Question 1

7. How do scientists find out if a fault is either active or inactive?

Accepted Answer

C. Scientists are studying the vibrations, past, and present that comes from faults.

Answer

D. Scientists check the country’s historical records about destructive events such as typhoons.

Answer

A. Scientists use meteorological observation and astronomical data

Answer

B. Scientists gather information from fossils and o

Question 2

8. Which of the following statements does NOT explain the difference of earthquake’s magnitude and intensity?

Accepted Answer

C. Magnitude is expressed using Roman Numerals while intensity is expressed using Hindu-Arabic numerals

Answer

D. Magnitude measures size or strengths of an earthquake while Intensity documents an earthquake’s damage.

Answer

A. Magnitude measures the energy released while intensity measures the severity of shaking

Answer

B. Magnitude is written in Hindu-Arabic numerals while intensity is measured in Roman Numerals.

Question 3

9. A type of fault which shows both dip-slip and strike-slip motion is called __

Accepted Answer

B. oblique-slip fault

Answer

C. reverse fault

Answer

A. normal fault

Answer

D. strike-slip fault

Question 4

10. It is an instrument used to measure the amount of energy released by a Earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

B. Seismogram

Answer

A. Microscope

Answer

C. Seismograph

Answer

D. Stenograph

Question 5

11. As the waves travel deeper into the mantle of the Earth, which likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

B. S-waves are refracted

Answer

D. S- waves penetrate the molten mantle

Answer

A. P-waves are

Answer

C. P- waves create shadow zone

Question 6

12.Epicenter is the point on the earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus. At what point is the epicenter of an earthquake located?

Accepted Answer

B. Point

Answer

A. Point A

Answer

C. Point C

Answer

D. Point A to C

Question 7

13. Which of the following is NOT the basis used by Earth scientists in classifying faults?

Accepted Answer

C. The occurrence of earthquake along the faults

Answer

D. The angle of the fault with respect to the surface

Answer

A. The direction of slip along the fault

Answer

B. The type of force that causes the move

Question 8

14. Which of the following explains the statements below?

I. Body waves are vibrations which may inflict great damage to properties.

II. Body waves are vibrations that travel through the interior of the earth.

Accepted Answer

D. The first statement is false and the second is true.

Answer

C. The first statement is true and the second is false

Answer

A. Both statements are true

Answer

B. Both statements are false

Question 9

15. Which of the following does NOT describe the Rayleigh waves

Accepted Answer

D. It vibrates side to side

Answer

C. It is most frequently felt

Answer

A. It has the longest duration

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B. It produces elliptical motion

Question 10

16. What material do Primary waves can pass through?

Accepted Answer

C. both solid and liquid

Answer

A. liquid only

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D. neither solid nor liquid

Answer

B. solid only

Question 11

17. A reverse fault is called a __________ if the dip of the fault plane is small

Accepted Answer

B. thrust fault

Answer

D. wrench fault

Answer

C. transcurrent fault

Answer

A. tensional fault

Question 12

18. When can we say that there’s a super typhoon?

Accepted Answer

D. When the wind speed is greater than 220 kph

Answer

B. When the wind speed is 200 kph

Answer

C. When the wind speed is less than 61 kph

Answer

A. When the wind speed is 118

Question 13

19.Which of the following intensity scale is the most widely used

Accepted Answer

B. Modified Mercalli Scale

Answer

A. Richter Scale

Answer

C. Moment Magnitude Scale

Answer

D. Body Wave Magnitude

Question 14

20.The diagram below shows the path of which type of seismic wave through the Earth?

Accepted Answer

B. Secondary wave

Answer

A. Surface wave

Answer

D. Love wave

Answer

C. Primary wave

Question 15

21. What causes seismic waves to travel in curved

Accepted Answer

A. Refract

Answer

D. Attraction

Answer

C. Diffraction

Answer

B. Reflection

Question 16

22. Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations

Accepted Answer

A. P-waves

Answer

B. S- waves

Answer

C. Both P and S waves

Answer

D. Neither of the two

Question 17

23. Why do tropical cyclones keep on developing near our country

Accepted Answer

D. Because it is warm near our country, both on land and in the surrounding bodies of water

Answer

B. Because the land and water vary in different size.

Answer

C. Because the land and water have different temperature.

Answer

A. Because our country is rich in resources.

Question 18

24. Which small solar system body originates in the Oort Cloud, or in the Kuiper belt?

Accepted Answer

B. comet

Answer

D. plane

Answer

C. meteor

Answer

A. aster

Question 19

25. How do tropical cyclones are categorized from the given data.

Accepted Answer

B. speed of the wind

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D. floods and landslides that may come up

Answer

A. strong rains

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C. number of places it may pass

Question 20

26. Which of the following best describes the temperature of the ocean in the vicinity of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

D. Warm because our country is located near the equator

Answer

A. Cold because of the moist air

Answer

C. Cold because we are away from the equator

Answer

B. Warm because there is summer

Question 21

27. Why do meteors appear as a streak of light across the night sky?

Accepted Answer

D. As matter in the Solar System falls into the Earth's atmosphere it creates friction with the air resulting to temporary incandescence.

Answer

B. Meteors like the moon, reflect light from the sun.

Answer

A. Meteors glow when viewed using a telescope.

Answer

C. Matter in the outer space like meteor has its own light like the stars.

Question 22

28.Based on evidence on seismic waves movement, why is the outer core

considered as liquid states of matter?

Accepted Answer

C. Because S waves are blocked in this layer that formed shadow zone

Answer

A. Because it has very active fault line

Answer

B. Because primary waves that travel fast were detected on this layer

Answer

D. Because it has varied densities, pressure and change in temperatures

Question 23

29. Why do meteors appear as a streak of light across the night sky?

Accepted Answer

D. As matter in the Solar System falls into the Earth's atmosphere it creates

friction with the air resulting to temporary incandescence.

Answer

A. Meteors glow when viewed using a telescope

Answer

B. Meteors like the moon, reflect light from the sun.

Answer

C. Matter in the outer space like meteor has its own light like the stars.

Question 24

30. In what condition do typhoons form?

Accepted Answer

D. It needs a water vapor and requires warm water from the ocean

Answer

B. It forms at the north and south poles.

Answer

C. It needs a water vapor over flat areas of land.

Answer

A. It forms on high mountains.

Question 25

31. In what way do landmasses and bodies of water affect typhoon?

Accepted Answer

D. Landmasses lessen the strength of typhoon and bodies of water provide

heavy rainfall.

Answer

A. Both provide heavy rainfall and wind speed.

Answer

B. Both lessen the power of typhoons when the winds impact them.

Answer

C. Bodies of water lessen the strength of typhoon and landmasses provide

heavy rainfall.

Question 26

32. Based on the track of typhoon Ompong last September 2018, at what time

and date does Ompong enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility?

Accepted Answer

B. 8 AM, September 13

Answer

A. 8 AM, September 11

Answer

C. 8 AM, September 14

Answer

D. 8 AM, September 15

Question 27

33. Which characteristics common among comets, meteoroids and asteroids?

Accepted Answer

D. They vary in sizes, shapes and compositions

Answer

B. They can be seen with the naked eyes.

Answer

C. They originate beyond our solar system.

Answer

A.T hey are made up of gases and rocks.

Question 28

34. These are warning signals issued by PAGASA because of an incoming weather

disturbance.

Accepted Answer

A. Public Storm Warning Signal

Answer

B. Public Typhoon Warning Signal

Answer

C. Public Weather Warning Signal

Answer

D. Public Cyclones Warning Signal

Question 29

35. Which of the following are used as coordinate system to determine a certain

location on the globe?

Accepted Answer

D. Both B and C

Answer

C. Longitude

Answer

B. Latitude

Answer

A. Global positioning system

Question 30

36. Which of the following statements best describes Philippine Area of

Responsibility?

Accepted Answer

C. It is an area in Northwest Pacific region where PAGASA observes tropical

cyclones

Answer

B. It is an agency that monitors and tracks tropical cyclone.

Answer

D. It is an area inside the Philippines that frequently encounters weather

disturbances.

Answer

A. It tells where the territories of the Philippines are.

Question 31

37. Which interplanetary object is found between the planets Mars and Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

A. asteroid

Answer

B. comet

Answer

C. meteor

Answer

D. moon

Question 32

38. Which of the following best describes PAGASA?

Accepted Answer

C. It is the agency that monitors and tracks tropical cyclones to help people

become prepared.

Answer

D. It is a government body assigned to help people in need especially during

times of typhoon disasters.

Answer

A. It means Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astrological Services

Administration.

Answer

B. It is a private institution that seeks moral and mental support during

times of crisis.

Question 33

39. The air pressure and wind speed on the eye of the tropical cyclone is lesser.

So, in part of the eyewall, it is __________.

Accepted Answer

B. greater

Answer

C. the same

Answer

D. unequal

Answer

A. lesser

Question 34

40. Tropical cyclone in the Philippines is locally known as __________.

Accepted Answer

B. Bagyo

Answer

A. Anticyclone

Answer

D. harmattan

Answer

C. chinook

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