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Periodical Test 1 Grade: 8 Subject: Science Teacher: IDA / JESSE Score: _Date:___

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I.
A. SOUND AND LIGHT ENERGY
Write True on the blank if the sentence about sound and light energy is correct and
False if otherwise. ( 10 pts. )

__ 1. Light travels in a straight line.

__ 2. The bending of light is called diffraction.
__ 3. Sound does not needs a medium to be produced or transmitted.
__ 4. Echo is a reflected sound.
__ 5. A sound that hits a hard surface bounces back and it called a reflection.
__ 6. Matter that carries sound is called a medium.
__ 7. Transparent materials do not let any light pass through them.
__ 8. A convex lens is thicker at the center that it is at the edges.
__ 9. A concave lens makes images bigger
__ 10. Stain glass windows are translucent.

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II.
A. SOUND AND LIGHT
Rainbow is one of the phenomena of light. Give your own personal interpretation of the
following quotation about rainbows. Write your answer on the blank. ( 15 pts. )

1. “ Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”

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 2. “ If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain. “ Paulo Coelho

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3. ” Count your rainbows, not your thunderstorm.”

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III.
A. WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
Solve the following problems about Work, Energy and Power. Show complete solutions.
( 30 pts. )

1. WORK

a Amy uses 20 N of force to push a lawn mower 10 meters. How much work does
she do?

b. If 68 Joules of work were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the
crate moved?

c. How much work does an elephant do while moving a wagon 40 meters with a
pulling force of 400 N?
 2. ENERGY

a. Calculate the potential energy of a 5.00 kg object sitting on a 3.00 meter high
ledge.

b. A 10.0 kg rock is at the top of a 20.0 m. tall hill. How much potential energy does
it have?

c. A 25 N object is 3.0 meters up. How much potential energy does it have?

d. A 4.00 kg rock is rolling 10.0 m/s. Find its kinetic energy.

C. POWER

a. You do 45 J of work in 3.0 seconds. How much power do you use?

b. A car uses 2,500 Joules in 25 seconds. Find power.

c. How much power does it take to lift 30.0 kg 10.0 m high in 5.00 s?
B. SOUND AND LIGHT
Explain the following. Write your answer on the blank. ( 9 pts. )

1. How rainbows are formed?

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2. Why does we see first the bolt of lightning in the sky before we can hear the thunder?

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3. In what medium does the sound travels fast solid , liquid, or gas ? Why?

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