SAN JOSE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ipil Street, San Jose Rodriguez, Rizal

Grade 8 Science
Earth & Science (2nd Quarter)

SCORE

Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________

I. IDENTIFICATION: Identify the meaning of the following terms.

1. PAR-
2. PAGASA-
3. ITCZ-
4. PSWS-

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

________5. The lowest air pressure is at the eye wall of a tropical cyclone.

________6. At the eye of a tropical cyclone, wind speed is higher.

________7. Tropical cyclones require warm ocean waters to be able to develop at least
25.6⁰C or greater.

________6. When tropical cyclones reach land, they intensify because warm ocean waters
keep them going.

________7. Tropical cyclone generally moves in a northeast direction with an average speed
of 19-20 km/hr.

________8. Weather forecasting is a prediction on the general weather conditions of the

III. MUTILPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

9. You help Father check the roof of the house for possible leak, and also things that may
be blown away. Help him cut small branches of plants and trees near the house. Your
sister helps Mother store enough food to last for 3 to 4 days. Then you listen over the
radio about developments of the approaching tropical cyclone. This means that you are
preparing for a _____.
a. PSWS # 4 b. PSWS # 3 c. PSWS # 2 d. PSWS # 1
10. Which of the following should you do before a typhoon?
a. Wear additional clothing to avoid catching cold or other respiratory diseases.
b. Close windows or nail them with piece of wood.
c. Stock foods that will last for 7 days.
d. All of the above
11. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
a. 7 b. 9 c. 10 d. 12
12. What planet is closest to the sun?
a. Mars b. Venus c. Earth d. Mercury
13. What is the second planet from the sun?
a. Mercury b. Mars c. Venus d. Earth
14. What is the third planet from the sun?
a. Earth b. Mars c. Jupiter d. Venus
15. What is the fourth planet from the sun?
a. Earth b. Mars c. Venus d. Jupiter
16. What is the fifth planet from the sun?
a. Saturn b. Mars c. Uranus d. Jupiter
17. What is the seventh planet from the sun?
a. Jupiter b. Uranus c. Neptune d. Pluto
18. What is the sixth planet from the sun?
a. Saturn b. Mars c. Jupiter d. Pluto
19. What is the eighth planet from the sun?
a. Jupiter b. Pluto c. Uranus d. Neptune
20. What is the farthest planet from the sun?
a. Pluto b. Mars c. Venus d. Jupiter
21. Which planet is not a gas giant?
a. Neptune b. Saturn c. Mars d. Jupiter
22. Which planet is not a terrestrial planet?
a. Saturn b. Earth c. Mars d. Venus
23. What is the most volcanically active body in the solar system?
a. Mars b. Jupiter c. Ganymede d. Pluto
24. Which planet has the largest ring system?
a. Jupiter b. Pluto c. Mercury d. Saturn
25. How much meteoritic material do scientist estimate falls on the Earth each day?
a. 1 pound b. 1 ton c. 10 tons d. more than 1000 tons

IV. NAME IT. Name the planets in solar system.

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