POTOTAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Pototan, Iloilo
First Summative test in Science 8 (Quarter 1)
I. Read each item and write the letter of the correct answer.
1. The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as
a. Mass b. inertia c. force d. friction
2. A net force causes an object to
a. Stay at rest c. accelerate (speed up) or decelerate (slow down)
b. Not to move d. resist motion
3. Forces that are equal in size and opposite in direction are known as
a. Balanced forces c. frictional force
b. Net forces d. unbalanced forces
4. You are riding on the skateboard when your wheel suddenly gets stuck in a crack on the
sidewalk. Why does your body go flying forward?
a. There is a net force pushing you off the skateboard
b. Your inertia keeps you moving forward
c. Someone pushed you
d. You to get off from your skateboard
5. You just collected a huge bag of leaves in your backyard and you need to move it out of
your curb. How could you get the bag move faster?
a. Use more force (push harder)
b. Take some leaves out to make it weigh less (make it lighter)
c. Both of the above would work (both pushing harder and making it lighter)
d. None of the above
6. The force that pulls pulling objects towards Earth is called
a. Gravity b. free fall c. acceleration d. normal force
7. The force that one surface exerts on another when rub against its other is called
a. Friction b. acceleration c. inertia d. reaction
8. In science a push or a pull is called
a. Force b. acceleration c. inertia d. friction
9. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on
the nail, the nail?
a. Creates a friction with the hammer
b. Disappears into the wood
c. Exerts an equal force back to the hammer
d. None of the above
10. Consider Newton’s second law of motion to determine which of the following
statements is true.
a. The acceleration of an object is directly dependent upon its mass and inversely
dependent upon its net force
b. If an object is moving the right and slowing down, then the net force on the object is
directed towards left
c. An object has an acceleration of 8m/s/s. if the net force acting upon an object is
increased by a factor of two, then the new acceleration would be 10m/s/s
d. Acceleration of an object is directly dependent on force and inversely dependent on
its mass.
II. Problem solving:
1. A 5N force is applied to a 1.0kg object to accelerate it rightward. The object encounters
3N friction. Determine the acceleration of the object.
2. A car has a mass of 750kg. How much force must be applied to give it an acceleration of
10m/s²?
3. A girl pushes the table with 5N to the right at the same time another girl pushes the
same table to the left with 30N. How much net force is acting on the table?
4. If you apply a 10N force on a 5kg mass, what is the resulting acceleration?
III. Essay:
1. It is said that forces causes an object to accelerate. Can a body have force applied on it but will
not accelerate? Justify your answer.
2. Why do you need to wear seat belts in your car, make sure you use inertia in your answer.