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SCIENCE 8
2ND PERIODICAL EXAM

Name: _______________________________Grade/Section:___________Score:________

Test I: MULTIPLE CHOICE.

INSTRUCTION: Read each sentence below and choose your answer from the 4 given choices.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What causes damage in a hurricane/typhoon?
a. Wind c. flooding
b. Storm surge d. all of the above
2. Where do hurricanes/typhoons form?
a. In a river or stream c. over the ocean
b.At plate boundaries d. under the earth
3. Another name for a typhoon in the Atlantic ocean.
a. Tornado c. tsunami
b. Hurricane d. blizzard
3. Where are hurricanes/typhoons most likely to do the most damage?
a. Near the seaboards c. in the forest
b. In a desert d. on the north pole
4. What is a hurricane/typhoon?
a. A fierce tropical storm that brings heavy rain
b. A series of wildfires
c. A type of earthquake
d. A ride at schliterbahn
5. What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes?
a. Wind speed c. amount of rain fall
b. Strength of winds d. place they originate
6. Where do typhoons often make their way?
a. North west c. middle east
b. South East Asia d. Europe
7. How is the weather in the eye of a hurricane?
a. Calm c. intense
b. Violent and windy d. sunny
8. When PAGASA quotes a wind speed, it is referring to winds at the .
a. Eye b. Eyewall c. Rain bands d. Nucleus
9. It is a western pacific region-specific name for a strong tropical cyclone.
a. Typhoon b. cyclone c. bagyo d. tropical
10. It is a Philippine local term for a tropical cyclone.
a. Bagyo b. tropical c. cyclone d. rains
11. It is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical.
a. Rain b. tropical cyclone c. typhoon d. wind
12. What is the meaning of “PAR”?
a. Philippine are ready c. Philippines area of responsibility
b.Philippine area of responsibility d. Philippines are you ready kids
13. It has a tropical marine climate dominated by a rainy season and a dry season.
a. Philippines b. japan c. America d. Indonesia
14. It is experienced from November to April.
a. Amihan b. habagat c. dry season d. rainy season
15. It is experienced from May to October.
a. Habagat b. amihan c. rainy season d. dry season

Test II: TRUE or FALSE.

INSTRUCTION: Write True if the statement is correct, otherwise False, on the blank provided before the
number.
________1. Government agencies and rescue teams in the Philippines are warily watching typhoon Bopha.
________2. The violent storm blasted the southern part of the island nation earlier this week before moving out to sea.
________3. The forecaster are warning that Bopha might take a turn back toward land and hit the country.
________4. It would be a 1-2 punch fot a country that gets way more than its share of natural disaster.
________5. Typhoon Bopha seemed to come almost out of nowhere.
________6. It came outside of the usual typhoon season and hit a part of the country that’s off the usual storm track.
________7. For almost 50 years in New Bataan, another survivor said, this is the time we’ve experienced such tragedy.
________8. No one can definitively tie these or any other extreme weather events to climate change.
________9. There is massive and widespread devastation back at home.
_______10. This typhoon Bopha cause hundreds of thousands of people have been rendered homeless.
_______11. Bagyo is a Philippines local term.
_______12. The term bagyo, a tagalog word meaning typhoon.
_______13. A tropical cyclone is the generic term for non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system.
_______14. Heavy rains can produce significant flooding.
_______15. Philippines has a tropical marine climate dominated by a rainy season and a dry season.

Test III: VENN DIAGRAM:

INSTRUCTION: Using the Venn Diagram below, state the differences and similarities between
TYPHOON and HURRICANES.

TYPHOONS
HURRICANES

Rubric for Venn Diagram

4 3 2 1
Concept Arrangement Each section of the Each section of the Each section of the Each section of the
diagram contains diagram contains diagram contains diagram contains
most sufficient facts complete facts that are unsufficient facts very facts that are not
easily identified easily identified easily identified easily identified
Primary Source Students exhibits Students exhibits Students displays a Students show little or
Content more mastery of the mastery of the limited understanding no understanding of
material as evidenced material as evidenced with some details topic. There are scant
by attention to detail. by attention to detail. pertinent to the details.
subject matter.
Linking content Reflects factual Reflects factual Reflects some factual Contains non factual
together information that information that information and information that does
corresponds with corresponds with attempts to put it in not correspond to the
most appropriate appropriate section of corresponding section appropriate section of
section of diagram. diagram. of diagram. diagram.

Test IV: ESSAY:

INSTRUCTION: Answer the question below. Write your answer in a short bond paper.
1. Why is our country very much exposed to the risks and hazards of typhoons?

Rubric for the essay writing.

Criteria 4 3 2 1

Content and style Clearly elaborate Adequately Did not elaborate Give no new
important details elaborated important important details information and
details very poorly
organized.

Grammar, usage & Very well said Grammatically Grammatically Grammatically

mechanics correct developing erroneous
Adequate
Organization Exceptional sense of sense of clear Lacks sense of clear So many spelling,
clear and orderly and orderly and orderly punctuation and
connection of ideas connection of connection of ideas grammatical errors
ideas

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