OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR ACADEMY BAGO (OLPA-B.I.

) INCORPORATED
4th PRELIM EXAM
SCIENCE 8
MARCH 1-2, 2019

NAME:________________________GRADE&SECTION:__________SCORE:_____

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Identify what or who is being described in the sentence. Choose the letter of the correct
answer and write it on the space provided before each number.

________1) It is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction,
as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action.
A. Typhoon B. Tsunami C. Earthquake D. Flood
________2) These are breaks or fractures in the Earth’s crust where earthquakes are most likely
to occur.
A. Breaks B. Faults C. Facture D. Rights
________3) It is a stress that happens when rocks are pushed toward each other.
A. Compression B. Tension C. Shear D. Strike
________4) It is a stress that happens when rocks are stretched away from each other.
A. Compression B. Tension C. Shear D. Strike
________5) It is a stress that happens when materials are forced to move in parallel but opposite
directions.
A. Compression B. Tension C. Shear D. Strike
________6) It is a fault formed when rocks are stretched or compressed along the horizon.
A. Dip-slip fault B. Strike-slip fault C. Oblique-slip fault D. Dip-strike fault
________7) It is a fault formed when rocks are made to shear.
A. Dip-slip fault B. Strike-slip fault C. Oblique-slip faultD. Dip-strike fault
________8) It is the block that sits on the plane.
A. Footwall B. Hanging Wall C. Fault plane D. Fault
________9) It is the block just below the fault plane.
A. Footwall B. Hanging Wall C. Fault plane D. Fault
________10) It is the point in the rock’s zone of weakness where the breaking first starts and
seismic energy is released.
A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Fault Line D. Fault Plane
________11) It is the point just above the focus.
A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Fault Line D. Fault Plane
________12) It is the breaking surface underground and where movement takes place.
A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Fault Line D. Fault Plane
________13) It is an any edge of the fault plane that shows how much movement has taken place.
A. Epicenter B. Focus C. Fault Line D. Fault Plane
________14) It is an instrument used to detect and record earthquake.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Magnitude D. Intensity
________15) It is the paper recording of an earthquake.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Magnitude D. Intensity
________16) It tells us how much a certain area was shaken when an earthquake reached the
area.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Magnitude D. Intensity
________17) It describes the total amount of energy that was released by the earthquake at the
focus.
A. Seismogram B. Seismograph C. Magnitude D. Intensity
________18) It is a dip-slip fault where the hanging wall has moved downward with respect to
the footwall.
A. Normal faults B. Reverse faults C. Thrust faults D. Oblique fault
________19) It is a dip-slip fault where the hanging wall has moved up with respect to the
footwall.
A. Normal faults B. Reverse faults C. Thrust faults D. Oblique fault
________20) It is a special type of reverse fault where the angle of the dip is less than 45°.
A. Normal faults B. Reverse faults C. Thrust faults D. Oblique fault

II. Identify if in which fault line in the Philippines the underlined place in the sitaution belongs.
Write P if it belongs in the Central Philippine fault, V if it belongs to the Valley Fault System, L
if it belongs to the Lubang Fault and M if in Central Mindoro Fault. Write your answers on the
space provided before each number.

_____________1) While chasing for the love of his life ,Annaliese, in Ilocos Norte, Antonius
experienced a 6.4 magnitude earthquake.
_____________2) A 5.2 magnitude earthquake occured in the hometown of Elijah in Marikina.
_____________3) The Montefalco building in Western Mindoro was greatly damaged after
experiencing an intensity VIII earthquake.
_____________4) Klare was busy reading a book when an earthquake occured in their place in
Eastern Leyte.
_____________5) A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occured while Maxpein is having her vacation in
the beach somewhere in Batangas.
_____________6) Deib, together with his teammates, is having a championship game with the
basketball team of Pendleton High in Pasig when an earthquake occured.
_____________7) Kenjie and Athena are having their date in the offshores somewhere in
Mindoro Island when they felt an earthquake.
_____________8) Jeydon is on his way to Tagaytay to visit his girlfriend Candice when he
experienced an earthquake.
_____________9) The main branch of Mercadejas Group of Companies located at Eastern
Mindoro was severely damaged due to the occurence of an earthquake.
_____________10) Sibal is in Masbate for a business meeting when he felt an earthquake.

III. Identify whether the following guidelines happened BEFORE, DURING or AFTER an
earthquake. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.

_____________1) Be prepared for aftershocks, once the shaking stops, take the fastest and safest
way out of the building.
_____________2) Stay away from glass windows, shelves and any other heavy objects, trees,
powerlines, posts and concrete structures.
_____________3) Prepare your homes, workplace or schools and check the stability of hanging
objects like ceiling fans and chandeliers.
_____________4) Familiarize yourself with the exit routes and know the fire extinguishers, first
aid kits, alarms, and communications facilities are located.
_____________5) Check yourself and others for injuries, for water and electrical lines for
damages and for spills of chemical, toxic and flammable materials.
_____________6) Duck under a sturdy chair or table.
_____________7) Know the earthquake hazards in your area.
_____________8) Don’t use elevators, enter damaged buildings, use telephones unless necessary
and most importantly, Don’t Panic.
_____________9) Hold onto a table or chair and cover your head.
_____________10) Prepare a handy emergency supply kit with first aid kit, canned food and can
opener, water, clothing, blanket, battery-operated radio, flashlights and
extra batteries.

IV. LABELING
Label the different parts of a Seismograph.

4.______________

1._______________
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5._____________
_

6.______________

2.______________

3.______________

V. ENUMERATION
 Give what is being asked.

1. Give the meaning of the acronyms;

 PHIVOLCS -

 PEIS -

2. The three types of earthquake according to depth

3. The three kinds of stress