Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI-Western Visayas
Division of Roxas City
MILIBILI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
City of Roxas

THIRD UNIT TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Name:_________________________Grade/Section:___________________Score____________

Instruction: Read the questions carefully. Select the letter of the best answer. Write your
answer in your separate answer sheet.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the correct c. their particles are arranged in a regular
answer on your separate answer sheet. pattern.
d. there are strong forces of attraction
1. A solid is a phase of matter that between them
has______. 6. What phases of matter take the shape of
a. an indefinite volume and an indefinite the container they are placed in.
shape a. Gases only c. Gases and liquids
b. an indefinite volume and a fixed shape b. Liquids only d. Liquids and solids
c. a fixed volume and an indefinite shape 7. A process that involves the change of a
d. a fixed volume and a fixed shape solid substance to its liquid phase is
2. The particles of a liquid_____________. called___.
a. are tightly packed together and stay in a. Boiling c. Evaporation
fixed positions b. Melting d. Condensation
b. are very far from one another with 8. What is evaporation?
neglible forces of attraction a. A gas becoming a liquid
c. are free to move in a container but remain in b. A liquid becoming a gas
close contact with one another c. A solid becoming a gas
d. cannot be determine unless the identity of the d. A solid becoming a liquid
liquid is known. 9. Which is the lightest of all the three subatomic
3. The ratio of the mass and volume of any given particles?
substance refer to its________________. a. The Electron c. Neutron
a. density c. hardness b The Proton d. Nucleus
b. strength d. thermal conductivity 10. Among the three subatomic particles, the
4. What state of matter can be compressed one that would be attracted to a negatively
easily? charged metallic plate is the______________.
a. Gas a. electron c. neutron
b. Solid b. proton d. nucleus
c. Liquid 11. He discovered the electron while
d. All states of matter can be compressed easily experimenting with cathode rays.
5. Liquids have the ability to flow a. Ernest Rutherford c. J.J Thompson
because_______. b.John Dalton d. Neils Bohr
a. their particles are very far apart
b. their particles can slide over one another
12. It is one of the subatomic particle with no b. Identity d. Texture
electrical charge. It represented with the symbol 23. Which of the following is an example of a
n. physical change?
a. neutron c. electron 24. Dry ice can sublimate at a room temperature.
b. proton d. nucleus This means that dry ice changes
13. It refers to the total number of protons in the from__________.
atom. a. solid to gas c. solid to liquid
a. mass number c. atomic mass b. liquid to gas d. gas to solid
b. atomic number d. nucleon number 25. Which of the following is an example of a
14. He proposed that all matter is made of tiny, physical change?
indivisible particles called atoms. a. tarnishing of a silver spoon
a. J.J Thompson c. Democtritus b.baking a cake in an oven
b.Ernest Rutherford d. John Dalton c. melting of an icepop
15. He improved Rutherford’s model of the d. rusting of a car’s license plate
atom. He was the first to assign electrons in 26.Which of the following should you do to
energy levels. convert to a liquid to a gas to its boiling point?
a. J.J Thompson c. Neils Bohr a. add heat to the liquid
b.Ernest Rutherford d. Aristotle b. remove heat from the liquid
16. ______________is the energy of a particle in c. shake the container of the liquid
motion. d. place the liquid inside the freezer.
a. Kinetic energy c. Temperature 27. What happens to the particles of a gas as it is
b. Diffusion d. Heat being heated?
17. Which of the following is a phase of matter? a. the particles move faster
a. Heat c. Plasma b. the particles gain more mass
b. Light d. Diffusion c. the particles break apart and get destroyed
18. The conversion of matter from solid to a d. the particles are compressed to a much
liquid phase is called______. smaller volume
a. melting c. depositon 28. The smallest unit of an element can exist
b. evaporation d. sublimation either alone or in combination with other such
19. Which of the following does not take the other particles of the same of different elements
shape of the container it is in? is the________.
a. Helium gas c. Cooking oil a. proton c. atom
b. Rock d. Distilled water b. electron d. nucleus
20. Which of the following statements is NOT 29. Which of the following element represents
true about fluids? Na?
a. Fluids can flow a. Potassium c. Natrium
b. Fluids have mass b. Chlorine d. Sodium
c. Fluids have a definite shape 30. The atom is made up __________types of
d. Fluids are made up to atom subatomic particles.
21. You accidentally broke your pencil in half. a. two c. four
This is an example of _________. b. three d. five
a. a physical change c. a chemical reaction
b. a chemical change d. an endothermic
reaction
22. During a physical change, which of the
following will always be retained by matter?
a. Size c. Shape
II. Enumeration. Scientist who made experiments on atom
Give the 4 Phases of Matter. 8.
1. 9.
2. 10.
3.
4.
The Three Subatomic Particles
5.
6.
7.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and
without reproach, and it will be given to him”. James 1:5-6 (NKJV)

Prepared by:
Ms. SOPHIA A. ARTATES
Teacher I
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Approved:
MARIA LUISA N. LAGANA
Principal III