NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
SCIENCE 8
WRITTEN ASSESSMENT
QUARTER 1: MODULE 1 QUARTER 1: MODULE 2
Direction: choose the correct answer. Direction: choose the correct answer.
Write the letter before the number. Write the letter before the number.
1. Which is NOT a unit of force? 1. What is the definition of weight?
A. Dyne B. Joules C. Newton D. Pound A. the size of an object
B. the time it takes to get on a ride
2. What refers to how large or strong is the force? C. the amount of matter in an object
A. magnitude C. velocity of the object D. the magnitude of the force of gravity on an object
B. line of action D. direction of the force
2. Which law states that forces act with equal magnitude and in
opposite direction?
3. What force is always directed opposite to the motion of an object? A. Law of Inertia C. Law of Acceleration
A. Friction B. Gravitational C. Magnetic D. Tension B. Law of Interaction D. Law of Gravitational Force
4. What force pulls an object back to the Earth? 3. For every _________ there is an equal and opposite __________.
A. Friction B. Gravitational C. Magnetic D. Tension A. action, action C. action, reaction
B. reaction, action D. reaction, reaction
5. Which surface would be easiest for a bicycle to move?
A. Sand B. Grass C. Muddy road D. Concrete road 4. What Newton’s law of motion requires the use of seat belt in cars?
A. Law of Inertia C. Law of Acceleration
6. What type of forces holds between two celestial bodies like the B. Law of Interaction D. Law of Universal Gravitation
Sun and Earth?
A. Applied B. Gravitational C. Magnetic D. Tension 5. A guava with a mass of 0.200 kg has a weight of ___________.
A. 0.200 N B. 1.96 N C. 4.50 N D. 10.0 N
7. What force acts perpendicular to the surface of the object in
contact with? 6. A stone hits the ground before a flat sheet of paper because
A. Applied B. Gravitational C. Normal D. Tension ___________.
A. it is less massive
8. Two people pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pull with a 300 N B. it is more massive
force. What is the net force? C. the acceleration of gravity is greater on the stone
A. 0 N B. 300 N C. 600 N D. 900 N D. there is more air resistance against the flat paper
9. Planet Jupiter has a bigger mass than the Earth. If you were able 7. If the mass of an object is 45 kg on Earth, what is its mass on the
to travel to planet Jupiter, what happens to your weight? moon?
A. increases C. stays the same A. 45 N B. 45 kg C. 441 N D. 441 kg
B. decreases D. varies with day and night 20
8. Which of the following phenomena applies the first law of motion?
10. What is the net force in the figure below? A. A leaf sways back and forth falling from a tree.
B. When a ball falls on the floor, the ball bounces back up.
C. When pushed with the same force, a car accelerates slower
than a grocery cart.
D. When a cardboard with coin on top is suddenly pulled, the coin
falls into the glass.
A. 25 N, to the left C. 195 N, to the left
B. 25 N, to the right D. 195 N, to the right 9. According to the second law of motion, the net force is the product
of mass and acceleration. Which of the following has the greatest
acceleration?
A. A 5.000 kg stone is pulled with a 10 N net force.
B. A 0.5000 kg toy car is pulled with a 9 N net force.
C. A 7.000 kg metal ball is pushed by a 17 N net force.
D. A 500.0 kg truck is accelerated by 1000 N net force from its
engine.
10. In a grocery store, you can easily push a cart with 5 kg sack of
rice than a cart with a 10 kg sack of rice to the counter. Which of
these explains the situation?
A. Law of Inertia C. Law of Acceleration
B. Law of Interaction D. Law of Universal Gravitation
NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
SCIENCE 8
PERFORMANCE TASKS
QUARTER 1: MODULE 1
Analyze and answer the problems below. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. The wheel barrow at rest containing stones has a force of 1000 N. A man exerted a push of 500 N.
a. Will he able to move the wheel barrow? ______________________________
b. Suppose another man tried to help him and exerted a force of 500 N. Will they able to move the wheel barrow?
______________________________
c. Another man saw their struggle in pushing the wheel barrow. He tried to help them. He exerted a force of 400 N.
Will the three of them move the wheel barrow? ______________________________
2. A box is at rest and a force of 250 N is applied to it. If the frictional force is 200 N, determine the net force.
Write your solution inside the box.
QUARTER 1: MODULE 2
Identify the law of motion that applies in each situation. Write your answers on the adjacent box
Situation Law/s of Motion Law/s of Motion
1. Throwing garbage on the river would go back to the
community during the flood season.
2. It is easier to push an empty shopping cart than a
loaded one.
3. The baseball is thrown into the air after being hit by
the bat.
4. When walking, your foot pushes the ground
backward, and the ground pushes your foot
forward.
5. A runner who reaches the finish line must continue
running for some time.
