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MONICA DE MINALIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL

SAN NICOLAS, MINALIN, PAMPANGA
S.Y 2022-2023

1st Quarterly Examination

Science 8

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Grade and Section: __________________________________ Parent’s Signature: __________

Identification: Identify the situations in which work is done and which no work is done. Put a check (✓) on a
space before the number if there is work done and put an X if there is none.

__________1. A man lifting a bag a certain height.

__________2. A person is applying a normal force to a box to push it along a horizontal surface at a constant
speed.
__________3. A horse pulling a plow through the field.
__________4. A person is holding a string that is exerting a force on a ball attached to the other end. The ball is
moving in a circular path.
__________5. A car moving forward.
__________6. Riding a skateboard.
__________7. A person is slowly lowering a brick to the floor
__________8. Pushing on a wall that did not move.

__________9. An elevator floor is exerting a force perpendicular to the bottom of a man’s shoes while the man
is moving up.
__________10. A father pushing a grocery cart in a shopping mall.
Multiple Choice: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which is push or pull?

a. Motion b. Force c. Friction d. Gravity
2. Which force produces a change in motion?
a. Unbalanced force
b. Balanced force
c. Gravitational force
d. Frictional force
3. Which objects has the least acceleration?
a. An empty shopping cart pushed with a hard force
b. A full shopping cart pushed with a hard force
c. An empty shopping cart pushed with a light force
d. A full shopping cart pushed with a light force
4. Which statements is true?
a. Balanced forces cause a change in motion.
b. Unbalanced forces cause a change in motion.
c. Forces do not effect t7he change in motion.
5. How is gravity affected by mass?
a. The larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity.
b. Small objects have no gravity.
c. Gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small.
6. Which force opposes motion between two surfaces?
a. Friction b. Acceleration c. Velocity d. Motion
7. Which slows down the motion of an object or keeps it from starting?
a. Mass b. Friction c. Gravity d. Magnetism
8. Which pulls a ball back to earth?
a. Gas b. Gravity c. Friction d. Molecules
9. Why does a rolling ball stop?
a. Gravity b. Friction c. Waterfalls d. Sand
 10. What are the two things that you need to calculate speed?
a. Distance and friction
b. Direction and time
c. Direction and friction
d. Distance and time

Essay: Using five sentences differentiate Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy.
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Problem Solving: Solve the following problems:

1. How heavy is a box if it has an acceleration of 2m/s 2 and being pushed by a 20N force?

2. A mountain climber exerting a 900 N force scales a 200m cliff. How much work does the climber do?

3. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 750 kg race car travelling 5m/s down the racetrack.