1st Quarter Test Questions in Grade 8 – Science

(PHYSICAL SCIENCE)

1. A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from under a container of milk without toppling it if the paper is jerked
quickly. The reason this can be done is that
a. The milk carton has very little weight
b. There is an action-reaction pair operating
c. Gravity pulls very hard on the milk carton
d. The milk carton has inertia.
6 m/s
2. how much force is needed to accelerate a 2 kg physics book to an acceleration of
s
a. 36 N b. 12N c. 3 N d. 0 N
3. An object has a constant mass. A constant force on the object produces constant
a. Velocity b. weight c. acceleration d. both a and b
4. When a football is kicked, the action and reaction forces do not cancel each other because
a. They are not truly equal and opposite.
b. They are equal and opposite, but not at the same time.
c. They act on different object (the kicker’s foot and the ball)
d. The kicker force on the ball is larger than the ball’s force on the kicker
5. A woman weighing 500 N sits on the floor. She exerts a force on the floor of
a. 1000 N b. 500 N c.250 N d. 50 N
6. A player catches a ball. Consider the action force to be the impact of the ball against the player’s glove. What is
the reaction to this force?
a. The player’s grip on the glove
b. The force the glove exerts on the ball
c. Friction of the ground against the player’s foot
d. The muscular effort in the player’s arm
7. A car is moving in a straight highway lined by equally spaced tree. If the time of travel from A to B is 4 seconds,
what is its speed?
a. 10 m/s c. 12 seconds
b. 8 seconds d. 16 seconds
8. What is the time of travel when the car is in line with tree c?
a. 2 seconds c. 3 seconds
b. 2.6 seconds d. 3.6 seconds
9. Suppose a car is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from 35 km/h to 40 km/h. the 1 st second
and from 40 km/h to 45 km/h for the next second. What is the car’s acceleration?
a. 5 km/h/s b. 10 km/h/s c. 35 km/h/s d. about 20 km/h/s
10. Suppose you are in a car that is going around a curve. The speedometer reads a constant 30 miles per hour. Which
of the following is NOT TRUE?
a. You and the car are accelerating c. Your velocity is constant
b. Your speed is constant d. Your direction is constant
11. Which statement applies to a body moving in a circle at constant speed?
a. The central acceleration of the body changes
b. The body has a constant velocity
c. The central force of the body is zero
d. A constant Fnet acts on the body towards the center
12. A ladybug rests on the bottom of a tin can that is being whirled horizontally on the end of a string. Since the
ladybug, like the can, moves in a circle, there must be a force on it. What exerts this force?
a. Your hand c. The can
b. The string d. Nonsense there is no force acting on it
13. If you whirl a tin can on the end of the string and the string suddenly breaks, the can will
a. Fly directly away from you c. Spiral away from you
b. Fly directly towards you d. Fly off tangent to the circular path
14. What is the direction of the force that acts on clothes in the spin cycle of a washing machine?
a. Outward b. Inward c. Upward d. downward
15. A tin can whirled at the end of the string moves in a circle because
a. Once the can starts moving, that its natural tendency
b. The can continually pulls on the string
c. There is a force on the can pulling it outward
d. There is an inward force acting on the can
16. In which activity is work done?
a. Standing while carrying a sack of rice c. Pushing against a big concrete post
b. Pushing a cart but with no resulting motion d. Throwing a ball
17. Which statement DOES NOT show work being done?
 a. A boy pressed his hands on a concrete wall
b. A boy picked up a toy and place it near his face
c. A boy pushed his cart slowly up to the car
d. A boy kicked a ball and it flow 3 meters away
18. If you lift two loads up one story, how much work do you compared to in lifting just one load up one story.
a. Four times as much c. The same amount
b. Twice as much d. One half as much
19. A job is done slowly, and an identical job is done quickly. Both job require the same amount of work but different
amount of
a. Energy b. Power c. Work d. both a and b
20. Four machines used energy to do work. Based on the table of energy used and work done by the machine, which
machine is most practical to use?
Machine Energy Used Useful work done
A 500J 250J
B 1000J 500J
C 1000J 250J
D 500 300J
a. A b. B c. C d. D
21. Eddie and Erap exert the same amount of force in climbing a coconut tree 15 m high. If Eddie reached at the top 1
minute ahead than Erap, which of the following statement is CORRECT?
a. Erap has greater power than Eddie c. Both have equal power
b. Erap has lesser power that Eddie d. Power cannot be determined
22. Kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses by virtue of its
a. Motion b. location c. size d. temperature
23. potential energy is the energy an object possesses by virtue of its
a. motion b. location c. size d. temperature
24. The amount of potential energy possessed by an elevated object is equal to
a. Force needed to lift it c. The distance it is lifted
b. The power used to lift it d. The work done in lifting it
25. An arrow and a bow has 70 J pf potential energy due to heat, how much kinetic energy will it have after it has
been shot?
a. 140J b. 70 J c. 50 J d. 35J
26. Four flower pots labelled L,O,V, and E are placed on each step of a stairway 1.5 m high. If they have equal mass,
which flower pot has greater potential energy.
a. Pot L b. pot O c. pot V d. pot E

27. Pretty is riding in a swing. If her potential energy at maximum height is 500 joules. What is the kinetic energy
when the velocity is at maximum?
a. Less than 500 joules c. Equal to 500 joules
b. Greater than 500 joules d. Zero
28. Which describes the motion of the particles of a medium when a sound wave passes through a medium.
a. The particles do not move
b. The particles move back and forth perpendicular to the direction of wave motion
c. The particles move back and forth along the direction of wave motion
d. The particles move with the wave and are transferred
29. Why does sound travel fastest in solids?
a. The molecules are larger than those in liquid
b. The speed in solids is affected by temperature
c. The molecules in solids are close to one another
d. The speed in solid is affected by diameter
30. At room temperature, oxygen, copper and rain water are substances in which sound waves can travel. In which
substance will sound waves travel fastest and slowest?
a. Fastest in oxygen and slowest in rain water
b. Fastest in oxygen and slowest in copper
c. Fastest in copper and slowest in oxygen
d. Fastest in copper and slowest in rain water
31. Three identical copper wires are heated to 40 0C, 60 0C and 800C respectively. In which of the wires will the speed
of sound travel fastest and slowest?
a. Fastest at 40 0C and slowest at 800C
b. Fastest at 80 0C and slowest at 400C
c. Fastest at 60 0C and slowest at 400C
d. Fastest at 40 0C and slowest at 600C
32. What is the main reason why you can hear noises a long distance away over water at night?
a. There are fewer other noises at night
b. Water conduct sound better at night
c. Sound waves bent towards cool air over the water
d. Sound bounces off water better at night
33. What is the speed of sound in Metro Manila if their temperature is 30 0C?
a. 349 m/s b. 75 m/s c. 231 m/s d. 49 m/s
34. After a rainstorm, a rainbow appears in the sky. Which statement explains this observation
a. The white clouds are actually prisms composed of different colors
b. When sunlight is reflected by the ground towards the clouds, it separates into different colors
c. Raindrops act as prism separating sunlight into colors
d. The colors of the rainbow come from raindrops in the atmosphere
35. Which of the following affects the color of objects you see?
I. The color of light falling on the objects
II. The coloring matter in the surface of objects
III. The condition of your eyes
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I, II and III
36. Four colored lights A, B, C and D pass through a prism at the same time. A has a longest wavelength while D has the shortest
wavelength, B has a shorter wavelength than A but longer than C. if the light are arranged from the most to the least
refracted, it will be
a. A, B, C, D b. B, C, D, A c. D, C, B, A d. C, A, B, D
37. Which color light carries the most energy?
a. Red b. Orange c. Blue d. Yell
38. A photographer wishes to use a safety light in the darkroom that will emit low energy photons. The best color of
this light is
a. Violet b. Blue c. Yellow d. Red
39. Which color light carries the least energy?
a. Red b. Orange c. Blue d. Yellow
40. When a sample of an element is heated until it glows, the color it gives off is
a. A single frequency of light c. a continuous band of color
b. A composite of lots of frequencies of light d. Colors of light shining on the object
41. Which color registered the highest frequency
a. Violet b. Red c. Blue d. Green
42. Which color registered the lowest frequency?
a. Blue b. Violet c. Red d. Green
43. Temperature is a measure of
a. Total energy in something
b. The total kinetic energy in something
c. The average energy in a substance
d. The average molecular kinetic energy in a substance
44. Heat is the
a. Total amount of energy contained in an object
b. Average amount of energy per-molecule contained in an object
c. Energy transferred between objects because of a temperature difference
d. Amount of energy all the molecules have
45. When heat is absorbed by an object its temperature
a. Increases b. Decreases c. remains the same d. varies
46. In solid conductors, electric current is the flow of
a. Positive and negative charges c. Electrons
b. Negative ions d. Protons
47. What is measured by determining the number of charges passing through a perpendicular cross-section of the
conductor per unit time?
a. Current b. voltage c. resistance d. both a and b
48. Two charged balloons A and B are position as shown. Balloon B is negatively charged
 What do you think is the charge of balloon A?
a. Positive b. negative c. neutral d. no charge
49. Why is it unwise to install bulbs in series connection in household wiring?
a. It is so expensive
b. It requires more power
c. When one bulb get busted, the other bulbs are disconnected from power source.
d. It is prone to short circuit.
50. When one light bulb is parallel circuit containing several light bulbs burns out
a. The other light bulbs burns out
b. Nothing changes in the rest of the circuit
c. None of the other light bulbs will light up
d. All of the other light bulb will not be

51. Why should household appliances be connected in parallel with the voltage source?
I. To increase the resistance of the household circuit
II. To impress upon each appliance the same voltage as the power source
a. I only b. II only c. both I and II d. Neither I and II
52. Electric power is defined as
a. Current times voltage
b. Current divided by voltage
c. Voltage divided by current
d. Current times resistance
53. How much power is used by an appliance connected to a 220-v line and draw a current of 12 A?
a. 2640 kw b. 208 kw c. 18.3 kw d. 2.64 kw
54. A washing machine has a wattage of 500 kw and used for 3 hours. What is the electrical energy consumed
a. 500 kwh b. 1000 kwh c. 1500 kwh d. 2000 kwh
55. Fuses and circuit breakers are safety devices designed to protect our household electrical appliances. Which of the
following statement about them is NOT TRUE.
 a. Both devices are connected in parallel to the circuit
b. Both devices can be found in the main service panel
c. Both devices break the circuit when the current exceeds the rated value
d. If a fuse blows or a circuit breaker trips, it is usually because there are too many appliances drawing power
through the circuit.
Refer to the pictures below to answer item 56-57.

56. Which could have prevented the woman using the washing machine from serious electric shock?
a. Tying the wire
b. Removing water out
c. Replacing the socket
d. Grounding the appliance

57. Which of the following should not be done when handling live electrical connections
a. Wearing rubber gloves
b. Wearing hand gloves
c. Using uninsulated pliers
d. None of these