Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION V
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MASBATE CITY
BAYOMBON HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 8
3rd Quarter Examination
SY: 2022-2023

Name: ______________________________________________ Score: _______

Year & Section: _________________ Date: ________

Direction: Read and understand the following and write the letter of your choice on the space provided.

_____1. Which of the following statements BEST describes matter?

A. It has weight.
B. It is a form of energy.
C. It has a definite shape.
D. It occupies space and has mass.
_____2. Which is NOT an example of matter?
A. air B. chalk
C. sound D. water
____3. Which of the following sets of samples below is NOT matter?
A. air, water, love B. idea, chair, chalk
C. crayon, light, heat D. light, shadow, feeling
____4. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the particle nature of matter?
A. Matter is not made of tiny particles.
B. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Spaces between the particles are filled with air.
____5. Which of the following has the weakest force of attraction between the particles?
A. gas B. liquid
C. solid D. vacuum
____6. What happens to the attractive forces of liquid particles when they are cooled?
A. start to weaken B. start to decrease
C. remain the same D. start to strengthen
____7. The attractive force of the particles of a gas is described as _________ attractive force.
A. weak B. strong
C. very strong D. intermediate

For numbers 8 – 10. Refer to the illustrations given.

Which of the above illustrations represents the particles of solid? liquid? gas?
______8. Solid
______9. Liquid
_____10. Gas
_____11. Which of the following statements BEST describes the particles of a gas?
A. All the particles are attached from each other.
B. The particles are not attached and moving slowly.
C. The particles are arranged in sequence and moving rapidly.
D. The particles are not attached and are moving rapidly in any direction.
_____12. 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 the container.
_____13. Which of the following states of matter cannot be held by your hand?
A. Gas B. Liquid
C. Solid D. Both A and B
_____14. Why do liquids have definite volume but have indefinite shape?
A. Because its particles are closely packed and have strong attractive forces.
B. Because its particles are far from each other and they occupy the entire
space available.
C. Because its particles are free to move easily and are held together by less
attractive force.
 D. Because its particles have weak attractive forces and are moving from one
place to another.
_____15. Which pair of states of matter has definite volume?
A. Solid and gas B. Gas and liquid
C. Liquid and solid D. None of the above
_____12. 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 the
container.
_____13. Which of the following states of matter cannot be held by your hand?
A. Gas B. Liquid
C. Solid D. Both A and B
_____14. Why do liquids have definite volume but have indefinite shape?
A. Because its particles are closely packed and have strong attractive forces.
B. Because its particles are far from each other and they occupy the entire
space available.
C. Because its particles are free to move easily and are held together by less attractive force.
D. Because its particles have weak attractive forces and are moving from one
place to another.
______15. Which pair of states of matter has definite volume?
A. Solid and gas B. Gas and liquid
C. Liquid and solid D. None of the above
______16. Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a gaseous
state?
A. evaporation B. freezing
C. melting D. sublimation
______17. Which of the following processes changes a gaseous state of matter to a solid
state?
A. deposition B. evaporation
C. melting D. sublimation
______18. Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a liquid
state?
A. condensation B. evaporation
C. freezing D. melting
______19. What phase transformation occurs when clouds precipitate in the form of
rain?
A. condensation B. evaporation
C. melting D. freezing
______20. What will happen to the kinetic energy of the particles of matter if the
temperature will increase?
A. decrease B. increase
C. remains the same D. neither increase nor decrease
______21. What happens to the arrangement of particles of solid, liquid and gas as the
temperature of particles decreases?
A. Particles are becoming closer together
B. Particles move farther apart from each other
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the same.
D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to become ordered
______22. What conditions favor evaporation?
A. Increase of temperature and increase of kinetic energy.
B. Decrease of temperature and decrease of kinetic energy.
C. Increase of temperature and decrease of kinetic energy.
D. Decrease of temperature and increase of kinetic energy.
______23. Which situations undergoes phase change?
A. cleaning of room B. opening of tin can
C. melting of ice drop D. chewing of bubble gum
______24. What phase change takes place as ice candy solidifies?
A. condensation B. evaporation
C. freezing D. sublimation
______25. Which of the following processes leads to the decrease in the movement of
particles?
A. melting → evaporation B. freezing → sublimation
C. condensation → freezing D. deposition → sublimation
______26. Which of the following activities turns liquid into another state of matter?
A. boiling of water
B. stirring of lemon juice
C. pouring water in a glass
D. discarding used water in a sink
______27. What phase change occurs in drying wet clothes?
A. condensation B. evaporation
C. melting D. sublimation
______28. 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
______29. What happens to the arrangement of particles in mothballs once it is placed
inside the cabinet for a month?
A. The particles are freezing. C. The particles are getting heavier.
B. The particles are coming closer. D. The particles are getting farther apart.
______30. 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
______31. Refers to the positively charged particle of an atom
A. Proton C. Electron
B. Atom D. Proton
______32. The particle of an atom that is neither positive nor negative
A. Proton C. Electron
B. Neutron D. Proton
______33. The smallest or tiny particles of matter
A. Proton C. Electron
B. Atom D. Proton
______34. It is a particle of matter that carries a negative charge
A. Proton C. Electron
B. Atom D. Proton
______35. Is found at the center of the atom that carries proton and neutron
A. Proton C. Electron
B. Atom D. Nucleus

For item 36-40: Identify the phase change involved by filling in the blanks.

Example:
Liquid to Solid
FREEZING

36. Solid to Liquid PHASE 37. Liquid to Gas

________________ CHANGE _________________
_ _

38.Solid to Gas 39. Gas to Solid 40. Gas to liquid

________________ _________________ _______________
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For item 41-45. Complete the following table below.

Element Atomic Number Mass Number Number of neutrons

Aluminum 13 27
Calcium 20 40
Lead 207 125
Gold 79 197
Silver 108 61

For item 46-50. Name the following elements.

Example: O - Oxygen

46. H – 49. N -
47. B – 50. Zn –
48. C -

Prepared by:
SHYRA MARIE B. ALFONSO
Teacher II
Noted by:
FERMIN B. AMONTOS
Principal I