Science 10 Diagnostic Test
Science 10 Diagnostic Test
Science 10 Diagnostic Test
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer in your answer sheet.
1. 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 B. mountain ranges
C. rift valleys D. volcanic islands
2. In a hotspot, volcano A is on top of the mantle plume, volcano B is 10 km farther from A while
volcano C is the farthest. What can you infer about the ages of volcanoes?
A.volcano A is older than C B.volcano B is the oldest
C.volcano B is the youngest D.volcano B is younger than C
3. What makes up the lithosphere?
A.continental crust B.crust and upper mantle
C.oceanic and continental crust D.upper mantle
4. 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.
5. 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 inactive.
C. The continents will not be located in the same place as they are now.
D. The island of the Philippines will become scattered all over the world.
6. In transform fault boundary, the movement is horizontal - slides or grinds each other. Which
situation is associated with this type of fault?
A. Converging B. Diverging
C. Both converging and diverging D. Without converging and diverging
7. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine plate and the Eurasian plate?
A.Convergent B.Divergent
C.Reverse Fault D.Transform Fault
8. Which is the best example of the strike-slip fault?
A. Mountain Ridge B.Rift Valley Fault
C. San Andreas Fault D. San Nicolas Fault
25. Which of the following words can be read properly both with and without a mirror?
A. MEM B. WOW C. DID D. BIB
26. A candle is placed just beyond the center of curvature of a concave mirror. Where will the
image be found?
A.Between F and V
B. At F
C. Between F and C
D. At C
27. A marble is placed between the vertex of a concave mirror and its focus. Where will the image be
found?
A. At F
B. Between C and F
C. Between F and V
D. Behind the mirror
28. In which device is a magnetic field present?
A. charged balloon B. Cooling soldering iron
C. A very hot horse shoe magnet D. A microphone undergoing soundcheck
29. A neodimium magnet is placed at rest inside a coil of wire which is connected to a galvanometer.
How will the galvanometer react?
A. It will deflect to the left.
B. It will deflect to the right.
C. There will be no deflection
D. It will periodically deflect to the left then to the right
30. What basic principle enables ALL electric generators to operate?
A. Iron is the only element that is magnetic
B. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel
C. A closed loop conductor within a changing magnetic field will have an induced electromotive
force
D. A current carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a magnetic force
31. Which of the following organs are not correctly grouped?
A. testes, scrotum, vagina B. uterus, oviduct, ovary
C. seminal vesicle, prostate gland and bulbourethral gland D. fallopian tube, uterus, vagina
32. What gland is responsible for the production of parathyromone?
A. Thymus gland B. Pituitary gland C. Parathyroid gland D. pancreas
33. What do you call the monthly shedding of the endometrium of the uterus?
A. Fertilization B. Maturation C. Menstruation D. Reproduction
34. What is the process through which the level of one substance influences the level of another?
A. Feedback Mechanism B. Negative Feedback
C. Positive Feedback D. Stimulating Feedback
35. What is the correct sequence of protein sysnthesis?
A.Replication-Transcription-Translation B. Replication-Translation-Transcription
C.Transcription-TransLation-Replication D.Translation-Replication-Transcription
36. Complete the diagram below to show the sequence of protein synthesis.
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. C
21. C
22. D
23. A
24. C
25. B
26. C
27. D
28. A
29. C
30. C
31. A
32. C
33. C
34. A
35. A
36. B
37. A
38. C
39. D
40. C
41. A
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. C
46. A
47. D
48. B
49. D
50. B