Grade 8 Science Monthly Test
Grade 8 Science Monthly Test
Grade 8 Science Monthly Test
Grade 8 Science
IDENTIFICATION: Identify the following.
__________1. Push or pull; required to change an object’s motion.
__________2. an English scientist and mathematician famous for his discovery of the
law of gravity also discovered the three laws of motion.
__________3. An object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in
motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
__________4. For every force, there is an equal and opposite force.
__________5. An object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of the force
applied.
__________6. It is done when a force causes an object to move in the direction that the
force is applied.
__________7. The rate at which work is done.
__________8. Work is measured in
__________9. Power is measured in
__________10. Ability to cause change; can change the speed, direction, shape, or
temperature of an object.
d. a
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5. Why do objects fall to the ground?
a. They are pulled by the air.
b. They are pulled by the moon.
c. They go back to their natural place.
d. They are pulled by Earth’s gravity.
6. What would be the effect on the acceleration of an object of a given mass if you
double the unbalanced force acting on it?
a. doubled
b. increased fourfold
c. increased by one-half
d. increased by one-fourth
7. Which group usually wins in a tug-of-war?
a. It depends on the force applied.
b. The group that pulls the rope harder.
c. The group that pushes the ground harder.
d. None of the above.
8. Which is the correct and complete equation for Newton’s law of motion?
a. a = F net /m c. a = Fnet .m
b. F = ma d. m = F/a
9. Which of the following is the measure of one’s inertia?
a. mass c. weight
b. speed d. acceleration due to gravity
10. Which of the following forces is stronger?
a. interaction c. reaction force
b. action force d. none of the above
11. The common unit for work done and energy is joule. Which of the following units is
equivalent to joule?
a. N.m c. N2m2
b. Nm2 d. kg. m/s2
12. How much work is done on a chair if 50 N is used to lift it by 1 m?
a. 0.02 N.m c. 5.00 N.m
b. 0.20 N.m d. 50.0 N.m
13. If the speed of an object is doubled, what happens to its kinetic energy?
a. halved c. doubled
b. tripled d. quadrupled
14. In which of the following situations is work not done?
a. a waiter carrying a tray toward
b. a truck pulling a trailer along the road
c. a soccer player kicking a ball across the field
d. a powerlifter raising a barbell above his head
15. If you increase the distance an object moves, what happens to its power?
a. increases c. no change
b. decreases d. a change in work only
16. When is the body’s gravitational potential energy equal to zero?
a. when h = 0 c. when m = 60 kg
b. when h = 50 m d. when m = 50 kg
17. Which of the following units is/are the SI unit/s of power?
a. watt c. horsepower
b. kilowatt d. all of the above
18. Which of the following quantities has the greatest influence on the amount of kinetic
energy that a car has while moving down the highway?
a. 50 J c. 490 J
b. 60 J d. 600 J
19. An acrobat who has a mass of 50 kg jumps to a height of 1 m. What is his potential
energy at the highest point?
a. 50 J c. 490 J
b. 60 J d. 600 J
20. What is the speed of a 1kg mass if it has a kinetic energy of 1 J?
a. 0.45 m/s c. 1.41 m/s
b. 1.00 m/s d. 4.40 m/s