REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION X
Tangub City National High School
2nd Grading Examination

Grade 8 Science TOTAL SCORE

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Name:________________________ Yr.& Sec: ___________Date:__________

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
Write the answer on the space provided before the number.

______ 1. The natural shaking of the earth due to the release as rocks move along a fault.
a.Fault b. Frequency c.Earthquake d.Coverage
______ 2. The point where an earthquake originates
a.Epicenter b.Earthquake focus c. Fault d.Core
______ 3. The location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake
a.Epicenter b.Earthquake c.Fault d. Focus
______ 4. Which of the following is considered the “dirty snowball” of the solar system?
a. Comet b. asteroid c. meteor d. meteorite
______ 5. What is the name of the storm that originates over the Indian Ocean?
a. Hurricane b. Typhoon c. Cyclone d. Tornado
______ 6. Cracks or fractures along the earth’s crust where plates have moved relative
to each other.
a. Faults b. vent lines c. blocks d. subduction zones
______ 7. In what type of water do typhoons occur?
a. cold, icy ocean waters c. moderately cold lake waters
b. warm, tropical ocean waters d. warm river waters
______ 8. In meteorology, a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the
Pacific Ocean.
a. Tsunami b. Typhoon c. Hurricane d. Tornado
______ 9. Most of the asteroids are located between the orbits of
a. Venus and Earth b. Earth and Mars
c. Mars and Jupiter d. Jupiter and Saturn
______ 10. The particles which produce meteor showers come from
a. impacts of meteoroids with the moon
b. dead comets
c. collisions of asteroids with each other
d. interstellar space
______ 11. What are the three parts of a comet?
a. The head, body, and tail
b. The nucleus, coma, and tail
c. The nucleus, protons, and electrons
d. The head, dust, and ice
______ 12. The location below the Earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the
a. Hypocenter b. Epicenter c. Fault line d. Fault plane
______ 13. What are asteroids?
a. Pieces of stars
b. Small planets
c. Pieces of moon
d. Large rock-like chunks with some metals that orbit the sun
______ 14. Meteors are bright streaks of light and smoke that are heated by
a. Air condensation
b. Air friction
c. Air compression
d. Air particles collision
______ 15. An instrument used to determine how large the earthquake was.
a. Seismograph b. Barometer c. Seismometers d. Anemometer
______ 16. What is a comet made of?
 a. Ice made from frozen gases, water, and dust
b. Moon dust
c. Fire and ice
d. Rocks and sand
______ 17. How does a cyclonic wind move in northern hemisphere?
a. Clockwise b. counter-clockwise
b. East - west d. North – South
_______ 18. When does a comet get a tail?
a. When it gets farther away from the sun
b. When it gets closer to the sun
c. When it gets father away from the Earth
d. When it gets closer to the Earth
_______ 19. What are the different paths of typhoon?
a. Straight. A general westward path affects the Philippines, southern China,
Taiwan, and Vietnam.
b. Recurving. Storms recurving affect eastern China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan
c. Northward. From point of origin, the storm follows a northerly direction, only
affecting small islands.
d. A general eastward path affects the Philippine Are only
_______ 20. What sector of the Philippine government observes typhoons via radio satellite?
a. Joint Typhoon Warning Center
b. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)
c. Phil. weather administration
d. Philippine Area of Responsibility
_______ 21. The study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the
earth.
a. Geology b. Seismology c. Oceanography d. Astronomy
_______ 22. A scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves.
a. Geologist b. seismologist c. Biologist d. Astronomers
_______ 23. What do we call a fault in which the hanging wall moves up along the dip
with respect to the footwall (as pictured)?

a. A normal fault c. A strike-slip fault

b. A dip fault d. A reverse fault
_______ 25. What does the word "tsunami" mean in Japanese?
a. Tidal wave b. Harbor wave c. Killer wave d. Century wave
_______ 26. The tail of a comet
a. is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the Sun's gravity.
b. always points away from the Sun.
c. trails behind the comet, pointing away from the Sun as the comet approaches
it, and toward the Sun as the comet moves out of the inner Solar System.
d. is gas and dust expelled from the comet's nucleus and blown outward by
radiation pressure and the solar wind.
______ 27 – 30 Fill up the table below.

Category Maximum Wind Speed Kilometer

per hour( kph)
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
Typhoon
Supertyphoon

Test III. Identify the following description based on PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity
Scale ( I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X).

_____ 1. Scarcely Perceptible – perceptible to people under favorable circumstances.

_____ 2. Weak – Dizziness and nausea are experienced by some people
_____ 3. Strong – Generally felt by most people indoors and outdoors.
_____ 4. Devastating – People are forcibly thrown to the grown.
_____ 5. Destructive – Most people are frightened and run outdoors.
_____ 6. Slightly Felt – Felt by few individuals at rest indoors.
_____ 7. Very Strong – Some people lose their balance.
_____ 8. Completely Devastating – Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted.
_____ 9. Very Destructive – People are panicky.
_____ 10. Moderately Strong – Rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.

Test IV. Identify the following statement below. Write B if it is Before Earthquake, D if it is
During Earthquake and A if it is After Earthquake.

_____ 1. Stay Calm. If you are at home or inside a building.

_____ 2. Check the stability of hanging objects.
_____ 3. Do not use the elevators or enter damaged buildings.
_____ 4. Check yourself and others for injuries.
_____ 5. Prepare an emergency supply kit like canned foods, clothing and water.
_____ 6. Know the exit routes.
_____ 7. Participate in regular earthquake drills.
_____ 8. Move away from step slopes which could be affected by landslides.
_____ 9. Prepare homes or schoolrooms by strapping heavy furniture to the walls.
_____ 10. Duck under a sturdy desk or table and hold on to it.

Test V. Plot the following points on the map below.

a. 5°N, 115°E
b. 15°N, 115°E
c. 21°N, 120°E
d. 25°N, 120°E
e. 25°N, 135°E
f. 5°N, 135°E

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