Republic of the Philippines

Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology

Fort Magsaysay Campus, Palayan City

FIRST QUARTER TEST IN GRADE 8 SCIENCE

Name:________________________ Score:____________
Year/ Section:__________________ Date:_____________

TEST I – Choose the letter that bests answer the question or completes the statements. Encircle only.
1. If you increase the force on an object, what else is likely to increase?
a. Volume c. mass
b. Acceleration d. weight
2. What is gravity?
a. Newton’s first law
b. The force that object exert on each other because of their masses
c. The downward pull on earth
d. The friction that an object has put on it
3. If you were to roll a felt ball over a carpet, what force would act on it causing it to stop?
a. Friction c. electricity
b. Gravity d. weight
4. Which law is this? Every action has an equal but opposite reaction.
a. First law of motion c. third law of motion
b. Second law d. law of mass conservation
5. This describes a body’s reluctance to change its state of motion.
a. Inertia c, force
b. Friction d. momentum
6. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force acting on it and inversely
proportional to its mass
a. First law of motion c. third law of motion
b. Second law d. law of mass conservation
7. A place or object used for comparison to determine if something is in motion is called
a. A position c. a constant
b. A reference point d. a velocity
8. When an object exerts a force on another, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on
the first.
a. First law of motion c. third law of motion
b. Second law d. law of mass conservation
9. Air resistance is a type of
a. Motion c. velocity
b. Friction d. gravity
10. A force is a
a. Constant speed c. linear quantity
b. Push or a pull d. cannot be determined
11. How fast an object is moving regardless of the direction it is going is its
a. Speed c. control group
b. Velocity d. force
12. North, west, up, to the left of, forward are all examples of
a. Motion c. velocity
b. Direction d. control variable
13. The size of a quantity is called
a. Vector c. ratio
b. Scalar d. magnitude
14. A quantity of 15 m/s to the north is a measure of
a. Speed c. acceleration
b. Velocity d. force
15. A quantity of 5 m/s2 is a measure of
a. Speed c. acceleration
b. Velocity d. force
16. What do you call the separation of light into its component colors?
a. Polarization c. refraction
b. Dispersion d. reflection
17. Which of the following greatly affects the speed of sound in air?
a. Elasticity c. temperature
b. Pressure d. density
18. What is the color of visible light with the longest wavelength?
a. Blue c. violet
b. Red d. yellow
19. Why is it that, during a thunderstorm, the flash of lightning is seen before the thunderclap is
heard?
a. Light travels faster than sound c. lightning is produced first before the thunder.
b. Sound travels faster than light d. The eye is more sensitive than the ear
20. Which of the following has the greatest average kinetic energy?
a. Bowl of hot chicken soup c. a block of ice
b. Cup of warm coffee d. cold soda
21. What characteristic of gases causes its volume to expand more easily than solids?
a. Low density value c. high melting point
b. Lack of rigid shape d. transparency to light
22. The following food items were taken out of the refrigerator. Which will remain coolest for a long
time?
a. Ham sandwich c. a slice of cake
b. A slice of watermelon d. a bowl of macaroni salad
23. How does adding salt to water cook pasta faster?
a. Salt lowers the boiling temperature of water.
b. Salt raises the boiling temperature of water.
c. Salt increases the latent heat capacity of water.
d. Salt decreases the latent heat capacity of water.
24. The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all particles in a substance is its
a. Internal energy c. temperature
b. Heat d. latent heat
25. Which of the following processes does not involve the extraction of heat?
a. Freezing c. condensation
b. Deposition d. melting
26. A car travels from Manila to Paranaque, a distance of 30 km, in 20 minutes, what is its speed?
a. 2.5 km/min c. 1.5 km/min
b. 600 km/min d. 3.5 km/min
27. The SI unit of force is the
a. Kg.m2/s2 c. g.m/s2
b. Kg.m /s2
d. kg.m/s2
28. Which of the following is a vector quantity?
a. Speed c. energy
b. Distance d. displacement
29. It took 45 minutes to travel from Manila to Alabang, a distance of 53 km. what is the velocity of
the car?
a. 1.15 km/min c. 1.17 km/min
b. 1.16 km/min d. 1.18 km/min
30. A man can walk at 25km/hr. how long will it take him to travel a distance of 2 km?
a. 12 km c. 12.5 km
b. 13 km d. 50 km
31. How much force will give a mass of 5 kg an acceleration of 20 m/s 2?
a. 4 N c. 5 N
b. 100 N d. 200 N
32. A cyclists changes its speed from 50 m/s to 60 m/s in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
a. 10 m/s2 c. 2.5 m/s2
b. 3.5 m/s2 d. 2 m/s2
33. Which of the following devices measures the amount of current in a circuit?
a. Ohmmeter c. multi tester
b. Voltmeter d. ammeter
34. The heating element in a clothes dryer is rated at 5 kW and 220 V. How much current does it
draw?
a. 23.73 A c. 23.78 A
b. 22.73 A d. 22.78 A
35. The following are tips on how to use electricity wisely on lightning, EXCEPT;
a. Use natural light whenever possible.
b. Use low wattage light bulbs in areas that do not need strong lightning.
c. Use lamps that provide direct lightning over desks, beds and other work areas.
d. Turn the lights on when not in use.
36. Which of the following components of an electric circuit provides a path through which current
can travel?
a. Conductor c. switch
b. Source or supply d. load
37. Which of the following statements is TRUE of a parallel circuit?
a. Current flows through a single conducting path without branching.
b. The circuit has only one resistor.
c. Current flows through more than one path.
d. When one load fails or gets busted in a parallel, all the others are affected.
38. What is the resistance of a lamp which allows 0.8 A current when 110.0 V is applied to it?
a. 88 Ω c. 137.5 Ω
b. 90 Ω d. 136.7 Ω
39. A 2.44 A of current flows through a lamp when it is connected to a 220-V outlet. What is the
lamp’s resistance?
a. 90 Ω c. 70 Ω
b. 80 Ω d. 60 Ω
40. What is the drop in voltage from the generator to the auditorium when a current of 15 A is used
and the resistance of the wires is 0.3 Ω?
a. 5.8 V c. 4.8 V
b. 5.5 V d. 4.5 V
41. Which of the following is the unit of electrical power?
a. Ampere c. joule
b. Watt d. Newton
42. The following are tips on how to use electricity safely EXCEPT;
a. Never use wet hands to switch appliances on and off.
b. Replace any worn or damaged flexes and plugs.
c. Old wirings must be kept and never to replace.
d. Avoid octopus connections.
43. Scientists say that “work” is done in the following cases EXCEPT;
a. Pushing a door c. lifting a pail of water
b. Pulling a schoolbag d. carrying a chair across the room
44. In a marathon, the winner and the runner-up have the same mass. Compared with the runner-up,
the winner has more ______________.
a. Energy c. power
b. Force d. work
45. What can you conclude about two boys having the same height and climbing the same height of
stairs at different time?
a. They will do the same work but use the same power.
b. They will do different work but use the same power.
c. They will do the same work and use different power.
d. They will do the same work and have no power.
46. What can be said of an object in uniform circular motion?
a. It has constant velocity
b. It is an example of Newton’s first law in the absence of a force.
c. It experiences a tangential acceleration.
d. None of the above.
47. How much work is done by a student who lifts a 5-kg box to vertical height of 1.5 m?
a. 74 J c. 76 J
b. 75 J d. 77 J
48. How much work do you do by pushing a sack of rice with a force of 100 N across a distance of
five meters?
a. 600 J c. 700 J
b. 500 J d. 800 J
49. Which of the following energy types is possessed by a spring of a toy car?
a. Potential energy c. gravitational potential energy
b. Kinetic energy d. elastic potential energy
50. What is the potential energy of a 0.5 kg ball lifted to a height of 10 m above the ground?
a. 60 J c. 51 J
b. 49 J d. 47 J

“GOODLUCK AND GODBLESS”

PREPARED BY: SIR GAQ