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Diagnostic Test in Science 8
Multiple Choice: Encircle the correct answer.
1. What do you call the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion?
a. mass b. inertia c. force d. motion
2. It is the net force (an unbalanced force that changes motion) that causes an object to .
a. stays at the same speed c. change in speed
b. not moves d. None of these
3. Forces that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction are known as .
a. balanced forces c. friction forces
b. net forces d. None of these
4. Zyrelle is pushing and pulling the cart in the supermarket. It this scenario, Zyrelle is applying
.
a. force b. acceleration c. inertia d. friction
5. The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called
a. gravity b. free fall c. inertia d. acceleration
6. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the
nail _____________________________________.
a. creates a friction with the hammer.
b. disappears into the wood.
c. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
d. nothing will happen
7. What law states that “An object will stay at rest or move at constant velocity unless unbalanced
external force acts on it.”
a. law of acceleration b. law of gravitation c. law of inertia d. law of interaction
8. What is the force exerted by a 20-kilogram object when it accelerates at 4 m/s2?
a. 5 Newtons b. 16 Newtons c. 24 Newtons d. 80 Newtons
9. Adding more groceries into a shopping cart will increase its mass. What will happen to the
acceleration when the same force is applied?
a. acceleration will decrease c. acceleration will remain the same
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b. acceleration will increase d. acceleration cannot be determined
10. In a uniform circular motion, what happens to the speed of the moving object when more force
is applied?
a. the speed is constant. c. the speed is increasing.
b. the speed is decreasing. d. the speed is in the same direction.
11. In which of the following situations is work done?
a. a waiter carrying a tray while walking c. a lady carrying her baby in her arms
b. a boy pushing against a concrete wall d. a girl pulling a cart
12. An example of kinetic energy would be:
a) a moving car c) a charge particle in an electric field
b) a stretched rubber band that was just released d) all of the above
13. How much work is done when a boy exerts a force of 100 Newtons to push a box 2 meters
across a floor?
a. 102 joules b. 98 joules c. 50 joules d. 200 joules
14. Stored energy is _____________.
a. potential energy c. thermal energy
b. kinetic energy d. gravitational energy
15. The rate of using energy is ________________________
a. work b. energy c. power d. motion
16. If the force you exert does not make an object move, it basically means
a. no work is done b. work is done c. working d. nothing will happen
17. The energy of a moving object is called _______________.
a. potential energy b. kinetic energy c. thermal energy d. gravitational energy
18. What is the ability to do work?
a. displacement b. energy c. force d. power
19. A biker resting on top of a hill has what type of energy?
a. chemical energy b. nuclear energy c. kinetic energy d. potential energy
20. When the car’s speed is doubled, its kinetic energy is ________.
a. four times larger b. four times less c. half as large d. twice as large
21. How would you relate the temperature of the medium with the speed of sound?
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a. the hotter the medium, the faster the sound travels.
b. the hotter the medium, the cooler the sound travels.
c. the cooler the medium, the faster the sound travels.
d. there is no relationship between the temperature of the medium and the speed of sound.
22. Which of the following formula is used to calculate the speed of sound as it is dependent on
temperature?
a. v= 331m/s + 0.6m/s/c (t) c. a= v/t
b. v= d/t d. s= d/t
23. What will become of the speed of sound if the temperature increases?
a. it will increase. b. it will decrease. c. it will remain the same. d. it will diminish by half
24. Molecules of solids are closest to one another thus sound can travel ________compared to solid
and liquids.
a. fastest b. slowest c. with undetermined speed d. with varying speed
25. Molecules of gases are far apart, thus sound travels in gases _________.
a. the slowest b. the fastest c. with undetermined speed d. with varying speed
26. The turning back of the wave as it hits the barrier is called __________.
a. refraction b. reflection c. rarefaction d. reverberation
27. It refers to multiple echoes
a. refraction b. reflection c. rarefaction d. reverberation
28. The __________ of sound involves a change in the direction of waves as they pass from one
medium to another.
a. refraction b. reflection c. rarefaction d. reverberation
29. Sound waves travel __________ in cooler air than in warmer air.
a. fastest b. slowest c. with undetermined speed d. with varying speed
30. _______________ is a form of energy made by vibrations.
a. motion b. light c. sound d. heat
31. Which color follows green in the hierarchy of colors?
a. yellow b. orange c. blue d. indigo
32. Which color is bent the most?
a. red b. violet c. green d. blue
33. Which of the following explains why the sky is blue?
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a. blue light is scattered by molecules in the air.
b. blue light turns back into outer space.
c. blue light bends when it enters the atmosphere.
d. blue light bounces off into the outer space.
34. ROYGBIV is the basic component of white light. Which color of light carries the highest energy?
a. blue b. green c. orange d. violet
35. White light is actually a combination of several different _________ of light traveling together.
a. speeds b. types c. wavelengths d. none of these
36. What exists as “energy in transit” and is not contained in an object?
a. heat b. temperature c. thermal energy d. all of the above
37 What is considered as the relative hotness or coldness of an object? It also measures the
average kinetic energy of all the particles in the object?
a. heat b. temperature c. thermal energy d. all of the above
38. Which of the following does NOT happen when an object is heated?
a. it expands. c. its temperature decreases.
b. it may undergo phase change. d. its thermal energy increases
39. Thermal expansion can be applied to
a. solids b. liquids c. gas d. all of these
40 What happens to the temperature of an object as it absorbs heat? It moves from___________.
a. inside to outside c. higher to lower temperature
b. outside to inside d. lower to higher temperature
41. How does heat differ from temperature? Heat is ___________ while temperature is
_______________.
a. contained in an object; energy in transit
b. transfer of thermal energy; a measure of degree of hotness or coldness of a body
c. measure of degree of hotness/coldness of a body; a transfer of thermal energy
d. average kinetic energy of molecules; a total kinetic energy of all molecules
42. it is use to measure the temperature of a body
a. ammeter b. voltmeter c. thermometer d. scale
43. _________________ is the transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another, or from
an energy source to a medium or object.
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a. heat b. temperature c. mass d. motion
44. What is the measure of the rate of electric charge in a circuit?
a. current b. power c. resistance d. voltage
45 What does an ammeter measure?
a. current b. resistance c. voltage c. pressure
46. What is the relationship between resistance and electric current if voltage is kept constant?
a. as the resistance decreases, current also decreases
b. as the resistance decreases, current increases
c. as the resistance increases, current also increases
d. as the resistance increases, current remains the same
47. In a series connection, what electrical value is the same in the total circuit and in individual
loads?
a. current b. resistance c. voltage d. charge
48 In a parallel electrical connection, what is the value of the voltage across two points in the
circuit?
a. equal to the sum of the voltages c. same anywhere across two points
b. increasing with increasing load d. decreasing with increasing load
49. This type of connection increases with increasing loads.
a. parallel connection
b. series connection
c. circuit connection
d. octopus’ connection
50.This type of connection decreases with increasing loads.
a. parallel connection
b. series connection
c. circuit connection
d. octopus’ connection
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43.A
44.A
45.A
Key to Correction: 46.B
47.C
1. B 48.A/C
2. C 49.A
3. A 50.B
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. A
10.B
11.D
12.D
13.D
14.A
15.A
16.A
17.B
18.B
19.D
20.A
21.A
22.A
23.A
24.A
25.A
26.B
27.D
28.A
29.B
30.C
31.A
32.B
33. A
34.D
35.C
36.A
37.B
38.C
39.A
40.C
41.B
42.C
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