EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTS
It is referred to as a break on the earth’s crust along the significant movement has taken place.
A. Epicenter B. Fault
C. Fault plane D. Focus
B. FAULT
The air pressure within the eye of the typhoon is _________ the air pressure at the location away from the eye.
A. Less than B. Greater than
C. The same D. None
A. LESS THAN
Body waves consist of the ________________.
A. P waves only B. S waves only
C. P waves and S waves D. Surface waves
C. P waves and S waves
The following are factors on how much and how well you can see a meteor in the sky EXCEPT:
A. Air pollution
B. Water pollution
C. Weather condition D. Time of the day
B. Water pollution
What is actually a “shooting star”?
A. Comets streaking by Earth B. Stars revolving around the Sun
C. Asteroids passing close to Earth D. Meteoroids burning up in Earth’s
D. Meteoroids burning up in Earth’s
4.They are formed when rocks are compressed.
A. Normal faults
B. Thrust faults
C. Reverse faults
D. strike-slip faults
C. REVERSE FAULTS
What minimum temperature is required for cyclones to form in the Northwestern Pacific basin?
A. 20 ℃ B. 26 ℃ C. 30 ℃ D. 36 ℃
B. 26 ℃
In general, the most destructive waves are the ______________________.
A. Surface waves
B. S waves
C. P waves
D. Q waves
A. Surface waves
Long-period comets come from ________________.
A. Asteroid Belt B. Dust Cloud C. Kuiper Belt D. Oort Cloud
D. Oort Cloud
The point where movement occurred which triggered the earthquake
A. Dip B. Epicenter C. Focus D. Strike
C. Focus
The Philippines is prone to earthquakes because it is located along the________________.
PACIFIC RING OF FIRE
TROPICAL CYCLONES ROTATE ___________________ IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
WHAT IS THE THICKEST LAYER OF THE EARTH?
MANTLE
A _____________ is the space rock fragment before it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
METEOROID
They are known to have generated earthquakes in the last 10,000 years.
ACTIVE FAULTS
COMPLETE THE ACRONYM:
PHIVOLCS EARTHQUAKE __________________ SCALE
INTENSITY
WHAT DOES TCWS STANDS FOR?
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL
WHAT TYPE OF WAVE THAT can only propagate in a rigid, solid material through the vibration of particles in a direction perpendicular to the propagation. Hence, they cannot propagate through a liquid.
SECONDARY WAVE
Halley’s comet appeared in the night sky in 1910 and then again in 1986. It is expected to appear again _____.
2061 OR 2062
What is the equivalent term of typhoon in the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and in the northern part of Atlantic Ocean?
HURRICANE
It measures an earthquake's intensity based on the observed effects on people and structure
MODIFIED MERCALLI SCALE
In which direction do most tropical cyclones that hit the Philippine move?
WEST AND NORTHWEST
The motion of particles of Love wave makes a horizontal line _______________to the direction of propagation.
PERPENDICULAR
The gas tail of a comet always ______________.
POINTS AWAY FROM THE SUN
WHAT IS THE PHILIPPINE TERM FORM SOUTHWEST MONSOON?
HABAGAT