Science 8

Summative Test

NAME: ____________________________________ DATE: _____________

GRADE & SECTION: ________________________ SCORE: ___________

I. Multiple Choice: Read each question carefully. Choose and write the letter of the correct
answer in the space before the number.
____ 1. When a teacher stands at the front of the class, the force of gravity pulls her toward the
ground. The ground pushes back with an equal and opposite force. This is an example
of which of Newton's Laws of Motion?
a. Law of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Impulse and Momentum
____ 2. When the forces acting on an object are equal in magnitude and in opposite
directions, the forces are said to be.
a. Frictional b. Balanced c. Gravitational d. Unbalanced
____ 3. What can you say about the forces acting on an object if the net force is equal to
zero?
a. Balanced b. Frictional c. Unbalanced d. Gravitational
____ 4. A boy and a girl are pulling a heavy crate at the same time with 10 units of force
in the same direction. What is the net force acting on an object?
a. 20N b. 5N c. 10N d. 15N
____ 5. There is a 10N force acting on an object. The frictional force on the object is 3N,
what is the net force on the object?
a. 10N b. 5N c. 7N d. 13N
____6. Which law states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force
acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass?
a. Law of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Impulse and Momentum
____7. In a bus crash, the passenger of the bus appears to be thrown forward as the bus
suddenly decelerated. What law of motion explains the situation?
a. Law of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Impulse and Momentum
____8. Which of Newton's Laws of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and
opposite reaction?
a. Law of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Impulse and Momentum
____9. Which vehicle below has the greatest amount of inertia?
a. a truck b. a bicycle c. a car d. a jeepney
____10. How much force is needed to accelerate a 90 kg skier at 2 m/s2?
A) 92 N B) 180 N C) 45 kg/ms2 D) 180 kg/ms2
____ 11. What are the forces present on a pen hanging in the chair?
a. Normal Force and tension force c. Frictional force and Normal force
b. Force of gravity and normal force d. Force of gravity and normal force
____ 12. What is true about the kinetic energy of the particles of an object if the temperature
is in its highest point?
a. Kinetic energy is greater c. kinetic energy is constant
b. Kinetic energy is lesser d. kinetic energy is negligible
____ 13. What will happen to the kinetic energy of an object if the velocity is doubled, and the
mass remained the same?
a. Reduced b. Doubled c. Tripled d. Quadrupled
____ 14. Which of the following does not affect the potential energy of an object?
a. Acceleration to gravity b. mass c. velocity d. height
____ 15. When a person is jump roping where do they have the most potential energy?
a. At the bottom when they bend their knees c. At the top right before they go down again.
b. In the middle of their jump d. At the bottom when they hit the ground.
____ 16. If you increase _________ and __________ then you will increase the objects amount
of potential energy.
a. Mass, acceleration b. Mass, velocity c. mass, speed d. mass, height
____ 17. In which temperature does sound travel faster?
a. 25ºC b. 50 ºC c. 75 ºC d. 100 ºC
____ 18. An object that does not vibrate cannot produce what?
a. Sound b. Light c. Heat d. Electricity
____ 19. In which medium will sound travel the fastest?
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Vacuum
____ 20. Given the following materials, which group is a better carrier of sound?
a. Air, wood, metal, water c. Wood, water, metal, air
b. metal, wood, water, air d. metal, air, water, wood
____ 21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound is
usually lowest in ________ and highest in ________.
a. solids, liquids b. gases, liquids c. liquids, solids d. gases, solids
____ 22. Which color of light has the highest frequency?
a. red b. yellow c. violet d. blue
____ 23. Which among the color of the visible spectrum refracted the MOST as a ray of light
passes through a glass prism?
a. violet b. yellow c. blue d. red
____ 24. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?
a. violet b. yellow c. blue d. red
____ 25. When does a rainbow occur in nature?
a. after the sunset b. after the rainstorm c. during the storm d. before the rainstorm
____ 26. It is the quantity of energy absorbed or given off by an object.
a. Temperature b. thermometer c. heat d. kinetic energy
____ 27. It is the hotness and coldness of the body.
a. Temperature b. thermometer c. heat d. kinetic energy
____ 28. Where does heat transfer in an object?
a. From higher temperature to lower temperature b. From lower temperature to higher temperature
c. From unknown substance to any amount of temperature d. None of the above
____ 29. Why are bridges built with gaps?
a. for easy layering c. to make them attractive
b. to allow thermal expansion d. so cars would slow down
____ 30. Which is NOT true about the difference between heat and temperature?
a. Heat is a form of energy while temperature is not.
b. Temperature can be measured directly while heat cannot.
c. Temperature is a measure of average kinetic energy while heat is not.
d. None of the above.
____ 31. It is the difference in electric potential between two points.
a. current b. power c. resistance d. voltage
____ 32. It is the rate of flow of electric charge in a circuit.
a. current b. power c. resistance d. voltage
____ 33. It is a simplified representation of the components of an electrical circuit using either the
images of the distinct parts or standard symbols.
a. current b. circuit c. resistance d. voltage
____ 34. How much voltage would be necessary to generate 10 amps of current in a circuit that
has 5 ohms of resistance?
a. 2 V b. 0.5 V c. 50 V d. 4.9 V
____ 35. What happens to the current as the resistance increases?
a. Current decreases as the resistance increases c. Current decreases as the resistance decreases
b. Current increases as the resistance increases d. Current increases as the resistance decreases
____ 36. What are the parts of a simple circuit labeled X, Y, and Z below?

a. Source, switch, connecting wire

____ 37. What type of circuit connection has a single path of current to flow?
a. parallel circuit b. series circuit c. parallel and series d. none of these

____ 38. Look at the illustration given. What type of circuit is shown?

a. Alternate b. Simple
c. Series d. Parallel

____ 39. What is the advantage of using parallel circuit connections at home?
a. It carries the same current throughout the circuit.
b. It has a simple design that is easy to understand.
c. It does not overheat quickly.
d. The voltage across every component is the same; therefore, all components work
efficiently.
____ 40. Which of the following is the circuit breaker?
a. b. c. d.