Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School
Catbalogan City, Samar
GRADE 8 SCIENCE
Summative Test (Q2-M3)
Name: Year and Section: Date:
General Directions: Write the correct answer in your answer sheets. (1/2 lengthwise)
A. Meteor is another member of the solar system. A meteor is a (1) phenomenon. It is
called as (2). It occurs when a (3) burns up when it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
Meteors that can land on the surface of the Earth are called (4). When Earth orbits the
sun and passes through the orbit of a comet where these comet fragments are found,
we observe a celestial event in which several meteors radiate from one point in the sky.
This phenomenon is called (5). Both meteor and meteor shower are not stars.
B. Directions: Read the paragraph. Complete every sentence by choosing the correct
answer inside the bracket.
Comets appear in the sky from time to time. The most popular one is comet (1)
[ Encke, Halley]. This comet returns to the Earth’s vicinity periodically and is classified
as (2) [long-period, short-period] comet. It is seen in the sky every (3) [76, 85] years.
The last time it reappeared was in 1986 and is predicted to come again in (4) [2062,
2071].
This comet was named after (5) [Edmund Halley, Franz Encke], an English
astronomer, who studied the reports of a comet approaching Earth. Halley didn’t live
to see the comet’s return, but his discovery led to the comet being named after him.
C. Directions: Put a check mark (/) before the number if the following phrases describes a
meteor and mark x if not.
_____ 1.A light phenomenon
_____ 2. Bright streak of light darting the night sky
_____ 3. Moves and appears in the sky for a longer time
_____ 4. Stray pieces of stony or metallic rocks that reach the earth surface
_____ 5. Come from two sources: from the asteroid belt and from tail of comets
D. Direction: Compare and contrast the characteristics of comets and asteroids by
completing the table with the missing details.
Characteristics Comets Asteroids
Origin Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud (1)
Shape (2) Varied/ irregular
Chemical Composition Ice (frozen water); frozen ga- (3)
ses (ammonia, methane, and
carbon dioxide0; other organic
compounds (carbon-
containing compounds)
Orbit (4) More rounded
Orbital period (years) 75 to 100,000+++ (5)
E. Direction: Predict the appearance of the comet based on the information given by
completing the timeline below.
A.
Halley’s Comet appears every 76 years, Edmund Halley predicted its
appearance in 1910. Then last time it reappeared was in 1986. When do
you think will be next five (5) appearances of comet Halley?
1910 (1) (3) (5)
1986 (2) (4)
F. Read each item carefully and write the correct letter of your correct answer on
your answer sheet.
1. What is the most observed comet of the 21 st century and reflected as one of the
brightest for many decades?
A. Encke B. Hale-Bopp C. Halley D. Lovejoy
2. Which of the following comets is designated 2P in the list of recognized periodic
comets after the only one exceeding it in fame, 1P Halley?
A. Encke B. Hale-Bopp C. Swift-Tuttle D. Lovejoy
3. When is the closest approach of the comet Hale-Bopp to the Sun?
A. July 23, 1995 C. April 19, 2007
B. April 1, 1997 D. March 10, 2017
4. Reports recorded that a comet approached Earth in 1531, 1607 and 1682.
What could be the periodic pattern of the appearance of this comet?
A. 67 B. 70 C. 76 D. 80
5. Comet Halley is the most well-known comet. It returns to Earth’s vicinity
periodically. The last time it appeared in the sky was in 1986 and before, it was
in 1910. When could be the next possible appearance of Comet Halley on
earth?
A. 2031 B. 2042 C. 2062 D. 2076
6. Which of the statements is correct?
A. Only asteroids collide with Earth.
B. Comets are ball of ice, dust, and metal.
C. Meteoroids are streak of light produced when comet enters Earth’s
atmosphere.
D. Only asteroids can be found in the solar system.
7. What do you call the fragments or debris that resulted from the collision
of asteroids or comets?
A. meteors B. meteoroids C. Oort Cloud D. Kuiper Belt
8. What is the bright glow around the “head” of a comet?
A. coma B. crown C. halo D. ring
9. What is the name of the famous comet that can be seen from Earth ever
75 to 76 years?
A. Hale Boop C. Comet Tempel 1
B. Comet Halley D. Shoemaker Levy-9
10. What is the correct term for a “shooting star”?
A. asteroid C. falling star
B. comet D. meteor
11. What is an Asteroid Belt?
A. It has rocks crossing the Sun, Mars, and Jupiter.
B. It has rocks crossing the Sun, Jupiter, and Uranus.
C. It is an area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.
D. It has rocks between the Earth and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.
12. What is a meteorite? It is a __________.
A. dim meteor C. meteoroid that lights up
B. bright meteor D. remains of meteoroids that hit the Earth
13. What is a comet? It is a/an __________.
A. rock from Mars
B. class of smaller inner solar system bodies that orbit around the sun
C. icy ball of rock that displays a coma, a fuzzy temporary atmosphere, or a tail
when it travels close to the sun
D. natural object from small to huge that originates in space and survives the
impact on the earth’s surface
14. What composes silicate?
A. silicon, oxygen, and at least one metal
B. silicon, carbon, and at least one metal
C. silicon, methane and a rock
D. iron, nickel, and argon
15. Why do scientists study comets?
A. They are valuable minerals.
B. They could provide Earth with rocks.
C. They can help make the Earth a habitable planet.
D. They provide information how the Earth obtained liquid water.
16. Why would global temperature of the Earth drop when struck by a massive
asteroid?
A. The resulting cloud would block out sunlight.
B. The low temperature of asteroid would chill the oceans.
C. The impact would move the Earth farther from the Sun.
D. The ice in the asteroid would increase the Earth’s reflective power.
17.When objects strike a surface of a planet, they leave a deep impression on the
surface called ____________.
A. canyon B. crater C. plateau D. pothole
18.Meteoroids are formed when asteroids collided and crushed into pieces. Based on
this statement, where did the meteoroids originate?
A. Asteroid Belt B. Mars C. Moon D. Sun
19. Which best describe what is the picture below?
A. meteorite
B. meteoroid with dust
C. comet with coma and ion tail
D. asteroid that falls to the Earth
20.What celestial body is shown below?
A. meteors
B. meteorites
C. asteroids
D. meteor shower
G. Direction: Arrange the following statements based on how the events happen.
Use numbers A, B, C, D, E to indicate the arrangement of how meteor showers
occur.
_____ 1. Comets orbit the sun and leave fragments along their orbit.
_____ 2. These fragments continue to orbit the Sun just like their parent
comets.
_____ 3. The meteor shower is named after the constellation where they seem
to originate form.
_____ 4. During a meteor shower, meteors seem to originate from only one
point in the sky because the meteoroids are travelling in parallel paths with
the same velocity.
_____ 5. When Earth orbits the Sun and passes through the orbit of a comet
where these comet fragments are found, many streaks of light are seen from
Earth which is called meteor shower.
H. Directions: Identify what is being referred to in each item. Choose your
answers from the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
_______1. It is the origin of the comets that is beyond the solar system.
_______2. It is where the asteroids originated.
_______3. It is the origin of the comets located within the orbit of
Neptune.
_______4. It is where meteors can be found.
_______5. Most asteroids can be found between these two planets.
Prepared by:
BETSEY CARYL DE LOS REYES- CABCABIN
G8 Science Subject Teacher
