Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Schools Division of South Cotabato
NICOLAS B. BARRERAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE GRADE 8
THIRD QUARTER EXAM

NAME:________________________SECTION:__________ DATE:__________ SCORE:______Signature:______________

I. Direction: Choose and encircle the letter of the best answer

1. Which of the following statements BEST describes matter?

A. It has weight. C. It has a definite shape.
B. It is a form of energy. D. It occupies space and has mass.

2. Which is NOT an example of matter?

A. air B. chalk C. sound D. water

3. Which of the following sets of samples below is NOT matter?

A. air, water, love B. idea, chair, chalk C. crayon, light, heat D. light, shadow, feeling

4. Which statement describes the particles of solid?

A. Its particles are closely packed and held together by strong attractive force.
B. Its particles have enough space, definite volume but have indefinite shape.
C. Its particles are far from each other and have an indefinite volume and shape.
D. Its particles are free to move slowly but it takes the shape of their container.

5. Which of the following states of matter cannot be held by your hand?

A. Gas B. Liquid C. Solid D. Both A and B

6. Why do liquids have definite volume but have indefinite shape?

A. Because its particles are closely packed and have strong attractive forces.
B. Because its particles are far from each other and they occupy the entire space available.
C. Because its particles are free to move easily and are held together by less attractive force.
D. Because its particles have weak attractive forces and are moving from one place to another.

7. Which pair of states of matter has definite volume?

A. Solid and gas B. Gas and liquid C. Liquid and solid D. None of the above

8. Which pair of states of matter has indefinite shape?

A. gas and solid B. liquid and gas C. solid and liquid D. none of the above

9. Which of the following statements BEST describes the particles of a liquid?

A. Particles are closely packed. C. Particles are far from each other.
B. Particles are free to move slowly. D. Particles are held by strong attractive forces.

10. Which of the following samples of matter is held together by strong attractive forces?
A. water B. ice cubes C. water vapor D. orange juice

11. Which transformation process involves the change of state from gas to solid?
A. deposition B. freezing C. melting D. sublimation

12. Which transformation process occurs in drying of wet clothes?

A. evaporation B. freezing C. melting D. sublimation

13. Which transformation process changes the state of a matter from that of a liquid to a solid?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. freezing D. melting

14. What process involves the change of state from solid to gas without passing the liquid state?
A. evaporation B. freezing C. melting D. sublimation

15. What phase change is observed in the formation of clouds in the atmosphere?
A. condensation B. deposition C. evaporation D. sublimation

16. What transformation takes place when dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) changes from solid to gas?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. melting D. sublimation
17. Which of the given situations demonstrate a phase change?
A. cutting of nails B. drying of fishes C. growing of plants D. chopping of woods

18. What happens to the arrangement of particles of matter in solid, liquid and gas as the temperature is increased?
A. Particles are becoming closer together
B. Particles move farther apart from each other
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the same.
D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to become ordered

19. In what conditions of temperature and kinetic energy will favor the condensation process?
A. There is an increase, both for temperature and kinetic energy
B. There is a decrease, both for temperature and kinetic energy
C. There is no change, both for temperature and kinetic energy
D. There is an increase in temperature and a decrease in kinetic energy

20. Which of the following is TRUE when a substance changes its state from liquid to solid?
A. The particles of a substance getting smaller. C. The particles of a substance are moving closer.
B. The particles of a substance become heavier. D. The particles of a substance changes from soft to hard.

21. Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton

22. Which subatomic particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?

A. protons only B. neutrons only C. protons and electrons D. protons and neutrons

23. Which of the following is true when comparing the size and mass of the nucleus in reference to the entire atom? The
nucleus is
A. larger and contains little of the atom's mass. C. smaller and contains little of the atom's mass.
B. larger and contains most of the atom’s mass. D. smaller and contains most of the atom's mass.

24. Which subatomic particle has no charge?

A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton

25. Which subatomic particle is potively charged?

A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton

II. Direction: Complete the missing information for each of the following element from the periodic table. The first one is
done for you. It will serve as your guide. (1 point each)
Element Name Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Mass
Beryllium Be 4 9.012
Radon 86
23
54.938
Nb

III. Direction: Write the configuration of the following elements.(2 points each)

Element Configuration
Al (13)
Ca (20)
Br (35)
Mn (25)
Ar (18)
Cl (17)
Ge (32)
Fe (26)
V (23)
Na (11)