Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region IV-A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF RIZAL
MANUEL I. SANTOS MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Taytay, Rizal

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 8

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each items carefully. Choose the letter of your answer and write it on your
answer sheet.

1. It is a break in the earth’s crust, along the break, significant movement has taken place.
a. Tsunami b. Fault c. Slide d. Storm
2. Name the agency of the government that monitors typhoon in the Philippines.
a. PAR b. PAGASA c. PHIVOLCS d. DOST
3. It refers to the phenomenon in which an object changes its position overtime.
a. displacement b. distance c. velocity d. motion
4. It is the study of forces that causes objects and systems to move.
a. dynamics b. law of motions c. acceleration d. inertia
5. For an atom to be electrically neutral, it must contain the same number of __________
a. neutrons and electrons c. protons and electrons
b. protons and neutrons d. neutron and atomic number
6. What is the atomic mass of an element with 40 protons, 40 electrons and 46 neutrons
a. 6 b. 86 c. 80 d. 40
7. What causes low biodiversity?
a. pollution b. habitat destruction c. over-exploitation d. all of these
8. Which of the following can be considered abiotic?
a. humans b. plankton c. dissolved oxygen d. cat
9. What gives an atom a mass?
a. protons and electrons in the nucleus
b. electrons in the cloud
c. protons and neutrons in the nucleus
d. electrons and neutrons in the nucleus
10. How many neutrons does sodium (Na11) have
a. 11 b. 12 c. 22 d. 23
11. It is the energy released by an earthquake
a. epicenter b. focus c. magnitude d. fault
12. It is the sudden movement of the earth’s crust caused by the released of stress accumulated along
geologic faults or by volcanic activity.
a. earthquake b. fault c. typhoon d. tsunami
13. What is the ultimate source of energy of producers?
a. sun b. food web c. food chain d. decomposer
14. Which of the following can high biodiversity?
a. decreases livelihood
b. increase contact with deceases
c. helps maintain the food web circle
d. increases vulnerability of the ecosystems to disasters
15. Which of the following shows that a force is balance?
a. no motions in an object
b. forces are equal in magnitude
c. forces are in different directions
d. all of the above
16. Acceleration is _______________ related to the mass of an object
a. directly b. inversely c. same d. opposite
17. These illustrates the transfer of energy from green plants to a series of organisms
a. sun b. food web c. food chain d. decomposers
18. The following are products of respiration process except
a. carbon dioxide b. ATP c. water d. oxygen
19. What category of tropical cyclone with a maximum wind speed of greater than 200 kph?
a. typhoon b. super typhoon c. tropical depression d. tropical storm
20. In Bohr model of atom, what is the maximum number of electrons in the first shell?
a. 1 b. 6 c. 2 d. 8
21. The process in which water moves between places and changes from one form to another is known the
a. Carbon Cycle b. Nitrogen Cycle c. Hydrologic Cycle d. Oxygen Cycle
22. How do humans facilitate the cycle of Carbon in the atmosphere?
a. by planting tress
b. by burning fossils fuel
c. by using organic fertilizer
d. by throwing garbage into bodies if water
23. In a food chain, which is most likely to bring back the materials/nutrients to its reservoir in the environment
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers d. all of the above
24. It is a type of fault on which the two blocks slide past one another.
a. normal b. reverse c. strike-slip d. under
25.Which among the following is the safest location during an earthquake.
a. inside the car b. inside the house c. under the tree d. in an open area
26. A sudden push from an underwater fault can produce a wave called ___________
a. tidal b. wave length c. thunder d. tsunami
27, It is the force transmitted through string or rope
a. balance force b. gravity c. friction d. tension
28. Which of the following is not true about combining force?
a. unlike sign is used for forces acting on the same directions
b. unlike signs is used for forces acting on the opposite directions
c. Fg and Fn are assign in opposite signs
d. Fg and Fn has a value of + 10 units consecutively means the net force is along the same line
29. The scientist who formulated the laws of motion
a. Lewis Dewey b. Galileo c. Isaac Newton d. Isaac Jacob
30. The atomic mass is equal to ______________
a. the number of neutrons only
b. the total number of protons and neutrons
c. the number of protons only
d. the total number of protons, neutrons and electrons
31. The amount of space an object takes up
a. liquid b. volume c. mass d. gas

32. How many protons does the element has

a. 40 b. 21 c. 20 d. 41
33. In physical change, the composition of matter is changed
a. true b. false c. maybe d. none of the above
34. If a man is pushing a car, what ss the reaction force?
a. the man pushes the car in the same directions c. the car pushes man
b. the car pushes the man in opposite directions d. none of the above
35. What is not true about law of interactions?
a. forces always occur in pairs
b. action and reaction are opposite in directions
c. action and reaction are not equal in magnitude
d. action and reaction act on different bodies
36. Amount of matter in an object
a. solid b. gas c. mass d. volume

37. The number in the upper corner of an element file is called

a. mass number b. electron number c. proton number d. atomic number
38. The term used only by the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean which is equivalent to hurricane
a. typhoon b. Bagyo c. thunder d. tsunami
39. Evaporation is a physical change
a. true b. false c. maybe c. none of the above
40. The conversion of nitrogen from the soil into nitrogen is called
a. nitrogen fixation c. decomposition
b. denitrification d. respiration
II. Given the description and classification of animals. Match column A (description of the animals) to
column B (classification in the Taxonomic Hierarchy). Write your answer on the space provided.

A B

______ 41. Elongated and painted canines with a conical a. Class Reptilia
shape called tusks which are used to kill prey
______ 42. These are creeping and burrowing terrestrial b. Family Hominidae
animals with scales
______ 43. Largest primates, with robust bodies and well- c. Genus Felis
developed forearms
______ 44. Presence of a segmented body and fusion of sets d. Order Carnivora
of segments that give to functional body regions
called tagma
______ 45. High and broad skulls with short jaws, The ears e. Phylum Arthropoda
are narrow and painted with short tufts, and there are
no distinct black or white markings on the backs of the
ears. The eyes have pupils that contract to a vertical
slit.

III. Directions. Use the terms in the vocabulary box to fill in the blanks for the following statements.

Matter Kinetic Molecular Theory Vibrates

Expands Slower Faster Contracts

46. Anything that has mass and volume is called __________

47. When you add energy to matter, the particles move _______ and the matter _________
48. The _______________ explains how particles act when their spacing and movement change
49. When you remove energy from particles they move _________ and the matter ___________
50. Particles in solid are packed so close together, they can only _____________

IV. Identify what law of motion is displayed in the following situation. Write if it is Law of Inertia, Law of
Acceleration and Law of Interaction

________________ 51. A man standing in a bus suddenly moves his body backward as the bus suddenly
stops
________________ 52. A heavier car moves slowly than a lighter car
________________ 53. Book at the top of the table
________________ 54. It is the third law of motion
________________ 55. A tricycle moves faster because it has only 1 passenger

V. Tell whether if the following is a Comet, Meteoroid, Meteor or a Meteorite. Write the answer in the
space provided.

________________ 56. It burns up when it enters the earth’s atmosphere.

________________ 57. It survives and makes it to the ground.
________________ 58. It is a light phenomenon or streak of light.
________________ 59. It is a broken rock and dust from comets, asteroids, moon and from Mars.
________________ 60. It is usually dark and invisible but when it becomes near in the sun it is visible.

Prepared by:

Ronnie B. Rodrigo
Grade 8 Science Teacher