SUMMATIVE TEST 3

IN SCIENCE 8
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Direction: Chose the letter of the correct answer. Write it on the space before the number
1. __________ is a measure of the amount of matter in a substance or an object.
a. Gallons c. weight
b. Volume d. mass
2. The correct chemical symbol for lead is __________.
a. Pb c. Cp
b. Ld d. Co
3. A ____________ is a homogeneous mixture with tiny particles.
a. Suspension c. solution
b. Colloid d. combination
4. When oxygen in the air reacts with iron, iron oxide forms. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a. This is a physical change.
b. This is a chemical change.
c. Iron and iron oxide have the same properties.
d. Oxygen and iron have similar properties.
5. Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical property of a piece of a chalk?
a. Chalk is a solid.
b. Chalk can be broken into pieces.
c. Chalk is white.
d. Chalk will bubble in vinegar
6. How many electrons does an iron have?
a. 23 c. 25
b. 24 d. 26
7. Most of the elements on the periodic table are metals.
a. True c. maybe
b. False d. none of the above
8. Ductility is the ability for a metal to be _____________.
a. Rolled in to sheets
b. Pulled into wires
c. Pressed in to angles
d. Melted into molds
9. The elements of the periodic table are arranged by_________.
a. Atomic mass c. number of neutrons
b. Atomic number d. chemical reactivity
10. Which scientist came up with the concept of the periodic table?
 a. Jason Priestly c. Albert Einstein
b. Dmitri Mendeleev d. Gregor Mendel
11. You can’t live without iron. Where in the body is most of the iron located?
a. Brain c. bones
b. Skin d. blood
12. Which element has the atomic number of 1?
a. Phosphorus c. hydrogen
b. Platinum d. helium
13. Which of the following metal is not an element?
a. Silver c. gold
b. Copper d. bronze
14. About how many elements are there in the periodic table?
a. 20 c. 100
b. 50 d. 200
15. What is the first element in the periodic table?
a. Helium c. potassium
b. Hydrogen d. carbon
16. What is the center of the nucleus?
a. Protons c. nucleus
b. Electrons d. neutrons
17. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Noble Prize in which field?
a. Physics c. biology
b. Chemistry d. mathematics
18. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
a. Ag c. Au
b. Sb d. Hg
19. K is the chemical symbol for?
a. Krypton c. cesium
b. Potassium d. radium
20. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?
a. Protons c. neutrons
b. Electrons d. both a and b
21. H2O is commonly known as __________________.
a. Carbon dioxide c. Water
b. Methane d. Milk
22. Atoms of the same chemical element but different atomic mass are known as ______________.
a. Isotopes c. reactants
b. Isomere d. none of the above
23. Why aren’t oven mitts made out of metal?
a. Metals let the heat through to your body.
b. Metals are too heavy.
c. Metal is too expensive.
d. Metal isn’t very comfortable.
24. Why do you need a metal pan to fry an egg on a hot sidewalk?
a. So the egg won’t get dirty.
b. Makes it easier to serve the egg.
c. The metal conducts heat so the egg gets hotter.
d. The fan can hold the butter too.
25. Scientist invents new materials so that the scientists can ___________.
a. Tell each other about them.
b. Use the materials to invent things that solve problems.
c. Store the materials in their laboratory rooms.
d. Do as many experiments as possible.
26. Matter is anything that makes up _______________.
a. Time c. light
b. Space d. all of the above
27. A bowl of water left in the sun all day may dry up, why this phenomenon happens?
a. Because the sun cools it into ice.
b. Because cold weather turns it into liquid.
c. Because the heat evaporates the water into gas.
d. All of the above
28. Several models of what an atom may have looked like were made. The earliest model,
representing the atom as a positively charge sphere in which negatively charged electrons were
embedded, was developed by:
a. Bohr c. Nagaoka
b. Thomson d. Boyle
29. The Canadian contribution to the study of the atom came about by a scientist who named and
studied the nucleus. Who was he?
a. Rutherford c. Chadwick
b. Thomson d. Bohr
30. What do you call the change in a state of matter from a liquid to Solid?
a. Condensation c. Evaporation
b. Freezing d. Sublimation
31. Mark noticed the Cu, Zn and Ga are in the same horizontal row in the periodic table. He concluded
that these elements belongs to the same:
a. Family c. group
b. Periods d. section
32. What is an atom?
a. Largest part of an element
b. Smallest part of an element
c. Larger than a substance
d. Parts of the nucleus
33. Which of these properties are shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity?
a. Actinides c. metalloids
b. Transition metals d. halogens
34. The change that occurs when a substance changes from a liquid to gas is referred as:
 a. Condensation c. deposition
b. Evaporation d. sublimation
35. According to Rutherford’s Model of an Atom, most of space than an atom takes up consist of:
a. Protons c. nucleus
b. Neutrons d. empty space
36. Isotopes of an element have different:
a. Number of electrons
b. Number of protons
c. Electron arrangement
d. Number of neutrons
37. What states of matter which has a definite volume, has definite space and cannot be compressed
a. Solid c. Liquid
b. Gas d. Plasma
38. The following are example of matter, which is not included?
a. Heat c. water
b. Stone d. leaves
39. Mg is the chemical symbol for what element?
a. Magnesium c. Chlorine
b. Manganese d. Fluoride
40. __________ is a particle consisting of two or more atoms combined together in a specific
arrangement.
a. Molecule c. Particles
b. Volume d. Mass
41. What do you call do the process where a gas is change in to liquid?
a. Evaporation c. Condensation
b. Precipitation d. All of the above
42. The following are examples of physical changes, which is not included?
a. Chopping of apple
b. Boiling water
c. Rusting metal
d. Cramping papers
43. It is the measure of the space occupied by an object.
a. Mass c. weight
b. Volume d. atom
44. What states of matter can freely move because they are far apart and there is negligible attraction
between them?
a. Solid c. Liquid
b. Gas d. Plasma
45. What is another term for the proposed model of J.J Thomson?
a. Nuclear model c. Raisin bread model
b. Alpha particle model d. All of the above
46. Where can you find the electrons in an atom?
a. Inside of an atom
 b. Outside of an atom
c. Anywhere
d. All of the above
47. Which is NOT an example of chemical change?
a. Burning of woods
b. Digesting food
c. Shredding pepper
d. Rusting of iron
48. What do you call the positively charge?
a. Nucleus c. Electrons
b. Neutrons d. Protons
49. What state of matter that has mass, It has a definite volu0me, It has no fixed/definite shape and It
cannot be compressed.
a. Solid c. Liquid
b. Gas d. Plasma
50. Two years ago he presented the concrete evidence that all matters are made of very small
particles called atoms. Who is this scientist?
a. Aristotle c. John Dalton
b. Democritus d. Rutherford