Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF LIPA CITY
RIZAL INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
RIZAL, LIPA CITY
NAME: _______________________________________________ GRADE 8-_________ DATE:__________ SCORE:____

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 8

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each statement carefully. Choose the best answer and write the
letter on the space provided before each number.
____1. How do faults produce earthquakes?
A. Once friction is overcome, a fault slip produces earthquake.
B. Molten rock materials accumulate and go out along a fault.
C. Tectonic plates collide forming a volcano and causing earthquake.
D. Magma and lava cause the ground to move producing earthquake.
____2. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement of the earth crust?
a. PHIVOLCS b. DOST c. PAG-ASA d. DENR
____3. It is a sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along
geologic faults or by volcanic activity.
a. earthquake b. flood c. tsunami d. typhoon
For number 4-6, use the diagram to answer the questions.

____4. Point A, where the seismic waves originated, is called

the ________.
a. Dip b. epicenter c.fault d. focus
____5. Point B, which is located above the focus is called ________.
a. Dip b. epicenter c.fault d. focus
____6. Point C is called the _________
a. Dip b. epicenter c. fault d. focus
____7. Which is NOT true about magnitude of earthquakes?
a. Can be measured using Richter scale c. measure of how strong are the seismic waves
b. Depends on the effect to people d. the same all throughout the area
____8. Which of the following can trigger a tsunami?
a. undersea landslides c. the eruption of an oceanic volcano
b. undersea earthquakes d. all of these
____9. An earthquake that occurs shortly after a larger earthquake is an ________.
a. Aftershock b. anticline c. epicenter d. Fault
____10. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called
a. stress. b. folding c. faulting. d. liquefaction.
____11. Which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismograph?
a. surface waves b. tsunamis c. S waves d. P waves
____12. A break in the crust where slabs slip past each other is a(n)
a. fold. b. epicenter. c. hanging wall . d. fault.
____13. An instrument used to measure and record ground movements during an earthquake is
called a(n)
a. seismograph. b. laser-ranging device. c. creep meter. d. moment magnitude scale.
____14. Why do earthquakes occur frequently in Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines?
A. They are surrounded by seas.
B. They are located near the equator.
C. They are considered archipelagic countries.
D. They are found within the Pacific Ring of Fire.

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____15. A storm system characterized by counterclockwise rotating air around a central core that has a low
pressure.

a. Rain c. Typhoon
b. Gust d. Fog
____16. Quiet, calm area at the center of a typhoon
a. Eye b. eye wall c. rain bands d. Storm
___17. ___________ is the term used to describe typhoon in the Northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.

a. Bagyo c. Storm
b. Hurricane d. Tropical Depression
____18. Name the agency of the government that monitors typhoon in the Philippines.
a. DOST b. PHIVOLCS c. PAGASA d. DENR
____19. What is the difference between typhoons and hurricanes?
a. wind speed c. amount of rain fall
b. strength of winds d. place they originate
____20. What sea temperature is needed for tropical cyclones to form?
a. 20.5°C b. 23.5°C c.26.5°C d. 27.5°C
____21. From what bodies of water do typhoons originates?
a. lakes b. rivers c. ocean d. streams
____22. What is the name of the big body of water that is where almost all typhoons that passes in our
country?
a. Indian Ocean c. Pacific Ocean
b. Atlantic Ocean d. West Philippine Sea
____23. In what type of water do typhoons occur?
a. cold, icy ocean waters c. warm river waters
b. moderately cold lake waters d. warm, tropical ocean waters
____24. Determine which of the following coordinates does not lie in the Philippine Area of Responsibility. .
c. 5 degrees N, 115 degrees E c. 30 degrees N, 125 degrees E
d. 25 degrees N, 120 degrees E d. 5 degrees N, 135 degrees E
____25. The following should observed during public storm warning signal # 3 except:
a. Listening to radio reports with regards to the typhoon.
b. Preparing a medical kit in case of emergency.
c. Saving potable water in case of shortage.
d. Attending the outing together with your friends.

II. IDENTIFICATION. Write what is described in the following.

________________26. The mountain range protecting Luzon islands from devastating typhoons.
________________27. The center of rotating winds
________________28. A phenomenon causing ocean surface waters to become warmer.
________________29. PAR stands for__
________________30. PSWS with wind speed more than 220kph

III. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Check the following pairs. Write A if the pairs are correct. If
otherwise, write the word/words that should replace the underlined words to make the pairing
correct.
_______________31. 30-60 kph : PSWS #1
_______________32. North and south: Longitude
_______________33. Asteroid: frozen ball of dust
_______________34. Shooting stars: meteorite
_______________35. Kuiper belt: between mars and Jupiter

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IV. PICTURE ANALYSIS. Analyze the labeled illustrations and answer the questions that follow.

I
H

K
J

_________________36. Which letter represents the liquid part of the earth’s interior?
_________________37. Letter G represents the__________
_________________38. Which letter describes the lithosphere?
_________________39. Which letter represents the layer of molten rock materials?
_________________40. Which letter represents the earth’s thinnest layer?
_________________41. Which letter represents the hottest layer of the earth?
_________________42. The illustration on the right side is what type of heavenly body?
_________________43. Which letter represents the nucleus?
_________________44. Letter I represents the__________.
_________________45. Letter K represents the_________.

V. CONSTRUCTION. Make a diagram to illustrate the three types of faults causing earthquakes.

46-50. (5pts)

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