exam for grade 8 science second quarter

1. Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V
Division of Camarines Sur
DON TEOFILO H. DILANCO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cambalidio, Libmanan Camarines Sur
SCIENCE 8
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
Name:_____________________________________ Grade & Section: ___________ Date: ____________ Score: ________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select only the letter of your choice and write you answer on the space provided before each
number.
________1. What public storm warning signals that has a very intense typhoon possible will affect locality and _________has
very strong winds of more than 185 kph?
a. PSWS # 1 b. PSWS # 2 c. PSWS # 3 d. PSWS # 4
________2. In 1912, there is a proposed theory that the Earth is once a single land mass. What is the name of the
_________Mesozoic Supercontinent that consisted of all the present continents?
a. Eurasia b. Gandwanaland c. Pangaea d. Laurasia
________3. In a tropical cyclone categories, if the wind speed is between 65 and 118 kilometers per hour (kph) we called it
as_____________?
a. supertyphoon c. tropical storm
b. typhoon d. tropical depression
________4. Who proposed the Plate tectonics theory?
a. Sir Alfred Wegener c. Sir Isaac Newton
b. Sir Adrian Wegener d. Sir Essak Newton
________5. What kind of plate boundary occurs when two plates are colliding to each other?
a. Transform fault boundary c. divergent boundary
b. convergent boundary d. fault boundary
________6. It is a break in the Earth’s crust along which significant movement has taken place.
a. Fault b. Fault line c. Fault plane d. Earthquake
________7. The place where the earthquake starts is called?
a. Epicenter b. Focus c. Fault d. Fault line
________8. What public storm warning signals that can affect the locality and it winds is greater than 60 kph up _________to
100 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours?
a. PSWS # 1 b. PSWS # 2 c. PSWS # 3 d. PSWS # 4
________9. Another kind of plate boundary wherein two plates are sliding to each other.
a. Transform fault boundary c. divergent boundary
b. convergent boundary d. fault boundary
________10. The energy that is actually contained in an object due to the motion of its particle is called_______?
a. Light energy b. Thermal energy c. Heat energy d. Heat
________11. It refers to the outermost layer of the earth where in people live.
a. core b. mantle c. crust d. inner core
________12. The spot on the surface of the Earth that is directly above the focus is called?
a. Epicenter b. Focus c. Fault d. Fault line
________13. It is a device used to measure the hotness or coldness of an object.
a. Temperature b. Thermometer c. Heat d. Energy
________14. It is the transfer of energy between objects or places because of the difference of temperature.

2. a. Thermometer b. energy c. temperature d. heat
________15. In the activity stick and slip, there is a two boxes represent as plates wherein the tape we put _________between
the plates represents as ____________ ?.
a. fault b. focus c. epicentre d. friction
II. Modified true or false. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE, if otherwise. Write it in the space provided
before the number.
____________16. Heat is the transfer of energy between objects or places because of difference in temperature.
____________17. It considered as divergent boundary if the two plates are separating to each other.
____________18. In a tropical cyclone categories, we considered a supertyphoon if the wind speed is less than _________
200 kilometers per hour (kph)
____________19. The intensity of an earthquake is determined by observing the effects of the earthquake in _________
different places.
____________20. Earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 can cause light damage in highly populated areas.
____________21. When a weather disturbance enters the (PAR), the weather bureau begins to monitor it.
____________22. When the wind speed is between 35 to 64 kph, it is called tropical depression.
____________23. Heat transfers from an object of lower temperature to an object of higher temperature.
____________24. The blown of a wind of a typhoon is in a counter-clockwise direction.
____________25. In the Philippines, we use the same word for all categories of tropical cyclones and we called it _________
as bagyo.
III. Label the illustrations according to its name. Write your answer in the space provided.
Month/Day/Time Latitude (°N) Longitude (°E)
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27.
26.
29.
28.

3. V. 31- 40 Plot the following points on the map to locate the PAR and then
used the data in the other table to track the location of Typhoon Yolanda. (10
points)
Based on the information you
gathered above, Where did Yolanda
form?41._______________________
When did Yolanda enter the PAR?
42. ___________________
When did Yolanda leave the PAR?
43._____________________
In what direction did Yolanda move? 44. ______________________
VI. Definition: Complete the words of the acronyms. Write on the space provided.
45. PSWS -
46. PAGASA -
47. PAR -
VII. Essay: Write a brief explanation on a given question. (3 points)
1. Why do you think it is important for us to identify areas which are prone to earthquakes? 48-50
Prepared by:
Joycel A. Comia
Teacher I
Noted by:
Chiradee S. Borilla
School Head
12/14/12:00 am 7.60 132
12/14/3:00 pm 8.00 130
12/15/8:00 am 9.00 128
12/16/7:00 am 10.00 119
12/16/1:00 pm 10.50 115
12/17/10:00 am 11.00 114
Points Latitude, Longitude
a. 5°N, 115°E
b. 15°N, 115°E
c. 21°N, 120°E
d. 25°N, 120°E
e. 25°N, 135°E
f. 5°N, 135°E