SAN JOSEF NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Josef Sur, Cabanatuan City

CHAPTER TEST
IN
GRADE VIII SCIENCE

NAME:_____________________________ DATE:________________
SECTION:____________________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN ON EACH PART.
FAILURE TO COMPLY MEANS THAT ANSWERS ARE NULL AND VOID.

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KNOWLEDGE (15%) SCORE:____________

Multiple Choice: Select and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for.
(1 point each). ERASURE MEANS WRONG.
_________ 1. If two people are pulling against each other with forces of 500 Newton and 600 Newton,
thereis a/ an
a. balanced force b. unbalanced force
c. universal gravitation d. a and b
_________2. The force of attraction acting between two objects is called
a. inertia b. universal gravitation
c. momentum d. Action-Reaction
_________3. Rocket engines operate on the principle of
a. a balanced force b. inertia
c. an unbalanced force d. action and reaction
_________4. The tendency of matter to remain in constant motion unless acted on by an outside,
unbalanced force is called?
a. inertia b. acceleration
c. momentum d. force
_________5. Motion is produced by
a. all forces b. unbalanced forces
c. balanced forces d. the absence of force
_________6. According to Newtons Third Law, action and reaction are
a. equal and in the same direction b. equal and in opposite directions
c. unequal and in the same direction d. unequal and in opposite direction
_________7. The force of gravity between the Earth and a log is called
a. density b. momentum
c. gravity d. force
_________8. If you push on a wall with a force of 30 Newtons, the force acting on you is
a. 0 Newton b. 10 Newton
c. 20 Newton d. 30 Newtons
_________9. In law of acceleration, if the mass of one object is doubled, what happens to its
acceleration?
a. Cut in half. b. Doubled
c. Nothing. d. Retains the same
_________10. If two people are pulling against each other with forces of 500 Newtons and 500 Newtons,
there is a/ an?
a. balanced force
b. unbalanced force
c. universal gravitation
_________11. Gravitational force increases as
a. acceleration increases. c. distance increases.
b. mass increases. d. velocity increases.
_________12. ____ is a measure of inertia.
a. Distance c. Speed
b. Mass d. Velocity
_________13. Use Newton's second law of motion to calculate the acceleration of a 7 kg mass if a force
of 68.6 N acts on it?
a. 0.1 m/s/s c. 68.6 m/s/s
b. 9.8 m/s/s d. 480.2 m/s/s
_________14. Newton's third law of motion states that whenever one object exerts a force on a second
object,
a. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on a third object.
b. the first object is unaffected by that force.
c. the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object.
d. the second object exerts a less powerful force on the first object.
_________15. According to Newtons first law of motion, a moving object that is not acted on by an
unbalanced force will
a. remain in motion. c. transfer its energy to another object.
b. eventually come to a stop. d. accelerate in the absence of friction.
_________16. What force is necessary to accelerate a 1,250 kg car at a rate of 40 m/s/s?
a. 31.25 N c. 1,250 N
b. 40.0 N d. 50,000 N
_________17. If Earths mass doubled, your weight would
a. increase because gravity increases.
b. decrease because gravity increases.
c. increase because gravity decreases.
d. not change because you are still on Earth.
_________18. A 5 kg object has less inertia than a ____ object. (1 kg = 1,000 g)
a. 4 kg c. 2 kg
b. 6,000 g d. 1,500 g
_________19. Conservation of momentum is explained by Newton's
a. first law of motion. c. third law of motion.
b. second law of motion. d. fourth law of motion.
_________20. When gravitational force changes,
a. mass changes. c. the weight stays the same.
b. weight changes. d. direction always changes.
_________21. To calculate an objects acceleration, you need to know
a. distance traveled and total time.
b. starting point, endpoint, and the objects mass.
c. starting velocity, final velocity, and time it takes to change velocity.
d. average speed and direction traveled.
_________22. A force
a. is expressed in Newton.
b. can cause an object to speed up, slow down, or change direction.
c. is a push or a pull.
d. All of the above
_________23. Acceleration of an object
a. decreases as the mass of the object increases.
b. increases as the force on the object increases.
c. is in the same direction as the force on the object.
d. All of the above
_________24. Newton's second law of motion states that an object's acceleration
a. increases as its mass decreases and as the force acting on it increases.
b. decreases as its mass decreases and as the force acting on it increases.
c. increases as its mass increases and as the force acting on it increases.
d. decreases as its mass increases and as the force acting on it increases.
_________25. Inertia is used when explaining Newton's
a. first law of motion. c. third law of motion.
b. second law of motion. d. law of conservation of momentum.

SKILLS (25%) SCORE:__________________
Using a RULER draw the magnitude of the force and its direction. Use pencil ONLY. Use
the BACK of THIS PAPER. (2 points each)
1. 2 inches, right
2. 8 inches, upward
3. 5 inches, left
4. 6 inches, downward

Draw a diagram showing the direction of force being applied on the object. Use pencil
ONLY. (5 points each)
1. You push a chair with a force of 100 N to the right; your friend pulls with a force of 25
Newton to the left.







2. You push a book towards your friends with a force of 50N to the left while one friend
pushes the book against you with a 23 N, the other 27N.







PRODUCT (30%) SCORE:__________________
Multiple Choice: Select and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for.
(2 points each) ERASURE MEANS WRONG.
__________1. Which one of the following is NOT consistent with a car that is accelerating?
a. The car is moving with an increasing speed.
b. The car is moving with a decreasing speed.
c. The car is moving with a high speed.
__________2. What is the acceleration of a car that maintains a constant velocity of 100 km/hr
for 10 seconds?
a. 0 b. 10 km/hr/s c. 10 km/s2 d. 1000 km/hr/s
__________3. Ten seconds after starting from rest, a freely-falling object will have:
a. more speed than 5 seconds after falling
b. less speed than 5 seconds after falling
c. the same speed as 5 seconds after falling
__________4. If you drop an object it will accelerate downward at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. If you
instead throw the object downwards, its acceleration (in the absence of air resistance) will be:
a. less than 9.8 m/s2
b. 9.8 m/s2
c. more than 9.8 m/s2
__________5. Which one(s) of the following force diagrams depict an object accelerating to the
right? Circle all that apply.






Solve the following problem: (5 points each) USE PENCIL ONLY.

NET FORCE
1. You push a chair with a force of 100 N to the right; your friend pulls with a force of 25
N. Will the chair move? Calculate the net force acting upon the car.







2. You push a book towards your friends with a force of 50N while one friend pushes the
book against you with a 23 N, the other 27N. Will the box move? Calculate the net force
acting upon the book.








LAW OF ACCELERATION
3. What is the acceleration of a 10 kg bike with a force of 50 N?





4. A 1 kg durian falls on the ground. What is the acceleration of durian as it falls on the
ground?









UNDERSTANDING (30%) SCORE:__________________
Multiple Choice: Select and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided for.
(3 points each) ERASURE MEANS WRONG.
_________1. Which of the following statements are true of the concept of force?
a. One large football player tackles another smaller football player by running into him. While
the smaller player is being tackled, he does not place a force upon the larger player.
b. A larger force is required to accelerate a 10kg rock than is required to accelerate a 5kg rock.
c. Forces always cause objects to accelerate.
d. An object can experience two or more forces and not accelerate
_________2. A soccer player places a soccer ball at rest in front of the goal, lines up his shot,
runs up on the ball, and kicks the ball as hard as he can. During the contact of his leg with the
soccer ball, the force of his leg on the ball is ____ the force of the ball on her leg.
a. greater than
b. less than
c. equal to
_________3. If car A passes car B, then car A must be:
a. accelerating at a greater rate than car B
b. moving faster than car B and accelerating more than car B
c. moving faster than car B, but not necessarily accelerating
d. accelerating
_________4. Ryan Grant is running down the football field in a straight line. He starts at the 0-
yard line at 0 seconds. At 1 second, he is on the 10-yard line; at 2 seconds, he is on the 20-yard
line; at 3 seconds, he is on the 30-yard line; and at 4 seconds, he is on the 40-yard line. This is
evidence that:
a. he is accelerating
b. he is covering a greater distance in each consecutive second
c. he is moving with a constant speed (on average)
d. he is changing direction
__________5. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of a free-falling object? An
object in a state of free fall (assuming no air resistance):
a. falls with a constant speed b. falls with an acceleration
c. falls under the sole influence of gravity d. falls downward

ESSAY: 5 POINTS EACH

1. Suppose you are standing on a skateboard or on in-line skates and you toss a backpack full of
heavy books toward your friend. What do you think will happen to you and why? Explain your
answer in terms of Newtons third law of motion.
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2. Why do objects fall?
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3. How does Newton's second law explain why it is easier to push a bicycle than to push a car with
the same acceleration?
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4. What if an object that is at rest was applied by a force, what will happen in the object?
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COMMENTS?

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