QUARTER 2 SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE

I. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the blank before the
number.

_______1. What is the magnitude of Earthquake took place in Manila?

A. 5.2 B. 5.3 C. 5.4 D. 5.5

_______2. Which among of the following is the safest location during an earthquake?

A. inside the house C. in an open area

B. inside the car D. under a tree

_______3. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the

movement of the earth crust?

A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. DOST D. DENR

_______4. What will be produced if there is a sudden movement of the earth's crust due to the release of
stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity?

A. typhoon B. tsunami C. flood D. earthquake

_______5. What do you call a fracture or crack between two rocks?

A. stress B. earthquake C. fault D. crust

_______6. Which of the following faults occurs where the “hanging wall” moves up or is thrust over the
“footwall”?

A. Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault D. Stress Fault

_______7. Which fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?

A. Normal Fault B. Reverse Fault C. Strike-Slip Fault D. Active Fault

_______8. What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?

A. Shear Stress B. Confining Stress C. Tension Stress D. Compression Stress

_______9. Pangea break off into seven continents, what could be the probable cause of this event?

A. Shear Stress B. Confining Stress C. Tension Stress D. Compression Stress

_______10. Friction between the two sides of a fault keeps it from moving until the stress on the fault
overcomes the friction, then the fault slips and creates an earthquake.

A. True B. False C. Maybe both. D. It depends on the situation.

______11. What point along the fault where movements first occur?

A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Intensity D. Magnitude

______12. What point on the earth’s surface is directly above the focus?

A. Epicenter B. Fault C. Intensity D. Magnitude

______13. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement of the earth
crust?

A. DENR B. DOST C. PAGASA D. PHIVOLCS

_______14. It is a sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along
geologic faults or by volcanic activity:

A. Earthquake B. Flood C. Typhoon D. Tsunami

_______15. What does the illustration shows?

A. Epicenter B. Fault C. Focus D. Magnitude

II. List down five (5) things to do before, 2.

during and after an earthquake. 3.
4.
Before an earthquake 5.
After the earthquake
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During earthquake
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