Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Schools Division of South Cotabato
PALO 19 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tampakan, South Cotabato

FIRST QUARTER PRELIMINARIES SY 2022-2023

SCIENCE 8

NAME: ________________________________________________________ GRADE/SECTION:___________________ SCORE: ______________

1. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a rock strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail _________________.
A. creates a tension with the rock B. exerts an equal force back on the rock C. will disappear D. will be transferred to another
wood
2. Newton's third law of motion states that whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, _________________.
A. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on a third object
B. the first object is not affected by that force
C. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object
D. the second object exerts a less powerful force on the first object
3. When a swimmer swims through water, _________________.
A. the reaction force is what moves the swimmer forward.
B. the action force could be the swimmer's hands and feet pushing on the water.
C. the reaction force could be the water pushing on the hands and feet.
D. All of the above
4. Action and reaction force pairs occur _________________.
A. only when there is motion. B. whether there is motion or not. C. only when there is no motion D. only when the forces are unbalanced.
5. In an action-reaction situation, ______________________.
A. the forces are cancelled. B. the forces are not cancelled. C. the force is doubled. D. the reaction force is less than the action force.
6. Which statement is NOT true about action and reaction forces?
A. Reaction always equals action. B. The magnitude of the reaction force is greater than the action force
C. The reaction force is in the opposite direction of the action force D. The reaction and action forces are the equal in magnitude
7. A jeepney hits a firefly and the firefly splatters on the windshield, which force is greater?
A. the jeepney B. the firefly C. they're the same D. gravity acting on the jeepney
8. When Manny Pacquiao punch his opponent with a left hook, what is the interaction pair?
A. The foot and the face B. The fist and the face C. The face and the arm D. The arm and the head
9. Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
A. Equal and the same B. Greater and opposite C. Equal and different D. Equal and opposite
10. You hit a bamboo fence with a broomstick. The equal but opposite reaction is _________________.
A. the wall pushes against the broomstick B. the bamboo fence pushes against you
C. the broomstick pushes against you D. you push against the broomstick
11. Whenever an object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts a force of the same magnitude, but in the opposite direction to that of
the first object. The statement is ________________.
A. Never true B. Always true C. Sometimes true D. Always false
12. A junior high school student hits a pole with a hammer. During the collision, there is a force_________________.
A. on the hammer but not on the pole. B. on the pole but not on the hammer.
C. on the pole and also on the hammer. D. None of the above
13. If a carabao pulls on a wagon that is not moving, the wagon pulls back equally as much on the carabao. Will the wagon be set into motion?
A. Yes, because there is a net force acting on the wagon.
B. Yes, because there is enough time interval between action and reaction.
C. Yes, because the carabao’s pull on the wagon is larger than the wagon’s pull on the horse.
D. No, because the forces cancel each other.
14. Consider a bullet shot from a gun. The acceleration of the bullet is _____.
A. greater than the acceleration of the gun. B. equal to the acceleration of the gun.
C. equal but opposite to the acceleration of the gun. D. less than the acceleration of the gun.
15. Consider a frog swimming forward in the pond. Which of the following describes the basic action/reaction forces between the frog and the water?
A. The force of the frog’s swimming and the force of the water are equal but in opposite directions.
B. The only force is the activity of the frog moving forward.
C. The force of the frog points upward while the force of the water pulls downward.
D. The forces point in the same direction because forces in liquid media behave differently than forces in air.
16. Which chair will require the most amount of force to get it moved or accelerated?
A. a plastic chair with a mass of 2 kgs B. a rattan chair with a mass of 3 kgs.
C. a wooden chair with a mass of 5 kgs. D. a steel chair with a mass of 6 kgs.
17. If the force is constant, what will happen to the motion or acceleration of the object if the mass is increased?
A. decreased B. the same C. increased D. zero
18. A bus moves along national highway from Koronadal City to General Santos City. A passenger has noticed that over time, he passes the kilometer
markers in shorter periods of time. Which statement best describes the motion of the bus?
A. the bus is keeping the same direction B. the bus is increasing its speed
C. the bus is changing its direction D. the bus is maintaining the same speed
19. What is the net force on girl who is sitting on the chair?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
20. Which of the following could be done to accelerate a moving object?
A. apply inertia B. apply a balanced force C. apply an unbalanced force D. apply both balanced and unbalanced forces
21. Which of the following vehicles will come to a complete stop FIRST when the drivers apply brake at the same time?
A. the fully loaded ten-wheeler truck B. the van loaded with passengers
C. the empty dump trucks D. the small car
22. If a van driver suddenly makes a sharp turn, which of the following will likely to happen due to inertia?
A. Passengers will slide back and forth. B. Passengers will move backward.
C. Passengers will move forward. D. Passengers will slide to the side of the van.
23. Two objects A and B were applied with the same net force. It is observed that the acceleration of object A is two times greater than B. Which of the
following is correct?
A. Object A has a mass two times greater than B. B. Object has a mass ½ of the mass of object B.
C. Object A has a less streamlined shape than object B. D. Object A has more friction than object B.
24. Which of the following indicates that an object is accelerating?
 A. speeding up 21 B. slowing down C. changing direction D. any of the above
25. Which of the following best describes kinetic energy?
A. active energy B. stored energy C. energy in motion D. stored and active
26. Which of the following situations shows energy in motion?
A. an orbiting fan B. a broom stick placed on a divan C. a student leaning on the chalkboard D. a bulletin board attached on the wall
27. Which of the following situations shows stored energy or energy at rest?
A. a traveling tricycles B. an athlete running on the field C. a flower vase placed on the table D. a laborer pushing a crate on the floor
28. What is present in a revolving planet, a running car and an electron in an atom?
A. Kinetic energy B. Nuclear energy C. Elastic potential energy D. Gravitational potential energy
29. Which is true regarding an object that is moving faster?
A. It has more kinetic energy B. It has more potential energy C. Its kinetic energy remains the same D. Its potential energy increases quadratically
30. Which of the following affects the gravitational potential energy of an object?
A. height and mass B. mass and velocity C. height and weight D. velocity and height
31. Two objects with different masses are placed on the same shelf. Which has more potential energy?
A. the object with lesser mass B. the object with greater mass
C. both have the same amount of potential energy D. neither has potential energy because they are not moving
32. Which is true to both kinetic energy and potential energy?
A. both are mechanical energies B. both can be created and destroyed
C. both cannot be transformed into another type of energy D. both have mass, gravity, height and velocity as its components
33. Which of the following statements is true regarding either potential or kinetic energy?
A. The position of an object affects its potential energy. B. An object’s mass has no effect on its potential energy.
C. The speed of an object does not determine its kinetic energy. D. The Earth’s gravity influence the kinetic energy of an object.
34.If you increase the speed of the object, what quantity will increase?
A. Kinetic energy B. Nuclear energy C. Elastic potential energy D. Gravitational potential energy
35.If you double the mass of a car that is at rest along the horizontal plane, what will happen to its kinetic energy?
A. It is zero 6 B. It is halved C. It is doubled D. It increased four times
36.If you double the velocity of a moving bike, what will happen to its kinetic energy?
A. It is zero B. It is halved C. It is doubled D. It increased four times
37.Which factor would cause the potential energy of a student walking on the ground to become zero?
A. Its mass since it is constant B. Its velocity since it is always changing
C. The gravitation since it is constantly fluctuating D. Its elevation (height) since it is leveled on the ground
38.How much potential energy is gained by a 2-kg book when it is raised 1.5 m above the table?
A. 3 J B. 3.5 J C. 2.94 J D. 29.4 J
39.A 5-kg body moves with a speed of 7 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
A. 12 J B. 35 J C. 122.5 J D. 343.0 J
40. What type of wave is a sound wave?
A. crest-and-trough B. electromagnetic C. longitudinal D. transverse
41. Which of the following are parts of a sound wave?
A. compressions and rarefactions B. longitudes and latitudes
C. perpendicular vibrations D. hills and valleys
42. In what direction do sound waves travel from a vibrating source?
A. in opposite direction B. in two directions C. in all directions D. no direction
43. What does sound need to travel?
A. vacuum B. matter C. light D. fuel
44. Which of the following is used to transport sound waves?
A. medium B. vacuum C. mass D. light

45. Based on the illustrations, which of the following statements supports that sound generally travels faster through solids than through liquid and gas?
A. In solid, the sound travels faster because the particles are closer together.
B. In solid, the sound travels faster because the particles are warmer.
C. In solid, the sound travels faster because the particles are heavier.
D. In solid, the sound travels faster because the particles are larger.

46.Based on the given data, at which air temperature does the sound travel the fastest?
A. 0 OC B. 15 OC C. 20 OC D. 25 OC
47.Based on the table, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between air temperature and the speed of sound?
A. As the air temperature increases, the speed of sound remains the same.
B. As the air temperature decreases, the speed of sound is equal to zero.
C. As the air temperature increases, the speed of sound increases.
D. As the air temperature increases, the speed of sound decreases.
48. ROYGBIV is the light color arrangement in the order of increasing ____________.
A. Wavelength and energy B. Wavelength and frequency C. Energy and frequency D. Energy, but decreasing frequency
49. Which color of light is least bent?
A. Red B. Orange C. Green D. Violet
50. What part of the visible spectrum has the highest energy?
A. Red B. Orange C. Green D. Violet
51. Which of the following color of light carries the greatest energy?
A. Red B. Yellow C. Green D. Blue
52. Which of the following color of light travels at a lowest frequency?
A. Blue B. Yellow C. Orange D. Violet
53. Which of the following color of light has the shortest wavelength?
A. Red B. Yellow C. Blue D. Indigo
54. If all light waves are reflected off a medium, then what color will be perceived?
A. Black B. White C. Yellow D. Pink
55. If all light waves are absorbed by a medium, then what color will be perceived?
A. White B. Black C. Red D. Green