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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEGROS ISLAND REGION
DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Cottage Road, Bacolod City
Tel/Fax # - (034) 435–3960
e-mail: depednegrosoccidental@yahoo.com
Website: www.depednegrosoccidental.weebly.com
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SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
School Year 2016-2017
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I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong.
(10 pts.)
1. Mindanao has the highest frequency of tropical cyclone occurrences while
Northern Luzon has the lowest frequency.
2. When the eye of a tropical cyclone passes over a certain place, it is the winds at
the eye that wreak a lot of damage.
3. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake originating on the ocean floor will most probably
generate a tsunami.
4. The meteor is caused by its silicate component.
5. If a typhoon originates in the Atlantic Ocean, it is called hurricane.
6. Asteroids have the same component as the Earth’s core which is iron and nickel.
7. Tropical cyclones become stronger when they hit land.
8. The place where the fault begins to slip is called the epicenter.
9. Movements of rocks along fault zones always result to earthquake.
10. If the tropical cyclone has a wind speed from 119 to 200 kilometers per hour, it is
called a typhoon.
II. Match the following items with the appropriate choice from the list. You may use the
choices ONCE, MORE THAN ONCE OR NOT AT ALL. Write the letter of the correct
answer. (10 pts.)
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (20 pts.)
1. Which of the following geologic feature is associated to a Reverse Fault?
A. San Andreas Fault C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B. East African Rift D. Himalayas Mountain
2. As P-wave passes through rock layers, the particles of the rocks move
A. back and forth parallel to the direction of the wave
B. perpendicular to the direction of the wave
C. in a rolling elliptical motion
D. in a rolling circular motion
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEGROS ISLAND REGION
DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Cottage Road, Bacolod City
Tel/Fax # - (034) 435–3960
e-mail: depednegrosoccidental@yahoo.com
Website: www.depednegrosoccidental.weebly.com
_____________________________________________________________________________
SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
School Year 2016-2017
Page 2 of 4
4. An earthquake that measures 6.0 on the Richter scale is _____ times more
powerful than an earthquake measuring 4.0.
A. 10 B. 100 C. 1000 D. 10000
5. It takes 75-79 years for Comet Haley to orbit the sun. It is an example of a _______
comet.
A. Short-period C. Medium-period
B. Long-period D. Extra-long period
8. What is wrong with the newspaper headline: “TYPHOON REMING HITS THE
COUNTRY AT 320 KPH”.
A. “Reming” is not an appropriate name for a typhoon.
B. No tropical cyclone has ever reached a wind speed of 320 kph.
C. Reming is already a supertyphoon.
D. It was Peping that reached 320 kph not Reming.
10. Which of the following earthquake wave causes the greatest damage to
structure?
A. L - wave C. P - waves
B. S - waves D. R – waves
11. If a person is inside a tunnel that was dug through the fault plane, the wall where
the person is standing on is called ______________.
A. Hanging Wall C. Plane Wall
B. Foot Wall D. Side Wall
14. When PAGASA quotes a wind speed, it is referring to winds at the _________.
A. Eye B. Eyewall C. Rain bands D. Nucleus
15. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of tropical cyclone
formation?
I. Warm ocean water heats up the air above it and warm air rises.
II. Heat makes the air rise even more and the air in the surroundings keep
coming in. The air starts to spin.
III. Water vapour in the rising water condenses and heat is given off.
IV. The rising warm air results in a low-pressure area and the air in the
surroundings move towards it.
16. In _________________, the footwall moves up and the hanging wall on the other
side moves down.
A. Reverse fault C. Strike slip fault
B. Normal fault D. Shear fault
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEGROS ISLAND REGION
DIVISION OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
Cottage Road, Bacolod City
Tel/Fax # - (034) 435–3960
e-mail: depednegrosoccidental@yahoo.com
Website: www.depednegrosoccidental.weebly.com
_____________________________________________________________________________
SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT
School Year 2016-2017
Page 4 of 4
20. The tropical cyclones mentioned above weakened and died out near land. Yoyong
dissipated in Taiwan and Huaning near Mainland China. What can you infer about
this?
A. Tropical cyclones die out over land because they are cut off from the warm
ocean waters that keep them going.
B. When a typhoon makes landfall, the air stops spinning and it starts to dissipate
within a few days.
C. Tropical cyclones weaken when they hit land because they need cold water to
keep them going.
D. Tropical cyclones die out over land because the air pressure that fuels them to
keep moving is cut off.
ANSWER KEY
I. II. III.
1. False 1. B 1. D 11. B
2. False 2. B 2. A 12. C
3. True 3. A 3. D 13. D
4. False 4. B 4. B 14. B
5. True 5. C 5. A 15. C
6. True 6. B 6. A 16. B
7. False 7. A 7. B 17. A
8. False 8. C 8. C 18. B
9. False 9. A 9. C 19. B
10. True 10. C 10. A 20. A