Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region v
PILAR NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
Pilar, Sorsogon
SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION
Grade 8- SCIENCE
January 25-27, 2023

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter only.

1.A break in the earth’s crust, and along the break significant movement has taken
place.
a. Rocks b. Earth c. Mantle d. Fault

2.As you jog through a stretch of the National highway, you notice big deep cracks
along the road. Which of the following best explain how the crack formed?
a. The force exerted of the large vehicles causes the crack.
b. The movements of the rocks below cause the crack.
c. The rain softens the road causes it to crack.
d. The force of the joggers causes the crack.

3.How do movements along faults generate earthquakes?

a. Magma and lava cause the ground to spread producing faults.
b. Energy from inside the earth makes the ground move, once friction is overcome, a
fault slips producing earthquakes.
c. Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along the fault producing earthquake.
d. Tectonic plates collide forming volcanoes and causing earthquake.

4.Which of the following describe the epicenter of an earthquake?

a. The location where the energy of the earthquake travel.
b. The location where motion in an earthquake is detected last.
c. The point on earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus.
d. The location along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs.

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the focus and epicenter of an
earthquake?
a. The focus is the point on the surface directly below the epicenter while epicenter is
the point where fault slip is initiated.
b. The focus is the point on the surface directly above the epicenter while epicenter is
the point where fault slip is initiated.
c. The focus is the point where fault slip is initiated while epicenter is the point on the
fault directly beneath the focus.
d. The focus is the point where fault slip is initiated while epicenter is the point on the
surface directly above the focus.

6.Magnitude is a term used to describe how strong or weak an earthquake is. It is

written in….
a. Roman numerals b. Hindu Arabic c. Korean d. Nipongo
7.Magnitude is a measure of seismic energy while intensity is a measure of….
a. wave b. force c. amplitude d. damage

8.Which of the following correctly compare active and inactive faults?

a. Active fault has no record of seismic activity for the past thousands of years while
inactive fault has records of seismic activities for the past thousands of years.
b. Active fault has record of seismic activities for the past thousands of years while
inactive fault have no records of seismic activities for the past thousands of years
c. Active fault that may earthquake in the near future while inactive fault are presently
generating earthquakes.
d. Active volcanoes that are sleeping and dormant while inactive fault continuously
producing earthquake from time to time

9. What result would take place when faults underwater move in a vertical direction.
a. tsunami b. earthquake c. landslide d. volcanic
eruption

10. Less shaking and damage will happen if the ground is made-up of….
a. Silt b. clay c. solid rock d. sandy

11.Which type of seismic waves travel in the interior part of the earth?
a. Surface waves b. tidal waves c. body wave d. artificial
wave

12.Which type of body waves can travel in solids only.

a. surface waves b. S-waves c. P-waves d. tidal wave

13.The vibration of the earthquake is also known as….

a. seismic waves b. tidal waves c. transverse wave d.
longitudinal wave

14.One of the factor’s necessary for the formation of a tropical cyclone is a warm sea
water to a certain depth. As a minimum, how warm should the sea water must be?
a.16.5 C b.21.5 C c.26.5 C d.25.5 C

15.Which of the following does NOT contribute to the formation of tropical cyclone?
a. warm air b. moist air c. warm ocean water d. cold air

16.The following statements describe a tropical cyclone EXCEPT…...

a. winds move in a counter-clockwise direction. c. very strong winds
and heavy rains
b.at the center is the “eye “of the tropical cyclone d. with under water
waves

17.Which of the following is TRUE about the formation of a tropical cyclone?

a. tropical cyclone requires cool ocean water to develop.
b. tropical cyclone requires warm ocean water to develop.
c. tropical cyclone require precipitation to develop.
d. all of the above.

18.Why the Philippines is a typhoon belt region?

a.it is located away from the equator. c.it has many
faults and trenches.
b.it is located near the equator. d. near the
Pacific Ocean.
19.When the speed of the wind of a tropical cyclone is greater than 200 kph it is
categorized as…
a. tropical depression c. typhoon
b. tropical storm d. super
typhoon

20. What Philippine agency is concerned in monitoring the weather condition.

a. DOLE c.
PAGASA
b. PHIVOLCS d. DENR
21.According to PAGASA, how many tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of
Responsibility?
a.30 b.20 c.10 d.5

22.When does the PAGASA give name to the tropical cyclone?

a. outside the PAR c. within
the PAR
b.in the Pacific Ocean d. when it
hit landmass

23.When newspapers or weathermen reports that a tropical cyclone has sustained

winds of 200 kph, they are referring to the winds at the…
a. eye c.
eyeliner
b. eyeball d.
eyewall

24.Tropical cyclone weakens and dies out even if it is still in a body of water if there is…
a. warm body of water c. water
vapor
b. cold dry air d. low
pressure area

25.When tropical cyclone moves to the NORTHWEST, it ends up in what part of the
Philippines?
a. Luzon c.
Mindanao
b. Visayas d.
Island of Palawan

26.Which is the best source of water vapour?

a. land masses c.
dessert
b. Rocky Mountains d.
ocean

27.Where do you think should a tropical cyclone form so it would hit the Mindanao
area?
a. In the latitude of Mindanao c. Above the mountainous area
b. In the longitude of Visayas d. In the latitude closer to the equator and moves
directly to the west

28.In the Philippines the term used for tropical cyclone is…
a. bagyo b. ipu-ipu c. kulog d. kidlat

29.In the Philippines, the general direction of tropical cyclone is…

a. Northeast b. Northwest c. Eastward d. Westward

30.It is a system of thunderstorm moving around a center.

a. earthquake b. tropical cyclone c. condensation d. water cycle

31.Famous comet of the 20th century and the only short-period comet that was recorded
on earth…
a. Comet Halley b. Comet Hale-Bop c. Comet Toutatis d. Comet
DA14
32.Comet originated in what part of the outer space?
a. Oort cloud b. Asteroid belt c. Kuiper belt d. Oort cloud
& Kuiper belt

33.A long period comet will completely orbit the sun for how many years?
a.75-79 b.80-100 c.200 to hundred thousand d.200 to hundred
million

34.The most recent Asteroid that appear very close to earth was…
a. Asteroid 2013 DA14 c. Asteroid Toutatis
b. Asretoid 2012 DA14 d. Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

35.Celestial bodies which move slowly in the sky but difficult to see with the unaided
eye.
a. Asteroid b. Comet c. Meteoroid d. Meteorite

36.Known as minor planet or planetoid…

a. Meteoroid b. Meteorite c. Asteroid d. Comet

37.What causes the mass extinction of dinosaurs, wild plants and animals during the
cretaceous period based on the Alvarez theory?
a. Impact of meteorites on earth c. Impact of meteor shower
b. Impact of asteroid on earth d. Impact of colliding planets in the
solar system

38.A comet has the following parts EXCEPT…

a. Head b. Coma & Nucleus c. Dust tail d. Plasma/Ion tail

39.Are rocky fragments or objets that orbit thesun…

a. Comet b. Asteroid c. Meteoroid d. Meteorite

40.What superstitious belief does a celestial visitation on earth such as Comet, Asteroid
and Meteors have been thought to be as some religious folks or groups believe?
a. A bad omen or a great sign of challenge to survive.
b. A new religion is coming
c. A great shower of blessing shall come
d. A sign that the end of the world is near

II. Give the meaning of the following ACRONYMS (Times 2).

1.PAGASA
2.PSWS
3.PAR
4.NEO
5.PHIVOLCS