Palanas National High School

Mabini, San Pascual, Masbate

THIRD QUARTER EXAMINATION
In
SCIENCE 8

Name: _____________________________ Grade/Section:______________ Date: _______ Score:________

Test I. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter before each number.
1. Which of the following statements BEST describes matter?
A. It has weight. C. It has a definite shape.
B. It is a form of energy. D. It occupies space and has mass
.
2. Which is NOT an example of matter?
A. air C. sound
B. chalk D. water

3. Which of the following sets of samples below is NOT matter?

A. air, water, love C. crayon, light, heat
B. idea, chair, chalk D. light, shadow, feeling

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the particle nature of matter?
A. Matter is not made of tiny particles.
B. Particles of matter are moving all the time.
C. Particles of matter do not attract each other.
D. Spaces between the particles are filled with air.

5. Which of the following has the weakest force of attraction between the particles?
A. gas C. solid
B. liquid D. vacuum

6. What happens to the attractive forces of liquid particles when they are cooled?
A. start to weaken C. remain the same
B. start to decrease D. start to strengthen

7. The attractive force of the particles of a gas is described as _________ attractive force.
A. weak C. very strong
B. strong D. intermediate

8. Which statement describes the particles of solid?

A. Its particles are closely packed and held together by strong attractive force.
B. Its particles have enough space, definite volume but have indefinite shape.
C. Its particles are far from each other and have an indefinite volume and shape.
D. Its particles are free to move slowly but it takes the shape of their container.

9. Which of the following states of matter cannot be held by your hand?

A. Gas B. Liquid C. Solid D. Both A and B
10. Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a gaseous state?
A. evaporation C. melting
B. freezing D. sublimation

11. Which of the following processes changes a gaseous state of matter to a solid state?
A. deposition C. Melting
B. Evaporation D. sublimation

12. Which transformation process changes a solid state of matter to a liquid state?
A. condensation C. freezing
B. Evaporation D. melting

13. What phase transformation occurs when clouds precipitate in the form of rain?
A. condensation C. Melting
B. Evaporation D. freezing

14. What will happen to the kinetic energy of the particles of matter if the temperature will increase?
A. decrease C. remains the same
B. Increase D. neither increase nor decrease

15. What happens to the arrangement of particles of solid, liquid and gas as the temperature of
particles decreases?
A. Particles are becoming closer together
B. Particles move farther apart from each other
C. There is no change in the arrangement, it stays the same.
D. It becomes disordered and then changes back to become ordered

16. What conditions favor evaporation?

A. Increase of temperature and increase of kinetic energy.
B. Decrease of temperature and decrease of kinetic energy.
C. Increase of temperature and decrease of kinetic energy.
D. Decrease of temperature and increase of kinetic energy.

17. Which situations undergoes phase change?

A. cleaning of room C. melting of ice drop
B. opening of tin can D. chewing of bubble gum

18. What phase change takes place as ice candy solidifies?

A. condensation C. freezing
B. Evaporation D. sublimation

19. Which of the following processes leads to the decrease in the movement of particles?
A. melting → evaporation
B. freezing → sublimation
C. condensation → freezing
D. deposition → sublimation

20. Which subatomic particle is negatively charged?

A. electron B. neutron C. positron D. proton
21. Which subatomic particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?
 A. protons only C. protons and electrons
B. neutrons only D. protons and neutrons

22. Which of the following is true when comparing the size and mass of the nucleus in reference to
the entire atom? The nucleus is
A. larger and contains little of the atom's mass.
B. larger and contains most of the atom’s mass.
C. smaller and contains little of the atom's mass.
D. smaller and contains most of the atom's mass.

23. Which subatomic particle has no charge?

A. electron C. positron
B. neutron D. proton

24. Who is the proponent of the “Plum Pudding Model” of an atom?

A. Niels Bohr C. Ernest Rutherford
B. John Dalton D. Joseph John Thomson

25. The nucleus accounts practically all the mass of an atom and possess a positive charge. Which
statement explains why a nucleus has these properties?
A. It is made of only protons.
B. It is made of protons and electrons.
C. It is made of protons and neutrons.
D. It is made of neutrons and electrons.

26. In describing the atoms of a given element, which of the following is true when the number and
type of particles are being considered?
A. having the same mass number
B. having the same number of protons
C. having the same number of neutrons
D. having equal number of protons and neutrons

27. Which term is used to the vertical columns of the periodic table?
A. group C. rows
B. line D. table

28. What are Group 1 elements known as?

A. Alkali metals C. Representative elements
B. Transition elements D. Inner transition elements

29. Which element is found in period 6, group 4?

A. Cr C. Pb
B. Hf D. Ti

30. Elements in the same group have the same number of ________.
A. protons C. electrons
B. neutrons D. valence electron

TEST II. Fill in the blanks

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. Write your answers on the space provided.

Phase change is the change of state of substance undergoing from one form to another. The
chemical composition of the substance is retained even when it undergoes phase change. Matter
undergoes phase change due to the change in temperature.

The higher the (31) ______________ and the kinetic energy, the faster the tiny particles move
resulting to the farther distance of the particles from each other.

The lower the temperature and the (32) ______________, the particles move slowly leading to a
closer distance of the particles. As liquid water evaporates, its temperature (33) _____________ and
its kinetic energy increases. As the water vapor in the form of clouds condenses, its (34)
_________________ decreases and its kinetic energy (35) _____________.

When ice melts, its temperature increases and its kinetic energy (36) ______. As liquid water
solidifies, both its temperature and kinetic energy (37) ______________.

There are 18 groups in the Periodic Table of Elements. Group 1 is named as Alkali Metals, Groups 2
as (38) _____________, and Group 16 as (39). ___________________________. Groups 3-12 are
called as (40). ___________________. The lanthanides and actinides are special series of elements
but are also part of the transition block.

Test III. Directions: (41-50) Determine the number atomic number, number of protons, neutrons and
electrons by filling out the table of the missing data.

Atomic
Elements Symbols Atomic # Protons Neutrons Electrons
mass
Beryllium Be 4 5 4
Cobalt Co 27 27 59
Magnesium Mg 12 12 12
Silver Ag 47 47 108
Zinc Zn 30 35 65

God Bless!!!!

Prepared by:

LORNA N. MAROLLANO Noted:

Science Teacher
QUEENCY S. DAGOHOY
School Head