Tinuyop National High School

Second Quarter Examination

Science 8

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Date: ________________________ Section: ______________

Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Choose the correct answer and encircle the letter of your choice.

1. Based on the figure 1, which statement best describes a fault?

a. A rock is shifted or displaced c. A break in the Earth’s crust

b. A boundary in the Earth’s crust d. A flat surface on the ground
2. Which of the following takes place when a fault suddenly moves?
a. Collision b. Earthquake c. Tsunami d. Typhoon
3. Which of the following measures the strength of shaking produced by an earthquake or the amount of strain
that rocks in the Earth’s crust release when an earthquake occurs?
a. Intensity b. Magnitude c. Seismograph d. Richter Scale
4. Which of the following descriptions represents earthquake with magnitude 6 to 6.9?
a. Moderate b. Great c. Strong d. Minor
5. Surface waves are seismic waves that moves along the surface of the Earth forming a wave that is much like:
a. Ocean wave c. a car travelling through the sand dune
b. A skier moving down a mountain hill d. a whale gliding along the ocean surface
6. All of the following are the ways used by seismologists to know what makes the Earth’s interior, except
a. Studying seismic waves c. observing surface waves
b. Interpreting a seismogram d. tracing body waves
7. If number 1 in figure below is an Earth surface, which part is the epicenter?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1

8. The region of initiation of seismic energy within the Earth is called _________.
a. Epicenter b. Focus c. Fault Line d. Fault Plane
9. It’s the exact location on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake.
a. Crust b. Epicenter c. Fault Line d. Fault Plane
10. Which statement below differentiates between active and inactive faults?
a. Active fault has generated earthquakes before while inactive fault did not.
b. Active fault is a structure we can identify while inactive cannot be identified.
c. Active fault is not destructive while inactive is destructive to the surroundings
d. Active fault cannot display seismic activity while inactive fault can.
11. The scientists use the following ways to find out if a fault is active, EXCEPT
a. Country’s historical records c. earth’s rock formation
b. Studying the surroundings d. past and present vibrations
12. Which of the following pictures below is/are the result, in addition to earthquake when a fault underwater
moves vertically?

I. II. III.

a. I only b. II only c. I & II d. III& I

13. Not all fault movements beneath the sea produce a tsunami. What must be the fault movement that will result
in the formation of tsunami?
a. Fault that moves in a vertical direction c. fault that moves In a horizontal direction
b. Fault that moves in a clockwise direction d. fault that moves in counterclockwise direction
14. Which statement below best describes a seismic wave during earthquake?
a. The vibration from the focus c. the trace of the Earth’s surface
b. The flat surfaces between two cracks d. The giant wave following the earthquake
15. How can seismic (earthquake) waves provide information about the interior of the Earth?
a. Gives us a picture like ultrasound image inside the womb of a mother
b. Illustrates how the bending of sound waves occurs in an open field concert.
c. Shows us a scientific model of the parts of the interior of the Earth.
d. Tell us that tsunami is called by folks as tidal wave at the same time.
16. The following pictures show different directions of the ground earthquake strikes an area. Which one would
likely result to mountain fountain?

a. Picture A b. Picture B c. Picture C d. Picture A & C

17. The place where the fault begins to slip.
a. Focus b. Fault c. Epicenter d. Fault Plane
18. What intensity scale when an earthquake is felt by few individuals at rest indoors?
a. I b. II c. III d. IV
19. Faults underneath earthquakes that generate tsunamis move in _____ direction.
a. Vertical b. Horizontal c. Diagonal d. all directions
20. How many typhoons enter the Philippines each year?
a. 45 b. 30 c. 20 d. 50
21. What does PAGASA mean?
a. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration
b. Philippine Agency of Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration
c. Philippine Area of Geology & Astronomical Services Administration
d. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Agency
22. Tropical cyclone require ____ ocean water to be able to develop.
a. Cold b. High c. Warm d. Low
23. If the wind speed of the tropical cyclone is 220kph, it is a
a. Tropical depression b. Supertyphoon c. Tropical Storm d. Typhoon
24. Why does tropical cyclone weaken when they hit land?
a. They respond to weather changes
b. They die over land because they need warm water to sustain them
c. They evaporate and form clouds
d. They cannot penetrate in the Earth’s surface
25. Which is a better source of water vapor?
a. Landmass b. Oceans c. Mountains d. Atmosphere
26. What is the temperature that enables the cyclone to form?
a. 50◦C b. 0◦C c. 26.5◦C d. 15.5◦C
27. A tropical cyclone will affect the locality with the winds of 30-60 kph may be expected in at least 36 hours. What
public storm warning signal (PSWS)?
a. #1 b. #2 c. #3 d. #4
28. Which part of the Philippines was hit by the supertyphoon Yolanda in the year 2013?
a. Ilocos Norte b. Zamboanga del Norte c. Samar, Leyte d. Davao City
29. If the windspeed is 70-90kph, the tropical cyclone is
a. Tropical depression b. Supertyphoon c. Tropical Storm d. Typhoon
30. Typhoon signal levels are based on the ___________.
a. Size of the typhoon c. amount of expected winds
b. Speed of the typhoon’s motion d. Speed of rotating winds
31. Rainfall warnings are also issued by PAGASA, using a color code system- yellow, orange & red in increasing
gravity. The warning levels are based on the _______.
a. Measured height of the floods c. Rain- gauge water height per hour
b. Height of water in rain gauges d. Number of hours of rain
32. If the wind speed of the tropical cyclone is between 35-60 kph, it is classified as
a. Tropical depression b. Supertyphoon c. Tropical Storm d. Typhoon
33. What is the category of the tropical cyclone if the wind speed is 150kph?
a. Tropical Depression b. Supertyphoon c. Tropical Storm d. Typhoon
34. What is/are the reasons why Mindanao is not commonly hit by tropical cyclones?
I. The tropical cyclone starts at a latitude closer to the equator
II. The tropical cyclone moves directly to the west, instead of moving to the northwest
III. Tropical cyclone starts at the latitude of the Visayas & Mindanao.
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I,II,III
35. Over the past three years, amateur & professional astronomers have discovered NEO’s came close to Earth, NEO
means ________.
a. Near-Earth Optics b. Near- Earth Objects c. New-Earth Objects d. Newly- Earth Objects
36. Which of the following statements is true about comets and asteroids?
a. Comets are rocky fragments while asteroids are icy objects.
b. Comets are both icy & rocky fragments
c. Asteroids are both icy object & rocky fragments
d. Comets are icy bodies while asteroids are rocky fragments.
37. The following are the factors wherein you can see well meteors in the sky except
a. Air & light pollution c. Water and noise pollution
b. The time of the day & weather conditions d. Size and source of the meteoroids
38. What astronomical object is composed of a mass of ice & dust that luminous tail produced by vaporization when
its orbit passes close to the sun?
a. Comet b. Meteoroid c. Rainbow d. Star
39. Which is not a chemical composition of a comet?
a. Ammonia, methane & carbon dioxide c. Nitrogen, gold & Iron
b. Carbon containing compounds d. Frozen water
40. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
a. Comet moves slowly & appears in the sky for a longer period
b. A comet is easy to see with unaided eye
c. A meteor moves swiftly & seems to fall on the ground
d. A meteoroid can be as small as a grain of sand or as big as a boulder
41. The following statements are the advantages of meteorites, EXCEPT
a. The presence of meteorites & impact craters hold much potential for the mining industry
b. Meteorites are very rich in natural resources
c. It causes the Earth’s rocks to change in chemical composition
d. It can cause massive damage to the area where it landed
42. Why does it seem that meteors during meteor shower appear to come from only one point in the sky?
a. They are travelling in the same speed
b. They are travelling in the same direction
c. They are travelling in parallel paths with the same velocity
d. They are travelling in horizontal paths
43. Asteroids are mostly composed of metals like _________.
a. Iron & nickel b. Zinc & nickel c. Iron & copper d. Iron & cobalt
44. The orbit of an asteroid compared to the orbit of a comet is ___________.
a. Less rounded & more elliptical c. more rounded & more elliptical
b. More rounded & less elliptical d. less rounded & less elliptical
45. What do you think had happened to the plants & animals living in the area where the comet or asteroid
crashed?
a. They would be poisoned c. they can survive & reproduced rapidly
b. They have died on the impact d. only the people died
46. Differentiate a meteor from a comet when viewed from Earth.
a. Meteor moves fast while comet moves slowly c. Meteors and comets move at the same speed
b. Meteor moves slow while comet moves fast d. Meteors and comets move vertically
47. It is also known as a “shooting star”.
a. Meteor shower b. Comet’s tail c. Asteroid rocks d. Planet Earth
48. Which statement below describes a meteor?
a. Also known as a “shooting star” c. a rocky fragments on the ground
b. A light phenomenon in the sky d. Frozen ice & gasses on Earth
49. What statement below describes a meteoroid?
a. A rocky surface of a comet or asteroid c. A rock fragment which landed on Earth
b. A dust particle of a meteorite & meteor d. A broken up rock or dust from a comet or asteroid
50. Arrange the following according to its order from Earth’s crust to the outer space?
I. Meteor II. Meteorite III. Meteoroid
a. I, II, III b. II, III, I c. II, I, III d. I, III, II

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~ Mahatma Gandhi

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