Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Dinagat Islands
LLAMERANATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Llamera, Libjo, Dinagat Islands

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 8

Name:_____________________________________ Date:____________
Year/section:____________________________________ Score:____________

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and analyze each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer from the given
options. Write your answer before the number.

1. A boy and a girl are pulling a heavy crate at the same time in opposite directions with 10 units and 5 units of force respectively.
What direction will the crate move?
a. The crate will move in the direction of the 10-unit force.
b. The crate will move in any of the directions.
c. The crate will not move in the direction of the 10-unit force.
d. The crate will move in the direction of the 5 unit force and then move again in the 10-unit force.
2. Suppose a ball of mass 0.60 kg is hit with a force of 12N. Its acceleration will be:
a. 15 m/s2 b. 30 m/s2 c. 20 m/s2 d. 40 m/s2
3. Teacher Myrna is carrying a box while walking in the corridor, is work present in this scenario?
a. Yes b. No c. Either A or B d. Neither A or B
4. A boy is lifting a pail of water, is there work done by the boy?
a. Yes b. No c Either A or B d. Neither A or B
5. A man pushes a cart to a distance of 25 meters by applying a horizontal force of 580N. How much work is done by the man on
the cart?
a. 15400J b. 14600J c. 15450J d. 14500J
6. In order to that the plates will not fall on the ground, suggest ways on how to remove the tablecloth in relation to the Law of
Inertia?
a. Quickly remove the tablecloth from the table.
b. Slowly remove the tablecloth from the table.
c. You can either quickly remove or slowly remove it, the same thing will happen.
d. Slowly pull the table cloth in the diagonal direction.
7. Why does it hurt when you punch a wall?
a. Because you hit the wall physically.
b. Because you exert a force on the wall.
c. Due to the fact that in every action there is always equal and opposite reaction.
d. All of the above.
8. It is an energy possessed by a moving object.
a. Potential Energy b. Kinetic Energy c Either A or B d. Neither A or B
9. Kinetic Energy comes from the greek word “ kinetikos”, what is kinetikos means?
a. Staying b. hanging c. loving d. moving
10. A type of motion of an object of a circular path with a constant speed but changing direction due to a net force.
a. Free Fall b. Uniform Circular Motion c. Third Law of Motion d. First Law of Motion
11. It is the amount of heat needed by a material to increase its temperature by a degree.
a. Thermal Energy b. Temperature c. Heat d. Heat Capacity

12. It is a closed circuit in which the current follows one path only.
a. Parallel Circuit b. Series Circuit c Either A or B d. Neither A or B
13. It is a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit.
a. Parallel Circuit b. Series Circuit c Either A or B d. Neither A or B

14. It is described as the turning back of a wave as it hits a barrier.

a. Refraction of sound c. Bending of Sound
b. Reflection of sound d. Either A or B
15. He is the French physicist who made important contributions to the theory of electricity and magnetism and the unit Ampere
was named after him.
a. Georg Simon Ohm c. Andre-Marie Ampere
b. Alessandro Volta d. None of them
16. The Italian physicist who invented the voltaic pile, the forerunner of what we now call the dry cell and the unit Volt was
named after him.
a. Georg Simon Ohm c. Andre-Marie Ampere
b. Alessandro Volta d. None of them
17. Who is the German physicist in which the unit, ohms is named after him.
a. Georg Simon Ohm c. Andre-Marie Ampere
b. Alessandro Volta d. None of them
 18. It is a law of motion that states that a body will remain at rest or move at constant velocity unless acted upon by an external net
or unbalanced force.
a. Law Of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Velocity
19. It is a law of motion that states that acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force acting on
it and is inversely proportional to its mass.
a. Law Of Inertia c. Law of Interaction
b. Law of Acceleration d. Law of Velocity

20. A 1 kg book is lifted to 0.5 meter from the table. What is the potential energy of the book?
a. 1.5 J b. 0.5 J c. 4.9 J d. 5.1 J

21. It is a law of motion that 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 Velocity

22. It is the rate of doing work or the rate of using energy.

a. Energy b. Work c. Force d. Power

23. A 1000 kg car has a velocity of 17 m/s. What is the car’s kinetic energy?
a. 17,000 J b. 144, 500 J c. 8,500 J d. 340,000 J

24. Gia weighted 50N is climbing a 6 meter stairs for 30 seconds. Calculate the energy expended by Gia.
a. 300 J b. 9,000 J c. 180 J d. 1,500 J

25. Refer to question #24. Calculate the power.

a. 6 watts b. 50 watts c. 300 watts d. 10 watts

26. In what medium does sound travel fastest?

a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma

27. It is the bending of light when it travels from one medium to another medium of different optical densities.
a. reflection of light b. dispersion of light c. refraction of light d. illusion of light
28. The energy that is actually contained in an object due to the motion of its particles.
a. Thermal Energy b. Temperature c. Heat d. Heat Capacity

29. It is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles and it does not depend on the mass of the object.
a. Thermal Energy b. Temperature c. Heat d. Heat Capacity

30. It is a flow of energy due to temperature differences

a. Thermal Energy b. Temperature c. Heat d. Heat Capacity

TEST II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify the correct answer according to what is/are being asked in each number.

A.

a. Echo d. Refraction of sound g. Mechanical wave

b. Reverberation e. Transverse Wave h.
c. Longitudinal Wave f. Reflection of sound i.

____________________31. It is the type of wave which the particle displacement is parallel to the direction of wave propagation.

____________________32. It is the type of wave which the particle displacement is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.

____________________33. It refers to the multiple reflections or echoes in a certain place.

____________________34. It is described as the change in speed of sound when it encounters a medium of different density.

B.

Table 1
Ω Volt Ohm
R I V
Ampere, Amp A
Table 2

UNIT SYMBOL ABBREVIATION

CURRENT 35. 38. 41.
VOLTAGE 36. 39. V
RESISTANCE 37. 40. 42.
TEST III. TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Write FALSE if the statement is wrong. Write your
answer before the number.

TRUE FALSE

_____43.Action-Reaction forces act upon the same object while balanced forces act on two different objects.

_____44. The wavelengths of the colors of light decreases from red to violet while the frequency increases from red to violet.

_____45. Work is not a way of transferring energy.

_____46. Acceleration does not only refer to change in speed but also refers to change in direction.

_____47. When work is done by an object it loses energy and when work is done on an object it gains energy.

_____48. Yellow color of light has higher energy compared to blue color of light.
_____49. Violet color of light has greater wavelength and red color of light has least wavelength.
_____50. Red has least energy and Violet has the highest energy.

Prepared by:
ROSELYN T. DECHAVEZ
Science Teacher
Answers Key
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. A
TEST II.
31. C
32. E
33. B
34. D

FILL IN THE BLANKS

UNIT SYMBOL ABBREVIATION
CURRENT Ampere, Amp I A
VOLTAGE VOLT V V
RESISTANCE Ohm R Ω

TRUE OR FALSE
43. F
44. T
45. F
46. T
47. T
48. F
49. F
50..T