NUEVA ESTRELLA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Nueva Estrella,Socorro, Surigao del Norte

2nd Quarter Final Examination

Science 8
NAME:_________________ DATE:____________
YR.& SECTION:___________ SCORE:___________
DIRECTION: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO ERASURE

1. One of the most frightening things that anyone can ever experience.
a. typhon c. damage
b. earthquake d. eruption
2. You grow up believing that the earth is ________ and steady.
a. Rock solid c. colloid
b. Water d. solution
3. Philippine is located along the _________?
a. fault c. ring of fire
b. volcano d. mountain
4. On __________ , a strong earthquake hit Luzon.
a. July 10,2010 c. May 2, 2004
b. June 3, 2002 d. July 16, 1990
5. The strong earthquake hit in Luzon had a magnitude of?
a. 7 c. 7.8
b. 7.2 d. 5.8
6. When a fault suddenly moves, an __________ occurs.
a. earthquake c. flash floods
b. typhon d. heat
7. It is a break in the Earth’s crust?
a. epicenter c. magnitude
b. faults d. intensity
8. The ________ of an earthquake gives us an idea of how strong or weak the shaking is.
a. intensity c. epicenter
b. magnitude d. faults
9. What is PHIVOLCS means?
a. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismography
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and System
c. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Science
d. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
10. What Intensity Scale does scarcely perceptible?
a. I c. III
b. II d. IV
11. Intensity scale IV has a description of?
a. Scarcely perceptible c. moderately strong
b. Very strong d. weak
12. Another way of describing the strength of an earthquake is by _______.
a. Magnitude c. intensity
b. epicenter d. faults
13. The greater the ________, the stronger the earthquake.
a. Winds c. magnitude
b. destruction d. weak
14. Intensity is expressed using _________?
a. Roman Numerals c. Hindu-Arabic
b. Hindu-Arabic numerals d. all of the above
15. An earthquake with a magnitude of _____ may or may not be felt.
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
16. Magnitude ____ quakes can lead to a lot of damage in highly populated areas.
a. 4 c. 6
b. 5 d. 3
17. March 2011, a powerful earthquake took place in the ______ near Japan.
a. Atlantic ocean c. China sea
b. Pacific ocean d. Indonesia sea
18. In _______ , a strong earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia.
a. December 2004 c. December 2005
b. December 2001 d. December 2009
19. Faults are found not only on land but also under the _____.
a. sea c. water
b. ground d. volcano
20. A sudden push from an underwater fault can produce a wave called a ______.
a. tsunami c. winds
b. waves d. rain
21. The shaking starts from the ______ and spreads out.
a. focus c. faults
b. epicenter d. volt
22. The vibrations are more properly called ______?
a. waves c. waves travel
b. seismic waves d. waves encounter
23. Every year the Philippines is hit by _______.
a. typhoons c. floods
b. strong winds d. all of the choices
24. Tropical storm ______ hit in 2009 that brought terrible flood in Metro Manila.
a. Sendong c. Pablo
b. Ondoy d. Nitang
25. About _____ tropical cyclones enter the PAR according to the PAGASA.
a. 10 c. 25
b. 20 d. all of the choice
26. In a supertyphoon, the wind speed is greater than _________.
c. 300 kph c. 100 kph
d. 200 kph d. 50 kph
27. If the wind speed is less, from 119 to 200 kph it is called _________?
a. waves c. hurricane
b. typhoon d. tsunami
28. The term typhoon is used only in the ________ part of the Pacific Ocean.
a. North c. Northwestern
b. west d. Northern
29. In the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean the equivalent term of typhoon is?
a. tsunami c. tropical storm
b. hurricane d. tropical cyclone
30. Tropical cyclones need ________ in order to form.
a. waves c. water vapor
b. particles d. winds
31. According to scientists, the temperature of ocean water must be______?
a. 26.5®C or greater c. 25.5®C or greater
b. 26.5®C d. 27.5®C or greater
32. What is the International name of typhoon Sendong?
a. Washi b. weng c. wong d. hwong
33. Tropical cylone __________was so strong it was categorized as a supertyphoon.
a. Sendong c. Pablo
b. Waning d. Wacky
34. Winds of _______ may be expected in at least 36 hours.
a. 30-60 kph c. 30-50 kph
b. 20-50 kph d. 20-60 kph
35. What public storm warning signal if only twigs and branches of small trees are broken.
c. 1 c. 3
d. 2 d. 4
36. Typhoon Pablo has an international name of?
a. Bopha c. Kame
b. Bame d. Lame
37. PAR means?
a. Philippine Area of Responsibility c. Philippine Area of Respondents
b. Philippine Area of Response d. Philippine Are of Responsibility
38. Signal # 2 has a winds of greater than _______ maybe expected in at least 24 hours.
a. 60 kph up to 100 kph c. 60 kph up to 90 kph
b. 50 kph up to 100 kph d. 70 kph up to 100 kph
39. Typhoon has a maximum wind speed of?
a. 60 kph c. 110 kph
b. 100 kph d. 200 kph
40. Earthquake having an intensity scale of X is?
a. devastating c. destructive
b. very devastating d. very destructive
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