DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 8

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number.
1. Which of the following statement led to the second law of motion?
A. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
B. A body will remain at rest or move at constant velocity unless acted upon by an external net force.
C. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force and
inversely proportional to its mass.
D. All of the above.
2. Karen and Jelou are pulling a heavy stone at the same time with 15 and 8 units respectively. What is the net force
on the object? Formula: Fnet = Fn + (-Fg)
3. Blood rushes from your head to your feet when riding on a descending elevator which suddenly stops. What
Newton’s law can be applied in the situation?
A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Acceleration C. Law of Interaction D. Balanced Force
4. Seatbelts are developed in order to prevent passengers and drivers from flying off a moving vehicle due to sudden
stopping or head-on collisions. What Newton’s law can be applied in the situation?
A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Acceleration C. Law of Interaction D. Balanced Force
5. Suppose you drop two books of different masses from the same height, which will hit the ground first?
A. Heavier book C. Both will reach the ground at the same time.
B. Lighter book D. Either of the two books.
6. Which of the following situations will cause the temperature to rise?
A. Tap water added with cold water. C. Hot water was added with tap water.
B. Cold water added with hot water. D. Cold water added with cold water.
7. What are the major effects of heat transfer?
A. Thermal expansion B. Temperature change C. Phase change D. All of the above
8. What happens to the temperature if the object absorbs heat?
A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains the same D. Unpredictable
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9. What is the kinetic energy of a bicycle of 4 kg which has a velocity of 5m/s? Formula: KE = mv
2
A. 50 Joule B. 25 Joule C. 100 Joule D. 75 Joule
10. Most of Christmas lights are connected in series. In series connection, if one bulb gets busted, what will
happen to the brightness of the Christmas lights?
A. Decrease B. Increase C. No bulb will light D. Some bulbs are lighted
11. When the plates move passed from each other, the relative motion is horizontal.
A. Strike – Slip Fault B. Down – dropped fault C. Thrust Fault D. Normal Fault
12. Where does a fault begin to slip?
A. Fault Plane B. Epicenter C. Focus D. Fault Line
13. An earthquake can be described of how strong or weak the shaking is.
A. Magnitude B. Intensity C. Velocity D. Acceleration
14. Which of the following is not true about faults?
A. When a fault suddenly moves, an earthquake occurs.
B. Fault is a break along the Earth’s crust.
C. Faults can only be found on land.
D. Tsunami is the result of underwater movement of faults.
15. The following are the general direction of typhoon except:
A. Straight rack B. Parabolic recurving
C. Northward track D. Southwest direction
16. What to expect when typhoon comes?
A. Lots of heavy rains B. Strong winds C. Damages D. All of the above
17. Tropical cyclones usually form where there is plenty of .
A. warm water B. Cold water C. Fresh water D. All of the above
18. Where did tropical cyclones form?
A. Land B. Oceans C. Air D. All of the above
19. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Tropical Storm – 65-119 kph B. Tropical depression – 185 kph and above
C. Super typhoon – 120-185 kph D. Typhoon – 55-64 kph
20. To be fully prepared for tropical cyclones, you should put together an emergency kit which includes the following items except:
A. Drinking water and canned goods B. Clothes and blanket
 C. Radio and flashlight D. Make – up kit and perfume
21. What is the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the elements?
A. Atom B. Compound C. Molecule D. Matter
22. Which of the following is true about the particle that composes the matter?
A. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
B. Particles of matter have spaces between them.
C. Particles of matter attract each other.
D. All of the above.
23. The particle model of matter shows that in gases, the particles are:
A. Moving at random directions very quickly and travel in straight-line paths.
B. Nudging one another as they move.
C. Vibrating a little bit but in fixed positions.
D. None of the above.
24. The atomic number of an element indicates the number of .
A. neutrons in the nucleus C. neutrons plus the number of protons
B. electrons in the nucleus D. Protons in the nucleus
25. What do you think is inside the bubbles that form when water boils?
A. Water B. Gas C. Water molecules D. It is empty
26. Which subatomic particle is the lightest?
A. Proton B. Quarks C. Electron D. Neutron
27. Which subatomic particles make up most of the mass of the atom?
A. Proton only B. Proton and neutron C. Neutron only D. Electron and neutron
28. The number of protons in an atom is equal to:
A. Ionization energy B. Electronegativity C. Atomic numberD. Atomic mass
29. What family or group of elements includes helium and neon?
A. Noble gases B. Alkali metals C. Halogens D. None of the above
30. Each vertical column of the periodic table is called:
A. A period B. a row C. a group D. all of the above
31. What is biodiversity?
A. The variety of organisms living on Earth.
B. Genetic information that organisms contain.
C. Different kind of places where organisms live.
D. The way of naming organisms.
32. Which of the following is the correct sequence of classifying organisms?
A. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
B. Domain, Phylum, Class, Kingdom, Order, Family, Species, Genus
C. Domain, Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class Phylum, Kingdom
D. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
33. All of the following organisms are capable of photosynthesis except:
A. Grass B. Mushroom C. Pandan D. Kangkong
34. Which group of protest causes malaria?
A. Sporozoa B. Phototrophs C. Heterotrophs D. None of these
35. Ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms are vascular plants because they .
A. Bear seeds C. Develop from an embryo
B. Have specialize stems for storing. D. Have water and nutrient transport system
36. What fungi are associated with bread?
A. Yeast and mushroom C. Mushroom and bread mold
B. Bread mold and toadstool D. Yeast and bread mold
37. What group of organisms is considered as producers?
A. Plants B. Sun C. Consumers D. Decomposers
38. If there are 10 kg of biomass in the third trophic level, how much biomass is present at the first trophic level?
A. 1 kg B. 10 kg C. 100 kg D. 1000 kg
39. What is true about the organisms at the highest trophic level in an energy pyramid?
A. They are producers C. The least amount of energy is transferred to them.
B. They are first order consumer. D. The greatest amount of energy is transferred.
40. Which part of the digestive tract does most absorption occur?
A. Mouth B. Small intestine C. Stomach D. Large intestine

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