Diocesan Schools of Urdaneta

ST. PHILOMENA’S ACADEMY

Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

SCIENCE 8
(All Section)

NAME: ____________________________________________________ SCORE: _____________

SECTION: __________________________________________________ DATE: ______________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space before the number.
_______1. Which layer of the earth contains rocks that are moving slowly but continuously?
A. mante B. crust C. outer core D. inner core
_______2. The Philippine fault that can affect several places in Metro Manila when it moves is called _______.
A. Western Philippine Fault C. Central Philippine Fault
B. West Valley Fault D. Eastern Philippine Fault
_______3. Which government agency in the Philippines monitors the earthquake?
A. DOST B. DENR C. NDRRMC D. PHIVOLCS
_______4. What happens to the P-waves when they are approaching the molten part of the Earth’s interior?
A. they disappear C. become slower
B. the velocity increases D. remain the same
_______5. The region on Earth’s surface where violent earthquake is felt is called ____________.
A. epicenter B. crust C. focus D. plate tectonic
_______6. Which of the following describes the aftershocks correctly?
A. The aftershocks happen before the main shock.
B. The aftershocks are small earthquakes after the giant quake.
C. The aftershocks are the energy penetrating the earth.
D. The aftershocks can give predictions about the earthquake.
_______7. Which of the following seismic waves are detected first by seismograph?
A. L-waves B. S-waves C. P-waves D. R-waves
_______8. Scientists who study the earthquake are _____________.
A. Archaeologists B. Geologists C. Volcanologists D. Seismologists
_______9. Which of the following cannot be used as indicator of an approaching earthquake?
A. The animals have strange behaviour.
B. The place has experienced violent earthquakes in the previous years.
C. The place is situated in the fault line.
D. Prediction of a fortune-teller.
_______10. Which place in the Philippines was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake last October 2013?
A. Cebu B. Iloilo C. Dumaguete D. Bohol

II. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match the description in column A with the concepts in column B. And write your answer on the
space provided before the number.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_______1. A break in ricks along which displacement occurs A. earthquake
_______2. A measure of the effects of an earthquake on an area B. epicenter
_______3. The point of origin of energy released by an earthquake C. fault
_______4. A measure of the strength of an earthquake in terms D. focus
of energy released
_______5. The 10-point scale adopted by PHIVOLCS to measure E. intensity
the intensity of an earthquake
_______6. The shaking of Earth when energy stored in rocks F. landslide
beneath the ground is released
_______7. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the G. liquefaction
subsurface origin of an earthquake.
_______8. The destructive waves generated by the displacement H. magnitude
of water due to underwater seismic or volcanic activities.
_______9. The saturation of the ground with water due to I. PEIS
earthquakes, which causes the structures built above it
to tilt or sink. J. Rossi-Forel Scale
_______10. The downward movement of soil or rock because of
loose rock and soil materials and reduced cohesive K. tsunami
forces between particles due to ground shaking.

III. ENUMERATION:
Direction: Give what is asked.

What to do BEFORE an Earthquake

1.
2.
3.
What to do DURING an Earthquake
1.
2.
3.
What to do AFTER an Earthquake
1.
2.
3.
4.
IV. ESSAY (5 pts. each)
Direction: Briefly answer the following questions.
1. How does an earthquake occur?

2. Differentiate active from inactive faults.

Prepared by:

MARILOU P. DELA VEGA

Subject teacher
 Diocesan Schools of Urdaneta
ST. PHILOMENA’S ACADEMY
Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE
(ABM 11, GAS 11 and ICT 12)

NAME: ____________________________________________________ SCORE: _____________

SECTION: __________________________________________________ DATE: ______________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space before the number.
_______1. These are solid substances that are present in nature and can be made of one element or more
elements combined together
A. minerals B. diamonds C. rocks
_______2. It is the maximum amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of
solvent at a specified temperature.
A. melting point B. chemical change C. solubility
_______3. It is the temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
A. melting point B. chemical change C. solubility
_______4. It is one of the most obvious properties of a mineral.
A. hardness B. crystal form C. color
_______5. The shape of the crystals can often be used to identify minerals .
A. hardness B. crystal form C. color
_______6. The ability to resist being scratched is one of the most useful properties for
identifying minerals.
A. hardness B. crystal form C. color
_______7. It is a measure of how much “stuff” is squeezed into the amount of space the
mineral occupies.
A. density B. luster C. cleavage
_______8. It is how a mineral reflects light.
A. density B. luster C. cleavage
_______9. The way in which a mineral breaks along smooth flat planes.
A. density B. luster C. cleavage
_______10. The ability of minerals to glow when bombarded with ultraviolet light.
A. reaction with acids B. fluorescence C. phosphorescence
_______11. The ability of minerals to glow even after a source of ultraviolet light has been turned off.
A. reaction with acids B. fluorescence C. phosphorescence
_______12. These are made of grains of one mineral type, or some have a mixture of different minerals.
A. minerals B. diamonds C. rocks
_______13. A type of rock that solidify from magma, a molten mixture of rock- forming minerals.
A. metamorphic rocks B. sedimentary rocks C. igneous rocks
_______14. It is form when magma reaches the Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly.
A. intrusive igneous rock B. Igneous rock C. extrusive igneous rock
_______15. It crystallizes below Earth's surface, and the slow cooling that occurs there allows large crystals to
form.
A. intrusive igneous rock B. Igneous rock C. extrusive igneous rock
_______16. A type of rock formed by the compaction and cementing together of sediments, broken pieces of
rock- like gravel, sand, silt, or clay.
A. metamorphic rocks B. sedimentary rocks C. igneous rocks
_______17. These are formed from mechanical weathering debris.
A. clastic sedimentary rock B. sedimentary rock C. chemical sedimentary rock
_______18. A type of rock formed by changes in pre-existing rocks under the influence of high temperature,
pressure, and chemically active solutions.
A. metamorphic rocks B. sedimentary rocks C. igneous rocks
_______19. They are formed in an environment with either directed pressure or shear stress.
A. not foliated rocks B. foliated rocks C. molten rocks
_______20. They are formed in an environment without directed pressure or relatively near the surface with
very little pressure.
A. not foliated rocks B. foliated rocks C. molten rocks

II. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match column A from column B and write your answer on the space provided before the number.
Column A Column B
______1. The planets and moons where wandering A. Capture Theory
around and were captured by the sun.
______2. As gas swirled around, oddies of gas caused B. Accretion Theory
the formation of sun and planets.
______3. A small of materials gradually combined and C. Steady State Universe Theory
formed the earth.
______4. The Earth collided with a small planet, D. Gas Cloud Theory
producing the moon.
______5. A new matter is quietly but continually appearing E. Stellar Collision Theory
out of nothing from the spaces in the galaxies.
______6. It states that the universe began with a big explosion. F. Oscillating Universe Theory
______7. The clouds were pulled by sun’s gravity, then formed G. Fission Theory
into planets and moons.
______8. The bursting of the sun sent out the planets and the moon. H. Big Bang Theory
______9. Two stars collided and formed the planets and the moon. I. Planetary Collision Theory
______10. It is another big bang that will occur when the universe J. Planetesimal Theory
starts.

III. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Identify the systems of the earth described in each item. Write G if it is geosphere, H if it is
hydrosphere, B if it is biosphere and A if it is atmosphere.
______1. Streams ______6. Rocks ______11. Oxygen
______2. Humans ______7. Animals ______12. Sand
______3. Carbon dioxide ______8. Ocean ______13. Glaciers
______4. Bacteria ______9. Nitrogen ______14. Plants
______5. Polar ice caps ______10. Soil ______15. Hydrogen

IV. ENUMERATION
Direction: Give what is being asked.
Factors that Make our Planet Habitable
1. 5. 8.
2. 6. 9.
3. 7. 10.
4.

Subsystems of the Earth

1. 3. 5.
2. 4.

Physical Properties of Minerals

1. 3. 5.
2. 4.

V. ESSAY (5 pts.)
1. What makes the Earth habitable?
 Prepared by:

MARILOU P. DELA VEGA

Subject teacher