Department of Education

Region IV-B MIMAROPA

DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
MALAMIG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Malamig, Gloria, Oriental Mindoro

SCIENCE 8
Quarter 2
Summative Test I

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the spaces before each number.

1. Earthquakes are a phenomenon in Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines. Why is that so?
a. Japan, Indonesia, and therefore the Philippines are positioned near the equator.
b. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are located within the Pacific Ring of fire side.
c. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are circled by seas.
d. Japan, Indonesia, and also the Philippines are thought archipelagic countries.

2. When does an earthquake occur?

a. when rocks a long a fault suddenly move c. when two big vehicles collide
b. when a building collapse near the river bank d. when great flood occur

3. Which refers to the results of the earthquake on people, structures, and also the surroundings?
a. energy line c. epicenter
b. intensity d. magnitude

4. Which refers to the energy that is released in an earthquake?

a. energy line c. epicenter
b. intensity d. magnitude

5. Which of the subsequent refers to the place where the earthquakes start?
a. fault plane c. fault
b. focus d. epicenter

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

7. What does one call the spot above the main focus on the surface of the Earth?
a. crust c. epicenter
b. wave d. magnitude

8. What office in our country that's answerable for monitoring and observing earthquake and tsunami occurrence?
a. DENR
b. PHIVOLCS
c. PAGASA
d. DFA

9. What happens to the tsunami when it reaches the shore?

a. The wave speeds up and grows in height.
b. The wave breaks down.
c. The wave speeds up.
d. It slows down and grows in height.

10. 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

11. How will you describe the movement of the walls in a strike-slip fault?
a. moving sideways c. pulling the side apart
b. pushing the side together d. pushing and pulling the sides

12. What do you call the amount of ground displacement in an earthquake?

a. crack b. dip c. fold d. slip

13. Which of the following geologic features is an example of a reverse fault?

a. Anatolian fault c. San Andreas fault
b. Himalayas mountain d. East African rift zone

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

15. In which type of fault can earthquake occur?

a. normal fault c. strike-slip fault
b. reverse fault d. a, b and c

16. What type of fault is illustrated in the picture?

a. normal fault c. strike-slip fault
b. reverse fault d. a and b

17. The Alpine Fault cuts through New Zealand. At this location, two plates are sliding past each other slowly over time. What type of fault
exist at Alpine Fault?
a. normal fault c. strike-slip fault
b. reverse fault d. a and b

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

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

19. The stress along the outer layer of the Earth causes the build-up of energy. What prevent the rocks from releasing this energy?
a. bending of rocks c. vibration of the rocks
b. friction between rocks d. energy released by rocks

20. What type of fault is the San Andreas fault?

a. normal fault c. strike-slip fault
b. reverse fault d. a and b

21. Which of the following figures illustrates strike-slip fault?

a. b. c. d.

22. How do faults produce earthquakes?

a. Once friction is overcome, a fault slip produces earthquake.
b. Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along a fault.
c. Tectonic plates collide forming a volcano and causing earthquake.
d. Magma and lava cause the ground to move producing earthquake.

23. Where is the epicenter located in the illustration?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 2 and 3
24. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

a. Mercalli scale c. Richter scale

b. Spring scale d. Weighing scale

25. 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.

26. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely happen?

a. near a mountain c. along active fault
b. near coastal area d. along inactive fault

27. 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 rock 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.

28. Which instrument determines the amount of damage caused by earthquake?

a. spring scale c. Richter scale
b. Mercalli scale d. weighing scale

29. What is a seismograph?

a. a shock wave released by an earthquake
b. a scale used to describe energy released during an earthquake
c. a device used to measure ground motion during an earthquake
d. the image produced that shows ground vibrations during an earthquake

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

a. Sea-surface waves c. Pressure waves
b. Seismic waves d. Tidal waves

Bonus Points
Give the meaning of the following acronyms.

 1 pt. - PHIVOLCS
 1pt. - PAGASA
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR )
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology(PHIVOLCS)
c. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
d. Department of Food and Authority(DFA)
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. C
30. B