SECOND QUARTER EXAM

SCIENCE 8

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MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read each question carefully and honestly. Choose and write the letter of the
correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. What is a crack or break in the lithosphere that can shift and cause an earthquake?
A. Epicenter B. Eruption C. Fault D. Focus
2. What happens to a typhoon when it makes a landfall?
A. gets weaker B. stays longer C. moves faster D. gets stronger
3. How do we know if a meteor has made contact with Earth’s atmosphere?
A. It burns up and becomes a “shooting star” C. We find space rock on the ground
B. A species like the dinosaurs die out D. Humans on Earth die
4. What is anticipated to occur every moment a fault slips?
A. The rocks are held together.
B. There will be moving immediately.
C. There will be no movement in the slightest degree.
D. The rocks will swiftly slip and can create an earthquake.
5. What should be done after a typhoon?
A. Store sufficient amount of food.
B. Always ready with the emergency kit.
C. Keep monitoring the typhoon’s movement.
D. Boil water before drinking as it may be contaminated.
6. Which among the choices is one similarity between asteroids, comets, and meteors?
A. come from the Asteroid belt C. made of rock
B. come from the Oort cloud D. orbit the Sun
7. In which type of fault can earthquake occur?
A. Normal B. Reverse C. Transform D. All of these
8. What is the name of the tropical cyclone formed in the northwestern part of the Pacific
Ocean?
A. Hurricane B. Tornado C. Tsunami D. Typhoon
9. What is found in the middle of Mars and Jupiter’s orbit?
A. Asteroid belt B. Comets C. Meteors D. Planets
10. What type of fault is illustrated in the picture?

A. Normal B. Reverse C. Strike-slip D. Transform

11. What part of the comet forms around a comet's nucleus? This cloud is made by solar
wind striking the surface of the nucleus, causing a mixture of gas and dust to form
around it.
A. Coma B. Fire C. Light D. Ring
12. Which statement is INCORRECT?
A. Warm bodies of ocean water are the main source in the formation of typhoon.
B. Warm bodies of ocean water build up increasing the wind speed of typhoon.
C. Air from surrounding areas with lower air pressure pushes to the high-pressure area.
D. Tropical cyclone does not form in the South Atlantic Ocean due to its lower
temperature.
13. Which of the following statements refers to the magnitude scale?
A. It measures the effect of an earthquake on a given area.
B. It is a negative impact of the earthquake on surrounding areas.
C. It is the devastation caused by an earthquake varies with location.
D. It is the quantified value of seismic energy produced during an earthquake.
14. Which is NOT a factor in the formation of a typhoon?
A. high humidity
B. warm river water
C. warm ocean water
D. optimal location of typhoon
15. What is the movement of a strike-slip fault?
A. backwards B. downward C. sideways D. upward
16. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?
A. Mercalli scale B. Richter scale C. Spring scale D. Weighing scale
17. Where are hurricanes/typhoons most likely do the most damage?
A. in a desert
B. in a forest
C. on the North pole
D. near the seaboards
18. All of the following are the same type of typhoon that differs only on strength,
location, speed and direction except one
A. Tropical Depression C. Typhoon & Hurricane
B. Tropical Storm D. Tsunami
19. What are meteors made of?
A. chunks of rocks and minerals B. butterfly wings C. gas and dust D. fish
20. Which best describes the tail of a 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 of the inner Solar System.
B. is gas and dust expelled from the comet’s 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.
21. Which set of weather conditions characterizes the eye of tropical cyclone?
A. light winds, no clouds, no rains, and high temperatures
B. heavy winds, no clouds, no rains, and high temperatures
C. light winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperatures
D. heavy winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperatures
22. Which will occur as results of tropical cyclone?
A. strong wind, light rainfall, tornado, and tsunami
B. strong wind, heavy rainfall, flood, and storm surge
C. strong wind, heavy rainfall, storm surge, and earthquake
D. strong wind, light rainfall, pyroclastic flow, and earthquake
23. What do you call a fault where two blocks of crust pull apart and create space?
A. Normal fault B. Reverse fault C. Strike-slip fault D. Transform fault
24. How does a reverse fault form?
A. The blocks slide past each other.
B. The blocks pull apart from each other.
C. The hanging wall moves upward relative to the fault/footwall.
D. The hanging wall moves downward relative to the fault/footwall.
25. Earthquakes are a phenomenon in Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines.
Why is that so?
A. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are circled by seas.
B. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are thought archipelagic countries.
C. Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines are positioned near the equator.
D. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are located within the Pacific Ring of fire
side.
26. Scientists use alternative ways to seek out if a fault is active. Which one isn't
included?
A. Scientists created a fault model
B. Scientists observed the environment.
C. Scientists checked the country’s account
D. Scientists studied the past and present vibrations.
27. An earthquake happens along a line. Which of the subsequent isn't true about
faults?
A. It is found toward land.
B. It is where fault cyclone starts.
C. It will be found under the ocean.
D. It is an opportunity within the Earth’s crust.
28. What does one call the spot above the main focus on the surface of the Earth?
A. crust B. epicenter C. magnitude D. wave
29. In what year did super typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines?
A. 2011 B. 2012 C. 2013 D. 2014
30. In what direction does a tropical cyclone usually move?
A. Northeast B. Northwest C. Southeast D. Southwest
31. What is the maximum wind speed of severe tropical storm?
A. 64 kph B. 118 kph C. 200 kph D. more than 200
32. During a typhoon, Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) is issued over the affected
area. What is the impact of the wind when PSWS signal is 4?
A. No to light damage C. Moderate to heavy damage
B. Light to moderate damage D. Heavy to very heavy damage
33. What do you call the most famous comet of the 20th century which is visible from
Earth every 75-76 years?
A. Comet Hale Bopp B. Comet Halley C. Comet Hailey D. Comet Hell
34. Where are long period comets usually located?
A. Kuiper Belt B. Oort Cloud C. Asteroid Belt D. Moon
35. The following choices below are characteristics of an asteroid EXCEPT;
A. Has varied/irregular shape C. It orbits around the sun
B. Found in the Kuiper belt D. Composed of rocky fragments
36. Which agency takes charge of giving information about incoming typhoon?
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, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA)
37. What will you do if a typhoon will hit your place?
A. store bread and milk C. watch TV and share on Facebook
B. hide in a room without windows D. leave the area and proceed to the
evacuation center
38. Which statement talks about 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 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 sea water due to tropical cyclone that occurs along the coast.
39. 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 cyclones but weaker than typhoons.
D. Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons occur in different geographical areas
40. How will you describe the movement of fault in this illustration?

A. moving sideways B. pulling the sides apart

C. pushing the sides together D. moving in vertical direction
41. What type of wave is P wave?
A. Electromagnetic B. Longitudinal C. Transverse D. Ultrasonic
42. What type of fault is illustrated in the picture?

A. Normal B. Reverse C. Strike-slip D. Transform

43. What office in our country that's answerable for monitoring and observing
earthquake and tsunami occurrence?
A. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR )
B. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS)
C. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA)
D. Department of Food and Authority (DFA)
44. Not every fault movement beneath the ocean will produce a tsunami. Which of the
subsequent fault movements
will lead to such an occurrence?
A. String movement C. Sideward movement
B. Vertical movement D. Horizontal movement
45. When the tsunami reaches the shore what could happen?
A. The wave accelerates and grows tall. C. The wave races.
B. The wave breaks down. D. It slows down and grows tall.
46. What is the term wont to describe Intensity VII?
A. Devastating C. Very strong
B. Strong D. Destructive
47. Which of the subsequent is/are true about tsunamis?
A. It is associated with tides.
B. It is because of the upward movement of rock at the seafloor.
C. It is a large wave.
D. It is because of the upward movement of rock toward land.
48. Energy from the within the world makes the bottom move. Which of the subsequent
is that the reason why there's no movement right away?
A. There is no movement immediately thanks to the bending of the rocks.
B. The rapid release of energy causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
C. There is no movement instantly thanks to the vibrations of the rocks.
D. Friction causes a delay within the movement of the bottom.
49. When a fault suddenly moves, it is generates?
A. an earthquake C. a line
B. a shaking D. none of these
50. The reason a tsunami is so powerful is
A. because the wave involves the partly depth of the ocean.
B. because the wave involves the lower depth of the ocean.
C. because the wave involves the whole depth of the ocean, not just the water on the
surface
D. because the wave involves the shallow depth of the ocean, not just the water on the
surface.