Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
DIVISION OF CEBU CITY
Buhisan Night High School
Eskwelahan,Buhisan,Cebu City
SY 2019-2020

THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

8 –SCIENCE
Name: ______________________________________________ Sec:________________________Score:____________

Directions. Read the items carefully and write the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the space provided before
each number.
_______1 A particle consisting of two or more atoms combined together in a specific arrangement
a.Atoms b. particle c. Molecule d. Matter

_______2.The property of matter which have definite shapes and volume because the properties are packed closely
together.
a.Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
_______3.It refers to the amount of material contained in an object.
a.Weight b. Mass c. Volume d. none of these

_______4.Which of the following is NOT matter?

a.air b. salt c. light d. smoke
_______5.Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as ________.
a. matter b. atom c. molecule d. object
_______6.Matter changing from a solid to a liquid is called ________.
a. Evaporation b. Sublimation c. melting d. Freezing
_______7. Freezing is to solid, as sublimation is to ____.
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
_______8.Which of the following sample is NOT a matter?
a. Water b. Stone c. Air d. Light
_______ 9. The particles that make up a solid move ____ than do the particles that make up a gas.
a. more quickly and farther c. more quickly
b. more slowly d. in the same way

_______10. A particle consisting of two or more atoms combined together in a specific arrangement is called ___
a. molecule b. neutron c. angstrom d. neutron
_______11. These are properties of matter except_______.
a. Air b. Solid c. Gas d. Liquid

_______12. The process by which the molecules on the surface of a liquid change into gas
a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Saturation d. Filtration

_______13. The process where a gas is changed into a liquid.

a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Saturation d. Filtration
_______14This is the organized chart of Elements.
a. Periodic Table of Elements
b. Periodic Chart of Elements
c. Periodic Graph of Elements
d. None of these
_______15.Which of the following best describes an atom?
a. protons and electrons grouped together in a random pattern
b. protons and electrons grouped together in an alternating pattern
c. a core of protons and neutrons surrounded by electrons
d. a core of electrons and neutrons surrounded by protons

_______16.Which of the following is found farthest from the center of an atom?

a. Nucleus b. proton c. neutron d. electron
_______17.Which class of elements best conducts electricity?
a. Metals b. Nonmetals c. Metalloids d. Noble (Inert) Gases

_______18.What happens when a sample of water turns to ice?

a. new molecules are formed.
b. the mass of the sample is increased.
c. the arrangement of the molecules changes.
d. energy is absorbed by the molecules.

_______19. What characteristic of carbon (C) makes it essential to living organisms?

a. Carbon forms crystal structures under certain conditions.
b. Carbon can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.
c. Carbon bonds in many ways with itself to form chains.
d. Carbon exists in radioactive forms.
______20. In summer, a glass of iced tea is said to “sweat”. Which phase change is associated with this observation?
a. condensation b. evaporation c. sublimation d. melting
______21. Alkali metals, and halogens are found respectively in Group__ and __ in the Periodic Table.
a. 1 and 15 b. 2 and 12 c. 1 and 17 d. 1 and 2
______22. Atoms of metallic elements tend to
a. gain electrons and form positive ions
b. lose electrons and form positive ions
c. lose electrons and form negative ions
d. gain electrons and form negative ions

______23. Which of the following generally applies to the noble gases?

a. high ionization energy, low electronegativity, high reactivity
b. high ionization energy, high electronegativity, high reactivity
c. low ionization energy, low electronegativity, low reactivity
d. high ionization energy, low electronegativity, low reactivity

______24. Which are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a. electrons and protons b. neutrons and protons c. neutrons and electrons d. none of these

Use the Diagram below to answer items 25-28.

_______25. The part of an atom labeled B is a(an)

a. proton b. neutron c. electron d. none

_______26. The part of an atom labeled C is a(an)

a. proton b. neutron c. electron d. none

_______27. The part of an atom labeled A is a(an)

a. proton b. neutron c. electron d. none

_______28.Scientists use this model to study atoms

a. so large b. so small c. easy to see d. so visible

_______29.Among the scientists who were responsible for the development of the periodic table are:
I. Dmitri Mendeleev II. Johann Dobereiner and III. John Newlands.
Arrange their names in order of the history of the development of the periodic table.
a. I , II, III c. III, I, II
b. II, III, I d. III, II, I

_______30. The number of protons in an atom represents the

a. ionization energy b. atomic number c. electronegativity d. atomic mass
_______31. Which of the following is an alkali metal?
a. Ba b. Li c. Pb d. Fe

______32.What family of elements includes fluorine and chlorine?

a. noble gases b. halogens c. alkali metals d. none of these

______33.Elements that have some properties of both metals and nonmetals are called
a. metalloids b. noble gases c. alkali.metals d. none of these

______34. How many elements are there in a periodic table?

a. 100 b. 108 c. 118 d. 119
______35. It is a chart containing information about the atoms that make up all matters.
a. Venn Diagram b. Atomic structure c Electron configuration d. Periodic table
______36.He is known as the “Father of modern periodic table”
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev

______37. The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called groups or family.
a. true b. False c. Maybe d. none of the above
______38. Which of the following is the abbreviation for copper? a. Cr b. Co c. Cu d. Cp
______39. What is family or groups of elements in the right-most column of the Periodic Table?
a. Halogens b. Alkali metals c. Noble gases d. Alkali Earth Metals
______41. What is the element with atomic number of 8?
a. Carbon b. Nitrogen c. Oxygen d. Fluorine
______42. An element X contains 30 protons, 10 neutrons and 30 electrons. The mass number of the element is ____.
a. 10 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60
______43. Which of the following subatomic particle is lightest?
a. Proton b. Neutron c. Electron d. All of the above

______44. He proposed the nuclear model of an atom in 1912.

a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson
______45. The ease and speed with which metal reacts with another substance is called ____.
a. oxidation b. activity series c. reactivity d. energy levels

______46. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a. a puddle of water evaporating c. pounding gold into a coin
b. wood burning d. ice melting

47-50. Tell whether the following statement is:

A. True B. False C. Maybe D. It depends

______47. Alkali metals are very reactive in their elemental form.

______48. Heat and electricity can easily flow through metals
.______49. It is impossible to predict the properties of any element by its position in the periodic table.
______50. In an atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.
_____11.The symbol for rhenium is ______. a. Rh b. Re c. R d. Rm
_____12. The central part of an atom is referred to as _____. a. Charge b. Nucleus c. Radius d. Neutron
_____13. How many protons are there in C-12 isotope? a. 5 b. 6. c. 7 d. 8
_____14. It refers to the negatively charge particle of an atom. a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. Atom

For questions 15 to 16. An element has an atomic number of 84 and a mass number of 209.

_____15. How many electrons are there in an atom of the element? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
_____16. How many neutrons? a. 84 b. 125 c. 209 d. 293
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_____17. Al 27 has a mass number of _____. a. 13 b. 14 c. 27 d. 40
_____18. Who proposed the plum pudding model of an atom?
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson
_____19. Which of the following element has the smallest number of protons in its atom?
a. Li b. Ne. c. He d. B
_____20. What is the element with atomic number of 8? a. Carbon b. Nitrogen c. Oxygen d. Fluorine
_____21. An element X contains 30 protons, 10 neutrons and 30 electrons. The mass number of the element is ____.
a. 10 b. 30 c. 40 d. 60
_____22. Which of the following subatomic particle is lightest?
a. Proton b. Neutron c. Electron d. All of the above
_____23. He proposed the nuclear model of an atom in 1912.
a. Ernest Rutherford b. Ernest Marsden c. Lothar Meyer d. J.J. Thomson

For questions 24 to 27 74 -3
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_____24.How many protons are there in an atom of germanium?

a. 32 b. 42 c. 74 d. -3

_____25. How many neutrons are there in an atom of the element?

a. 32 b. 42 c. 74 d. -3
_____26. How many electrons?
a. -3 b. 32 c. 29 d. 35
_____27. Atoms which has the same number of protons but different number of neutrons is known as _____.
a. Electron b. Isotope. c. Proton d. Atom
_____28. What makes the atom neutral?
a. Equal number of protons and neutrons c. Number of neutrons and electrons
b. Equal number of protons and electrons d. Equal number of neutrons and nucleus
_____29.The sub-atomic particle of an atom located outside the nucleus.
a. Electron b. Proton c. Neutron d. Electron
_____30. The atomic number of an atom is the number of _________ in the atom’s nucleus.
a. Proton b. Electron c. Neutron d. Valence Electron
_____31. He is an English chemist who proposed the law of octaves.
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____32. A physicist who observed that the order of x-ray frequencies emitted by elements follow the ordering
of the elements by atomic number.
 a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____33. Which of the following is NOT a noble gas? a. He b. Cl c. Ne d. Kr
_____34. How many elements are there in a periodic table? a. 100 b. 108 c. 118 d. 119
_____35. It is a chart containing information about the atoms that make up all matters.
a. Venn Diagram b. Atomic structure c Electron configuration d. Periodic table
_____36.He is known as the “Father of modern periodic table”
a. John Newlands b. Johann Dobereiner c. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____37. The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called groups or family.
a. true b. False c. Maybe d. none of the above
_____38.Who proposed the Law of Triads? a. John Newlands c. Johann Dobereiner
b. Henry Moseley d. Dmitri Mendeleev
_____39. The ease and speed with which metal reacts with another substance is called ____.
a. oxidation b. activity series c. reactivity d. energy levels
_____40.How many groups or families are there in the periodic table?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 12 d. 18
_____41. Which of the following metal is most reactive? a. K b. Li c. Na d. Ca
_____42. Elements in the periodic table are arranged according to __________.
a. chemical reactivity b. number of neutrons c. atomic number d. atomic weight
_____43. Which of these things is NOT listed in the periodic table?
a. Element Name or symbol b. Atomic weight c. Atomic number d. Atomic orbital radius
_____44. W stands for ______. a. Tantalum b. Tungsten c. Thallium d. Thulium
_____45. The element with an atomic number of 10 is _____. a. Neon b. Nitrogen c. Sodium d. Argon
_____46. The symbol for tin is _____. a. T b. Tn c. Sb d. Sn
_____47. Ag stand for what element? a. Mercury b. Silver c. Gold d. Astatine
_____48. Which of the following is the abbreviation for copper? a. Cr b. Co c. Cu d. Cp
_____49. What is family or groups of elements in the right-most column of the Periodic Table?
a. Halogens b. Alkali metals c. Noble gases d. Alkali Earth Metals
_____50. The atomic number of an element tells you the number of _____ in a neutral atom.
a. Protons b. Neutrons c. Electrons d. None of the Above