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CATALINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Candelaria, Quezon
THIRD PERIODICAL EXAM INSCIENCE
Grade 8 – K + 12 Curriculum

Name: _________________________________ Section: ___________ Date:__________ Score:__________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank before each number.

_____1. Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as ________.
a. matter b. atom c. molecule d. object
_____2. Matter changing from a solid to a liquid is called ________.
a. Evaporation b. Sublimation c. melting d. Freezing
_____3. Freezing is to solid, as sublimation is to ____. a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
_____4. Which of the following sample is NOT a matter? a. Water b. Stone c. Air d. Light
_____5. It is the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element.
a. Molecule b. Neutron c. Angstrom d. Atom
_____6. Which of the following diagram best represents the arrangement of particles in a liquid?

a. b. c.

_____7. A particle consisting of two or more atoms combined together in a specific arrangement is called ___
a. molecule b. neutron c. angstrom d. neutron
_____8.Which phase of matter has particles packed closely together?
a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma
_____9. In summer, a glass of iced tea is said to “sweat”. Which phase change is associated with this observation?
a. condensation b. evaporation c. sublimation d. melting
_____10. All of the following are phases or states of matter EXCEPT:
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Putty
_____11.The symbol for rhenium is ______. a. Rh b. Re c. R d. Rm
_____12. The central part of an atom is referred to as _____. a. Charge b. Nucleus c. Radius d. Neutron
_____13. How many protons are there in C-12 isotope? a. 5 b. 6. c. 7 d. 8
_____14. It refers to the negatively charge particle of an atom. a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. Atom

For questions 15 to 16. An element has an atomic number of 84 and a mass number of 209.

_____15. How many electrons are there in an atom of the element? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
_____16. How many neutrons? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
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_____17. Al 27 has a mass number of _____. a. 13 b. 14 c. 27 d. 40
_____18. Who proposed the plum pudding model of an atom?
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson
_____19. Which of the following element has the smallest number of protons in its atom?
a. Li b. Ne. c. He d. B
_____20. What is the element with atomic number of 8? a. Carbon b. Nitrogen c. Oxygen d. Fluorine
_____21. An element X contains 30 protons, 10 neutrons and 30 electrons. The mass number of the element is ____.
a. 10 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60
_____22. Which of the following subatomic particle is lightest?
a. Proton b. Neutron c. Electron d. All of the above
_____23. He proposed the nuclear model of an atom in 1912.
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson

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_____24.How many protons are there in an atom of germanium?

a. 32 b. 42 c. 74 d. -3
_____25. How many neutrons are there in an atom of the element?
a. 32 b. 42 c. 74 d. -3
_____26. How many electrons?
a. -3 b. 32 c. 29 d. 35
_____27. Atoms which has the same number of protons but different number of neutrons is known as _____.
a. Electron b. Isotope. c. Proton d. Atom
_____28. What makes the atom neutral?
a. Equal number of protons and neutrons c. Number of neutrons and electrons
b. Equal number of protons and electrons d. Equal number of neutrons and nucleus
_____29.The sub-atomic particle of an atom located outside the nucleus.
a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. Electron
_____30. The atomic number of an atom is the number of _________ in the atom’s nucleus.
a. Proton b. Electron c. Neutron d. Valence Electron
_____31. He is an English chemist who proposed the law of octaves.
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____32. A physicist who observed that the order of x-ray frequencies emitted by elements follow the ordering
of the elements by atomic number.
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____33. Which of the following is NOT a noble gas? a. He b. Cl c. Ne d. Kr
_____34. How many elements are there in a periodic table? a. 100 b. 108 c. 118 d. 119
_____35. It is a chart containing information about the atoms that make up all matters.
a. Venn Diagram b. Atomic structure c Electron configuration d. Periodic table
_____36.He is known as the “Father of modern periodic table”
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____37. The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called groups or family.
a. true b. False c. Maybe d. none of the above
_____38.Who proposed the Law of Triads? a. John Newlands c. Johann Dobereiner
b. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____39. The ease and speed with which metal reacts with another substance is called ____.
a. oxidation b. activity series c. reactivity d. energy levels
_____40.How many groups or families are there in the periodic table?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 12 d. 18
_____41. Which of the following metal is most reactive? a. K b. Li c. Na d. Ca
_____42. Elements in the periodic table are arranged according to __________.
a. chemical reactivity b. number of neutrons c. atomic number d. atomic weight
_____43. Which of these things is NOT listed in the periodic table?
a. Element Name or symbol b. Atomic weight c. Atomic number d. Atomic orbital radius
_____44. W stands for ______. a. Tantalum b. Tungsten c. Thallium d. Thulium
_____45. The element with an atomic number of 10 is _____. a. Neon b. Nitrogen c. Sodium d. Argon
_____46. The symbol for tin is _____. a. T b. Tn c. Sb d. Sn
_____47. Ag stand for what element? a. Mercury b. Silver c. Gold d. Astatine
_____48. Which of the following is the abbreviation for copper? a. Cr b. Co c. Cu d. Cp
_____49. What is family or groups of elements in the right-most column of the Periodic Table?
a. Halogens b. Alkali metals c. Noble gases d. Alkali Earth Metals
_____50. The atomic number of an element tells you the number of _____ in a neutral atom.
a. Protons b. Neutrons c. Electrons d. None of the Above