SCIENCE GRADE- 8

Preliminary Examination

Name: ______________________________ Score: ____________

General Direction: This is a 60-minute test. Kindly answer the questions completely. Going out for the duration of the test is
not permitted. Any form of communication to other students is considered cheating. Using cellular phones or any gadget is
not allowed. No sharing of calculators. You may lend your calculator AFTER you have submitted your paper. Use only black
or blue ink. Erasures, alterations and using of pencil in your answers are considered wrong.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.
___1. A 52.6-kg box was pulled by the man and accelerates at 36.5 m/s 2. Calculate the force being applied by the man.
A. 1919.8 N C. 818.8 N
B. 1919.9 N D. 1818.9 N
___2. It is something we do every day.
A. Work C. Joule
B. Power D. All of the Above
___3. Which of the following is the rate of work that is performed, or energy is converted?
A. Work C. Kinetic Energy
B. Power D. Potential Energy
___4. Which of the following equations represent Newton’s second law of motion?
A. a= Fm C. m= aF
B. a= F D. F= ma
___5. Which of the following types of energy describes energy of an object due to its speed?
A. Potential Energy C. Elastic Energy
B. Kinetic Energy D. Chemical Energy

TEST II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Direction: Write LAW if the statement is true and write HYPOTHESIS if it is false
then change the underlined word to make it correct beside the hypothesis on the space provided . (2 points each)
_____________1. The forces on an object are equal and opposite, they are said to be balanced.
_____________2. The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely
proportional
to its mass.
_____________3. Albert Michelson discovered the effect of prism.
_____________4. Electromagnetic wave is partly magnetic and electric.
_____________5. Sunlight scatters in the atmosphere is caused by Tyndall effect.
_____________6. Black is the absence of color.
_____________7. Power is the capacity to do work.
_____________8. During absorption light energy turns into thermal energy.
_____________9. Opaque objects transmit light waves and color.
_____________10. Transparent objects reflect or absorb light waves color.

TEST III. PROBLEM SOLVING: Direction: Solve the following problem set. Show your complete solution at the back of this
page. (5 points each)
1. Find out the speed of sound in air at 136 degree Celsius.
2. A boy of 475N of weight climbs a wood steps with a length of 6m. The boy takes 6 seconds to get the end of the
steps. What is the power done by the boy on this activity?
3. Calculate the potential energy of a 5.00 kg object sitting on a 3.00-meter-high ledge.