Science Quiz Bee Grade 8
Science Quiz Bee Grade 8
1. Which law states that every object in a state of D. Fourth Law of Motion
uniform motion tends to remain in that state of
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the laws of
motion unless an external force is applied to it?
motion proposed by Isaac Newton?
A. First Law of Motion
A) Law of Inertia
B. Second Law of Motion
B) Law of Acceleration
C. Third Law of Motion
C) Law of Action and Reaction
D. Fourth Law of Motion
D) Law of Gravity
2. Which law states that the acceleration of an object
8. Newton's first law of motion is also known as:
is directly proportional to the force applied to it and
inversely proportional to its mass? A) Law of Inertia
D. Fourth Law of Motion 9. When a car brakes suddenly, the passengers inside
the car tend to move forward. This is an example of:
3. Which law states that for every action, there is an
equal and opposite reaction? A) Newton's first law of motion
D. Fourth Law of Motion 10. When a rocket blasts off, it exerts a force on the
ground that is equal in magnitude but opposite in
4. Which law explains why a rocket is able to take off
direction to the force exerted on the rocket. This is an
into space?
example of:
A. First Law of Motion
A) Newton's first law of motion
B. Second Law of Motion
B) Newton's second law of motion
C. Third Law of Motion
C) Newton's third law of motion
D. Fourth Law of Motion
D) None of the above
5. Which law explains why a passenger in a car is
11. Which of the following is an example of friction?
thrown forward when the car suddenly stops?
A) A ball rolling down a hill
A. First Law of Motion
B) A person riding a bike
B. Second Law of Motion
C) A car skidding to a stop
C. Third Law of Motion
D) A bird flying through the air
D. Fourth Law of Motion
12. Which of the following is an example of an
6. Which law explains why a ball bounces off a wall
external force?
when thrown against it?
A) Gravity
A. First Law of Motion
B) Friction b) A book sitting on a shelf
13. A 2-kilogram object is accelerating at 5 meters per 19. Which of the following is an example of kinetic
second squared. What is the net force acting on the energy?
object?
a) A stretched rubber band
a. 0 N
b) A book sitting on a shelf
b. 2.5 N
c) A ball rolling down a hill
c. 5 N
d) A person standing still
d. 10 N
20. Which type of energy is associated with a
14. Which of the following is an example of a constant stretched or compressed spring?
force?
a) Kinetic energy
a) A spring being compressed
b) Elastic potential energy
b) A person lifting a heavy box off the ground
c) Gravitational potential energy
c) Gravity pulling an object towards the ground
d) Chemical potential energy
d) A car accelerating down a straight road
21. Which of the following is true regarding the
15. Which of the following is the formula for power? conservation of energy?
c) Power = Mass x Acceleration c) Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only
transformed from one form to another
d) Power = Energy / Time
d) Energy can be transformed into matter and vice
16. Which type of energy is associated with the height
versa
of an object above the ground?
Which medium does sound travel the fastest through?
a) Kinetic energy
a) Solid
b) Elastic potential energy
b) Liquid
c) Gravitational potential energy
c) Gas
d) Chemical potential energy
22. Which of the following is an example of a solid
17. Which type of energy is associated with an object
medium that sound can travel through?
in motion?
a) Air
a) Kinetic energy
b) Water
b) Elastic potential energy
c) Steel
c) Gravitational potential energy
23. Which of the following is an example of a liquid
d) Chemical potential energy
medium that sound can travel through?
18. Which of the following is an example of elastic
a) Air
potential energy?
b) Water
a) A stretched rubber band
c) Wood
24. Which of the following is an example of a gas d) Attenuation
medium that sound can travel through?
31. Which of the following statements best describes
a) Air visible light?
25. What happens to the speed of sound when it C. It is a type of sound wave.
travels through a denser medium?
D. It is a form of chemical energy.
a) The speed increases
32. Which color of light has the longest wavelength?
b) The speed decreases
A. Red
c) The speed remains the same
B. Orange
26. What happens to the frequency of sound when it
C. Yellow
travels through a denser medium?
D. Green
a) The frequency increases
33. Which color of light has the shortest wavelength?
b) The frequency decreases
A. Red
c) The frequency remains the same
B. Orange
27. What is the relationship between temperature and
the speed of sound in a gas? C. Violet
a) As temperature increases, the speed of sound D. Blue
increases
34. Which of the following colors of light is most easily
b) As temperature increases, the speed of sound absorbed by chlorophyll in plants?
decreases
A. Red
c) Temperature has no effect on the speed of sound
B. Blue
28. What is the term used to describe the bending of
sound waves as they pass through a medium with C. Green
varying densities? D. Yellow
a) Reflection 35. Which of the following is not a property of visible
b) Refraction light?
c) Diffraction A. Reflection
30. What is the term used to describe the loss of A. It is faster than the speed of sound.
sound energy as it travels through a medium? B. It is slower than the speed of sound.
a) Reflection C. It is the same as the speed of sound.
b) Refraction D. It varies depending on the wavelength.
c) Diffraction Answer: A. It is faster than the speed of sound.
37. Which of the following colors of light is most easily 42. Which of the following best describes heat transfer
scattered by the atmosphere? through direct contact?
A. Red A. Conduction
B. Blue B. Convection
C. Yellow C. Radiation
D. Green D. Insulation
38. Which of the following is true about the 43. Which of the following is not a method of heat
wavelength of light? transfer?
B. The angle of incidence is always less than the angle 46. Which of the following is the measure of the
of reflection. average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?
D. Wattmeter