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Periodic Summative Test for Second Quarter in Science 8

NAME: ________________________________________YEAR AND SECTION: _________ SCORE: ______

Direction: Read and analyze each statement. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is the point of origin of an earthquake?

A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph
2. What is the point on the surface nearest the earthquake?
A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph
3. What is an instrument used to study earthquakes?
A. epicenter C. foreshock
B. focus D. seismograph
4. Which waves cause the greatest amount of damage?
A. Compression waves C. S-waves
B. P-waves D. Surface waves
5. Why does the earthquake from deep focus cause less
damage?
A. It travels faster.
B. It travels slower.
C. It loses energy as it travels faster.
D. It gains energy as it travels upward.
6. The damage done by an earthquake to the environment is described as _________.
A. epicenter B. focus C. intensity D. magnitude
7. In the PEIS, earthquake with intensity V is considered
A. destructive B. strong C. very strong D. weak
8. Which scale is used to measure the strength of the earthquake?
A. PEIS C. Richter scale
B. PHIVOLCS Scale D. Seismogram scale
9. A government agency responsible for the monitoring earthquake and volcanic
activities. They are also responsible informing Filipinos about earthquake
and volcanic advisories. They believe that educating the people is the best
way of limiting casualties and preparing the nation for the hazards
earthquake can bring.
A. DOST B. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS D. PNRI
10. If an earthquake is weak, it means that the intensity is equal to___
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
11. A record of the seismic waves detected by an instrument that monitors ground
vibrations is called ________.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Seismologist D. Seismometer
12. In the PEIS, earthquake with intensity I to IV are considered
A. Strong B. Weak C. Destructive D. Very Strong
13. Which scale is used to measure the strength of the earthquake?
A. Seismogram Scale B. Magnitude Richter Scale C. PEIS D. Phivolcs Scale
14. A government agency responsible for the monitoring earthquake and volcanic
activities. They are also responsible informing Filipinos about earthquake and volcanic
advisories. They believe that educating the people is the best way of limiting casualties
and preparing the nation for the hazards earthquake can bring.
A. PAGASA B. PNRI C. DOST D. PHIVOLCS
15. He is the current PHIVOLCS Director.
A. Mang Tani B. Renato Solidum
C. Fortunato Dela Pena D. Rolando Paras
16. Supposed that there is a magnitude 4 earthquake in both areas a city and a farm
area, which earthquake will be more damaging?
A. In the farm area because the crop will not be cultivated
B. In the city because of the buildings and structures in the area
C. Cannot be determined
D. Both area were damaged
17. Which of the following should the government do to help mitigate or prevent
widespread disasters when an earthquake strikes?
A. Strictly implement building codes.
B. Train and form groups as immediate responders.
C. Conduct disaster preparedness drills in schools, governments and communities.
D. All of the above
18. A person that interprets the result of the seismograph.
A. Geologist B. Archeologist C. Seismologist D. Volcanologist
19. PHIVOLCS stands for
A. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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B. Philippines Institute of Volcano and Seismologist

C. Philippine Institution of Volcanology and Seismology
D. Philippine Institute of Volcanologist and Seismologist
20. The best way to protect yourself in an earthquake is to
A. Run as fast as you can C. Go to the basement
B. Drop, cover and hold D. Stand under a tree
21. Which is the thickest layer of Earth?
A. Inner Core B. Crust C. Mantle D. Outer core
22. Like the white of a hard-boiled egg, the ______ is the thickest layer of Earth?
A. Lithosphere B. Mantle C. Inner Core D. Outer core
23. What are the layers of Earth from the center out?
A. Inner core, mantle, outer core, crust
B. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
C. Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, crust
D. Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
24. Which waves is slower and can travel only through solid?
A. P waves B. S waves
C. Both reach at the same time D. Neither P nor S waves
25. The second waves to arrive during an earthquake.
A. Both reach at the same time B. Neither P nor S waves
C. P waves D. S waves
26. Only P waves travel through the Mantle.
A. False B. Maybe C. Not at all D. True
27. P and S waves travel through the earth, and so are called
A. surface waves B. body waves C. tsunamis D. earth waves
28. Which shadow zone is larger?
A. P waves shadow
B. P and S shadow zones are equal in size.
C. S waves shadow
D. None of the above
29. What is the sea temperature required in formation of typhoon?
a. 26.5°C b. 25°C c. 27°C D. 28°C
30. A typhoon is an intense cyclone that occurs over
A. Atlantic ocean B. Pacific ocean
C. Mediterranean sea D. South China sea
31. What is the meaning of PAR?
A. Philippine Are Ready
B. Philippines Area of Responsibility
C. Philippine Area of Responsibility
32How is the weather in the eye of the typhoon?
A. Intense B. Sunny C. Calm D. Windy
33. Typhoons need water vapor to form
A. True B. False C. Maybe D. Not at all
34. When did Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines?
A. 2018 B. 2011 C. 2013 D. 2022
35. What type of air pressure is associated with typhoon?
A. High Pressure B. Low Pressure C. Moderate Pressure
36. How tropical cyclones are expected every year?
A. 25 B. 22 C. 20 D. 26
37. What happened to their strength after making a landfall in the Philippines?
A. Typhoons becomes more powerful and aggressive
B. Typhoons lessen its power and effects
C. Typhoons gas the same strenght
D. All of the above mention
38. Which instrument is used to detect and track typhoons and cloud masses at distance of 400 kilometers or less?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance
39. Which device is used for collecting and measuring the amount of rain which falls?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance
40. Which provides summary of the weather condition all over the country?
A. Rain gauge B. Synoptic weather map
C. Thermometer D. Weather Surveillance
41. The center of a tropical cyclone is a calm area and is called the______
A. eye of the storm C. middle of the storm
B. focus of the storm D. radius of the storm

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42. In a tropical cyclone, this area is characterized with the strongest winds, the tallest
clouds, and the heaviest rain.
A. eye B. eyewall C. rain bands D. warm core
43. What term is used for the horizontal movement of air from a high-pressure area?
A. storm B. cyclone C. wind D. current
44. As a tropical disturbance enters the PAR, the wind speed
A. decrease C. nothing happens
B. increase D. remains the same
45. Why does the wind speed around the eye increase while the storm forms over the
ocean?
A. Due to the spin of the earth C. Due to prevailing winds
B. Due to supply of moisture D. Due to high pressure in the eye
46. Which among these small bodies in space are made of rock and metal,
A. Asteroids B. Comets C. Meteoroid D. Meteors
47. Asteroids are sometimes called by which of these names?
A. Small stars B. Planetoids C. Planets D. Solar system
48. Which region in solar system asteroids are located?
A. Kuiper belt B. Asteroid belt C. Oort cloud D. Super Belt
49. What part of the Solar System can we find the asteroid belt?
A. Between Venus and Earth B. Between Earth and Mars
c. Between Mars and Jupiter D. Between Jupiter and Saturn
50. What do we call the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt?
A. Ceres B. Vesta C. Gigantor D. Dwarf Planet

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Key to Correction
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. A
30. B
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. B
36. C
37. B
38. D
39. A
40. B
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42. B
43. C
44. B
45. B
46. A
47. B
48. B
49. C
50. A

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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SUMMATIVE TEST - Grade 8 (SCIENCE)
S.Y.2021-2022

Number Type
No. of
Competencies Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating of Days Percentage Item Placement of Test
items
Taught MC

QUARTER 2
1. Differentiate epicenter from 3 1,2 6,8,9 4,5,7 7 20% 10 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 MC
10
focus

0. Discuss the scale adapted in

the Philippines to describe the 11,14, 12,17,
15,19 13 16 7 20% 10 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 MC
intensity and magnitude of an 20 18
earthquake.

0. • Explain how earthquake

21,24,2
waves provide information 23,26,27 22 6 15% 8 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 MC
5,28
about the interior of the earth.

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0. to infer why Philippines 32,33,3

is prone to typhoons. (S8ES- 31,34 29,30 5 5 15% 7 29,30,31,32,33,34,35 MC
IId-19)

0. to infer why Philippines

is prone to typhoons. (S8ES- 36 38 39 37 40 5 10% 5 36,37,38,39,40 MC
IId-19)

0. Identify and explain the

43 41,44 42 45 5 10% 5 41,42,43 44, 45 MC
factors which determine that a
certain location is at the eye of
a typhoon.

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0. Explain the
relationship between a 46
48,50 47,49 5 10% 5 46,47,48,49,50 MC
meteoroid, meteor and
meteorite.

Total 3 6 7 27 7 40 100 % 50 50 MC

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TRIXIA MAY D. BAJARES ORLANDO Y. YUMUL JR. NORMAN C. GONZALES EdD.
ST-II HEAD TEACHER I IN SCIENCE Principal II

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