Aparri School of Arts and Trades

3rd PERIODIC EXAMINATION

GRADE 8- SCIENCE

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1. Which one of the following statements best describes the particles in a gas?
A. They are stationary and not able to vibrate.
B. They are moving very fast and are far apart.
C. They are moving very slow and are far apart.
D. They are very close together and are able to vibrate.

2. Which one of the following is not a property of liquids?

A. They have no definite shape. C. They are incompressible.
B. They can flow. D. They have no definite volume

3. Dry ice is used in fire extinguishers. The dry ice is stored in the cylinder in a solid form. When
sprayed on a fire it quickly changes into the gas known as carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is this change of state called?
A. Evaporation B. Sublimation C. Condensation D. Distillation

4. Which three of the following statements explains why solid particles have a definite shape?
A. They can be compressed.
B. They are packed together very tightly.
C. There is a strong force of attraction between the particles.
D. They are arranged in a regular way.

5. There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.

Select one property that liquids and gases have in common.
A. They can flow. C. They cannot be compressed.
B. They have a definite volume. D. They have a definite shape.

6. In which state are the distances between the particles greatest?

A. Solid C. Liquid
B. Both gas and liquid. D. Gas

7. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. Gases cannot be compressed. C. Liquids cannot be compressed or expanded.
B. Gases are easier to compress than solids. D. Solids are easily compressed.
8. Which one of the following is not a property of a gas?
A. Definite volume C. Definite mass
B. Can be compressed D. No definite shape
9. Evaporation is the change in state of a
A. gas to a liquid. C. liquid to a gas.
B. gas to a solid. D. solid to a liquid.

10. Which one of the following substances is able to sublime?

A. Air C. Water
B. Sodium chloride D. Carbon dioxide

11. When ice melts its particles ________.

A. gain energy and begin to move. C. move very far apart and gain energy.
B. lose energy and begin to move. D. come close together and lose energy.
12. Which one of the following is not a property of gases?
A. They have no definite shape. C. They have a definite volume.
B. They can diffuse. D. They have a definite mass.
13. All solids, liquids and gases are made up of
A. Colours C. Area
B. Temperatures D. Particles
14. Sublimation occurs when
A. a solid changes into a gas C. a liquid changes into a gas
B. a gas changes into a solid D. a solid changes into a liquid
15. When a beaker of water is heated its volume increases a little. What is happening to the
particles in the liquid?
A. They are getting smaller. C. They are getting bigger.
B. They are moving faster. D. They are moving slower.
16. The difference between boiling and evaporation is
A. Boiling occurs at one temperature only, while evaporation may occur at different
temperatures.
B. Boiling changes the liquid into a gas while evaporation makes the liquid disappear.
C. There is no difference between boiling and evaporation as in each case a liquid is changed
into a gas.
D. Evaporation occurs at one temperature only, while boiling may occur at different
temperatures.
17. The diagram shows the changes in state of water (H2O). What is the process W called?

A. Melting C. Condensation
B. Freezing D. Boiling
C.
18. Liquids have the ability to flow because
A. there are strong forces of attraction between the particles.
B. their particles can slide over each other.
C. their particles are arranged in a regular pattern.
D. their particles are very far apart.
19. The melting point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes from
A. a solid to a gas C. a solid to a liquid.
B. a liquid to a solid. D. a gas to a solid.
20. When a solid changes into a liquid, it is said to be _________.
A. Melting B. freezing C. evaporation D. Sublimation
21. An atom consists of:
A. An electron surrounded by a nucleus C. A nucleus surrounded by electrons
B. A nucleus containing electrons D. none of the choices
22. The atoms in an element are:
A. All the same type C. About a hundred different types
B. Two types joined together D. all of the choices
23. The number of protons in a neutral atom will be equal to the number of _______.
A. neutrons C. electrons + neutrons
B. electrons D. protons + electrons
24. An atom as a whole is _______.
A. electrically neutral. C. negatively charged.
B. positively charged. D. always electrically charged.
25. The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
A. electrons C. neutrons
B. protons D. nucleus
26. He atom has an atomic number of 2 and mass number of 4. The number of protons in an atom
of He is ____.
A. 4 C. 6
B. 2 D. 8
27. Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons are called _____.
A. Ions C. isotopes
B. nuclei D. Neutral
28. What is the atomic number of a Cl atom which has 17 protons and 18 neutrons?
A. 17 C. 1
B. 18 D. 35
29. The mass number of an atom is the sum of the numbers of the _______.
A. protons and neutrons C. neutrons and protons
B. electrons and protons D. neutrons and electrons
30. Isotopes have same number of protons and different number of ______.
A. electrons C. nucleus
B. neutrons D. none of the choices
31. The subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom.
A. protons and neutrons C. neutrons and electrons
B. protons and electrons D. none of the choices
32. Atomic number of an atom is the number of _______.
A. protons C. protons + neutrons
B. neutrons D. protons + electrons
33. What is the correct chemical symbol for sodium?
A. NA C. na
B. Na D. nA
34. What are the groups in the periodic table?
A. A row of similar elements C. The boxes in the table
B. A column of similar elements D. none of the choices
35. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in a 27Al13 atom
A. 13 protons, 27 neutrons and 14 electrons
B. 13 protons, 27 neutrons and 13 electrons
C. 13 protons, 14 neutrons and 13 electrons
D. 13 protons, 13 neutrons, 27 electrons
36. Which of the following does the nucleus contain?
A. protons and electrons C. neutrons and electrons
B. protons and neutrons D. neutrons only
37. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Protons are positively charged and neutrons are negatively charged.
B. Protons are negatively charged and electrons are positively charged.
C. Protons are positively charged and electrons are negatively charged.
D. Protons are positively charged and electrons have no charge.
38. What is the atomic number of an atom?
A. The number of atoms it contains. C. The number of neutrons it contains.
B. The number of protons it contains. D. the number of electrons it contains.
39. Which of the following statements is true of an atom?
A. The number of protons is always equal to the number of neutrons.
B. The number of protons is always equal to the number of electrons.
C. The number of neutrons is always equal to the number of electrons.
D. The number of neutrons is always equal to the number of protons.
40. which of the following statement is TRUE about the sub atomic particle of atoms?
A. The electron is 100 times bigger than the proton
B. The proton and electron makes up the nucleus of the atom
C. The neutron is almost the same with the mass of proton
D. The electron is almost the same with the mass of neutron
41. Which elements are found close to the right side of the Periodic Table?
A. nonmetals C. metalloids
B. metals D. earth metals
 42. Each vertical column on the Periodic Table is called a(n)
A. period C. element
B. group D. property
43. are elements that are shiny and that conduct heat and electricity well.
A. Metals C. Glass
B. Rubber D. Nonmetals
44. Which of the following statements is true about the Periodic Table?
A. Most elements are nonmetals C. Most elements are metals
B. Most elements are gas D. Most elements are liquids
45. How is the periodic table of elements arranged?
A. Top to bottom and right to left
B. Top to bottom and left to right
C. Left to right on odd row, and right to left on even rows
D. Right to left on odd rows, and left to right on even rows
46. The scientist credited with devising the first periodic table similar to the one we use today was:
A. John Dalton C. Dmitri Mendeleev
B. Gregor Mendel D. Ernest Rutherford
47. The primary difference between the modern periodic table and Mendeleev's periodic table is:
A. The two tables are the same except we know about more elements now.
B. Mendeleev's table did not arrange the elements according to recurring trends in their
properties.
C. The elements in the modern table are arranged in order of increasing atomic weight.
D. The elements in the modern table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.
48. Which of the following element groups are considered types of metals?
A. basic metals only
B. basic metals, transition elements, halogens
C. transition elements, basic metals, alkali metals, alkaline earths, halogens
D. transition elements, basic metals, rare earths, alkali metals, alkaline earths
49. Aluminum is a metal found in the 4th column of the periodic table. What statement is true
about Aluminum and the other elements in that column?
A. All the elements are nonreactive
B. All the elements are in the same period.
C. All the elements have the same number of protons.
D. All the elements have similar chemical properties.
50. The element beryllium (Be, atomic number 4 and atomic mass 9) is right above magnesium
(Mg, atomic number 12 and atomic mass 24) in the periodic table. How many more electrons
does magnesium have than beryllium?
A. 5 C. 8
B. 7 D. 15

Prepared by:

BETTINA FELICE T. SANCHEZ

Secondary School Teacher- I

Checked by:

EDWARD D. GARCIA, Ph.D

Secondary School Principal-II