Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Schools Division of Capiz
PONTEVEDRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pontevedra, Capiz
SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8 for 2nd Quarter
NAME_________________________________YR.& SEC.____________________SCORE__________
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Where do typhoons form?
a. Lakes b. Oceans c. Rivers d. streams
2. Which weather disturbance develops in the northwest Pacific Ocean?
A. Blizzard B. Tornado c. Tropical Cyclone d. tsunami
3. What is the other term for tropical cyclone?
A. Earthquake b. tsunami c. typhoon d. wildfire
4. What Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) has a wind speed of 160 kph?
A. 1 B. 2 C
5. Where do typhoons that hit the Philippines mostly originate?
A. Indian Ocean B. Pacific Ocean C. South China Sea D. West Philippine Sea
6. What is the category of tropical cyclone when it reaches the maximum sustained winds of 58 km/hr?
A. tropical storm B. typhoon C. tropical depression D. super typhoon
7. Which tropical cyclone has a wind speed greater than 200 kph?
A. Super typhoon B. Typhoon C. Tropical storm D. Tropical depression
8. How would you describe the condition within the typhoon’s eye?
A. Calm B. Intense C. Sunny D. Violent
9. Which agency takes charge of giving information about incoming typhoon?
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)
10. What will you do if a typhoon will hit your place?
A. store bread and milk
B. hide in a room without windows
C. watch TV and share on Facebook
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11. What causes tropical cyclone to spin?
A. rotation of the earth
B. revolution of the earth
C. gravitational pull of the sun
D. gravitational pull of the moon
12. What is the cyclonic circulation of tropical cyclone if it is located in the southern hemisphere?
A. Clockwise
B. Upward rotation
C. Counterclockwise
D. Downward rotation
13. Which statement tells about 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 surface water and wind.
C. It is a destructive wave due to underwater earthquake that occurs along the seacoast.
[Link] is an abnormal rise of sea water due to tropical cyclone that occurs along the coast.
14. Which item should NOT be included in an emergency kit?
A. cellphone
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[Link] radio
15. Which statement does NOT describe the windward side of a mountain?
A. It has abundant life forms.
B. It receives a lot of precipitation.
C. It has lots of vegetation due to abundance of precipitation.
D. It has less vegetation because the moist in the air is accumulated in the leeward side.
II. Give the meaning of the following acronyms.
1. MDRRMC
2. PSWS
3. PAR
4. ITCZ
5. PAGASA
III. ENUMERATION
What are the effects of tropical cyclone (5)
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
IV. ESSAY
How do you describe typhoon in one word? __________________
BUNOS QUESTION
Why 6 was afraid of 7?
