Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BANI INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SITIO BANI, CATANING, BALANGA CITY

FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8

FIRST QUARTER

Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which is NOT a unit of force?
A. Dyne
B. Joules
C. Newton
D. Pound
2. What refers to how large or strong is the force?
A. magnitude
B. line of action
C. velocity of the object
D. direction of the force
3. What force is always directed opposite to the motion of an object?
A. Friction
B. Gravitational
C. Magnetic
D. Tension
4. What force pulls an object back to the Earth?
A. Applied
B. Gravitational
C. Magnetic
D. Tension
5. Which surface would be easiest for a bicycle to move?
A. Sand
B. Grass
C. Muddy road
D. Concrete road
6. What type of forces holds between two celestial bodies like the Sun and Earth?
A. Applied
B. Gravitational
C. Magnetic
D. Tension
7. What force acts perpendicular to the surface of the object in contact with?
A. Applied
B. Gravitational
C. Normal
D. Tension
8. Two people pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pull with a 300 N force.What is the net force?
A. 0 N
B. 300 N
C. 600 N
D. 900 N
9. Planet Jupiter has a bigger mass than the Earth. If you were able to travel to planet Jupiter, what
happens to your weight?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. stays the same
D. varies with day and night
10. What is the net force in the figure below?

A. 25 N, to the left
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SITIO BANI, CATANING, BALANGA CITY

B. 25 N, to the right
C. 195 N, to the left
D. 195 N, to the right
11. What is the definition of weight?
A. the size of an object
B. the time it takes to get on a ride
C. the amount of matter in an object
D. the magnitude of the force of gravity on an object
12. Which law states that forces act with equal magnitude and in opposite direction?
A. Law of Inertia
B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Acceleration
D. Law of Gravitational Force
13. For every _________ there is an equal and opposite ___________.
A. action, action
B. reaction, action
C. action, reaction
D. reaction, reaction
14. What Newton’s law of motion requires the use of seat belt in cars?
A. Law of Inertia
B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Acceleration
D. Law of Universal Gravitation
15. A guava with a mass of 0.200 kg has a weight of ___________.
A. 0.200 N
B. 1.96 N
C. 4.50 N
D. 10.0 N
16. A stone hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because ___________.
A. it is less massive
B. it is more massive
C. the acceleration of gravity is greater on the stone
D. there is more air resistance against the flat paper
17. If the mass of an object is 45 kg on Earth, what is its mass on the moon?
A. 45 N
B. 45 kg
C. 441 N
D. 441 kg
18. Which of the following phenomena applies the first law of motion?
A. A leaf sways back and forth falling from a tree.
B. When a ball falls on the floor, the ball bounces back up.
C. When pushed with the same force, a car accelerates slower than a grocery cart.
D. When a cardboard with coin on top is suddenly pulled, the coin falls into the glass.
19. According to the second law of motion, the net force is the product of mass and acceleration.
Which of the following has the greatest acceleration?
A. A 5.000 kg stone pulled with a 10 N net force.
B. A 0.5000 kg toy car is pulled with a 9 N net force.
C. A 7.000 kg metal ball is pushed by a 17 N net force.
D. A 500.0 kg truck accelerated by 1000 N net force from its engine.
20. 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
B. Law of Interaction
C. Law of Acceleration
D. Law of Universal Gravitation

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School Address: Sitio Bani, Cataning, Balanga City
Email Address: banies.balangacity@deped.gov.ph
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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BANI INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SITIO BANI, CATANING, BALANGA CITY

KEY ANSWER: ST#1 IN SCIENCE 8

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. C

School: Bani Integrated School

School Address: Sitio Bani, Cataning, Balanga City
Email Address: banies.balangacity@deped.gov.ph
Contact Number: +63 917 547 0173
Website: bani.cityofbalanga.gov.ph/
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF BALANGA
BANI INTEGRATED SCHOOL
SITIO BANI, CATANING, BALANGA CITY

School: Bani Integrated School

School Address: Sitio Bani, Cataning, Balanga City
Email Address: banies.balangacity@deped.gov.ph
Contact Number: +63 917 547 0173
Website: bani.cityofbalanga.gov.ph/