Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Quezon
CASTAÑAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Sariaya,Quezon

SCIENCE 8
FOURTH Quarter Examination
S.Y. 2017 – 2018

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Grade & Section: Date:

Multiple Choice: Read each statement carefully and write the capital letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

1. When the jeepney you are riding suddenly turns to the right, your body tends to move to the opposite direction. What law of
motion is shown in this situation?
a. law of inertia c. law of gravitation
b. law of interaction d. law of acceleration

2. When you brush your teeth, you exert a force on the brush. Which of the following will result as you do this?
a. The force of the brush is exerted on your hand. c. The force of the brush is exerted on your teeth.
b. The force of your teeth is exerted on the brush. d. The force of your teeth is exerted on your hand.

3. How much force is needed to lift a 100 kg mass?

a. 980 N b. 100 N c. 10.20 N d. 0.09 N

4. Why do objects fall to the ground?

a. They are pulled by the air. c. They are pulled by the moon.
b. They are pulled by the Earth. d. They go back to their natural place.

5. Which is the correct and complete equation for the Newton’s second law of motion?
a. a = F/m b. F = ma c. a = Fm d. m=F/a

6. How much work is done on chair if 50 N is used to lift it 1 m?

a. 0.02 N.m b. 0.20 N.m c. 5.00 N.m d. 50.0 N.m

7. When is the body’s gravitational potential energy equal to zero?

a. h = 0 b. h = 50 m c. m = 60 g d. m = 50 kg

8. An ice cube is placed inside a box. A mixture of ice and water is found inside the box after a certain time. Which of the
following statements about the final temperature of the box is correct?
a. The temperature of the box is 0°C c. The temperature of the box is – 1°C
b. The temperature of the box is 1°C d. The ice cube has a lower temperature than the box.

9. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Heat flows from hot object to cold objects.
b. Heat flows from cold object to hot objects.
c. Heat does not affect the physical properties of matter.
d. When objects are in thermal equilibrium, they have different temperatures.

10. When sound travels through air, the air particles ______.
a. vibrate along the direction of wave propagation c. vibrate but not in any fixed direction
b. vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation d. do not vibrate

11. What government agency regularly provides information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis?
a. DEPED b. PAGIBIG c. PAGASA d. PHIVOLCS

12. How strong is the earthquake if the intensity scale is “I”?

a. scarcely perceptible b. slightly felt c. strong d. very strong

13. What government agency regularly provides information on flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and
advisories, meteorological, astronomical and climatological?
a. DEPED b. PAGIBIG c. PAGASA d. PHIVOLCS

14. What will be the category of the tropical cyclone if the wind speed is “200?”
a. typhoon b. tropical depression c. tropical storm d. supertyphoon
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Point A

Point D

Point E

Point C
Figure 1. Fault Model
15. Looking at the fault model, where is the epicenter?
a. Point A b. Point B c. Point D d. Point E

16. Looking at the fault model, where is the focus?

a. Point A b. Point B c. Point D d. Point E

17. Looking at the fault model, where is the crust or Earth’s surface?
a. Point A b. Point B c. Point D d. Point E

Point A
Point D Point B

Point C

Figure 2. Image of Typhoon

18. Looking at the image of typhoon, where is the eyewall?
a. Point A b. Point B c. Point C d. Point D

19. Looking at the image of typhoon, where is the eye?

a. Point A b. Point B c. Point C d. Point D

20. It refers to an area with specific geographic boundaries for which a person or organization bears a certain responsibility.
a. APR b. RAP c. RPA d. PAR

21. Which of the following is a physical change?

a. Iron is oxidized to iron oxide c. Aluminum metal is pounded into thin sheets
b. Copper reacts with a strong acid d. Sodium metal explodes on contact with water

22. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a. melting solid gold b. dissolving sugar in water c. burning hydrogen gas d. breaking a sheet of glass

23. Atoms of elements that are in the same group have the same number of ____.
a. protons. b. neutrons c. valence electrons. d. protons and neutrons.

24. Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?

a. Calcium b. Magnesium c. Mercury d. Sodium

25. As you move from left to right across the periodic table, elements ____.
a. become less metallic. b. have a lower atomic weight. c. become more metallic. d. have a lower atomic number

26. How was Mendeleev’s periodic table arranged?

a. by increasing atomic mass b. by increasing atomic number c. by decreasing atomic mass d. by decreasing atomic number

27. The three main groups of elements are metals, nonmetals, and ____.
a. inert gases. b. alkali metals. c. semiconductors. d. radioactive isotopes.

28. The order of elements in the modern periodic table is based on an element’s ____.
a. name b. atomic mass c. atomic number. d. chemical symbol.

29. Ionization refers to the process of ____.

a. losing or gaining protons. c. losing or gaining electrons.
b. turning lithium into fluorine. d. changing from one period to another.

30. Different isotopes of the same element have different ____.

a. atomic numbers b. numbers of neutrons c. numbers of protons d. numbers of electrons
31. Which of the following is not included in classification of organism?
a. Kingdom b. Class c. Genum d. Species

32. Which of the following is not included as an example of Kingdom Archaebacteria?

a. Halophiles b. Thermopiles c. Methanogens d. Methanopiles

33. Which of the following animal is not included as invertebrate?

a. Fishes b. Mollusks c. Amphibian d. Reptiles

34. It is the total mass of organisms in a food chain or in a food web.

a. Energy pyramid b. Food pyramid c. Biomass d. Energy mass

35. It is the process that helps the esophagus to move the food down to the stomach.
a. Absorption b. Elimination c. Peristalsis d. Ingestion

36. Which of the following has the greatest amount of food for healthy living?
a. Water b. Fiber c. Carbohydrates d. Protein

37. Which of the following sub-stages of interphase the cell replicates its DNA?
a. G1 b. G2 c. S d. None of the above

38. Which of the following stages of cell division is not included in Meiosis?
a. Anaphase I b. Metaphase c. Metaphase I d. Anaphase II

39. How many cells will be produced after a Meiosis Cell division?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

40. How many cells will be produced after a Mitosis Cell division?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

41. Cabbage --- Rabbit --- Snake --- Hawk. Which of the following is the producer?
a. Cabbage b. Rabbit c. Snake d. Hawk

42. Cabbage --- Rabbit --- Snake --- Hawk. Which of the following is the primary consumer?
a. Cabbage b. Rabbit c. Snake d. Hawk

43. Cabbage --- Rabbit --- Snake --- Hawk. Which of the following is the tertiary consumer?
a. Cabbage b. Rabbit c. Snake d. Hawk

44. In the Oxygen-Carbon dioxide Cycle, which of the following releases oxygen?
a. Plants b. Animals c. Both a and b d. None of the above

45. In the Oxygen-Carbon dioxide Cycle, which of the following releases carbon dioxide?
a. Plants b. Animals c. Both a and b d. None of the above

46. How many percent of Nitrogen gases are present in our atmosphere?
a. 21% b. 79% c. 80% d. 20%

47. Which of the following processes is not included in the process of digestion?
a. Ingestion b. Digestion c. Adsorption d. Elimination

48. It is the study of heredity and variation that aims to understand how traits can be passed on the offspring.
a. Heredity b. Genes c. Genetics d. Variation

49. How many chromosomes are present in a human?

a. 32 b. 46 c. 52 d. 23

50. In which part of the cell does the DNA can be found?
a. Cell membrane b. Nucleus c. Chromosomes d. Nuclear Membrane

“A STRONG positive SELF-IMAGE is the best possible preparation for SUCCESS in LIFE”
--- Dr. Joyce Brothers

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

PREPARED BY:

Mr. Leandro R. Remojo Jr.

Science 8 Teacher