II. MULTIPLE TEST TYPE: INSTRUCTION: READ EAC
11.) Which of the following seismic waves is detected first by the seismograph?
a. L-waves
b. P-waves
c. R waves
d. S-waves
12.) The scientists who study the earthquake are
a. Archeologists b. Geologists C. Seismologists d. Volcanologists
13.) Choose the correct statement.
a P-waves are slower than S-waves.
b. S-waves are slower than P-waves.
c. P-waves have the same speed as S-waves.
d. It is not possible to record the speed of S and P waves.
14. Which of the following refers to the solid innermost part of the earth that is made of metal?
a crust b.inner core c. mantle d. outer core
15.) Which of the following cannot be used as an indicator of approaching earthquake?
a. Prediction of the fortune teller.
b. The place situated on a fault line.
c. The animals have a straige behaviour.
d. The place has experienced violent earthquakes in the past years.
16.) What happens to the P-waves when they are approaching the molten part of earth's interior?
a. become slower
C. the velocity increases
b. they disappear
d. remains the same
17.) The lithospheric plates are believed to be moving slowly. What is the driving force that facilitates this movement?
a. the force of the atmosphere
c. freshly cooked food
b. convection current in the mantle d. magnetic force of the atmosphere
18.) What is a typhoon?
a. a fierce tropical storm that brings heavy rain
b. a series of wildfires
c. a type of earthquake
d. a ride at a schliterbahn
19.) Which government agency in the Philippines monitors the earthquakes?
a. DOST b. DENR c. NDRRMC d. PHIVOLCS
20.) Which layer of the earth contains rocks that are slowly but continuously?
a. crust
b. inner core
c. mantle
d. outer core
21.) It is a structure of a typhoon with the heaviest precipitation.
a. Eye
b. Eye wall c. rainband
d. None
22.) It is one of the category of a typhoon or tropical cyclone that has a wind speed of 63 kph.
a. Typhoon b. Super Typhoon c. tropical depression d. tropical Storm
23 ) It is an area around the Philippines which PAG-ASA is tasked to monitor for tropical cyclones.
a. PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibility) b.windward side c. leewardside d. None of these
24 )
are powerful cyclones that form over the north-western part of the Pacific Ocean in tropical air
and develop near the equator.
a. Hurricanes b. Thunderstorms c. tornadoes d. Typhoons
25.) Which of the following is not true of typhoons?
a. Typhoons without water soon run out of energy
b. Typhoons need warm ocean water for heat and moisture
c. When a typhoon moves over land, it can cause great damage
d. When fully formed a typhoon has an area of nearly cloudy skies called an eye
26.) What happens to a typhoon that encounters a mountain?
a. It is unaffected
C. Winds move in different directions
b. It loses its moisture and weakens d. Winds return to where they came from