SCIENCE 8

EARTHQUAKES, FAULTS, SEISMIC WAVES,

TYPHOON, COMETS, ASTERIODS AND
METEORS
MULTIPLE
CHOICES
SCIENCE 8
 QUESTION:
1. Look at the image. What do
you call the part pointed in
number 2?
 CHOICES:
A. dip C. focus

B. epicenter D. sharp
 QUESTION:
2. The following are the distinctive features
between active and inactive faults.
Which do you think describes an active and
inactive fault?
 CHOICES:
A. A is both active C. A is active fault
and inactive fault while B is inactive fault

B. B is both active and D. B is active fault while

inactive fault fault A is inactive fault
 QUESTION:
3. Which of the following should
be included in an emergency kit?
 CHOICES:
A. water, flashlight, C. emergency hotlines,
blanket journal, blanket,

B. toiletries, water, D. encyclopedia,

encyclopedia emergency hotlines, water
 QUESTION:
4. What are the best foods to have
in your emergency kit in case of
an earthquake?
 CHOICES:
C. raw fruits and
A. raw meat vegetable

B. frozen meat D. ready-to-eat

and fish canned goods
 QUESTION:
5. When building a house, you need to make sure
that it is not found near or within the active fault
line.
Which of the following is NOT a method that you
can use to spot an active fault line?
 CHOICES:
A. Studying C. Observing the
vibrations surroundings

B. Interviewing D. Checking historical

survivors backgrounds
 QUESTION:
6. Which describes a fracture or
zone of fracture between two
blocks of rock?
 CHOICES:
A. compression C. shear

B. fault D. vibration
 QUESTION:
7. Which of the following
is NOT true about the
fault?
 CHOICES:
A. It can be C. It can be found
found on land under the sea

B. It is a break in D. It is where fault

Earth’s Crust cyclone starts
 QUESTION:

8. Which type of fault

is shown ?
 CHOICES:
A. fault block C. reverse fault

B. normal fault D. strike-slip fault

 QUESTION:
9. What type of fault occurs when
hanging wall slides up above the
foot wall?
 CHOICES:
A. fault block C. reverse fault

B. normal fault D. strike-slip fault

 QUESTION:
10. What will happen if the stored
energy overcomes the friction
between fault blocks?
 CHOICES:
A. Volcanic C. Tsunami will be
eruption generated

B. Mountains will be D. Earthquake will

formed be generated
 QUESTION:
11. Not all movements along
faults produce earthquakes.
Why is this so?
 CHOICES:
C. The friction between
A. The layers of rocks are
rocks was not overcome by
not broken.
the energy of the Earth.

D. The energy of the Earth that

B. There is no friction
causes the rocks to move is
present between the rocks.
strong.
 QUESTION:
12. What is the difference
between intensity and magnitude
of an earthquake?
 CHOICES:
A. There is no difference C. Intensity is the strength while
between intensity and magnitude is the amount of energy
released by an earthquake.
magnitude.
B. Intensity measures the d. Intensity refers to the speed of an
energy while magnitude earthquake while magnitude refers to the
measures the strength of an widespread strength of an
earthquake earthquake.
 QUESTION:
13. Ella felt a very slight shaking of the ground
and notices that water on the drinking glass
oscillates slowly.
What Earthquake intensity does she feel following
the PHILVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale
(PEIS)?
 CHOICES:
A. Intensity I C. Intensity VII

B. Intensity V D. Intensity X
 QUESTION:
14. Fault movement is always
associated with earthquakes. What is
the correct sequence on how fault
movement produces earthquake?
I. The rocks are stuck together due to friction.
II. Once friction is overcome, the rocks
suddenly slip.
III. Ground suddenly moves and an
earthquake occurs.
IV. Energy from inside the Earth is necessary
to make the ground move.
 CHOICES:
A. IV, I, II, III C. III, IV, I, II

B. II, IV, I, III D. I, II, III, IV

 QUESTION:
15. The stress along the outer layer of
the Earth causes the build-up of
energy. What prevents the rocks from
releasing this energy?
 CHOICES:
A. Bending of C. Friction
rocks between rocks
B. Vibration of D. Energy
the rocks released by rocks
 QUESTION:
16. The province of Casiguran Aurora in 1968 had
experienced a strong earthquake. All man-made structures
were destroyed. Massive landslides, liquefaction, large scale
subsidence, uplifting of landforms and many
ground fissures were observed. What earthquake intensity
was this?
 CHOICES:
A. Weak C. Destructive

D. Completely
B. Strong Devastating
 QUESTION:
17. What happens to a
typhoon when it makes a
landfall?
 CHOICES:
A. It gets weaker. C. it gets stronger.

B. It stays longer. D. It moves faster.

 QUESTION:
18. How do landmass and
bodies of water affect the
typhoon?
 CHOICES:
A. Both bodies of water C. The landmass makes the
storm stronger compared to
and landmass make the bodies of water that make the
storm stronger. storm weaker.

D. The landmass makes the storm

B. Both bodies of water
weaker compared to bodies of
and landmass make the water that make the storm
storm to slow down stronger.
 QUESTION:
19. How do landforms
affect typhoon?
 CHOICES:
A. They increase wind C. They serve as a fuel to
travelling air masses making
speed. typhoon stronger.

D. They serve as an obstacle for

B. They change wind travelling air masses making
directions. typhoon weaker.
 QUESTION:
20. How would you describe
the condition within the
typhoon’s eye?
 CHOICES:
A. it is calm. C. it is rainy.

B. it is intense. D. it is violent.
 QUESTION:
21. Which of the following correctly
describes the wind speed and air
pressure in the different parts of a
typhoon?
 CHOICES:
A. Both the typhoon eye and
eyewall have lowest air pressure
and wind speed.
B. Both the typhoon eye an
eyewall have greatest air
pressure and wind speed.
C. The typhoon eye has greater wind
speed and air pressure surrounded by
dense clouds eyewall having low wind
speed and air pressure.
D. The typhoon eye has low wind
speed and lowest air pressure
surrounded by dense clouds eyewall
having greater wind speed and air
pressure.
 QUESTION:

22. Which is NOT a factor in

the formation of a typhoon?
 CHOICES:
C. warm ocean
A. high humidity
water
B. warm river D. optimal location
water of typhoon
 QUESTION:
23. What part if the
typhoon is considered the
central part?
 CHOICES:
A. cloud C. eyewall

B. eye D. rain
 QUESTION:
24. What is the thinnest solid
layer of the Earth wherein living
organism live?
 CHOICES:
A. crust C. inner core

B. mantle D. outer core

 QUESTION:
25. What is the correct approach
to people who still believe in
superstition?
 CHOICES:
A. Mock them and C. Stay away from
those people who don’t
make fun of them. believe in science.
B. Ask them to show D. Talk to them with utmost
respect and discuss that science
their evidence has the answer to old
regarding their beliefs. superstitious beliefs.
 QUESTION:
26. Which of the following
statements shows Filipino Beliefs
associated with a shooting star or
comet?
 CHOICES:
A. Shooting stars C. Shooting stars are
snowballs or frozen
are omen of death. gases of rocks.
B. Shooting stars D. Shooting stars are
messenger from the heaven
means that a star had above and it can make your
died. wish come true.
 QUESTION:

27. What are the three parts of

a comet?
 CHOICES:
A. Head, body and C. Nucleus, coma,
tail and tail

B. Nucleus, tail and D. Nucleus, proton,

body and electron
 QUESTION:
28. PAGASA issues warnings of an
approaching typhoon through which
of the following?
 CHOICES:
A. sirens C. weather maps

B. tracking charts
D. Public Storm
Warning Signals
 QUESTION:
29. What agency tracks the
activities of typhoon that
enters PAR?
 CHOICES:
A. Department of C. Department of
Environment and Natural
Education (DepEd) Resources (DENR)

B. Department of Social D. Philippine Atmospheric

Geophysical and Astronomical
Welfare and Development Services Administration
(DSWD) (PAGASA)
 QUESTION:

30. What does PAR stand

for?
 CHOICES:
A. Philippine Area of C. Philippine Area
Resources of Responsibility

B. Philippine Arial of D. Philippine Arena

Responsibility of Responsibility
 QUESTION:
31. When an earthquake ruptures, what
seismic waves would likely reach first the
seismograph because these
waves travel the fastest?
 CHOICES:
A. P waves C. surface waves

B. S waves
D. propagation
waves
 QUESTION:
32. Which item should NOT
be included in an emergency
kit?
 CHOICES:
A. Cellphone C. beauty product

B. Pocket knife D. transistor radio

 QUESTION:
33. Which statement on
seismic waves is correct?
 CHOICES:
A. S waves are slower C. P waves have the same
than P waves. speed as the S waves.

D. It is not possible to
B. P waves are slower
than S waves. record the speed of S and
P waves.
 QUESTION:
34. Which is the largest layer of the
Earth and mainly made up of oxygen,
silicon, and magnesium?
 CHOICES:
A. crust C. inner core

B. mantle D. outer core

 QUESTION:
35. What is the process of changing
of waves direction when they pass
through layers of different density?
 CHOICES:
A. deflection C. reflection

B. diffraction D. refraction
 QUESTION:
36. Which of the following
seismic waves travels through the
interior of the earth?
 CHOICES:
A. body wave C. radio wave

B. infrared wave D. surface wave

 QUESTION:
37. What will you do if a strong
typhoon will hit your place?
 CHOICES:
A. Hide in a room C. Cook hot soup and
without windows. prepare good foods.
D. Prepare emergency foods,
B. Watch your favorite first aid kit, blankets and always
shows and sleep. stay tuned for updated weather
forecast.
 QUESTION:
38. What should be done
after a typhoon?
 CHOICES:
A. Store sufficient C. Make plans to
amount of food. secure your property.

d. Stay alert for extended

B. Prepare for an rainfall and subsequent
emergency kit. flooding.
 QUESTION:
39. Which of the following
statements describes a
meteor?
 CHOICES:
A. A piece of sun C. A gaseous substance
heading for Earth travelling the outer space

d. A piece of space rock

B. A star moving
quickly across the sky burning up in Earth’s
atmosphere
 QUESTION:
40. Which statement is INCORRECT
about the importance of tracking the
pathway of typhoon?
 CHOICES:
A. People will know how C. Residents in the affected
strong or weak a typhoon area will be prepared for the
is. coming of typhoon.

B. People will know the D. Each family will have enough

accurate time and date of time to spend for a family bonding
the arrival of a typhoon. before the typhoon arrives.
 QUESTION:
41. Why do S waves
travel in solids only?
 CHOICES:
A. Solids have enough C. Solids do not resist
shear strength changing shape

B. Solids have
D. Solids have particles
minerals and
properties closely packed together
 QUESTION:
42. Why is there an abrupt change in
the speed of seismic waves as they
travel inside the Earth?
 CHOICES:
C. It is because seismic waves
A. It is because seismic
are passing through a material
waves are colliding. with the same density

D. It is because seismic waves

B. It is because seismic
are going into a material with
waves are overtaking the
compressional waves. different properties and
densities.
 QUESTION:
43. Generally, in what direction
do typhoons in the Philippines
move?
 CHOICES:
A. Northeast C. Southeast

B. Northwest D. Southwest
 QUESTION:
44. Which could have probably
caused the extinction of
dinosaurs?
 CHOICES:
A. They caught C. They ate each other
diseases. until they went extinct.

D. A meteorite came and

B. An asteroid hit hit the Earth causing their
the Earth extinction.
 QUESTION:

45. Why do scientists

study comets
 CHOICES:
C. It is because they want
A. It is because to examine the mineral
they like studying it. contents.
D. It is because they
B. It is because they
want to study the origin of
need to survey the
space. the Earth and other
planets.
 QUESTION:
46. Based on the given tracking data
of Typhoon Yolanda, in what areas
will the typhoon be expected to
move?
 CHOICES:
A. Samar, Leyte, C. Batanes,
Panay Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur

B. Cagayan, Aurora, D. Davao, Cagayan de

Quezon Oro, Zambaonga del Norte
 QUESTION:
47. What is the effect of the
typhoon eye and the eyewall as
they approach a particular area?
 CHOICES:
A. The typhoon eye brings strong
wind and heavy rains that cause a
lot of damage compared to typhoon
eyewall where the wind is calm.
B. The typhoon eye brings clear or
partly cloudy sky compared to the
eyewall, where strong winds and
heavy rain occur.
C. Both the typhoon eye and
eyewall bring strong winds and
heavy rains that could cause a lot of
damage.
D. Both the typhoon eye
and eyewall bring clear or
partly cloudy sky.
 QUESTION:
48. What did Seismologist infer
when they did not see the Shear
(S) waves in the outer core?
 CHOICES:
A. The outer core is C. The outer core is
gas. plasma.

B. The outer core is D. The outer core

liquid is solid.
 QUESTION:
49. When travelling in the solar
system, where does the tail of a
comet usually points?
 CHOICES:
A. toward the C. away from the
sun sun

B. in every D. above the main

direction body
 QUESTION:
50. What causes the
light of a meteor?
 CHOICES:
A. Friction with C. Friction with
moon’s surface earth’s atmosphere

B. Friction with its D. Friction with sun’s

own surface gravitational field