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SCIENCE 8 – 3rd MONTHLY EXAM

Name: _______________________________ Section: ________________ Score: ______

Teacher: _Jomillien Q. Capuras____________ Proctor: ________________ Date: ______
Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. All of the following are phases (states) of matter EXCEPT:
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Putty
2. The density of an object is _____.
A. equal to its weight
B. its mass divided by its volume
C. its volume divided by its mass
D. its mass multiplied to its volume
3. Which of the following used to measure the hardness of a certain material?
A. Weighting scale B. Mercalli scale C. Mohs scale D. Hard scale
4. What state of matter can be compressed easily?
A. Gas B. Solid C. Liquid D. All states of matter can be compress easily
5. When a solid changes directly into gas, the solid _____ and the process is called _____.
A. releases heat; deposition C. releases heat; sublimation
B. absorbs heat; sublimation D. absorb heat; deposition
6. Which of the following is NOT undergone by matter that changes phase?
A. Melting B. Freezing C. Evaporation D. Mixing
7. What process involves the physical transformation of a liquid substance to a solid?
A. Melting B. Freezing C. Evaporation D. Mixing
8. Which states that all matter is made up of tiny particles that are in constant, random motion?
A. Atomic Theory B. Big bang Theory C. Theory of Matter D. Dalton’s Theory
9. Which scientist discovered electrons?
A. J.J. Thomson B. John Dalton C. Ernest Rutherford D. Neils Bohr
10. Who came up with the “solar system” model?
A. J.J. Thomson B. John Dalton C. Ernest Rutherford D. Neils Bohr

Identification: Identify the following as Physical (P) or Chemical (C) change. Use the given space for your answers.
_____11. NaCl (Table salt) dissolves in water. _____18. Ice melts.
_____12. Ag (Silver) tarnishes. _____19. Wood rots.
_____13. An apple is cut. _____20. A tire is inflated.
_____14. Heat changes H2O to steam. _____21. Paper towel absorbs water.
_____15. Baking soda reacts to vinegar. _____22. Grass grows
_____16. Fe (Iron) rusts. _____23. Bread becomes toast.
_____17. Alcohol evaporates. _____24. Bending a wire.

True or False: Place a “+” in the blank if the statement is true, and a “0” if the statement is false.
_____25. The Greek Philosopher Democritus was one of the first to suggest the existence of atoms.
_____26. The word “atom” means invisible.
_____27. A theory is an explanation of observable facts and phenomena.
_____28. From the “gold-foil” experiment it was concluded that the atom is mostly empty space.
_____29. Aristotle supported the idea of the atom.

Complete the chart by supplying the needed data. (15 pts.)

Name Symbol Atomic # Mass # # of (p+) # of (e-) # of (n)
Ne 10 20
Magnesium 12 12
Zn 65 35
22 22 22 26

 Name the six phases of matter.

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