ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.

ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 8
Second Preliminary Examination

TOPIC COMPETENCY NO. OF DAYS % N0. OF ITEMS ITEM

PLACEMENT
Active and in- Differentiate 2 0.13 8 1-8
active faults the active and
in-active fault
How Explain how 3 0.2 12 9-20
movement movement
along fault along faults
generate generate
earthquakes earthquakes
How Demonstrate 2 0.13 8 21-28
earthquakes how
generate underwater
tsunamis earthquakes
generate
tsunamis
Earthquake Differentiate 4 0.27 16 29-44
focus and the epicenter
epicenter of an
Earthquakes earthquake
intensity and from its focus
magnitude and intensity
of an
earthquake
from
magnitude
Earthquake Explain 2 0.13 8 45-52
preparedness earthquake
preparedness
How Explain how 2 0.13 8 53-60
earthquake earthquake
waves waves
provide provide
information information
about the about interior
interior of the of the earth
earth.
TOTAL 15 Days 100% 60
 ST. JAMES SCHOOL OF SUBIC, INC.
ASINAN POBLACION
SUBIC, ZAMBALES

SCIENCE 8- ALL SECTION

Second Preliminary Examination

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Multiple Choice. Encircle the best answer.

1. It is the point in the rock’s zone of weakness where the breaking of the rocks first starts and seismic
energy is released.

a) Fault line
b) Focus
c) Line
d) Break

2. Known to have recently generated earthquakes within the last 10,000 years, which may still continue
to generate earthquakes.

a) Active faults
b) Faults
c) Fault line
d) Inactive faults

3. The force that applied to rocks is called _____.

a) Energy
b) Stress
c) Dip
d) Slip

4. Rocks that push toward each other.

a) Compression
b) Tension
c) Shear
d) Dear

5. Rocks that are stretched away from each other.

a) Tension
b) Shear
c) Active
d) Near

6. A special type of movement happens to materials when they are forced to move in parallel but
opposite directions.

a) Active
b) Shear
c) Tension
d) Slip

7. No signs of earthquake in the last 10,000 years.

 a) Active faults
b) Inactive faults
c) Faults
d) Fault line

8. The angle of movement is called ____.

a) Dip
b) Sip
c) Hit
d) Nit

9. It is an instrument used to measure the amount of energy released by an earthquake

a) Seismometer
b) Microscope
c) Seismograph
d) Scope

10. People are interviewed and building are inspected to determine ______.

a) Intensity
b) Magnitude
c) Location of focus
d) Location of an active fault

11. Who invented the first true seismograph in 1887?

a) Cecchi
b) Andrija moho
c) Filippo cecchi
d) Lomar gray

12. The ground motion, the taller the _____ on the wave on the seismogram.

a) Amplitude
b) Height
c) Weight
d) Waves

13. This is known as the modern seismographs.

a) Seismometers
b) Network
c) Nanometer
d) Barometer

14. The point within the Earth where seismic waves originate is:

a) The epicenter
b) The fault scarp
c) The origin
d) The focus

15. Who is professor John Milne IN 1880?

a) He invented the seismograph

b) He invented the pendulum
c) He invented the sensitive horizontal pendulum seismograph.
d) He is a photographer

16. The focus point is also known as ____?

a) Epicenter
b) Hypocenter
c) Plane
 d) Line

17. When a fault plane is exposed above he ground it is called?

a) Fault scarp
b) Fault line
c) Fault
d) Cracks

18. What is the best sign there is a fault on an area?

a) Fault scarp
b) Fault line
c) Fault
d) Cracks

19. This is located just above the focus.

a) Fault scarp
b) Fault line
c) Fault
d) Epicenter

20. This is a fracture or break in earth’s crust where the earthquakes are most likely to occur.

a) Fault scarp
b) Fault line
c) Fault
d) Epicenter

21. What can cause a tsunami?

a) Landslide
b) Underwater earthquake
c) Volcanic eruption
d) All of the above
9. Where was the largest tsunami in history recorded?
a) India
b) Philippines
c) Chile
d) Japan
23. What does the word "tsunami" mean in Japanese?
a) Tidal wave
b) Harbor wave
c) Killer wave
d) Century wave

24. Witnesses have said that an approaching tsunami sounds like what?

a) Firecrackers exploding
b) A freight train
c) Ice cracking
d) Nothing—there is absolute silence

25. What is the most active tsunami area?

 a) Pacific Ocean
b) Caribbean Sea
c) Indian Ocean
d) North Atlantic Ocean

26. What is the deadliest tsunami ever recorded?

a) The 1782 South China Sea tsunami

b) The 1868 northern Chile tsunami
c) The 1883 South Java Sea tsunami
d) The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

27. How fast can a tsunami travel?

a) Up to 100 miles an hour (160 kilometers an hour)

b) Up to 200 miles an hour (320 kilometers an hour)
c) Up to 500 miles an hour (800 kilometers an hour
d) Up to 1,000 miles an hour (1,600 kilometers an hour)

28. What is frequently a warning sign of an impending tsunami?

a) Winds suddenly change direction
b) The sky suddenly clears
c) Seawater suddenly retreats from the shore
d) All of the above
29. When an earthquake happens, you will hear its strength being reported using two different numbers
_____ tells us how much a certain area was shaken when the earthquake reached that area.

a) Magnitude
b) Intensity
c) Focus
d) Epicenter

30. It is the system used by PHIVOLCS in determining the intensity of an earthquake.

a) PEIS
b) PEES
c) PES
d) POS

31. Which of the following sequences correctly list the different arrivals from first to last?

a) P waves… S waves…. Surface waves

b) S waves… waves…. P waves…
c) Waves… s waves…. N waves…
d) S waves… p waves… surface waves

32. How do rock particles moved during the passage of a P waves through the rock?

a) Back and forth parallel to the direction of wave travel.

b) Back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
c) In a rolling circular motion.
d) Particles do not move.

33. Body waves consists of the _____.

a) P waves only
b) S waves only
c) P and S waves
d) Surface waves

34. Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
 a) Charles Richter
b) Eduard Sheridan
c) James Hutton
d) Arck smith

35. A vibration due the rapid release of energy is known as ________.

a) Tidal wave
b) Typhoon
c) Earthquake
d) Focus

36. Epicenter is found _____.

a) Directly above the focus

b) Beside the focus
c) Below the focus
d) Near the focus

37. The place where the fault begins to slip is called ______.

a) Epicenter
b) Active fault
c) Focus
d) Rocks

38. Intensity is expressed in _______’

a) Roman numerals
b) Hindu- Arabic numerals
c) Numbers
d) Alphabet

39. Juan was sitting peacefully in front of the television when he suddenly felt an earthquake which
vibration is like one passing of a heavy truck, what intensity did Juan felt?

a) I
b) VII
c) IV
d) V

40. The PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS) uses ___ levels to rate the strength of an
earthquake based on its effect to people.

a) 5 Levels
b) 20 Levels
c) 10 Levels
d) 12 Levels

41. Practically all human made structures are destroyed.

a) Completely devastating
b) Felt
c) Weak
d) Strong

42. It is felt by few individuals at rest indoors.

a) Slightly felt
b) Weak
c) Destructive
d) Devastating

43. It describe the total amount of energy that was released by the earthquake at the focus.

a) Weakness
b) Magnitude
 c) Intense
d) Strong

44. The energy that passes through the rocks.

a) Seismic waves
b) Energy
c) Intensity
d) Magnitude

45. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent widespread disasters
when an earthquake strikes?

a) Strictly implement building codes.

b) Train and form groups as immediate responders.
c) Conduct disaster preparedness drills in schools, governments, and communities.
d) Signage for possible tsunami

46. Which of the following is not a safe thing to do during an earthquake?

a) Keep calm
b) Take the elevator
c) Go to a higher area
d) Hide under a solid table

47. The following scales makes use of observing the physical effect of earthquakes on people, structures,
and surroundings except _____.

a) Richter scale
b) PHIVOLCS earthquake intensity scale
c) Moment magnitude scale
d) Mohs scale

48. Why is an emergency disaster kit necessary at home if you live in the Philippines?
a) because it is a highly vulnerable country
b) because it is prone to typhoons
c) because its geographic location puts it at high risk to natural disasters
d) because it is at high risk to the effects of climate change
49. Michael lives in an area very close to an active fault, What should his earthquake emergency survival
kit contain.
a) money, important legal documents, radio, backpack
b) water, non-perishable food, whistle, flashlight with batteries
c) food, medicine, phone, toiletries, clothes
d) water, toiletries, flashlight, cash

50. How should the Filipino people respond to the laws and programs created by the Philippine national
and local government on disaster preparedness and risk reduction?
a) volunteer to help
b) be informed, support, participate and take action
c) coordinate with your city or town mayor and local officials
d) watch news on TV or read the newspaper and prepare your family

51. You are the president of your grade 8 class. You have studied earthquakes in the past but this school
year is almost over and the school has not conducted an earthquake drill yet. What should you do?
a) Educate your classmates about earthquake
b) Educate you adviser about earthquake hazards.
c) Conduct an earthquake drill with your classmates during homeroom period.
d) consult with your adviser and principal and suggest an earthquake drill for the school.

52. Branch of knowledge that deals with the study of earthquake?

a) Seismology
b) Sizemology
c) Seismology
 d) siesmolog

53. Most earthquakes happen along the _____________________.

a) fault
b) volcanic mountains
c) pacific ring of fire
d) mid-ocean ridge
54. A fault movement described by a horizontal slip combined with a downward hanging wall motion is
known as _____.

a) Dip- slip
b) Oblique- slip
c) Reverse- slip
d) Strike- slip

55. Scientist’s have inferred that the earth has a solid inner core because ______.

a) P- waves are able to penetrate the inner core

b) S- waves cannot penetrate solids and liquids
c) S- waves are able to penetrate only solids and not liquids.
d) P- waves and S- waves move at the same velocity around earth.

56. This wave is the fastest type of a body wave.

a) S- wave
b) P-wave
c) L-wave
d) T-wave

57. They arrive the seismograph stations after p- waves.

a) S- wave
b) P-wave
c) L-wave
d) T-wave

58. They compress and expand like a spring in the direction that the waves travel.

a) S- wave
b) P-wave
c) L-wave
d) T-wave

59. P- waves and S- waves are kind of:

a) Love waves
b) Heat waves
c) Body waves
d) Waves

60. What is the acronym PHIVOLCS means?

a) Philippine volcanic system

b) Philippine volcanology and seismology
c) Philippine volcanoes
d) Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

Hey little fighter, soon things will be brighter. 

Prepared by: Ma’am, Eirene Falloran