Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Surigao del Norte
Surigao City

Division Diagnostic Examination in Science 8

S.Y. 2022 - 2023

Name: ______________________________ Section: ________________ Score: ________

School: _____________________________ Date: _________

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.

1. What do you call the horizontal lines found in the globe?

A. Equator
B. Latitude
C. Longitude
D. Prime Meridian

2. What do you call the latitude between Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle?
A. Eastern temperate zone
B. Western temperate zone
C. Northern temperate zone
D. Southern temperate zone

3. Given the statements below, which of the following best describes latitude? I. Lines that
do not meet or intersect.
II. Lines that are parallel to one another.
III. Lines that run horizontally from east to west.
IV. Lines that run vertically from north to south.

A. I only
B. IV only
C. II and IV only
D. I, II and III only
For numbers 6, locate the coordinate system of the numbered points given in the figure below

Figure 1. Latitude and Longitude Grid

(Source: http://solar-center.stanford.edu/solar-images/latlong.html)
4. What is the latitude and longitude of point 6?
A. 150 N, 150 W
B. 300 S, 150 E
C. 450 S, 450 W
D. 450 N, 300 W

5. Given the following statements below, determine which BEST describes the polar region
or frigid zones?
I. Areas within the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle.
II.Countries in these zones go through four seasons- winter, spring, summer and autumn.
III. It is cold all year round and it does not feel like summer at all even during the
summer months,
IV. People who choose to live in these areas experience temperatures that never go above
100 C.

A. I, II, III and IV

B. I, II and III only
C. I, III and IV only
D. II, III and IV only

6. Mary Jane is asked by her science teacher on how to measure the lines of latitude in the
globe. If you were Mary Jane, how would you measure it?
A. I will start in the equator.
B. I will start in the antemeridian.
C. I will start in the tropic of cancer.
D. I will start in the prime meridian.

7. What do you call the resources that can be replaced after using them repeatedly?
 A. Nonrenewable
B. Recyclable
C. Renewable
D. Reusable
8. What do you call the resources that need lengthy years before they can be replenished?
A. Nonrenewable
B. Recyclable
C. Renewable
D. Reusable
9. Which of the following can be used as alternative sources of energy to fossil fuels?
I. Geothermal
II. Hydropower
III. Wind
IV. Solar
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. I, II and IV only
D. I, II, III, IV
10. Dino wants to visit Nora. Nora’s house is only 2 blocks away from his. Dino will only
travel for very short distance to Nora’s house. Which of the following is the best way for
Dino to conserve resources?
A. Driving a car
B. Using a bicycle
C. Riding a bus
D. Riding a jeepney
11. If people nowadays will use fossil fuels more rapidly than they are produced, what do you
think might happen?
A. The price will get cheaper
B. The price will not be affected.
C. The supply will be depleted completely.
D. The supply will be replaced after a few years.
12. Your science teacher requires you to submit a project that is something creative but should
portray conservation of natural resources. Which of the following would you likely to
create?
I. Improvised chair made of old tires
II. Hanging curtain made of recycled plastic bottles
III.Desk organizer made from an illustration board and colored papers you bought from
your local book store

A. III only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III only

13. What layer of the atmosphere where nearly all-weather phenomena occur? A.
 Mesosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Troposphere

14. What atmospheric layer is Aurora borealis found?

A. Mesosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Thermosphere
D. Troposphere

15. Without the greenhouse effect, which of the following will happen to planet Earth? A.
The planet will die
B. The planet will stay normal
C. The planet will become warm
D. The planet will become very cold
16. Which of the following is NOT an effect of global warming?
A. Polar ice caps will melt.
B. Some areas will experience serious droughts.
C. Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.
D. Earth’s rotation will slow down and eventually will stop.

17. Greenhouse gases are naturally occurring gases that traps radiation from the Earth.
Records show that there is a drastic change in the amount of greenhouses gases present in
the atmosphere resulting to an increased in carbon dioxide. Which of the following
activities leads to this imbalance?
I. Cutting down and burning of trees.
II. Plants absorbing carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
III. Humans burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas as a source of energy IV.
Using of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as refrigerants in refrigerators and in making
foam plastics

A. I and III only

B. I, II and III only
C. I, III and IV only
D. I, II, III and IV

18. CFCs are used as refrigerants in refrigerators, spray cans as propellants and in making
 foam plastics as foaming agent. The use of CFCs has been banned worldwide due to its
adverse effect in the environment. If you were given the chance to become the President
in your country. Do you agree with the government’s idea of not using CFCs anymore?
A. Yes, because CFCs are dangerous to human health.
B. No, because there is no study that supports the idea.
C. Yes, because CFCs destroys the ozone layer that increases global warming.
D. No, because CFCs play a vital role in refrigerator, spray cans and foam plastics.

19. What does I. T. C. Z stands for?

A. Inter-tropical Convergent Zone
B. Inter-tropical Continental Zone
C. Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
D. Intra-tropical Convergence Zone

20. What type of Monsoon occurs during the month of August?

A. Northeast Monsoon
B. Northwest Monsoon
C. Southeast Monsoon
D. Southwest Monsoon

21. Which of the following statements below is TRUE about Inter-tropical Convergence
Zone or I. T. C. Z?
A. It will happen once in a year
B. It only occurs in Polar Regions
C. It only occurs in a Tropic Region
D. Its occurrences cannot be determined
For Number 22, evaluate the movement of air in and out the box in the diagram given below.

Figure 2. Direction of warm air and surrounding air

(Illustrated by: Ma. Sheila S. Manila)
22. Based on the illustration, what is the direction of warm air?
 A. Moving downward
B. Moving inside the box
C. Rising towards the atmosphere
D. Moving upward and downward

For number 23, refer to the following picture below

Figure 3. Movement of air during day time and night time

(Source: https://www.slideshare.net/mae2388/movements-of-air-31811384 )
23. The figure above show the reverse movement of air from land to sea or from sea to land.
Does land and sea have the same pressure at the same time?
A. Yes, because the air blows in one direction at a time
B. Yes, because there is a reverse movement of air on land and water
C. No, because the air always moves from an area with higher pressure to lower
pressure area.
D. No, because the air always moves from an area with lower pressure to higher
pressure area.

24. Your teacher in science explained that the wind direction during day time is usually
the reverse of wind direction at night time. Which of the following statements will you
choose to support your teacher’s explanation?

A. There is more water in the sea than on land.

B. This is an indication of the change in our climate.
C. The water temperature’s remains the same all throughout the day.
D. The land heats up faster during the day and it cools down quickly at night
than water.

25. During which season, fruits grow on trees and plants, and young animals grow
 bigger and stronger?

A. Autumn
B. Spring
C. Summer
D. Winter

26. How many degrees is the Earth’s axis tilted?

A. 0.5
B. 20.5
C. 23.5
D. 90.5

27. What is the effect of the tilting of the Earth?

A. Climate
B. Seasons
C. Weather
D. Day and Night

28. Which of the following statements best describes the season of spring?

A. The weather gets warmer and sunnier.

B. It is usually the warmest and the sunniest time of the year.
C. The weather is colder and, in some places, there are lots of snow.
D. During this time, the leaves change color and fall from the trees.

29. What causes nighttime and daytime?

A. The sun’s rotation on its axis.
B. The Earth’s rotation on its axis.
C. The Earth’s revolution around the sun.
D. The moon’s revolution around the Earth.

For items 30 - 31, refer to Figure 1 below.

Figure 1. Earth’s Axial tilt

(Source: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/58473c250a6a78381cedf6f1/seasons-diagram-
practice)

30. Based on the figure given, locate what month will be winter at the north of the
 equator and summer at the south of the equator?
A. March
B. June
C. September
D. December

31. Based on the given figure, locate what month will the sun shines equally on the Southern
and Northern Hemispheres?
A. March
B. June
C. September
D. December

32. When does the ground get to absorb more energy from the sun?

A. When the Earth is directly towards the sun.

B. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun
C. When the North Pole is tilted away from the sun.
D. When the Southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
For items 33 -35, refer to Table 1 below.
Table 1: Sunrise and Sunset in Manila on Selected Days of 2011

(Source: Wilfredo D. Bartolo, Grade, Science 7 Quarter Module 5: Behind the Length of
Daytime is the Tilt of the Earth’s Axis)(DepEd,2020,pg.6)

33. Based on the table above, what have you observed on the times of sunrise from January,
2011 to December, 2011?
 A. The time of sunrise changes from being late (6:25 am), then becoming earlier (5:27
am), then becoming late again (6:16 am).
B. The time of sunrise changes from being early (5:36 am), then becoming
earlier (5:27 am), then becoming late (6:25 am).
C. The time of sunrise changes from being late (6:17 am), then becoming earlier (5:59
am), then becoming late again (6:16 am).
D. The time of sunrise changes from being late (6:25 am), then becoming earlier (6:00
am), then becoming late again (6:16 am).

34. Based on the table given, when was daytime the longest and the shortest?
A. Daytime was longest on July 22, 2011, and shortest on December 22, 2011.
B. Daytime was longest on June 22, 2011, and shortest on December 22, 2011.
C. Daytime was longest on January 22, 2011, and shortest on December 22, 2011.
D. Daytime was longest on January 22, 2011, and shortest on September 22, 2011.

35. What will be the effect of a long day, followed by a short night?
A. There is a short time to heat up the surface of the Earth.
B. There is a long day means there is more time to cool down.
C. There is a long time to heat up the surface of the Earth and a short night means
the time to cool down is less.
D. There is a long day means a shorter time that the sun is in the sky and there is more
time for the surface of the Earth to warm up.
36. Jane wants to go to a beach escapade, but she has no idea when is the best time the sun
rises early and sets late. What suggestion can you give to Jane?
A. She better set her escapade during summer because the sun will rise early and it sets
late during that season.
B. She better set her escapade during spring because the sun will rise early and it sets
late during that season.
C. She better set her escapade during autumn because the sun will rise early and it sets
late during that season.
D. She better set her escapade during winter because the sun will rise early and it sets
late during that season.

37. You want to use a spinning ball to model the day-and-night cycle of the Earth. Which of
the following will you create to represent the best model?
 (Source: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/basketball-spinning-on-finger-
engraving-vector 1250754529)

A. Spin the ball in different directions.

B. Regularly tilt the ball while spinning.
C. Put a bright light on one side of the ball.
D. Put black paint on the half side of the ball and white on the other side.

38. What part of a shadow has all light been blocked?

A. Black Shadow
B. Penumbra
C. Umbra
D. Very Light Shadow

39. What astronomical phenomena portray shadow formation?

A. Eclipses
B. Birth of a star
C. Collision of asteroids
D. Rotation of Earth on its axis

40. Which of the following astronomical object moves into the shadows of the earth during
a lunar eclipse?
A. Asteroid
B. Meteor
C. Moon
D. Sun

41. Which of the following statements BEST describes solar eclipse?

A. The sun is in between the moon and earth

B. The moon is in between the sun and earth
C. The earth is in between the sun and earth
D. The earth is in between the moon and sun

42. What do we call the outer part of the shadow where only part of the light is blocked?
 A. Umbra
B. Penumbra
C. Black Shadow
D. Very Light Shadow.

For items 43 - 44, refer to Figure 1 below.

Figure 1. Shadows of the Moon and Earth.

(Source: Ivy P. Mejia, Grade, Science 7 Sciece Learning Material Unit 4: Earth and Space)
(DepEd,2012,pg.156)
(Illustrated by: Alvin J. Encarnacion)
43. Based on the given figure above, look at the shadows of the moon and earth. Locate where
does the shadow of the moon fall?
A. The shadow of the moon falls on earth.
B. The shadow of the moon slightly falls on earth.
C. The shadow of the moon does not fall on earth.
D. The shadow of the moon sometimes falls on earth.

44. Based on the given figure above, look at the shadows of the moon and earth. Locate
where does the shadow of the earth fall?
A. The shadow of the earth falls on the moon
B. The shadow of the earth slightly falls on moon.
C. The shadow of the earth does not fall on moon.
D. The shadow of the earth sometimes falls on moon.

45. What is the difference between umbra and penumbra?

A. Umbra is a part of a shadow in which all light has been blocked, while Penumbra is
when only a part of the light is blocked.
B. Penumbra is a part of a shadow in which all light has been blocked, while Umbra is
when only a part of the light is blocked.
C. Umbra is a part of a shadow in which half-light has been blocked, while Penumbra
is when only all part of the light is blocked.
D. Penumbra is a part of a shadow in which half-light has been blocked, while Umbra
is when only half part of the light is blocked.

46. Alexis is making an experiment about the solar eclipse. He cut various sizes of circles
where the biggest is the sun, followed by the earth and the moon. He arranged the three
 circles, with the earth in between the sun and the moon. Is Alexis's set-up CORRECT?
A. Yes, because it is when the sun is at the center when solar eclipse happens.
B. No, because it is when the moon at the center when solar eclipse happens
C. No, because it is when the moon, the sun and the earth are perfectly aligned.
D. Yes, because it is when the earth is at the center when solar eclipse happens.

47. Venice heard on the news that an eclipse will happen. She observed on the TV that a black
circle has covered the sun. She concluded that it is a solar eclipse. Is Venice’s conclusion
TRUE?
A. No, because solar eclipse may occur even without a black circle.
B. Yes, because the black circle is the shadow formed during the solar eclipse.
C. Yes, because the black circle is the moon that aligns with the sun creating a solar
eclipse.
D. No, because the solar eclipse will occur only when the moon and the Earth formed
a black shadow.

48. Marie, Eliza, and Sam are tasked to observe an astronomical phenomenon that happens
tonight. They directly observed the moon turns red thus, they concluded that it is called a
Lunar Eclipse. Is their conclusion CORRECT?

A. No, because the phenomenon is called a solar eclipse.

B. No, because the moon must turn brownish in color to be called a lunar eclipse.
C. Yes, because when a shadow formation is present it is always called a lunar eclipse.
D. Yes, because it happens at night and the color of the moon that time is a
manifestation that there is a lunar eclipse.
49. During your science experiment, you and your classmates observed that some objects do
not form shadows. Which of the following statements will you explain to your teacher in
your observation?
I. It is because some objects are transparent.
II. It is because some objects do not block the light.
III. It is because some objects are made from opaque materials.

A. I, II and III
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only

50. Your task is to ask your grandmother about their idea on solar eclipse. Your grandmother
explains that during an eclipse, a big disaster will happen; the moon will produce shadow
to the earth, and focusing your eyes on the solar eclipse is prohibited. Which of the
following statements will you answer to your teacher that shows scientific bases?
I. During an eclipse a big disaster will happen.
II. The moon will produce shadow to the earth
III. Focusing your eyes on the solar eclipse is prohibited.

A. I, II and III
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only