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2ND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper. 
1.   What is the magnitude of Earthquake took place in Manila? 
A.   5.2      B. 5.3              C. 5.4           D. 5.5
2.   Which among of the following is the safest location during an earthquake? 
 .    inside the house         C. in an open area 
A.   inside the car                 D. under a tree 
3.   Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement
of the earth crust? 
 .    A. PHIVOLCS  B. PAGASA      C. DOST   D. DENR 
4.   What will be produced if there is a sudden movement of the earth's crust due to
the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic  activity?
 .    typhoon  B. tsunami       C. flood     D. earthquake
 
5.   What do you call a fracture or crack between two rocks?
A.   stress        B. earthquake C. fault    D. crust 
6.   Which of the following faults occurs where the “hanging wall” moves up or is
thrust over the “footwall”?
A.   Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault   D. Stress Fault     
7.   Which fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?
A.   Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault   D. Active Fault          

     
8.   What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?
A.   Shear Stress               C. Tension Stress
B.   Confining Stress        D. Compression Stress
 
9.   Pangea break off into seven continents, what could be the probable cause of this
event?
A.   Shear Stress               C. Tension Stress
B.   Confining Stress        D. Compression Stress
 
10.   Friction between the two sides of a fault keeps it from moving until the stress  on
the fault overcomes the friction, then the fault slips and creates an  earthquake.
A.   True                C. Maybe both.
B.   False                    D. It depends on the situation.

 
List down five (5) things to do before, during and after an earthquake. Do this in your answer
sheet. (2pts. Each)
Before an earthquake 
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During earthquake 
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After the earthquake 

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List down five (5) things to do before, during and after the typhoon. Do this in your answer
sheet. (2pts. Each)
Before the typhoon
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5. 
During the typhoon 
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5. 

After the typhoon 

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