SUMMATIVE TEST IN GRADE-8 SCIENCE (SOUND) c.

greater than the speed of sound

d. much lower than the speed of sound
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the correct answer and write
it before the number. 13.An aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound is
said to be __________.
1.Which of the following produce sound? a. subsonic c. Neither of the above
a. soft objects c. vibrating objects b. supersonic d. Need more information to say.
b. radio stations d. objects under pressure
14.Sound travels faster in air if the air is ___.
2.Compared to the speed of light, sound travels ________. a. warm c. Neither warm nor cold
a. faster. c. at the same speed. b. cold d. Either warm or cold
b. slower. d. not enough information
15.In which of the following does sound travel fastest?
3.Which of the following would be most likely to transmit a. Ice c. Water
sound the best? b. Steam d. same speed in each of the above.
a. steel in cabinet
b. water in the ocean II. IDENTIFICATION.
c. air in your classroom
d. water in a swimming pool 1. It is a device used by scientist to determine the
depth of the ocean.
4.An echo occurs when ______________. 2. An application of echo sounding used by animals
a. sound is reflected from a distant surface. such as bats and dolphins.
b. sound is transmitted through a surface.
3. It is the lowest part in a transverse wave.
c. the sound waves are very large.
d. All of the above 4. It is the highest part in a transverse wave.
5. The distance from one compression to the
5.A sound wave is a _______________. next or between two successive compressions
a. shock wave. c. transverse wave.
in a longitudinal wave
b. standing wave. d. longitudinal wave
6. At higher temperatures, particles have more
6.Sound waves cannot travel in _______. __________energy and thus, vibrate faster.
a. air c. steel 7. ______ is an example of a reflected sound.
b. water d. vacuum
8. It refers to the multiple reflections or echoes
7.Sound waves travel faster in water than in air because in a certain place.
water has a greater_________. 9. ______________ is described as the change in
a. density. c. number of molecules. speed of sound when it encounters a medium
b. elasticity. d. volume
of different density.
8.Sound waves travel fastest in ________. 10. _______________occur when air particles or
a. vacuum. c. liquids molecules of the medium are pushed creating
b. air. d. solids
lesser distance between particles (closer)
9. On which area will we not be able to hear any sound? 11. ________________occur when the particles
a. a theater c. in the outer space are somewhat pulled away from other
b. a closed room d. in a spaceship particles creating a wider distance between
10.When is sound transmitted faster?
particles (farther)
a. during winter
III. Draw Longitudinal and Transverse Wave. Label the parts.
b. during summer
c. There is no relation between season and sound (4points)
transmission
d. There is not enough information to say 1. SONAR 11.RAREFACTION
2. ECHOLOCATION
11.Which of the following is NOT capable of transmitting 3. TROUGH
sound? 4. CREST
a. air c. steel 5. WAVELENGHT
b. water d. a vacuum
6. KINETIC
12.An observer on the ground hears a sonic boom which is 7. ECHO
created by an airplane flying at a speed _________. 8. REVERBERATION
a. just below the speed of sound 9. REFRACTION
b. equal to the speed of sound 10. COMPRESSION
 FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 8 _________________________

I. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the best answer 3. It states that the acceleration of an object is directly
proportional to the magnitude of the net force acting on
1. . A sound wave is a _______________. it and is inversely proportional to its
a. shock wave. b. standing wave. mass.”______________________
c. transverse wave. d. longitudinal wave
4. He invented the first battery______________
2. Which of the following produce sound?
a. soft objects b. radio stations 5. It states that “For every action, there is an equal and
c. vibrating objects d. objects under pressure opposite reaction.”__________________

3.Sound waves travel fastest in _____________. 6. The unit, joule (J) is named after the English
a. vacuum. b. air . Physicist ________________.
c. liquids. d. solids.
7. It is defined as the ability or capacity to do
4. An observer on the ground hears a sonic boom work.____________________
which is created by an airplane flying at a speed
______________. 8. The word kinetic comes from the Greek word
a. just below the speed of sound kinetikos which means _________.
b. equal to the speed of sound
c. greater than the speed of sound 9. The energy of a moving object is called energy of
d. much lower than the speed of sound motion or ___________.

10. The energy of an object above the ground is called

5. When is sound transmitted faster? _____________because it is a ‘stored’ energy.
a. during winter
b. during summer 11. The unit ampere is named after ______________
c. There is no relation between season and sound
transmission 12. The first battery is named________________
d. There is not enough information to say
13. It is the measure of the number of electrical
6. Which of the following is NOT capable of charges passing through a cross-section of a
transmitting sound? conductor in a given
a. air b. Water c. steel d. a vacuum time.________________________

7. Which of the following would be most likely to 14. The amount of heat needed by a material to
transmit increase its temperature by a degree is
sound the best? called______________
a. steel in cabinet b. water in the ocean
c. air in your classroom d. water in a swimming pool 15. It is a transfer of energy between objects or places
due to temperature difference.
8. An aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound
is said to be ____________. Heat capacity Refraction Dispersion Heat
a. subsonic b. supersonic c. Neither of the Law of Action-Reaction Law of Acceleration
above Moving Kinetic Energy Potential Energy
Energy Voltaic pile Current
9.It is the bending of light when it travels from different
medium.________
a. Refraction c.. optical density III. Write True or False. If the statement is false,
b. Dispersion. d. angle of incident correct the statement.

10. It is a special kind of refraction in which the white 1. The particles are moving fastest in the container
light separates into different kind of colors. with hot water.
a. Refraction c.. optical density
b. Dispersion. d. angle of incident 2. Temperature is measured by the use of
thermometer.
II. Identify the terms or phrases referred to in the
following. Choose your answer on the box. 3. The ice melts because the heat from the
surrounding (higher temperature) was absorbed by
1. It is the bending of light when it travels from different the ice (lower temperature).
medium.____________________

4. If heat is absorbed or given off by an object, its

2. It is a special kind of refraction in which the white temperature changes.
light separates into different kind of colors.
5. When work is done by an object it loses energy and SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 8
when work is done on an object it gains energy.
I. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best
6. Sounds can be produced without using any material
objects. answer
1. What is the unit of Force?
7. The potential energy gained and lost by an object is a. Kg / meter b. Newton c.
dependent on the reference level . m/s2 d. Kilogram
2. acceleration due to gravity here on earth is equal to
8. Sounds cannot travel through an empty space a. 15.8 m/s2 b. 9.8 m/s2 c. 15
2
9. If an object stays at rest, there is no force acting m/s d. 25 m/s
upon it. 3. for every action, there is an equal and opposite
reaction. What law is this?
10. Friction is a force that acts between surfaces that a. law of acceleration b. law of inertia c. law
are in contact with one another. of interaction d. law of reaction
4 acceleration is inversely proportional to mass and
directly proportional to force. What law is this?
III. Tell whether the situations below represent a. law of acceleration b. law of inertia c. law
examples of work. Write your answers and of interaction d. law of reaction.
explanations at the back of the paper. 5. a body at rest remains at rest, a body in motion
remains in motion unless
acted by unbalanced
Who/Which is doing work on
the illustration? force. What law is this?
a. law of acceleration b.
law of inertia c.
law of interaction
d. law of reaction

II. The following events

/situation shows Law of
Motion. Identify if the
situation is referring to
Law of Inertia, Law of acceleration, and Law of
Interaction

6. It is easier to push an empty shopping cart than a

full one, because the full shopping cart has more
mass than the empty one.
7. When air rushes out of a balloon, the opposite
reaction is that the balloon flies up.
Who/Which is doing
work on the illustration? 8. When you dive off of a diving board, you push
down on the springboard. The board springs back
and forces you into the air.
9. If you are driving in your car at a very high speed
and hit something, like a brick wall or a tree, the car
will come to an instant stop, but you will keep
moving forward. This is why cars have airbags, to
protect you from smashing into the windscreen.

10. If you kicked a ball in space, it would keep going

forever, because there is no gravity, friction or air
resistance going against it. It will only stop going in
one direction if it hits something

III. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best

CASTILLEJOS RESETTLEMENT HIGH SCHOOL answer.
 11. Which of the following best describes Potential 9
energy?
a. Energy converted by cars b. energy stored by
objects at rest c. energy in motion d. borrowed VI. Match the formula of the following. Write the
energy letter beside the number.
12. The formula for Kinetic energy is 30. Work
a. ½ mv2 b. ¼ mv3 a. distance / time
c. ½ mv3 d. 31. Power
mgh b. mass x acceleration due to gravity
13. Which of the following statements denote that NO 32. Gravitational Potential energy
WORK is done? c. ½ mass x (velocity)2
a. A woman holding a bag b. a boy pulling a cart 33. Kinetic energy
c. A man lifting cement in a ladder d. a d. Work / time
girl pushing a chair 34. Weight
14. The two types of energy are e mass x acceleration due to gravity x
a. Sound and Electrical b. Nuclear and height
Thermal c. Potential and Kinetic
d. Light and Sound f. Force x distance
15. What is the unit for power?
a. Joule per meter b. Joule per second VII. Compute for the following:
c. Joule per Newton d. 35-36. W=? F=22 N
Joule per Energy d=3 m
37-38 P=? W= 45
IV. Write TRUE if the statements are correct and t=5 s
write FALSE if the statements are wrong. 39-40 GPE=? m=41 kg
16. Work is a way of transferring energy. h=4 m
17.Energy is the ability to do work. 41-42 KE=? M=59 kg
18. 1 Joule per second is equivalent to 1 Watt. v=2 m/s2
19. Acceleration due to gravity is 19.8 m/s 2
20. In computing weight, multiply mass to 9.8 m/s 2 VIII. Write true if the statement is true and write
false if the statement is false.

43. Acceleration also varies with the mass of the

object. As the mass of the object increases, with the
same amount of force applied, its acceleration
decreases.

V. Complete the table 44. A more massive object which has more inertia is
more difficult to move from rest, slow down, speed
Ma Weig Heig Ener Time Pow up, or change its direction.
ss ht ht of gy Take er
(Mas stair (weig n (Ener 45. Two books with different mass dropped from the
sx s ht x gy / same height at the same time will reach the ground at
9.8 heigh time) the same time.
m/s2 t)
) 46. When work is done by an object it loses energy
2 15 4m 5 and when work is done on an object it gains energy.
1- kg secon
2 ds 47. Gravitational force increases with mass. If the
3 mass of either object increases, the gravitational force
2 24 3m 7 between them also increases.
4- kg secon
2 ds
6 48. No work is done if the force you exert does not
2 84 8m 10 make the object move.
7- kg secon
2 ds
49. Work is done if the object you push moves a
distance in the direction towards which you are
pushing it.

50. No work is done if the force you exert does not

make the object move in the same direction as the
force you exerted.

51. The word kinetic comes from the Greek word

kinetikos which means moving.

52. An object above a specified level has energy due

to its position called potential energy.