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PERIODIC TEST FOR THE 1ST QUARTER

SCIENCE 8
Name: Score:

I. A. Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer at the space
provided.
____1. What is the primary source of light on Earth?
A. Moon B. Stars C. Sun D. Flashlight
____2. Which device is used to disperse the components of visible light?
A. water B. prism C. lens D. vacuum
____3. Among the color of the spectrum, which has the greatest energy?
A. red B. green C. blue D. yellow
____4. In which of the following media will sound not be able to travel?
A. air B. water C. vacuum D. heat
____5. The speed of sound generally fastest in ____________.
A. gases B. liquid C. solid D. vacuum
____6. What kind of wave is light?
A. transverse wave C. electromagnetic wave
B. mechanical wave D. positive and negative wave
____7. Why does sound travel faster in warm air than in cold air?
A. because the molecules in warm air are closer to each other
B. because the molecules in cold air have more kinetic energy
C. because the molecules in warm air have more kinetic energy
D. because both molecules are important to warm air and cold air
___8. Which of the following factors directly affect the speed of sound?
A. density B. elasticity C. both a & b D. mass
____9. What happens when a hot thing touches a cold thing and the heat from the hot thing
makes the cold particles speed up?
A. convection B. conduction C. radiation D. evaporation
____10. What is an example of thermal energy?
A. dark colors B. rubbing your hands together C. basking in the sun D. a & b
____11. What color absorbs solar energy better?
A. dark colors B. light colors C. neon colors D. blue colors
____12. Which of the following is an example of convection?
A. rubbing your hand together C. heating a fish tank
B. basking in the sun D. sitting under a tree
____13. What do you call the way heat moves through liquid and gases?
A. convection B. insulator C. radiation D. friction
____14. Which type of energy transfer is cooking?
A. solar energy B. insulator C. thermal D. conduction
____15. Rubbing your hands together; is an example of which type of energy?
A. solar energy B. friction C. thermal D. convection
___16. What kind of material does not allow heat to pass through it easily?
A. insulator B. insulation C. conductor D. radiation
____17. What energy can we get from the sun?
A. sun energy B. solar energy C. thermal energy D. conduction
____18. What force occurs when one object rubs against another object?
A. solar energy B. friction C. conduction D. convection
____19. What tool is used to measure temperature?
A. scale B. thermometer C. conductor C. oximeter
____20. What is the movement of energy by waves called?
A. thermal energy B. radiation C. solar energy D. convection

B. Directions: Identify each item. Write your answer on the space provided.
______________________1. It is the SI unit of temperature.
______________________2. He is the inventor of the battery.
______________________3. It is used to measure current in a circuit.
______________________4. It refers to any hindrance to the flow of electrons in a circuit.
______________________5. It is the path where electrons can pass through.
______________________6. It is the fracture in the surface of the earth that result to some
displacement in the position of the rocks.
______________________7. It is the vibrations of the earth caused by rapid release of energy.
______________________8. It is the measure of the effect of an earthquake in an area.
______________________9. It is directly above the focus on the surface of the earth.
______________________10. It caused by the vertical movement of faults on the ocean floor.
______________________11. It is used to measure the magnitude all over the world.
______________________12. It refers to the branch of science that study earth.
______________________13. It refers to the person who study earthquakes.
______________________14. It measures the voltage in a circuit.
______________________15. It allows the electric current to flow but when the current exceeds
______________________16. It is the unit used for power.
______________________17. He developed the three laws of motion.
______________________18. It is the rate of doing work.
______________________19. It refers to how fast sound travels in a particular medium.
______________________20. It refers to the ratio of mass and volume of a substance.

C. Direction: Identify which law of motion is observed in the following situations. Write I for
law of inertia, II law of acceleration and III for law of interaction.
________________1. Blood rushes from your head to your feet when riding on a descending
elevator which suddenly stops.
________________2. A truck requires a more powerful engine then a compact car.
________________3. A rifle recoils when fired.
________________4. To dislodge catchup from the bottle, it is often turned upside down and
thrust downward at high speeds and then abruptly halted.
________________5. A bowling player needs to follow through when throwing a bowling ball.
________________6. Headrest are placed in cars to prevent whiplash injuries during rear-end
 collision.
_______________7. A runner who reaches the finish line must continue running for some time.
_______________8. A rocket pushes out the exhaust which thrust the rocket upward.
_______________9. The head of a hammer can tightened onto the wooden handle by banging
the bottom of the handle against a hard surface.
______________10. A fireman has to hold the water hose tightly or else the water hose will fling
backward.

D. Directions: Enumerate the following. Give two electrical safety devices installed in our
homes in order to prevent and protect us to any electricity-related troubles. Explain each
briefly.

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b. _________________________________________________________________________________________
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