DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 8

NAME: _____________________________________ DATE : _____________________ SCORE : ___________

1.A force of 50N is applied to a 50kg object that doesn’t move. How much work was done?
A. 0 J
B. 50 J
C. 300 J
D. 3000 J
2. A 300kg car is traveling at 10 m/s. How much work is needed to change the speed of the car to 5 m/s?
A. 15,500J
B. 10,500J
C. 7,500J
D. 5,500J
3. A 50kg balikbayan box is lifted to the 3rd floor, the total displacement of the balikbayan box is 15m. How much
work was applied on the Balikbayan box?
A. 7,350 J
B. 7,300J
C. 7,250 J
D. 7,200J
4. A carabao pulled a 150 kg karomata to a distance of 500 meters at a rate of 5 m/s. How much work was
done?
A. 1,875J
B. 1,900J
C. 1,925J
D. 1,950J
5. A carabao is pulling a plow on the field. If the force applied is equal to 30N, how much work is done if the plow
is pulled to a distance of 300m? (Ignore other forces.)
A. 9,000 J
B. 6,000J
C. 3,000J
D. 1,500J
6. Which of the following color is bent most throughout the dispersion of light?
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
7.Which of the following color is least bent throughout the dispersion of light?
 A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
8.Which of the following color has the highest frequency?
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
9. Which of the following colors of light has the lowest energy?
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
10. Which of the following colors of light is nearest to the normal line during dispersion?
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
11.Which characterize current in a series circuit?
A. It is different in all loads.
B. It is the same in all loads.
C. It increases within the loads.
D. It diminishes along the loads.
12.What is the characteristic of current in the parallel circuit?
A. It is different in all loads.
B. It is the same in all loads.
C. It increases along the load.
D. It diminishes along the load.
13.Which of the following refers to the potential difference between two points?
A. current
B. power
C. resistance
D. voltage
14.Three pieces of 3.0-Ω bulbs are connected in series to a 3-V battery. How much voltage does each bulb gets from
the battery?
 A. 1.0 V
B. 2.0 V
C. 3.0 V
D. 4.0 V
15.Two pieces of 3.0-Ω bulbs connected in parallel to a 12-V battery. How much voltage does each bulb get?
A. 3.0 V
B. 6.0 V
C. 9.0 V
D.12.0 V
16.Which of the following is characterized by counter clockwise rotating air mass around a central part called eye
that has a low pressure?
A. hurricane
B. storm
C. tropical cyclone
D. typhoon
17.What do you call the tropical cyclone that occurs in the Northwest Pacific Ocean?
A. hurricane
B. storm
C. tropical depression
D. typhoon
18.Which of the following conditions is NOT necessary for a tropical cyclone to form?
A. displacement of 5⁰ Latitude from equator
B. enhanced mid-troposphere relative humidity
C. stable winds conditions at the genesis site.
D. sufficient ocean thermal energy of more than 26.5⁰C.
19.What category of tropical cyclone has a maximum wind speed of 118 km/h?
A. Tropical Depression r
B. Tropical Storm
C. Typhoon
D. Super Typhoon
20.Once a typhoon has developed, what factor is very much needed to supply the abundance of water needed for its
development?
A. cold air
B. high humidity
C. low humidity
D. warm water
21.What is meant by PAR?
A. Philippine Area of Responsibility
B. Philippine Altitude and Responsibility
C. Philippine Atmospheric and Responsibility
D. Philippine Astronomical and Responsibility
22. What weather bureau monitors the typhoon once it enters the Philippines?
A. DENR
B. PAGASA
C. NASA
D. NDRRMC
23. In which part of the earth is Philippines located that makes it prone to typhoons?
A. near the equator
B. away from the equator
C. near the tropic of cancer
D. near the tropic of Capricorn
24. What is the body of water surrounding the Philippines which developed 60% of the world`s typhoons?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
25. When PAGASA quotes a wind speed, in what part of the typhoon are they referring to?
A. eye
B. eye wall
C. inner rain bands
D. outer rain bands
26. Which body of water along the Pacific Ring of Fire is the Philippines located?
A. Eastern part of the Pacific Ocean
B. Western part of the Pacific Ocean
C. Northern part of the Pacific Ocean
D. Southern part of the Pacific Ocean
27. What conditions affect the formation of typhoons on the large bodies of water?
A. cold water and low humidity
B. cold water and high humidity
C. warm water and low humidity
D.warm water and high humidity
28. How does the landmasses of the Philippines affect typhoons during its landfall?
A. it weakens the typhoon
B. it stabilizes the typhoon
C. it builds up the typhoon
D. it strengthens the typhoon
29. In which body of water are typhoons usually formed?
A. Arctic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Antarctic Ocean
30. What happens to a typhoon when it is on the large bodies of water while making its way to the land?
A. bigger
B. stable
C. stronger
D. weakerD. S
31. What is the role of mitosis?
A. growth and repair of tissues
B. preservation of species
C. formation of gametes
D. variation of species
32. What’s the role meiosis in the living world?
A. growth and repair of tissues
B. preservation of species
C. control of deformities
D. repair of genes
33.How many daughter cells are produced after mitosis?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
34. If an organism has 8 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be produced in each daughter cell after
meiosis?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2
36. How would you describe the nature of daughter cells produced in mitosis?
A. completely different from the parent cell.
B. partly the same to that of the parent cell.
C. almost alike to that of the parent cell
D. exactly alike from the parent cell.
37.How many sperm cells are produced in every cell that undergoes spermatogenesis?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
38. How many oocyte(s) is/are produced in every cell that completes oogenesis?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
39. How many nuclear division(s) is/are taking place in meiosis?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
40. In what stage of meiosis does the actual reduction of chromosome number occur?
A. Anaphase 1
B. Anaphase 2
C. Telophase 1
D. Telophase 2
41. In what stage of meiosis does crossing over takes place?
A. Metaphase 1
B. Metaphase 2
C. Prophase 1
D. Prophase 2
42. During gamete formation, the pair of genes separate from each other. This is stated in what Mendelian law?
A. co-dominance
B. dominance
C. independent assortment
D. segregation
43. What does the law of dominance says?
A. A trait is expressed more when present in heterozygous form than in homozygous form.
B. Dominant traits are not expressed not until it is combined with an allele of the same kind.
C. Recessive traits are expressed over dominant traits.
D. Dominant traits are expressed whenever it is present.
44. What does the law of independent assortment says about gamete
formation and genes? They __________.
A. separate from each other freely
B. are linked to each other
C. blend with each other
D. join with each other
46. What is a gene? It is a/an __________.
A. DNA segment that codes for a certain protein/trait
B. trait that is based on a protein
C. RNA that codes for a protein
D. protein that leads to a trait
47. What is an allele? It is a __________.
A. point that connects two sister chromatids
B. segment of a given chromosome
C. variant form of a given gene
D. locus in a gene
48. What domain represents organisms whose cell wall composition is different from the usual and is considered to
be ancient?
A. archaea
B. eubacteria
C. eukarya
D. protista
49. What kingdom is characterized of organisms whose cell walls have peptidoglycans and carbohydrates?
A. archaea
B. eubacteria
C. eukarya
D. protista
50. What do you call Protist that bear fruits and flowers?
A. angiosperms
B. bryophytes
C. ferns
 D. gymnosperms

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Answer key
1. A 49. B
2. D 50. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. C
30. C
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. C
35. D
36. D
37. B
38. A
39. B
40. A
41. C
42. D
43. D
44. A
45. _____
46. A
47. C
48. A