Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XI
Division of the Davao del Sur
SY. 2022 -2023
SECOND GRADING EXAMINATION
IN SCIENCE 8

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the most powerful typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2013?
A. Ramon B. Ruping C. Sendong D. Yolanda
2. Landmasses and bodies of water affects typhoon. Which of these differentiate the characteristics of landmasses and bodies of
water?
A. Landmasses have more water vapour than bodies of water.
B. Landmasses produce strong wind and heavy rain while bodies of water cannot.
C. Landmasses disrupt the spin of a typhoon while bodies of water strengthen typhoon.
D. Landmasses strengthen typhoon while bodies of water disrupt the spin of a typhoon.
3. What agency tracks the activities of typhoon that enters PAR?
A. Department of Education (DepEd) B. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
D. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
4. Typhoon Grasya is 186 km away from Bislig City, and its landfall is expected in 3.00 hrs. What is the speed of the typhoon?
A. 60.0 kph B. 61.5 kph C. 62.0 kph D. 63.5 kph
5. Which of the following is the MOST probable cause why a typhoon dies out as it hits the landmass?
A. Its pressure remains constant B. Its wind speed is affected by steep mountains
C. Its wind speed will be affected by the barrier trees D. It has no enough fast rising water vapor to sustain it
6. What scale measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?
A. Mercalli scale B. Richter scale C. Spring scale D. Weighing scale
7. What is referred to as a measure of the amount of energy released in an
earthquake? A. Intensity B. Magnitude C. Stress D. Tension
8. Which of the following statements refers to the magnitude scale?
A. It measures the effect of an earthquake on a given area.
B. It is a negative impact of the earthquake on surrounding areas.
C. It is the devastation caused by an earthquake varies with location.
D. It is the quantified value of seismic energy produced during an earthquake.
9. What is the description of a 5.0 – 5.9 magnitude in a Richter scale?
A. light B. major C. moderate D. strong
10. In which of these places will an intense earthquake likely happen?
A. near a mountain B. along active fault C. near coastal area D. along inactive fault
11. What is the intensity of the earthquake that is felt by few people at rest indoors nd hanging objects swing slightly?
A. moderately strong B. slightly felt C. strong D. weak
12. What is centered on the portion of the fault that has the greatest movement?
A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Ground D. Surface
13. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the epicenter of an
earthquake?
A. The epicenter is where the seismographs are located.
B. The epicenter is a place on the fault where it intersects the surface.
C. The epicenter is the point on the fault’s surface within the Earth where the
rupture on the fault began.
D. The epicenter is the point on the Earth’s surface just above the location
where movement on the fault began.
14. What factor determines the strength of an earthquake? The depth of its ________.
A. epicenter B. fault C. focus D. ground
15. Which of the following statements differentiates focus and epicenter?
A. The focus is the point where the rock first break while the epicenter is the point on the surface above the focus.
B. The epicenter is the point where the rock first break while the focus is the point on the surface above the epicenter.
C. The focus describes the direction of earthquake wave movement while epicenter tells where the earthquake originated.
D. The epicenter describes the direction of earthquake wave movement while focus tells where the earthquake originated.
16. What wave causes earthquake to occur?
A. Electromagnetic B. Radio C. Seismic D. Sound
17. What does P in a P wave stand for?
A. Parallel B. Partial C. Perpendicular D. Primary
18. What kind of seismic wave arrives last at seismic station?
A. Love B. Primary C. Secondary D. Surface
19. Which type of wave vibrates parallel to the direction and travels in a push-pull motion?
A. Love B. Primary C. Secondary D. Surface
20. Which of the following statements best describes primary wave?
A. It travels through a vacuum. B. It causes rock particles to vibrate.
C. It is the slowest, largest and causes the most destruction. D. It travels the fastest and causes rock material to move back and
forth.
21. Which type of seismic wave moves rock particles up and down, or side-to- side perpendicular to the direction the waves are
traveling in?
A. Love B. Primary C. Secondary D. Surface
22. What type of seismic wave is S wave?
A. Electromagnetic B. Longitudinal C. Transverse D. Ultrasonic
23. Which type of seismic waves can travel through crust, mantle, and core?
A. Love B. Primary C. Secondary D. Surface
24. In which of the following media can secondary waves travel?
A. gases only B. solids only C. liquids only D. solids, liquids and gases
25. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the secondary wave?
A. S waves travel slower that P waves. B. S waves can travel through solid rocks.
C. S waves move rock particles up and down. D. S waves can travel both in solid rocks and in liquid medium.
26. What kind of waves can travel through a liquid?
A. Love B. Primary C. Secondary D. Surface
27. Which describes the motion of Love wave?
A. circular motion B. push and pull C. side-to-side D. up and down
28. Which correctly describes Rayleigh waves?
A. It can penetrate the outer and inner core. B. It rolls along the ground like a wave rolls along the ocean.
C. It is faster than a Primary Wave. D. It is faster than an S wave but slower than P wave.
29. What is the velocity of a surface wave?
A. 4 km/s B. 5 km/s C. 3 to 4 km/s D. 3 to 5 km/s
30. Why do S waves travel in solids only?
A. Solids have enough shear strength. B. Solids have minerals and properties.
C. Solids have particles closely packed together. D. Solids have rigid structure and resistant to the force applied
II. TRACKING SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA
DIRECTION: Plot on the map above the location and pathway of super typhoon Yolanda using the latitude and Longitude locator.
DATE TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Nov/06/2013 6 PM 8.2 134.4
Nov/07/2013 12 MN 8.6 132.8
Nov/07/2013 6 AM 9.3 131.1
Nov/07/2013 12NN 10.2 129.1
Nov/07/2013 6 PM 10.6 127.0
Nov/08/2013 12 MN 11.0 124.8
Nov/08/2013 6 AM 11.4 122.6
Nov/08/2013 12 NN 11.8 120.6
Nov/08/2013 6 PM 12.4 118.1
Nov/09/2013 12 MN 12.3 116.2