Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Regional Office No. VIII
Schools Division of Leyte
CALUNANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Calunangan, Merida, Leyte

2ND QUARTER SCIENCE 8 SUMMATIVE TEST

S.Y 2021-2022
NAME: ________________________________________ SCORE: _____________________
GRADE & SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: ______________________
Test 1. Multiple Choices: Read each statement and choose the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on
the space provided before the number.
_______1. A wide array could be a break within the Earth’s crust along which significant movement has taken place.
a. Dip b. Fault c. epicenter d line
_______2. _______________ implies that the rocks are displaced or shifted considerably.
a. dip movement c. fault movement
b. epicenter movement d. significant movement
_______3. What agency in our country that's chargeable for monitoring and observing earthquake and tsunami
occurrence?
a. PAGASA b. PHILVOLCS c. DENR d. DFA
_______4. When does an earthquake occur?
a. when rocks along a fault suddenly move c. when two big vehicles collide
b. when a building collapse near the river bank d. when great flood occur
_______5. A tsunami is a
a. series of waves created by a large displacement in the ocean
b. tidal wave
c. special shrimp found near Japanese hydrothermal vents
d. generated wave
_______6. 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 refracted or bent. c. The seismic waves bounced back
b. The seismic waves are stocked on the rocks d. The seismic waves are reflected
_______7. When a fault suddenly moves, it is generates?
a. an earthquake b. a shaking c. a line d. none of these
_______8. The reason a tsunami is so powerful is
a. because the wave involves the partly depth of the ocean.
b. because the wave involves the lower depth of the ocean.
c. because the wave involves the whole depth of the ocean, not just the water on the surface
d. because the wave involves the shallow depth of the ocean, not just the water on the surface.
_______9. Which factor keeps the rocks from slipping past each other?
a. The depth of the rocks. c. The bending of the rocks.
b. The roughness of the rocks. d. The arrangement of the rocks.
_______10. What happens when seismic waves travel deeper into the crust?
a. Seismic waves disappear. c. Seismic waves maintain their speed.
b. Seismic waves slow down. d. Seismic waves speed up.
_______11. Not every fault movement beneath the sea will produce tsunami. Which of the following fault
movements will result to such occurrence?
a. String movement c. Vertical movement
b. Sideward movement d. Horizontal movement
_______12. What happens to the tsunami when it reaches the shore?
a. The wave speeds up and grows in height.
b. The wave breaks down.
c. The wave speeds up.
d. It slows down and grows in height.
_______13. Energy from the inside the Earth makes the ground move. Which of the following is the reason why there
is no movement right away?
a. There is no movement right away because of the bending of the rocks.
b. The rapid release of energy causes the delay of the movement of the ground.
 c. There is no movement right away because of the vibrations of the rocks.
d. Friction causes the delay on the movement of the ground.
_______14. Where do typhoon forms?
a. in a river or stream b. under the earth c. over the ocean d. at plate boundaries
_______15. All of the following will occur when the wind blows over a warm ocean water except
a. wind collects moisture c. pressure not affected
b. warm air rises d. cold air moves down
_______16. All of the following are conditions needed for a typhoon to form except
a. a pre-existing disturbance c. low atmospheric stability
b. warm ocean water d. insufficient Coriolis force
_______17. Severe weather occurs, fiercest rains and most intense winds are happening in what part
of the typhoon?
a. Eye b. Inner Rain bands c. Eye Wall d. Outer Rain Bands
_______18. Given the exact coordinates of the PAR (5°N 115°E, 15°N 115°E, 21°N 120°E, 25°N
135°E and 5°N 135°E.), which of the following could be found inside the PAR?
a. 6°N 122°E b. 26°N 115°E c. 3°N 122°E d. 11°N 154°E
_______19. Typhoon Sendong situated at 30°N 7°E, it is expected that Sendong is found _____
a. inside the PAR c. right exactly at the PAR coordinates
b. outside the PAR d. near the Pacific Ocean
_______20. Most of the typhoon that enters the PAR started at where part of the PAR?
a. North East b. South East c. North West d. South West
_______21. Most of the asteroids orbit the sun in a belt between the orbits of
A. Venus and Mars. C. Jupiter and Saturn.
B. Mars and Earth. D. Mars and Jupiter.
_______22. The primary chemical constituent of comets is
A. water. B. nitrogen. C. methane. D. carbon dioxide.
_______23. A meteorite is
A. a rock from space that strikes the ground.
B. a piece of rock passing through the earth’s atmosphere.
C. the trail left by a rock as it passes through the earth’s atmosphere.
D. all of the above
________24. Meteor showers result from dust trails left by ______________.
A. The Moon B. Asteroid C. Comet D. Meteor
_______25. During a meteor shower, meteors appear move outward from a point in the
sky. What is this called?
A. The Zenith B. The Radiant C. The Origin D. The Star
_______26. What is the best time to observe a meteor shower?
A. Early evening B. Late evening C. Early morning D. Late morning
_______27. The Perseids meteor shower occurs during ____________________.
A. Mid-January B. Mid-June C. Mid-August D. Mid-July
_______28. What is the meteor shower seen in November that produces a 'meteor storm' every
33 years?
A. Perseids meteor shower C. Orionids meteor shower
B. Leonids meteor shower D. Lyrids meteor shower
______29. Which of the following meteor showers can be observed in December?
A. Lyrids meteor shower C. Geminids meteor shower
B. Orionids meteor shower D. Perseids meteor shower
______30. What is the name given to meteor that reaches the earth?
A. Meteorite B. Meteoroid C. Asteroid D. Comet

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I will try again tomorrow’.”– Mary Anne
Radmacher
GOD BLESS AND ALWAYS KEEP SAFE DEAR STUDENT.
Prepared by:
EMERLYN W. JOSEPH
Science Subject Teacher
Noted:
ELPEDIO P. MABIYA
School Head