LONG QUIZ

IN

SCIENCE GRADE 8
PART 1. FAULTS
1. THIS REFERS TO THE REGION
AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN THAT
ARE COMMONLY HIT BY
EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC
ERUPTION?

A. FAULTS
B. PLATE BOUNDARY
C. RING OF FIRE
D. TECTONIC PLATES
2. AMONG THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF THE
PHILIPPINES, WHAT PARTICULAR AGENCY FOCUSED
ON THE EARTH’S CRUST MONITORING?

A. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
B. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
C. PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC GEOPHYSICAL AND
ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
D. PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND
SEISMOLOGY
3. AT WHAT LOCATION DOES THE
FIRST MOTION OF AN
EARTHQUAKE OCCUR?

A. EPICENTER
B. FAULT
C. FOCUS
D. MANTLE
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT
RELATED TO THE GENERATION OF
AN EARTHQUAKE?

A. AFTERSHOCKS
B. FAULT
C. GROUND SHAKING
D. TYPHOON
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
OBSERVATION MAY OFTEN OCCUR
AFTER THE MAJOR DESTRUCTIVE
EARTHQUAKE AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT
SMALLER EVENTS ONLY?

A. AFTERSHOCKS
B. GROUND SHAKING
C. TREMORS
D. TYPHOON
6. WHAT TYPE OF FAULT USUALLY
PRODUCE A HORIZONTAL
DISPLACEMENT OR A SIDE BY SIDE
SLIDING MOVEMENT?

A. FOLDED
B. NORMAL
C. REVERSE
D. STRIKE- SLIP
7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A
SAFER PLACE DURING
EARTHQUAKE?

A. INSIDE THE CAR

B. INSIDE THE HOUSE
C. OUTSIDE IN AN OPEN AREA
D. UNDER THE TREE
THE FAULT MODEL IS MADE OF TWO PIECES THAT FIT EACH OTHER.
EACH PIECE HAS A TOP AND SIDES BUT NO BOTTOM. (LEFT
PHOTO).

8. IF YOU PULL THE TWO PIECES OF THE FAULT MODEL APART,

THE FLAT SURFACE BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES IS CALLED

A. EPICENTER
B. FAULT LINE
C. FAULT PLANE
D. FOCUS
9. USING THE FAULT MODEL PULL THE
LEFT PIECE UPWARD AND MOVE THE
RIGHT PIECE DOWNWARD, WHAT
TYPE OF FAULT WAS FORM?

A. FOLDED
B. NORMAL
C. REVERSE
D. STRIKE- SLIP
10. AS A STUDENT WHAT WILL YOU DO BEFORE,
DURING AND AFTER EARTHQUAKE?

A. DRINK A LOT OF WATER, TAKE A DEEP BREATH

AND SIT DOWN PROPERLY
B. IF YOU ARE INSIDE THE BUILDING RUN
IMMEDIATELY TO THE OPEN AREA
C. SHOUT SO THAT THE NEIGHBORS CAN HEAR
YOU, MOVE FAST AND GO OUT IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
D. STAY CALM, DUCK UNDER THE TABLE, CHECK
YOUR SELF AND THE SURROUNDINGS BEFORE
YOU GO OUTSIDE
PART II. EARTHQUAKES
1. IT IS A BREAK IN THE EARTH’S
CRUST WHERE SIGNIFICANT
MOVEMENT OCCURRED.

A. FAULT
B. FOCUS
C. INTENSITY
D. MAGNITUDE
2. WHAT TERM IS USED TO
MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF
DAMAGE CAUSED BY AN
EARTHQUAKE?

A. FOCUS
B. INTENSITY
C. MAGNITUDE
D. STRESS
3. WHAT INSTRUMENT IS USED
TO MEASURE EARTH’S
MOVEMENT?

A. INTENSITY SCALE
B. MERCALLI SCALE
C. RICHTER SCALE
D. SEISMOGRAPH
4. WHAT IS A SAFE DISTANCE
FROM A FAULT LINE?
A. 2 METERS ON EACH SIDE OF A FAULT TRACE
B. 4 METERS ON EACH SIDE OF A FAULT
C. 5 METERS ON EACH SIDE OF A FAULT TRACE
D. 7 METERS ON EACH SIDE OF A FAULT TRACE
5. THE EARTH’S MAGNITUDE IS A
MEASURE OF THE ________________.
A. AMOUNT OF SHAKING IT CAUSES
B. DAMAGE IT CAUSES
C. NUMBER OF SURFACE WAVES IT PRODUCES
D. SIZE OF SEISMIC WAVES IT PRODUCES
6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
MEASURES AN EARTHQUAKE’S
INTENSITY BASED ON THE OBSERVED
EFFECTS ON PEOPLE AND
STRUCTURES?

A. CENTIGRADE SCALE
B. MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
C. MOVEMENT MAGNITUDE SCALE
D. RICHTER SCALE
7. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTENSITY OF
THE EARTHQUAKE AND MAGNITUDE?
A. INTENSITY IS MEASURED USING RICHTER SCALE
WHILE MAGNITUDE IS MEASURED USING SEISMOGRAPH
B. INTENSITY IS MEASURED BY THE STRENGTH OF
SHAKING PRODUCED BY THE EARTHQUAKE WHILE THE
MAGNITUDE IS THE ENERGY RELEASED BY THE
EARTHQUAKE
C. INTENSITY USES HINDU ARABIC NUMERALS LIKE
(2,3,4) WHILE MAGNITUDE IS EXPRESSED USING ROMAN
NUMERALS LIKE (I, II, III)
D. MAGNITUDE IS THE DAMAGED CAUSED BY
EARTHQUAKE AND INTENSITY IS THE AMOUNT OF
STRENGTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE FROM ITS ORIGIN
8. JUAN WAS SITTING PEACEFULLY IN FRONT
OF THE TELEVISION WHEN HE SUDDENLY
FELT AN EARTHQUAKE WHICH VIBRATION
IS LIKE ONE PASSING OF A HEAVY TRUCK,
WHAT INTENSITY DID JUAN FEEL?

A. INTENSITY 1
B. INTENSITY IV
C. INTENSITY V
D. INTENSITY VII
9. WHICH IS NOT THE EFFECT OF
MOVEMENT ON AN ACTIVE FAULT?

A. LIQUEFACTION
B. STRONG GROUND MOTION
C. SURFACE FAULTING
D. TECTONIC FORMATION
10. WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO IF AN
EARTHQUAKE STRIKES WHILE YOU ARE IN A
CAR?

A. CONTINUE DRIVING
B. GET OUT OF THE CAR
C. PARK THE CAR UNDER THE BRIDGE
D. STOP THE CAR IN A CLEAR SPACE STAY
INSIDE THE CAR
PART III. SEISMIC WAVE
1. THE SEISMIC WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARTH
AND CARRY INFORMATION FROM THE INTERIOR TO
THE SURFACE. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
IS TRUE, EXCEPT

A. THE SEISMIC WAVES ARE REFRACTED OR BENT.

B. THE SEISMIC WAVES ARE STOCKED ON THE ROCKS
C. THE SEISMIC WAVES BOUNCED BACK
D. THE SEISMIC WAVES ARE REFLECTED
2. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SEISMIC WAVES TRAVEL
DEEPER INTO THE CRUST?

A. SEISMIC WAVES DISAPPEAR.

B. SEISMIC WAVES SLOW DOWN.
C. SEISMIC WAVES MAINTAIN THEIR SPEED.
D. SEISMIC WAVES SPEED UP.
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REFERS TO
THE VIBRATIONS PRODUCED BY AN
EARTHQUAKE?

A. SEA-SURFACE WAVES
B. SEISMIC WAVES
C. PRESSURE WAVES
D. TIDAL WAVES
4. WHAT APPEARS WHEN SEISMIC WAVES
MOVE FARTHER INTO THE CRUST?

A. SEISMIC WAVES CEASE.

B. SEISMIC WAVES REDUCE DOWN.
C. SEISMIC WAVES KEEP THEIR SPEED.
D. SEISMIC WAVES RUSH UP.
5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAVES CAN
TRAVEL INSIDE THE EARTH?

A. P-WAVES AND S-WAVES

B. S-WAVES AND L-WAVES
C. P-WAVES AND L-WAVES
D. OCEAN WAVES AND SURFACE WAVES
6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT STATEMENT REGARDING P
AND S SEISMIC WAVES.

A. P AND S WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS, BUT S

WAVES DO NOT TRAVEL THROUGH LIQUIDS.
B. P WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS, WHEREAS S
WAVES DO NOT.
C. S WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS, BUT P
WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH LIQUIDS.
D. P AND S WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH LIQUIDS, BUT P
WAVES DO NOT TRAVEL THROUGH SOLIDS.
FOR ITEMS 07 AND 08, REFER TO THE FIGURE THAT SHOWS SEISMIC
WAVES TRAVELING THROUGH THE EARTH’S INTERIOR.

P - WAVE
S - WAVE

7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT THAT BEST EXPLAINS WHY S-WAVES ARE
NOT FOUND AT ANGLES GREATER THAN 103° FROM ITS ORIGIN?
A. S-WAVES ARE REFRACTED AND REFLECTED
B. S-WAVES ARE HIDDEN AND CAN BE FOUND AT ANGLES GREATER THAN 103° FROM ITS
ORIGIN.
C. S-WAVES CAN ONLY PASS THROUGH SOLID MATERIAL AND CANNOT PENETRATE
THORUGH LIQUID MATERIAL.
D. S-WAVES CAN ONLY PASS THROUGH LIQUID MATERIAL AND CANNOT PENETRATE
THROUGH SOLID MATERIAL.
FOR ITEMS 07 AND 08, REFER TO THE FIGURE THAT SHOWS SEISMIC WAVES
TRAVELING THROUGH THE EARTH’S INTERIOR.

P - WAVE
S - WAVE

8. BASED ON THE FIGURE ABOVE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GIVES PROOF

THAT THE EARTH’S INNER CORE IS SOLID AND THE OUTER CORE IS LIQUID?
A. REFRACTION OF SEISMIC WAVES AS THEY APPROACH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS.
B. THEWAVE SHADOW EFFECT OF P AND S-WAVES AS THEY COME ACROSS THE
SOLID AND LIQUID CORE.
C. THE PRESENCE IF P AND S-WAVES SHADOW ZONE AND THE INCREASE IN
VELOCITY OF P-WAVES AS IT MEETS THE SOLID INNER CORE.
D. THE PRESENCE OF P AND S-WAVES SHADOW ZONE AND THE INCREASE IN
VELOCITY OF S-WAVES AS IT MEETS THE SOLID INNER CORE.
9. SCIENTISTS GAINED INFORMATION ABOUT THE
EARTH’S INTERNAL STRUCTURE BY STUDYING HOW
SEISMIC WAVES TRAVEL THROUGH THE EARTH FROM
THE EPICENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE. WHEN SEISMIC
WAVES PASS ACROSS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO
DIFFERENT MEDIUM, THE WAVES ________.

A. REFLECT AND REFRACT

B. CHANGE IN VELOCITY
C. BOTH A AND B
D. NEITHER A NOR B
10. EARTHQUAKE WAVES THAT ALTERNATELY
CAUSE ROCKS TO COMPRESS AND
EXPAND ALONG THE LINE OF TRAVEL
ARE:

A. S-WAVE
B. SIDE-TO-SIDE SURFACE WAVES
C. P-WAVE
D. ROLLING SURFACE WAVES