Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Division of Zamboanga Sibugay
District of Ipil
TIAYON INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Tiayon, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
2ND PERIODICAL EXAM IN SCIENCE- 8
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1. It has caused countless deaths all over the world.
A. Thunder B. Lightning C. Earhtquake D. Floods
2. When does a strong earthquake hit Luzon?
A. June 16, 1990 C. July 16, 1990
B. June 26, 1990 D. July 26, 1990
3. When a moves, an earthquake occurs.
A. Fault B. Friction C. Magnitude D. Earthquake
4. It is a fracture in the crust of a planet.
A. Fault B. Friction C. Magnitude D. Earthquake
5. Which of these is referred to as the shaking of the Earth’s surface resulting from the sudden
release of Energy in the lithosphere?
A. Earthquake B. Fault C. Friction D. Stress
For items 6 and 7 refer to the illustration below.
FAULT FRICTION BETWEEN
ROCKS
ENERGY
BELOW THE
GROUND GROUND/CRUST
Energy from inside the Earth makes the ground move. However, because of friction, the movement of the ground will not
happen right away. At first, rocks are stuck together due to friction but when it is overcome, the rocks below the ground
suddenly slips generating an earthquake, in a process called stick and slip.
6. How does movement along faults generate earthquakes?
a. The heat below the ground makes the fault moves.
b. Rocks are held together by friction but when it is overcome, it releases an energy thus a fault
slips resulting to an earthquake.
c. The mantle is very unstable which causes movements of the ground.
d. Energy inside the core vibrates through the outermost layer of the earth.
7. Based from the In the fault model above, which represents the energy below the ground?
a. fault b. rubber band c. tape d. boxes
8. Earthquakes happen along a fault line. Which of the following is NOT true about fault?
A. It can be found on land. C. It can be found under the sea.
B. It is where fault cyclone starts. D. It is a break in the Earth’s crust
9. How will you describe the movement of fault in this illustration?
A. moving sideways C. pushing the sides together
B. pulling the sides apart D. moving in vertical direction
For item 10 refer to the fault model below.
FAULT LINE EPICENTER
FOCUS
10. Based from the illustration above, what is the difference between the focus and the epicenter in
terms of its position?
a. The location of the epicenter is beside a fault line while the focus is far from it.
b. The focus is found beside the fault line.
c. Focus is located below the ground while the epicenter is the spot directly above it on the surface of
the Earth.
d. Epicenter is found near the volcano and focus is located near the mountains.
I. Epicenter is the spot directly above the focus.
II. Focus is the area where the volcano erupts.
III. Focus is the area located underground where the earthquake begins.
IV. Epicenter is the location below the ground where the tsunami
happens.
11. Based from the statements above, which pair shows a difference between a focus and an
epicenter?
A. I & II B. II & IV C. I & III D. III & IV
For items 12 and 13 refer to the information presented in the box below regarding earthquake’s
intensity and magnitude.
I. The total amount of energy released by an earthquake. III. Expressed using Roman Numerals
8 numbers.
Which descriptions are referring to the magnitude of an earthquake?
II. Derived
a. I, IV,after
V observing an earthquake’s effect to the
b. II, III surroundings
c. II, III, V IV.IV,
d. II, Expressed
V using Hindu Arabic
numbers.
12. Which descriptions refers to the intensity of an earthquake?
A. I, IV, V B. II, III C. II, III, V D. II, IV, V
13. Scientists use different ways to find out if a fault is active. Which one is NOT included?
A. creating a fault model C. tracing the country’s historical records
B. observing the surroundings D. studying the past and present vibrations
14. Which of the following describes an active fault?
A. no earthquake occurs C. expected to generate earthquake
B. no record of earthquake D. generates earthquake once in a million of years
15. What is the main cause of seismic waves?
A. Earthquake B. Thunder C. Traffic D. Volcano
16. If P wave passes through solid to liquid media, what will happen to its velocity?
A. increases B. decreases C. speeds up D. stays the same
17. Which of the following statements best describes primary wave?
A. It travels through a vacuum.
B. It causes rock particles to vibrate.
C. It is the slowest, largest and causes the most destruction.
D. It travels the fastest and causes rock material to move back and forth.
18. How do rock particles move during the passage of primary waves?
A. no motion
B. in circular motion
C. back and forth parallel to the direction of the waves
D. back and forth perpendicular to the direction of the waves
19. Which of the given statements best explains why earthquake waves provide information about
the interior of the Earth?
A. Seismic waves can measure the earthquake’s intensity.
B. As seismic waves travel, they detect the amount of energy produced during an
earthquake.
C. The behavior of seismic waves are the same as they travel in all types of materials in the
earth’s interior.
D. As seismic waves travel, they behave in different ways, depending on what they
encounter along the way.
20. Where do tropical cyclones usually form?
a. large warm land mass c. dessert
b. large bodies of warm water d. in the tip of the earth
21. Infer why ocean water surrounding the Philippines is favorable for tropical cyclone formations?
a. The temperature of ocean water surrounding Philippines is unpredictable.
b. Ocean waters surrounding Philippines has low temperature.
c. Ocean water surrounding Philippines has high temperature.
d. None of these
According to PAGASA about 20 tropical cyclones enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility each year.
22. What can be inferred why Philippines is prone to typhoons?
A. Philippines is near the equator, thus the ocean water surrounding the country has high
temperature.
B. The bodies of water surrounding Philippines are producing large amount of water vapor.
C. Philippines is surrounded with cold water which is favorable for typhoon formations.
D. Both a and b
23. How do landforms affect typhoon?
A. No effect at all
B. Increase wind direction
C. Serve as a fuel to travelling air masses making typhoon stronger weaker
D. Serve as an obstacle for travelling air masses making typhoon
24. What happens to a typhoon when it makes a landfall?
A. gets weaker B. stays longer C. moves faster D. gets stronger
25. Which set of weather conditions characterizes the eyewall of typhoon?
A. Light winds, no clouds, no rains , and high temperature
B. Heavy winds, no clouds , no rains, and high temperature
C. Light winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperature.
D. Heavy winds, large clouds, heavy rains, and low temperature.
26. Which of the members of the universe are fragments or debris which causes the collision of
asteroids or comets?
A. Meteors B. Meteoroids C. Oort Cloud D. Kuiper Belt
27. Which of these are the characteristics of an Asteroids?
A.It has rocks crossing the Sun, Mars, and Jupiter.
B. It has rocks crossing the Sun, Jupiter, and Uranus.
C. It has an area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.
D. It has rocks between the Earth and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.
28. Why do scientist study comets?
A. They are valuable minerals.
B. They could provide Earth with rocks
C. They can help make the Earth a habitable planet.
D. They provide information how the Earth obtained liquid water.
DIVISION DIAGNOSTIC TEST TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SCIENCE – Grade -8
Second Quarter
CONTENT LEARNING
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1. Using models or
illustrations, explain how
Earthquakes movements along faults
and Faults generate earthquake 1, 4 2,3
2. Differentiate the
1. epicenter of an earthquake
from its focus;
2. intensity of an earthquake 10 5 7,8,9 6
from its magnitude;
3. active and inactive faults
3. Explain how earthquake
waves provide information
11,12,
about the interior of the earth 14 15
13
4. Explain how typhoon
Typhoons develops and how it is
affected by landmasses and 16,19,2 17,18,2 22 21,23
bodies of water
5. Compare and contrast
Comets, comets, meteors, and
Meteors and asteroids
Asteroids
24 25
TOTAL 2 7 5 8 5