Bautista National High School

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

S.Y. 2018-2019
SCIENCE VIII

Name: _____________________ Grade and Section: _____________ Date:_________ Score: ________

Directions: Read the statements or questions carefully and then shade the letter of the correct answer
from the choices given before each number.

1. Unless acted upon by a net or unbalanced force, an object remains at rest or continue to
move at constant velocity. This states the law of________.
A. Acceleration B. Action-reaction forces C. Inertia D. Interaction
2. Inertia of an object depends on its mass. Which objects below has the greatest inertia?
A. Bicycle B. Bus c. Jeepney D. Motorbike
3. A coin was placed on top of a cardboard and the cardboard was placed on top of a glass.
When the cardboard was quickly pulled, which situation below will most likely to happen?
A. It continuously moved with the cardboard. C. The cardboard displaced the coin.
B. The coin dropped in the glass. D. The coin flew.
4. At constant force, what will happen to acceleration of an object when mass is doubled?
A. It is doubled. C. It is tripled.
B. It decreases by one-half D. It remains the same.
5. How much force is required to accelerate a 2 000 kg car at 3 m/s2?
A. 2 000 N B. 4 000 N C. 6 000 N D. 8 000 N
6. A ball with a mass of 0.5 kg was kicked with a force of 100 N. What is its
acceleration?
A. 2.0 m/s2 B. 20 m/s2 C. 200 m/s2 D. 2 000 m/s2
7. Joshua and Karen are pulling a heavy cart at the same time to the right with 5 N each.
Which diagram best illustrates the forces acting on the object?
5N 5N 5N 5N5N
A. B. 5N C. 5N D. 5N
8. Both action-reaction forces and balanced forces have similarities and diffferences. Which
of the statements below do they differ?
A. Two forces are equal in size. C. Two forces are opposite in direction.
B. Two forces act on the same line of action. D. Two forces act upon different objects.
9. In a thug of war, when one team is pulling with a force of 100 N and the other with 80 N,
what is the net force?
A. 20 N B. 80 N C. 100 N D. 180 N
10.The picture below shows the circular path of a toy that swings around a string. Which
path would the toy take if the string is cut?

A. B. C. D.

11. When a body moves in a circular path with constant speed, say for example, you swing
a tethered ball overhead in a circle and leaving gravity aside, the only force acting on
the ball is the force of tension, T, of the string. To which
direction will this force move?
A. Inward towards the center of the circle C. Straight line outward
B. Follows the circular path of the object D. Moves in all directions
12 Which of the pictures below shows that there is NO work done?
A. B. C. D.

13. Jimmy is pushing a grocery cart with 200 newtons force along the 10m aisle. How much
work is done in pushing the cart?
A. 200 N.m B. 210 N.m C. 2 000 N.m D. 2 100 N.m
14. In which situation below shows that doing work is a method of transferring energy?
A. Carrying in place a basket of fruits C. Banging a concrete wall
B. Sitting on a box D. Bowling ball hits the tenpin
15. Compute for the power output in climbing 4-m stairs in 10 seconds and your weight is
500 N.
A. 20 J/s B. 200 J/s C. 400 J/s D. 2 000 J/s
16. The following situations EXCEPT one, exhibits kinetic energy?
A. Launched rocket in space C. Bullet in flight
B. Fireworks display D. Hanging rock on a cliff
17. What is the kinetic energy of a 2-kg toy car moving at velocity of 5 m/s?
A. 5 J B. 10 J C. 25 J D. 50 J
18. Which form of energy does a stretched, compressed or twisted rubber band of a rolling
toy possess?
A. Elastic potential energy C. Kinetic energy
B. Gravitational potential energy D. Total mechanical energy
19. In which medium do sound waves travel fastest?
A. Air B. Rubber C. Steel D. Water
20.Which property of sound waves enhances ones voice due to multiple reflections or
echoesthat often occurs in small rooms like in bathroom?
A. Echo B. SONAR D. RADAR D. Reverberation
21. Which best explains the relationship between the speed of sound and the medium
through which it passes?
A. Sound travels slower in air because of the increased distance between air particles.
B. Sounds travels faster in air because of the decreased distance between air particles.
C. Sound travels faster in solids because of the increased distance between solid
particles.
D. Sound travels slower in solids because of the decreased distance between solid
particles.
22. What happens when sound travels through air? The air particles ______.
A. Vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
B. Vibrate along the direction of wave propagation
C. Vibrate but not in any fixed direction
D. Do not vibrate.
23. When measuring the speed of sound outdoors, it is generally fastest during_______.
A. Cold season C. Summer
B. Rainy season D. The same in any season
24. How does temperature of the medium affect the speed of sound?
A. At lower temperatures particles vibrate faster.
B. The hotter the medium the faster the sound travels.
C. At higher temperatures, particles have lesser kinetic energy.
D. Particles vibrate faster and there will be lesser collisions per unit of time.
25. The speed of sound is dependent on the temperature of the medium. What is the speed
of sound in air of temperature 30 degree Celsius (o C). (Note: v = 331 m/s + 0.6 m/s (T) )
A. 30.6m/s B. 331.6m/s C. 349m/s D. 361m/s
26. The spectrum of visible light or white light is comprised of several colors just like the
colors of the rainbow when it strikes a prism. The separation of visible light into its
different colors is known as______.
A. Absorption B. Dispersion C. Reflection D. Refraction
27. Anna puts a straw into a glass of water. She notices that the straw appears to be broken
whenshe looks through the glass and the water from the side. Which term best explains
why the straw looks like it is broken?
A. Absorption B. Reflection C. Refraction D. Transmission
28.Which describes the main difference between electromagnetic (EM) waves and other
types of waves, such as sound?
A. EM waves transport matter and energy.
B. EM waves can travel without a medium.
C. EM waves require a medium to travel.
D. EM waves are higher in frequency than all other waves.
29. What is visible light composed of?
A. Gamma rays C. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet light
(ROYGBIV)
B. Radio waves D. Ultraviolet light
30. In the spectrum of visible light, energy of light increases as one goes towards the right
side of the color spectrum. Which of the colors of visible light has the greatest energy?
A. Blue B. Green C. Orange D. Red
31. Which of the following color of the light has the highest frequency?
 A. Blue B. Green C. Orange D. Red
32. The following EXCEPT ONE may take place when light crosses the boundary of two
media of different optical density.
A. Speed decreases when light travels from air to water.
B. Speed of light is dependent on the optical density of the medium.
C. The change in speed is manifested by the bending of the light ray.
D. There is no bending of light rays when light travels from air to water.
33. Which statement is correct when an object absorbs heat?
A. Its temperature rises or increases C. The object freezes.
B. Its temperature decreases. D. Its temperature varies
34. Which transfers more heat?
A. 1 L of tap water C. 1 500 mL of boiling water
B. 1 L of boiling water D. 1 000 mL of cold water
35. Which of the statements below describes temperature?
A. How cold or hot a body is
B. The measure of kinetic energy of a particle
C. Measured in fahrenheit, celsius and kelvin
D. Measured in calories and joules
A. A only B. B only C. A, B and C D. D
36. What happens to road and bridges on a particular season that they need special joints
to stop them from bending out of shape.
A. They expand during cold season. C. They expand during hot, summer season.
B. They contract during cold season. D. They contract during hot, summer season.
37. Which best explains thermal expansion?
A. Molecules move faster.
B. An object increases in size due to an increase in temperature.
C. An object decreases in size due to a decrease in temperature.
D. An object remains the same no matter what the temperature is.
38. Increase in temperature of body is proportional to the _____.
A. Amount of heat absorbed. C. Amount of heat evolved.
B. Density of a substance. D. Average kinetic energy.
39.Which of the following energy transfer is correct?
A. Thermal energy is transferred from a room to a heater, so it can be heated.
B. An ice cube loses thermal energy when it melts in hot chocolate.
C. Thermal energy in a hot drink is transferred to cold hands.
D. Thermal energy is lost by a match when it is lighted.
40. Chef Rachel melted chocolate and poured it into molds and placed in the fridge to cool.
Sheleft it overnight, so it stayed in the fridge even after the chocolate became hard.
Which graph best shows the temperature of the chocolate while in the fridge?

A. B. C. D.
Temp. Temp. Temp. Temp.
(oC) (oC) (oC) (oC)

Time (hours) Time (hours) Time (hours) Time (hours)

41. In a simple circuit, what happens to the bulb if you add another battery?
A. The bulb is brighter C.The bulb is busted.
B. The bulb is dimmer. D. The brightness remains the same.
42. How is voltage related to current?
A. When voltage increases, the current also increases.
B. When voltage increases, the current decreases.
C. There is no change in current even if the voltage increases.
D. There is no direct relationship between the two electrical quantities.
43. Increasing the number of dry cells in the electric circuit increases the ______.
A. Conductivity B. Electric current C. Resistance D. Voltage
44. How can you increase the resistance in the electric circuit?
A. Decrease the load. C. Increase the load.
B. Add another battery. D. Use thick connecting wires.
45. Keeping the voltage the same, what happens to the current in the circuit when
resistance is increased?
A. Cannot be measured B. Decreases C. Increases D. Remains the same
For question No. 46, refer to the circuit on the side.
46. What will happen when the electric circuit is open?
A. Electric current cannot flow through it.
B. Electric current can flow in the circuit.
C. Electrons continuously flow in the circuit.
D. No voltage drop will take place.
For question No. 47-48, refer to the circuits below.

CIRCUIT A CIRCUIT B

47. What will most likely happen if one bulb is removed in Circuit A?
A. The other bulb remains lighted. C. The other bulb goes off also.
B. The other bulb becomes brighter. D. The other bulb will become dimmer.
48. Circuit B, illustrates which type of electrical circuit connection?
A. Parallel B. Series C. Series-parallel D. Short circuit
49. The following EXCEPT one takes place when the circuit is overloaded.
A. Large current produced can generate a lot of heat that could start a fire.
B. Electric current exceeds the wire’s current rating.
C. The circuit will always function normally.
D. The breaker and wire starts to heat up.
50. Select precautionary measures that help households in preventing/avoiding fire and
accidentregarding the use of electrical appliances and devices at home.

A B C D

A. A and B B. B and C C. A, C and D D. B

 FIRST QUATER EXAMINATION
GRADE 8 – SCIENCE

ANSWER KEY
1. C 26. B

2. B 27. C

3. B 28. B

4. B 29. C

5. C 30. A

6. C 31. C

7. C 32. D

8. D 33. A

9. A 34. C

10. D 35. C

11. A 36. C

12. B 37. B

13. C 38. A

14. D 39. C

15. B 40. C

16. D 41. A

17. C 42. A

18. A 43. D

19. C 44. C

20. D 45. B

21. A 46. A

22. B 47. C

23. C 48. A

24. B 49. C

25. C 50. D