Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI- Western Visayas
Division of Negros Occidental
GUINPANA-AN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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2ND Quarter Examination
SCIENCE 8
S.Y. 2022-2023

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. What is a crack or break in the lithosphere that can shift and create an earthquake?
a. epicenter b. eruption c. fault d. focus

2. What do you call a fault where two blocks of crust pull apart and create space?
a. Normal fault c. Strike-slip fault
b. Reverse fault d. Transform fault

3. What refers to a vibration of the Earth due to the rapid release of energy?
a. earthquake b. fault c. friction d. stress

4. What is the movement of a strike-slip fault?

a. up b. down c. sideways d. backwards

5. What point on Earth’s surface is directly above the focus?

a. epicenter b. fault c. focus d. magnitude

6. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

a. Mercalli Scale c. Spring Scale
b. Richter Scale d. Weighing Scale

7. What is referred to as a measure of energy released in an earthquake?

a. intensity b. magnitude c. stress d. tension

8. What is the intensity of the earthquake that is felt by few people at rest indoors and hanging objects
swing lightly?
a. moderately strong b. slightly felt c. strong d. weak

9. What is the main cause of seismic waves?

a. earthquake b. thunder c. traffic d. volcano

10. What consist of a body wave?

a. Primary and Love waves c. Secondary and surface waves
b. Surface and primary waves d. Primary and secondary waves

11. What kind of seismic waves arrives last at a seismic station?

a. love b. primary c. secondary d. surface

12. Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about fault?
a. It can be found on land c. It can be found under the sea
b. It is where fault cyclone starts d. It is a break in the Earth’s crust

13. Which of the following describes an active fault?

a. No earthquake occurs

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 b. No record of earthquake
c. Expected to generate earthquake
d. Generate earthquake once in a million years

14. Scientists use different ways to find out if a fault is active. Which one is not included?
a. creating a fault model c. tracing the country’s historical record
b. observing the surroundings d. studying the past and present vibrations

15. Which statement is correct?

a. S waves are slower than P waves
b. P waves have the same speed as the S waves
c. P waves are slower than S waves
d. It is not possible to record the speed of S and P waves

16. Which of the following statements 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 is the point where the rocks first break while the focus is the point on the surface
above the epicenter.
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.

17. Where do typhoons form?

a. Lakes b. Oceans c. Rivers d. Streams

18. Where do typhoons that hit the Philippines mostly originate?

a. Indian Ocean c. Pacific Ocean
b. South China Sea d. West Philippine Sea

19. In what direction does a tropical cyclone usually move?

a. Northeast b. Northwest c. Southeast d. Southwest

20. What Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) has a wind speed of 160 kph?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

21. 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)

22. Which statement tells 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 sea
coast.
d.It is an abnormal rise of sea water due to tropical cyclone that occurs along the
coast.

23. Which item should NOT be included in an emergency kit?

a. cellphone b. pocketknife c. beauty product d. transistor radio

24. What happens to a typhoon when it makes a landfall?

a. gets weaker c. stays longer
b. moves faster d. gets stronger

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25. How would you describe the condition within the typhoon’s eye?
a. calm c. intense c. sunny d. violent

26. What will you do if a typhoon will hit your place?

a. store bread and milk
c. hide in a room without windows
b. watch TV and share on Facebook
d. leave the area and proceed to the evacuation center

27. 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. Light to moderate damage
b. Moderate to heavy damage d. Heavy to very heavy damage

28. 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.

29. 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

30. 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.

31. Which of the following is the correct location of comets?

a. Kuiper Belt c. Neptune’s orbit
b. Asteroid Belt d. Earth’s atmosphere

32. What do you call a celestial body that reaches the Earth’s crust?
a. comet c. meteorite
b. meteor d. meteoroid

33. What is the bright glow around the head of a comet?

a. coma b. crown c. halo d. ring

34. What is the name of the famous comet that can be seen from Earth every 75-79
years?
a. Hale Bopp c. Comet Tempel 1
b. Comet Halley d. Shoemaker Levy-9

35. What is the correct term for a “shooting star”?

a. asteroid b. comet c. falling star d. meteor

36. What is an asteroid belt?

a. It has rocks crossing the Sun, Mars, and Jupiter

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 b. It has rocks crossing the Sun, Jupiter and Uranus
c. It is an area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
d. It has rocks between the Earth and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.

37. Which could have probably caused the extinction of dinosaurs?

a. They caught the flu.
b. An asteroid hit the Earth.
c. They ate each other until they went extinct
d. A meteoroid came and hit the Earth causing their extinction.

38. What will happen if a comet gets closer to the sun? A comet will ___________.
a. expire c. melt and disappear
b. explode d. form a long tail made of gas and dust

39. Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Only asteroids collide with Earth.
b. Comets are ball of ice, dust, and metal.
c. Meteoroids are streak of light produced when comet enters Earth’s atmosphere.
d. Only asteroids can be found in the solar system.

40. What is the major difference among comet, meteor, and asteroid in terms of
structure?
a. Comet contains icy shell while asteroid and meteors do not have.
b. Meteor contains icy shell while asteroid and comet do not have.
c. Asteroid and comet contain icy shell while meteor does not have.
d. Asteroid contains icy shell while asteroid and meteor do not have.

Prepared:

ANGELYN O. GELOGO
Grade 1O-MABINI Adviser

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