Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Schools Division Office of Laguna

QUARTER 2
Periodical Test in Science 8

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a region around much of the ring of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquake
occur.
A. Pangea B. Atlantic Ocean C. Tectonic Plate D. Pacific Ring of Fire

2. Which among of the following is the safest location during an earthquake?

A. inside the house C. in an open area
B. inside the car D. under the tree

3. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is responsible in monitoring the movement of the earth
crust?
A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. DOST D. DENR

4. What will be produced if there is a sudden movement of the earth's crust due to the release of stress
accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity?
A. typhoon B. tsunami C. flood D. earthquake

5. What do you call a fracture or crack between two rocks?

A. stress B. earthquake C. fault D. crust

6. Which of the following faults occurs where the “hanging wall” moves up or is thrust over the “footwall”?
A. Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault D. Stress Fault

7. Which fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?
A. Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault D. Active Fault

8. What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?

A. Shear Stress C. Tension Stress
B. Confining Stress D. Compression Stress

9. Pangea break off into seven continents, what could be the probable cause of this event?
A. Shear Stress C. Tension Stress
B. Confining Stress D. Compression Stress

10. Friction between the two sides of a fault keeps it from moving until the stress on the fault overcomes the
friction, then the fault slips and creates an earthquake.
A. True C. Maybe both.
B. False D. It depends on the situation.
 11. You help Father check the roof of the house for possible leak, and also things that maybe blown away. Help
him cut small branches of plants and trees near the house. Your sister helps Mother store enough food to last for 3
to 4 days. Then you listen over the radio about developments of the approaching tropical cyclone. This means that
you are preparing for a
A. PSWS # 4 B. PSWS # 3 C. PSWS # 2 D. PSWS # 1

12. Which of the following should you do before a typhoon?

A. Wear additional clothing to avoid catching cold or other respiratory diseases.
B. Close windows or nail them with piece of wood.
C. Stock foods that will last for 7 days.
D. All of the above

13. Which of the following should you do after a typhoon?

A. Inspect your house if necessary repair/fixing is needed.
B. Clean up drainage system.
C. Harvest crops that can be yielded.
D. You are dressed so you are warm enough in staying indoors

14. The expected hour before a PSWS # 2 tropical cyclone hits the locality is
A. 12 hrs B. 18 hrs C. 24 hrs D. 36 hrs

15. The meteorological condition of a PSWS # 1 has a wind of _____

A. 30-60 kph B. 60-100 kph C. 100-185 kph D.185-200 kph

16. The thinnest and outermost layer of the earth

A. Core B. Crust C. Mantle D. Outer Core

17. It is the basis of seismologist in locating the source of the earthquake

A. Intensity B. Focus C. Magnitude D. Epicenter

18. The spot severely damaged by the earthquake

A. Intensity B. Focus C. Magnitude D. Epicenter

19. It lies beneath the crust which makes up about the largest part of the Earth layer.
A. Core B. Crust C. Mantle D. Fault

20. Where do typhoons form?

A. in a river B. over the warm ocean C. under the Earth D. over the land

21. Which of the following refers to the vibrations produced by an earthquake?

A. Sea-surfers wave B. Seismic waves C. Pressure waves D. Tidal waves

22. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

A. Only asteroids collide with Earth
B. Comets are balls of ice, dust and metal
C. Meteoroids are streak of light produced when comet enters the Earth’s atmosphere
D. Only asteroids can be found in the solar system

23. It is also called the “hypocenter”

A. Focus B. Intensity C. Epicenter D. Magnitude
24. How do you define a typhoon?
A. A type of climate C. A tropical storm in northern pacific
B. A type of earthquake D. A tropical storm that brings heavy rain and wind

25. What statement about typhoons and hurricane is CORRECT?

A. There are more hurricanes than typhoon in a year
B. There are more typhoons than hurricanes in a year
C. Typhoons and hurricanes are different types a storm
D. None of the above

26. When severe weather occurs, fiercest rains and most intense winds are happening in what part of the
typhoon?
A. Eye B. Inner rain bands C. Eye wall D. Outer rain bands

27. What is the needed type of water for typhoons to occur?

A. warm river water C. cold ocean water
B. warm ocean water D. moderately cold ocean water

28. What term will be use when a storm forms over the Atlantic Ocean
A. Cyclone B. Hurricane C. Tornado D. Typhoon

29. How does a cyclonic wind move in the Northern Hemisphere?

A. Clockwise B. East-West C. North-South D. Counter-clockwise

30. It is the sudden shaking or movement of the Earth’s crust

A. Faulting B. Fault C. Earthquake D. Stress

31. Refers to the place where the earthquakes starts

A. fault plane B. focus C. fault D. epicenter

32. The release of energy of an earthquake refers to?

A. focus B. epicenter C. intensity D. magnitude

33. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is responsible in monitoring the weather in Philippine Area
of Responsibilty?
A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. DOST D. DENR

34. Which agency of the government in the Philippines maintains an operating facility for good governance, risk
assessment?
A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. NDRMMC D. DENR

35. It is the last stage of formation of typhoon

A. Dissipation B. Inner Rain Bands C. Mature D. Origin

36. A chunk of ice originating from the outer solar system, often accompanied by a coma and tail.
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

37. What do you call the asteroid that lies through the Jupiter?
A. Comet B. Jupiter Trojans C. Jupiter Asteroid D. Meteorite

38. It comes from the leftover from the formation of the solar system.
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Comet and Asteroid D. Meteorite
39. The streak of light seen when a space rock enters the atmosphere and starts burning A.K.A. falling stars.
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteor

40. If a meteor doesn’t entirely burn up, a piece of space rock that lands on Earth is called
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

41. What specific region in the atmosphere where meteor passes through?
A. Mesosphere B. Asthenosphere C. Lithosphere D. Atmosphere

42. If a small or large meteoroid survives its fiery passage through the Earth’s atmosphere it is called.
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

43. Cosmic snowballs of gas and dust that make sweeping orbits around our sun
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

44. It is formed from the collision of asteroid

A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

45. It is one part of a coma

A. Ion tail B. Tail C. Streak D. Phaeton

46. What happens to the air when meteor travels in the atmosphere?
A. Compressed B. Moves slowly C. Moves fast D. Burned-up

47. It is too small to be planets that’s why it’s called “small planet”
A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

48. It is the planet that has two thin rings

A. Comet B. Asteroid C. Meteoroids D. Meteorite

49. It is called the “Evening Star”

A. Venus B. Mercury C. Mars D. Jupiter

50. What is the second largest planet?

A. Jupiter B. Saturn C. Uranus D. Neptune