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I. ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. What is a crack or break on the earth’s crust that can shift and causes an
Earthquake?
A. Epicenter B. Fault C. Focus D. Magnitude
2. At what point along a fault does the first motion of an Earthquake?
A. epicenter B. fault C. focus D. magnitude
3. What point on Earth’s surface is located directly above the focus?
A. EPICENTER B. FAULT C. FOCUS D. MAGNITUDE
4. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an Earthquake?
A. Mercalli scale B. Richter scale C. Spring scale D. Weighing scale
5. What is the description of a 5.0-5.0 magnitude earthquake in a Richter
scale?
A. light B. major C. moderate D. strong
6. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely to happen?
A. near a mountain B. along an active fault
C. near coastal area D. along inactive fault
7. What is Seismograph
A. a shockwave released by an Earthquake
B. a scale used to describe energy released during an Earthquake
C. a device used to measure the ground motion during an Earthquake
D. the image produced that shows ground vibrations during an Earthquake.
8. What prevent the rocks from releasing this energy?
A. bending rocks B. vibration rocks
C. friction rocks D. Energy released by the rocks
9. Why does earthquake occur frequently in Japan, Indonesia and
Philippines?
A. they are surrounded by the seas
B. they are located near the equator
C. they are considered archipelagic countries
D. they are found within the pacific ring of fire
10. Which statement differentiates focus and epicenter?
A. the focus is the point where the rock first break while the epicenter is
the point on the surface above the focus
B. the epicenter where the rock first while the focus is the point on the
surface above the focus.
C. the focus describes the direction of earthquake wave movement while
epicenter tells where the earthquake originated
D. the epicenter describes the direction of earthquake wave movement
while focus tells where the earthquake originated.
11. How does fault produce Earthquake?
A. once friction is overcome, a fault slip produces earthquake
B. molten rock materials accumulate and go out along the fault
C. tectonic plates collide forming a volcano and causing earthquake
D. Magma and Lava causes the ground to move producing earthquake.
12. Which of these statements refers to the magnitude scale?
A. it measures the effect of an earthquake on a given area.
B. it is a negative impact on the earthquake on surrounding areas
C. it is the devastation caused by an earthquake varies with location
D. it is quantified value of seismic energy produced during an Earthquake
13. Which weather disturbances develops in the Northwest Pacific Ocean?
A. blizzard B. tornado C. tropical cyclone D. tsunami
14. What is the other term for “tropical cyclone”
A. earthquake B. tsunami C. typhoon D. wildfire
15. Which tropical cyclone has a wind speed greater than 200 kph?
A. super typhoon B. typhoon C. tropical storm D. tropical depression
16. Which agency takes charge of giving information about incoming tropical
cyclone?
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 Geographical and Astronomical Services
administration (PAGASA)
17. When does a meteor shower occurs?
A. when the tail of comet enters the Earth atmosphere.
B. when a meteoroid enters the Earth atmosphere
C. when there are fireworks in the sky
D. when asteroid falls on earth
18. Which statement talks about a storm surge?
A. it is a rise in sea level due to global warming
B. it is the rising of the sea level due to the friction between the surface
water and wind
C. it is a destructive wave due to underwater earthquake that occurs
along the seacoast
D. it is an abnormal rise of water due to the tropical cyclone that occurs
along the coast
19. Which statement does not describe the windward side of a mountain?
A. it is abundant of life forms
B. it receives a lot of precipitation
C. it has lots of vegetation due to the abundance of precipitation
D. it has less vegetation because the moist of the air in the leeward side
20. What is the difference among cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons?
A. typhoons are faster than cyclones but slower than hurricanes
B. cyclones are bigger than hurricanes but smaller than typhoons
C. hurricanes are stronger than typhoons but weaker than cyclones.
D. cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons occur in different geographical
areas.
21. What is the main difference between asteroids and meteoroids?
A. asteroids are pieces of comets, whereas meteoroids are pieces of
space debris
B. asteroid is only found in the belt between mars and Jupiter
C. meteoroids are generally bigger than asteroids
D. asteroids are generally bigger than meteoroids
22. Which best describes the tail of comet?
A. trails behind the comet, pointing away from the sun as the comet
approaches it, and toward the sun as the comet moves out the inner
solar system.
B. is gas and dust expelled from the comets nucleus and blown outward
by radiation pressure and the solar wind.
C. is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the sun’s gravity
D. always points away from the sun
23. Which statement is incorrect about tracking the typhoon?
A. it predicts the path as to where typhoon will take its course
B. it involves determining the position and strength of high-and-low
pressure areas.
C. it involves using a single weather instrument to predict its strength
and movement
D. it involves predicting the movement of typhoon within 5 to 7 days in
6 to 12 hours whenever there is a storm
24. A typhoon is moving at 15kph and is making a landfall at point A at
exactly 5: 30 am?
At what time will typhoon hit point B if the distance between the two
points is 225km?
A. 7: 30 am B. 7: 30 pm C. 8: 30 pm D. 8: 30 am
25. Tacloban is 70km away from Biliran island and is about to experience
typhoon that is expected to landfall in 1.50hr?
What is the speed of the typhoon?
A. 46.0 kph B. 46.3 kph C.46.4 kph D. 46.7 kph