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Periodic Test for Second Quarter in Science 8

NAME: ________________________________YEAR AND SECTION: _________________SCORE: ______

Direction: Read and analyze each statement. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is the point of origin of an earthquake?

A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph

2. What is the point on the surface nearest the earthquake?

A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph

3. What is an instrument used to study earthquakes?

A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph

4. Which waves cause the greatest amount of damage?

A. Compression waves C. S-waves
B. P-waves D. Surface waves

5. Why does the earthquake from deep focus cause less

damage?
A. It travels faster.
B. It travels slower.
C. It loses energy as it travels faster.
D. It gains energy as it travels upward.

6. The damage done by an earthquake to the environment is described as _________.

A. epicenter B. focus C. intensity D. magnitude

7. In the PEIS, earthquake with intensity V is considered

A. destructive B. strong C. very strong D. weak

8. Which scale is used to measure the strength of the earthquake?

A. PEIS C. Richter scale
B. PHIVOLCS Scale D. Seismogram scale

9. A government agency responsible for the monitoring earthquake and volcanic

activities. They are also responsible informing Filipinos about earthquake
and volcanic advisories. They believe that educating the people is the best
way of limiting casualties and preparing the nation for the hazards
earthquake can bring.
A. DOST B. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS D. PNRI

10. If an earthquake is weak, it means that the intensity is equal to___

A. I B. II C. III D. IV

11. A record of the seismic waves detected by an instrument that monitors ground
vibrations is called ________.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Seismologist D. Seismometer

12. In the PEIS, earthquake with intensity I to IV are considered

A. Strong B. Weak C. Destructive D. Very Strong

13. Which scale is used to measure the strength of the earthquake?

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A. Seismogram Scale B. Magnitude Richter Scale C. PEIS D. Phivolcs Scale

14. A government agency responsible for the monitoring earthquake and volcanic
activities. They are also responsible informing Filipinos about earthquake and volcanic
advisories. They believe that educating the people is the best way of limiting casualties
and preparing the nation for the hazards earthquake can bring.
A. PAGASA B. PNRI C. DOST D. PHIVOLCS

15. He is the current PHIVOLCS Director.

A. Mang Tani B. Renato Solidum
C. Fortunato Dela Pena D. Rolando Paras

16. Supposed that there is a magnitude 4 earthquake in both areas a city and a farm
area, which earthquake will be more damaging?
A. In the farm area because the crop will not be cultivated
B. In the city because of the buildings and structures in the area
C. Cannot be determined
D. Both area were damaged

17. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent
widespread disasters when an earthquake strikes?
A. Strictly implement building codes.
B. Train and form groups as immediate responders.
C. Conduct disaster preparedness drills in schools, governments and communities.
D. All of the above

8. A person that interprets the result of the seismograph.

A. Geologist B. Archeologist C. Seismologist D. Volcanologist

9. PHIVOLCS stands for

A. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
B. Philippines Institute of Volcano and Seismologist
C. Philippine Institution of Volcanology and Seismology
D. Philippine Institute of Volcanologist and Seismologist

20. The best way to protect yourself in an earthquake is to

A. Run as fast as you can C. Go to the basement
B. Drop, cover and hold D. Stand under a tree

21. Which is the thickest layer of Earth?

A. Inner Core B. Crust C. Mantle D. Outer core

22. Like the white of a hard-boiled egg, the ______ is the thickest layer of Earth?
A. Lithosphere B. Mantle C. Inner Core D. Outer core

23. What are the layers of Earth from the center out?
A. Inner core, mantle, outer core, crust
B. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
C. Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, crust
D. Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

24. Which waves is slower and can travel only through solid?
A. P waves B. S waves
C. Both reach at the same time D. Neither P nor S waves

25. The second waves to arrive during an earthquake.

A. Both reach at the same time B. Neither P nor S waves
C. P waves D. S waves

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26. Only P waves travel through the Mantle.

A. False B. Maybe C. Not at all D. True

27. P and S waves travel through the earth, and so are called
A. surface waves B. body waves C. tsunamis D. earth waves

28. Which shadow zone is larger?

A. P waves shadow
B. P and S shadow zones are equal in size.
C. S waves shadow
D. None of the above

29. What is the sea temperature required in formation of typhoon?

a. 26.5°C b. 25°C c. 27°C D. 28°C

30. A typhoon is an intense cyclone that occurs over

A. Atlantic ocean B. Pacific ocean
C. Mediterranean sea D. South China sea

31. What is the meaning of PAR?

A. Philippine Are Ready
B. Philippines Area of Responsibility
C. Philippine Area of Responsibility

32How is the weather in the eye of the typhoon?

A. Intense B. Sunny C. Calm D. Windy

33. Typhoons need water vapor to form

A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not at all

34. When did Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines?

A. 2018 B. 2011 C. 2013 D. 2022

35. What type of air pressure is associated with typhoon?

A. High Pressure B. Low Pressure C. Moderate Pressure

36. How tropical cyclones are expected every year?

A. 25 B. 22 C. 20 D. 26

37. What happened to their strength after making a landfall in the Philippines?
A. Typhoons becomes more powerful and aggressive
B. Typhoons lessen its power and effects
C. Typhoons gas the same strength
D. All of the above mention

38. Which instrument is used to detect and track typhoons and cloud masses at distance of 400 kilometers or less?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance

39. Which device is used for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance

40. Which provides summary of the weather condition all over the country?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance

41. The center of a tropical cyclone is a calm area and is called the______
A. eye of the storm C. middle of the storm

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B. focus of the storm D. radius of the storm

42. In a tropical cyclone, this area is characterized with the strongest winds, the tallest
clouds, and the heaviest rain.
A. eye B. eyewall C. rain bands D. warm core

43. What term is used for the horizontal movement of air from a high-pressure area?
A. storm B. cyclone C. wind D. current

44. As a tropical disturbance enters the PAR, the wind speed

A. decrease C. nothing happens
B. increase D. remains the same

45. Why does the wind speed around the eye increase while the storm forms over the
ocean?
A. Due to the spin of the earth C. Due to prevailing winds
B. Due to supply of moisture D. Due to high pressure in the eye

46. Which among these small bodies in space are made of rock and metal,
A. Asteroids B. Comets C. Meteoroid D. Meteors

47. Asteroids are sometimes called by which of these names?

A. Small stars B. Planetoids C. Planets D. Solar system

48. Which region in solar system asteroids are located?

A. Kuiper belt B. Asteroid belt C. Oort cloud D. Super Belt

49. What part of the Solar System can we find the asteroid belt?
A. Between Venus and Earth B. Between Earth and Mars
c. Between Mars and Jupiter D. Between Jupiter and Saturn

50. What do we call the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt?

A. Ceres B. Vesta C. Gigantor D. Dwarf Planet

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

TRIXIA MAY D. BAJARES ORLANDO Y. YUMUL JR. NORMAN C. GONZALES
SST-II HT1-Science Principal II

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Key to Correction 46. A

47. B
48. B
1. B 49. C
2. A 50. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. D

25. B
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. A
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. B
36. C
37. B
38. D
39. A
40. B
41. A
42. B
43. C
44. B
45. B

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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SUMMATIVE TEST - Grade 8 (SCIENCE)
S.Y.2021-2022

Number of Type
No. of
Competencies Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Days Percentage Item Placement of Test
items
Taught MC

QUARTER 2 // ///
/ //// 7 20% 10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 MC
1. Differentiate epicenter from focus

0. Discuss the scale adapted in the /

Philippines to describe the intensity and / // ////// 7 20% 10 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 MC
magnitude of an earthquake.

0. • Explain how earthquake waves

provide information about the interior of / ///// / 6 15% 8 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 MC
the earth.

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//
0. to infer why Philippines is ////
/ 5 15% 7 29,30,31,32,33,34,35 MC
prone to typhoons. (S8ES-IId-19)

0. to infer why Philippines is /

// 5 10% 5 36,37,38,39,40 MC
prone to typhoons. (S8ES-IId-19)

/
0. Identify and explain the factors / / / 5 10% 5 41,42,43 44, 45 MC
which determine that a certain location is
at the eye of a typhoon.

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0. Explain the relationship

between a meteoroid, meteor and / / // 5 10% 5 46,47,48,49,50 MC
meteorite.

7
Total 3 6 7 27 40 100 % 50 50 MC

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

TRIXIA MAY D. BAJARES ORLANDO Y. YUMUL JR. ARNEL PABLO L. AGUSTIN
ST-II LEARNING AREA COORDINATOR IN SCIENCE Principal I

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