BAROBO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Barobo, Surigao del Sur

SUMMATIVE EXAM
Grade 8 Science
1ST QUARTER
I. Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write the letter of your answer.

1. Two equal forces that act on an object in opposite directions are called _______
a. Normal forces b. balanced forces c. unbalanced forces d. friction forces
2. It is said as directly proportional to the net force.
a. Acceleration b. mass c. force d. velocity
3. It may be stated as: Every object continues to remain at rest or in uniform motion in a
straight line unless a force acts on it to change its state.
a. New ton’s 2nd law of motion c. Newton’s 1st law of motion
b. Newton’s 3 law of motion
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d. Law of Acceleration
4. The ______of an object is equal to the gravitational force that the body experiences.
a. Mass b. gravity c. weight d. acceleration
5. If mass id expressed in kilograms and acceleration in meter per second squared, the unit of
force is _________
a. 1kg x m/s2 b. m x m/s2 c. m/s d. m/s2
6. A force of 1.6N acts on a body producing an acceleration of 56m/s 2. What is the mass of
the body?
a. 0.0286kg b. 0.582kg c. 15.68kg d.89.6kg
7. The SI unit for work is newton-meter (N.m) which can be expressed as
a. Newton b. Kilogram c. Joule d. Dyne
8. A car has a mass of 1400kg. Compute its speed if it has a kinetic energy of 15554J?
a. 36.91km/h b. 16.96km/h c. 16.96km d. 36.91km
9. Determine the mass of a bowling ball that rolls at a speed of 5.5m/s. its kinetic energy is
93.77J.
a. 12.4kg b. 18.2kg c. 10.6kg d. 6.2kg
10. It is the amount of work done in a unit of time.
a. Work b. energy c. power d. force
11. Work depends on the two factors.
a. Force and displacement c. force and velocity
b. Force and energy d. force and mass
12. It is commonly express the power of small electronic or electrical devices like electric bulbs,
fluorescent lamps, and others. This unit is known as _______
a. Kilowatt b. horsepower c. watt d. power
13. How much power does a water pump expend when it lifts 40.0L of water per minute to a
height of 10.0m?
a. 65.33watts b. 66.33watts c. 64.3watts d. 67.33watts
14. Sam exerts a 20N horizontal force as he pulls his school bag with a mass of 2000g across
the concrete floor of the school corridor. Determine its speed.
a. 9.8m/s2 b. 10.0m/s2 c. 9800m/s2 d. 10000m/s2
15. It is the quantity of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of an
object by 10C.
a. Thermal energy b. heat capacity c. specific heat d. temperature
16. It is describe as “hotness or “coldness
 a. Heat b. temperature c. heat capacity d. thermal energy
17. Ohm’s law states that the flowing current in a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage
and inversely proportional to the resistance. What does the law means?
a. This means that if the resistance is constant, an increase in voltage will produce an
increase in current; and at constant voltage, an increase in resistance will cause a
decrease in current.
b. This means that if the voltage is constant, an increase in resistance will produce an
increase in current; and at constant voltage, an increase in resistance will cause a
decrease in current.
c. This means that if the current is constant, an increase in voltage will produce an
increase in current; and at constant voltage, an increase in resistance will cause a
decrease in current.
d. This means that if the resistance is constant, an increase in voltage will produce an
increase in current; and at constant voltage, an increase in current will cause a
decrease in current.
18. An object becomes negatively charged when it _______
a. Gains electrons b. gains protons c. loses electrons d. loses neutrons
19. Which of the following is a poor conductor of electricity?
a. Cloth b. rubber c. copper d. water
20. He proposed that the scale has the 0 C for the melting point of ice and 1000C for the boiling
0

point of water.
a. Anders Celsius b. Lord Kelvin c. Gabriel Fahrenheit d. None of the above
21. Sound will not travel in a vacuum because of ______
a. The absence of particles that will transmit it
b. The absence of particles that will absorb it
c. The high temperature inside
d. The low temperature inside
22. In which of the following temperature will sound travel faster?
a. 100C b. 400C c. 600C d. 800C
23. Through which medium does sound travel fastest?
a. Solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma
24. As the mass of an object is doubled, the kinetic energy
a. Is doubled c. is reduced to one-half
b. Remains the same d. is increased to four times
25. What is the speed of sound in air of temperature 25 0Celsius?
a. 336m/s b. 226m/s c. 330m/s d. 220m/s
26. It refers to the multiple reflections or echoes in a certain place. It often occurs in a small
room with height, width and length of dimensions of approximately 17meters or less.
a. Echo b. reflection c. refraction d. reverberation
27. Arrange the following colors of light in the order of increasing energy: red, blue, orange,
green
_________,__________,_________,_________
28. It is the bending of light when it travels from one medium to another of different optical
densities?
a. Refraction b. reflection c. dispersion d. none of the above
29. ___________is a phenomenon in which white light separates into its component colors
through prism.
a. Refraction b. reflection c. dispersion d. none of the above
30. Among the different colors of light, which is bent the most and the least energy?
a. Blue, red c. red, blue
b. Violet, red d. blue, violet
31. Among the colors in the visible spectrum, red _____
a. Is the brightest c. can travel the greatest distance
b. Has the shortest wavelength d. is the least visible during heavy rains
32. White clouds are formed due to _____
a. Absorption of all components of light c. dispersion of white light by air particles
b. Emission of white light by air particles d. equal scattering of all the components of White
light
33. Speed of sound does NOT depend on ____
a. Density b. elasticity c. temperature d. intensity
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34. Which of the following equation represent Newton’s 2 law of motion?
a. a=Fm b. a=F c. m=aF d. F=ma

35. A battery is a combination of cells. Cells may also be in

a. Series c. both series and parallel
b. Parallel d. none of the above
36. Why are sound waves transmitted faster in solids?
a. particles are not compact c. particles are very close to each other
b. particles are spacious d. particles are not elastic
37. Which expands the greatest when heated through the same temperature?
a. solid b. liquid c. gas d. all expand equally

II. For numbers 38-42 choose the appropriate unit that expresses each concept.
a. N b. N.m c. J/s d. m/s e. 0C

38.Work
39. Energy
40. Power
41. Force
42. Temperature

III. Problem solving. Solve the following situations.

43.Determine the horizontal force needed to accelerate a 30kg grocery cart from rest to a
velocity of 0.40m/s in 1.4s.

44.A pulley raises 2 bags of rice to a height of 3.2m. What is the mass in kilograms of each bag
of rice if the pulley does 3,136J of work on the 2 bags?

45.A 0.58kg basket falls from a height of 7.2m. How much work is done by gravity on the ball?

46.How are refraction and dispersion demonstrated in light?

47-48. Enumerate some safety precautionary measures needed in using electricity.

49-50. How are refraction and dispersion demonstrated in light? Explain.

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