Long Quiz: Grade 8- SCIENCE

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TEST I: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Encircle the correct answer. Strictly NO erasure.
1. What is gravitational force?
A. The force that keeps people from moving. C. The force that makes inert objects starts moving.
B. The force of attraction between any two objects. D. The only force that changes an object’s velocity.
2. What type forces does not change the motion of an object?
A. Balanced forces B. Unbalanced forces C. Static forces D. Accelerating forces
3. If the net force acting on an object is zero, then the object will remain at rest or move in a straight line with a constant
speed is _______________.
A. First Law B. Second Law C. Third Law D. None of these
4. When you use a boat paddle to push water backwards, the water exerts an opposite forces pushing the boat forward.
This scenario BEST described by which law of motion?
A. Law of inertia B. Law of acceleration C. Law of interaction D. None of these
5. Why don’t skateboarders keep flying through the air when you launch off a ramp?
A. The force of gravity works against the skateboarders’ inertia.
B. Skateboard wheels don’t spin fast enough to keep them moving very far.
C. The skateboarders have no inertia when they launch off a ramp.
D. Skateboarders do not use Newtons to move around ramps.
6. The amount of force that gravity has on object is affected by what factors?
A.Object’s mass B. Object’s distance from the gravity C. Object’s height D. Both A and B
7. Which of Newton’s Laws is demonstrated by a ball rolling to a wall then stopping?
A. First Law B. Second Law C. Third Law D. Law of acceleration
8. The rate of change of velocity of an object.
A. Inertia B. Acceleration C. Momentum D. Gravity
9. A unit of energy.
A. Watts B. Kilogram C. Newton D. Joules
10. Who is a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer known for his improvements on steam engine technology?
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TEST II: PROBLEM SOLVING (5PTS EACH)

Direction: Answer the following problem. Show your solution.
1. Calculate the force needed to accelerate a 53 kg boy at a rate 14 m/s2.
2. Suppose a ball of mass 0.37 kg is hit with a force of 24 N. What would be the acceleration of a ball?
3. What is the kinetic energy of a jogger with a mass of 50 kg travelling at a speed of 2.3 m/s?
4. If the 2.6 kg box is lifted to 1.4 m above the table, what would be the potential energy of the box?
5. Compute the power output of an engineer run up the flight of stairs in 12 seconds with the energy expended of 148 N.