Department of Education

Region III
DIVISION OF PAMPANGA
City of San Fernando
FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE (Grade 8)
SY 2016-2017
Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the best answer from the four given
choices. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. In Science, a push or a pull or any action that has the ability to change an
objects motion is called
A. acceleration
B. force
C. friction
D. inertia
2. The force that pulls falling objects toward Earth is called
A. acceleration
B. gravity
C. normal force
D. tension force
3. Who among the following scientists formulated the laws of motion and
gravitation?
A. Isaac Newton
B. James Joule
C. James Watt
D. Robert Hooke
4. Which term means resistance to change in an objects motion"?
A. acceleration
B. friction
C. inertia
D. momentum
5. What force is needed to make an object move in a circle?
A. centripetal force
B. frictional force
C. gravitational force
D. tension force
6. What is the common formula for work? Assume that W is the work, F is a
constant force, v is the change in velocity, and d is the displacement.
A. W = F v
B. W = Fd
C. W = Fd2
D. W = F2d
7. Power is a measure of the__
A. change of energy
B. force which produces motion
C. rate of change of energy
D. rate of change of momentum

8. Which of the following is considered the internal energy of a body?

A. heat
B. pressure
C. temperature
D. volume
9. The path which the electric current takes is called
A. electric circuit
B. fuse
C. resistance
D. voltage
10.What device is used to measure electric current?
A. ammeter
B. generator

C. transformer
D. voltmeter
11.A closed circuit in which current follows one path is a _
A. current circuit
B. parallel circuit
C. series circuit
D. voltage
12.Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a _
A. longitudinal wave
B. standing wave
C. surface wave
D. transverse wave
13.A system of detecting reflected sound waves is
A. acoustics
B. dissonance
C. reverberation
D. sonar
14.The loudness of a sound is determined mainly by its
A. amplitude
B. frequency
C. pitch
D. speed
15.A pencil when partially submerged in a glass of water may appear to be
crooked. What is this phenomenon called?
A. dispersion
B. radiation
C. reflection
D. refraction
16.A transparent body that is used to deviate or disperse a beam of light is
called
A. candle
B. eyeglasses
C. flashlight
D. prism

17.Which of the following refers to a point on the wave where the displacement
of the medium is at a maximum?
A. crest
B. interference
C. trough
D. wavelength
18.Of the following types of electromagnetic waves, which have the highest
frequency?
A. infrared waves
B. radio waves
C. ultraviolet waves
D. X-rays
19.What color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
A. blue
B. green
C. red
D. violet
20.The blue color of the sky is due to
A. defraction of light
B. diffraction of light
C. dispersion of light
D. reflection of light
21.How long will an object remain at rest, according to the Newtons first law of
motion?
A. as long as it cant rest
B. as long as there is gravity
C. until an object is not moving
D. until an unbalanced force occurs

22.When a student stands in front of the class, the force of gravity pulls her
toward the ground. The ground pushes back with an equal and opposite
force. This is an example of which of Newtons laws of motion?
A. law of acceleration
B. law of conservation
C. law of inertia
D. law of interaction
23.You are riding fast on a bike when your wheel suddenly gets stuck in a crack
on the sidewalk. Why does your body go flying forward?
A. someone pushed you
B. there is a net force pushing you
C. you are unaware of the incident
D. your inertia keeps you moving forward
24.A body moving in a circular motion
A. changes direction
B. changes in size
C. direction is the same
D. speed is constant
25.Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
A. a ball rolling across the court
B. a car parked on a steep hill
C. a picture hanging on the wall
D. a piece of coal before it is burned
26.Which of the following has the most thermal energy?
A. a cup of hot chocolate
B. a dead battery
C. a melted butter
D. a swimming pool
27.If a substance is hot, its particles
A. do not move in all directions
B. move at the same rate as the cooler object
C. move more faster than the cooler object
D. move more slower than the cooler object
28.A roadway is usually built with spaces. These spaces are
A. joints for expansion and contraction
B. meant to trap debris from gravel trucks
C. mistakes made by constructors and engineers
D. temperature level to test erosion and weathering
29.With increase in temperature, heat will be
A. constant
B. decreased
C. doubled
D. increased
30.Heat always moves from places of high temperature to places
A. of higher temperature
B. of lower temperature
C. with maximum temperature
D. with the same temperature
31.As more lamps are put into a parallel circuit, the overall current from the
power source (battery):
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unplug
D. stays the same
32.A parallel circuit differs from a series circuit. A parallel circuit has
A. fewer paths for current flow
B. more than one path for current flow
C. no path for current flow
D. one path for current flow
33.Three light bulbs are connected in parallel. If one bulb is busted,
A. all the remaining bulbs are also busted
B. the next bulb busted, the other lights on
C. the remaining bulbs flicker on and off
D. the two remaining bulbs continue to light
34.As temperature increases, what happens to the current-carrying ability of the
wire?

A.
B.
C.
D.

there is no change
the wire can carry less current
the wire can carry more current
the wire can carry no current

35.The EnerGuide label is found on most household electrical appliances and

tells the consumers how much electricity is
A. needed to run the appliance
B. reduced to run the appliance
C. used running the appliance
D. wasted by the appliance
36.How should a fuse be installed in a circuit to insure proper operation?
A. at any ground point
B. in any way possible
C. parallel to the load
D. series with the load
37.The speed of sound depends on the
A. pitch of the sound
B. source of the sound
C. loudness of the sound
D. properties of the medium it travels through
38.Which best describes electromagnetic energy?
A. forms chemical bonds
B. generates electrical energy
C. moves electrons uniformly
D. travels through space as waves
39.As a sound source moves toward a listener, the pitch
A. appears to decrease
B. appears to increase
C. appears to remain the same
D. goes up and down repeatedly
40.When you look at the mirror, you can see your image in it. For you to see
your image, light must be
A. dispersed
B. opaque
C. reflected
D. reversed
41.A gardener pushes the wheelbarrow by exerting a force of 100N. If the
gardener moved it at a distance of 3m at a constant speed for 10s, what
power does the gardener develop?
A. 30 watts
B. 40 watts
C. 50 watts
D. 60 watts
42.What is the potential energy of a 50kg high jumper as she clears the bar 2m
above the ground?
A. 875 joules
B. 925 joules
C. 960 joules
D. 980 joules
43.What is the speed of sound in air of temperature 30 oCelcius?
A. 340 m/s
B. 345 m/s
C. 347 m/s
D. 349 m/s
44.A ball is rolling to the east. It is given a quick kick to the north. After the kick
the ball
A. rolls only to the north
B. keeps rolling to the east
C. keeps rolling but changes its direction
D. there is not enough information to say how the ball moves
45.A force is acting on each of the objects below. What can be concluded about
these forces?
3N
3N
3N

A. They are different because they have different directions.

B. They are different because they have different magnitudes.
C. They are the same because they have the same magnitude.
D. They are the same because they point toward the objects.
46.Which of the following requires the greatest amount of heat?
A. increasing the temperature of 10 kg of water from 10C to 20C
B. increasing the temperature of 15 kg of water from 12C to 15C
C. increasing the temperature of 20 kg of water from 19C to 21C
D. increasing the temperature of 50 kg of water from 20C to 22C
47.A direct relation is observed between temperature and sound speed because
A. the higher the temperature, the faster the sound travels
B. the higher the temperature, the slower the sound travels
C. the lower the temperature, the faster the sound travels
D. the temperature of the medium is not related to the speed of sound
Refer to the table below to answer question numbers 48 and 49.
Name
Weight
Height of Time taken
Energy
Power
(N)
stairs (m)
to climb
expended
(J/s)
the stairs
(J)
(s)
Ana
395
5
5
1975
395
Bea
410
5
5
2050
410
Caren
400
5
8
2000
250
Dina
490
5
7
2450
350
48.Who among the group members had the highest power output?
A. Ana
B. Bea
C. Caren
D. Dina
49.What factors determined the highest/lowest power output?
A. energy expended and weight
B. height and energy expended
C. height of the stairs and time taken to climb the stairs
D. time taken to climb the stairs and energy expended
50.Which of the following scenarios is the best example that something has
potential energy?

A.

B.

C.

D.