SCIENCE GRADE-8

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Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. If a tropical has a maximum wind speed of 118 Km/hr, it categories as _________

a. tropical depression b. storm c. typhoon d. super typhoon
2. If PAGASA announced that tropical cyclone is signal number 2, What level in the DepED were suspended?
a. elementary b. secondary c. college d. all of the above
3.These are giant waves caused by strong winds.
a. storm surge b. tsunami c. tidal wave d. spring tide
4. Which of the following conditions is favourable in the formation of a tropical cyclone?
a. the temperature of the ocean is 26.5 ° C c. located near the equator
c. high humidity d. all of the above
5. Which of the following location of a tropical cyclone is outside the PAR?
a.5° N, 115 °E b. a.15° N, 115 °E c. a.21° N, 120°E d. a.5° N, 136 °E
6. In what particular location is most likely in the eye?

Location A B C D
Wind Speed 10 180 200 220
a. A b. B c. C d. D
7. When warm water mixes with cold air a ______________forms and this serves as the basis for typhoon formation.
a. low pressure area b. ITCZ c. Coriolis effect d. sea breeze
8. Local storm associated with thunder and lighting is called ______________.
a. thunder storm b. hurricane c. tornado d. storm surge
9. The place where the slippage of rocks occurs is called the earthquakes___________
a. focus b. epicentre c. magnitude d. intensity
10.This seismic wave can travel in different media.
a. P- waves b. S-waves c. Love waves d. Rayleigh waves
11. This instrument is used to detect earth’s movement.
a. RADAR b. seismograph c. seismogram d. interferometer
12. Seismic waves that travel with slow velocity and like ripples in water is called__________
a. P-wave b. S-wave c. Love wave d. Rayleigh wave
13. How many minutes that EM waves reach earth surface after the initial burst?
a. 8 Seconds b. 8 Minutes c. 30 Seconds d. 60 minutes
14. These are chunks of irregularly shaped objects that occupy the 350 million apace between Mars and Jupiter?
a. meteors b. meteoroid c. comets d. asteroids
15. These are bright streak of light that can be seen in the night sky?
a. meteors b. meteoroid c. meteorites d. comets
16. A part of meteoroid survives the fall through the atmosphere and lands on earth.
a. meteors b. meteorite c. comets d. asteroids
17. Why does meteor shower occur?
a. meteor shower is an event in which number of meteors are observe to radiate or originate from one point of the sky.
b. meteor shower is a light phenomenon that occurs every night
c. meteor shower originates in the outer space
d. meteor shower occurs due earth’s movement on its axis
18. Intensity IV earthquake is describe as
a. scarcely perceptible b. slightly felt c. weak d. strong
19. It refers to the energy released of an earthquake.
a. magnitude b. intensity c. epicentre d. fault
20. The sudden push of slabs in the ocean floor can caused__________
 a. neap tide b. storm surge c. tsunami d. spring tide
21. All of the following may happen if tropical cyclone is signal number 3 except
a. almost banana plants downed b. majority of nipa houses uprooted or destroyed
c.rice crops suffer heavy losses d. old galvanized iron roof may peeled off
For item 22-24
plate A Plate B

22. What type of plate boundary is in the illustration ?

a. convergent b. divergent c. transform fault d. slide slit fault
23.What geologic event may happen when these plates moved?
a. earthquake b. tornado c. tsunami d. none of the above
24. What geologic feature may occur when this plate moved?
a. valley b. mountain c. oceanic ridge d. plateau
25. These waves is used by the scientists to study the earth’s interior.
a. body waves b. tidal wave c. surface waves d. electromagnetic waves
26. What is the difference between primary waves from secondary waves?
a.P wave can travel through solid, liquid and gas but S-wave can travel only in solid.
b.P- wave is a body wave while S-wave is surface wave
c.P and S-wave are longitudinal wave
d. P-wave can be used to study earth’s interior while S-wave can be used to study surface
27. The time interval between P and S wave is
a. 8 Seconds b. 8 minutes c. 1 minute d. 30 seconds
28. Which of the following is a man-made disaster?
a.earthquake b.flood c. tornado d. tsunami
29.Which of the following kit is necessary during evacuation?
a. Money b. flashlight c. extra battery d.TV

30.Which of the following is correct sequence you should do during earthquake?

a.duck, cover and hold b. cover,duck and hold c. hold,duck and cover d. cover, hold and duck
32. The most famous comet is
a. Halleys Comet b. Hale-Bopp c. Perseid d. Leunid
33.Which of the following is not correct about comet?
a. it has a head and tail b. it glows when it move closer to the sun
b. its tail divided into two : an ion and dust tail d. it originates in the asteroid belt
34. The nearest star to planet Earth
a. Sun b. Venus c. Moon d. Halley
35. The largest asteroid is __________.
a. Vesta b. Ceres c. Juno d. Ceres
36 The asteroid belt is located in the solar system between which two planet?
a. Mars & Earth b. Mars & Jupiter c. Neptune & Uranus d. Mercury & Venus
37 The warm central part or core of a typhoon with low pressure is called _____
a. Eye b. epicentre c. tornadoes d. fault
38 Scientist believe that most of the asteroid, meteor or comet, come from _____
a. Debris from planets in other galaxies
b. Leftover materials from the solar system when it was still forming
c. Pieces of older planet in the solar system that exploded
d. Materials that have evaporated from the surface of the planet of the solar system
39. which of the following best describe a meteorite?
a. a meteorite is a meteor that makes it through the earth’s atmosphere
b. a meteorite is any celestial that has fallen on the earth’s surface
c. a meteorite is a piece of rock or metal that is travelling through space
d. a meteorite is a piece of icy and dust that has its own orbit
 . For item 40-45Plot the given points on the map above
For item 46-50 Draw and label parts of a comet.

Figure 2. Map of the Philippines and vicinity

Points Latitude, Longitude
a. 5°N, 115°E
b. 15°N, 115°E
c. 21°N, 120°E
d. 25°N, 120°E
e. 25°N, 135°E
f. 5°N, 135°E

28°

27°
Mainland China
26°

25°
Taiwan
24°

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18°
PACIFIC OCEAN
17°

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6°
Borneo
5°

4°
115° 116° 117° 118° 119° 120° 121° 122° 123° 124° 125° 126° 127° 128° 129° 130° 131° 132° 133° 134° 135°