TANGUB CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Mantic, Tangub City

GRADE 8 SCIENCE
Second Quarter Examination

NAME: ____________________________________________ GRADE/ SECTION: ___________________ SCORE: __________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on the space provided before the number.

___ 1. The natural shaking of the earth due to the release as rocks move along a fault.
A. Fault B. Frequency C.Earthquake D.Coverage
___ 2. Cracks or fractures along the earth’s crust where plates have moved relative to each other.
A. Faults B. vent lines C. blocks D. subduction zones
___ 3. The particles which produce meteor showers come from
A. impacts of meteoroids with the moon
B. dead comets
C. collisions of asteroids with each other
D. interstellar space
___ 4. Why do earthquakes occur?
A. The crust suddenly moves as Earth rotates around its axis. B. The Earth is attracted by a nearby planet.
B. The Earth is suddenly hit by a meteor. D. The fault suddenly moves.
___ 5.What would you suggest if your house is near a fault, which of the following are you going to consider doing?
A. inform your parents about it and evacuate immediately
B. inform the PHIVOLCS to monitor your house daily
C. tell your parents to construct a big house
D. take a selfie of the fault
___ 6. Predict the outcome when faults move?
A. volcanic eruption B. earthquake C. landslide D. drought
___ 7. The location below the Earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the
A. Focus B. Epicenter C. Fault line D. Fault plane
___ 8. What is a comet made of?
A. Ice made from frozen gases, water, and dust
B. Moon dust
C. Fire and ice
D. Rocks and sand
___ 9.How can you describe the magnitude scale?
A. It measures the effect of an earthquake on a given area.
B. It is a negative impact of the earthquake on surrounding areas.
C. It is the devastation caused by an earthquake varies with location.
D. It is the quantified value of seismic energy produced during an earthquake.
___ 10. What would be the result if an earthquake measures 9.0 on the intensity scale?
A. Hanging objects swing slightly. B. Stuff would fall off from the shelves.
C. Most buildings are totally damaged. D. A slight shaking like a truck driving by.
___ 12. When does a comet get a tail?
A. When it gets farther away from the sun
B. When it gets closer to the sun
C. When it gets father away from the Earth
D. When it gets closer to the Earth
___ 13. How would you explain the result from an earthquake that measures 9.0 on the intensity scale?
A. Hanging objects swing slightly. C. Most buildings are totally damaged.
B. Stuff would fall off from the shelves. D. A slight shaking like a truck driving by.
___ 14. Choose one similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
A. are made of rock C. come from the Asteroid Belt
B. come from the Oort Cloud D. orbit the sun
___ 15. Where do meteor showers come from
A. impacts of meteoroids with the moon C. dead comets
B. collisions of asteroids with each other D. interstellar space
___ 16. In which material that Primary (P) Waves can pass through…?
A. solids only B. liquids only C. crust and core only D. solids and liquids
___ 17.Which type of wave arrives to a point first?
A. Primary Waves (P-Waves) C. Secondary Waves (S-Waves)
B. Rayleigh Waves D. Love Waves
___ 18. Identify what type of wave travels only on the Earth's surface.
A. S wave shadow zone B. body wave C. surface wave D. p wave shadow zone
___ 19. A term referring to tropical cyclone in the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and Northern part of
Atlantic Ocean.
A. Typhoon D. hurricane C. Bagyo D.tropical cyclone
___ 20. Select what is the epicenter of an earthquake?
A.the location where seismic waves are recorded on a seismograph
B.a seismic wave that travels along the surface of Earth
C.the point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake took place in the crust
D.the last place that motion in an earthquake is detected
___ 21. Where do typhoons form?
A. Lakes B. Oceans C. Rivers D. Streams
___ 22. An instrument used to determine how large the earthquake was.
A. Seismograph B. Barometer C. Seismometers D. Anemometer
___ 23. How would you explain the condition within the typhoon’s eye?
A. Calm B. Intense C. Sunny D. Violent
___ 24.Make a plan what will you do if a typhoon will hit your place?
A. store bread and milk C. watch TV and share on Facebook
B. hide in a room without windows D. leave the area and proceed to the evacuation center
___ 25. Classify which agency takes charge of giving information about incoming typhoon?
A. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
B. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
C. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
D. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
___ 26. Select which is NOT a factor in the formation of a typhoon?
A. high humidity B. warm river water C. warm ocean water D. optimal location of typhoon
___ 27. What Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) has a wind speed of 160 kph?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
___ 28. Which best explains why the air in the surroundings moves towards the eye during the formation of
typhoon?
A. Typhoons have no air pressure in the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
B. Typhoons have normal air pressure in the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
C. Typhoons have lower air pressure in the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
D. Typhoons have higher air pressure in the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
___ 29. Super typhoon Yolanda is considered one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded in the history of the
Philippines. It recorded the highest wind speed measured at landfall of 315 kph. Where did super typhoon
Yolanda start?
A. warm waters of the Western Pacific Ocean at a location greater than 5 north or south of the equator
B. warm waters of west and northwest towards the Philippines
C. warm waters of South East Asia in Vietnam and China
D. warm waters of northwest over the South China Sea
___ 30. Where do typhoons that hit the Philippines mostly originate?
A. Indian Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. South China Sea D. West Philippine Sea
___ 31. A typhoon is moving at 15 kph and is making a landfall at point A at exactly 5:30 AM. Analyze what time will
the typhoon hit point B if the distance between the two points is 225 km?
A. 7:30 AM B. 7:30 PM C. 8:30 AM D. 8:30 PM
___ 32. Determine how often PAGASA monitors the weather and predicts typhoon movement in the Philippines?
A. daily B. monthly C. quarterly D. yearly
___ 33. Which of the following refers to a fragment from the meteoroid that survives and hits the ground?
A. Comet B. meteor C. asteroid D. meteorite
___ 34. When a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up. What do you call the streak
of light produced?
A. Comet B. meteor C. asteroid D. meteorite
___ 35. Last August 12, 2020, people around the world witnessed the famous Perseids meteor shower with up to 50
visible shooting stars every hour that appeared in the night sky. If you were to go to the landing spot of those
shooting stars, classify what object could you probably pick up?
A. Meteor B. asteroid C. meteorite D. meteoroid
___ 36. Select why will the Earth’s temperature drop if an asteroid hit the planet?
A. The ices from the asteroid will increase the Earth’s albedo.
B. The collision would move the Earth farther away from the sun.
C. The asteroid’s very low temperature will turn the Earth into an ice-like planet on impact.
D. The dust cloud formed from the impact will cover the skies and block the sun’s rays from getting in.
___ 37. Compare a meteoroid and a meteorite in terms of location?
A. Meteoroids are far up in the sky, while meteorites have already landed onEarth
B. Meteorites are far up in the sky, while meteoroids have already landed onEarth
C. Meteorites emit light while meteoroids emit lightning speed
D. Meteoroids emit light while meteorites emit lightning speed
___ 38. What is an Asteroid made of?
A. Ice made from frozen gases, water, and dust C. Water and dust
B. Fire and ice D. Rocks and minerals
___ 39. Where is the asteroid belt located?
A. Just outside the solar system C. In between Mars and Jupiter
B. In between the Sun and the Earth D. Just beside the pluto
___ 40. How do landforms affect typhoon?
A. no effect at all
B. increase wind direction
C. serve as a fuel to travelling air masses making typhoon stronger
D. serve as an obstacle for travelling air masses making typhoon weaker

II. Answer the illustration of faults below.

1. 2. 3.

III. WORD PUZZLE: Search and trace the words in the box.
IV. Answer the Venn Diagram about Comets, Meteor and asteroid.

Comet

1. A streak of light appear

in the sky.
2. A dirty ball of dust and
ice
3. Visible in our sky
4. Made up of rocks and
Meteor some metals
5. Orbit the sun
Asteroid 6. Orbits between Jupiter
and Mars
7. Often called ‘’ shooting
star’’
8. Originates from Oort
Cloud

V. Give the meaning of the following acronyms :

1. DENR -

2. PHIVOLCS –

3. NDRRMC –

4. PAGASA –

5. PAR -