Assessment

Direction: Read the questions below and SHADE the letter of the correct answer in
the answer sheet provided. Use BALLPEN for shading.

1. It is a weak to violent shaking of the ground shaped by sudden movement of rock

materials below the earth surface.
a. earthquake c. hypocenter
b. focus d. intensity

2. Which statement differentiates focus from the epicenter?

a. Focus is a point near the epicenter, while epicenter a point away from the focus.
b. Focus is a point underground, where rock begins to move while epicenter is a
point directly above the focus
c. Focus is above the epicenter, while epicenter is located below the focus.
d. Focus seismic waves spread out while epicenter is where the shaking of ground
starts.

3. It measures the energy released by an earthquake.

a. epicenter c. magnitude
b. intensity d. epicenter

4. A point on the surface of the directly above the focus.

a. magnitude c. hypo center
b. Intensity d. epicenter

5. Measures the strength of an earthquake as perceived and felt by people to a certain

locality.
a. Intensity c. epicenter
b. magnitude d. hypo center
Assessment
Direction: Read the questions below and SHADE the letter of the correct answer in
the answer sheet provided. Use BALLPEN for shading.

1. An earthquake jolted 17 km northeast of Z city during the interview by a local

reporter a resident describe the disaster where vibrating was felt like passing of a
heavy truck. In relation to the scenario what was the intensity value of the quake.
a. I b. II c. III d. IV

2. Maria a registered geologist has been working at PHIVOLCS for 28 years. Just right
after a strong quake 7 on the Richter scale jolted X province, her team was then
delegated by the department to give an official name in what way did the team of Maria
name the quake?
a. They named the earthquake after the city/ municipality that were closest to the
epicenter
b. They named the earthquake after the city/ municipality that were closest to the
focus.
c. They named the earthquake after the person closest to the epicenter
d. They named the earthquake after the person closest to the focus

3. What is the best place to stay outside the building during earthquake?
a. near the mountain c. near the building
b. open space d. near the tree

4. Why building a house or structure near the fault is not advisable?

a. Building a house or a structure near the fault can cause movement of the fault.
b. Building a house or structure near the fault can create another fault
c. Building a house or structure near the fault will be damage during a strong
earthquake
d. Building a house or structure near the fault displaces the rock beneath.

5. Which statement differentiates focus from the epicenter?

a. Focus is a point near the epicenter, while epicenter a point away from the focus.
b. Focus is a point underground, where rock begins to move while epicenter is a
point directly above
the focus
c. Focus is above the epicenter, while epicenter is located below the focus.
d. Focus seismic waves spread out while epicenter is where the shaking of ground
starts.
Assessment
Direction: Read the questions below and SHADE the letter of the correct answer in
the answer sheet provided. Use BALLPEN for shading.

1. A type of an earthquake produced by a sudden movement along the faults and plate
boundaries.
a. strike-ship c. volcanic
b. tectonic d. dip-slip

2. A thin zone of crushed rock separating block of earth crust and where the
earthquake occurs.
a. foot wall c. fault
b. magma d. plate

3. A type of fault in which the block above the fault has moved down ward.
a. hanging wall c. strike –slip
b. reverse d. normal fault

4. A fault those along convergent plate boundaries associated with the powerful
earthquake.
a. reverse fault c. strike-slip fault
b. normal fault d. fault line

5. An earthquake induced by a rising lava or magma beneath the volcano.

a. tectonic c. dip-slip
b. volcano d. strike-slip