Republic of the Philippines

Ilocos Norte Regional School of Fisheries

Department of Education

Long Exam in Science 8

I. Multiple choices. Choose the letter of the best answer to the following
items.

1. What is referred to as cracks in the Earth’s crust?

a. Magma b. Faults c. Geyser d. Lava
2. What kind of fault is caused by tension?
a. Normal b. Reverse c. Strike-slip d. all of the above
3. In a reverse fault the hanging wall __________
a. sinks down b. goes sideways c. rises up d. does not move
4. When rocks undergo compression forces but they do not break, they
are considered as undergoing ____________
a. scaffolding b. folding c. bending d. all of the above
*for 5-9 refer to the illustration.

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

5. Which among the given figures show a normal fault?

a. figure 1 b. figure 2 c. figure 3 d. all of the above
6. In figure 3, what force causes the two pieces of rocks to slide pass each
other?
a. tension b. compression c. shearing d. all of the above
7. In figure 1, which part of the fault is rising?
a. hanging wall b. footwall c. both a & b d. none of the above
8. Which among the following is caused by compression forces?
a. figure 1 b. figure 2 c. figure 3 d. all of the above
 9. Which among the given figures show a strike-slip fault?
a. figure 1 b. figure 2 c. figure 3 d. all of the above
10. When a strong earthquake happens under the ocean, which among
the following might happen to coastal areas?
a. fishes will be plenty b. the boats will be destroyed
c. the sea will have a foul odor d. a tsunami will come
11. Tsunami came from the Japanese word that means
________________.
a. harbor wave b. big waves c. strong wave d. many waves
12. When an earthquake happens, what kind of waves are released?
a. light waves b. sound waves c. seismic waves d. water waves
13. Between seismic waves, primary and secondary wave, which one
is faster?
a. primary wave b. secondary wave c. both a & b d. none of the above
*for 14-16 refer to the illustration.
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14. Based from the illustration that shows the approach of a tsunami,
which among the given choices can be a possible indicator that a
tsunami will come?
a. the smell of rotten eggs b. the tide suddenly goes
back in to sea
c. the wind becomes very strong d. all of the above
15. Based from the illustration, how can you describe a tsunami?
a. it is very fast in approaching b. it is very small
compared to the trees
c. it is very big compared to the trees d. it is very slow in
approaching
16. Which among the following might happen when the tsunami will
hit land?
a. trees will not be uprooted, people will swim safely, buildings will
not be found or destroyed
b. low lying houses will be flooded, trees and buildings will be
damaged, people will drown.
c. the beach will be flooded, no property will be damaged, boats will
float safely
d. all of the above.
17. What should you do now in case an earthquake will happen in
your locality?
a. prepare an emergency survival kit and participate in earthquake
drills.
b. store many raw and perishable food at home and wait for the
earthquake.
c. skip earthquake drills and go to the trees to rest.
d. buy a helmet and wear it all the time
18. What kind of surface wave shakes in a sideways movement and
is considered very destructive?
a. Rayleigh wave b. Primary Wave c. Love wave d.
Secondary wave
19. What geologic feature can be made by faults?
a. river b. lake c. mountain d. all of
the above
20. What kind of seismic waves can travel through the earth’s
interior?
a. body waves b. surface waves c. both a & b d. none of
the above
21. Which among the following is a surface wave?
a. Rayleigh wave b. Primary Wave
c. Tertiary wave d. Secondary wave
 22. What kind of weather system carries wind speed of over 100
km/hour?
a. tropical depression b. low pressure areac. typhoons d.
tropical rain
23. A typhoon is equivalent in the northeastern pacific (north
America) term __________.
a. cyclone b. hurricane c. whirl pool d. all of
the above
24. What part of the typhoon is carries the strongest wind?
a. eye b. eye wall c. band of thunder storms
d. all of the above
25. Which among the following should you do in case a strong
typhoon occurs in your community?
i. go to low lying areas of your community to evacuate
ii. store ready-to-eat food with bottled water together with spare money
and other necessity
iii. identify evacuation areas in your community (preferably high lying
places)
iv. always listen to the radio or news about the typhoon.
v. find a safe place in your home and hide there

a. i & v. only b. ii only c. ii,iii, & iv d. all of

the above

*for 26-30 refer to the illustration.

The illustration shows the track paths of 3 typhoons that hit the Philippines
in previous years

26. Where did the typhoons come from?

a. on land b. in ocean c. both a & b d. none of the
above
 27. In what directions did the typhoons move?
a. east, southeast b. west, southwest c. west, northwest d. east,
northeast
28. Which part of the Philippines was hit by the typhoons?
a. Luzon b. Visayas c. Mindanao d. all of the
above
29. In the case of Agaton, Yoyong, and Huaning, where did they die
out?
a. in the middle of the ocean b. near land
c. both a & b d. none of the above
30. What can you say about the weather/climate conditions in the
Philippines?
a. the Philippines is a typhoon prone country
b. the Philippines is rarely visited by typhoons
c. the Philippines has very high change of having fair weather
d. all of the above
31. What is the correct sequence in the formation of a typhoon?
i. low pressure area becomes a tropical depression
ii. tropical storm becomes a typhoon
iii. low pressure area builds up in the ocean
iv. tropical depression becomes a tropical storm
v. trade winds allow thunder storms to spiral out in the low pressure
area.

a. i,iii,ii,v,iv b. ii,i,iv,iii,v c. iii,v,i,iv,ii d.

iii,iv,v,i,ii

*for 32-35 refer to the illustration

Location E F
Wind speed (kph) 10 200
Location A B C D
Air pressure in
930 960 980 990
milibars (mb)
32. Location A is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. B, C and D
are locations that are more and more distant from the eye. What can be
observed about the air pressure as the points go further away from the
eye?
a. it increases b. it decreases c. it stays the same d. none of
the above
33. Location E is within the eye of the tropical cyclone. Location F is
within the clouds surrounding the eye. The clouds at F make up the
eyewall. What can be observe about the wind speeds between the two
points?
a. the eye has stronger wind speed b. the eyewall has stronger
wind speed
c. both eye and eyewall have the same wind speed d. cannot be
determined
34. Knowing that in the illustration, typhoons can have winds up to
200 km/hour. What is the best thing to do when this type of typhoon
hits your locality?
a. prepare emergency kit and go on top of the roof to avoid flood
b. secure the house using ropes and heavy tires
c. collect important documents and other personal belongings and head
to the nearest evacuation center.
d. stay inside your home and don’t go out until the news tells you that
the typhoon is gone.
35. Based from the illustration, which part of the typhoon is better to
be in?
a. Eye b. eye wall c. band of thunderstorms d. all of
the above
*for 36-40 refer to the following.
36. What should you do when PSWS#1 hits you and you are in a
coastal area?
a. watch out of big waves b. hide and don’t go out of your home
c. go to evacuation areas d. listen to myths about typhoons

37. What should you do when PSWS#2 hits you and you are
supposed to go to school?
a. go to the sea and play b. postpone school activity
c. go to evacuation areas d. ride small seacraft
38. What should you do when PSWS#3 hits you and you are in a low
lying area?
a. ride seacraft b. go to rivers or coasts for food
c. go to evacuation areas d. avoid strong buildings
39. What should you do when PSWS#4 hits you and you live in a nipa
hut?
a. secure the house b. prepare survival kit
c. evacuate to low lying areas d. evacuate immediately to proper
evacuation areas