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CHRISTINE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (FISHERY)

St. Christine, Lianga, Surigaodel Sur

SCIENCE 8 – 2ndQuarter Exam

I- Multiple Choices: Choose the letter of your answer from the given options then write it on your answer sheet.

1___.are loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, whose orbits are usually very long, narrow ellipses.
a. Comet b. Crater c. Comet Hale Bopp d . Focus
2___is .a small and rocky space object.
a. Asteroid b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Crater
3.___ are chunk of rock or dust in space a. Asteroid b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Meteoroid
4._____ are meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and hit Earth’s surface.
a. Asteroid b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Crater
5.______ come from comets or asteroids. a. Crater b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Meteoroid
6.______is a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up
a. Asteroid b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Meteor
7. ______is the first one discovered (and the biggest) asteroid; it was discovered in 1801.
a. Meteoroid b. Comet Halley c. Ceres d. Meteoroid
8.______ is the flat surface between the two pieces. This is where fault slip or fault movement happens.
a . Focus b. Earthquake c. Epicenter d. Fault plane
9.______ the place where the fault begins to slip is called the, it is where the first movement occurs; is the origin of the
earthquake.
a . Focus b. Fault c. Epicenter d. Fault plane
10._____ the spot directly above the focus on the surface of the Earth.
a . Focus b. Earthquake c. Epicenter d. Fault plane
11._____ Is another name for meteor.
a. Asteroid b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Shooting star
12.______ explosion hole: a large hole in the ground or a surface caused by an explosion.
a. Crater b. Meteorite c. Comet d. Meteoroid
13______ certain time of the year when meteors fall in greater numbers than usual and seem to come from specific parts of the
sky.
a. Meteor b. Meteor shower c. Meteoroid d. Comet Halley
14.______ tropical storm: a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans
a. Tsunami b. Earthquake c. Typhoon d. Crater
15.______ is the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer.
a. Tsunami b. Earthquake c. Typhoon d. Crater
16.______is the study of earthquakes and the waves they create
a. Magnitude b. seismology c. Geology d. Seismographs
17.______ is a measure of earthquake size: a measure of the energy of an earthquake, specified on the Richter scale
a. Magnitude b. seismology c. Geology d. Seismographs
18._______is a large wave produced by a sudden push from an underwater fault.
a. Tsunami b. Earthquake c. Typhoon d. Crater
19._______ is the most famous comet in history.
a. Meteoroid b. Comet Halley c. Comet Hale Bopp d. Shooting star
20._______ the most viewed comet in recorded history
a. Meteoroid b. Comet Halley c. Comet Hale Bopp d. Shooting star
21. _____ the machines that record movements of the Earth
a. Magnitude b. seismology c. Geology d. Seismographs
22. _____ an earthquakes caused by the upward movement of magma under the volcano, which strains the rock locally and leads
to an earthquake a. Tectonic earthquakes b. Volcanic earthquakes c. Tsunami d. Hurricane
23. _____a name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean
Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line.
a. Tsunami b. Hurricane c. Typhoon d. Tidal wave
24._____ an earthquakes caused by the sudden release of energy stored within the rocks along a fault
a. Tectonic earthquakes b. Volcanic earthquakes c. Tsunami d. Hurricane
25. ______ a satellite used in weather forecasting: a satellite that records cloud distribution and temperature to help in predicting
weather patterns a. weather satellite. b. Weatherman c. Thermograph d. Isobar
26. ______ the study of the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and minerals, and its history and
origins. a. Magnitude b. Seismology c. Geology d. Seismographs
27. _______ the block of rock above the fault plane
a. Hanging wall b. Foot wall c. Fault Plane d. Crater
28. ______ refer to the vibrations that travel through the interior of the earth
a. Earthquake b. Seismic wave c. Tsunami d. Explosion
29. _____ the trace of the fault on the surface of the Earth
a . Fault line b. Fault c. Epicenter d. Fault plane
30. _____ man weather forecaster: a man who works as a professional weather forecaster
a. weather satellite. b. Weatherman c. Thermograph d. Isobar
 II- List down in order the Tropical Cyclone Categories and its maximum wind speed kilometers per hour (kph)
III- Name some Typhoons visited in the Philippines ( at least 5)
IV- Give the meaning of the following Acronyms:
1. PAR 4. LPA
2. NEO 5. PAGASA
3. NEAR 6. PHILVOLCS

V- Discuss the Effects of earthquakes (5pts.)