EARTHQUAKE & FAULTS C. Fault Plane D.

Focus
SUMMATIVE TEST

PROCESS
KNOWLEDGE 11. Which of the following statements is FALSE about an
1. It is referred to as a break in the earth’s crust. earthquake?
A. Focus B. Epicenter A. Earthquakes have caused countless deaths all over
C. Fault D. Fault Plane the world,
B. earthquake was caused by movement along the
2. A vibration of the earth due to rapid release of energy
fault.
is known as____________.
C. Earthquake is a vibration of the Earth due to the
A. Tidal Wave B. Earthquake
rapid release of energy.
C. Land Slide D. Typhoon
D. Earthquakes with a magnitude of 2 can cause severe
3. The place where the fault begins to slip is called the damage.
_________.
A. Focus B. Epicenter 12. Which of the following is a difference between a focus
C. Fault D. Fault Plane and epicenter?
A. The focus is where an earthquake originates,
4. The spot directly above the focus on the surface of the
epicenter is the spot directly above the focus.
earth is called the _______.
B. The focus is on the surface while an epicenter is
A. Focus B. Epicenter
underneath the focus.
C. Fault D. Fault Plane
C. The focus is a flat surface while an epicenter is the
5. What government agency is tasked to identify the geometrical center of the earth.
intensity of earthquake in the Philippines? D. The focus is found along the fault line while an
A. PAG-ASA B. PHILVOCS epicenter is anywhere on the fault plane.
C. NDRRMC D. MMDA
13. Which of the following differentiates intensity from
6. A big wave produced by earthquakes that originates
magnitude? Magnitude is ____.
under the sea is known as ________.
A. a measure of how strong an earthquake is.
A. Typhoon B. Tsunami
B. an instrument that measures earthquake.
C. Flood D. Volcanic Eruption
C. expressed using roman numerals.

7. An image about the interior of the earth can be inferred D. expressed in hindu-arabic numerals.

by studying the behaviour of the ___.

A. earth’s surface B. tidal wave 14. Which of the following is a normal fault?

C. seismic wave D. rocks

A. B.
8. The Philippines is prone to earthquakes because it is
located along the ______.
A. Equator B. Pacific Ring of Fire
C. Pacific Ocean D. prime meridian
C. D.

9. What intensity of the earthquake based on PhilVocs

Earthquake Intensity Scale is slightly felt?
A. Intensity I B. Intensity II
C. Intensity III D. Intensity IV
15. What is referred to in the letter B of the illustration?
10. The flat surface between a fault line is called ______. A. Focus B. Epicenter
A. Hills B. Valley
 C. Fault Line D. Fault Plane

UNDERSTANDING
16. Why does an earthquake occur? Earthquake occurs
because _______.
A. Superman is shaking the earth.
B. the earth is hit by a meteor.
C. a fault suddenly moves.
D. crust moves as the earth rotates on its axis.

17. How do faults produce earthquake?

A. Energy from inside the Earth makes the ground
move, once friction is overcome, a fault slips
producing earthquake.
B. Magma and lava causes the ground to spread
producing faults.
C. Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along
the fault producing earthquake.
D. Tectonic plates collide forming volcanoes and
causing earthquakes.

18. When an earthquake occurs, where would the

shaking be greater?
A. at the epicenter B. away from the epicenter
C. at the focus D. at the fault plane.

19. How does earthquake wave gives us picture of the

interior of the earth?
A. by studying the behaviour of earthquake waves as it
passes through different layers of the earth.
B. by identifying which part of the earth has the
greatest destruction during earthquake.
C. by taking photographs of crust, mantle and core.
D. by identifying the epicenter of earthquakes.

20. When does a tsunami happen?

A. if a fault suddenly moves in a body of water, a
tsunami may happen.
B. when the typhoon is so strong.
C. when huge water animals make big waves
D. if a meteor hits the ocean a tsunami happens.