1. What is the break in the Earth’s crust?

A. Epicenter
C. Fault Plane
B. Fault
D. Focus
_____2. A vibration of the Earth due to rapid
release of energy is known as .
A. earthquake
C. tidal wave
B. land slide
D. typhoon
_____3. What government agency is tasked to
identify the intensity of earthquake in the
Philippines?
A. NDRRMC
C. PAG-ASA
B. MMDA
D. PHIVOLCS
_____4. What is the big wave that is produced
by earthquake that originates under the sea?
A. Flood
C. Typhoon
B. Tsunami
D. Volcanic Eruption
_____5. What intensity of the earthquake
based on PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
is slightly felt?
A. Intensity I
C. Intensity III
B. Intensity II
D. Intensity IV
_____6. Why is Philippines prone to
earthquakes? The Philippines is prone to
earthquakes because it is located along the .
A. equator
C. prime meridian
B. Pacific ocean
D. Pacific ring of fire
_____7. What is the spot directly above the
focus on the surface of the Earth?
A. Epicenter
C. Focus
B. Fault
D. Fault Plane
_____8. Where do fault begins to slip?
A. Epicenter
C. Focus
B. Fault
D. Fault plane
_____9. Which of the following statements is
NOT TRUE about an Earthquake?
A. Earthquake was caused by movement along
the fault
B. Earthquakes have caused countless deaths
all over the world.
C. Earthquake with a magnitude of 2 can cause
severe damages
D. Earthquake is a vibration of the Earth due to
the rapid release of energy
_____10. Which of the following differentiates
intensity from magnitude. Magnitude is .
A. expressed using roman numerals.
B. expressed in Hindu-Arabic numerals
C. measure of how strong an earthquake is.
D. an instrument that measures earthquake.
_____11. Why does an earthquake occur?
Earthquake occurs because .
A. a fault suddenly moves.
B. the earth is hit by a meteor.
C. superman is shaking the earth.
D. crust moves as the Earth rotates on its axis.
_____12. How do faults produce earthquake?
A. Magma and lava cause the ground to spread
producing faults.
B. Tectonic plates collide forming volcanoes
and causing earthquakes.
C. Molten rock materials accumulate and go
out along the fault producing earthquake.
D. Energy from inside the Earth makes the
ground move, once friction is overcome, a fault
slips producing earthquake.
_____13. When an earthquake occurs, where
would the shaking be greater?
A. At the focus
B. At the epicenter
C. At the fault plane
D. Away from the epicenter
_____14. How does earthquake wave give us
picture of the interior of the Earth?
A. By identifying the epicenter of earthquakes.
B. By taking photographs of crust, mantle and
core.
C. By identifying which part of the Earth has the
greatest destruction during earthquake.
D. By studying the behavior of earthquake
waves as it passes through the different layers
of the Earth.
_____15. When does tsunami happen?
A. If a meteor hits the ocean.
B. When the typhoon is so strong.
C. When huge water animals make big waves.
D. If a fault suddenly moves in a body of water
_____1. A weather disturbance in the
northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and in
the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean is called
_____.
A. depression
C. tropical cyclone
B. hurricane
D. typhoon
_____2. The part of the typhoon that is
generally characterized by calm, clear area of
sinking air and light winds that usually do not
exceed 15 mph (24km/h) and is typically 20-40
miles (32-64 km) across is ________.
A. eye
C. inner Rain Band
B. eyewall
D. outer Rain Band
_____3. A tropical cyclone Jenny enters the
Philippine Area of Responsibility with sustained
winds of 185 kph. What tropical cyclone
category it belongs?
A. Tropical Depression
C. Typhoon
B. Tropical Storm
D. Super typhoon
_____4. Which of the following is arranged
properly from the weakest to strongest?
A. Typhoon-->Tropical Depression-->Tropical
Storm-->Super Typhoon
B. Tropical Depression-->Tropical Storm--
>Typhoon-->Super Typhoon
C. Super Typhoon--> Tropical Depression--
>Tropical Storm-->Typhoon
D.Typhoon-->Super Typhoon-->Tropical Storm
-->Tropical Depression
_____5. What conditions favor the formation of
typhoons?
A. The cold air rises and condenses
B. The temperature of water is 26.5°C
C. The movements of plates underwater
D. The rising warm air results in a high-pressure
area
_____6. Which following statement is TRUE
about the eye of the typhoon?
A. The air pressure at within the eye is greater
than the air pressures at locations away from
the eye.
B. The air pressure at within the eye is same the
air pressures at locations away from the eye.
C. The wind speed at the eyewall is greater than
the wind speed at the eye.
D. The wind speed at the eyewall is same with
the wind speed at the eye.
_____7. How many tropical cyclones enter the
Philippine Area of Responsibility each year?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
_____8. What category of the tropical cyclone
when the wind speed is greater than 200
kilometers per hour (kph)?
A. Tropical depression
C. Typhoon
B. Tropical storm
D. Super typhoon
_____9. Which of the following order is the
correct cycle on how typhoons develop?
I. The air starts to spin which create a weather
disturbance
II. The warm ocean water heats up the air that
will result in a lowpressure area
III. The water vapor soon condenses, and heat
is given off
IV. The heat makes the air rise even more, and
air in the surroundings will keep coming in
A. I, II, III, IV
B. II, III, IV, I
C. III, IV, I, II
D. IV, III, II, I
_____10. The Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical Astronomical Services
Administration (PAG-ASA) categorized
typhoons according to their____.
0
B. names, formation, strength and determined
by the speed of the maximum sustained wind
near the center
C. location, formation, strength and determined
by the speed of the maximum sustained winds
near the center
D. parts, formation, strength and determined
by the speed of the maximum sustained winds
near the center
For Questions No. 1-3 refer to the choices given
below

1. A piece of debris travelling through space

which ranges in size from a grain of sand to
over 100ft in diameter.
2. A meteor that survives from falling through
the atmosphere and strikes the Earth’s surface.
3. Space objects ranging in size from 6 m to 933
km across that revolve around the Sun and can
be found in between Mars and Jupiter.
4. Where are meteoroids located?
A. Atmosphere
C. Crust
B. Core
D. Outer space
5. Which of the following are the parts of a
comet?
A. head ,body, tail
B. nucleus, proton, electron
C. nucleus , coma, tail
D. head, electron, nucleus
6. Where do long period comets originate?
A. moon
C. kuiper’s belt
B. sun
D. Oort cloud
7. Which is more likely a “frequent visitior” of
the earth?
A. asteroids
C. moon
B. comets
D. planet
8. Which comet is often considered as the most
famous comet?
A. Holly’s comet
C. Ceres
B. Halley’s comet
D. Orionid B
9. Asteroids are sometimes called__________.
A. constellation
C. planetoid
B. moon
D. meteor shower
10.Most of the asteroids orbit around the sun
between the orbits of _________.
A. Earth and Mars
C. Mars and Jupiter
B. Biyo and Venus
D. Mercury and Neptune
11.When is tail of a Comet visible?
A. As a comet moves. As a comet gets closer to
the sun.
B. As the Comet moves.
C. As a comet gets closer to the sun.
D. As the Comet revolves around the sun.
12.Which is not composition of comets?
A. ice
C. organic compounds
B. frozen gases
D. silicates
13.When Halley’s Cometlast appeared in 1986
and its periodic appearance is every 75-79
years, when will be its next appearance?
A. 2021-2076
C. 2052-2062
B. 2046-2050
D. 2061-2065
14. Which of the following will most likely
happen when a comet or asteroid hits the
Earth?
A. No impact craters will be formed.
B. Impact will be negligible to cause great
damage.
C. Plants and animals grow abundantly in the
crash site.
D. Plant and animals will be affect near or on
the crash site.
15. Why do meteors seem to originate from
only one point in the sky during a meteor
shower?
A. Meteoroids are traveling in parallel paths at
the same velocity.
B. Meteoroids are travelling in perpendicular
paths.
C. Meteors survive burning in the atmosphere.
D. Comets travel away from the sun.
1. Which of the following space objects ranging
in size from 6 m to 933 km across that revolve
around the Sun and can be found in between
Mars and Jupiter?
A. Asteroids
C. Meteors
B. Comets
D. Meteoroids
2. Which of the following are the parts of a
comet?
A. head, body, tail
B. nucleus, proton, electron
C. nucleus, coma, tail
D. head, electron, nucleus
3. Where do long-period comets originate?
A. Moon
C. Kuipers belt
B. Sun
D. Oort Cloud 22
4. Which is more likely a “frequent visitor” of
the Earth?
A. Asteroids
C. Moon
B. Comets
D. Planet
5. Which comet is often considered as the most
famous comet?
A. Halley’s comet
C. Ceres
B. Holly’s comet
D. Orionid
6. Asteroids are sometimes called
___________.
A. constellation
C. planetoid
B. moon
D. meteor shower
7. Most of the asteroids orbit around the sun
between the orbits of _______.
A. Earth and Mars
C. Biyo and Venus
B. Mercury and Neptune
D. Mars and Jupiter
8. When is tail of a Comet visible?
A. As a comet moves.
B. As a comet gets closer to the sun.
C. As the Comet revolves around the sun.
D. As the Comet revolves around the Earth.
9. Which is NOT a composition of comets?
A. Ice
C. Frozen Gases
B. Silicates
D. Organic compounds
10. When Halley’s Comet last appeared in 1986
and its periodic appearance is every 75-79
years, when will be its next appearance near
Earth?
A. 2071-2076
C. 2052-2062
B. 2061-2065
D. 2046-2050
11. Which of the following will most likely
happen when a comet or asteroid hits the Earth
A. Plant and animals will be affect near or on
the crash site.
B. Plants and animals grow abundantly in the
crash site.
C. Impact will be negligible to cause great
damage.
D. No impact craters will be formed. 23 12.
Why do meteors seem to originate from only
one point in the sky during a meteor shower?
A. Meteoroids are traveling in parallel paths at
the same velocity.
B. Meteoroids are travelling in perpendicular
paths.
C. Meteors survive burning in the atmosphere.
D. Comets travel away from the sun.