IHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

IHAN, KIBLAWAN, DAVAO DEL SUR

SCIENCE 8
SECOND GRADING EXAMINATION

Name: _____________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________Score: _________

I. Multiple Choice.
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer.

_________1. What is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a
result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action?
a. Earthquake b. Fault c. Plates d. Loop
_________2. What did you observe after an earthquake?
a. the roads will be plain
b. the buildings will be furnished
c. there will be cracks in some buildings and some roads
d. the volcanoes will dive down
_________3. Does an earthquake generate faults?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
d. None of the above
_________4. What do you think is the tool to be used in measuring earthquake?
a. seismograph
b. calligraph
c. spells
d. dicot
_________5. Epicenter is found _______.
a. directly above the focus
b. below the focus
c. beside the focus
d. near the focus
_________6. Focus is found _________.
a. the point within Earth where rock under stress breaks
b. directly above the focus
c. on the mouth of the Volcano
d. in the water
_________7. What is the difference of focus and epicenter?
a. focus is below the Earth and Epicenter is in water
b. focus is above the Earth and Epicenter is in the volcano
c. focus is the point within Earth where rock under stress breaks while epicenter is directly above
the focus
d. focus is the time to study while epicenter is when you center him in your life
_________8. Epicenter: above the focus = Focus: __________
a. the point within the earth where seismic waves originate
b. above the Earth
c. on the mouth of the Volcano
d. None of the above
_________ 9. What is Intensity?
a. measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake
b. measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location
c. measures the energy of pollens
d. measures the energy of looms
_________10. What is Magnitude?
a. measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake
b. measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location
c. measures the energy of pollens
d. measures the energy of looms
_________11. What is the difference between Intensity and Magnitude?
a. Intensity measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake while measures the
energy released at the source of the earthquake
b. A & C
c. Intensity measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location
while Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake
d. None of the above
_________12. We see a lot of damage in our houses after a strong earthquake has stroke in our place,
those damages are distinguished as?
a. Magnitude
b. Intensity
c. A&B
d. None of the above
_________13. What are active faults?
a. structure along which we expect displacement to occur
b. structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes
c. A&B
d. None of the above
_________14. What are inactive faults?
a. structure along which we expect displacement to occur
b. structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes
c. A&B
d. None of the above
_________15. Differentiate active and inactive faults.
a. Active faults are structures along which we expect displacement to occur while inactive faults
are structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes
b. Active faults are structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes while
inactive faults are structures along which we expect displacement to occur
c. None of the above
d. All of the above
_________16. In the Philippines, we have a very big fault called West Valley Fault and it can harm the lives
of so many people. What do you think West Valley Fault is?
a. An inactive fault
b. An active fault
c. Your fault
d. The fault in our stars
_________17. What are tsunamis?
a. a short high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
b. a long short sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
c. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
d. All of the above
_________18. What is an earthquake that occurs underwater at the bottom of a body of water, especially
an ocean?
a. underwater storm
b. underwater lightning
c. underwater earthquake
d. underwater god
_________19. Is a tsunami an earthquake underwater?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
d. Di talaga kayo pwede
_________20. What happens if there is an earthquake at the bottom of the ocean?
a. there will be thunderstorm
b. there will be tsunami
c. there will be crops
d. there will be earthquake
_________21. How did Scientists were able to understand the Earth’s interior?
a. by studying seismic waves
b. by studying polar waves
c. by studying secondary waves
d. by studying primary waves
_________22. What are the two main types of seismic waves?
a. body waves & p – waves
b. body waves & s – waves
c. body waves & surface waves
d. body & face
_________23. What is the significance of curved paths of earthquake waves in the interior of the earth?
a. Seismic waves travel a curving path through the earth due to changes in composition,
pressure, and temperature within the layers of the Earth.
b. Seismic waves travel a straight path through the earth due to changes in composition,
pressure, and temperature within the layers of the Earth.
c. A& C
d. All of the above
_________24. What is the seismic wave that moves through the interior of the Earth?
a. body wave
b. p waves
c. s waves
d. surface wave
_________25. What is a typhoon?
a. cloud with a storm
b. a type of large storm system having a circular or spiral system of violent winds, typically
hundreds of kilometers or miles in diameter
c. a little storm
d. a cloud
_________26. What is the difference out of the three, the typhoon, hurricane, and cyclone?
a. They occur in different continent
b. They occur in the same places
c. They descend in different dimension
d. They ascend in the same dimension
_________27. What temperature is required to create a typhoon?
a. 26.2 Degrees Celsius
b. 26.3 Degrees Celsius
c. 26.4 Degrees Celsius
d. 26.5 Degrees Celsius
_________28. In what ocean does a typhoon lie?
a. Indian Ocean
b. Pacific Ocean
c. Arctic Ocean
d. Antarctic Ocean
_________29. Where does cyclones occurs?
a. Atlantic and Northeast Pacific
b. South Pacific and Indian Ocean
c. Northwest Pacific
d. Arctic Ocean
_________30. The term hurricane is used in what part of the world?
a. Atlantic and Northeast Pacific
b. South Pacific and Indian Ocean
c. Northwest Pacific
d. Arctic Ocean
_________31. Why is the Philippines prone to typhoons?
a. A &C
b. B&D
c. the Philippines is geographically located along the Arctic region near the Equator which is
prone to tropical cyclones and storms
d. the Philippines is geographically located along the Pacific region near the Equator which is
prone to tropical cyclones and storms
_________32. What is the Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings,
public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized
information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic,
productivity and sustainable development?
a. DPWH
b. PAG-ASA
c. DOH
d. PAGCOR
_________33. The Philippines is so prone to typhoons that in a single year there may be _to_ typhoons.
a. 15 ; 22
b. 16 ; 22
c. 17 ; 22
d. 18 ; 22
_________34. What type of country is the Philippines?
a. Cool country
b. Tropical country
c. Loving Country
d. Karma
_________35. How do typhoons gain power?
a. when they are in the water
b. when they are at land
c. A&B
d. All of the above
_________36. How does a typhoon start to lose energy?
a. when they are in the water
b. when they are at land
c. A&B
d. All of the above
_________37. What are the bodies of water in the Philippines?
a. sea
b. river
c. lake
d. All of the above
_________38. In the latest news, how many islands does Philippines has?
a. 7,641
b. 7,642
c. 7,643
d. 7,644
_________39. What was the recorded super typhoon in the year 2013?
a. Yollie
b. Yalla
c. Yolanda
d. Yassi
_________40. These are the female names of typhoons in the Philippines except:
a. Inday
b. Hanna
c. Dove
d. Helen
__________41. What is a comet?
a. A body of ice, rock and dust that can be several miles in diameter and orbits the sun
b. A small rocky or metal object, usually between the size of a grain of sand or a
boulder, that orbits the sun
c. A meteoroid that enters the earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes
d. An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal
__________42. What is an asteroid?
a. A body of ice, rock and dust that can be several miles in diameter and orbits the sun
b. A small rocky or metal object, usually between the size of a grain of sand or a
boulder, that orbits the sun
c. A meteoroid that enters the earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes
d. An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal
__________43. What is a meteor?
a. A body of ice, rock and dust that can be several miles in diameter and orbits the sun
b. A small rocky or metal object, usually between the size of a grain of sand or a
boulder, that orbits the sun
c. A meteoroid that enters the earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes
d. An object larger than a meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of rock or metal

__________44. What is the difference between comets and asteroids?

a. Asteroids are made up of metals and rocky material, while comets are made up of ice, dust
and rocky material
b. Asteroids are made up of ice and rocky material, while comets are made up of metal, dust and
rocky material
c. A&B
d. None of the above
__________45. What is Perihelion?
a. when planet, asteroid or comet is closest to moon
b. when planet, asteroid or comet is closest to the sun
c. when planet, asteroid or comet is farthest to the sun
d. when planet, asteroid or comet is farthest to the moon
__________46. This perihelion was last observed last June 23, 2009, what Perihelion is this?
a. Read
b. Skiff
c. McNaught
d. Gibbs
__________47. This perihelion was observed last July 6, 2007, what Perihelion is this?
a. Read
b. Skiff
c. McNaught
d. Gibbs
__________48. This perihelion was observed last January 8, 2006, what Perihelion is this?
a. Read
b. Skiff
c. McNaught
d. Gibbs
__________49. This perihelion was observed last July 14, 2000, what Perihelion is this?
a. Read
b. Skiff
c. McNaught
d. Gibbs
__________50. This perihelion was observed last August 16, 2010, what Perihelion is this?
a. Read
b. Skiff
c. McNaught
d. Wise

A FRIENDLY REMINDER:

“MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS”

“AYAW PAGSIGEG PANGOPYA KAY MAKLARO RA GIHAPON KA” 

Prepared by:

JAYLINE MAE N. CAMINERO

Science Teacher