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II.
Modified True or False (Write True if the statement is correct; if False, change
the underlined word to make the statement right.) Write your answer on the
space provided for.
____________1. Plate Tectonics give rise to several geologic features and events.
____________2. Primary wave is the second type of Earthquake wave to be recorded in a
seismic station.
____________3. P-waves can travel through liquids while S-waves cannot.
____________4. Love waves cause the most damage to structures during an earthquake.
____________5. Coal beds were formed from the compaction and decomposition of
swamp plants that
lived million years ago.
____________6. The subduction zone serves as the origin of lithospheric movement.
____________7. The outer core is the deepest layer of the Earth.
____________8. The age of rocks and the magnetic stripes in the ocean floor support the
Seafloor Spreading
Theory.
___________9. Because of the subduction process, a depression on the ocean floor called
fault is also
formed.
___________10. No trench, no volcano and no island are created during the convergence
of 2 continental
plates.
IV.
V.
B
Relative Motion of the
Plates
C
Geologic Features/Events
Essay. Explain briefly and concisely. (You can use an extra sheet of paper.)
1. Is the Earth getting larger and wider when plates drift away from each
other? Explain.
3. How will you relate the distribution of mountain ranges with the
distribution of earthquake epicentres and volcanoes?