Science 8

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bais City
BAIS CITY OLYMPIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Olympia, Bais City
Brgy. Olympia, Bais City
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SECOND PERIODICAL TEST

SCIENCE – 8 Quarter-II
Instruction: Read each question carefully. Choose and encircle the letter which corresponds to the
correct answer
1. The stress along the outer layer of the Earth A. Once friction is overcome, a fault slip
causes the build-up of energy. What prevent produces earthquake.
the rocks from releasing this energy? B. Molten rock materials accumulate and
go out along a fault.
A. bending of rocks C. Tectonic plates collide forming a
B. vibration of the rocks volcano and causing earthquake.
C. friction between rocks D. Magma and lava cause the ground to
D. energy released by rocks move producing earthquake.
2. Why do earthquakes occur frequently in 5. What is referred to as the shaking of the

Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines? Earth’s surface resulting from the sudden
release of energy in the lithosphere?
A. They are surrounded by seas. A. Earthquake C. Fault
B. They are located near the equator. B. Friction D. Stress
C. They are considered archipelagic
countries. 6. What type of fault shows two plates
D. They are found within the Pacific Ring moving apart from each other?
of Fire.
A. Normal C. Reverse
3.Which of the following figures illustrates B. Strike-slip D. Transform
normal fault?
7. How does a reverse fault form?
A. The blocks slide past each other.

B. The blocks pull apart from each other.
C. The hanging wall moves upward
relative to the footwall.
D. The hanging wall moves
downward relative to the footwall.
8.Where is the focus located in the

illustration?
4. How do faults produce earthquakes? A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 2 and 3
17. What is the name of the tropical cyclone
9. Which instrument determines the amount of formed in the northwestern part of the Pacific
damage caused by earthquake? Ocean?
A. spring scale A. Hurricane C. Tornado

B. Richter scale B. Tsunami D. Typhoon
C. Mercalli scale
D. weighing scale 18. In what direction does a tropical cyclone
usually move?
10. What is the magnitude of an earthquake
that can cause serious damage in areas across A. Northeast C. Northwest
several hundred miles? B. Southeast D. Southwest
A. 5.0 – 5.9 C. 6.0 – 6.9 19. What should be done after a typhoon?
B. 7.0 – 7.9 D. 8.0 – 8.9
A. Store sufficient amount of food.
11. Which of the following is NOT considered B. Always ready with the emergency kit.
an effect when movement of an active fault C. Keep monitoring the typhoon’s
happens? movement.
D. Boil water before drinking as it may
A. ground motion be contaminated.
B. typhoon formatio
C. surface faulting 20. How do landforms affect
D. land deformation typhoon?
12. What wave causes earthquake to occur? A. no effect at all

B. increase wind direction
A. Electromagnetic C. Radio C. serve as a fuel to travelling air masses
B. Seismic D. Sound making typhoon stronger
D. serve as an obstacle for travelling air
13. What kind of seismic wave arrives last at masses making typhoon weaker
seismic station?
A. Love C. Primary 21. Which will occur as results of tropical

B. Secondary D. Surface cyclone?
14. Which of the following statements best A. strong wind, light rainfall, tornado,
describes primary wave? and tsunami
B. strong wind, heavy rainfall, flood, and
A. It travels through a vacuum. storm surge
B. It causes rock particles to vibrate. C. strong wind, heavy rainfall, storm
surge, and earthquake
C. It is the slowest, largest and
D. strong wind, light rainfall, pyroclastic
causes the most destruction.
flow, and earthquake!
D. It travels the fastest and causes rock
material to move back and forth.
22. What agency oversees the tracking of the
movement and strength of a typhoon once it
15. Which of the following statements is NOT
enters PAR?
true about the secondary wave?
A. Department of Environment and
A. S waves travel slower that P waves.
Natural Disaster (DENR)
B. S waves can travel through solid
B. National Disaster Risk Reduction and
rocks.
Management Council (NDRRMC)
C. S waves move rock particles up and
C. Philippine Institute of Volcanology
down.
and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
D. S waves can travel both in solid rocks
D. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical
and in liquid medium
and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA)
16. What kind of waves can travel through a
liquid?
23. Which is NOT a sign of an approaching
typhoon?
A. Love C. Primary
B. Secondary D. Surface A. decreasing rainfall
B. increasing cloudiness
C. decreasing barometric pressure
D. increasing wave height and frequency
24. How often PAGASA monitors the Noted by:

weather and predicts typhoon movement in
the Philippines? PINKY CANCIO
School Head
A. daily C. monthly
B. quarterly D. yearly
25. Which best explains why the air in the

surroundings moves towards the eye during
the formation of typhoon?
A. Typhoons have no air pressure in the

middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
B. Typhoons have lower air pressure in
the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
C. Typhoons have higher air pressure in
the middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
D. Typhoons have normal air pressure in the

middle thus, pulling the air towards it.
26. Why do scientists study comets?
A. They are valuable minerals.

B. They could provide Earth with rocks.
C. They can help make the Earth a
habitable planet.
D. They provide information how the
Earth obtained liquid water.
27. Why would global temperature of the

Earth drop when struck by massive asteroid?
A. The resulting cloud would block out

sunlight.
B. The low temperature of asteroid would
chill the oceans.
C. The impact would move the Earth
farther from the Sun.
D. The ice in the asteroid would increase
the Earth’s reflective power
28. Meteoroids are formed when asteroids

collided and crushed into pieces. Based on
this statement, where did the meteoroids
originate?
A. Asteroid Belt C. Mars

B. Moon D. Sun
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SECOND PERIODICAL TEST

2. Why do earthquakes occur frequently in 5. What is referred to as the shaking of the

A. The blocks slide past each other.

downward relative to the footwall.

8.Where is the focus located in the

A. spring scale A. Hurricane C. Tornado

12. What wave causes earthquake to occur? A. no effect at all

A. Love C. Primary 21. Which will occur as results of tropical

24. How often PAGASA monitors the Noted by:

25. Which best explains why the air in the

A. Typhoons have no air pressure in the

D. Typhoons have normal air pressure in the

26. Why do scientists study comets?

A. They are valuable minerals.

27. Why would global temperature of the

A. The resulting cloud would block out

28. Meteoroids are formed when asteroids

A. Asteroid Belt C. Mars

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