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G8 - SCIENCE: Earthquake, Typhoons, and Space Rocks

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

In this illustration, a seismic wave with up and down motion is shown. What type of Seismic Wave is this?

a)

Secondary Wave

b)

Primary Wave

c)

Rayleigh Wave

d)

Love Wave

2.

Which refers to the vibration of the Earth due to the rapid release of energy?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Fault

c)

Tectonic Force

d)

Typhoon

3.

What type of fault forms the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Reverse

b)

Compressional

c)

Divergent

d)

Normal

4.

What type of fault forms the Ocean and Seas?

a)

Normal

b)

Compressional

c)

Divergent

d)

Reverse

5.

What type of fault is shown in this picture?

a)

Normal

b)

Strike-Slip

c)

Reverse

d)

Tensional

6.

What type of fault is shown in this picture?

a)

Strike-Slip

b)

Normal

c)

Reverse

d)

Tensional

7.

What type of fault is shown in this picture?

a)

Reverse

b)

Normal

c)

Strike-Slip

d)

Tensional

8.

Which statement describes a fault?

a)

break in the Earth’s crust

b)

rock layer in the Earth

c)

movement in the Earth’s crust

d)

energy released from the inside of the Earth

9.

What type of stress or force causes a Strike-Slip Fault to happen?

a)

Shear Tectonic Force

b)

Magnitude

c)

Compressional Tectonic Force

d)

Tensional Tectonic Force

10.

What type of stress or force causes a Normal Fault to happen?

a)

Tensional Tectonic Force

b)

Magnitude

c)

Shear Tectonic Force

d)

Compressional Tectonic Force

11.

Which type of Seismic Wave can only travel on outside the Earth?

a)

Surface Waves

b)

Body Waves

c)

Primary Wave

d)

Secondary Wave

12.

Which type of Seismic wave can travel inside the Earth?

a)

Body Waves

b)

Surface Waves

c)

Primary Wave

d)

Secondary Wave

13.

Which term describes the energy released by an earthquake?

a)

Magnitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Richter Scale

d)

Seismograph

14.

Which term describes the damage done by an earthquake?

a)

Intensity

b)

Magnitude

c)

Mercalli Scale

d)

Seismograph

15.

What is the underground point where an earthquake originates?

a)

Focus

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Epicenter

d)

Fault

16.

What is the point on the surface of the ground above the focus?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Intensity

c)

Crust

d)

Seismograph

17.

Which Scale describes the Magnitude of an earthquake?

a)

Richter Scale

b)

Seismogram

c)

Seismograph

d)

Mercalli Scale

18.

Which device is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

a)

Seismograph

b)

Seismogram

c)

Ruler

d)

Richter Scale

19.

Which type of Seismic Wave causes the greatest destruction?

a)

Rayleigh Wave

b)

Love Wave

c)

Secondary Wave

d)

Primary Wave

20.

In which state of matter can Secondary Wave travel?

a)

Solid only

b)

Solid, Liquid, & Gas

c)

Solid & Liquid

d)

Liquid only

21.

In which state of matter can Primary Wave travel?

a)

Solid, Liquid, & Gas

b)

Solid only

c)

Solid & Liquid

d)

Liquid only

22.

In which layers of Earth can Love Waves and Rayleigh Waves travel?

a)

Crust only

b)

Crust & Mantle

c)

Crust & Inner Core

d)

All Layers

23.

Which Scale describes the Intensity of an earthquake?

a)

Mercalli Scale

b)

Richter Scale

c)

Damage done by the earthquake

d)

Distance from the Epicenter

24.

Which kind of fault are expected to create earthquakes?

a)

Active Fault

b)

Normal Fault

c)

Inactive Fault

d)

Pacific Fault

25.

The picture shows a railway that is bend sideways due to an earthquake. What type of Seismic Wave caused this bending of railway?

a)

Love Wave

b)

Rayleigh Wave

c)

Body Waves

d)

S - Wave

26.

Where is the epicenter located in the illustration?

a)

1 only

b)

2 only

c)

3 only

d)

1 and 3

27.

What are the types of Body Waves?

a)

Primary & Secondary

b)

Love & Rayleigh

c)

Primary Wave only

d)

Seismic Wave only

28.

From what materials the Outer Core is made of?

a)

Liquid Metals

b)

Solid Metals

c)

Liquid Rocks

d)

Solid Rocks

29.

In which layers of Earth can S-wave travel?

a)

Crust & Mantle

b)

Crust only

c)

Crust & Inner Core

d)

All Layers

30.

What type of stress or force causes a Reverse Fault to happen?

a)

Compressional Tectonic Force

b)

Tensional Tectonic Force

c)

Shear Tectonic Force

d)

Reverse Tectonic Force

31.

In which layers of Earth can P-wave travel?

a)

All Layers

b)

Crust & Mantle

c)

Crust only

d)

Inner Core & Outer Core

32.

Which layer of the Earth is made up of Solid Nickel and Iron?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Inner Core & Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

33.

In which layers of Earth can Love Wave travel?

a)

Crust only

b)

Inner Core & Outer Core

c)

Crust & Mantle

d)

All Layers

34.

Which set of processes shows the correct order of the Water Cycle?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Sublimation, Condensation, Evaporation

d)

Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation

35.

What type of tropical cyclones are formed from the Indian Ocean?

a)

Cyclone

b)

Hurricane

c)

Typhoon

d)

Tropical Storm

36.

Which Storm Signal Number corresponds to 220 kph of wind speed?

a)

Signal #5

b)

Signal #4

c)

Signal #3

d)

Signal #2

37.

Which part of the typhoon has the calmest weather?

a)

Eye

b)

Eye Wall

c)

Inner Rain Bands

d)

Outer Rain Bands

38.

Which part of the typhoon is the most dangerous and causes the most amount of damage to people and properties?

a)

Eye Wall

b)

Eye

c)

Inner Rain Bands

d)

Outer Rain Bands

39.

Which statement DOES NOT describe a Low-Pressure Area or LPA?

a)

Cool-sinking air

b)

Fast-moving wind

c)

Warm-rising air

d)

Moist air

40.

In which large body of water do typhoons that enter the PAR most commonly form?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Philippine Sea

c)

South China Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

41.

What happens to a Tropical Cyclone as it moves across mountains and other landforms?

a)

Becomes weaker and slower

b)

Becomes faster and stronger

c)

Absorbs more water

d)

Evolves into Super Typhoon

42.

What does a typhoon need to sustain or increase its intensity?

a)

Warm water

b)

Warm land

c)

Cold land

d)

Cold water

43.

Which government agency in the Philippines takes charge of giving information about the incoming typhoon?

a)

PAGASA

b)

NDRRMC

c)

PHIVOLCS

d)

24 ORAS

44.

Which minor heavenly bodies are commonly called “shooting stars”?

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Asteroids

d)

Comets

45.

Where is the Main Asteroid Belt located?

a)

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

b)

Beyond the orbit of Neptune

c)

On the edge of the Solar System

d)

On the orbit of Jupiter

46.

What is the halo of gas that covers the nucleus of a comet?

a)

Coma

b)

Dust Tail

c)

Gas Tail

d)

Meteor

47.

Which Near-Earth Objects (NEO) are found in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud?

a)

Comets

b)

Meteors

c)

Asteroids

d)

Meteoroids

48.

What do you call the small space rocks that resulted from the collision of asteroids or comets?

a)

Meteoroids

b)

Meteors

c)

Nucleus

d)

Meteorites

49.

What do you call the small space rocks that enters the Earth's Atmosphere?

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Nucleus

d)

Meteorites

50.

What do you call the small space rocks that have reached the surface of the Earth?

a)

Meteorites

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Nucleus

d)

Meteors