NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

School Division Office of Caloocan

Grade 8 – Science ( 2nd Quarter SY 2020-2021 )

Direction: Read the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer for each question. Write your answer on
the space provided.
_____1. What type of fault is formed when the strong _____7. It is a seismic wave that passes through the
compressional forces push the rocks together and interior of the earth.
moving the crust vertically apart? A. body wave C. radio wave
A. normal fault C. right lateral strike slip fault B. surface wave D. infrared wave
B. reverse fault D. left lateral strike slip fault _____8. Earthquakes are the rough shaking of the
Earth’s _______ .
_____2. If the bending of rocks is too much what A. crust C. mantle
would happen? B. inner core D. outer core
A. The rocks will break.
B. The rocks will continue to fold. _____9. It is the position on the surface of the earth
C. The rocks will be flattened. where the pressure is released.
D. The rocks will build up an energy. A. epicenter B. fault C. focus D. plane

_____3. What type of stress which leads to a reverse _____10. Which of the following waves travel the
fault? fastest and shake the ground in an alternating motion?
A. compression C. shear A. L (Love waves) C. R (Rayleigh waves)
B. pressure D. tension B. P (Primary waves) D. S (Secondary waves)

_____4. All of the following statements involves to the _____11. Which is the largest layer of the Earth and
effects of bending of rocks along faults EXCEPT mainly made of oxygen, silicon, and magnesium?
A. breaking of rocks A. crust C. mantle
B. releasing of stored energy B. inner core D. outer core
C. rocks start sliding slowly past each other
D. strengthening of friction to rocks masses _____12. During an earthquake, it produces the most
damaging occurrence.
_____5. How are faults formed? A. Love wave C. Primary wave
A. Faults forms due to tensional force. B. Rayleigh wave D. Secondary wave
B. Fault forms when the energy is released that travels
outward in all directions. _____13. What do you call the tropical cyclone having
C. Fault forms when the forces that move in different a wind speed of 118 to 220 kilometers per hour (kph)?
directions go beyond the elastic limit of the rock A. Tropical storm C. Typhoon
masses. D. Fault forms when there is the sudden B. Tropical depression D. Super typhoon
shaking of the ground caused by the underground rock
masses that suddenly shift in position. ____14. What part of a typhoon has lowest air
pressure and low wind speed?
_____6. Which of the following statements BEST A. eye C. both eye and eyewall
explain on how faults generate earthquakes? B. Eyewall D. eyewall only
A. The formation of fault along the rocks that results to
movement of the crust. _____15. Which is true about the formation of
B. The human activity like tunnel construction that typhoon?
results to movement of the crust. a. Typhoon forms due to water vapor coming from
C. The lessening of the effect of friction that holds the warm ocean water.
rocks together results to immediate slipping of rocks. b. Typhoon forms due to water vapor coming from
D. The buildup of stress on the rocks, reaching its limit warm landmass.
and overcoming the friction causes the sudden release c. Typhoon forms due to water vapor coming from cold
of energy. ocean water.
d. Typhoon forms due to water vapor coming from cold
landmass.
_____16. Which of the following correctly describes
the wind speed and air pressure in the different parts
of a typhoon? _____23. What agency monitors typhoons within and
A. Typhoon’s eye has greater wind speed and air near the Philippine Area of
pressure surrounded by dense clouds eyewall having a Responsibility?
low wind speed and air pressure. A. DENR B. PAGASA C. PHIVOLCS D. PNRI
B. Typhoon’s eye has low wind speed and lowest air
pressure surrounded by dense clouds eyewall having ____24. The following coordinates can be found inside
greater wind speed and air pressure. our PAR EXCEPT.
C. Both typhoon’s eye and eyewall have lowest air A. 9˚N, 114˚E C. 9˚N, 134˚E
pressure and wind speed. B. 10˚N, 129˚E D. 11˚N, 125˚E
D. Both typhoon’s eye and eyewall have greatest air
pressure and wind speed. ____25. Which of the following statements describes
an asteroid?
_____17. What will happen when typhoon falls in A. satellites of planets
bodies of water and landmass? B. minor planet/planetoids
A. Storm will become stronger when typhoon landed on C. a faraway star in another system of space
landmass while the bodies of water will make it weaker. D. accumulation of gasses found in the space
B. Storm will become stronger when typhoon landed on
bodies of water while the landmass will make it weaker. _____26. Which of the following best describes a
C. Storm will become stronger when typhoon landed on meteorite?
both bodies of water and landmass. A. dust collected from space
D. Storm will become weaker when typhoon landed on B. an icy rock orbiting the sun
both bodies of water and landmass. C. a miniature planet found in space
D. the trail left by a piece of rock as it passes through
_____18. Why typhoon’s eyewall caused a lot of the earth’s atmosphere
damage compare to typhoon’s eye as it approaches
over a certain area/place? _____27. Which of the following statements describes
A. Because when typhoon approaches, one side of the an asteroid?
eyewall bring strong winds blowing in one direction A. satellites of planets
then comes the eye with its calm weather. B. minor planet/planetoids
B. Because when typhoon approaches, the air C. a faraway star in another system of space
surrounding it moves towards the eyewall. D. accumulation of gasses found in the space
C. Because when typhoon approaches, the air
surrounding it moves towards the eye. _____28. Most of the asteroids in the solar system
D. Because when typhoon approaches, both the eye orbits in a belt between _______ and _______ planets.
and eyewall bring strong winds. A. Venus and Mars C. Mars and Earth
B. Mars and Jupiter D. Jupiter and Saturn
____19. What is a system of thunderstorms that
moves around a center? ____29. Which of the following describes the orbit
A. Typhoon C. Tropical Cyclone pattern of comets in the solar system?
B. Tropical Storm D. Tropical Depression A. Circular
B. Elliptical
_____20. What is does PAR means? C. Far from the sun
A. Philippine Area of Responsibility D. Slightly inclined to the earth’s orbit
B. Philippine Areas of Responsibility
C. Philippine Area of Responsible ____30. Why do we need to study comets, meteors,
D. Philippines Area of Responsibility and asteroids?
A. The are beautiful and shiny.
_____21. Which of the following are studied by B. They recently originate from space.
meteorologists? C. They can be use as “anting-anting”.
A. oceans B. planets C. rocks D. weather D. They represent the materials which formed the
disturbances planets.

_____22. To what direction do typhoons in the