Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Roxas City
MILIBILI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
City of Roxas

SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 8

Name:_________________________Grade/Section:___________________Score____________

General Direction: Read the questions carefully. Select the letter of the best answer. Write your
answer in your separate answer sheet.

Test I: True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is
incorrect.
______1. Fault systems are manifestations of plate tectonic boundary.
______2. For a cyclone to develop, temperature at ocean surface must be 15 degrees.
______3. You may contact PAG-ASA if you want to know the geologic faults near your area.
______4. Tsunamis are caused by downdrop or upthrust of Earth’s crust which results in an
earthquake.
______5. In normal fault, the hanging- wall rock moves up and over the footwall block.
______6. Earthquakes are cause by air vapours in the cavities of earth.
______7. The Philippine Archipelago is strategically located within the typhoon belt of the
Pacific lying within the proximity of Intertropical Convergence Zone.
______8.The Richter Scale measures the energy released by at the source of the earthquake.
______9. The Philippines is always visited by tropical cyclones because it lies in the polar
region.
______10. Earthquakes always produce tsunamis.
______11. Seismologist are geophysicist who studies earthquakes primarily and other related
phenomena.
______12. The Philippines has several low-lying coast.
______13.Cold seawater powers a tropical cyclone and its movement.
______14. Fault movements typically cause earthquakes; thus it form or aggravate new forms.
______15. In the country, typhoons most frequently visit Central and Southern Mindanao.

Test II. Matching Type. Match column A with column B. Write your answer in the space
provided in Column A.

Column A Column B

1. Seismic sea wave A. Earthquake

2. Instrument use to measure B. Magnitude
Earthquakes magnitude.
3. Weather Forecast C. Body waves
4. Agency that gives updates on typhoon tracks D. Epicenter
 5. Pacific-Asian regional name for tropical cyclone E. PAG-ASA
6. Wind speed of more than 200 than kph F. Meteorologist
7. Total amount of energy released by earthquake
at the focus. G. Tropical Depression
8. Point where seismic waves originate. H. Geologist
9. It is located just above the focus I. Tsunami
10. Part of tropical cyclone with lowest J. Seismic waves
air pressure
11. Energy waves that travel through earth’s surface K. Supertyphoon
or its internal layers.
12. Waves that move through earth’s interior L. Typhoon
13. This occurs when the wind speed of a tropical M. Seismograph
Cyclone is up to 64kph.
14. A result of a sudden release of potential energy N. Focus
in earth’s crust.
15. Studies the composition of earth’s materials O. Eye of the storm
and various geological process.

Test III. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the answer to the following questions. Write your
answer on your paper.
Intensity Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
Hurricane Normal Fault Eyewall
Troposphere Fault PHILVOLCS
Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) Plate Tectonics Theory

_____________1. Refers to the fractures or discontinuities in a large block of rock.

_____________2. Warning signals issued by PAG-ASA, which are from 1-4, depending on
meteorological conditions, and impact of winds.
_____________3. Theory that explains the large-scale motion of the solid part of earth’s
surface.
____________ 4. The government agency that monitors earths movements and maps fault
lines.
_____________5. The designated area that falls under the monitoring jurisdiction of PAG-
ASA.
_____________6. Storms that occur over the Carribean Sea, Gulf of Mexico,and in the
Northeast Pacific Ocean.
_____________7. Kind of dip-slip fault where the block that sits on the fault plane, the
hanging wall, has moved downward with respect to the footwall.
_____________8.Part of a typhoon where clouds and rain are at their strongest.
_____________9. Layer of the atmosphere where typhoon occurs
_____________10.It tells us how much a certain area is shaken when an earthquake reaches
that area.

IV. Essay. Choose one question or statement from the list and explain it concisely. (5 points)
.
1. Why do earthquakes occur?
2. Why Philippines is prone to typhoon visits
3. Why it is important to always monitor the PAR
4. Why do we need to know about faults?
5. What will you do in preparation for a typhoon with PSWS no. 4