Antique National School

FIRST DEPARTMENTAL TEST

SCIENCE 8

Name: ___________________________________________________ Year & Section: ___________________

MULTIPLE CHOICES. Read and analyze the following questions and write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided before the number.

_____ 1. Force is directly proportional to the mass of the object. It means that as the mass increases, the force
applied ______________.
a. Decreases b. remains the same c. increases d. both a and b
_____ 2. What makes the objects move, move faster, stop or change its direction of motion?
a. Motion b. force c. work d. energy
_____ 3. Two balls of different masses were hit with the same force. One ball is heavier than the other.
According to the Law of Acceleration, which ball will accelerate faster?
a. Heavier ball b. lighter ball c. both have the same acceleration d. none of the above
_____ 4. What is Newton’s first law of motion?
a. Law of Inertia b. Law of Momentum c. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Interaction
_____ 5. Law of Inertia states that, “A body will remain at rest or move at constant velocity unless
_______________.”
a. Acted upon by balanced force c. acted upon by unbalanced force
b. Acted upon by weak force d. acted upon by strong force
_____ 6. Law of Interaction states that, “For every action, there is an ______________.”
a. Unequal and the same reaction c. equal and opposite reaction
b. Unequal and opposite reaction d. equal and the same reaction
_____ 7. Who postulated the three laws of motion?
a. Isaac Newton b. Essac Newton c. Issaak Newton d. Issac Newton
_____ 8. Two boys wearing in-line skates are standing on a smooth surface with the palms
of their hands touching and their arms bent, as shown on the right. If Boy X pushes by
straightening his arms out while Boy Y holds his arms in the original position, what is the
motion of the two boys?
a. Boy X does not move and Boy Y moves backward.
b. Boy Y does not move and Boy X moves backward.
c. Boy X and Boy Y both move backward. The motion depends on how hard Boy
X pushes.
d. Both will not move.
_____ 9. In science, a push or a pull of an object is called a(n)
a. force b. acceleration c. inertia d. friction
_____ 10. You are riding fast on a 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 your skateboard
b. your inertia keeps you moving forward
c. someone pushed you
d. none of these
_____ 11. It is defined as the change in velocity per unit of time.
a. Interaction b. acceleration c. average speed d. displacement
_____ 12. What forces counteract the force of gravity?
a. Tension and friction b. friction and gravity c. tension and normal d. none of the above
_____ 13. The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as
a. Mass  b. Inertia  c. Force  d. Motion
_____ 14. A net force (an unbalanced force that changes motion) causes an object to
a. stay at the same speed  b. not move  c. Accelerate or decelerate  d. None of these
_____ 15. In a Uniform Circular Motion, if you remove the centripetal force acting on the object, it will change
its __________ and follows a ____________ line.
a. Position; straight b. Direction; curved c. direction; straight d. position; curved
_____ 16. How are you going to solve problems in finding the KE of an object?
1 1
a. KE = mv b. KE = mv c. KE = mv2 d. KE = mgh
2 2
_____ 17. A boy is stretching his rubber band. What type of energy does the stretching of rubber band exhibits?
a. Kinetic Energy b. Potential Energy c. Solar Energy d. Chemical Energy
_____ 18. A bowling ball is rolled by the player along the floor. After sometime, it hit the empty plastic bottle.
Which is not true?
a. Upon release, the hand does work on the ball.
b. Upon hitting, work is done on the bottle by the ball.
c. A bowling ball after released, gains kinetic energy.
d. Upon hitting the empty plastic bottle by the ball, the kinetic energy of the bottle decreases.
_____ 19. It is the capacity to do work.
a. Work b. Energy c. Power d. Motion
_____ 20. An object that is moving has the __________ energy.
a. kinetic b. electrical c. potential d. light
_____ 21. Which situation shows that there is work done?
a. A man holding a pile of books.
b. A man pushing a wall with a great force.
c. A mom carrying a bag full of groceries.
d. A construction worker lifting a bag of cement.
_____ 22. The following are conditions for work to be done EXCEPT;
a. There should be a force applied.
b. The force applied must produce a distance/displacement.
c. The distance produced must be long enough.
d. The direction of the force applied must be parallel to the direction of the distance.
_____ 23. A 0.15 kg bag is carried by a student from the first floor to the second floor. If the height of the first
floor to the second floor is 14 meters, how much work should the student exert?
a. 20 J b. 21 J c. 22 J d. 23 J
_____ 24. What will happen to the Kinetic Energy of an object if the velocity is doubled and the mass remains
the same?
a. KE will be doubled. c. KE will decrease by half.
b. KE will increase 4 times. d. KE will decrease by 4.
_____ 25. A 2 kg wood is raised to a height of 2 meters. What is the potential energy of the wood?
a. 39 Joules b. 40 Joules c. 41 Joules d. 42 Joules
_____ 26. What do you call the rate of doing work?
a. Energy b. Power c. Work d. Motion
_____ 27. As an object falls from a cliff,
a. The KE increases c. the KE increases as the PE decreases
b. The PE increases d. the KE decreases as the PE decreases
_____ 28. Find the kinetic energy of a 3 kg object that is moving at 5 m/s.
a. 35.5 Joules b. 36.2 Joules c. 37.5 Joules d. 38.6 Joules
_____29.Which of the following shows kinetic energy?
a. Compressed spring
b. pot resting on a stove
c. a ball rolling down the hill
d. all of the above
_____30. Dan climbs a flight of stairs in 150 seconds. If he weighs 450 Newton and the stairs is 10 meters from
the ground, what is the power used by Dan?
a. 30 watts b. 40 watts c. 50 watts d. 60 watts
_____ 31. It refers to the multiple reflections or echoes in a certain place.
a. Reverberation b. reflection c. echo d. refraction
_____ 32. The turning back of waves as it hits a barrier.
a. Reverberation b. reflection c. echo d. refraction
_____ 33. Which of the following would most likely transmit sound best?
a. Steel in cabinet b. seawater c. air in your classroom d. water in the pool
_____ 34. Which of the following is not capable of transmitting sound?
a. Water b. air c. steel d. vacuum
_____ 35. Which of the following will produce sound?
a. Soft objects b. radio stations c. vibrating objects d. objects under pressure
_____ 36. Sonar and echolocation use ____________ to detect objects under water.
a. Reflection b. refraction c. both a and b d. none of the above
_____ 37. ___________ affects how fast or slow sound waves travel.
a. Temperature b. amplitude c. speed d. frequency
_____ 38. The speed of sound depends on two things which are;
a. The type and temperature of the medium.
b. Temperature and sound of the medium
c. Speed and temperature of the medium
d. None of the above
_____ 39. Why does blowing into a trumpet make sound?
a. The trumpet heats the air. c. The air in the trumpet is cooled.
b. The trumpet reflects the air. d. The trumpet causes the air to vibrate.
_____ 40. It is the bending of light when it travels from one medium to another of different optical densities.
a. Refraction b. diffraction c. reflection d. optical density
_____ 41. Light is an electromagnetic wave. Which characteristic is common in all electromagnetic waves?
a. Amplitude b. speed c. frequency d. wavelength
_____ 42. ROYGBIV is the basic component of white light. Which color of light carries the most energy?
a. Blue b. Green c. Orange d. Red
_____ 43. Which of the following lists the 6 colors of the visible spectrum from shortest to longest wavelength?
a. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet
b. Violet, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red
c. Orange, Red, Yellow, Violet, Green, Blue
d. Blue, Green, Violet, Yellow, Red, Orange
_____ 44. Thermal or Internal Energy is ___________.
a. The amount of heat required to change the temperature of something by 1 degree Celsius.
b. The energy transferred between objects because of temperature difference.
c. The total of all energies in a substance.
d. None of the above.
_____ 45. It exists as “energy in transit”.
a. Heat capacity b. heat c. thermal energy d. temperature
_____ 46. The measure of the hotness or coldness of an object is known as _______.
a. Thermal energy b. heat c. specific heat capacity d. temperature
_____ 47. What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a. Radiation b. conduction c. convection d. dispersion
_____ 48. What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a. Conduction b. radiation c. convection d. dispersion
_____ 49. The flow of charge round a circuit is known as __________.
a. Electric current b. charge c. voltage d. resistance
_____ 50. What electrical tool is used to measure the flow of charge?
a. Voltmeter b. Ohmmeter c. Ammeter d. coulomb
_____ 51. If the resistance in a circuit increases, the current will _____________.
a. Decrease b. increase c. remain the same d. stop
_____ 52. What will happen in a parallel circuit if one of the light bulbs burns out?
a. The rest of the bulbs will not light.
b. The rest of the bulbs can still light up
c. Only the next bulb that follows it will not light.
d. Only the next bulb that follows it will still light.
_____ 53. This is needed in a circuit to start the electrons moving.
a. Battery b. power source c. switch d. wire
_____ 54. A series circuit has _____path(s) that the electric current can take.
a. One b. two c. three d. four
_____ 55. Parallel circuits are ____________.
a. A circuit that has only one path for current to travel.
b. Has more than one path for current to travel.
c. A circuit that does not allow electricity to travel through it
d. Magnets that cause electric current.
_____ 56. What is the unit of electrical power?
a. Watts b. Volt c. Ampere d. Ohm
_____ 57. What will happen when the exposed parts of the electrical wires touch one another that create a
shortened path for the current?
a. Open circuit b. Close Circuit c. Short Circuit d. Long Circuit
_____ 58. Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of a fuse or a circuit breaker?
a. To protect appliances against power surges
b. To prevent metal cases from becoming electrified
c. To prevent electrocution
d. To allow you to reduce the power going to an appliance
_____ 59. Which of the following correctly identifies the correct components in a basic electrical circuit?
a. Person, electricity, source
b. Electrical source, electrical user, wires
c. Static, electricity, source
d. Water, shock, death
_____ 60. Which of the following are electrical hazards?
a. Flammable materials near electrical equipment and/or static electricity
b. Damaged insulation on wires, broken plugs, and overheated appliances
c. Overloaded circuits
d. All of the above are electrical hazards.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU!

Prepared by:

CHRISTINE JOY M. GIMENO – Subject Chairman

JENNY A. LAMIS
BEVERLY C. DURAN
MARY PHEBE BALADIANG
FRED JOHN HIPONIA
ALIFER YPULONG

Checked by:

ROBERT C. TEJARES
Head, Science Department