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Science 8 Diagnostic Test - Docx New
Science 8 Diagnostic Test - Docx New
Science 8 Diagnostic Test - Docx New
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Bohol
City of Tagbilaran
Directions. Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
A) Sound travels fastest in solid because it has the strongest bonds among the three
states of matter.
B) Sound travels fastest in liquids because particles are not so close and not so far.
C) Sound travels fastest in gas because sound can easily pass in it.
D) none of these
20. What will happen to the current if the voltage increases considering resistance is
constant?
A) increases B) decreases C) constant D) none of these
21. What will happen to the current if the resistance increases considering voltage is
constant?
A) increases B) decreases C) constant D) none of these
22. It refers to the break or fracture on the earth’s surface where an earthquake occurs.
A) earthquake B) slit C) fault D) fracture
23. It is a vibration of the earth due to the rapid release of energy
A) earthquake B) tropical cyclone C) storm D) none of these
24. What can be produced by a sudden push from an underwater fault?
A) storm B) tsunami C) wave D) earthquake
25. It is a term given to the system of thunderstorms that are moving around a center.
A) earthquake B) tropical cyclone C) storms D) tsunami
26. Why do you think Philippines is prone to typhoons?
A) It is near the equator C) it is right behind the pacific ocean
B) it belongs to tropical countries D) all of these
27. A cyclone is a system of wind in which the wind blows spirally ______________.
A) towards the center of low pressure
B) towards the central region of high pressure
C) outwards a region of low pressure
D) outwards from a central region of high pressure
28. Which of the following shows an evidence of refraction of light?
A) water in the swimming pool appears to be shallow than its actual depth
B) a pencil half- submerged in a glass of water appears to be broken
C) a coin submerged in a glass of water appears bigger than its actual size
D) all of these
29. These are icy bodies from outer space
A) asteroids B) comets C) meteors D) stars
30. Why do you think asteroids is most likely to make a more frequent visitor of Earth
compared to comets?
A) because asteroids have rounded orbits while comets have elliptical orbit
B) because asteroids have metallic composition while comets are icy bodies
C) because the origin of asteroids is nearer and have short orbital period compared to
comets
D) none of these
31. What happens when 20 mL of sugar crystals is poured into 50 mL water?
A) the resulting volume is greater than 70 mL
B) the resulting volume is equal to 70 mL
C) the resulting volume is less than 70 mL
D) the resulting volume is twice its original amount
32. Leucippus and Democritus believed that atoms are physically but not geometrically
indivisible. What does this mean?
A) Atoms cannot be divided anymore but can still be cut into smaller pieces.
B) We cannot see atoms through our naked eyes but it can be broken into smaller
pieces.
C) Atoms are very small that it cannot be cut anymore into smaller pieces.
D) none of these
33. It is the beginning of the digestive tract, it is where the food is broken down into pieces.
A) mouth B) esophagus C) stomach D) small intestine
34. The smallest particle of which substances are made up of are called _________.
A) molecules B) electrons C) atoms D) nucleus
35. When you rub the two balloons against your hair, what will happen if you bring the two
balloons near each other?
A) the two balloons will repel each other
B) the two balloons will attract each other
C)nothing will happen to the two balloons
D) the balloons will fly
36. It is the process of changing liquid into gas
A) evaporation B) condensation C) melting D) freezing
37. Which of the following shows condensation?
A) water droplets outside a bottle of cold softdrink C) melting of ice
B) the decrease of the volume of boiling water D) none of these
38. How many electrons should be placed on one side of the seesaw to balance it if the
other side has 2 protons on it?
A) 1836 B) 3671 C) 1 D) 2
39. Which subatomic particle is the lightest?
A) protons B) electrons C) neutrons D) none of these
40. What relationship if any exists between the number of electron and proton in a neutral
atom?
A) the number of protons and electrons are the same
B) the number of electrons is greater than the number of protons
C) the number of electrons is less than the no. of protons
D) there is no relationship exist
41. When cells grow, they undergo cell division. The following are some events that take
place during cell division. Which could be their correct order?
I. Chromosomes line up at the equatorial plane
II. Chromosomes condense, becoming shorter and denser
III. Chromosomes have their nuclear membrane
IV. Centromeres divide and chromosomes move to the opposite poles.
1. D 46. D
2. B 47. D
3. B 48. B
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. D
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. C
31. C
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. B
39. B
40. A
41. C
42. A
43. A
44. B
45. D