Science 8 Summative Test Third Quarter

Name: ____________________________________ Year and Section: ________________

Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the four given choices. Write the letter of the correct answer on
your answer sheet.
1. It refers to the measure of the space occupied by an object.
A. density B. mass C. volume D. weight
2. What state of matter is oxygen in the air?
A. gas B. liquid C. plasma D. solid
3. Which state of matter will hold its shape without a container?
A. gas B. liquid C. solid D. volume
4. It refers to the quantity of matter present in an object.
A. density B. mass C. volume D. weight
5. Which term best describes the process by which particles escape from a liquid and enter the gas state?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. freezing D. sublimation
6. What causes the particles in a solid to vibrate?
A. energy B. force C. volume D. weight
7. Which phase of matter has the weakest attractive forces?
A. gas B. liquid C. plasma D. solid
8. Who among the following scientists discovered the electron?
A. Ernest Rutherford B. James Chadwick C. John Dalton D. Joseph John Thomson
9. What do isotopes of the same element have differing numbers of?
A. electrons B. neutrons C. nuclei D. protons
10. Which is the heaviest particle in an atom?
A. electron B. neutron C. nucleus D. proton
11. What is the charge of an electron?
A. negative B. neutral C. no charge D. positive
12. It is described as the smaller particles in an atom.
A. atomic C. structural
B. neutral D. sub atomic
13. What is the chemical symbol of Nitrogen in the periodic table?
A. K B. N C. Mg D. Og
14. The first element in the modern periodic table is ______________
A. Boron B. Hydrogen C. Lithium D. Oxygen
15. The following are true, EXCEPT _____________
A. Atoms can never combine with any other atoms.
B. Atoms may be divided in ordinary chemical reactions.
C. Atoms of the same element may have different masses.
D. Atoms are the building blocks of matter
16. Which of the following is NOT a property of a liquid?
A. cannot be compressed C. definite shape
B. definite mass D. definite volume
17. How do the particles in a solid behave?
A. exchange positions easily C. slide past each other
B. move about freely D. vibrate in fixed positions
18. What phase change is boiling water?
A. gas becomes a liquid C. liquid becomes a gas
B. gas becomes a solid D. liquid becomes a solid
19. How do the particles of a gas move?
A. collide together C. slide past each other
B. move rapidly D. vibrate in place
20. How will you describe the kinetic energy of the molecules of a gas?
A. highest B. limited C. lowest D. moderate
21. What phase change does dry ice undergo?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. freezing D. sublimation
22. Which of these is likely to occur after moist air is cooled below its dew point?
A. evaporation increases C. water condenses
B. ice crystals melt D. winds are cooled
For numbers 23-24, refer to the figure below. 27
23. Based on the data on page no. 1, the letter Co is Cobalt’s _____________
A. atomic number B. chemical symbol C. element’s name D. mass number Co
24. What does the number 27 represent? Cobalt
A. atomic number B. chemical symbol C. element’s name D. mass number 58.933
25. Which group in the periodic table contains the alkaline earth metals?
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
1. C
2. A
3. C

4. B

5. B
6. A
7. A

8. D
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. D

13. B
14. B
15. C

16. C

17. D
18. C
19. B

20. A
21. D
22. C
23. B
24. A
25. B