SCIENCE-8 ( 2nd PRELIM EXAM)

I- WORD POOL: Select your answer from the words inside the box.

a. Seismology f. Tectonic earthquakes p. weather satellite

b. Focus g. Typhoon l. Hurricane
c. Epicenter h. Magnitude m. Fault
d. Earthquake i. Volcanic earthquakes n. Tsunami
e. Geology j. Seismographs o. weatherman

1._______ is the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer.
2._______ is the study of earthquakes and the waves they create
3._______ machines that record movements of the Earth
4._______ is the point within the Earth along the rupturing geological fault where an earthquake originates.
5._______ a crack in the crust of the earth along which there has been movement of the rocks on either side of the crack
6.______ study of rocks and minerals: the study of the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and
minerals, and its history and origins
7.______ Earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake: the exact location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
or
underground nuclear explosion
8.______ large ocean wave: a large destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or another movement of the Earth's
surface
9._____ an earthquakes caused by the sudden release of energy stored within the rocks along a fault.
10.____ earthquakes are caused by the upward movement of magma under the volcano, which strains the rock locally and leads to an
earthquake.
11.____ measure of earthquake size: a measure of the energy of an earthquake, specified on the Richter scale
12.____ tropical storm: a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans
13._____ name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of
Mexico, or North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line.
14._____ satellite used in weather forecasting: a satellite that records cloud distribution and temperature to help in predicting weather
patterns
15._____ man weather forecaster: a man who works as a professional weather forecaster

II- Enumerate the following:

1-3- Effects of earthquakes
4-7- Tropical cyclones category based on its speed ( Km/hour) in order
8-10 Name some Typhoons visited in the Philippines
11 Local name of Typhoon
12-13 Effects of Typhoons
14-15 Typhoons Preparedness
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SCIENCE-8 ( 2ndPRELIM EXAM)

I- WORD POOL: Select your answer from the words inside the box.
a. Seismology f. Tectonic earthquakes p. weather satellite
b. Focus g. Typhoon l. Hurricane
c. Epicenter h. Magnitude m. Fault
d. Earthquake i. Volcanic earthquakes n. Tsunami
e. Geology j. Seismographs o. weatherman
1._______ is the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer.
2._______ is the study of earthquakes and the waves they create
3._______ machines that record movements of the Earth
4._______ is the point within the Earth along the rupturing geological fault where an earthquake originates.
5._______ a crack in the crust of the earth along which there has been movement of the rocks on either side of the crack
6.______ study of rocks and minerals: the study of the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and
minerals, and its history and origins
7.______ Earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake: the exact location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake or
underground nuclear explosion
8.______ large ocean wave: a large destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or another movement of the Earth's surface
9._____ an earthquakes caused by the sudden release of energy stored within the rocks along a fault.
10.____ earthquakes are caused by the upward movement of magma under the volcano, which strains the rock locally and leads to an earthquake.
11.____ measure of earthquake size: a measure of the energy of an earthquake, specified on the Richter scale
12.____ tropical storm: a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans
13._____ name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or
North Pacific Ocean east of the International Date Line.
14._____ satellite used in weather forecasting: a satellite that records cloud distribution and temperature to help in predicting weather patterns
15._____ man weather forecaster: a man who works as a professional weather forecaster

II- Enumerate the following:

1-3- Effects of earthquakes
4-7- Tropical cyclones category based on its speed ( Km/hour) in order
8-10 Name some Typhoons visited in the Philippines
11 Local name of Typhoon
12-13 Effects of Typhoons
14-15 Typhoons Preparedness