Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of Sarangani
West Kiamba District
SALAKIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Salakit, Kiamba, Sarangani Province

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN GRADE 8 SCIENCE

Name: _______________________ Section: __________ Date: _________ Score: ________

TEST 1 : Read the statements below and fill the blank with the word inside the box that will make the
statement complete. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

Action Equal Move Unbalance

Body Gravity Net Velocity

Directly proportional Inversely proportional Power Mass

Energy Magnitude Reaction

Newton’s First Law of Motion: Law of Inertia

A body will remain at ______ or move at constant __________ unless acted upon by __________ force.

Newton’s Second Law of Motion: Law of Acceleration

The acceleration of an object is _____________ to the magnitude of the net force acting on it and is
____________ to its ________.

Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Law of Interaction (action-reaction)

For every _________, there is _________ and __________ __________.

TEST 2 : Write the capital letter of the best answer. There is only one correct answer for every test item.

___11. It is a push or a pull of an object which causes another object to move and to change in motion.
a. force b. gravity c. motion d. speed

___12. What do call to a property of force that refers to strength and size of force itself?
a. direction b. magnitude c. line of action d. point of application

___13. When can we consider that the forces acting on an object are balance?
a. when there is no gravity c. when there is no net force
b. when forces are in opposite direction d. when the forces are in the same direction

___14. The force of gravity(Fg) and the normal force (Fn) are assigned opposite signs. If both Fg and Fn are
given a magnitude value of 3 units, then the net force acting on the object will be equal to:
a. zero b. 6 units c. 9 units d. 12 units

___15. What kind of upward force is exhibited by the string on the object attached to it hanging against the
force of gravity?
a. force of gravity b. line of action c. normal force d. tension force

___16. No work is done if the force you exert does not make the object move in the same direction as the
force you exerted. Which of the following illustrations is an example of NO WORK DONE?
a. b. c. d.
___17. The mercury inside the thermometer expands and contracts in response to change in temperature.
This working principle of mercury inside the thermometer is called:
a. temperature change c. boiling point of liquid
b. thermal expansion d. freezing point

___18. It refers to the amount of heat needed by one gram of water to increase its temperature by one
degree Celsius is
a. heat capacity b. change in temperature c. specific heat capacity d. heat transfer

For questions 8 – 10, refer to the illustrations at the right.

___19. Which thermometer represents more than boiling

Point of water?
a. A b. B c. C d. D

___20. Which thermometer indicates the freezing point of

water?
a. A b. B c. C d. D

___21. You have just observed that the room temperature

readings drop from 20OC – 30OC. Which thermometer
shows room temperature reading?
a. A b. B c. C d. D A B C D

___22. Which of the following liquid samples has the highest heat capacity?
a. cooking oil b. mercury c. vinegar d. water

___23. How is the temperature related to the speed of the particles?

a. the higher the temperature, the faster the speed of the particles
b. the higher the temperature, the slower the speed of the particles
c. the lower the temperature, the faster the speed of the particles
d. the low temperature cannot make the particles move

___24. It is a measure of the number of electrical charges passing through a cross section of a conductor in a
given time.
a. voltage b. resistance c. current d. electric charge

___25. How are voltage and current related?

a. when voltage increases, the current decreases
b. when voltage increases, the current stays the same
c. when the voltage decreases, the current increases
d. when voltage increases, the current increases

___26. In a simple series circuit, the more you put loads(bulbs) the more:
a. the resistance increases c. the current increases
b. the voltage increases d. the resistance decreases

___27. Which of the following statements below is NOT true about parallel circuit connection.
a. the amount of voltage is the same across each load.
b. when bulb is removed from the socket, the other bulbs turns off.
c. loads form branches and each provides a separate path for charges to flow.
d. the total current is equal to the sum of the currents in the branches.

___28. An ________ is used to measure the electric current in a circuit.

a. ammeter b. voltmeter c. thermometer d. stop watch
___29. It is an electrical device used to measure the voltage across a circuit.
a. ammeter b. voltmeter c. thermometer d. stop watch

___30. Sound is an example of

a. longitudinal wave c. wave that does not transmit energy
b. transverse wave d. wave that can travel through vacuum

___31. If you count the number of compressions passing by a certain point in one second, you are able to
determine the _______ of the longitudinal wave.
a. frequency b. speed c. sound d. wavelength

___32. The wave moves parallel to the motion of material or the particles of the medium is known as
a. electromagnetic wave c. longitudinal wave
b. light wave d. transverse wave

___33. Sound is produced due to the back and forth repetitive movement of an object called _________.
a. circulation b. friction c. refraction d. vibration

___34. How would you relate the temperature of a medium with the speed of sound?
a. the higher the temperature, the faster the sound travels
b. the higher the temperature, the slower the sound travels
c. the lower the temperature, the faster the sound travels
d. the lower the temperature, the sound cannot travel

___35. Sound does NOT travel through

a. air b. rock c. vacuum d. water

___36. Light exhibits the characteristics and properties of a wave. It is classified as what type of wave?
a. electromagnetic wave c. seismic wave
b. longitudinal wave d. transverse wave

___37. The following statements below are correct definition of the nature of light EXCEPT:
a. has energy c. its speed changes in medium
b. travels in a straight line d. it travels at a speed of 3 x 108 m/s in water

___38. Which of the following is the correct description of the position of the different colors of light when
passing through the PRISM?
a. b. c. d.

For questions 39 and 41 refer to the illustrations shown below.

figure 1 figure 2 figure 3 figure 4

___39. What light phenomenon do the illustrations tell us about, considering the lines as light rays and blue
rectangles as water?
a. dispersion b. internal reflection c. reflection d. refraction

___40. Which of the following illustrations shows an example of a medium with a highest refractive index
a. figure 1 b. figure 2 c. figure 3 d. figure 4
___41. Considering the blue rectangles as one glass PRISM, which of the following lines is represented by RED
color of light?
a. figure 1 b. figure 2 c. figure 3 d. figure 4

___42. What color of light registered the highest frequency and shortest wavelength?
a. blue b. green c. violet d. yellow

___43. Which of the following colors of light registered as having lowest frequency and longest wavelength?
a. blue b. green c. red d. violet

___44. Which color of light has the most energy?

a. blue b. green c. red d. violet

TEST 3 : Problem Solving. Write your computation on the space provided and avoid erasures.

45. A boy and a girl are pushing a heavy cart at the 48. Draw a simple parallel circuit diagram with the
same time and at the same direction with 15 following details:
Newton of force each while a heavy guy is also - 1 battery - connecting wires
pushing the same cart with a force of 30 Newton - 2 bulbs - switch (open circuit)
opposite to the direction of the boy and girl.
What is the net force acting on the object?

46. A 1000 kg car has the velocity of 17 m/s. What 49. At temperatures greater than 0oC, the speed of
is the car’s kinetic energy? sound is greater than 331m/s by an amount of
0.6 m/s/oC of the temperature of the medium.
𝑚/𝑠
In equation, v=331 m/s + 0.6 (T). If so, what
𝑜𝐶
is the speed of sound in air of temperature
25oC?

47. A 1.0 kg book is lifted 1.0 meter from the floor.

The force exerted in lifting the book is equal to 50. What is the speed of sound if its wavelength
its weight. What is the object’s potential has a value of 5 meters and a frequency equal to
energy? 10 hertz.