Division of City Schools

Regional Science High School III

East Kalayaan Heights, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Olongapo City (Telefax 047-252-6046)

4TH Quarter Examination for Grade 8 – Enhanced Science

Name: ___________________________ Section: __________ Date:_______________ Score :_________
I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best answers each question.
_______1. Inertia is a measure of an object’s
A. Force B. Velocity C. Mass D. Weight
_______2. An object is pushed eastward with 50N and westward with 20N. The magnitude of the net force is _____.
A. 70N B. 50N C. 30N D. 20N
_______3. An object is accelerating across a smooth surface with a force. If the force is tripled, the acceleration will
A. quadruple B. triple C. double D. stays the same
_______4. Which of the following is an example of force that acts at a distance?
A. Gravitational B. Normal C. Friction D. Applied
_______5. The mass of a physics book that weighs 10N is about
A. 10kg B. 5kg C. 3kg D. 1kg
2
_______6. A force of 1N accelerates a mass of 1kg at a rate of 1m/s . The acceleration of 2kg mass acted upon a 2N of force is
A. 1m/s2 B. 2m/s2 C. 4m/s2 D. 8m/s2
_______7. A book is resting on a table. Consider the action force to be normal exerted by the table on the book. The reaction force is the
A. Weight of the book B. normal force of the book C. friction between them D. weight of the table
_______8. A heavy car is pushed across the floor with a force of 50N. If the acceleration of the cart is zero, the friction between the cart
and the floor is ___
A. 100N B. 50N C. 25N D. 0N
_______9. An object moves in a uniformly circular motion. Which of the following is NOT true about the motion of the object
A. Its centripetal acceleration points toward the center of the circle C. Its velocity is constant
B. Its velocity points tangent to the circular path D. centripetal force acts upon the object

_______10. What is the most direct cause of a car’s centripetal acceleration as it rounds a curve
A. The force of the streering wheel C. the normal force exerted by the road
B. Weight of the car D. the friction between the the tires and the road
_______11. It is the result of interaction between two objects
A. Force B. Inertia C. Acceleration D. Action - Reaction
_______12. Friction that manifest through air and liquid
A. Sliding B. Rolling C. Fluid D. Static
_______13. Suppose a ball of mass 0.60 kg is hit with a force of 12 N . its acceleration will be
A. 15m/s2 B. 17m/s2 C. 20m/s2 D. 22m/s2
_______14. A 20000 N car is traveling at 12 m/s round a curve of radius 125m. what is the value of coefficient of friction
A. 0.8 B. 0.10 C. 0.12 D. 0.14
_______15. Which pair of variables defines motion?
A. Speed & distance B. Time & Momentum C. Change of position & time D. speed & time
_______16. If the forces on an object are balanced, the object will
A. Remain at rest if it is at rest C. both A and B
B. Continue moving in straight line if initially moving in a straight line D. neither A nor B
_______17. Which of the following indicate that an object has been subjected to an unbalanced force?
A. The object speeds up B. the object slows down C. the object changes direction D. All of them
_______18. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their separation is doubles? The force of attraction is
A. doubled B. the same C. half as much D. one fourth as much
_______19. Jeremy pushes a cart 3m by applying a force of 60N. how much work does he do.
A. 20J B. 53J C. 180J D. 250J
_______20. Which of the following is the form of energy associated with an object’s motion
A. Potential B. Chemical C. Kinetic D. Elastic
______21. If both the mass and the speed of a ball are doubled, the kinetic energy is increased by a factor of of
A. sixteen B. Eight C. Four D. Two
_______22. An object that has potential energy has this energy because of its
A. speed B. Mass C. Location D. Acceleration
_______23. An object is lifted above the ground, gaining a certain amount of potential energy. If the same object is lifted twice as high, t
gains
A. Eight times as much as potential energy C. twice as much potential energy
B. four times as much of potential energy D. the same amount of potential energy
_______24. A 2kg object and a 4kg object are raised at the same distance above the floor. Raising the more massive object requires.
A. Eight times as much as work C. twice as much work
B. Four times as much as work D. the same amount of work
_______25. The unit of power, watt, is the same as
A. Joule - seconds B. Joule/ second C. Joule-meter D. Newton-meter
_______26. John is able to life a 50kg barbell of 0.5m in 3s. what is his power output approximately equal to?
A. 163watts B. 82watts C. 8.3watts D. 1.5watts
_______27. The area under the graph of force versus displacement is equal to:
A. work B. spring constant C. potential energy D. power
_______28. A boy compresses a spring by 0.025m if the spring has a spring constant of 300N/m, how much energy is stored in the spring?
A. 0.094J B. 0.025J C. 0.188J D. 1J
_______29. What type of wave is sound wave
A. electromagnetic B. Longitudinal C. transverse D. Shock wave
_______30. Sound wave cannot travel in
A. Water B. wood C. vacuum D. Nitrogen gas
_______31. The speed of sound waves in air depends on
A. Amplitude B. wavelength C. energy D. temperature
_______32. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, solids, and gases, the speed of sound is usually lowest in _______ and highest in __
A. Solids, gases B. liquids, solids C. gases, solids D. liquids, gases
_______33. In which these dies sound travel the fastest
A. Ice B. water C. vapor D. steam
_______34. The a sound wave in air has a frequency of 600Hz and a waveleght of 0.58m. what is the air temperature
A. 28.30C B. 26.30C C. 20.90C D. 27.30C
_______35. When light reflects and produces a clear image, this reflection is referred to as
A. Specular reflection C. Refraction
B. Diffuse reflection D. Irregular reflection
_______36. When light from air hits the surface of water the part of the light passing into the water
A. Will not change its speed C. will not change its wavelength
B. Will not change its frequency D. will not change its intensity
_______37. The lowest possible value for the index of refraction
A. 0 B. 0.25 C. 0.5 D. 1
_______38. When white light passes through the prism , which of the following colors travels the slowest
A. Red B. Orange C. Yellow D. Violet
_______39. A ray of light incident on glass prism is dispersed into its spectral colors. Which one of the given colors is bent the most?
A. Red B. Orange C. Yellow D. Violet
_______40. A rainbow is the result of
A. Different color of droplets of water C. Reflection
B. Dispersion D. Refraction
_______41. Which of the following has the lowest specific heat
A. 2038 J B. 3028J C. 2308 J D. 3820J
_______42. Determine the change in the internal energy of the water in calories
A. water B. Iron C. glass D. wood
_______43. Which of the following expands the most when temperature is increased?
A. steel C. mercury
B. water D. oxygen gas
_______44. When gas changes to a liquid state , the gas
A. Gives off heat C. changes temperature
B.Absorbs heat D. none of the choices
_______45. How many degrees in 880F in the Celsius scale?
A. 31 B. 49 C. 56 D. 80

_______46. An interval of one Celsius degree is equivalent to an interval of

A. On Fahrenheit B. One Kelvin C.5/9 Fahrenheit D. 9/5 Fahrenheit
_______47. In an electrical circuit electrons come from
A. Dry cell or battery C. resistors
B. Conductors D. switch
_______48. The current through a 10 ohm resistor to 20V power supply is
A. 0.5 A C. 1.5 A
B. 1 A D. 2A
_______49. A 10 ohm resistor has a 2 A current, what is the voltage across the resistor?
A. 5V C. 15V
B. 12V D. 20V
_______50. A ceiling fan is rated at 240V, 70 W how much does it consume in a month (30 days) if it is used 5 hours per day?
A. 5.5kWh B. 10.5 kWh C. 15.5 kWh D. 20 kWh

Prepared by: Checked by:

KERYX LACUATA MICHAEL A. ABARRO,Ed.D
JHS T-I Head Teacher III
Noted by
ESPERIDION F. ORDONIO,Ed.D
Principal IV