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DANLAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Danlag, Tampakan, South Cotabato

Pre-Test in SCIENCE 8

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Multiple Choice: Choose and encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. The tendency of the body to resist motion or sometimes called the “stubbornness or laziness” is its:
a. friction b. force c. inertia d. momentum
2. A push or pull exerted in an object is called:
a. acceleration b. force c. inertia d. mass
3. The combination of all forces acting on an object is referred as:
a. balance force b. free fall c. net force d. unbalanced force
4. What law of motion states that “If the mass is kept constant, the acceleration is directly proportional to the force and
when the force is kept constant the acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass?
a. Law of Acceleration b. Law of Inertia c. Law of Interaction d. Law of Motion
5. The rate at which work is done is called:
a. acceleration b. energy c. force d. power
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 a hammer c. disappears into the wood
b. exerts an equal force back on the hammer d. moves at a constant speed
7. Who formulated the three laws of motion?
a. Albert Einstein b. Aristotle c. Galileo Galilei d. Isaac Newton
8. Heat moves in three ways. What are they?
a. Convection, Connection, and Radiation c. Convection, Conduction, and Radiation
b. Heat, Cold, and Warm d. Light, Sound, and Feeling
9. Potential energy is the energy in position while kinetic energy is the energy in ______________.
a. at rest b. motion c. speed d. velocity
10. If you were asked to produce loud sound, which of the following material will you use?
a. air b. plastics c. steel d. water
11. Which of the following media does the sound travel fastest?
a. gas b. liquid c. solid d. vacuum
12. Which of Newton's Three Laws does the following statement satisfy? Every object in a state of uniform motion tends
to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.
a. Newton's 1st Law b. Newton’s 2nd Law c. Newton’s 3rd Law d. None of the above
13. Which of Newton's three laws does the following example illustrate? If you have a hockey puck sliding along a table,
it will eventually come to a stop.
a. Newton's First Law c. Newton’s Third Law
b. Newton's Second Law d. None of the above
14. Which of Newton's Three Laws does the following statement satisfy? The relationship between an object's mass (m),
its acceleration (a), and the applied force F is F=ma.
a. Newton's 1st Law b. Newton’s 2nd Law c. Newton’s 3rd Law d. None of the above
15. Which chair will require the most amount of force to get it moved or accelerated?
A. a plastic chair with a mass of 2 kgs B. a rattan chair with a mass of 3 kgs.
C. a wooden chair with a mass of 5 kgs. D. a steel chair with a mass of 6 kgs.
16. Look at the boys playing tug of war. Assuming that each of the boys can exert a 50N force, who will win the game?

A. only one boy B. the two boys

C. no movement D. cannot be determined

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17. If the force is constant, what will happen to the motion or acceleration of the object if the mass is increased?
A. decreased B. increased C. the same D. zero
18. If Josh exerts a force of 3N, and Jun is 6N, what is the net force?

A. 6N, left B. 3N, left C. 3N, right D. 9N, left

19. Which of the following could be done to accelerate a moving object?
A. apply inertia B. apply a balanced force
C. apply an unbalanced force D. apply both balanced and unbalanced
21. Which of the following vehicles will come to a complete stop FIRST when the drivers apply brake at the same time?
A. the fully loaded ten-wheeler truck B. the van loaded with passengers
C. the empty dump trucks D. the small car
22. Based on the figure below, if the boy number 1 will be able to push the boy number 2 away from him, who exerts
greater force?

A. boy number 1 B. They have the same force

C. boy number 2 D. cannot be determined
23. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a rock strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail
_________________.
A. creates a tension with the rock B. exerts an equal force back on the rock
C. will disappear D. will be transferred to another wood
24. Newton's third law of motion states that whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, _________________.
A. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on a third object
B. the first object is not affected by that force
C. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object
D. the second object exerts a less powerful force on the first object
25. Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
A. Equal and the same B. Greater and opposite
C. Equal and different D. Equal and opposite
26. Which of the following best describes kinetic energy?
A. active energy B. stored energy
C. energy in motion D. stored and active
27. Which of the following situations shows energy in motion?
A. an orbiting fan B. a broom stick placed on a divan
C. a student leaning on the chalkboard D. a bulletin board attached on the wall
28. Which of the following situations shows stored energy or energy at rest?
A. a traveling tricycle B. an athlete running on the field
C. a flower vase placed on the table D. a laborer pushing a crate on the floor
29. What is present in a revolving planet, a running car and an electron in an atom?
A. Kinetic energy B. Nuclear energy
C. Elastic potential energy D. Gravitational potential energy
30. Which is true regarding an object that is moving faster?
A. It has more kinetic energy B. It has more potential energy
C. Its kinetic energy remains the same D. Its potential energy increases quadratically
31. Which of the following affects the gravitational potential energy of an object?
A. height and mass B. mass and velocity
C. height and weight D. velocity and height

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32. Two objects with different masses are placed on the same shelf. Which has more potential energy?
A. the object with lesser mass
B. the object with greater mass
C. both have the same amount of potential energy
D. neither has potential energy because they are not moving
33. Which is true to both kinetic energy and potential energy?
A. both are mechanical energies
B. both can be created and destroyed
C. both cannot be transformed into another type of energy
D. both have mass, gravity, height and velocity as its components
34. Which of the following statements is true regarding either potential or kinetic energy?
A. The position of an object affects its potential energy.
B. An object’s mass has no effect on its potential energy.
C. The speed of an object does not determine its kinetic energy.
D. The Earth’s gravity influence the kinetic energy of an object.
35. Which of the following is used to transport sound waves?
A. medium B. vacuum C. mass D. light
36. The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called
a. Gravity b. Free fall c. Inertia d. Acceleration
37. Which surface would be easiest for a bicycle to move?
A. Sand B. Grass C. Muddy road D. Concrete road
38. Two people pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pull with a 300 N force. What is the net force?
A. 0 N B. 300 N C. 600 N D. 900 N
39. What is the net force in the figure below?

A. 25 N, to the left B. 25 N, to the right

C. 195 N, to the left D. 195 N, to the right
40. What is the definition of weight?
A. the size of an object B. the time it takes to get on a ride
C. the amount of matter in an object D. the magnitude of the force of gravity on an object
41. Which law states that forces act with equal magnitude and in opposite direction?
A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Acceleration D. Law of Gravitational Force
42. What Newton’s law of motion requires the use of seat belts in cars?
A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Acceleration D. Law of Universal Gravitation
43. The following situations demonstrate potential energy EXCEPT:
A. a bullet fired from a gun B. a child at the top of a slide
C. a car parked at the top of a hill D. river water at the top of a waterfall
44. The potential energy is the energy an object has due to its __________.
A. mass B. motion C. position D. weight
45. The following conditions exhibits kinetic energy EXCEPT:
A. water inside a glass B. rolling stone from the hill
C. running athlete on the field D. dancing kids in the living room of the house
46. If a green ball is higher from the ground than a yellow ball and both have the same mass, which ball has
more potential energy?
A. green ball B. yellow ball
C. both has the same PE D. both has the same KE
47. Where does a car on a hill have the greatest potential energy?
A. top of the hill B. bottom of the hill
C. halfway down the hill D. it has the same potential energy at all points
48. An echo occurs when a sound wave is __________.
A. absorbed B. reflected C. refracted D. transmitted
49. What happens to the speed of sound as the temperature increases?
A. constant B. decreases C. increases D. cannot be determined
50. Planet Jupiter has a bigger mass than the Earth. If you were able to travel to planet Jupiter, what happens to
your weight?
A. increases B. decreases C. stays the same D. varies with day and night

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