Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X1
Division of Davao Occidental
Lacaron, Malita, Davao Occidental

UNIFIED TEST

THIRD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

SCIENCE 8

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: _________________

GRADE AND SECTION: __________________________ SCORE: ________________
NAME OF SCHOOL: _____________________________ DISTRICT: ______________

Direction: Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The property of matter which have definite shapes and volumes because the properties are packed
closely together.
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
2. This is the organized chart of Elements.
a. Periodic Chart of Elements c. Periodic table of Elements
b. Periodic Graph of Elements d. None of these
3. Atoms always contain equal number of which particles?
a. protons and neutrons c. electrons and neutrons
b. protons and electrons d. protons, neutrons and electrons
4. _______________is the mount of matter the object has.
a. length b. volume c. height d. mass
5. He presented concrete evidence that all matter is made of very small particles called atoms.
a. Democritus b. Leucippus c. Aristotle d. John Dalton
6. Which of the following is found farthest from the center of an atom?
a. nucleus b. proton c. neutron d. electron
7. Anything that takes up space and has mass.
a. Volume b. Air c. Transformation d. Matter
8. Solid turning into a liquid.
a. Sublimation b. Evaporation c. Melting d. Deposition
9. Gas turning into a solid.
a. Sublimation b. Evaporation c. Freezing d. Deposition
10. No definite shape, no definite volume.
a. Liquid b. Colloid c. Gas d. Solid
11. No definite shape but a definite volume.
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. Plasma
12. These changes occur when matter changes its characteristics but not its chemical nature.
a. Physical b. Chemical c. Structure d. Composition
13. These changes occur when matter becomes new or different matter.
a. Physical b. Chemical c. Structure d. Composition
14. This piece of scientific equipment is used to measure mass.
a. Balance b. Scale c. Ruler d. Graduated Cylinder
15. Atomic Mass – Atomic Number =
a. Protons b. Neutrons c. Electrons d. Shells
16. What is the symbol for an electron?
a. P b. e- c. N d. 
17. The smallest particle of an element that can enter into chemical change.
a. Molecule b. Atom c. Proton d. Neutron
18. The atomic number is used to describe the number of ____ in one atom.
a. Electrons b. Neutrons c. Protons d. Atoms
19. Dmitri Mendeleev created the first _____________.
a. Chemical reactionb. metal alloy c. periodic table d. semiconductor
20. A (n) _________is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by
chemical or physical means.
a. compound b. element c. molecule d. mixture
21. Within a substance, atoms that collide frequently and move independently of one another are
most likely in a
a. liquid. b. solid c. gas. d. crystal
22. A sample of water turns to ice,
a. new molecules are formed. c. the arrangement of the molecules changes.
b. the mass of the sample is increased. d. energy is absorbed by the molecules
23. Water into water vapor.
a. Evaporation b. Sublimation c. Deposition d. Condensation
24. The table below shows the atomic mass of four stable calcium (Ca) isotopes.
Isotope Atomic
Mass
Ca–40 40
Ca–42 42
Ca–43 43
Ca–44 44
What characteristic is different in each isotope?
a. the position in the periodic table of the elements
b. the net charge of the nucleus
c. the mass of the protons in the nucleus
d. the number of neutrons in the nucleus
25. The number of protons equals the number of
a. Atoms b. Electrons c. Neutrons d. Mass
26. The atomic number describes the number of ___ in one ____.
a. Protons, atom b. Neutrons, nucleus c. Electrons, shell d. Atoms, molecule
27. What do the elements sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and bromine (Br) have in
common?
a. They are noble (inert) gases. c. They have the same thermal conductivity.
b. They are nonmetals. d. They have the same number of protons.
28. Which class of elements best conducts electricity?
a. metals b. nonmetals c. semimetals d. noble (inert) gase
29. The process where a gas is changed into a liquid.
a. Evaporation b. Condensation c. Sublimation d. Deposition
30. What are some properties that an element is metal?
a. It’s shiny, soluble and bendable
b. It’s flat, black and conductor of electricity
c. It’s shiny, bendable and a good conductor of electricity
d. It’s shiny, brittle and a good conductor of heat
31. What is/are the sublevel/s of electron shell number 2?
a. s b. s, p c. s, p, d d. s, p, d, f
32. The symbol Sb stands for stibnum or stibnite. What is the modern name of this element?
a. Antimony b. Seaborgium c. Tin d. Samarium
33. Compared to the charge and mass of a proton, an electron has
a. the same charge and a smaller mass. c. opposite charge and smaller mass
b. the same charge and the same mass. d. opposite charge and the same mass.
34. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same number of protons and
a. a different number of electrons c. a different number of neutrons
b. a different number of molecules d. the same number of neutrons
35. Which of the following refers to a charged atom that forms when the number of electrons and
protons are not equal?
a. an ion b. electron c. isotope d. proton
36. What did J.J Thomson’s experiment show?
a. the atom is like a uniform sphere c. all atoms undergo radioactive decay
b. Cathode rays are made up of electrons d. isotopes undergo radioactive decay
37. Which of the following is not true about atoms?
a. They are compose of molecules. c. they make up elements.
b. they can combine with other atoms. d. they are extremely small.
38. Why does proton determine the identity of an atom?
a. the number of protons is also the atomic mass.
b. the number of protons determines chemical properties.
c. the number of protons in an atom’s nucleus determines an atom’s atomic number.
d. the number of protons decides an atom’s name.
39. Which of the following is not a phase of matter?
a. Gas b. Solution c. Liquid d. Solid
40. Sublimation is a change from a
a. solid to a liquid b. gas to a liquid c. solid to a gas d. liquid to a solid
41. When water freezes, it turns into__________
a. water b. ice c. water vapor d. all of the above
42. All of the following except _________ qualify as physical change.
a. crushing b. breaking c. decaying d. bending
43. Which is true regarding the solid model?
a. there are strong forces of attraction between the particles
b. the particles move around freely
c. there are great open spaces between the particles
d. the particles move great distances before they collide
44. Which of these is a chemical change?
a. paper is shredded c. cooking an egg
b. liquid wax turns solid d. salt dissolves in water
45. An example of freezing.
a. -10 F c. Water becoming ice
b. Liquid turning into a solid d. Water evaporating
46. Which of the following best describes an atom?
a. protons and electrons grouped together in a random pattern
b. protons and electrons grouped together in an alternating pattern
c. a core of protons and neutrons surrounded by electrons
d. a core of electrons and neutrons surrounded by protons
47. What element is diagramed below –

2 e-
13 e-
18 e-
8 e-
2 e-
43 P

55 N

a. Vanadium b. Lanthanum c. Technetium d. Osmium

48. These elements both have 14 neutrons.
a. a. Magnesium & Sodium c. Aluminum & Silicon
b. Magnesium & Aluminum d. Silicon & Phosphorus
49. Which of the following is an example of deposition?
a. Breathing on a cold window c. Frost
b. Water into water vapor d. Defrost the windshield of a car
50. I have only 3 electrons.
a. Lithium b. Hydrogen c. Helium d. Beryllium
 ANSWER KEY

1. A 11. B 21. C 31. B 41. B

2. C 12. A 22. C 32. A 42. C
3. B 13. B 23. A 33. D 43. A
4. D 14. B 24. D 34. C 44. C
5. D 15. B 25. B 35. A 45. C
6. D 16. B 26. A 36. A 46. C
7. D 17. B 27. B 37. A 47. C
8. C 18. C 28. A 38. C 48. C
9. D 19. C 29. B 39. B 49. C
10. C 20. B 30. C 40. C 50. A