Science 8 Q2 Exam (22-23)

SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
Name: ______________________ Grade & Section: _____________ Date: __________ Score: ____
I. Multiple Choice. Read the following questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. This occurs when rocks along one side of a fault line move vertically.
A. Dip – Slip Fault B. Strike – Slip Fault C. Fault line D. Fault
2. It is formed when rocks along one side of the fault move horizontally along the fault line.
A. Dip – Slip Fault B. Strike – Slip Fault C. Fault line D. Fault
3. What causes earthquake?
A. Movement of plates B. Eruption of volcanoes C. Both A and B D. None of these
4. As two plates move relative to each other, stress is built up between them. If friction along the fault prevents
gradual movement, the stress will build up until sudden slippage occurs along the fault. What is this
phenomenon called?
A. Volcanic eruption B. Typhoon C. Earthquake D. All of the above
5. How do earthquakes help scientists?
A. It helps them study the internal structure of the earth.
B. It motivates them to discover new inventions.
C. It helps them persuade people that earthquake is dangerous.
D. None of the above
6. When a fault suddenly moves on land, you get an earthquake. But if a fault suddenly moves in or near a body
of water, you may get a ________ in addition to the earthquake.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. tsunami
7. When an earthquake occurs, where would shaking be greater?
A. near the epicenter C. the shaking would be the same all throughout
B. away from the epicenter D. cannot be determined.
8. What instrument is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
A. Thermometer B. Beam balance C. Seismograph D. Telegraph
9. What do you call the agency in the Philippines, which regularly monitors the country’s volcanic activities?
A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. Weather Bulletin D. DOH
10. What do you call the agency in the Philippines, which regularly monitors when a tropical cyclone is within the
PAR?
A. PHIVOLCS B. PAGASA C. Weather Bureau D. DOH
11. When a weather disturbance enters the PAR, the weather bureau begins to monitor it. What does the acronym
PAR stand for?
A. Philippine Area of Reliability C. Philippine Area of Responsibility
B. Philippine Association of Relics D. People’s Area of Responsibility
12. This term, which refers to an extremely large storm, is used only in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tropical depression D. tropical storm
13. This term, which refers to an extremely large storm, is used only in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tropical depression D. tropical storm
14. Most asteroids are in the _________________.
A. Asteroid Belt B. Kuiper Belt C. Oort Cloud D. both a and b
15. The Asteroid Belt is located between the orbits of _________________ and _________________.
A. Jupiter and Mars B. Mars and Saturn C. Saturn and Uranus D. Earth and Mars
16. Which of the following statements about comets and asteroids is true?
A. Comets are made up rock while asteroids are made of ice and dust.
B. Comets are balls of ice and dust while asteroids are made up of rocks.
C. Asteroids are highly elliptical in orbit while comets are rounded in orbit
D. Asteroids originated in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud while comets originated in the asteroid belt.
17. Which of the following statements do asteroids and comets have in common?
A. They have similar densities. C. They have varied/irregular shapes.
B. They have similar orbital radii. D. They have a similar range of orbital inclinations.
18. How can you differentiate a meteor from a comet when viewed from Earth?
A. A meteor moves fast while a comet moves slow.
B. A meteor moves slow while a comet moves fast.
C. A comet is more readily seen on a cloudless night.
D. A comet is easy to see with an unaided eye due to its distance from Earth.
19. Which of the following is correct about meteor? A meteor is _____.
A. the space rock fragment before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
B. a part of a meteorite survives passing through Earth’s atmosphere.
C. a light phenomenon when a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and burns up.
D. many streak of light characterized by many meteors appearing in the sky in a short period of time.
20. Comets orbit the Sun in _____________ orbits.
A. circular B. highly elliptical C. round D. sphere
II. Identify what type of tropical cyclone is described in the following. Write your answers on the space
after each number below.
Category Maximum Wind Speed

Kilometers per hour (kph)
1. 61 kph
2. 62-88 kph
3. 89-117 kph
4. 118-220 kph
5. More than 220 kph
III. Categorize the following tropical cyclones as tropical depression, tropical storm, severe tropical storm,
typhoon, or super typhoon. Write your answers on the space after each number.
IV. Identify whether the following statements is true or false. Write TRUE if the statement is a fact and
FALSE if otherwise.
_______1. PHIVOLCS is responsible for monitoring typhoon.

_______2. To make a typhoon you need a lot of warm, moist air evaporating off the ocean surface and
rising rapidly, creating the area of relatively low pressure.
_______3. Typhoon coming from the ocean is stronger than is coming from the land.
_______4. Bagyo is the equivalent term of typhoon in other part of the Pacific Ocean.
_______5. Wide land area weakens typhoon.
V. Identify what is described in the following statements. (Comet, asteroid, meteor, meteoroid,
meteorite)
1.Appears as a streak in the sky. ___________________
2.Frozen ball of dust. ______________________
3.Orbits between Jupiter and Mars ___________________
4.Often called “shooting stars” ___________________
5.Referred by astronomers as Near-Earth Objects (NEO) ___________________
6.It originates from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud ___________________
7.A space rock fragment which reaches the Earth’s crust. ___________________
8.Fragments or pieces of rocks from a comet or asteroid ___________________
VI. Label the parts of a fault using the word/s in the box below.
Fault scarp Hanging wall Foot wall Fault line Fault plane
1. _________________
2. _________________
_________________ 5.
3. _________________
4. _________________
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SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

Category Maximum Wind Speed

_______1. PHIVOLCS is responsible for monitoring typhoon.

SARAH JANE A. CASIPONG

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