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Grade 8 Physics lower secondary checkpoint
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30 Questions

1. What is meant by balanced forces?

A unequal forces in opposite direction B unequal forces in the same direction

C equal forces in opposite direction D equal forces in the same direction

2. If a moving car is affected by balanced forces, it'll move by ..................

A constant speed B increasing speed

C decreasing speed

3. What is the name of the force that pushes the object upwards in the air or water?

A friction B magnetism

C gravity D upthrust

4. If a stationary object is affected by force 50 N in the right side and two forces 25 N and 50
N in the left side, it'll ..............

A not move B move upwards

C move towards right side D move towards left side

5. Which statement is NOT correct about friction?

A friction opposes the motion B rough surfaces increase friction

friction decreases the speed of moving

C smooth surfaces increase friction D
object

6. Camel has flat feet not to sink in the sand, this is because flat feet provide large surface
area so the pressure will be .........

A more B the same

C less

7. What is the measuring unit of density

A cm3/g B g/cm3

C g/cm D N/m2

8. Calculate the pressure caused by a block of iron its weight is 500 N and the area of its side
is 25 cm2.

A 2 N/cm2 B 200 N/cm2

C 20 N/cm2 D 1250 Ncm2

 9. What is the mathematical formula used to calculate the moment?

A force / distance to the pivot B force / area

C force x area D force x distance to the pivot

10. For any system to be balanced, ...............................

anticlockwise moment and clockwise

A B None of above is correct
moment should be equal

anticlockwise moment should be bigger clockwise moment should be bigger than

C D
than clockwise moment anticlockwise moment

11. Car moved 50 Km in 2 hr, its average speed was ..........

A 100 Km/hr B 25 Km/hr

C 75 Km/hr D 50 Km/hr

12. What is the equipment used to measure the time?

A measuring tape B measuring cylinder

C balance D stop watch

13. What is the apparatus used to measure the mass?

A measuring cylinder B stop watch

C balance D measuring tape

14. What is the measuring unit of voltage?

A joule B ampere

C ohm D volt

15. What is the output energy from the leaf?

A thermal energy B light energy

C chemical energy D gravitational potential energy

16. What is the way of heat transfer through solids?

A convection B radiation

C conduction D condensation

17. What is the way of heat transfer from the Sun to the Earth?

A evaporation B conduction

C radiation D convection
18. What is the form of energy gained by any moving object?

A kinetic energy B chemical energy

C elastic potential energy D thermal energy

19. The electric current is divided in ..........................

A series circuit B neither

C parallel circuit D both of them

20. In series circuit, by adding more lamps in series the brightness ......................

A increases B stays the same

C decreases

21. We can increase the strength of electromagnet by ...............

A increasing number of turns of wire B both are correct

C neither are correct D decreasing the voltage of power supply

22. Repulsion happens when, .........................

two like poles of two magnets face each

A B magnet faces non-magnetic material
other

two unlike poles of two magnets face

C magnet faces a magnetic material D
each other

23. One earth's year equals .....................

A 24 days B 365 days

C 200 days D 250 days

24. The nearest planet to the sun is ..........................

A uranus B mars

C mercury D earth

25. What is the word that describes the splitting of white light into seven colours?

A reflection B refraction

C luminous D dispersion

26. If we mix 2 primary colours blue and red, the secondary colour produced is
..............................

A white B cyan

C magenta D yellow
27. .......................... takes place when the light passes from one transparent medium like the
air to another transparent medium like water.

A reflection B dispersion

C filtration D refraction

28. Shadow is formed when ........... object blocks the light.

A transparent B opaque

C translucent

29. Sound waves of loud sound have ..........................

A low amplitude B high frequency

C high amplitude D low frequency

30. Area in the sound waves where the particles are tightly packed is .............................

A reflection B compression

C conduction D rarefaction