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Archdiocesan School of San Fabian, Inc.

San Fabian, Pangasinan
PRACTICAL SCIENCE 8
Subject Teacher: Mr. Ericson C. Ungria
2nd Summative Test
SAINT AGNES AND LORENZO

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Test I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read the following sentences carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1.What is a comet made of?
A. Ice made from frozen gases, water, and dust B. Moon dust
C. Fire and ice D. Small planets and fire
2. Most of the asteroids in the solar system can be found in ______.
A. Out beyond Pluto B. In between Mars and Jupiter
C. Orbiting around Saturn as its rings D. Super close to the sun
3. What is a space object called when it lands on Earth?
A. A meteoroid B. A meteorite C. A meteor D. An Asteroid
4. What is a meteor?
A. A star moving quickly across the sky B. A piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere
C. A piece of the Sun heading for Earth D. A giant snowball in space
5. What is an asteroid?
A. A giant snowball in space B. A miniature star
C. A large rock that is orbiting the Sun D. A piece of the Sun heading for Earth .
6.What is the name of the dwarf planet that used to be classified as the ninth planet?
A. Pluto B. Ceres C. Haumea D. Eris
7.What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?
A. Sun B. Moon C. Stars D. Planet
8.The spinning of the Earth on its axis is known as :
A. Revolution B. Rotation C. Orbit D. Oscillation
9. The sun is a ______.
A. Planet B. Star C. Moon D. Comet
10. Which layer of the Earth is made up of solid, iron, and Nickel?
A. Crust B. Mantle C. Core D. Ocean
11.Which planet is known as the “ Red Planet”?
A. Venus B. Saturn C. Mars D. Earth
12.How long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
A. 1 year B. 24 hours C. 100 years D. 362 days
13.The Philippines is prone to typhoons due to its location near the ________.
A. Pacific Ocean B. Atlantic Ocean C .Indian Ocean D. Arctic Ocean
14. The Philippines lies along the __________, which is a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake
zone.
A. Pacific Ring of Fire B. Himalayan Mountain C. Arctic Circle D. Indian Ocean
15.Which planet is known for beautiful rings?
Mars B. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Uranus
16.What causes the phenomenon of day and night on Earth?
A. The moons gravitational pull B. Earth’s Rotation
C. Earth’s Magnetic Field D. The rotation of the Earth on its axis
17. What are meteors sometimes called________.
A. shooting stars B. Moons C. Fireball D. Snowballs
18. A rock that entering a planet's atmosphere.
A. A meteoroid B. A meteorite C. A meteor D. An Asteroid
19. What is the very core of a comet called?
A. Coma B. Nucleus C. Hydrogen tail D. Dust tail
20. Where do comets originate from?
A. our imagination B. the sun
C. The Oort Cloud and Kuiper belt D. Encantadia
21. what is the comets tail made out of?
A. gases B. dust C. ice D. all of the above
22. How does a meteor compare to a meteorite?
A. A meteor is moving through the Earth's atmosphere and the meteorite actually lands on Earth
B. A meteorite is moving through Earth's atmosphere and the meteor actually lands on Earth
C. Meteors are made up of Carbon and meteorites are made of ice
D. They are the same thing
23. Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
A. The Kuiper Belt B. The Oort Cloud C. The Planetary Rings D. The Asteroid Belt
24. One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
A. are made of rock B. come from the Oort Cloud
C. comes from the Asteroid Belt D. orbit the sun
25. The Halley’s Comet is seen every _____ years?
A. 79 B. 76 C. 83 D. 86
26. When will be the next time Halley’s Comet will return?
A. 2062 B. 2061 C. 2063 D. 2064
27. When was the last time Halley’s Comet was spotted?
A. 1987 B. 1988 C. 1986 D. 1985
28. The tail of a comet usually faces____________.
A. Toward the sun
B. Away from the sun
C. toward the Earth
D. away from the Earth
29. Most of the asteroids are located between the orbits of
A. Venus and Earth B. Mars and Jupiter
C. Earth and Mars D. Jupiter and Saturn
30. If you saw a shooting star and were lucky enough to see where it landed, which object could you
possibly pick up from the landing site?
A. asteroid B. meteorite C. Meteor D. meteoroid
31. Which list correctly orders the lifecycle of a piece of debris as it passes from space down to Earth's
surface?
A. meteorite-meteor-meteoroid B. meteoroid-meteor- meteorite
C. meteor-meteorite-meteoroid D. meteor-meteoroid-meteorite.
32.What do we call the family that has eight planets that revolve around the sun?
A. Galaxy B. Milky Way C. Universe D. Solar System
33. The layer of the atmosphere that burns up most meteors is the_________.
A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere C. thermosphere D. Mesosphere
34. The name of the first asteroid discovered was
A. Ceres B. Trojan C. Apollos D. Amors
35. Who discovered the first asteroid?
A. Giuseppe Piazzi B. Fabio Caruso C. Leonardo de Vinci D. Lance Estayo
36. The first four planets in our solar system are called ______.
A. Outer planets B. Inner planets
C. Dwarf planets D. Gas giants
37. Which planet is covered in water?
A. Mars B. Jupiter C. Pluto D. Earth
38. The inner planets are made up of _____.
A. Gas B. Rocks C. Water D. Clouds
39. The outer planets are called ______.
A. Inner planets B. Large planets C. Gas giants D. Ringed planets
40. The planet we live on is _______.
A. Mars B. Jupiter C. Pluto D. Earth
41. What is the sun mostly made out of?
A. Helium and Hydrogen B. Hydrogen and Oxygen C. Helium and Oxygen D. Carbon
42.What agency tracks the activities of typhoon that enters PAR?
A. DepEd B. DSWD C. DENR D. PAGASA
43.The point underground where the earthquake's movement first takes place is called
A. Earthquake B. Fault C. Focus D. Epicenter
44 The point on Earth's surface right above the spot where the first movement of an earthquake
occurs is called the earthquake's ________.
A. Earthquake B. Fault C. Focus D. Epicenter
45.When indoors during an earthquake, the safest place to be is:
A. Under sturdy piece of furniture B. In a doorway C. Next to exterior walls
46.To be fully prepared during typhoon, one should put together an emergency kit which include the
following;
A. drinking water, make up kit, first aid kit, hygiene kit
B. drinking soda, canned goods, flash light first aid kit
C. drinking water, canned goods, clothes, first aid kit, hygiene kit
D. drinking water, make up kit, first aid kit, hygiene kit, make up, lipstick
47. What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes
A. strength of winds B. wind speed
C. amount of rain fall C. place they originate
48. Check yourself and others for injuries, water and electrical lines for damages, for spills of chemical,
toxic and flammable materials and control fires which may spread.
A. During an Earthquake Hits B. After an Earthquake Hits C. Before an Earthquake Hits
49. The typhoon is over. You should:
A. Let loved ones know that you’re safe.
B. Continue listening to local news for instructions and the latest information.
C. Return home once authorities say it’s safe
D. All of the above
50. You find out that your community’s typhoon response plan includes evacuation. What should you
do?
A. Create an evacuation plan with the other members of your household
B. Talk about it once and don’t think about it again – you all know what to do.
C. Evacuation plan? You don’t need one, you’ll just hit the road and go.
D. All of the above
Extra Credit: Draw a picture ! If it makes me laugh , you get three points. Be Creative!

"Science is a process of continuous learning and improvement, where mistakes are opportunities
to learn and grow." - Barbara McClintock

Prepared by:
Mr.Ericson C. Ungria, Lpt
Subject Teacher

Checked by:

Mr. Geraldine E. Logan, Lpt

Subject Coordinator
Noted:

Mr. Sandy Aquin Lpt, MED

Assistant Principal

Mr. Leonardo A. Carrera Ll.B. MaEd

School Principal