UNIFIED TEST IN GRADE-8 SCIENCE

DUMALINAO DISTRICT

NAME: ________________________________________________________________

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER: BLACKEN THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER.

A B C D
1. Light is composed of colors of different frequencies and _________________.
a. wavelenght b. spectrum c. energy d. refractive index
2. A book is on the edge of the table. When you let it fall on the floor, what happens to its energy?
a. its potential energy is changed to kinetic energy
b. its kinetic energy is changed to potential energy
c. it potential energy is not changed
d. it loses some energy
3. Which of the following objects will produce sound?
a. soft objects b. radio stations c. vibrating objects d. objects under pressure
4. Which of the following is not capable of waves transmitting sound?
a. air b. water c. steel d. vacuum
5. A motorcycle experiences a net force of 2000 N. What is the acceleration if the mass of the
motorcycle is 500 kg?
a. 2 m/s2 b. 4 m/s2 c. 8 m/s2 d. 0 m/s2
6. Which of the following is ALWAYSTRUE for objects at rests?
a. the forces are very small
b. there are no forces acting on them
c. the net force on them is zero
d. both B and C
7. The quantity that tells how hot or cold an object is with respect to some standard.
a. density b. mass c. pressure d. temperature
8. Which of the following lights has the longest wavelength?
a. red b. violet c. yellow d. green
9. It is a break or fracture in the rocky, outermost part of the earth.
a. fault b. focus c. epicenter d. earth’s crust
10. If you are in a tsunami prone area, what will you do if your area will be hit by a tsunami?
a. wait for the wave to come until somebody will rescue you
b. call a friend and tell him that the tsunami is approaching
c. run and vacate as much as possible in an elevated area
d. wait a police officer and report immediately that there is tsunami
11. It is a light phenomenon or a streak of light as observed from Earth when a meteoroid passes
through Earth’s atmosphere.
a. meteor b. meteoroid c. asteroids d. comets
12. In which type of asteroids do Trojan asteroids belong?
a. first type b. second type c. third type c. fourth type
13. It is usually come from the Oort Cloud which is beyond our Solar System?
a. comets b. asteroid c. meteors d. meteoroid
14. A tropical cyclone is observed to be approaching the Phil. Area of responsibility (PAR) with
sustained winds of 61 km/hr. How would you categorize this tropical cyclone?
a. severe tropical storm b. tropical depression
c. tropical storm d. typhoon
15. Is a meteor a star?
a. yes. It is a shooting star b. yes. It glows like a star
c. no. it is a planet that orbits the sun d. no. it is a debris of either asteroid or rocky particle
16. Early scientist developed the periodic table by arranging elements in what order of atomic mass?
a. increasing b. decreasing c. vertically d. horizontally
17. This process where a gas is changed into a liquid is called ….
a. condensation b. evaporation c. crystallization d. precipitation
 18. It distinguishes through the mass number, or the total number of protons and neutrons of a
particular element.
a. ions b. electronegativity c. isotopes d. nucleolus

19. The smallest particle of an element …..

a. molecules b. atoms c. ions d. isotopes
20. Who among the following scientists is the proponent of the law of octaves?
a. Johann Dobereiner b. Johann Newlands
c. Dmitri Mendeleev d. Alexander Chancourtois
21. Aluminum, copper and silver are good conductors of electricity. Graphite and carbon are all
allotropes of carbon, a non metal. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity, while diamond does
not conduct electricity. What conclusion can you make base on these observations?
a. all metals are good conductor of electricity
b. all non metal are poor conductors of electricity
c. all metals are electrical conductors while all non-metals are poor electrical conductor
d. all metals and some nonmetals are good electrical conductors

FOR QUESTIONS 22-23 REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW.

ATOMS p+ e- n0
A 35 35 40
B 34 33 39
C 36 39 39
D 35 35 42

22. Which of the following are isotopes?

a. A & B b. A & C c. A & D d. B & C
23. Which of the following have the same atomic mass?
a. A & B b. A & C c. A & D d. B & C
24. Digestion in the mouth begins in the __________.
a. teeth, tongue, and saliva
b. lips, tonge, and teeth
c. cheeks, lips, and tongue
d. tonsils, lips, and salivary glands
25. The large intestine is about 1.5 meters long; how long is the small intestine?
a. 1 meter b. 7 meters c. 20 meters d. 3 meters
26. The stage of mitosis where the chromosomes are aligned at the equatorial plate.
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
27. Which of the following will undergo meiosis?
a. osteocycle b. neurocyte c. muscle cell d. spermatogonia
28. Escherichia coli is naturally found in the large intestine of humans. What particular type of
vitamins is produce by E. coli? Which the body cannot produce?
a. vit. B12 b. vit. A c. riboflavin d. zinc
29. Which among the arthropods have three body sections?
a. millipedes b. arachnids c. insects d. crustaceans
30. An enzyme in the saliva that conducts starch into maltose is called __________.
a. pepsin b. ptyalin c. reunin d. lipase