Name: ______________________________________________ Score: _____________________________________

Quiz No.: ___________________________________________ Date: ______________________________________

IDENTIFICATION: Read and identify the following statements below. Write your answer on the space provided.

________________________ 1. Their mass is less than that of the sun but is so compact. They are called the tiniest stars.
________________________ 2. This supergiant star has a diameter of 375 times greater that the sun.
________________________ 3. They are as big as the sun.
________________________ 4. This star has a diameter of 8, 370 km, less than the distance across Asia.
________________________ 5. This Giant star ha s a diameter that is 36 times as that of the sun.
________________________ 6. A star is born in a low-density cloud of dust and gas called _____________?
________________________ 7. A hot ball of glowing gases that is formed as a result of the force of gravity acting on
particles and dust in an area of space.
________________________ 8. They are considered as the largest stars.
________________________ 9. Stars that appear bigger and brighter are those that are closer to the
_________________?
_______________________ 10. This star has the coolest temperature compared to other stars.
_______________________ 11. This layer is made up of several large and small plates.
_______________________ 12. It is the widest and thickest layer of earth and is made up of magma.
________________________ 13. It is the sudden movement or vibration of the crust. It happens when crustal plates
move.
________________________ 14. The motion of the ground during an earthquake is measured by an instrument called
_______________?
________________________ 15. Refers to the amount of energy released by an earthquake from its focus.
________________________ 16. this is the place where the earthquakes originate.
________________________ 17. The ground above the focus is called?
________________________ 18. It is used to measure an earthquake’s magnitude.
________________________ 19. PHILVOLCS stands for?
_________________________ 20. It is the area where crustal plates are weak.

B. MATCHING TYPE: Match Column A to Column B. Write your answer on the space provided.

A B
___________ 1. 0.1.9 a. chunks of plaster may fall from walls

___________ 2. 2-2.9 b. An American seismologist who developed a device in measuring

earthquake’s magnitude.

___________ 3. 3-3.9 c. near-total destruction

___________4. 4-4.9 d. may break windows, cause small or unstable objects to fall.

___________ 5. 5-5.9 e. detected only by seismograph

___________ 6. 6-6.9 f. hanging objects may swing

___________ 7. 7-7.9 g. building displaced from foundations; cracks on Erath’s surface;

underground pipes broken.

___________ 8. 8-8.9 h. damage to well-built structures, severe damage to poorly built ones.

___________ 9. 9 and above i. comparable to vibrations of a passing truck.

___________ 10. Charles F. Richter h. bridges destroyed, few structures left standing.