THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION

Science Grade 8
Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the best answer and Write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet in
CAPITAL LETTERS. STRICTLY NO ALTERATIONS OR ERASURES.PLEASE USE BALLPEN ONLY

1. Anything that has mass and occupies space is known as

A. solid B. liquid C. matter D. gas
2. A ________ has fixed shape and volume.
A. liquid B. gas C. solid D. matter
3. Evaporation is the change in state of a
A. Liquid to gas B. Solid to liquid C. Gas to liquid D. Gas to solid
4. The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes from
A. A liquid to a solid. B. A gas to a solid. C. A solid to a liquid. D. A solid to a gas.
5. Which state of matter is represented in the following diagram?

A.Gas B. solid C. gas or liquid D. liquid

6. Which one of the following diagrams best represents a model of the particles in a gas?

A.

B.

C.

D.
7. Which one of the following is a state of matter?
A. Liquid B. air C. creature D. particle

8. It is anything that occupies space and has a mass.

A. Atom B. Matter C. Molecule D. Element
9. What is the fundamental property of matter?
A. Density B. Fluidity C. Mass D. Volume
10. What do you call the property of liquid which is the ability of liquid to flow?
A. Density B. Fluidity C. Mass D. Volume
11. The measure of the resistance of liquid to flow is called _______________.
A. Density B. Fluidity C. Mass D. Viscosity
12. ___________ is the property of some solid in which the particles are not arranged in a regular, repeating pattern.
A. Amorphous solid B. Density C. Crystalline solids D.Metallic solids
13. What do you call the property of matter which is the ratio of mass per unit volume?
A. Density B. Fluidity C. Mass D. Viscosity
14. The energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid by a given amount is called__________.
A. Amorphous solid B. Surface tension C. Crystalline solis D.Metallic solids
15. The movement or the molecules exerts a force over the area known as __________.
A. Density B. Fluidity C. Pressure D. Viscosity
16. What do you call the process by which a substance changes from gas or vapor to solid state without first changing
into the liquid state?
A. Condensation B. Deposition C. Evaporation D. Sublimation
17. What do you call the process by which a substance changes directly from solid state to the gas state?
A. Condensation B. Deposition C. Evaporation D. Sublimation
18. When a gas is compressed it changes state into a ______________.
A. Solid B. liquid C. plastic D. Vapor
19. When a beaker of water is heated its volume decreases a little. What is happening to the particles in
the liquid?
A. They are moving slower. C.They are getting bigger.
 B. They are moving faster. D.They are getting smaller.
20. Which one of the following is not a property of liquids?
A. They can flow. C. They have no definite shape.
B. They have no definite volume. D. They are incompressible.
21. Liquids have the ability to flow because
A. Their particles are arranged in a regular pattern.C.Their particles are very far apart.
B. Their particles can slide each other. D. There are strong forces of attraction between the particles.
22. The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes
A. A gas to liquid. B. A liquid to a solid. C. A liquid to a gas. D. A solid to a liquid
23. When water vaporizes at room temperature, it changes into
A. Ice B. fog C. water vapor D. steam

24. The following are properties of a gas except for __________.

A. Volume B. Pessure C. Temperature D. Fluidity
25. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about solid?
A.Particles are closely packed C. Partilces are held together by strong forces
B. Particles are freely to move around D. Particles vibrate a little but in fixed position
26. Which of the following describes the partilces of a gas?
A. Partilces are always in contact with neighbors C. Particles are in great distance from each other
B. Partlces has strong attractive force D. Partilces are very close to each other.
27.The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process X called?
Z

SOLID LIQUID GAS

A. Melting B. evaporation C. freezing D. boiling

28 .The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process X called?

SOLID LIQUID GAS

X
A. Melting B. evaporation C. freezing D. boiling
29. Which change of state occurs when particles in a solid begin to move slowly past each other?

A. Melting B. boiling C. subliming D. condensing

30. Almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in the
A. Proton B. electrons C. nucleus D. neutron

31. Electron was discovered by

A. Chadwick B. Thompson C. Goldstein D. Bohr
32. The mass of the atom is determined by_________.
A. Neutrons B. neutron and proton C. electron D. electron and neutron
33. The smallest particle of a substance that is capable of independent existence is _________.
A. Atom B. molecule C. electron D. proton
34. Almost the entire mass of an atom is concentrated in the
A. Protons B. electrons C. neutrons D. nucleus
35. Neutrons are
A. Neutral particles with mass. C. Negatively-charged particle with negligible mass
B. Positively-charged particle with negligible mass D. Positively-charged particle with mass
36. The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the atom of an element is known as
 A. Molecular weight B. Isotope Number C. Mass Number D. Atomic Number
37. Which among the following scientist who pictured atom as a solid, indestructible sphere like a billiard
ball?
A. Dalton B. Thompson C. Rutherford D. Bohr
38. Who did an experiment using a very thin sheet of gold foil in developing his idea of atom model?
A. Dalton B. Thompson C. Rutherford D. Bohr
39. Neils Bohr model of an atom is called __________.
A. Solid Sphere Model B. Raisin Bun Model C. Nuclear Model D. Planetary Model
40. What is the mass number of an element that has 19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons?
A. 19 B. 39 C. 38 D. 20
41. An atom has a mass number of 23 and atomic number of 11. The number of protons is ____.
A. 11 B. 12 C. 23 D. 44
42. An atom of phosphorous has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 31. How many neutrons
does it contain?
A. 15 B. 16 C. 31 D. 61
43. What is the mass number of an element that has 19 protons, 19 electrons, and 20 neutrons?
A. 19 B. 39 C. 38 D. 20
44. An atom of sodium has an atomic number of 11. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 11 neutrons.
B. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 11 neutrons.
C. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons.
D. An atom of sodium has 11 protons, 12 electrons, and 12 neutrons.
45. The law that ” the physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic
weights” was given by
A. Moseley B. Mendeleev C. Bohr D. Lothar Meyer
46. Which metal has atomic number 3?
A. Beryllium B. Lithium C. Boron D. Sodium
47. The horizontal rows in a periodic table are called
A. Periods B. Blocks C. Orbitals D. Groups
48. The vertical rows in a periodic table are called
A. Periods B. Blocks C. Orbitals D. Groups
49. Elements at the extreme right of the periodic table are
A. Halogens B. Transition Metals C. Alkali Metals D. Noble Gas
50. The family of elements to which calcium belongs is

A. Alkali metals B. alkali earth metals C. halogens D. noble gases

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Prepared by: Noted by: Approved by:

NURSHAHADAH H. ISMAEL CHONA T. DUMDUM JENNIFER P. CAWALING

SST-I SCIENCE Coordinator Principal I

________________________ GEODY P. BUSTAMANTE

Date Submitted Grade 8 Curriculum Chair