Third Quarterly Examination in Science 8

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. The molecules of water move fast because of lesser attraction between them while the molecules of air move very
quick and randomly in all directions due to least intermolecular force of attraction. Which of the following
statements do liquids and gases have in common?
A. Either liquids or gases have fixed shape.
B. Both liquids and gases have the ability to flow.
C. Both liquids and gases have weaker intermolecular forces than solids.
D. All of the answers are correct.
2. Solid is a phase of matter with definite shape and volume. Which of the following is an example of a solid?
A. Air you breath B. Chair you sit on
C. Coffee you drink D. Water you swim
3. Which illustration represents the particles of gas?

4. How would you describe a solid particle?

A. Unnoticeable space between particles.
B. There are lots of free spaces between particles.
C. There’s only little free space between particles.
D. Particles can move fast one another at the same time.
5. Imagine inflating a balloon. What would happen to the size and volume of the balloon?
A. Only its size increases.
B. Only its volume increases.
C. The size and volume of the balloon increases.
D. Only the size of the balloon increases, and nothing happens to its volume.
6. Why gases can’t assume definite shape?
A. Particles of a gas are not strongly attracted to each other.
B. Particles of a gas move in very fast in random order.
C. Gas particles are highly compressible and expansible.
D. Particles of a gas have very high kinetic energy.
7. You poured 215ml of water in a beaker. After a week, you noticed that the volume of the water was 200ml. Which
statements best explains the change in volume?
A. Some of the water disappeared.
B. Some water absorbed the air and evaporate.
C. Some of the water was released due to condensation.
D. Some of the water evaporated and escaped into the air as water vapor.
8. Why does cooking oil take the shape of its container?
A. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite volume only.
B. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite shape and volume.
C. The cooking oil has a definite volume but does not take the shape of the container.
D. The cooking oil is a liquid that has a definite volume but takes the shape of the container.
9. You observed that water droplets stay together on wax paper, plastic sheets, and gabi leaves instead of breaking
apart easily. Which of the following explains the reason why it occurs?
A. Water molecules are attracted to each other. B. Water molecules are in motion.
C. Water molecules are small. D. Water molecules are wet.
10. When you mixed sugar and water and tasted the resulting solution, it tasted sweet because sugar is still
present, though you cannot see the sugar anymore. What supports this statement?
A. The particles of water and sugar are combined together and formed a new substance.
B. The particles of sugar are smaller than water that’s why you cannot see it anymore.
C. Water and sugar are made of tiny particles, molecules, with spaces between them. The water molecules
could fit in the spaces between the sugar molecules or vice versa.
D. The bigger particles of water make the sugar disappear and makes the water sweet
11. Which statement about the particle theory of matter is true?
A. The particles that make up matter are too small to see without the microscope.
B. The particles in a liquid have no kinetic energy that the particles in gas.
C. A solid stay in one place because its particles are at rest.
D. When a solid melt, its particles no longer exist.
12. Why does food coloring spread out faster in hot water than in cold water?
A. Hot water is less dense. B. The molecules in hot water are larger.
C. The food coloring molecules are small. D. The water molecules in hot water moves quickly.
13. Imagine dropping a marble into a transparent glass. Would anything happen to the shape or size of the marble?
Which of the following statements supports the correct concept?
A. The marble’s shape stays the same but the volume does not no matter what size of a transparent glass
you drop it because marble is a solid.
 B. The marble’s shape does not stay the same but the volume stays the same no matter what size of a
transparent glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
C. The marble’s shape and volume stay the same no matter what size of a transparent glass you drop it into
because the marble is a solid.
D. The marble’s shape does and the volume does not stay the same no matter what size of a transparent
glass you drop it because marble is a solid.
14. When you placed the cotton with perfume on the table you smelled the fragrance of the perfume even if you
were at some distance away. What happened to the particles of the perfume?
A. The particles of the perfume condense.
B. The particles of perfume started to move away
C. The particles of the perfume come closer to each other.
D. The particles of the perfume travel slightly apart from each other.
15. The amount of energy in molecules of matter determines the state of matter required for a phase change that
occurs at the melting point. What will happen to the molecules of matter during phase change?
A. The molecules will move faster.
B. The molecules will stop moving.
C. The molecules will rearrange and form into new state.
D. Both B and C.
16. Which of the following best describes the illustration?
A. Water condenses C. Water freezes
B. Water evaporates D. Water melts
17. Ana conducted an experiment. She poured 10-mL of water into a 50-mL beaker. She covered and labeled it “ A”.
She set it aside. She also poured another 10-mL of water into another 50-mL beaker and labeled it “B”. This time
she did not cover it. She kept it that way within 24 hours.

Based on the experiment Anna conducted,

Which of the following is possible to happen?
A. Water in a 50-mL beaker “A” decreased in volume.
B. Water in a 50-mL beaker “B” decreased in volume.
C. Water in a 50-mL beaker “A” increased in volume.
D. Water in a 50-mL beaker “B” increased in volume.

For numbers 18 – 19 refer to the graph that represents the temperature changes of water as it is heated.

18. Which figure best describes the arrangement of molecules in line A?

19. What will be the line arrangement of molecules in C?

20. Which of the following statements describes physical change?

A. A change that does not alter the chemical properties of the matter
B. A change that does alter the chemical properties of the matter
C. A change where the characteristics do not change the substance
D. Both A and C
21. Which letter on the diagram best represents melting?

A. A B. B C. C D. D
22. The drops of water that appear outside a glass of cold juice on a warm day is an example of what phase change
of matter?
A. Condensation: a gas turning into a liquid. B. Deposition: a gas turning into a solid.
C. Evaporation: a liquid turning into a gas. D. Sublimation: a solid turning into a gas.
23. What is the difference between physical and chemical change?
A. Physical change is only a change to the outside appearance.
B. Chemical change is when matter is changed into something new.
C. Atoms are rearranged in chemical change and not in physical change.
D. All are correct.
24. You have taken the ice cream from the freezer and accidentally forgot to return it back. After some time, there is
a liquid all over the counter in the kitchen. Where does the liquid on the counter came?
A. Condensation C. Freezing
B. Evaporation D. Melting
25. Which of the following is NOT a process of phase change?
A. evaporation C. melting
B. freezing D. mixing
26. You put a balloon on the mouth of a flask filled with water. As you heat the water, the balloon inflates. What
phase change occurred in the water as it was heated in this situation
A. Condensation: a gas turning into a liquid.
B. Deposition: a gas turning into a solid.
C. Evaporation: a liquid turning into a gas.
D. Sublimation: a solid turning into a gas.
27. Which among the subatomic particles are located inside the nucleus of an atom?
A. Electrons and Protons
B. Neutrons and Protons
C. Electrons and Neutrons
D. Neutrons only
28. How do we determine the atomic mass of a specific element?
A. Number of protons in its nucleus.
B. Number of electrons in its outermost shell.
C. Number of neutrons plus electrons in nucleus.
D. Number of neutrons plus protons in its nucleus.
29. Based on the illustration, which letter represents the protons?

A. B B. C
C. A D. A and B
30. A carbon atom has 6 protons in its nucleus. How many electrons does carbon atom have?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
31. Nitrogen is the 7th element in the periodic table with atomic mass of 14. Which of the following illustrations
show the neutral atom of nitrogen?
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= electron

= proton

= neutron

32. The plum pudding atomic model tried to explain two properties of atoms then known: that electrons are
negatively charged particles and that atoms have no net electric charge. The plum pudding model has electrons
surrounded by a volume of positive charge, like negatively charged "plums" embedded in a positively charged
"pudding". Who proposed the plum pudding atomic model?
A. Bohr B. Dalton C. Democritus D. Thompson
33. What did John Dalton discover about atoms?
A. He discovered that atoms have negatively charged particles.
B. He discovered that atoms could be divided into smaller parts
C. He discovered that every atom has positively charged particles.
D. He discovered that every element has the same subatomic particles.
34. What is the arrangement of electrons in an atom?
A. It is arranged by color. B. It is arranged by shape.
C. It is arranged in energy level. D. It is arranged in groups of five.

For questions number 35, refer to the picture in the right.

35. What does the number 39.098 in the picture represent?
A. Atomic mass C. number of electrons
B. Atomic number D. number of protons
For questions number 36, refer to the picture in the right.
36. How many protons, electrons and neutrons are present in an atom of Fe?

A. p+= 26; e-= 26; n0= 56 B. p+= 26; e-= 56; n0= 26
C. p+= 26; e-= 26; n0= 30 D. p+= 26; e-= 30; n0= 26
37. In Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, most of the alpha particles passed straight through the gold foil, completely
undeflected. What could be the conclusion of Rutherford in his experiment?
A. Electrons have a positive charge.
B. Alpha particles have a positive charge.
C. The atom is made up of mostly empty space.
D. There must be a small positively charged dense area within the atom.
38. Which of the following is the correct sequence of scientist who contributed to the development of atomic model?
I. JJ Thompson II. Erwin Schrodinger III. John Dalton IV. Niels Bohr V. Ernest Rutherford
A. II, I, IV, III, V B. III, I, V, IV, II C. V, III, II, I, IV D. IV, III, II,
I, V
39. Based on the diagram, which of the following is the correct number
of electrons of a neutral Copper atom?
A. 63 B. 29 C. 92 D. 34
40. Which element of the Group 18 led to replacement of the name “inert gases” into
“noble gases” due to its reaction with other elements?
A. Argon B. Helium C. Radon D. Xenon
41. Electronegativity increases from left to right across a row in the periodic table. Electronegativity decreases as
you move down a group in the periodic table. Given the elements inside the box below, which order shows an
increasing electronegativity? [S, Se, Cl, Br and P].
A. P, Se, S, Br, Cl B. S, Br, P, Se, Cl C. S, P, Se, Cl, Br D. P, Se, Br, S, Cl
42. What do you call with the chart containing information about the atoms that make up all matter?
A. bubble chart B. line chart C. column table D. periodic table
43. What is the difference between the modern periodic table and Mendeleev’s periodic table?

A. The elements in the modern table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number while the
Mendeleev’s periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass.
B. The elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic weight.
C. The two tables are the same except we know about more elements now.
D. All are correct
44. Carbon is one of the most important elements of living things because it can form different essential
compounds. Which of the following choices places carbon in the correct category?
A. Period 14, group 2, representative element, metalloid
B. Period 2, group 4A, representative element, non-metal
C. Period 4A, group 14, transition element, metal
D. Period 1, group 4B, representative element, non-metal
45. What do you call with the vertical columns of the periodic table of elements?
A. families B. table C. periods D. valence
46. Fluorine is the only halogen that does not form compounds with positive oxidation states—i.e., states in which
it has lost, rather than gained, electrons. This property is related to fluorine's having the highest electronegativity of
all elements; it does not give up its electrons to other elements. What is the distinct characteristic of fluorine
compared to other halogens?
A. It has the smallest radius B. It has seven valence electrons
C. It has the smallest nuclear charge D. It is the strongest reducing in agent.
47. The periodic table does not show any element with atomic number above 119. Which of the following statements
explains the reason behind this?
A. These elements are less important so they generally not shown.
B. It is impossible for such elements to exist in place.
C. The elements had not yet been discovered.
D. The elements begin to repeat themselves at the point.
48. Metallic character is the name given to the set of chemical properties associated with elements that are metals.
Which of the following changes can acquire the metallic character from left to right of periodic table?
A. ascending metallic character B. decreasing metallic character
C. increasing metallic character D. gaining metallic character
49. Consider the following sequence:
I. Al < Si < P < S
II. Be < Mg < Ca < Sr
III. I < Br < Cl < F
Atomic size increases moving top to bottom because of the addition of another ring of electrons to each element as
we move from top to bottom. Which of these give(s) a correct trend in increasing atomic size?
A. I only C. III only
B. II only D. I and II only
50. What do you call with the group of non-metals that are very reactive and can form salts such as sodium
chloride?
A. actinide series C. Halogens
B. lanthanide series D. Noble Gases