Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Rizal
PAG-ASA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Victoria Village, Pag-asa, Binangonan, Rizal

FIRST PERIODIC EXAMINATION – SCIENCE 8

S.Y. 2019-2020

Directions: Read the questions carefully before answering each item. Write only the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet.

_________1. Who postulated the three Laws of Motion?

A. Isaac Newton C. James Watt
B. Galileo Galilei D. James Prescott Joule
_________2. The amount of inertia a body possesses depends on its __________.
A. Weight C. Volume
B. Mass D. Size
_________3. What type of force where the push and pull motion is observed without direct contact?
A. Contact force C. Non-contact force
B. Electromagnetic force D. Gravitational force
_________4. Forces that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction are known as?
A. Net Force C. Frictional Force
B. Unbalanced Force D. Balanced Force
________5. Suppose, there are two boys who are pushing a box from opposite sides. One exerts the force 10 Newton and the other
exerts the force 20 Newton. What is the Net Force?
A. 10 Newton C. 0 Newton
B. 30 Newton D. 40 Newton
_________6. Two boys wearing in-line skates are standing on a smooth surface with the palms of their hands
touching and their arms bent, as shown above. If Boy X pushes by straightening his arms out while Boy Y holds
his arms in the original position, what is the motion of the two boys?
A. Boy X does not move and Boy Y moves backward.
B. Boy Y does not move and Boy X moves backward.
C. Boy X and Boy Y both move backward. The motion depends on how hard Boy X pushes.
D. Both will not move.
_________7. Riders in a bus are pushed forward during a sudden stop. Which law of motion provides an
explanation?
A. Law of Inertia C. Law of Interaction
B. Law of acceleration D. Law of Thermodynamics
_________8. Newton’s Second law of motion deals with________.
A. Force, Mass, and Acceleration C. Velocity, Acceleration, Mass
B. Mass and Weight D. Friction and Mass
_________9. What law of Newton tells us to use seatbelt?
A. First law C. Third law
B. Second law D. Fourth law
_________10. A table cloth can be withdrawn from under a set of dishes without dislodging them. This shows that the set of dishes has
A. Mass C. Weight
B. Action and reaction forces acting on it D. Inertia
_________11. In MKS system, the unit of net force is NEWTON. Newton can be express as
A. Kg.m2/s2 C. Kg.m/s
B. Kg.m/s2 D. Kg.m2/s
_________12. What will be the needed force to accelerate an 18 kg mass to 10 m/s2?
A. 180 Kg-m/s C. 180 kg-m2/s2
B. 180 Kg D. 180 N
_________13. If a block of wood has a mass of 12 kg and was pushed with 6N force, what will be its acceleration?
A. 2 m/s2 C. 72 m/s2
B. 0.5 m/s 2
D. 18 m/s2
_________14. According to Newton’s third law of motion, when a hammer strikes and exerts force on a nail, the nail
A. Creates a friction with the hammer. C. Exerts an equal force back on the hammer
B. Disappears into the wood. D. Nothing will happen

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_________15. Interpret the graph below, what is the relationship between acceleration and force?
A. Acceleration and force are inversely proportional
B. Acceleration and force are directly proportional
C. Acceleration and force have an equal value
D. Acceleration and force have no relationship

_________16. The acceleration which is gained by an object because of gravitational force is called acceleration due to gravity.
The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth is represented by the letter g. It has a standard value defined as______?
A. 9.6 m/s2 C. 9.7 m/s2
B. 9.8 m/s 2
D. 9.8 m/s
_________17. What are the factors which may affect centripetal force?
A. Mass, Velocity, Weight C. Weight, Velocity, Radius
B. Mass, Velocity, Radius D. Mass, Weight, Gravity
_________18. It refers to the force acting on a body away from the center of circular path.
A. Centripetal force C. Centrifugal force
B. Weak Nuclear force D. Tensional force
_________19. Work is the product of ________?
A. Force and displacement C. Force and acceleration

B. Force and velocity D. Force and momentum

__________20. Which of the following situation/s show work done?
A. A man carrying a tray C. A mother carrying a baby
B. Pushing a wall D. A mango fruit falling from a branch
__________21. Suppose a woman is pushing a grocery cart with a 500 Newton force along the 7 meter aisle, how much work is done
in pushing the cart from one end of the aisle to the other?
A. 3,500.00 N C. 3, 500.00 m/s
B. 3,500.00 W D. 3, 500.00 J
__________22. Calculate the amount of work done when a 5.0 kg package is lifted to shelf 2.7 meters high.
A. 13.50 J C. 1.85 J
B. 132.30 J D. 0.54 J
__________23. Which is equivalent to 1 Joule?
A. Kg .m/s C. Kg/s
B. Kg.m/s 2
D. Kg. m2/s2
__________24. One way to increase power is to___________.
A. Do more work with the same amount of time
B. Do the same amount of work in less time
C. Do the same amount of work at a longer time
D. Do more work at a longer time.
__________25. How are you going to solve problems in finding the Kinetic Energy of an object?
mv mv 2
A. KE= C. KE= 2
2 ¿
¿
m2 v
B. KE= D. KE=mgh
2
__________26. A boy is stretching his rubber band. What type of energy does the stretching of rubber band exhibit?
A. Kinetic Energy C. Mechanical Energy
B. Potential Energy D. Chemical Energy
__________27. A 1000 kg car has a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the car kinetic energy?
A. 20,000 J C. 50 J
B. 10,000 J D. 200,000 J
__________28. What happens to the GPE (Gravitational Potential Energy) of an object if you bring it higher with respect to the ground?
A. Decreases C. Decreases and Increases
B. Increases D. Nothing Happens
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__________29. Which of the following materials can make sound wave travel fastest?
A. Gas C. Solid
B. Liquid D. Vacuum
__________30. Most of the sounds that human beings perceive travel through______.
A. Gas C. Solid
B. Liquid D. Vacuum
__________31. What part of the human auditory system catches the sound coming from the environment?
A. Cochlea C. Pinna
B. Eardrum D. Ear canal
__________32. How do you call the speed of a moving object which is faster than the speed of sound in air?
A. Sonic boom C. Transonic
B. Subsonic D. Supersonic
__________33. Is the apparent change in the frequency of a sound caused by the motion of either the listener or the source of the
sound?
A. Doppler Effect C. Sonic Effect
B. Hook’s Effect D. Linear Effect
__________34. For every 1 C rise in temperature, how much does the speed of sound in air increase?
0

A. 0.6m/s C. 2m/s
B. 1 m/s D. 4m/s
__________35. What happens if sound waves travel through a very dense and very elastic material?
A. Sound waves stop C. The speed of sound increases
B. The speed of sound decreases D. No sound produced
__________36. Sound waves are used to_____.
A. Locate submarines and other objects underwater C. To form images of internal organs
B. To measure the depth of the ocean D. All of the above
__________37. What do you call an object through which white light is dispersed into their component spectrum?
A. Opaque C. Transparent
B. Luminous D. Prism
__________38. What wave property can best explain why different spectra come out when white light passes through a prism?
A. Reflection C. Interference
B. Refraction D. Dispersion
__________39. ROYGBIV is the basic component of visible light. Which color of light carries the most energy?
A. Red C. Violet
B. Orange D. Blue
__________40. Which of the following spectra has the longest wavelength?
A. Red C. Blue
B. Orange D. Violet
__________41. Which of the following color is bent most and has the shortest wavelength?
A. Red C. Blue
B. Orange D. Violet
__________42. Rainbow is a natural phenomenon where arc of different colors are observed. Rainbow formation is due to?
A. Reflection and refraction of sunlight in a drop of rain
B. Refraction of sunlight in the sky
C. Reflection and refraction of sunlight in the sky
D. Reflection of sunlight in clouds
__________43. What color is observed on the uppermost arc of a rainbow?
A. Red C. Blue
B. Orange D. Violet
__________44. What is caused by Rayleigh scattering?
A. Rainbow formation C. Dispersion of spectra by prism
B. Blueness of the sky D. Polarization of light
__________45. It refers to the quantity of thermal energy absorbed or given off by a substance or any material.
A. Temperature C. Specific heat
B. Heat D. Thermal energy
__________46. What happens to the temperature of a substance when the kinetic energy is great?
A. Increases C. Remains the same
B. Decreases D. Lost
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___________47. Steam burns are more damaging than burns caused by boiling water because steam_______.
A. Has a higher temperature than boiling water
B. Has more energy per kilogram than boiling water
C. Is vapor of water molecules during boiling
D. Occupy more spaces that water during boiling
__________48. When an ice cube in a glass of water melts, the water level_______.
A. Falls C. Rises
B. Remains the same D. Decrease
__________49. Which of the following is considered an effect of heat?
I. Change in color III. Change in phase
II. Change in dimension IV. Change in temperature
A. I only C. I,III & IV
B. I,II & IV D. II, III &IV
__________50. Complete the statement: Generally solids, liquids and gases _________ when heated, and ________when cooled,
except for water.
A. Expand and Contract C. Expand and Expand
B. Contract and Expand D. Contract and Contract
__________51. What will happen when two like charges are brought together?
A. They will repel each other C. They will neutralize each other
B. They will attract each other D. They will have no effect on each other
__________52. In a circuit, what is the direction of electric current flow? From
A. Positive to Negative terminal C. Negative to Negative terminal
B. Negative to Positive terminal D. Positive to Positive terminal
__________53. What measures electric current?
A. Voltmeter C. Calorimeter
B. Ohmmeter D. Ammeter
__________55. Which law states that “the current in a circuit is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the
resistance”?
A. Newton’s Law C. Ohm’s Law
B. Kirchoff’s Law D. Mendel’s Law
__________56. What happens when one of the light bulbs in a series circuit containing several light bulbs burns out?
A. The rest of the bulbs continue to work C. The rest of the bulbs become dim
B. The other light bulbs become brighter D. The other light bulbs will not light up
__________57. What happened when one bulb was removed in the parallel connection?
A. The rest of the bulbs continue to work C. The rest of the bulbs become dim
B. The other light bulbs become brighter D. The other light bulbs will not light up
__________58. Which action does NOT save energy in your home?
A. Turning off and unplugging all appliances when not in use.
B. Switch the electric stove to high when the food begins to boil
C. Use compact fluorescent lamps (CFL’s) instead of incandescent bulbs.
D. Turning off all lights when not in the room.
__________59. Which of the following is a measure of electrical energy?
A. kW B. W C. kWh D. C/s
__________60. The image below shows devices that are commonly found in houses, schools and offices what is this device and what
is the purpose of this?

A. Lightning rod- a device that is installed in a building or a house that will absorb lightning struck.
B. Grounding or earthing-a device that absorbs excessive current and neutralizes it.
C. Fuse- an electrical device that assures safety by breaking the connection from the voltage.
D. Circuit breaker-a device that breaks the flow of current in a circuit automatically if it detects current overload.

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