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Department of Education
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Schools Division of Lipa City

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LUMBANG INTEGRATED NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Higher Scholastic Standards”
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Science 8

Name:_____________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Section: ___________________________________________________________ Score:____________________

General Directions: Read and understand each question carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
I. Multiple Choice
For questions 1-3, refer to the figure below:

1. Focus is where slip initiated during an earthquake. Using the diagram, where can you locate the focus of an earthquake?
A. Point A B. Point B C. Point C D. Point A to C
2. At what point is the epicenter of an earthquake located?
A. Point A B. Point B C. Point C D. Point A to C
3. Which of the following statements describes Point C?
A. It is the point where the fault begins to slip.
B. It is the point where the waves are attracted.
C. It is spot directly above the origin of the earthquake.
D. It is break in the Earth’s crust where significant movement has taken place.

4. Which type of fault is illustrated in the diagram on the right?

A. Normal C. Stick ‘n’ slip
B. Reverse or thrust D. Strike-slip

5. You heard from the news that the earthquake has energy of 7.6. Which scale is used to measure the earthquake’s energy?
A. Force B. Intensity C. Magnitude D. Power
6. Which of the following statements does NOT explain the difference of earthquake’s magnitude and intensity?
A. Magnitude measures the energy released while intensity measures the severity of shaking.
B. Intensity documents earthquake damage while magnitude measures size or strength
C. Magnitude is expressed using Roman numerals while intensity is expressed using Hindu-Arabic numerals
D. Magnitude is expressed in Hindu-Arabic numerals while intensity is measured in Roman numerals.
7. According to PHIVOLCS, there is an earthquake originated 10 km near East Zambales Fault.
What is most likely to happen?
A. Cebu will be greatly affected because it is the epicenter of the earthquake.
B. Zambales will not experience severe damage because it is away from the epicenter.
C. Pangasinan will experience severe damage because it is near the epicenter.
D. Manila will experience greater magnitude because it is where the focus of the earthquake.
8. Based from the records of PHIVOLCS, Marikina East and West Valley Fault affecting various areas of Metro Manila and
neighboring provinces move last 1658 and can possible cause earthquake anytime. Marikina East and West Valley Fault is a
type of __________ ?
A. Active fault B. Dominant fault C. Inactive Fault D. Normal Fault
9. How do scientists find out if a fault is either active or inactive ?
A. Scientists use meteorological observation and astronomical data.
B. Scientists gather information from fossils and other ancient rocks.
C. Scientists are studying the vibrations, past and present that come from faults.
D. Scientists check the country’s historical records about destructive events such as typhoons.

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10. Fault movements at the bottom of the sea generate tsunamis. If you are to illustrate the following movement of fault, which of
the following shows the occurrence of tsunami?

I II III IV
A. I and II B. III and IV C. I, II, III D. I, II, III, IV
11. How does earthquake generate tsunamis?
A. There is a sudden pull from underwater fault.
B. The fault moves horizontal directions or sideways.
C. The fault moves then a strong wind push the water upward.
D. The sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water.
12. Which of the following statements explains about seismic waves? Seismic waves ____________.
A. slows down in the earth’s crust.
B. slows down as they pass through the earth’s core
C. s-wave can travel through liquids or in the outer core
D. s-wave cannot travel through liquids or in the outer core
13. Why earthquake waves are very important to the scientist?
A. It gives the idea on how tsunamis are created.
B. It gives information about the classification of rocks.
C. It provides information about the layers of the earth.
D. It helps them to make a tool on how to avoid the occurrence of earthquake.
14. Which of the following conditions favor the formation of typhoons?
A. The cold air rises and condenses
B. The temperature of water is 26.5°C
C. The movements of plates underwater
D. The rising warm air results in a high-pressure area
15. Which of the following order is the correct cycle on how typhoons develop?
I. The air starts to spin which create a weather disturbance.
II. The warm ocean water heats up the air that will result in a low-pressure area.
III. The water vapor soon condenses and heat is given off.
IV. The heat makes the air rise even more, and air in the surroundings will keep coming in.
A. I, II, III, IV B. II, III, IV, I C. III, IV, I, II D. IV, III, II, I
16. According to PAGASA, about 20 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility
each year. Which of the following statements supports this data? The country is ___________.
A. made up of many islands
B. located near the Pacific ocean
C. located near the Atlantic ocean
D. in the Pacific Ring of Fire
17. Mindanao is not commonly hit by tropical cyclones because most tropical cyclones move in a northwest direction. But it could
possibly hit Mindanao in which of the following conditions? Tropical cyclones ______________.
A. develop in the West Philippine Sea
B. move towards southwest direction
C. start at a latitude closer to the equator
D. move directly to the east, instead of moving to the northwest
18. As the tropical cyclone reaches the landmasses, it eventually weakened and died out near land. This is because of _________.
A. low pressure area in the landmasses
B. rising of cold water in the landmasses
C. cut off from the warm ocean waters that keep them going
D. formation of high pressure as the tropical cyclones reach the land

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Use the illustration below to answer questions no. 19-22.

19. Where did Typhoon Yolanda form?

A. Arctic Ocean B. Atlantic Ocean C. Indian Ocean D. Pacific Ocean
20. When did Typhoon Yolanda enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility?
A. Nov. 6, 2014 C. Nov. 6, 2013
B. Nov. 7, 2014 D. Nov. 7, 2013
21. When did Typhoon Yolanda leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility?
A. Nov. 10, 2014 C. Nov. 6, 2013
B. Nov. 10, 2013 D. Nov. 7, 2013
22. What do you call the designated area that falls under the monitoring jurisdiction of our local government agency, in terms of
weather disturbance?
A. Philippine Territorial System
B. Pacific Ring of Fire
C. Philippine Fault Zone
D. Philippine Area of Responsibility
23. In what direction did Typhoon Yolanda move?
A. Northeast B. Northwest C. Southeast D. Southwest
24. On what factor do we categorize tropical cyclones?
A. Direction B. Wind speed C. Location D. Damage
25. What government agency is responsible for monitoring typhoons and weather disturbances, weather forecasting, flood control
and astronomy research?
A. PAGASA B. PAG-IBIG C. DENR D. PHIVOLCS
26. The government agency responsible above includes all the listed field of science EXCEPT:
A. Geophysics B. Astrology C. Meteorology D. Astronomy
27. In this storm signal, winds are greater than 60kph and up to 100kph that may be expected in at least 24 hours:
A. Signal No. 1 B. Signal No. 2 C. Signal No. 3 D. Signal No. 4
28. In which storm signal can we expect suspension of classes of pre-school to college level?
A. Signal No. 1 B. Signal No. 2 C. Signal No. 3 D. Signal No. 4
29. It is composed of five warning signals to describe the intensity of a storm.
A. Project NOAH C. Philippine Storm Warning Signal
B. Philippine Disaster Prevention System D. Pubic Storm Warning Signal
30. Which of the following statements about comets and asteroids is true?
A. Comets are made up rock while asteroids are made of ice and dust.
B. Comets are balls of ice and dust while asteroids are made up of rocks.
C. Asteroids are highly elliptical in orbit while comets are rounded in orbit
D. Asteroids originated in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud while comets originated in the asteroid belt
31. Which of the following statements do asteroids and comets have in common?
A. They have similar densities.
B. They have similar orbital radii.
C. They have varied/irregular shapes.
D. They have a similar range of orbital inclinations.
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32. How can you differentiate a meteor from a comet when viewed from Earth?
A. A meteor moves fast while a comet moves slow
B. A meteor moves slow while a comet moves fast
C. A comet is more readily seen on a cloudless night.
D. A comet is easy to see with an unaided eye due to its distance from Earth.
33. Which of the following is correct about meteor? A meteor is ____________.
A. the space rock fragment before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
B. a part of a meteorite survives passing through Earth’s atmosphere.
C. a light phenomenon when a meteorite enters the atmosphere and burns up.
D. many streak of light characterized by many meteors appearing in the sky in a short period of time.
34. The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?
A. Venus and Earth
B. Jupiter and Saturn
C. Earth and Mars
D. Jupiter and Mars
35. Comet Halley is a "periodic" comet and returns to Earth's vicinity about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see
it twice in his or her lifetime. The last time it was here was in 1986 and it is projected to return in _____?.
A. 2016 B. 2026 C. 2051 D. 2061
36. Comet Halley is the most famous comet of 20th century and it is known as _________________?
A. bright streak comet C. short-period comet
B. long-period comet D. non periodic comet
37. Why does a meteor shower occur? A meteor shower happens ___________.
A. when Earth is near the sun
B. every one revolution of the Earth’s orbit.
C. when the atmosphere of the Earth is visible and clear.
D. when the orbital path of meteoroids intersect with the Earth’s atmosphere
38. Why does it seem that meteors during a meteor shower appear to come from only on point in the sky? Meteors are travelling
in _______________.
A. parallel paths with the same velocity
B. different paths with the same velocity
C. parallel paths with the different velocity
D. different paths with the different velocity
39. Which of the following describes a comet?
A. Twinkles and shines on its own light
B. A snowball nucleus with a tail that points away from the Sun
C. An icy body found on Earth
D. A solidus material made of plasma and chromatid matter
40. Which of the following is not true about potentially hazardous asteroids? They________________________.
A. Are asteroids that travel near the Earth
B. Pose potential threat on Earth through possible collisions
C. Asteroids with orbits too close to Earth are being monitored because of possible collisions to Earth
D. Cause Meteor showers

Non sunt Tenebrae et non Lux esse

Without Darkness, there can be no Light

Prepared by:

KELVIN JASON B. ARELLANO RN, LPT

Science Grade 8

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