TANON COLLEGE

JANUARY PERIODICAL EXAM

SCIENCE GRADE 8 – ARIES AND PISCES
JANUARY 26-27, 2021
NAME: DATE:
YEAR AND SEC: RATE:

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS (X2) STRICTLY NO ERASURE !

1. Refers to a wind system that circulates around a low-pressure center.
2. A localized weather disturbance characterized by rainfall with occurrence of thunder and
lightning.
3. Tropical cyclones that have maximum wind speed ranging from 62 to 88 kph.
4. Cyclones that form in the western Pacific.
5. Cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean is termed.
6. Tropical Cyclones with maximum sustained winds of up to 61 kilometers per hour (kph)
7. Surrounding the eye is the ____________ where most intense winds form.
8. Cyclones that form over Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and South Western Indian Ocean is
called.
9. Is the term used to describe the upward movement of air currents.
10. Tropical Cyclone that has maximum speed exceeding 220 kph.
II. MATCH COLUMN A WITH COLUMN B. WRITE THE LETTERS ONLY. (x2)
1. S-type asteroid a. asteroids that share an orbit with a larger object
2. C-type asteroid b. asteroids have orbits which approach earth
3. M-type asteroid c. irregularly-shaped fragments of rocks that
4. Trojans asteroid d. irregularly-shaped fragments of rocks that orbit the sun
5. Near-earth asteroid e. inhabits the main belt’s outer region
6. Comet f. scientists call them dirty snowballs
7. Meteoroids g. stony asteroids
8. Meteorite h. know as metallic
9. Meteors i. boulders and rocks in the space
10. Asteroids j. meteor survives its course in the atmosphere and hits the
ground.
k. microplanets
III. ENUMERATION (X2)
Classification for Typhoons that hit the country (5)
Classifications of ASTEROIDS (3)
Classification of asteroids according to location (3)
Preparation during typhoon (4)

GOODLUCK!!!

PREPARED BY :

JOSE JERAMIE S. PONSICA