St.

John the Baptist Catholic School

26 Pinaglabanan St, San Juan City

SECOND QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

Science 8

Name _______________________Score ___________________

Grade 8 - ___________________ Date: Dec 15, 2021

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer (40 points).

1. How can we describe current?

A. Current is the rate flow of charge
B. Current is the opposition of electrical charge
C. Current is the measure of energy available to flow
D. None of the above

2. The current passing through a conductor is directly proportional to the

voltage across the ends of the conductor. It can be expressed as
I=V/R. If the current and resistance are given. What formula should be
use? Derive the formula given.
A. I=V/R
B. V=I.R
C. R=V/I
D. I=R/V

3. A light bulb that is plugged into 0.12-V outlet has a resistance of 0.192
ohms. What is the current flow of the circuit?
A. 0.00625 A
B. 0.6025 A
C. 0.0625 A
D. 0.625 A

4. An electrical quantity that measures the energy available to flow the

charges through the circuit
A. Current
B. Charge
C. Voltage
D. Resistance
 5. Which material has the highest resistivity?
A. Tungsten
B. Aluminum
C. Silver
D. Copper

6. Which statement explains parallel circuit?

A. The charge path forms the battery goes through every component
B. More than one path is available for the charge to flow in every
component
C. The charge path from one component only
D. The charge path in series is like parallel circuit.

7. All the appliances and plug sockets in a house are connected to the
same fuse board. If one element fails, the other one stay on.
Determine the wiring system of the house.
A. Series Circuit
B. Parallel Circuit
C. Octopus Circuit
D. Connected Circuit

8. What is the relationship between current and voltage?

A. Equal
B. Indirectly
C. Directed
D. Directly

9. What is the relationship between current and resistance?

A. equal
B. Indirectly
C. Directed
D. Directly

10. How does series circuit differ from parallel circuit?

A. In series circuit, the charge flowing along single path. Parallel
circuit, the charge flowing along multiple path
B. In series circuit, the charge flowing along multiple path. Parallel
circuit, the charge flowing along single path
C. In series circuit, it has a greater resistance. Parallel circuit, it has a
lesser resistance
D. In series circuit, it has a lesser resistance. Parallel circuit, it has a
greater resistance
11. What is the formula of resistance if current and voltage are
given?
A. V= (I)(R)
B. I= V/R
C. R= V/I
D. R= (V)(I)

12. What is the formula of voltage if resistance and current are

given?
A. V= (I)(R)
B. I= V/R
C. R= V/I
D. R= (V)(I)

13. What is the main function of a seismograph? It

______________________.
A. gathers information about earthquake
B. detects and record the strength and duration of vibration
C. detects the speed of earthquake and how powerful it is
D. records the intensity and magnitude of the vibrations

14. A sudden shaking of the ground when rock layers slip,

sometimes causing great destruction, because of movements withing
the earth’s crust or volcanic eruption.

A. Earthquake
B. typhoon
C. Tsunami
D. Landslide

15. What is the difference between magnitude and intensity?

A. Magnitude is exact point where an energy starts. Intensity the point
on earth’s surface
B. Magnitude the point on earth’s surface. Intensity is exact point
where an energy starts
C. Magnitude is the total energy released. Intensity the destruction
brought by an earthquake
 D. Magnitude is the destruction brought by an earthquake. Intensity is
the total energy released

16. Why do P-waves consider as the fastest seismic waves?

A. First wave being detected
B. Last waves being detected
C. Has the longest waves
D. Has the shortest waves

17. What does “Focus or foci” mean?

A. The exact point where a tremendous amount of energy starts
B. How much damage has occurred in a particular area
C. The total amount of energy released by an earthquake
D. The point on earth’s surface that is above the epicenter

18. Which statement describes epicenter?

A. It’s directly above the focus
B. Exact point where an energy starts
C. Center of the energy
D. Place of an earthquake

19. What does intensity of an earthquake mean?

A. The fault produced by an earthquake
B. Movement of the tectonic plate
C. Shaking of the ground
D. Destruction brought by an earthquake

20. What device is used to assess the magnitude of an earthquake?

A. Richmon Magnitude Scale
B. Richter Magnitude Scale
C. Mercalli Magnitude Scale
D. Merchant Magnitude Scale

21. What will happen if the fastest seismic waves are detected by
the seismograph? It follows the ____________.
A. P-waves
 B. Compress waves
C. S-waves
D. Love waves

22. What comes next after the p-waves are detected by

seismograph? It follows the ______________.
A. P-waves
B. Compress waves
C. S-waves
D. Love waves

23. What type of wave is the s-wave?

A. Rayleigh waves
B. Love waves
C. Surface waves
D. Body waves

24. How can we categorize Rayleigh and Love waves?

A. Both Primary waves
B. Both Secondary waves
C. Both Surface waves
D. Both body waves

25. What does PHIVOLCS stand?

A. Philippine International Volcanic and Seismologist
B. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
C. Philippine Integrated Volcanology and Seismology
D. Philippine Investment of Volcanoes

26. This happens when tectonic plates move towards each other.
A. Divergent
B. Convergent
C. Active fault
D. Inactive fault
27. What do you call this waves that are easily distinguished by the
seismograph for being the last waves that arrived due to lower
frequency?
A. Body waves
B. Love waves
C. Surface waves
D. Seismic waves

28. This happens when two tectonic plates move away from each
other.
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
D. Thrust

29. This will become another source of an earthquake sometime in

the future
A. Active fault
B. Inactive fault
C. Fault Line
D. Focus or Foci

30. These are waves which are generated by tectonic plate

movement or earthquake when rocks within break producing a
tremendous amount of energy.
A. Body Waves
B. Surface Waves
C. Compressional Waves
D. Seismic Waves

31. It is commonly called as “seismic waves” which is caused by

undersea volcanic eruption.
A. Magma movement
B. Tsunamis
C. Earthquake
D. Storm Surge
32. Montalban, San Mateo, Marikina, Pasig, Taguig, Muntinlupa, San
Pedro, Binan, Carmona, Santa Rosa, Calamba, Tagaytay, Oriental
Mindoro belong to what active fault in the Philippines?
A. Marikina valley Fault
B. Central Philippine Fault
C. Western Philippine Fault
D. Southern Mindanao Fault

33. The stage of development of typhoon which develops into

“matured” tropical cyclone which can obtain a 1-minute wind of at
least 74 mph.
A. STAGE 1
B. STAGE 2
C. STAGE 3
D. STAGE 4

34. The stage of development of typhoon that receives an official

name once sustained winds reach 39 mph in the closed circulation.
A. STAGE 1
B. STAGE 2
C. STAGE 3
D. STAGE 4

35. The stage of development of typhoon which connotes as the

weakest tropical cyclone
A. STAGE 1
B. STAGE 2
C. STAGE 3
D. STAGE 4

36. It is where the tropical cyclone undergoes a process of

development.
A. Cyclone
B. Tropical Cyclone
C. Cyclogenesis
D. ITCZ
37. A part of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) which
extends into or through a monsoon circulation convergence zone
between the wind patterns of the southern and northern hemispheres.
A. Monsoon trough
B. Easterly waves
C. Old Frontal Boundary
D. WADL

38. An area where most tropical cyclone-prone waters on Earth is

located?
A. Typhoon belt
B. ITCZ
C. WADL
D. Equator

39. Most Tropical cyclone occur in this area where the northeasterly
and southeasterly winds converge.
A. Typhoon belt
B. ITCZ
C. WADL
D. Equator

40. Which place in the country has the highest Tropical cyclone
frequency?
A. Batanes Group
B. Northern Luzon
C. Southern Leyte .
D. Bicol region

41. Which damaging effects of typhoon does not belong to the

group?
A. Storm Surge
B. Strong winds
C. Heavy rainfall
D. Cold air
42. What do you call this tropical cyclone which is formed in the
northern hemisphere and the western North Pacific Ocean which has
the greatest number of storms per year?
A. Cyclone
B. Hurricane
C. Typhoon
D. Monsoon

43. A natural phenomenon that refers to any low-pressure area with

winds spiraling inwards
A. Cyclone
B. Hurricane
C. Typhoon
D. Tropical Cyclone

44. An atmospheric disturbance that is part of the Intertropical

Convergence Zone which is a belt of low pressure extending to large
area
A. West African Disturbance Line
B. Easterly Waves
C. Monsoon Trough
D. Old frontal Boundary

45. It is another member of the solar system which is also called as

“minor planet” or “planetoid”
A. Asteroid
B. Comet
C. Meteor
D. Meteoroid

46. A meteoroid that enters earth’s atmosphere is called _________.

A. meteoroid
B. Meteorite
C. Tropical depression
D. meteor shower
47. Comet was discovered by Aristotle and believed that it is a star
with hair. It originated from the Latin word __________.
A. Stella maris
B. Stella cometa
C. Interstellar cloud
D. Cometa Kuha

48. A space between Mars and Jupiter which estimated that has
750k asteroids that separates the inner planet to outer planets.
A. Asteroid Belt
B. Jovian
C. Cometa
D. Outerspace

49. Asteroids may classify based on their size, position, and

composition. What do you call this asteroid that lie within the asteroid
belt?
A. Atens
B. Trojan
C. Apollos
D. Pallas

50. It is the largest recorded asteroid with 940 km in diameter.

A. 1991 BA
B. Ceres
C.Ida
D.Vesta
II. IDENTIFICATIONS

Directions: Read the statements carefully. Identify what is being

asked (10 points).

1. Unit of resistance (OHM or omega)

2. He introduced the Ohm’s law (GEORG SIMON OHM)
3. It happens in sudden vertical deformation of seafloor (TSUNAMI)
4. It is also called as “shear waves” (P WAVES)
5. A crack in the Earth's crust that shows indication of relative
movement (FAULT)
6. It is determined how damage has occurred (INTENSITY)
7. this refers to its geographical starting point, usually hot and humid
(TROPICAL)
8. It is the center of the storm of a typhoon (EYE)
9. It is the origin of short-period comet (KUIPER BELT)
10. It lies within the asteroid belt (ATHENS)