Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of Cebu City
South District V
BUHISAN NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 8

Name & Section: ________________________________Date: ____________SCORE:__________
Instructions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Write your solution on a separate sheet of paper.

1.The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as

a. Mass b. Inertia c. Force d. Motion

2.A net force (an unbalanced force that changes motion) causes an object to
a. stay at the same speed. b. not move. c. Accelerate or decelerate d. None of these

3.Forces that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction are known as
a. balanced forces b. net forces c. friction forces d. None of these

4.Two boys wearing in-line skates are standing on a smooth surface with the palms of their hands touching and
their arms bent, as shown above. If Boy X pushes by straightening his arms out while Boy Y holds his arms in
the original position, what is the motion of the two boys?

a. Boy X does not move and Boy Y moves backward.

b. Boy Y does not move and Boy X moves backward.
c. Boy X and Boy Y both move backward. The motion depends on how hard Boy X pushes.
d. Both boy will not move.

You are riding fast on a skateboard when your wheel suddenly gets stuck in a crack on the sidewalk. Why does
your body go flying forward?
a. there is a net force pushing you off your skateboard
b. your inertia keeps you moving forward
c. someone pushed you
d. none of these

The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called

a. Gravity b. Free fall c. Inertia d. Acceleration

According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail
a. creates a friction with the hammer.
b. disappears into the wood.
c. exerts an equal force back on the hammer.
d. Nothing will happen
In which of the following cases is no work done?
a. A weightlifter lifts a barbell.
b. A weightlifter holds a barbell overhead.
c. A weightlifter slowly lowers a barbell.
d. A weightlifter drops a barbell and the barbell falls to the ground.
20-27 Choose the best answer from the box below:

a. Isaac Newton
b. Law of Inertia
c. Law of Acceleration
d. Law of Interaction
20. The 2nd Law of Motion

21. The 3rd Law of Motion

22. The 1st Law of Motion

23. This law states that “ The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force applied and
inversely proportional to its mass”

24. The scientist who proposed the “The Three Laws of Motion”
25. This law states that “ A body will remain at rest or move at constant velocity unless acted upon by an
external net or unbalanced force”

26. “ For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”

13. If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78
kg, which ball will have the greater acceleration? (F=ma)
A. The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
B. The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
C. They will both accelerate at the same rate.
D. None of the above.

14. A force of 20-N acts upon a 5-kg block. What is its acceleration?
A. 4 m/s2 B

. 5 m/s2 C. 10 m/s2 D. 100 m/s2

2. Which of the following Laws of Motion BEST explains why light objects move faster than heavy
objects when equal force is applied?
B. Law of Inertia B. Law of Interaction C. Law of Acceleration D. Law of Resistance
3. What makes an object placed on top of the table at rest?
A.There are no forces acting on the object.
B. The forces are balanced with zero net force.
C There is friction between the object and the table.
D. The unbalanced force is not enough to move the object.
4. When moving at the same speed, which vehicle could LESS likely do harm to a tree when it
crashes into it?
A. bicycle B. bus C. motorcycle D. taxi
5. Which of the following may DECREASE the acceleration of a jeepney?
A. unloading passengers C. adding loads
B. using powerful engines D. stepping hard on the accelerator

D. Contact forces require two or more surfaces to touch one another.

10. Which of the following statements about noncontact forces is FALSE?
A. Noncontact forces cannot be found in nature.
B. Noncontact forces are fundamental forces in nature.
C. Electromagnetic force is the strongest of all noncontact forces.
D. The only gravitational force on Earth is Earth’s pull toward its core.
11. A truck is pulled with a force of 40 500 Newtons. The truck's acceleration rate is 8 m/
s2.What is the mass of the car?
A. 5,062 kg B. 5,062.5 kg C. 5,064 kg D. 5,065 kg
12. What is the mass of a cart that has an acceleration of 5 m/s/s when a net force of 2000 N is applied
to it?
A. 10,000 kg B. 2000 kg C. 1000 kg D. 400 kg
What is the SI unit of force?
A. Kg B. m C. N D. Kg/m

4. While you are riding in a motorcycle, a small bug hits your helmet. Which has the greater
force?
A. helmet B. motorcycle C. small bug D. none of these
5. When a horse pulls a wagon, what force causes the horse to move forward? It is the force
that the ___________.
A. horse exerts on the ground C. ground exerts on the horse
B. horse exerts on the wagon D. wagon exerts on the horse