Grade 10 Science Mind Challenge

Which of the following is a mechanical layer of the Earth?

• Core

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

Answer explanation

What is the name of the singular landmass that once existed some 250 million years

ago?

• Eurasia

• Gondwanaland

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

Who proposed the continental drift theory?

• Alfred Wegener

• Robert Dietz

• Harry Hess

• Frederick Vine

The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the

driving force that facilitates this movement?

• magnetic force at the poles

• the force of the atmosphere

• gravitational force of the moon

• convection current in the mantle

Which of the following is not evidence supporting tectonic plate

movement?

• Ages of Rocks in the Seafloor

• Fossil distributions across continents

• The jigsaw puzzle-like fit of the continents

• Ancient cave drawing found in the Philippines

What is the name of the plant used by Wegener to support plate movement ?

• Cynognathus

• Lystosaurus

• Glossopteris

• Mesosaurus

What do you call the sedimentary rocks from the glacier deposits used as

evidence to support plate movement?

• Tillites

• Frostbite

• Trilobites

• Placer

Which of the following is NOT a minor tectonic plate?

• African plate

• Caribbean plate

• Nazca plate

• Philippine plate

Which small tectonic plate is located directly below the South American plate

on the map?

• Cocos plate

• Caribbean plate

• Indian plate

• Scotia plate

What property is referred to as the ability of partially melted solid to flow like a

liquid?

• Plasticity

• Flammability

• Thickness

• Viscosity