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1. Which of the following statement is true about earthquake?
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A. Faults form as the Earth’s crust deforms due to stress.
C. The earth’s crust is unbroken even if there are compressions and tensions.
B. Earthquake is a matter of it and not a matter of when
D. Tectonic plates do not move if rocks are stretched, compressed or crushed.
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2. Which is correctly matched?
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B. normal fault – the hanging wall moves downward
D. oblique-slip fault – walls move horizontally in opposite directions.
A. strike-slip fault – the hanging wall moves upward.
C. reverse fault – walls move sideways not up or down
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1. Which of the following statement is true about earthquake?
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2. Which is correctly matched?
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3. Which of the following forces will happen when rocks are pulled away from each other?
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4. Which refers to the origin of the earthquake?
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5. Which statement best describes a fault plane?
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6. Which is correct about focus and epicenter
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7. How do magnitude and intensity differ?
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8. When an earthquake occurs, different places experience different intensities. When an earthquake happens, where should shaking be greater?
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9. Which refers to the fault that generated earthquakes within 10,000 years and is capable of moving again?
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10. How do you call the 1200 km fault zone in the country that moves across the archipelago?
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11. Which fault system runs in Metro Manila?
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12. Scientists use different ways to find out if a fault is active. Which of following ways are helpful in studying faults? I. Checking the country’s historical records. II. Studying vibrations that come from faults III. Collecting rock samples from bodies of water. IV. Studying the strength of soil and flow of water.
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13. What is the relationship between the densities of the earth’s crust with the speed of seismic waves?
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14. Why does tsunami not always occur when there is earthquake?
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15. Which statement does not correctly describe tsunami?
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16. How is primary wave related to secondary wave?
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17. Which is the strongest evidence that the outer core of the earth is liquid?
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18. How do typhoons develop?
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19. What is the difference among typhoon, cyclone and hurricane?
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20. What is the relationship between the bodies of water surrounding the country and typhoon?
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21. What is the average number of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility each year?
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22. Which tropical cyclone category has a maximum sustained wind of 61 kph (kilometres per hour)?
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23. If the storm has a wind speed between 119 and 200 kph, in which tropical cyclone category it can be classified?
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24. Why would the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) needs to monitor the typhoon which is at 15°N, 122°E?
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25. What happens when a typhoon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility?
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26. Why is the Philippines prone to typhoon?
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27. What is the direction of the path of typhoon that enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility?
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28. Which of the following place is rarely visited by a typhoon annually?
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29. Which part of the tropical cyclone has the lowest air pressure?
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30. Which part of the tropical cyclone has a great wind speed?
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31. How can you determine if the eye of the typhoon is in your area?
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32. What will happen when tropical cyclones reach land?
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33. Which of the following typhoons is within the PAR?
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34. Why is there a need for PAG-ASA to regularly monitor tropical cyclones near and within the PAR?
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35. A huge blast was recorded in the dessert land of Egypt due to a large rock fell from the sky. Scientists found out that the object is composed of rocky fragments that contain mostly silicates and metals like iron and nickel. So they thought that the object is a fragment originated from what heavenly body?
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36. Which among the following tells the right origin of comet and asteroid?
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37. The presence of meteorite and impact craters hold much potential for mining industry. Which of the following elements is rich for mining industry?
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38. Which of the following statements describe a comet?
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39. What do meteors, comets and asteroids have in common?
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40. Which year will Halley’s comet pass our solar system again if it was last seen in 1986 and passes Earth every 76 years?
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41. Using the impact crater picture below, what do you think happened to the plants and animals living in the area where the comet or asteroid crashed?
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42. What happens when a fragment from a comet or asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere?
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43. When do comets have the largest coma and longest tail?
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44. Meteor appears as an object with a tail like a comet. How do local folks commonly name this heavenly body?
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45. Gravitation of the earth may pull minor members of the solar system. Where are the pieces of rocky and metallic materials orbiting the sun?
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46. How do meteors disappear?
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47. How does meteorite differ from meteoroid and meteor?
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48. Which common belief is associated with the appearance of comet?
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49. Which is the correct arrangement of meteor, meteoroid and meteorite in the diagram below?