1ST LONG QUIZ IN SCIENCE 8 (2ND QUARTER

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE BEST ANSWER.

1. Earthquakes are a phenomenon in Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines. Why is that so?
a. Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines are positioned near the equator.
b. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are located within the Pacific Ring of fire side.
c. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are circled by seas.
d. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are thought archipelagic countries.
2. What will most are anticipated to occur every moment a fault slips?
a. There will be no movement in the slightest degree.
b. The rocks are held together.
c. The rocks will swiftly slip and can create an earthquake.
d. There will be moving immediately.
3. Scientists use alternative ways to seek out if a fault is active. Which one isn't included?
a. Scientists checked the country’s account.
b. Scientists observed the environment.
c. Scientists created a fault model
d. Scientists studied the past and present vibrations.
4. An earthquake happens along a line. Which of the subsequent isn't true about faults?
a. It is found toward land.
b. It is where fault cyclone starts.
c. It will be found under the ocean.
d. It is an opportunity within the Earth’s crust.
5. What does one call the spot above the main focus on the surface of the Earth?
a. crust c. epicenter
b. wave d. magnitude
6. Which of the subsequent refers to the place where the earthquakes start?
a. fault plane c. fault
b. focus d. epicenter
7. What office in our country that's answerable for monitoring and observing earthquake and tsunami occurrence?
a. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR )
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHILVOLCS)
c. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)
d. Department of Food and Authority(DFA)
8. Not every fault movement beneath the ocean will produce a tsunami. Which of the subsequent fault movements will
lead to such an occurrence?
a. String movement
b. Vertical movement
c. Sideward movement
d. Horizontal movement
9. What does one call the phenomenon that refers to the fast movement between two sides of a fault wherein the friction
is overcome leading to a sudden movement or shaking of the ground?
a. stick-bend c. stick-slip
b. stick-vibrate d. stick-shake 17
10. When the tsunami reaches the shore what could happen?
a. The wave accelerates and grows tall.
b. The wave breaks down.
c. The wave races.
d. It slows down and grows tall.
11. What is the term wont to describe Intensity VII?
a. Devastating c. Very strong
b. Strong d. Destructive
12. The release of energy of an earthquake refers to?
a. Focus c. Intensity
b. Epicenter d. Magnitude
13. Which of the subsequent is/are true about tsunamis?
a. It is associated with tides.
b. It is because of the upward movement of rock at the seafloor.
c. It is a large wave.
d. It is because of the upward movement of rock toward land.
14. Energy from the within the world makes the bottom move. Which of the subsequent is that the reason why there's no
movement right away?
a. There is no movement immediately thanks to the bending of the rocks.
b. The rapid release of energy causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
c. There is no movement instantly thanks to the vibrations of the rocks.
d. Friction causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
15. Scientists use other ways to explain how powerful an earthquake is. Which method refers to noting the results of the
earthquake on people, structure, and also the surroundings?
a. Intensity c. Magnitude
b. Focus d. Epicenter
16. A tsunami is a________.
a. series of waves created by a large displacement in the ocean
b. tidal wave
 c. special shrimp found near Japanese hydrothermal vents
d. generated wave
17. The seismic waves travel through the Earth and carry information from the interior to the surface. all of the following statements is
true, EXCEPT
a. The seismic waves are refracted or bent.
b. The seismic waves are stocked on the rocks
c. The seismic waves bounced back
d. The seismic waves are reflected
18. When a fault suddenly moves, it is generates?
a. an earthquake c. a line
b. a shaking d. none of these
19. The reason a tsunami is so powerful is
a. because the wave involves the partly depth of the ocean.
b. because the wave involves the lower depth of the ocean.
c. because the wave involves the whole depth of the ocean, not just the water on the surface
d. because the wave involves the shallow depth of the ocean, not just the water on the surface.
20. Most of our knowledge of Earth's interior comes from the study of earthquakes.
a. True b. False
21. The thinnest layer of the Earth is…
a. Mantle b. Lithosphere c. Asthenosphere d. Crust
22. The focus of an earthquake is..
a. The point (below Earth's surface) where rocks first begin to break and the first movement occurs c. The closest seismic
station
b. The place where the greatest damage occurs d. A fault
23. The point on the surface directly above the focus.
a. Earthquake b. seismic wave c. Seismographic station d. epicenter
24. Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a. P- wave b. R- wave c. S- wave d. L- wave
25. What wave causes earthquake to occur?
a. Electromagnetic b. Radio c. Seismic d. Sound
II. ENUMERATION:
26-28 THREE TYPES OF FAULT
29-30 TWO PARTS OF EARTHQUAKE
31-33 THREE SEISMIC WAVES
34-35 TWO SCALES USE IN EARTHQUAKE

PREPARED BY:

REYNA MYRA M. ESTRADA

TEACHER