Science 8

Second Quarter
Summative Test

Name____________________________ Grade &Group: _____________ Date: _________ Score: _____________

MULTIPLE CHOICE . DIRECTION: Read each item carefully and the letter of your choice on your answer sheet.

1. What is the point in the crust where the rock layer breaks?
a. epicenter c. focus
b. creep d. point of intensity
2. What is the area on Earth’s surface directly above the point where the rock layer breaks?
a. focus c. point of intensity
b. epicenter d. point of magnitude
3. What are the two main methods of predicting earthquakes?
a. Analyzing historical data and analyzing climatic data about an area.
b. Installing Global Positioning System receivers and measuring movement along faults
c. Analyzing historical data and measuring seismic activity and movements along faults
d. Analyzing historical data and waiting for main shock to occur
4. What are the ripples of disturbance that carry energy from an earthquake along Earth’s surface or underneath the crust?

a. Seismic tremors c. seismic foci

b. Seismic boundaries d. seismic waves
5. Movement of rock layers along fault causes earthquake. Faults are classified based on the direction of rock movement. What
type of fault is shown below?

a. Normal fault c. oblique-slip fault

b. Reverse fault d. strike-slip fault
6. A kind of seismic wave that disappear upon reaching the core. This phenomenon provides us the idea that the earth’s core is
liquid. What kind of seismic wave is this?
a. Love wave b. P- wave c. Rayleigh waved d. S-wave
7. The Philippines is one of the countries in the world commonly hit by earthquakes. This happens because it is located in the
region around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. This region is referred as ________
a. Marianas Trench c. Pacific Belt
b. Pacific Plate d. Pacific Ring of Fire
8. What is the term used to measure the strength of earthquake in terms of the energy released?
a. Magnitude c. Focus
b. Intensity d. Epicenter
9. On July 16, 1990, a strong earthquake hit Luzon. Which of the following descriptions is correctly written?
a. Magnitude 7; intensity 8 c. magnitude VII; intensity 8
b. Magnitude 7; intensity VIII d. magnitude VII; intensity VIII
10. The sudden shaking or trembling of the ground brought about by the sudden breaking and shifting of the large sections of
earth’s rocky outer shell is called __________________.
a. earthquake b. typhoon c. volcanic eruption d. tsunami
11. The measure of the human reaction to the ground movement and of the damage to the ground surface such as cracks and
landslide is known as earthquakes’ _____________
a. strength b. magnitude c. frequency d. intensity
12. The following are the things that you should do during an earthquake EXCEPT?
a. Go straight to a wide, open space away from buildings.
b. When indoors, cover yourself under a sturdy table, desk or bed.
c. When on road, pull over and away from bridges and buildings.
d. Turn on the lights so you can see what’s happening.
13. An earthquake intensity which practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive landslide, many trees are toppled,
broken and uprooted.
a. Intensity IV b. Intensity X c. Intensity III d. Intensity V
14. When an earthquake occurs, where would shaking be greater?
a. Near the epicenter c. near the focus
b. Away from the epicenter d. away from the focus
15. What is the result of both normal and reverse faults?
a. Rocks move sideways c. Rocks are pulled apart
b. Rocks are pushed together d. A steep face of rock is exposed
16. What is likely to form as a result of reverse faulting over a wide area and long time period?
a. Rivers b. mountains c. ocean d. deserts
17. It is a series of large destructive ocean waves which results from underwater fault or geologic disturbances like volcanic
eruptions and underwater landslide.
a. tornado b. hurricane c. typhoon d. tsunami
18. Which of the following statements best describes the state of earthquake prediction?
a. Scientist can accurately predict the time and location of almost all earthquakes
b. Scientist can accurately predict when an earthquake will occur but not where.
c. Scientist can accurately predict the time and location of about 50% of all earthquakes .
d. Scientist can characterized the seismic risk of an area, but cannot yet accurately predict most earthquakes.
19. Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?
a. Art Smith c. Eduard Sheriden
b. James Hutton d. Charles Richter
20. Which of the following may indicate the forthcoming destructive earthquake?
a. An increase in the frequency of smaller earthquakes in the region
b. Rapid tilting of the ground
c. Rapid changes in water levels in wells
d. All of a ,b, and c
21. The government should fund much earthquake research. Why?
a. To reduce loss of life and property damage from future earthquakes.
b. To improve ability to prevent earthquakes.
c. To improve ability to locate the focus of earthquakes.
d. To improve seismic instruments to detect wave activity.
22. Why are earthquakes likely to occur in areas along tectonic plate boundaries? The boundaries between tectonic plates
are_______
a. Are unstable due to the movements of the tectonic plates
b. Are made of solid rocks
c. Occur along the mid ocean ridges
d. Usually have many epicenters
23. Below is a top view of a tropical cyclone at an angle. In which part is air pressure the least , and is wind speed great?
A-D refers to the air pressure while E-F refers to the eye and eyewall .
a. B , F b. D, F c. C , F d. A, F

24. In which part of the tropical cyclone would do

much damage?
a. At the ” eye” of the tropical cyclone
b. eye & eye wall c. eye
wall d .away from the eye wall
25. What is the classification of the tropical cyclone with a wind speed of 64 kph?
a. Tropical depression b. tropical storm c. typhoon d. super typhoon
26. Tropical cyclone that hit the Philippines usually develop in _____________________
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Indian Ocean c. Pacific Ocean d. Southern Ocean
27. Which statement below is TRUE of typhoons?
a. Typhoons gets weaker with warm ocean water. c. Interaction with land will weaken typhoon
b. Typhoons get stronger with cold ocean waterd. d. Interaction with land will change the direction of typhoon
28. The following are reasons why the Philippines is prone to typhoons, EXCEPT one. Which is it?
a. It is near the equator, so the evaporation is great
b. It is near the equator, so evaporation is less.
c. It’s warm in the vicinity of the Philippines, both land and in surrounding water.
d. Water in the ocean is warm thus it supplies water vapor to keep the tropical cyclone going.
29. Which of the government agencies monitor weather conditions in our country?
a. NASA b. PAGASA c. PHIVOLCS d. DENR
For Questions 30-31, refer on the Philippine Typhoon Tracking Chart below:

Typpoon Maring

30. The figure below shows the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Which of the following is NOT within the PAR.
a. 24 0 N, 118 0E b. 25 0N, 120 0E c. 6 0N, 125 0E d. 5 0 N, 128 0 E
31. Shown above is the map of the Philippines with PAR ( Philippine Area of Responsibility). What is the latitude and longitude
location of typhoon Maring within the PAR?
a. 7 0 N, 130 0E b. 19 0N, 117 0E c. 6 0N, 140 0E d. 9 0 N, 110 0E

Refer to the track of selected tropical cyclone to answer questions number 32-33:
32.

Which part of the Philippines was hit by the four tropical cyclones?
a. Mindanao b. Visayas c. Luzon d. All of a, b ,and c
33. What is the direction of the four tropical cyclone ?
a. Southeast b. Southwest c. Northeast d. Northwest
34. What Public Storm Warning Signal , where it means a very intense typhoon will affect the locality with very strong winds of
more than 185 kph maybe expected in at least 12 hours?
a. PSWS No. 1 b. PSWS No. 2 c. PSWS No. 3 d. PSWS No. 4

35. The term typhoon is used only in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. In the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and
in the northern part of the Atlantic Oceans, the equivalent term is _________________-.
a. “Bagyo” b. tornado c. tsunami d. hurricane

36. Predictions of the track of the storm vary in accuracy, for the next three hours tend to be very accurate, and for the next three
days are often wrong. Which statements most adequately explains why short-term storm forecasts are more accurate than
long –term forecast?
a. Historical data provide trend patterns on which forecasters model current short-term predictions.
b. Historical data are useful, but forecasters cannot rely on this data completely when forecasting storms.
c. In short-term forecasts ,the current data are very similar to the projected data, increasing accuracy.
d. In short-term forecasts ,the current data differ substantially from the data projected for three hours.
Refer to figure below to answer question 37-38. Track of tropical storm Sendong:

37. Where did Sendong form?

a. South China Sea b. Pacific Ocean c. Atlantic ocean d. Indian ocean
38. In what direction did Sendong move?
a. Eastward b. Westward c. Northward d. Southward
39. Where can we see the ”shooting stars”?
a. In the outer space b. in the clouds c. in the atmosphere d. between earth & Jupiter
40. When a meteoroid burns up in the atmosphere some of its fragments survive and reach the ground. These space fragments
are now called _________
a. Meteoroids b. meteors c. meteorites d. meteor shower

41. It is a light phenomenon or a streak of light as observed from Earth when a meteoroid passes through Earth’s atmosphere.
a. Meteoroids b. meteors c. meteorites d. meteor showers
42. A fragment from a comet, an asteroid, Moon, or even Mars that orbits around the Sun, following the orbit of its parent or
source.
a. Meteoroids b. meteors c. meteorites d. meteor showers
43. The following statements are true about comets and asteroid except one. Which is NOT TRUE?
a. A comet originate in Oort cloud while asteroid in asteroid belt.
b. A comet size is 1-10 in diameter while asteroid is 1-100++.
c. Comets chemical composition are ice and frozen gases while asteroids are made of silicates, iron and nikel.
d. Comet’s orbit is more rounded while asteroid’s orbit is highly elliptical
44. The main Asteroid Belt, where Asteroids originates is located between _______________
a. Mercury and Jupiter c. Mars and Jupiter
b. Venus and Jupiter d. Neptune and Jupiter
45. What is the famous comet in 20thcentury that appears every 76 years ?
a. Comet Swift Turtle c. Comet Enche
b. Comet 21P d. Comet Halley
46. It is an annual light phenomena characterized by many meteors appearing in the sky in a short period of time.
a. Meteor shower b. meteorites c. meteors d. meteoroids
47. Where did a short period comets originate?
a. Oort Cloud b. Asteroid Belt c. Kuiper Belt d. both Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud
48. Which of the following describes an asteroid?
a. It has a coma and nucleus. c. It is made of silicates, iron and nickel.
b. It has a dust and ion tail d. It is made of ice, frozen gas and other organic compounds.
49. What is NOT true about meteor showers?
a. They are debris from comet or asteroid.
b. They are named after the constellation from which they seem to originate.
c. They are seen when a comet’s orbit overlap with that of the earth’s.
d. The famous meteor showers are seen annually from January to June
50. Which space object below has highly elliptical orbit?
a. Asteroid b. comet c. meteoroid d. planet

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Prepared by

: ESPERANZA G. LLORITO
Science Teacher
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GILBERT C. GALAGATE Checked and Approved by:

Master Teacher II

ROSELIZA F. AURELIO EdD JUDY B. DUNTON

Master Teacher I SSHT V – Science Department