FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8
SY 2024 – 2025
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.
1. Which of the following is a break in the earth's crust along which there is rock movement, and most
earthquakes occur?
A. Crust B. Earthquake C Fault D. Seismic waves
2. What causes strong earthquakes to happen? A strong earthquake is caused by ____________________.
A. the gravity of the Earth.
B. the sudden slip on a fault.
C. the human’s forces of energy.
D. human’s activity on the Earth.
3. Fault begins to slip from the focus. Based on the figure below, which one is the focus?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
4. What type of fault is illustrated in this diagram below?
A. Normal B. Reverse C. Strike-slip D. Thrust
For item number 5, refer to the illustration below:
Source: DepEd Science 8 Teacher’s Guide
[Link] boxes shown in the figure represent rocks of the Earth. As you pull one of the boxes, it doesn’t move
right away. What is the reason why rocks do not move right away when there's a fault? Rocks do not move
right away because of __________________________.
A. the energy in motion
B. friction that keeps them in place
C. the gravity of the Earth that pulls
D. the forces of energy inside the Earth
6. What type of fault produces horizontal displacement or a side-by-side sliding movement?
A. Natural B. Normal C. Reverse D. Strike -slip
7. What type of fault is described by sliding one block of crust on top of another?
A. Natural B. Normal C. Reverse D. Strike -slip
8. How will you differentiate epicenter from its focus?
A. The epicenter is where the first movement of an earthquake occurs underground while focus is the
spot directly above the epicenter on the surface of the earth.
[Link] epicenter is the spot directly above the focus on the surface of the earth while the focus is the
origin of the earthquake.
[Link] A and B are correct.
[Link] of the above.
9. Which clearly differentiates intensity of earthquake from its magnitude?
[Link] of earthquake reaches the surface while magnitude does not.
B. Intensity is the power that sent out from the source while magnitude is the power it takes to reach you
[Link] measures the power of earthquake from the source while magnitude measures the strength
[Link] is measured through Hindu Arabic while magnitude is measured through Roman Numerals.
10. What intensity resulted to damage slightly in specially designed structures and considerable
damage in ordinary substantial buildings with partial collapse?
A. VII- Destructive B. VIII -Very Destructive C. IX-Devastating D. X- Totally devastating
[Link] intensity resulted to total damage, lines of sight and level are distorted, and objects thrown into the air?
A. VII- Destructive B. VIII -Very Destructive C. IX-Devastating D. X- Totally devastating
For numbers 12-14. Select your answer from the choices below.
A. Either near or away the epicenter
B. Away from the Epicenter
C. Cannot be determined
D. Near the Epicenter
[Link] an earthquake occurs, where would shaking be greater?
13. When an earthquake occurs, where would damage be lesser?
14. When an earthquake occurs, where would the intensity be higher?
15. Which of the following has caused an earthquake in the past and capable of generating more in the future?
A. active epicenter B. active fault C. active focus D. active vibration
16. Energy from its interior Which of the following describes the geological fracture wherein the
movement of masses of rock has displaced parts of the Earth’s crust?
A. epicenter B. fault line C. fault plane D. focus
17. A rapid movement of a fault line may produce a powerful energy that can trigger a strong earthquake. Which
of the following correctly describes an active fault?
A. It has no seismic activity recorded.
B. It hasn’t recorded any movement at all.
C. It has not produced any shaking of the ground.
D. It has moved in the past and is expected to move again.
18. Seismologist all over the world are actively studying where fracking takes place. How will you describe an
inactive fault?
A. It has produced any seismic activity.
B. It has moved in the past and is expected to move again.
C. It’s been vibrating and producing earthquakes constantly.
D. It has not produced any significant movement in the ground for many long years
19. Earthquakes happen naturally and there are things that people can do to avoid or reduce loss of lives and
damage to properties. Which of the following can be triggered by an earthquake?
A. deforestation B. ground shaking C. landslide D. volcanic eruption
20. Which layer of earth is believed to be liquid?
A. crust B. inner core C. mantle
D. outer core
21. What layer of the earth have soft and weak
asthenosphere containing hot molten materials?
A. crust B. inner core C. mantle
D. outer core
22. Seismic waves are vibrations of the earth caused by
the sudden release of energy stored in the rocks. What
type of seismic wave travels the fastest?
A. S wave
B. P wave
C. Love wave
D. Rayleigh wave
23. Which type of seismic wave can only travel in solid materials?
A. Love wave B. P wave C. Rayleigh wave D. S wave
24. Which of the following is body waves traveling emanate spherically from the focus?
[Link] plate boundaries
B. within the world’s oceans
[Link] the surface of the Earth
[Link] within the interior of the Earth
25. Which of the following is surface waves emanate spherically from the focus traveling?
[Link] plate boundaries.
B. within the world’s oceans.
[Link] the surface of the Earth.
[Link] within the interior of the Earth.
