Science8 TQ Second Quarter

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGION IX
DIVISION OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
SURABAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
GRADE 8 SCIENCE
Name:______________________________ Section:___________________ Score:_____
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided.
____1. What point on Earth’s surface is located directly above the focus?
A. Epicenter B. Fault C. Focus D. Magnitude
____2. What is a crack or break on the earth’s crust that can shift and causes earthquake?
____3. What scales measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

A. Mercalli Scale B. Richter Scale C. Spring Scale D. Weighing Scale
____4. At what point along a fault does the first motion of an earthquake?
____5. What is the description of a 5.0-5.9 magnitude earthquake in a Richter Scale?

A. Light B. Major C. Moderate D. Strong
____6. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely to happen?

A. Near a mountain C. Near coastal Area
B. Along an active fault D. Along inactive fault
____7. What is a seismograph?

A. A shockwave released by an earthquake
B. A scale used to describe energy released during an earthquake
C. A device used to measure the ground motion during an earthquake
D. the image produced that shows ground vibrations during an earthquake
The stress along the outer layer of the Earth causes buildup of energy.
____8. What prevent the rocks from releasing this energy?
A. Bending of rocks C. Friction between rocks
B. Vibration of the rocks D. energy released by the rocks
____9. Why does earthquake occur frequently in Japan, Indonesia and Philippines?
A. They are surrounded by the seas C. They are considered archipelagic countries
B. They are located near the equator D. They are found within the Pacific ring of Fire
____10. Which statement 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 where the rock first break while the focus is the point on the surface above the focus
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
____11. How does fault produce earthquake?

A. Once friction is overcome, a fault slip produces earthquake
B. Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along the fault
C. Tectonic plates collide forming a volcano and causing earthquake
D. Magma and Lava causes the ground to move producing earthquake.
____12. Which of these 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 quantified value of seismic energy produced during an earthquake
____13. Which statement is TRUE about the epicenter of an earthquake?

A. The epicenter is where the seismograph is located
B. The epicenter is a place on the fault where it intersects the surface
C. The epicenter is a point on the fault’s surface where the earthquake began
D. the epicenter is the point on the earth’s surface just above the location of the focus.
Scientist use different ways to find out if a fault is active.
____14. 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 weather disturbance develops in the Northwest Pacific Ocean?

A. Blizzard B. Tornado C. Topical Cyclone D. Tsunami
____16. What is the other term for tropical Cyclone?

A. Earthquake B. Tsunami C. Typhoon D. Wildfire
____17. Which Tropical Cyclone has a wind speed greater than 200 kph?
A. Super typhoon B. Typhoon C. Tropical Storm D. Tropical Depression
____18. Which agency takes charge of giving information about incoming tropical cyclone?
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)
____19. Which statement tells about a 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 the surface water and wind
C. It is a destructive wave due to underwater earthquake that occurs along the seacoast
D. It is an abnormal rise of sea water due to the tropical cyclone that occurs along the coast
____20. Which Statement does not describe the windward side of a mountain?
A. It is abundant of life forms
B. It receives a lot of precipitation
C. It has lots of vegetation due to the abundance of precipitation
D. It has less vegetation because the moist of the air in the leeward side
____21. What is the difference among cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons?

A. Typhoons are faster than cyclones but slower than hurricanes.
B. Cyclones are bigger than hurricanes but smaller than typhoons
C. Hurricanes are stronger than typhoons but weaker than cyclones.
D. Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons occur in different geographical areas.
____22. Which statement is incorrect about tracking the typhoon?

A. It predicts the path as to where typhoon will take its course
B. It involves determining the position and strength of high-and-low pressure areas
C. It involves using a single weather instrument to predict its strength and movement
D. It involves predicting the movement of typhoon within 5 to 7 days in 6 to 12 hours whenever there is a
storm
A typhoon is moving at 15kph and is making a landfall at point A at exactly 5:30 AM.
____23. At what time will the typhoon hit point B if the distance between the two points is 225 km?
A. 7:30 AM B. 7:30 PM C. 8:30 AM D. 8:30 PM
Tacloban is 70km away from Biliran Island and is about to experience typhoon that is expected to
landfall in 1.50 hr.
____24. What is the speed of the typhoon?
A. 46.0 kph B. 46.3 kph C. 46.4 kph D. 46.7 kph
____25. What is found in the middle of Mars and Jupiter’s orbit?

A. Asteroid Belt B. Planets C. Meteors D. Comet
____26. Which best describes the tail of a comet?

A. 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.
B. Is gas and dust expelled from the comet’s nucleus and blown outward by radiation pressure and the
solar wind.
C. Is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the Sun’s gravity
D. Always points away from the Sun
____27. What is the main difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

A. Asteroids are pieces of comets, whereas meteoroids are pieces of space debris
B. Asteroids are only found in the “belt” between Mars and Jupiter
C. Meteoroids are generally bigger than asteroids
D. Asteroids are generally bigger than meteoroids
____28. Which of these objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, “dirty snowballs”?
A. asteroids B. meteoroids C. meteors D. comets
____29. When does a meteor shower occurs?

A. when the tail of comet enters the Earth atmosphere
B. when a meteoroid enters the Earth atmosphere
C. when there are fireworks in the sky
D. when asteroid falls on earth
Science Tertiary Students are tasked to make an Experiment Observation on of Meteor in an
Observatory Room. They are to write notes on how the meteors would look like as it reaches
the Earth’s surface.
____30. How do we know if a meteor has made contact with Earth’s atmosphere?
A. It burns up and becomes a “shooting star” C. We find space rock on the ground
B. Humans on Earth die D. A species like the dinosaurs die out

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Name:______________________________ Section:___________________ Score:_____

____3. What scales measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

____5. What is the description of a 5.0-5.9 magnitude earthquake in a Richter Scale?

____6. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely to happen?

____7. What is a seismograph?

____10. Which statement differentiates focus and epicenter?

____11. How does fault produce earthquake?

____12. Which of these statements refers to the magnitude scale?

____13. Which statement is TRUE about the epicenter of an earthquake?

____15. Which weather disturbance develops in the Northwest Pacific Ocean?

____16. What is the other term for tropical Cyclone?

____19. Which statement tells about a storm surge?

____21. What is the difference among cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons?

____22. Which statement is incorrect about tracking the typhoon?

____25. What is found in the middle of Mars and Jupiter’s orbit?

____26. Which best describes the tail of a comet?

____27. What is the main difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

____29. When does a meteor shower occurs?

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