of
moles of the gas present at constant temperature and pressure?
A. Boyle’s Law C. Avogadro’s Law
B. Charles’ Law D. Combined Gas Law

27. This is a biomolecule that the main function is to store genetic information and production of
protein.
A. Carbohydrates C. Nucleic Acids
B. Lipids D. Protein

28. Which of the following is INCORRECT about Law of Conversation of Mass in the
chemical reaction?

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 A. Matter is neither created nor destroyed in the chemical reaction.
B. The coefficients of the molecules of the reactant and product are equal.
C. The total mass of the reactant should be equal to the total mass of the product.
D. The number of atoms of each element must be the same before and after a chemical
reaction.

29. Which of the following will NOT affect the rate of chemical reaction?
A. Amount of product C. Presence of Catalyst
B. Concentration D. Temperature

30. How does higher temperature affect the rate of reaction?

A. High temperature increases the number of molecules in a reactant.
B. High temperature decreases pressure, therefore also decreases reaction.
C. High temperature increases the amount of concentration in a substance.
D. High temperature increases the kinetic energy of the molecules of a reactant.

31. Which of the following is needed to determine the distance of the epicenter from a seismic
station?
A. The arrival time of P-wave and S-wave
B. The difference in the arrival time of P-wave and S-wave
C. The arrival time of P-wave and S-wave from 3 different seismic stations
D. The difference in the arrival time of P-wave and S-wave from three different seismic
stations

32. Which of the following statements about continental lithosphere is TRUE?

A. It is thinner than oceanic lithosphere.
B. It is denser than oceanic lithosphere.
C. It is relatively older than oceanic lithosphere.
D. It has the same composition as oceanic lithosphere.

33. Why do most earthquake take place at tectonic plate boundaries?

A. Earthquake takes place only when one plate moves over another plate
B. Earthquake can only occur at places where magma can reach the surface
C. The rock in the interior of the tectonic plate is stronger, so it does not deform
D. Earthquake takes place where the motion of tectonic plates transfers
energy to rock

34. As the angle of incidence increases, the angle between the incident rays and the reflected rays
will eventually approaches what value?
A. Zero B. 45° C. 90° D. 180°
35. If you stand 3 meters away in front of a plane mirror, how far away would you see your image
from the mirror?
A. 1.5 m B. 3.0 m C. 6.0 m D. 12.0 m
36. A concave mirror with a focal length of 13 cm creates a real image 39.0 cm away, how far is the
object from the mirror?
A. 20 m B. 26 m C. 32 m D. 39 m
37. If a virtual image is formed along the principal axis 10.0 cm from a concave mirror with the
focal length 15.0 cm, what is the object distance from the mirror?
A. 6.0 cm B. 10.0 cm C. 12.0 cm D. 30.0 cm
38. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. After menstruation, the cycle starts again.
B. The sperm moves through the oviduct and enters the uterus.
C. The thick uterine lining is no longer necessary, so the cells of the thickened uterine lining
break off and leave the vagina.
D. The luteinizing hormone (LH) initiates the maturation of the follicles, converts ruptured
follicles into corpus luteum and causes the secretion of progesterone.

39. Which best describes the stimulus- response model of reaction?

1. Brain 2. Effector 3. Receptor 4. Response 5. Stimulus

A. 5-1-3-4-2 B. 3-5-1-2-4 C. 5-3-1-2-4 D. 5-3-1-4-2

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40. Which of the following is the complementary mRNA strand of the DNA segment TAC CCT CGC
TTT?
A. ATG GGA GCG AAA B. ATC GGA GCG AAA
C. AUG GGA GCG AAA D. AUG GGU GCG AAA

41. How does population growth affect the carrying capacity of a specific area?
A. Population growth increases the biodiversity of the area.
B. Population growth develops an increase in the resources.
C. Population growth stops the increase in the biodiversity in the area.
D. Population growth limits the amount of resources available for organisms.

42. The temperature of the gas in 2L container is 300 K. What will be its volume if
the temperature is increased to 600K.
A. 1 L C. 4 L
B. 2 L D. 8 L

43. A cardiologist advises his patient to lessen the high level of cholesterol in his blood. Which
among these food groups will the doctor most likely recommend to the patient’s diet?
A. Low fat diet of steamed fish and vegetables
B. High fat diet of pork, chicken and fried foods
C. An unrestricted diet where all foods are allowed
D. High carbohydrate diet of unlimited rice and beer

44. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. Nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus are present the carbohydrates.
B. Nutrition lists such as fat and protein content are included in the food label.
C. Protein plays a wide variety of roles like being a catalyst, hormone, and antibody.
D. Reading food labels is important because it helps you make food choices, control weight,
and improve health.

45. Which among the following shows a combination reaction?

A. The synthesis of oxygen gas and hydrogen gas producing water
B. The production of mercury and oxygen gas from Mercury (II) Oxide
C. Molecules of hydrogen peroxide disintegrate forming water and oxygen gas
D. Potassium was added to nitrates of calcium forming calcium metal and
potassium nitrate

46. During the 1960s, scientists were already equipped with the gadgets needed to explore the deep
ocean. What discovery about the ocean floor is associated with the seafloor spreading?
A. Mountains are denser than the mantle.
B. The rotational poles of the Earth have migrated.
C. The crust of the continents is denser than the crust of the ocean.
D. The crust of the ocean is very young relative to the age of the crust of the continents.

47. If the frequency of the EM wave is 3.0 x 1010 Hz, what is its wavelength?
A. 0.1 m B. 0.01 m C. 0.001 m d. 0.0001 m

48. A light ray in air is incident on an air to glass boundary at an angle of 45° and is refracted in
the glass of 15° with the normal. What is the index of refraction of the glass?
A. 2.73 B. 1.00 C. 0.50 D. 0.37
49. Based on the number of differences in amino acid sequence shown on the table, which
pair of organisms is most related to each other?

A. Fruit fly-wheat B. Human-horse

C. Fruit fly- pigeon D. Human – wheat

50. Which of the following is a BALANCED chemical equation?

A. 2KClO3 → 2KCl + 3O2
B. 2Al + 3HCl → 2AlCl3 + H2
C. 4BaCl2 + Al2(SO4)3 → 2BaSO4 + AlCl3
D. Fe2(SO4)3 + KOH → 3K2SO4 + 2Fe(OH)3