OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR ACADEMY BAGO (OLPA-B.I.

) INCORPORATED
PRELIM EXAM
SCIENCE 8

DECEMBER 14, 2018

NAME:____________________________GRADE&SECTION:______________SCORE:______

I. IDENTIFICATION
Identify who or what is being described in the sentence. Choose your answer from the
box below. Write your answers on the space provided before each number.

Density Stiffness Sound

Mach Number Subsonic Supersonic
Color Blindness Dichromacy Anomalous Trichromacy
Dispersion Reflection Diffraction Grating
Absorption Refraction Electromagnetic Waves

_____________1) It is a vibration that travels through a medium.

_____________2) It is a property of sound that is referred to as the mass per unit volume.
_____________3) It is a property of sound that is referred to as the difficulty of an object to bend
or move.
_____________4) It is the ratio of the speed of the source of sound to the speed of sound in the
medium.
_____________5) It refers to the kind of sound wherein the speed of the source of sound is less
than the speed of sound in the medium.
_____________6) It refers to the kind of sound wherein the speed of the source of sound is
greater than the speed of sound in the medium.
_____________7) These are waves that can travel in any medium and in vacuum.
_____________8) It is the bouncing off of light to an object.
_____________9) It is the bending of light as it passes from one transparent substance into
another.
_____________10) It occurs when light rays hit a material and some of ray’s energy is
transferred to the material or object.
_____________11) It is the splitting of white light into its constituent colors.
_____________12)
_____________13)
_____________14)
_____________15)
II. TRUE OR FALSE
Analyze the given statements and identify whether it is true or false. Write TRUE if
the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write your answers on the space provided
before each number.

_____________1) Energy is a vector quantity.

_____________2) A system that possesses energy has the capability to do work on another.
_____________3) The force constant of a spring is the force needed to produce a unit
elongation of the spring.
_____________4) The kinetic energy of a moving object does not depend on its mass and
velocity.
_____________5) Energy is created and destroyed.
_____________6) Another unit for power is horsepower.
_____________7) Motors and engines are rated in horsepower.
_____________8) 1 horsepower is equal to 750 watts.
_____________9) Time is important in doing work.
_____________10) The SI unit for power is ampere.

III. Analyze the work described then tell whether it is described in Physics or in Economics.
Write P if it is described in Physics and E if described in Economics. Write your
answers on the space provided before each number.

_____________1) A teacher who is teaching.

_____________2) A doctor checking his patients.
_____________3) A weightlifter lifting a weight.
_____________4) A photographer taking a photo.
_____________5) A shopper pushing a cart.
_____________6) A student pulling a chair.
_____________7) An engineer constructing a bridge.
_____________8) A man lifting a log.
_____________9) A reporter reporting an accident.
_____________10) A girl carrying a bag.

IV. ENUMERATION
Give what is being asked.
  The four forms of energy
1.
2.
3.
4.

 The two kinds Potential Energy

5.
6.

 The three Physical Properties involved in Power

7.
8.
9.

V. PROBLEM SOLVING
Solve the given problems.

1. How much work is done by a shopper in pushing his grocery cart by a force of 16N
through a distance of 2.4m?

2. A 26 kg child climbs a 3m high tree. What is the potential energy of the child with
respect to the ground?
3. A coiled spring in a waist trimming exerciser requires a force of 36N to compress it by
0.3m.
a) Find the force constant of the spring.
b) How much force is needed to compress it by 0.4m?
c) What is its potential energy when compressed by 0.2m?

4. Which has greater kinetic energy: a 6 kg cat moving at 3.4 m/s or a 9 kg dog moving at
2.3 m/s?
5. A man is pulling an object with a force of 36.5N with a distance of 8m in 5 seconds. Find
the power in watts expended by the man.

“ Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”
- Psalm 37:4

GOD BLESS!

PREPARED BY:
ALEAH MAE V. MAGNO
 OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR ACADEMY BAGO (OLPA-B.I.) INCORPORATED
FINAL EXAM

OBJECTIVES WORK ENERGY POWER TOTAL

SCIENCE 8
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
 IDENTIFY WHO OR WHAT IS BEING
5 7 3 15
DESCRIBED.

ANALYZE IF THE GIVEN STATEMENTS

ARE TRUE OR FALSE AND WHETHER
10 5 5 20
THE WORK DESCRIBED IS IN PHYSICS
OR IN ECONOMICS.

ENUMERATE WHAT IS BEING ASKED. 0 6 3 9

SOLVE THE GIVEN PROBLEMS. 1 4 1 6

NO. OF ITEMS 16 22 12 50

NO. OF HOURS 8 11 6 25

PREPARED BY:

ALEAH MAE V. MAGNO