LONG TEST

Science 8
NAME: ______________________________________________ SCORE:
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GRADE AND SECTION: ___________________________ DATE:
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: READ THE STATEMENT

CAREFULLY AND ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER. NO ERASURE.
1. It is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great
destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
a. Earthquake b. Fault c. Tsunami d. Typhoon
2. What do you call a fracture or crack between two rocks?
a. stress b. earthquake c. fault d.
crust
3. Which among of the following is the safest location during an earthquake?
a. inside the house c. in an open area
b. inside the car d. under a tree
4. “Occurs where the “hanging wall” moves up or is thrust over the “foot wall”.
a. Reverse fault c. Strike-Slip Fault
b. Normal fault d. Shear Stress
5. “Occurs when the “hanging wall” moves down relative to the “foot wall”.
a. Reverse fault c. Strike-Slip Fault
b. Normal fault d. Shear Stress
6. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement of
the earth crust?
a. PHIVOLCS b. PAGASA c. DOST d. DENR
7. Pangea break off into seven continents, what could be the probable cause of this
event?
a. Shear Stress c. Tension Stress
b. Confining Stress d. Compression Stress
8. What type of stress causes the formation of mountains?
a. Shear Stress c. Tension Stress
b. Confining Stress d. Compression Stress
9. Philippines is on the so-called_______________, an arc of fault lines circling the
Pacific Basin which are prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions
also occur frequently in the region.
a. Pacific Mall c. Pacific Ring of Fire
b. Pacific Ocean d. Pacific Ring of Water
10. Friction between the two sides of a fault keeps it from moving until the stress on the
fault overcomes the friction, then the fault slips and creates an earthquake.
a. True c. Maybe both
b. False d. It depends on the situation
11. The following are the types of Stresses in the Earth's Crust EXCEPT.
a. Compression Stress c. Tension Stress
b. Confining Stress d. Super Stress
12. The following are the types of Faults EXCEPT.
a. Reverse fault c. Strike-Slip Fault
b. Relax Fault d. Normal Fault
13. What are the three layers of the Earth?
a. crust, monthly, core c. crush, mantle core
b. score, crust, mantle d. crust, mantle, core
14. Which fault is characterized on which the two blocks slide past one another?
a. Normal Fault c. Strike-Slip Fault
b. Reverse Fault d. Active Fault
15. A point on the surface of the earthquake which is directly above the focus of an
earthquake and where the earthquake vibrations reach first.
a. Epicenter b. Focus c. Hypocenter d. Magnitude
16. It gives us an idea of how strong or weak the shaking is or simply by describing the
effects of earthquake on people or surroundings.
a. Magnitude b. Intensity c. Epicenter d. Focus
17. It is the energy released by an earthquake at the focus. It is calculated from
earthquakes recorded by an instrument called seismograph.
a. Magnitude b. Intensity c. Epicenter d. Focus
18. Classification of faults where the process that produces displacement across a fault
continuously.
a. Active Faults c. Reverse Fault
b. Inactive Faults d. Normal Fault
19. These are structures that we can identify, but which do not have earthquakes.
a. Active Faults c. Reverse Fault
b. Inactive Faults d. Normal Fault
20. What do you call to the measure released by an earthquake.
a. Richer Scale c. Poorer Scale
b. Weighing Scale d. Pretty Scale
21. Which agency of the government in the Philippines is monitoring the movement of
the earth crust?
a. DENR b. DOST c. PAGASA d. PHIVOLCS
22. It is created by the friction between wind and the surface of the water.
a. Wind b. wave c. Tsunami d. Earthquake
23. The following are the main types of seismic waves EXCEPT.
a. P wave b. S wave c. T wave d. Love wave
24. Cause by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
a. Wind b. wave c. Tsunami d. Earthquake
25. Which part of the Earth is said to be solid?
a. Crust b. Mantle c. Inner Core d. Outer Core
26. Typhoon or bagyo also called as ____________.
a. Tropical cyclone c. landslide
b. Tsunami d. Earthquake

27. The term typhoon is used only in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. In the
northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean,
the equivalent term is ______________.
a. Signal c. Wind
b. Hurricane d. Bagyo
 28. From what bodies of water do typhoons originate?
a. ocean b. lakes c. rivers d. streams
29. Name the agency of the government that monitors typhoon in the Philippines.
a. DOST b. PAGASA c. PHIVOLCS d. DENR
30. What is the name of the big body of water that is where almost all typhoon that pass
in our country?
a. Indian Ocean c. Atlantic Ocean
b. West Philippine Sea d. Pacific Ocean
31. It is rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and
a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.
a. rain b. tropical cyclone c. snow d. sand storm
Item 32-40 – Fill in the blanks by encircling the letter of the correct answer at below the box.
Category Maximum Speed kilometers per hour
(kph)
32. __________________ 64
Tropical Storm 33. ____________________
34. __________________ 200
Super Typhoon 35. ____________________

Tropical Cyclone Categories

32. a. Tropicana Juice c. Angle of Depression
b. Tropical Depression d. Tropical Storm

33. a. 116 kph c. 118 kph

b. 117 kph d. 181 kph

34. a. Tropical Depression ` c. Typhoon

b. Tropical Storm d. Super Typhoon

35. a. Less than 200 b. Greater than 200 c. Equal 200 d. 119 kph

36. __________________

37.
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39.

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a. Moderate to heavy damage c. Very heavy damage
b. light to moderate damage d. No damage to very light damage
37.a. 60 to 110 kph c. 62 to 120 kph
b. 50 to 100 kph d. 65 to 155 kph
38. _____________________
a. Moderate to heavy damage c. Very heavy damage
b. light to moderate damage d. No damage to very light damage
39. a. 117 to 202 kph c. 711mto 222 kph
b. 171 to 220 kph d. 170 to 200 kph
40. a. 8 hours b. 10 hours c. 12 hours d. 15 hours