Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
STO. CRISTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Guzmanville, Sto. Cristo, City of San Jose del Monte
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YEAR END TEST

SCIENCE 8

Directions: Read and analyze the questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it
on your answer sheet. Do not write anything on the test paper.

1. Which of these materials does not allow electricity to pass?

a. aluminum b. gold c. rubber d. silver

2. Which of the following is a trait or characteristics of matter?

a. property b. mass c. volume d. none of the above

3. Which of the following refers to the smallest particle of an element?

a. acid b. atom c. element d. molecule

4. Which of the following refers to change that results in the formation of a new substance?
a. combustion b. chemical change c. physical change d. reactants

5. Which of the following processes by which liquid changes to solid?

a. freezing b. melting c. surface tension d. viscosity

6. Which of the following vaporization process by which liquid is converted to gas above the surface?
a. evaporation b. condensation c. precipitation d. sublimation

7. Which of the following processes refers to directly converting solid to gas?

a. evaporation b. condensation c. precipitation d. sublimation

8. What is anything that occupies space and has mass?

a. atom b. matter c. particle d. cell

9. Which state of matter has definite shape and definite volume?

a. gas b. solid c, plasma d. liquid

10. Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
a. solid b. liquid c. plasma d. gas

11. Which of the following is the number of protons of an element?

a. atomic mass b. atomic number c. elecrons d. neutrons

12. Who accidentally discovered the proton and nucleus when he conducted the Gold Foil Experiment?
a. Goldstein b. Dalton c. Rutherford d. de Broglie

13. Which of the following is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons found in the nucleus?
a. atomic mass b. atomic number c. elecrons d. neutrons

14. Which of the following is the universal solvent?

a. oil b. water c. gas d. soda

15. The substance in the smaller amount and the one that is being dissolves.
a. water b. solute c. solvent d. none of the above

16. How many electrons does the element X if (Z=23; A=45)

a. 45 b. 25 c. 23 d. 22

17. What is a mixture of two or more substances in a single phase or state?

a. solution b. suspension c. colloid d. mixture

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18. What is the region where an electron is most likely to be found?
a. energy b. nucleus c. shell d. none of the above

19. Which subatomic particles has a positive charge?

a. neutron b. electron c. proton d. neuclons

20. What is the region where protons and neutrons are most likely to be found?
a. energy level b. nucleus c. planetary model d. nucleons

21. Which subatomic particles has a negative charge?

a. neutronb. electron c. proton d. element

22. How many electrons, protons, and neutrons are there in a Bromine atom (Z=35; A=80)?
a. 35, 35, 80 b. 35, 80, 45 c. 35, 35, 45 d. 45, 35, 35

23. If the number of electron of an element is 10, what is the atomic number?
a. 11 b. 10 c. 01 d. 100

24. It contains equal number of protons and electrons.

a. atom b. neutral atom c. nucleus d. orbital

25. Which state of matter has no definite volume and no definite shape
a. plasma b. solid c. liquid d. gas

26. Which of the following processes by which liquid is converted to gas?

a. evaporation b. condensationc. precipitation d. sublimation

27. Which of the following contains equal number of protons and electrons?
a. neutral atom b. atom c. nucleus d. orbital

28. If the beam of light scatters or disperses inside the container , the mixture is considered a colloid.
The process of scattering a beam of light is known as the __________.
a. evaporation b. colloids c. Tyndall Effect d. Liquid Emulsion

29-30. Which of the following represents the sum of atomic number?

a. neutrons b. protons c. electrons d. nucleons

31. What will you do during an earthquake?

a. Go under a table. c. Stand beside a bookshelf.
b. Hide inside a bathroom. d. Stand still.

32. Which should not be done during an earthquake?

a. Jump off the windows. c. Walk fast and move out of the building
b. Run outdoors into an open area. d. Stay indoors and hide under a sturdy table.

33. You are in the tenth floor of a high building when an earthquake occurs.Which of the
following is the best thing to do?
a. Take an elevator in going down. c. Stay beside the heavy furniture/cabinets.
b. Rush to the stairway. d. Jump out of the window.

34. Your family is going to evacuate. You are told to bring along only a few things. Which
of these will you bring along?
a. chairs, tables, and closets c. pets, toys and books
b. food, water and clothes d. candles, rags and matches

35. What government agency forecasts the weather?

a. DENR b. DEPEd c. PAGASA d. DPWH

36. You live in place along the riverbank. A coming tropical cyclone is announced which
will affect your place. What is the best thing should you do?
a. Stay in your house and pray. c. Cover the windows with plastic sheets.
b. Leave your home for a safer place. d. Ask help from your neighbors.

37. Your place is flooded because of the storm and heavy rains. Flood water has seeped in
through leaky pipes. What should your family do?
a. Never mind the effect of the flood in your leaking pipe.

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 b. Make a sacrifice not to drink water.
c. Buy softdrinks for the family to drink.
d. Boil water for drinking.

38. A person observes that a bright light objects streaks across the night time sky in a few seconds.
What can this be?
a. a comet c. an orbiting satellite
b. a meteor d. an explosion on the sun

39. Where can you find the asteroid belt?

a. between the orbits of Earth and Mars c. between the orbits of Saturn & Jupiter
b. between the orbits of Earth and Venus d. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

40. What do you call when meteoroid fragments survives and makes it to the ground?
a. asteroid b. comet c. meteor d. meteorite

41. These are equal forces acting in opposite directions; thus they have zero net force.
a. balanced force b. unbalanced force c. speed d. velocity

42. Which is the tendency of an object to resist change in its state of motion.
a. acceleration b. action-reaction c. inertia d. none of the above

43. A job is done slowly and an identical job is done quickly. Both jobs required the
same work done but differ in the amount of ____________ used.
a. work b. power c. watt d. joules

44. Why is that, during a thunderstorm, the flash of lightning is seen before the thunderclap is heard?
a. Light travels faster than sound c. Sound travels faster than light.
b. Lightning is produced first before the thunder. d. The eye is more sensitive than the ear.

45. Which is an example of a reflected sound?

a. molecules b. interference c. wave d. echo

46. Which is the tendency of a material to return to its original shape after being deformed when force is
applied on it?
a. pressure b. temperature c. elasticity d. density

47. What happens to the speed of sound in air on a humid day?

a. It increases slightly c. Sound cannot travel in humid air.
b. It decreases significantly. d. No way to determine the speed of sound

48. Which of the following greatly affects the speed of sound in air?
a. elasticity b. pressure c. temperature d. density

49. Why does sound travel faster in warm air than in cold air?
a. Because the molecules in cold air are closer to each other.
b. Because the molecules in warm air are closer to each other.
c. Because the molecules in cold air have more kinetic energy.
d. Because the molecules in warm air have more kinetic energy.

50. Which of the following statements is/are true?

I. Sound travels slower in warm air than in cold air.
II. Sound travels faster in solids and liquids than in gases.
III. Sound travels faster in air than in water.

a. I only b. II only c. I and II only d. I, II, and III

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 Minds are like parachutes;
they function only when they are open.
(Lord Thomas Dewar)

God bless and Merry Christmas!

Answer Key – Science 8 2nd Periodical Test

1. A 26. B

2. A 27. B

3. B 28. C

4. C 29. D

5. B 30. C

6. B 31. C

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7. A 32. C

8. D 33. B

9. B 34. C

10. A 35. A

11. A 36. D

12. B 37. C

13. A 38. B

14. A 39. A

15. A 40. B

16. B 41. D

17. B 42. A

18. C 43. C

19. B 44. B

20. C 45. A

21. C 46. C

22. C 47. D

23. C 48. A

24. B 49. A

25. C 50. A

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