Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02
Schools Division of the City of Ilagan
GAYONG-GAYONG SUR INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8

Name:______________________________________ Date:_______ Score:_________

A. Direction: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer before the number.

1. Which of the following describes a force?

A. A pull only C. A push or pull or both
B. A push only D. Neither a push nor a pull
2. What is the unit of force in metric system?
A. Calorie C. Newtons
B. Joules D. Pounds
3. How do forces occur?
A. in pairs C. by themselves
B. in triplets D. as single quantity
4. When you move a chair across the floor, what force must your push be stronger than?
A. Friction C. Normal
B. Magnetic D. Tension
5. A 500 N lady sits on the floor. How much force the floor exerts on her?
A. 50 N C. 500 N
B. 250 N D. 1000 N
6.The Earth has a bigger mass than the Moon. If you were able to travel to the Moon, what happens to your
weight?
A. increases C. stays the same
B. decreases D. varies with day and night
7. Which Newton's law explains when a man is pushed forward in the car as it stops?
A. 1st law C. 3rd law
B. 2nd law D. 2nd and 3rd laws
8.A guava with a mass of 0.200 kg has a weight of ___________.
A. 0.200 N C. 4.50 N
B. 1.96 N D. 10.0 N
9.If the mass of an object is 45 kg on Earth, what is its mass on the moon?
A. 45 N C. 441 N
B. 45 kg D. 441 kg
10. In a grocery store, you can easily push a cart with 5 kg sack of rice than a cart with a 10 kg sack of rice to
the counter. Which of these explains the situation?
A. Law of Inertia C. Law of Acceleration
B. Law of Interaction D. Law of Universal Gravitation
11.Which of the following describes refraction?
A. turning back of waves C. bending of waves around edges of barriers
B. meeting of sound waves D. changing the speed and direction of waves

12. Which of the following does the speed of sound wave depend?
A. loudness C. temperature
B. pitch D. thickness
13Which has the greatest energy among the colors in a rainbow?
A. green C. red
B. orange D. violet
14.Among the following colors in a rainbow, which has the least energy?
A. green C. violet
B. red D. yellow
15.What is the acronym used to remember visible light?
A. DOGFOUND C. ROYGBIV
B. KTPERRY D. ROMERO
16.The normal body temperature is 37ºC. What is this in Fahrenheit?
A. 32 ºF C. 212 ºF
B. 99 ºF D. 373 ºF
17.The boiling point of water is 100ºC. What is this in kelvin?
A. 173 C. 373
B. 212 D. 512
18. It is a difference in electric potential energy in joule/coulomb.
A. circuit C. resistance
B. current D. voltage
19. What is the SI unit of voltage?
A. ampere C. volts
B. ohm D. watt
20.It is a closed-loop through which current flows.
A. circuit C. resistance
B. current D. voltage

B. Directions. Identify the law of motion that applies in each situation. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

Situation Type of Laws of Motion

1. Throwing garbage on the river would go back to

the community during the flood season.

2. It is easier to push an empty shopping cart than a

loaded one.

3. The baseball is thrown into the air after being hit

by the bat.

4. When walking, your foot pushes the ground

backward, and the ground pushes your foot forward.

5. A runner who reaches the finish line must

continue running for some time.

C. Directions. Identify whether the objects in the given situations possess Potential Energy or Kinetic
Energy. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Bird flying 6. Bunch of coconut stick on a table

2. Log in a fireplace 7. Ball bouncing on the floor
3. Watermelon on a desk 8. Child jumping on his bed
4. Car travelling on the highway 9. Child sleeping on the crib
5. Car sitting in a driveway 10.Marble rolling down the ramp

Modified True or False

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct but if it is false, change the underlined word to make the
whole statement correct. Write your answers on separate sheet of paper.
_______1. Red has the greatest refractive index among the seven colors.
_______2. Violet has the lowest refractive index among them.
_______3. Red is the least bent color among them.
_______4. Violet is the most bent color among them.
_______5. The greater the refractive index of the color of light, the more bending is
observed.

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

LAIRA JOY S. VIERNES MARIVIC C. PASCUA NANCY G. AUNZO

Science Teacher Head Teacher III Principal II

Parents Signature: _______________________