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Quarter Assessment in Science 8

(First Quarter)
Prepared By: Mr. Robert John G. Hermoso

Name: ___________________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________ Score: ________

General Direction: Read and understand the test questions carefully. Strictly no erasures.
I. Multiple Choice. Underline the letter of your choice. (1 point each)
1. The work done in accelerating an object along a horizontal surface is equal to the object’s
change in _____________.
a. Kinetic energy c. Potential energy
b. Momentum d. velocity
2. As the time required for a person to do work increases, his power output _____________.
a. Decreases c. Increases then decreases
b. Increases d. Remains the same
3. As a ball falls freely, _____________________.
a. It’s kinetic energy decreases and potential energy decreases
b. It’s kinetic energy decreases but potential energy increases
c. It’s kinetic energy increases but potential energy decreases
d. It’s kinetic energy increases and potential energy increases
4. A force when applied to a spring stretches it. If the applied force is doubled, the elongation
of the spring will be _______________.
a. Doubled c. Quadrupled
b. Halved d. The same
5. A force when applied to a spring stretches it. If the applied force is doubled, the potential
energy of the spring will be ________________.
a. Doubled c. Quadrupled
b. Halved d. The same
For items 6-8, refer to this situation.
An object is moved along a horizontal surface by a force applied at some degrees from the
horizontal.
6. The force that does positive work on the object is ____________.
a. Friction
b. Force of gravity
c. Vertical component of the applied force
d. Horizontal component of the applied force
7. The force that does the negative work on the object is ___________________.
a. Friction
b. Force of gravity
c. Vertical component of the applied force
d. Horizontal component of the applied force
8. The force that does no work on the object is ______________.
a. Friction
b. Force of gravity
c. The applied force
d. Horizontal component of the applied force
9. How much energy is used by a 1.0 kilowatt motor that runs for 1.0 hours?
 a. 3.6 ×106 J c. 4.5 × 104 J
b. 2.7 ×10 6 J d. 3.6 ×103 J
10.A 75.0 kg skier slides down a 75.0 m high slope without friction. The velocity of the skier at
the bottom of the slope is _______.
a. 20.6 m/s c. 38.3 m/s
b. 29.7 m/s d. 40.5 m/s
11.Where does sound travel fastest?
a. Fluids c. Liquid
b. Gas d. solid
12.Sound travels faster in ideal gas A than in ideal gas B at the same temperature. Both gases
are monatomic. What is a possible reason for this?
a. The mas of gas A is less than the mass of the gas B.
b. The mass of gas A is greater than the mass of the gas B.
c. The molar mass of gas is less than the molar mass of gas B.
d. The molar mass of gas is greater than the molar mass of gas B.
13.The speed of sound in certain ideal gas is v at an absolute temperature T. What is the speed
of sound in that gas when the temperature is 4T?
1 c. 2 v
a. v
4 d. 4 v
1
b. v
2
14.If the speed of a sound source is greater than the speed of sound in the medium, then the
speed of the sound source is _______________.
a. Infrasonic c. Subsonic
b. Ultrasonic d. supersonic
15.Arrange the following colors of light in the order of increasing energy: red, blue, orange,
green.
a. Blue, green, orange, red c. Orange, red, blue, green
b. Green, blue, red, orange d. Red, orange, green, blue
16.Which is not a primary color of light?
a. Blue c. Red
b. Green d. yellow
17.Which refers to the absence of red pigment in the eye?
a. Achromatopia c. Protanopia
b. Deutaronopia d. Tritanopia
18.An opaque object is capable of absorbing red light. What is the color of this object when
illuminated with the white light?
a. Blue c. Green
b. Cyan d. red
19.If the object in item 18 is illuminated with red light, what is its color?
a. Black c. Green
b. Blue d. red
20.Which refers to the separation of white light into its components when it passes through a
prism?
a. Diffraction c. Reflection
b. Dispersion d. scattering
21.Temperature of a body is a measure of the _______________ kinetic energies of the molecules
making it.
a. Average c. Individual
b. Differences d. sum
22.Who introduced the absolute temperature scale?
a. Anders Celsius c. William Rankine
b. Gabriel Fahrenheit d. William Thompson
23.Which temperature scales do not give a negative temperature reading?
a. Celsius and Kelvin c. Fahrenheit and Rankine
b. Fahrenheit and Celsius d. Kelvin and Rankine
24.Body temperature is regulated by the _________________.
a. Heart c. Lung
b. Hypothalamus d. skin
25.Which expands the greatest when heated through the same temperature?
a. Solid c. Gas
b. Liquid d. All expand equally
26.The density of water is maximum at ____________.
a. 0C c. 50C
b. 4C d. 100C
27. A body can release heat without changing its temperature whenever it is ___________.
a. Melting or boiling c. Melting or condensing
b. Boiling or condensing d. Freezing or condensing
28.A change of 10 K corresponds to ____________.
a. -263C c. 263C
b. 10C d. 10C
29.Sand in a beach is hotter than water at daytime but colder at night because ____________.
a. Sand is solid while water is liquid
b. Sand and water have equal specific heats
c. Sand has a lower specific heat than water
d. Sand has a higher specific heat than water
30.Ice starts to form at the surface of a large body of water because of water’s __________.
a. Low freezing point c. Irregular expansion
b. High specific heat d. High latent heat of fusion
31. Four identical cells, each having an EMF of 1.5 V are connected in series. What is their
combined EMF?
a. 0.375 V c. 1.5 V
b. 0.75 V d. 6.0 V
32. Which has the least resistance among the four wires made of the same material?
a. Long, hot, and thick c. Long, cold, and thick
b. Short, hot, and thick d. Short, cold, and thick
33. Which of the following is not true?
a. It is the current that kills and not the voltage.
b. The human body is a good conductor of electricity.
c. Wet skins offers more resistance to electricity than dry skin.
d. The parts of the body that are most sensitive to current flow are the brain, chest,
muscles, and heart.
34. Rechargeable batteries are called ______________.
a. Nickel-cadmium batteries c. Secondary batteries
b. Primary batteries d. Storage batteries
35. Which of the following is not true about fuses?
a. It is connected in series to the main line.
b. It is connected in parallel to the main line.
c. It consists of high resistance strip of alloy that melts easily.
d. A blown up fuse should not be replaced with one of higher amperage or with aluminum
foil.
36. The unit ampere is equivalent to ____________.
a. Coulomb/second c. Volt/meter
b. Joule/second d. Watt/second
For items 37-39, refer to the statement: The series combination of two resistors, one 10 and
another 14, is connected in series with a 120 V line.
37. What is the combined resistance of the two resistors?
a. 3 c. 12
b. 6 d. 24
38. What total current will flow through the circuit?
a. 5 A c. 15 A
b. 10 A d. 20 A
39. What power is dissipated in the circuit?
a. 60 W c. 300 W
b. 120 W d. 600 W
40. Uncoordinated contraction of the heart is known as __________.
a. Cardiac arrest c. Ventricular defibrillation
b. Muscular freeze d. Ventricular fibrillation

II. Identification. Write your answer on the space provided. (2 points each)

___________________1. He was the first to suggest that uniform speed or straight-line motion was
just as natural as at-rest state of motion.
___________________2. Who is the originator of the laws of motion?
___________________3. It is capable of changing the state of motion of an object.
___________________4. It is the rate of change in velocity of a moving object per unit of time.
___________________5. What do you call the description of the motion of an object in terms of both
the speed and direction (displacement)?
___________________6. These are equal forces acting in opposite directions, and they have zero net
force.
___________________7. It has non-zero net force, and it produces acceleration.
___________________8. It is defines as the tendency of an object to maintain its initial state of
motion.
___________________9. The quantity of matter is called ______________.
___________________10. It is in the direction of the net force.
___________________11. What is the formula in finding the acceleration of a certain object?
___________________12. It states that when an object exerts a force on another object, the second
object exerts on the first a force of the same magnitude but in the opposite direction.
___________________13. It refers to the force that resists motion whenever two materials or media
are in contact with each other.
___________________14. It occurs when there is a relative motion at the interface of the surfaces in
contact.
___________________15. It takes place when one surface rotates as it moves over another surface
but does not slip nor slide at the area of contact.
___________________16. It includes all cases in which the friction force is enough to prevent
relative motion between surfaces in contact.
___________________17. It is defined as motion in a circle at a constant speed.
___________________18. The time needed by an object in uniform circular motion to complete an
orbit is called ____________.
___________________19. It keeps pulling the object towards the center of the circular path.
___________________20. It is a fictitious force.

III. Enumeration. List down answers after each statement. (5 points each)

1. Changes in State of Matter

2. Color of the Rainbow

3. Types of Friction

4. Laws of Motion

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