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SCIENCE 8 TITUS 3RD MONTHLY EXAM

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
Date
1.

Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about faults?

a)

It can be found on land.

b)

It can be found under the sea.

c)

It is where fault cyclone starts.

d)

It is a break in the Earth’s crust

2.

Energy from inside the Earth makes the ground move. Which of the following is the reason why there is no movement right away?

a)

Friction causes the delay on the movement of the ground.

b)

There is no movement right away because of the vibration of the rocks.

c)

There is no movement right away because of the bending of the rocks.

d)

The rapid release of energy causes the delay of the movement of the ground.

3.

Earthquakes are common occurrence in Japan, Indonesia, and Philippines. Why is this so?

a)

Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are surrounded by seas.

b)

Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are located near the equator.

c)

Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are considered archipelagic countries.

d)

Japan, Indonesia and Philippines are found within the Pacific Ring of fire.

4.

Which of the following refers to the place where the earthquakes start?

a)

Fault

b)

Focus

c)

Epicenter

d)

Fault plane

5.

What do you call the spot above the focus on the surface of the Earth?

a)

Fault

b)

Crust

c)

Focus

d)

Epicenter

6.

Scientists use different ways to describe how powerful an earthquake is. Which method refers to noting the effects of the earthquake on people, structures, and the surroundings?

a)

Focus

b)

Intensity

c)

Epicenter

d)

Magnitude

7.

Which term refers to the released energy of an earthquake?

a)

Focus

b)

Intensity

c)

Epicenter

d)

Magnitude

8.

Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?

a)

The depth of the rocks.

b)

The bending of the rocks.

c)

The arrangement of rocks.

d)

The roughness of the rocks.

9.

What do you call the phenomenon that refers to the fast movement between two sides of a fault wherein the friction is overcome resulting to a sudden movement or shaking of the ground?

a)

Stick-slip

b)

Stick-bend

c)

Stick-shake

d)

Stick-vibrate

10.

What Philippine Agency is concerned in monitoring fault movement?

a)

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

b)

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

c)

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS)

d)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)

11.

Scientists use different ways to find out if a fault is active. Which one is NOT included?

a)

Scientist created a fault model.

b)

Scientist observed the surroundings.

c)

Scientist checked the country’s historical record.

d)

Scientist studied the past and present vibrations.

12.

What is the other term used to describe Intensity V?

a)

Strong

b)

Devastating

c)

Very strong

d)

Destructive

13.

Which of the following choices is properly associated?

a)

Intensity III : Weak

b)

Intensity 9: devastating

c)

Magnitude 5: slightly felt

d)

Magnitude II: scarcely perceptible

14.

What will most likely happen every time a fault slips?

a)

The rocks will be stuck together.

b)

There will be no movement at all.

c)

There will be movement right away.

d)

The rocks will suddenly slip and will generate an earthquake.

15.

Not every fault movement beneath the sea will produce a tsunami. Which of the following fault movements will result to such occurrence?

a)

String movement

b)

Vertical movement

c)

Sideward movement

d)

Horizontal movement

16.

Which of the following is/are true about tsunamis?

a)

It is related to tides.

b)

It is a giant tidal wave.

c)

It is due to the upward movement of rock on land.

d)

It is due to the upward movement of rock at the seafloor.

17.

What happens to the tsunami when it reaches the shore?

a)

The wave speeds up

b)

The wave breaks down.

c)

It slows down and grows in height.

d)

The wave speeds up and grows in height.

18.

Which of the following refers to the vibrations produced by an earthquake?

a)

Tidal waves

b)

Seismic waves

c)

Pressure waves

d)

Sea-surface waves

19.

What happens when seismic waves travel deeper into the crust?

a)

Seismic waves speed up.

b)

Seismic waves disappear.

c)

Seismic waves slow down.

d)

Seismic waves maintain their speed.

20.

The seismic waves travel through the Earth and carry information from the interior to the surface. All of the following statements is true, EXCEPT

a)

The seismic waves are reflected.

b)

The seismic waves bounced back.

c)

The seismic waves are refracted or bent.

d)

The seismic waves are stocked on the rocks.

21.

What do you call the 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)  

22.

It measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake.

a)

Intensity

b)

Magnitude

c)

Velocity

d)

Seismic Waves

23.

It measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location.

a)

Density

b)

Magnitude

c)

Intensity

d)

Velocity

24.

The location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts

a)

Epicenter

b)

Hypocenter

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

25.

How long after a major earthquake can aftershocks continue to happen?

a)

Hours

b)

Days

c)

Weeks

d)

Months

26.

Every emergency has a slogan. What do they say to do for Earthquakes?

a)

Stop, drop, and roll.

b)

Drop, cover, and hold on.

c)

Duck, drop, and dive.

d)

Run, hide, brace.

27.

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.

28.

What's the best way to prepare your house for an Earthquake?

a)

Dig deeper foundations underground.

b)

Secure shelves and lights to the wall.

c)

Build a bunker in the cellar.

d)

Install a firehouse pole for an easy escape.

29.

You're in bed when the earthquake starts. What do you do?

a)

Get out of bed and run outside.

b)

Get out of bed and run to the living room.

c)

Get out of bed and stand under the doorframe

d)

Stay in bed under the covers.

30.

You're putting together an Earthquake Survival Kit. What's the most important thing to pack?

a)

Food & Water

b)

Fire Extinguisher

c)

Flashlight

d)

Phone Charger

31.

You're inside your home when the shaking starts. Where do you go?

a)

Run outside

b)

The garage

c)

Away from bookshelves and loose items.

d)

The kitchen

32.

What should expect to happen immediately after an Earthquake?

a)

Tsunami

b)

High Winds

c)

High Winds

d)

Aftershock

33.

Uh-oh, the power is out! How can you safely secure your house?

a)

Light candles everywhere.

b)

Leave the doors unlocked for emergency workers.

c)

Lock pets in the backyard.

d)

Unplug all major appliances.

34.

Where is the SAFEST spot in your room to place your bed?

a)

Underneath the window

b)

Perpendicular against a wall

c)

Parallel to the wall

d)

By the door

35.

Do you have a family emergency protocol in place?

a)

Yes, we have a drill.

b)

Yes, but we’ll probably play it by ear.

c)

No. You can’t plan for emergencies.

36.

It is the central part of a typhoon.

a)

eye

b)

eye wall

c)

rain bands

37.

PAR stands for?

a)

Philippine Area of Restriction

b)

Philippine Area of Responsibility

c)

Philippine Autonomy and Responsibility

d)

Philippine Authority for Responsibility

38.

PAGASA stands for?

a)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration

b)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astrological Services Administration

c)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

d)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Authority

39.

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

40.

Every year, the Philippines experiences at least how many typhoons?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

23

d)

25

41.

PAGASA in a national service institution under what department?

a)

DepEd

b)

DENR

c)

DPWH

d)

DOST

42.

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

43.

PAGASA uses each set of typhoon names in rotation every _____ years.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

44.

To be fully prepared during a typhoon, one should put together an emergency kit which includes the following

a)

drinking water,makeup kit,first aid kit, hygiene kit

b)

drinking water,canned goods, clothes,flashlight,first aid kit

c)

drinking soda,canned goods, flashlight,first aid kit

d)

drinking water, grocery items, clothes, first aid kit, makeup

45.

During the occurrence of natural calamities such as typhoon,tsunami and earthquake which of the following mindsets a person must not have

a)

alert

b)

readiness

c)

panic

d)

quick

46.

Within the eye of a tropical cyclone, the wind speed is

a)

damaging

b)

destructive

c)

slow and calm

d)

strong

47.

The process when warm moist air cools and becomes clouds?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Solidification

48.

Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Typhoons

d)

Tornados

49.

How do Filipinos call a tropical storm?

a)

habagat

b)

amihan

c)

bagyo

d)

buhawi

50.

Where do typhoon forms?

a)

in a river or stream

b)

inside the earth

c)

over the ocean

d)

at plate boundaries

51.

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

a)

Cold Waters

b)

Hot Waters

c)

No Water

d)

Wind Shear

52.

Every year, the Philippines experiences at least how many typhoons?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

23

d)

25

53.

PAR stands for?

a)

Philippine Area of Restriction

b)

Philippine Area of Responsibility

c)

Philippine Autonomy and Responsibility

d)

Philippine Authority for Responsibility

54.

PAGASA stands for?

a)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geographical and Astronomical Services Administration

b)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astrological Services Administration

c)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

d)

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Authority

55.

PAGASA in a national service institution under what department?

a)

DepEd

b)

DENR

c)

DPWH

d)

DOST

56.

With 195 mph sustained winds, the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone in world recorded history is __________.

a)

Ondoy

b)

Pablo

c)

Rolly

d)

Yolanda

57.

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

58.

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

59.

The law states that the PAGASA must provide advisories to the public every __ hours for all tropical cyclones which have made landfall or are seen within the area.

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

60.

PAGASA uses each set of typhoon names in rotation every _____ years.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5