Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Schools Division of Tacloban City
SAGKAHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tacloban City

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 10

Name: __________________________________ Section: __________________ Score: ____________

Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Encircle the letter only.
1. What do you call the continuously moving part of the Erath’s crust?
a.) Fault b.) Fissure c.) Fracture d.) Plate
2. Which statement about the Earth’s crust is CORRECT?
a.) Continental and oceanic crusts have the same weight
b.) Continental crust is heavier than oceanic crust
c.) Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust
d.) Oceanic crust is thicker than the continental crust
3. Which of the following is not a result of Plate Tectonics?
a.) Earthquake b.) Fault lines c.) Landslides d.) Mountains
4. This earthquake type happens when the shifting of Erath’s plates is driven by the sudden release of energy
within some limited region of the rocks of earth.
a.) Aftershock b.) Foreshock c.) Tectonic d.) Volcanic
5. It is the location on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
a.) Epicenter b.) Center c.) Epic center d.) Direct center
6. If an earthquake occurs while you are inside a building, the safest thing for you to do _________ .
a.) Duck near a wall c.) Get under the strongest table, chair or other pieces of furniture
b.) Call home d.) Lie flat on the floor and cover your head with your hands
6. This wave moves up and down and is the second wave you feel in an earthquake.
a.) P wave b.) S wave c.) Love waves d.) Rayleigh waves
7. Earthquake epicenters are identified through __________ .
a.) Triangulation Method c.) Scaling Method
b.) Richter Scaling d.) Seismograph method
8. This type of wave causes the most damage to structures during an earthquake.
a.) Love waves b.) Primary wave c.) Secondary wave d.) Rayleigh waves
9. How will you relate the distributions of mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters, and volcanoes?
a.) Mountain ranges are found in places where volcanoes and earthquake epicenters are also located
b.) Mountain ranges are found in places where earthquake epicenters are situated
c.) Mountain ranges are found only in places where volcanoes are located
d.) Mountain ranges, earthquake epicenters and volcanoes are located in different places
10. When two plates are moving toward each other, the zone where the plates collide is called a ______ .
a.) Transform boundary b.) Divergent c.) Convergent d.) Constructive
11. If you will visit a place in the pacific known to be along convergent plates, which of these should you
NOT expect to see?
a.) Rift valleys b.) Active volcanoes c.) Mountain ranges d.) Volcanic island arc
12. What kind of plate boundary results to the formation of San Andreas Fault?
a.) Transform b.) Shear boundary c.) Convergent d.) Divergent
13. Which of the following can infer from the continuous movement of the lithospheric plates over the
asthenosphere?
a.) All the continents will cease to exist
b.) The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now
c.) All the volcanoes in the Philippines will become inactive
d.) The islands in the Philippines, will become scattered all over the world
14. When continental crust and oceanic crust collide, the oceanic crust usually undergoes which of the
following process?
a.) Condensation b.) Deposition c.) Subversion d.) Subduction
15. What do you expect to find parallel to a trench?
a.) Hot spot b.) Rift valley c.) Volcanic arc d.) Ocean ridge
16. This is a detection system used to determine the range, angle or velocity of objects. It can be used to
detect aircraft, ship, and the like.
a.) Global Positioning System c.) RADAR
b.) Night Vision Goggles d.) Radio/Television Signals
17. Describe how sunscreen and sunglasses protect us from UV radiation?
a.) Sunscreens protect our skin so we can stay under the sun all day
b.) Sunglasses have UV coating that help block harmful rays from the sun
c.) The higher the Sun protection Factor (SPF) in a sunscreen, the higher the protection
d.) All of the above
18. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic waves is used most for communication?
a.) Gamma ray b.) Infrared c.) Radio wave d.) X- Ray
19. What substance glows when exposed to ultraviolet light?
a.) Photoelectric b.) Phosphors c.) Neon d.) Photons
20. What animals can see the ultraviolet light?
a.) Insect b.) Dog c.) Human d.) Monkey
21. Satellite communication is an application of what type of wave?
a.) Infrared b.) X-Ray c.) Microwave d.) Radio wave
22. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic waves is used in sterilization of medical equipment?
a.) Gamma Ray b. UV Ray c.) X-Ray d.) Visible Light
23. Among the practical applications of Radio Waves, which is not included?
a.) Cooking c.) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
b.) Global positioning System d.) Radio/Television Signals
24. Describe the image distance of an object that is placed 1meter in front of a plane mirror.
a.) 2 M b. 1 M c.) 3 M d.) 4 M
25. What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give the driver a wider view and smaller image
of traffic behind him?
a.) Plane mirror b.) Convex mirror c.) Concave mirror d.) Double mirror
26. Which is NOT a distinctive attribute of an electric generator?
a.) It provides electricity
b.) Electric generator turns mechanical energy to light energy
c.) It is based upon electromagnetic induction
d.) It provides protection during cold weather
27. What region of electromagnetic spectrum is often used by Internet service Providers in fiber optic
technology?
a.) X-Ray b.) Microwave c.) Infrared d.) Ultraviolet
28. What part of the electric motor rotates as magnetic force produces a turning point?
a.) Armature b.) Brush c.) Commutator d.) Magnet
29. It is a process where the electric current is generated in an electric conductor by moving or changing the
magnetic surrounding it.
a.) Electric motor b.) Electric generator c. Electromagnetism d. Electromagnetic induction
30. He discovered that current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field.
a.) James Clerk Maxwell c.) Hans Christian Oersted
b.) Heinrich Hertz d.) Michael Faraday
31. Which term is also referred to as the chemical messenger of the body?
a.) Blood b.) Hormones c.) Enzymes d.) Neurons
32. The following are functions of the Endocrine System EXCEPT _______.
a.) Mental development c.) Physical development
b.) Sexual development d.) Spiritual development
33. Which of the following hormones are involve in menstruation process?
a.) FSH and LH b.) Progesterone c.) Estrogen d.) All of the above
34. Which among these movements are voluntary?
a.) Heartbeat b.) Digestion c.) Perspiration d.) Walking
35. All the organ systems are controlled and regulated by the __________ through feedback mechanisms,
while the endocrine system secretes ________ that regulate all body’s activities.
a.) Nervous System and Circulatory System c.) Nervous System and Hormones
b.) Central and Peripheral Nervous System d.) Positive and Negative Feedback
36. __________ allows organisms to maintain Homeostasis in the body.
a.) Feedback mechanisms b.) Equilibrium c.) Response d.) Stimuli
37. How does genetic information provide evidence for evolution?
a.) Similar structures evolved to do the same functions
b.) Genetic information does not provide evidence for evolution
c.) Species that are closely related exhibit similar embryonic development
d.) The greater the similarity in amino acid sequence, the closer the relationship of an organism
38. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck thought that if an organism acquired a body structure during its lifetime it
could pass on that characteristic structures to its offspring.
a.) Theory of Needs b.) Theory of Acquired Traits
b.) Theory of Use and Disuse d.) Theory of natural Selection
39. It refers to the survival of strong genes over weak ones.
a.) Genetics b.) Homologous c.) Fossils d.) Natural Selection
40. The following are threats to biodiversity EXCEPT one __________.
a.) Epidemics b.) Conservation c.) Climate change d.) Overexploitation
41. Protein synthesis leads to a number of chemical reactions, summarized in two steps called _______.
a.) Relation and Transfer c.) Transcription and Translocation
b.) Transcriptions and Translations d.) Transfer and Concentration
42. Proteins are macromolecules made up of amino acids, has the following functions EXCEPT ______.
a.) Act as catalyst c.) Provides energy for metabolism
b.) Provide structural support d.) Transmitting chemical signals
43. ______ is any molecule that is produced by living organisms including large macromolecules such as
proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.
a.) Biogas b.) Biogenesis c.) Biotin d.) Biomolecules
44. DNA and RNA are basic examples of __________.
a.) Nucleic acids b.) Carbohydrates c.) Fatty acids d.) Lipids
45. Fats, oils, and steroids are classified as ___________.
a.) Proteins b.) Nucleic acids c.) Lipids d.) Carbohydrates
46. A chemical equation is balanced by ___________.
a.) Changing subscripts c.) Erasing elements are necessary
b.) Adding coefficients d.) Adding elements are necessary
47. The speed of reaction is called the rate of reaction. Reaction takes place when particles ________.
a.) move away b.) slide fast from each other c.) collide d.) in motion
48. Which factor/factors affect the rate of chemical reaction?
a.) Enzymes b.) Activation energy c.) Inhibitor d.) Concentration
49. In every balanced equation, each side of the equation has the same number of _______.
a.) Molecules b.) Coefficients c.) Moles d.) atoms in each element
50. Which of these statements is true about gases?
a.) They have density c.) They have high molar mass
b.) They have definite shape d.) They are more compressible than solids

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

ROWENA E. DEAUNA MERLYN P. GAVIOLA JOELMA I. DAGAMI, PhD

Test Construction Coordinator Science Head Teacher VI Secondary School Principal IV