3rd Quarter Examination

Science 8

Direction: Read and answer the question below. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Please use a clean sheet of paper.
1) Which of the following statements BEST describes matter?
a) It has weight c) It has a definite shape
b) It is a form of energy d) It occupies space and has mass
2) Which is NOT an example of matter?
A. air C. sound
B. chalk D. water
3) Which of the following sets of samples below is NOT matter?
A. air, water C. crayon, ice
B. chair, chalk D. light, shadow
4) Which of the following has the weakest force of attraction between the particles?
A. gas C. solid
B. liquid D. vacuum
5) Which of the following states of matter allow an easy flow of particles?
A. Gas and liquid C. Solid and gas
B. Liquid and solid D. Solid, liquid and gas
6) Which of the following samples of matter is held together by strong attractive forces?
a) Water c) Water vapor
b) Ice cubes d) Orange juice
7) When you inflate a balloon with air, it takes the shape and volume of the container. Why do gases like air do NOT have
definite shape and volume?
A. Because gases are free to move slowly. C. Because gases do not have attractive forces.
B. Because gases have weak attractive forces. D. Because gases have strong attractive forces.
8) Which of the following statements BEST describes the particles of a liquid?
A. Particles are closely packed. C. Particles are far from each other.
B. Particles are free to move slowly. D. Particles are held by strong attractive forces
9) Evaluate both statements
Statement 1: Matter is made up of atomic particles
Statement 2: Matter has mass and volume
A. Both statements 1 & 2 are true. C. Statement 1 is false, while statement 1 is true.
B. Statement 1 is true, while statement 2 is false. D. Both statements are false
10) Which statement describes the particles of solid?
A. Its particles are closely packed and held together by strong attractive force.
B. Its particles have enough space, definite volume but have indefinite shape.
C. Its particles are far from each other and have an indefinite volume and shape.
D. Its particles are free to move slowly but it takes the shape of their container.

For numbers 9-11. Refer to the illustrations given.

Which of the above illustrations represents the particles of solid, liquid and Gas?
11) Solid _______
12) Liquid _______
13) Gas _______
14) Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a gaseous state?
A. evaporation C. melting
B. freezing D. sublimation
15) Which of the following processes changes a gaseous state of matter to a solid state?
A. deposition C. melting
B. evaporation D. sublimation

16) Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a liquid state?
 A. condensation C. freezing
B. evaporation D. melting
17) What phase transformation occurs when clouds precipitate in the form of rain?
A. condensation C. melting
B. evaporation D. freezing
18) What will happen to the kinetic energy of the particles of matter if the temperature will increase?
A. decrease C. remains the same
B. increase D. neither increase nor decrease
19) What happens to the arrangement of particles of solid, liquid and gas as the temperature of particles decreases?
A. Particles are becoming closer together D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to
B. Particles move farther apart from each other become ordered
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the
same.
20) Which of the following activities turns liquid into another state of matter?
A. boiling of water C. pouring water in a glass
B. stirring of lemon juice D. discarding used water in a sink
21) What phase change occurs in drying wet clothes?
A. condensation C. melting
B. evaporation D. sublimation
22) Which of the following phase changes needs a decrease in temperature and kinetic energy?
A. solid to gas C. solid to liquid
B. liquid to gas D. liquid to solid
23) What happens to temperature and kinetic energy of a substance when it undergoes change of state from liquid to solid?
A. Both increases C. Both remains the same
B. Both decreases D. One either increase or decrease
24) What conditions favor evaporation?
A. Increase of temperature and increase of kinetic energy. C. Increase of temperature and decrease of kinetic
B. Decrease of temperature and decrease of kinetic energy.
energy. D. Decrease of temperature and increase of kinetic
energy.
25) What phase change takes place as ice candy solidifies?
A. condensation C. freezing
B. evaporation D. sublimation
26) One isotope of oxygen has the atomic number 8 and the mass number 18. An atom of this isotope contains ____ protons.
A. 8 B. 8 C. 9 D. 18
27) An element has atomic number equal to 84 and a mass number of 210. Which of the following will correctly describe the
element in terms of the number of neutrons present?
A. 84 B. 210 C. 126 D. 126
28) Which subatomic particle has no charge?
A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton
29) Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?
A. electron C. positron
B. neutron D. proton
30) Who is the proponent of the “Plum Pudding Model” of an atom?
A. Niels Bohr C. Ernest Rutherford
B. John Dalton D. Joseph John Thomson
31) An atom X contains 30 protons, 35 neutrons and 31 electrons. Which of the following is the correct isotopic symbol for
this atom?
30
A. 65 X
65
B. 31 X
65
C. 30 X
66
D. 35 X
32) The element aluminum possesses 14 neutrons and 13 protons. What will be its mass number in the form of aluminum
ion, Al3 +¿? ¿
A. 16 B. 17 C. 27 D. 30
33) A carbon atom has 10 protons, 10 electrons and 12 neutrons. Its mass number is _______.
A. 10
B. 20
C. 22
D. 32
34) The atomic number of an element is determined by its number of:
A. Electrons
B. Protons
C. Neutrons
D. Nuclei
35) Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. This means that an oxygen atom has:
A. Eight protons in its nucleus
B. Eight neutrons in its nucleus
C. A total of eight protons and neutrons
D. A total of eight neutrons and electrons
35
36) How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in the neutral atom of 17Cl?
A. 17 protons, 15 neutrons, 17 electrons
B. 17 protons, 17 neutrons, 17 electrons
C. 17 protons, 17 neutrons, 18 electrons
D. 17 protons, 18 neutrons, 17 electrons

For numbers 37 to 40. Complete the table below.

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Symbol Element Number of p Number of n 0 Number of e
Fe 37) 38) 39) 40)

41) Which term is used to the vertical columns of the periodic table?
A. group C. rows
B. line D. table
42) What are Group 1 elements known as
A. Alkali metals C. Representative elements
B. Transition elements D. Inner transition elements
43) Which element is found in period 6, group 4?
A. Cr B. Hf C. Pb D. Ti
44) In which period and group is Silver (Ag) located?
A. Period 2, Group 1 C. Period 4, Group 2
B. Period 3, Group 8 D. Period 5, Group 11
45) Elements that have some properties of both metals and nonmetals are _______________.
A. Metalloids C. Alkali metals
B. Noble gases D. Nonmetals
46) Which of the elements does not belong to the same period?
A. Ag B. Co C. I D. Xe
47) Which of the following BEST describes metals?
A. Metals are dull and brittle.
B. Metals are insulators and poor conductors of heat.
C. Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.
D. Metals are dull, brittle, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity
48) Which of the following is an Alkali Metal?
A. Li B. Mg C. O D. Cl
49) What family of elements includes fluorine and chlorine?
A. Halogens C. Alkali metals
B. Chalcogens D. Noble gases
50) The periodic table is organized in horizontal rows called _____________.
A. Groups
B. Periods
C. Families
D. Chemical symbols