Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of Sarangani
Alabel 4 District
DATAL ANGGAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 8

QUARTER 2

Name:_____________________________________ Grade & Section______________

Score:_________________

I.Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully and encircle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following describes a fault?

A. An energy released from the inside of the Earth
B. A movement in the Earth’s crust
C. A break in the Earth’s crust
D. A rock layer

2. What occurs when faults move?

A. volcanic eruption
B. earthquake
C. landslide
D. drought

3. Why is it that not all movements along faults produce earthquakes?

A. It is because the energy of the Earth that causes the rocks to move is
very strong enough.
B. It is because the friction between rocks was not overcome by the energy
of the Earth.
C. It is because there is no friction present between the rocks.
D. It is because the layers of rocks were not broken.

4. Fault movement is always associated with earthquakes. Arrange the following

events how fault movements generate earthquake
I. Once friction is overcome, the rocks suddenly slip.

II. Ground suddenly moves and an earthquake occurs.

III. Energy from inside the Earth is necessary to make the ground move.

IV. The rocks are stuck together due to friction

A. I, II, III, IV
B. II, IV, I, III
C. III, IV, I, II
D. IV, II, I, III
5. How do faults produce earthquakes?
A. Energy from inside the Earth makes the ground move, once friction is
overcome, a fault slips producing an earthquake.
B. Rock materials from underneath go out along faults produces
earthquakes.
C. Magma spreads beneath the rock layers producing faults.
D. Tectonic plates collide producing earthquakes.
6.The place where the fault begins to slip is called the______________.
A. Focus B. Epicenter C. Magnitude D. Intensity
7.Which statement is NOT true of Intensity of an earthquake?
A. Intensity is what humans see and feel.
B. Intensity scale in number is written in Roman Numeral.
C. Intensity is the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
D.Intensity is determined by PHIVOLCS using the Earthquake Intensity Scale
(PEIS)
8.What is being measured by the amount of energy released during an earthquake?
A. Focus
B. Magnitude
C. Intensity
D. Epicenter
9.In the Philippines, the intensity of an earthquake is determined using the __________
Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS).
A.PAG-ASA
B.BFAR
C.PHIVOLCS
D.DRRMC
10.What level of intensity when practically all man-made structures are destroyed.
Massive landslides and liquefaction, large scale subsidence and uplift of land forms
and many ground fissures are observed. Changes in river courses and destructive
stiches in large lakes occur. Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted?
A. Intensity I
B. Intensity III
C. Intensity VII
D. Intensity X
11. Which seismic waves travel through the interior layer of the Earth?
A. body waves C. inner waves
B. deep waves D. surface waves
12. What do you call the motion or vibration of earthquake that travels outward from
the focus?
A. chemical energy C. gravity waves
B. electromagnetic waves D. seismic waves
13. In the upper part of the mantle, the earthquake waves slow down. It is
explained that ________.
A. that outer core is solid.
B. rocks are partially molten.
C. at depth the rocks are denser.
D. rocks confined at that particular location tightly packed together.
14. What is the most destructive earthquake wave?
A. S waves C. Q waves
B. P waves D. Surface waves
15. Which statement best explains why the P-wave of an earthquake arrives
at a seismic station before the S-wave?
A. The S wave originates from the earthquake focus.
B. The P wave has a greater velocity than the S wave.
C. The P wave originates from the earthquake epicenter.
D. The S wave decreases in velocity as it passes through the liquid.
16.What do you call this area where North and South easterly
trade winds converge and most tropical cyclone occurs?
A. poles C. meridians
B. equator D. intertropical convergence zone
17.What is the direction of the cyclonic circulation in the northern hemisphere
caused by Coriolis effect?
A. circular C. clockwise
B. vertical D. counterclockwise
18.Which of the following words describes a region of “warm and humid”?
A. dry C. tropical
B. polar D. temperate

19.What force causes the cyclonic circulation of the wind near the equator.
A. Air force C. air pressure
B. Wind shear D. Coriolis Effect
20.What type of cloud formation brings prolonged rains showers and thunderstorms
that may result to tropical disturbances?
A. cirrus C. cumulus
B. stratus D. cumulonimbus
21.In which part of the world does a tropical cyclone that enters the Philippine Area
of Responsibility forms and develops?
A. Arctic Ocean C. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean D. Atlantic Ocean
22.Which would likely to happen to a typhoon if it passes over a body of water
with increasing temperature?
A. typhoon dies C. typhoon loses energy
B. typhoon weakens D. typhoon gains energy
23.Which of the following is known as the central part of the tropical cyclone?
A. eye C. eyewall
B. hub D. rain bands
24.What starts the development of a tropical cyclone?
A. storm C. depression
B. cyclone D. disturbance
25.What happens when a tropical cyclone hits land?
A. tropical cyclone weakens C. tropical cyclone spreads
B. tropical cyclone speeds up D. tropical cyclone spins fast
26.What is the category of tropical cyclone when it reaches the maximum
sustained winds of 58 km/hr?
A. typhoon C. super typhoon
B. tropical storm D. tropical depression
27.What type of low-pressure system is a tropical cyclone?
A. Low-pressure system C. medium pressure system
B. High pressure system D. very high-pressure system
28.What factor weakens the strength of a typhoon?
A. Wind speed C. amount of moisture
B. Wind direction D. temperature at 26.50C
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29.Which of the following minimum temperatures does a tropical cyclones form?
A. 27 0C C. 20 0C
B. 25 0C D. 15 0C
30.What do you call a tropical cyclone formed in Northwest Pacific Ocean affecting
Southeast Asia and the West Philippine Sea?
A. storm C. typhoon
B. cyclone D. hurricane
31. What happens when the comets go near the sun?
A. the tails are developed
B. become smaller
C. disappear
D. burned
32. Which of the following is not true about meteors?
A. Some portions are burned up in the atmosphere
B. They do not reach the ground of the Earth
C. The scientists can collect so many of it
D. They come in group

33. What is the main difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

A. Asteroids are pieces of comets, whereas meteoroids are pieces of space
debris
B. Asteroids are only found in the “belt” between Mars and Jupiter
C. Meteoroids are generally bigger than asteroids
D. Asteroids are generally bigger than meteoroids
34. How do we know if a meteor has made contact with Earth’s atmosphere?
A. It burns up and becomes a “shooting star”
B. A species like the dinosaurs die out
C. We find space rock on the ground
D. Humans on Earth die
35. What is found in the middle of Mars and Jupiter’s orbit?
A. Asteroid belt
B. Comets
C. Meteors
D. Planets
36. What part of the comet forms around a comet's nucleus? This cloud is made
by solar wind striking the surface of the nucleus, causing a mixture of gas and
dust to form around it.
A. Coma
B. Fire
C. Light
D. Ring
37. What type asteroids that is rich in metallic substances such as nickel- iron,
giving them reddish in color?
A. C – type C. N – type
B. M – type D. S – type
38. Which among the choices is one similarity between asteroids, comets, and
meteors?
A. come from the Asteroid belt
B. come from the Oort cloud
C. made of rock
D. orbit the Sun
39. Which best describes the tail of a comet?
A. trails behind the comet, pointing away from the Sun as the comet
approaches it, and toward the Sun as the comet moves out of the
inner Solar System.
B. is gas and dust expelled from the comet’s nucleus and blown outward
by radiation pressure and the solar wind.
C. is gas and dust pulled off the comet by the Sun’s gravity.
D. always points away from the Sun.
40. Which of these objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, “dirty snowballs”?
A. asteroids
B. comets
C. meteors
D. meteoroids
41.What are meteors made of?
A. chunks of rocks and minerals
B. butterfly wings
C. gas and dust
D. fish
42.Which of the following statement is false?
A. The largest asteroid in the asteroid belt is Ceres.
B. Ceres and Vesta are both in the asteroid belt.
C. Asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids.
D. Pluto is in the asteroid belt.
43. Where does Asteroids “hang out” in our solar system?
A. Asteroid belt
B. Kuiper belt
C. Oort cloud
D. Planetary rings
44. Which space object is larger?
A. asteroid
B. meteor
C. meteorite
D. meteoroid
45. When does a meteor shower occurs?
A. when the tail of comet enters the Earth atmosphere
B. when a meteoroid enters the Earth atmosphere
C. when there are fireworks in the sky
D. when asteroid falls on earth

TEST II. MATCHING TYPE. Match the Intensity Scale in Column A with the correct
descriptors in Column B.( 46-50)

Column A Column B
__________1. Intensity II A. Weak
__________2. Intensity IV B. Slightly Felt
__________3. Intensity VI C. Devastating
__________4. Intensity X D. Moderately Strong
__________5. Intensity III E. Very Stron

PERFORMANCE TASK

Direction: Draw and Label the Layers of the Earth

RUBRICS
Criteria Points
Creativity 10 points
Presentation 10 points
Neatness 5 points
Total 25 points

Prepared by:

John Mark J. Oliveros-T1