3rd Quarter Assessment Sci 8

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Science 8
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Direction: Multiple Choices. Read and understand carefully the questions

then write the letter of your answer in the space provided.
_____1. What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

A. Mass B. Volume C. Melting D. Matter
_____2. A solid is a state of matter that has a(n)
A. definite volume and a definite shape.
B. indefinite volume and a definite shape.
C. definite volume and an indefinite shape.
D. indefinite volume and an indefinite shape.
_____3. What are the three states of matter?
A. Rock, Brick, Shoe B. Solid, Liquid, Gas
C. Rain, Sleet, Snow D. Liquid, Water, Soda
_____4. What do you call the amount of space a liquid takes up?
A. Volume B. Solid C. Matter D. Liquid
_____5. What process of physical change is involved when gas changes to liquid?
A. condensation B. evaporation C. freezing D. sublimation
_____6. What type of change occur when water changes from solid to a liquid?
A. An irreversible change
B. A physical change
C. A phase change
D. Both B and C
_____7. What type of phase change is involved in melting of candle?
A. liquid to solid B. solid to gas C. gas to liquid D. solid to liquid
_____8. What process is involved in freezing?
A. liquid to solid B. solid to gas C. gas to liquid D. solid to liquid
_____9. What is the basic unit of matter and is considered as the smallest unit
of an element?
A. Atom B. Electron C. Neutron D. Proton
_____10. What are the three subatomic particles?
A. Proton, Neutron, and Hydrogen
B. Nucleus, Proton, and Neutron
C. Proton, Neutron, Electron
D. Proton, Ion, and Electron
_____11. Who developed the Atomic Theory of matter?
A. Antoine Lavoisier B. John Dalton C. Ernest Rutherford D. Joseph Proust
_____12. What is the atomic number of Hydrogen?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____13. How many periods are there in the periodic table?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
_____14. Which best describes oxygen?
A. Oxygen is a halogen.
B. Oxygen is a nonmetal.
C. Oxygen is a noble gas.
D. Oxygen is a rare earth element
_____15. How are the elements arranged in the modern periodic table?
A. in alphabetical order
B. according to atomic mass
C. according to atomic number
D. according to the number of neutrons
_____16. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Gases cannot be compressed.
B. Solids are easily compressed.
C. Gases are easier to compress than solids.
D. Liquids cannot be compressed or expand.
_____17. In which state of matter are particles packed tightly together in
fixed positions?
A. gas B. solid C. liquid D. compound
_____18. When an ice cream melts, what do you think happened to its energy?
A. absorbed B. created C. destroyed D. released
_____19. In what phase change does the arrangement of water molecules
become more orderly?
A. evaporation B. condensation C. freezing D. melting
_____20. Which statement about subatomic particles is TRUE?
A. Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons all have the same mass
B. An electron has less mass than either a proton or neutron
C. Unlike protons or neutrons, electrons have no mass
D. Neutrons have no charge and no mass
_____21. How to obtain the mass number of the atom?
A. Adding the protons and neutrons
B. Adding the electrons and protons
C. Determining the number of protons only
D. Adding the number of protons and neutrons
_____22. Which of the three subatomic particles have the least contribution to
the overall mass of an atom?
A. Proton B. Neutron C. Electron D. Nucleus
_____23. Which of the following elements belong to the group that includes the
most active metals?
A. Aluminum B. Iron C. Mercury D. Sodium
_____24. Which of the following elements is most reactive?
A. Calcium B. Magnesium C. Lead D. Potassium
_____25. Which of the following elements is least reactive?
A. Hydrogen B. Gold C. Platinum D. Silver
_____26. How will you describe the particles of a liquid?
A. have no viscosity
B. decrease in volume with increasing temperature
C. tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position
D. free to move in a container but remain in close contact with one another
_____27. What do all liquids have in common?
A. They are clear
B. They are sticky
C. They can be drank
D. They can be poured
_____28. Which state of matter below lacks both a definite shape and
definite volume?
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. All of the choices
_____29. If heat is added to a liquid, what will happen to the kinetic energy of the
molecules?
A. move faster B. move slower C. uncertain D. keep stable
_____30. Which of the following phase changes requires the removal of energy?
A. evaporation B. freezing C. melting D. sublimation
_____31. Which of the following phase changes requires the addition of energy?
A. condensation B. deposition C. evaporation D. freezing
For Numbers 32 and 33, refer to the following illustration/drawing below.
_____32. Which part is a negatively charged particle?

A. Part A B. Part B C. Part C D. Part A and Part B
_____33. Which part would determine the mass of an atom and is collectively
known as a nucleus?
A. A only B. A and B C. B and C D. C only
_____34. What do you call horizontal rows in the Modern Periodic Table?
A. classes B. groups C. Line D. periods
_____35. Which is true about metals?
A. They are ductile
B. They are malleable
C. They are all good conductors
D. All of the above
_____36. Which one of the following diagrams best represents a model of the
particles in a solid?
A. C.
D.
B.
_____37. Which state of matter is represented by these molecules?
A. solid B. liquid C. gas D. cannot be determined

_____38. Which among the phase changes released energy during the
transformation of matter?
I. Evaporation
II. Condensation
III. Melting
IV. Freezing
A. I and II B. III and IV C. II and III D. II and IV
_____39. Hydrogen has an atomic number of 1 and a mass number of 1. Which
is NOT true about hydrogen?
A. It has 1 proton
B. It has 1 electron
C. It has 1 neutron
D. It is electrically neutral
_____40. For the position in the periodic table of elements, how does metallic
character increase?
A. top to bottom B. bottom to top C. left to right D. right to left
_____41. According to John Dalton’s Particulate Theory of Matter, how do you
describe the motion of particles?
A. They move in a random and constant position
B. No movement at all
C. They move slowly
D. None of the above
_____42. Which of these illustrations shows how liquid water changes as the
temperature of the air increases?
_____43. Which of these illustrates a solid changed to a liquid?
_____44. The element oxygen (O) has an atomic number of 8. How many number
of protons are there in an oxygen atom?
A. 8 B. 16 C. 32 D. 64
_____45. Why are Carbon and other nonmetals on the left side of the periodic
table?
A. Because they are grouped according to classification.
B. Because that’s how Mendeleev wanted it to be arranged.
C. Because there are no spaces available on the right side of the periodic table.
D. All of the above.
_____46. What happens to the particles of liquid when it is heated?
A. The attractive forces between the particles start to weaken
B. The spaces between the particles continue to decrease
C. The particles spent repel each other
D. The particles slow down
_____47. The element Calcium has a mass number of 40 and an atomic number
of 20. What is the number of neutrons?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
_____48. Most of the water on the surface of the liquid will turn from liquid
to gas. Explain why?
A. Because the higher temperature will cause the particles of water to
move much faster and have more energy to escape from the surface of
the liquid
B. The water molecules which did not escape and were left in the liquid
have lower average kinetic energy
C. Molecules of water that previously evaporated are condensing
D. All of the above
Complete the table below for numbers 49 and 50.
o
Element # of p+ # of e # of n charge
Name
49. Boron 5 1 0
50. Nitrogen 7 7 0
_____49. A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 8
_____50. A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 8
Prepared by: Checked by:
MARICEL G. ALCANTARA CARMELITA PE-DANGLE

Subject Teacher Principal II
Approved by:
MARIBEL L. BUGNOSEN, PhD

Principal IV

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3rd Quarterly Assessment

Direction: Multiple Choices. Read and understand carefully the questions

_____1. What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

For Numbers 32 and 33, refer to the following illustration/drawing below.

_____32. Which part is a negatively charged particle?

_____37. Which state of matter is represented by these molecules?

A. solid B. liquid C. gas D. cannot be determined

_____43. Which of these illustrates a solid changed to a liquid?

Complete the table below for numbers 49 and 50.

Prepared by: Checked by:

MARICEL G. ALCANTARA CARMELITA PE-DANGLE

MARIBEL L. BUGNOSEN, PhD

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