Republic of Education

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Computer Science High School of Bicolandia
San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur
3rd Periodical Examination
SCIENCE II (Grade 8-Earth Science)
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Date:
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Edward Deming_

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Read carefully and understand instructions.
1-5. What type of fault is being shown in each item below;

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6-13. What type of seismic wave is being shown in each item below;

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9. Which wave can travel through solid and liquid?

10. Which wave can cause the most damage?
11. Which wave are the second to be recorded?
12. Which wave occurs only in the Earths crust?
13. Which wave travels fastest?
14. It measures the amount of energy released during an earthquake.
15. It measureshow strong the earthquake feels to observer.
16. It is a break in the Earths crust and along the break, significant movement has
taken place.

17. This theory states that rupture occurs when rocks bend until the strength is
exceeded and the
rocks quickly rebound to an unreformed shape.
18. PHIVOLCS stands for
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19. It is the place where the fault begins to slip.
20. It is a huge wave produced when an underwater fault suddenly moves.
21. It is the spot directly above the focus on the surface of the Earth where the
shaking is first felt.
22. It is a sensitive instrument that records the generated seismic waves of an
earthquake.
23-27. Given the latitude and longitude of a tropical cyclone, tell if it has entered or within the
Philippine Area of Responsibility;
23. 6N, 137E
24. 20N, 122E
25. 14N, 124E
26. 3N, 135E
27. 10N, 134E
28. What is the coordinate of a cyclone that will
affect the Bicol Region?
29. What must be the temperature of the ocean for
a tropical cyclone to be formed?

30. PAGASA stands for

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31. What is the average number of typhoons entering the PAR?
32. In which part of the tropical cyclone has the lowest pressure?
33. In which part of the tropical cyclone has the highest wind speed?
34. In which part of the tropical cyclone has the highest pressure?
35. In what direction did the tropical cyclones move?
36-40. What is the category of the following cyclones?
Name of
Wind Speed
Category
Cyclone
Sendong
50kph
36.
Reming
250kph
37.
Ondoy
85kph
38.
Rosing
190kph
39.
Paeng
210kph
40.
I. Multiple Choice: Answer the following questions; write the letter only on the space provided

1. A bright trail of light created by small solid particles entering the earths atmosphere
and burning up.
a) Comet
b) Rocks
c) Asteroid
d) Meteors
2. Glowing lumps of rock in atmosphere and also known as shooting star.
a) Comet
b) Rocks
c) Asteroid
d) Meteors
3. If the meteors survive and strike the surface of the earth they are called__________.
a. Meteoroid
b. Meteors
c. Meteorite
d. Meteor shower
4. Which is NOT belong to the components of comet?
a. Hydrogen envelope
b. Dust tail
c. Coma
d. Kuiper belt
5. It is one of the components of comets which has solid body, an agglomeration of water
ice and frozen gases with rocks and dust.
a. Nucleus
b. Coma
c. Gas tail
d. Dust tail
6. Tenuous atmosphere of gas, dust and debris surrounding.
a. Nucleus
b. Coma
c. Gas tail
d. Dust tail
7. It is located between the Mars and Jupiters orbit
a. Kuiper belt
b. Oort cloud
c. Asteroid belt
d. Asteroid tails
8. Are pieces of rock and metal dislodged from comets, asteroid, planets, or moon.
a. Meteors
b. Meteoroid
c. Meteorite
d. Meteor shower

9. Which asteroid does the moon dactyl revolve?

a. Eros
b. Gaspra
c. Mathilde
d. Ida
10.Which asteroid that is also following the orbit of the Jupiter?
a. Ida
b. Gaspra
c. Trojan
d. Asteroid 2012 DA14
11.Is the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of matter
a. Molecule
b. Atom
c. Particle
d. Compound
12.Is a particle consisting of two or more atoms combine together in a specific arrangement
a. Molecule
b. Atom
c. Particle
d. Compound
13.Anything that occupy space and has mass
a. Matter
b. Material
c. Stuff
d. Material
14.Respect to the gravitational pull of the earth
a. Weight
b. Mass
c. Volume
d. Space
15.How many elements known in the universe?
a. 112 elements
b. 115 elements
c. 117 elements
d. 121 elements
16. Are two or more elements combined chemically together.
a. Mixture
b. Solution
c. Compound
d. Molecule
17.Absolute measurements of a certain objects.
a. Weight
b. Mass
c. Volume
d. Space
18.What will be formed when two or more atoms will be combined?
a. Element
b. Compound
c. Mixture
d. Molecule
19.The parts (substances) are evenly distributed. It is difficult to tell one substance from
another.
a. Heterogeneous
b. Mixture
c. Compound
d. Homogeneous
20. Is a property that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.
a. Physical change
b. Physical property
c. Chemical property
d. Chemical change

21.It is the most abundant gas in the earths atmosphere.

a. Carbon

b. Hydrogen
c. Nitrogen
d. Collagen
22.Process that separates materials based on the size of their particles.
a. Distillation
b. Ionization
c. Filtration
d. Neutralization
23.A change in the appearance without changing the composition of the material
a. Phase change
b. Chemical change
c. Physical change
d. Chemical and physical change
24.Is any ability to produce a change in the composition of matter
a. Chemical change
b. Physical change
c. Physical property
d. Chemical property
25.Is a change from one state of matter to another
a. Physical change
b. Chemical change
c. Phase change
d. Mechanical change
26.No definite volume, no definite shape and it moves though vibration.
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. Plasma
27.Which is not an example of matter?
a. Soap
b. Smoke
c. Heat
d. Air inside the ball
28.Which is the best example of plasma?
a. Light
b. heat
c. Smoke
d. Sun
29.The substance that dissolve s in a solution
a. Solvent
b. Solute
c. Acid
d. Base
30.It is a process by which gas changing directly into solid without passing into liquid form
a. Sublimation
b. Deposition
c. Solidification
d. Vaporization
II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (2 points each item)
Direction: write T- if the statement is true and F- if the statement is false then encircle the
word that makes it false and write the correct answer. Write your answer On the space
provided before each number.
_________1. The properties of compound are different from the properties of the element that
make them up.
_________2. Elements are the simplest form of matter.
_________3. Elements can be broken down into simpler substances
_________4. Each element is made of atoms of the same type
_________5. Mixture is a combination of two or more substances combine chemically.
III. ENUMERATION
Direction: Enumerate the following
1-3 Give at least 3 examples of physical properties of matter

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2.
3.
4-6 where does meteoroid come from?
4.
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6.
7-10 Give at least 4 elements among the 6 elements that make up 99% of all
living matter
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IV. ESSAY
Direction: Explain the following concisely and briefly
1. Why does meteor shower occur? (5 points)

2. How meteoroid, meteor and meteorite are related? (5 points)

Prepared by:
Ronald B. Bagamasbad
Student Teacher, CSHSB

Catherine B. Briones
Cooperating Teacher, CSHSB