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Review G8 Earthquake and Typhoon

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three main layers of Earth?

a)

Crust, Mantle, Core

b)

Oceanic crust, Continental crust, Mantle

c)

Basalt, Granite, Sediments

d)

Radiation, Conduction, Convection

2.

Which type of rock is typically found in oceanic crust?

a)

Basalt

b)

Granite

c)

Igneous

d)

Sedimentary

3.

What happens when oceanic crust collides with continental crust?

a)

Oceanic crust sinks below continental crust

b)

Continental crust sinks below oceanic crust

c)

Both crusts merge to form a new type of crust

d)

Crusts remain separate and do not interact

4.

What is the main driving force behind convection currents in the mantle?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Gravity

5.

According to Alfred Wegener's hypothesis, what was the name of the supercontinent that once existed?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Gondwana

c)

Laurasia

d)

Rodinia

6.

Which of the following is NOT evidence of continental drift?

a)

Continents fitting together like puzzle pieces

b)

Fossil evidence of dinosaurs and prehistoric plants

c)

Geologic rock and sediments

d)

Magnetic stripes in the rock of the ocean floor

7.

What is sea-floor spreading?

a)

The sinking of oceanic crust below continental crust

b)

The spreading apart of the sea floor along a mid-ocean ridge

c)

The collision of two oceanic plates

d)

The sliding of two continental plates

8.

What evidence supports the theory of sea-floor spreading?

a)

Eruptions of molten material

b)

Magnetic stripes in the rock of the ocean floor

c)

Ages of the rocks themselves

d)

All of the above

9.

What does the theory of plate tectonics explain?

a)

Formation, movement, and subduction of Earth's plates

b)

Formation of mountains and valleys

c)

Formation of ocean currents

d)

Formation of weather patterns

10.

What are the three kinds of plate boundaries?

a)

Divergent, Convergent, Transform

b)

Spreading, Colliding, Sliding

c)

Rift, Ridge, Fault

d)

Continental, Oceanic, Strike-Slip

11.

The place where the fault begins to slip is called the______________.

a)

Focus

b)

Epicenter

c)

Magnitude

d)

Intensity

12.

Which statement is NOT true of Intensity of an earthquake?

a)

Intensity is what humans see and feel.

b)

Intensity scale in number is written in Roman Numeral.

c)

Intensity is the amount of energy released by an earthquake.

d)

Intensity is determined by PHIVOLCS using the Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS)

13.

What is being measured by the amount of energy released during an earthquake?

a)

Focus

b)

Magnitude

c)

Intensity

d)

Epicenter

14.

In the Philippines, the intensity of an earthquake is determined using the __________ Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS).

a)

PAG-ASA

b)

BFAR

c)

PHIVOLCS

d)

DRRMC

15.

What level of intensity when practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive landslides and liquefaction, large scale subsidence and uplift of land forms and many ground fissures are observed. Changes in river courses and destructive stiches in large lakes occur. Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted?

a)

Intensity I

b)

Intensity III

c)

Intensity VII

d)

Intensity X

16.

The place where the earthquake starts is____________________.

a)

Trace of Fault

b)

Earth's Crust

c)

Epicenter

d)

Focus

e)

Fault Plane

17.

Intensity II

a)

Weak

b)

Slightly Felt

c)

Devastating

d)

Moderately Strong

e)

Very Strong

18.

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

a)

Body Waves

b)

P Waves

c)

S Waves

d)

Surface Waves

19.

It occurs when rock layers in the crust are squeezed together.

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Strike-slip Fault

c)

Reverse fault

20.

It is the point directly above the focus on the surface of the Earth.

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Seismic waves

d)

Fault

21.

It is the energy released during an earthquake.

a)

Focus

b)

Faults

c)

Compression

d)

Seismic waves

22.
Which stress force pulls on the crust and stretches rock?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
d)
folding
23.
What process occurs when an earthquake's shaking turns loose soil into mud?
a)
aftershocks
b)
tsunamis
c)
liquefaction
d)
deformation
24.
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions is called
a)
deformation
b)
tension
c)
compression
d)
shearing
25.
The best way to protect yourself in an earthquake is to 
a)
run as fast as you can
b)
drop, cover and hold
c)
stop, drop and roll
d)
go into the basement
26.
The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called
a)
S waves
b)
surface waves
c)
tsunami waves
d)
primary waves
27.
Which scale would most likely be used to tell how much earthquake damage was done to homes and other buildings?
a)
Richter scale
b)
moment magnitude scale
c)
Mercalli scale
d)
modified Mercalli scale
28.
At what plate boundary will a strike slip fault be found?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
convergent
d)
all of them
29.
What type of fault is shown in this picture?
a)
normal
b)
reverse
c)
strike slip
d)
tension
30.

While driving, you notice the road start to shake. What do you do?

a)

Drive home as quickly as possible.

b)

Drive to a wide open field.

c)

Pull over and stop.

d)

Immediately exit the car and walk to safety.

31.

In which part of the tectonic plate is more dangerous?

a)

along its plate boundaries

b)

at the center of the plate

c)

at the center and along plate boundaries

d)

none of the above

32.

Which of the following countries doesn't belong to Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

Philippines

b)

Japan

c)

Indonesia

d)

North America

33.

After an Earthquake, which of these guidelines needed to be considered?

a)

Use your phone to ask your family's condition.

b)

Listen to some strangers to have some updates.

c)

Go back at your home to check some broken things.

d)

Be alert for any possible aftershocks that might occur.

34.

During an Earthquake, which of these guidelines you should NOT be considered?

a)

If you are in a building, use the elevator to easily get out of it.

b)

Stay away from windows or any other heavy objects.

c)

Switch of the stove top and electricity supply.

d)

Do not across a bridge or a flyover.

35.

What do we call to a natural phenomena which formed by the vertical movements of faults under the water?

a)

typhoon

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

d)

volcanic eruption

36.

What happened to the energy of tsunami as it reaches the coast in the land?

a)

the energy becomes weaker

b)

the energy becomes stronger

c)

the energy is still the same from the beginning

d)

none of the above

37.

What is the common cause of earthquakes?

a)

Tsunami

b)

A sudden shift at the boundary between two tectonic plates

c)

A volcano erupting

d)

Shock Waves

38.

What is a fault line?

a)

A linear on or near the boundary between tectonic plates

b)

A magnetic force under the ground

c)

A line that divides two continents

d)

Folds that occur in the ground during an earthquake

39.

You find out that your community’s typhoon response plan includes evacuation. What should you do?

a)

Create an evacuation plan with the other members of your household

b)

Talk about it once and don’t think about it again – you all know what to do.

c)

Evacuation plan? You don’t need one, you’ll just hit the road and go.

40.

What is storm surge?

a)

The rise in seawater level caused by a typhoon or other storm

b)

The traffic jam that occurs during a mandatory evacuation ahead of a typhoon.

c)

The sideways rain that accompanies the high winds of a typhoon.

41.

Which of the following can weaken a typhoon? (Choose 3)

a)

Cold Waters

b)

Hot Waters

c)

No Water

d)

Wind Shear

42.

PAGASA in a national service institution under what department?

a)

DepEd

b)

DENR

c)

DPWH

d)

DOST

43.

If the Public Storm Warning Signal is raised to 2, what educational levels will be suspended?

a)

Kindergarten Only

b)

Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary

c)

All educational levels

d)

None

44.

The PAGASA is obliged to do the following EXCEPT _____________.

a)

Deliver weather forecasts and advisories

b)

Provide information to the public about typhoon and flood warnings

c)

Provide facts related to climatology, meteorology, and astronomy

d)

Rescue trapped survivors of a disaster

45.

2. The Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its _________________.

a)

Bodies of water

b)

Landforms

c)

Geographical location

d)

Mountain ranges

46.

3. Typhoon is an intense circular storm that develops from ______________.

a)

Arctic ocean

b)

Antarctic ocean

c)

Cold temperate ocean

d)

Warm tropical ocean

47.

8. The _____________________ of the typhoon is the calmest part

a)

Eyewall

b)

Eye

c)

Firewall

d)

Rain bands

48.

PSWS #2 has a wind speed of ____________ kph.

a)

30 to 60

b)

62 to 120

c)

121 t o170

49.

What is the difference among cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons?

a)

Typhoons are faster than cyclones but slower than hurricanes.

b)

Hurricanes are stronger than cyclones but weaker than typhoons.

c)

Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons occur in different geographical areas.

d)

Cyclones are bigger than hurricanes but smaller than typhoons.

50.

Which of the following temperature could be enough to develop a tropical cyclone?

a)

23.5 degree Celsius

b)

24.5 degree Celsius

c)

25.5 degree Celsius

d)

26.5 degree Celsius