1ST SUMMATIVE TEST in SCIENCE 8
Written Work No. 1 Quarter 1
S. Y. 2021-2022
Name: _______________________________________Section:______________________ Date: ___________ Score: _________
I. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which is NOT a unit of force?
A. Dyne
B. Joules
C. Newton
D. Pound
2. What refers to how large or strong is the force?
A. magnitude
B. line of action
C. velocity of the object
D. direction of the force
3. What force is always directed opposite to the motion of an object?
A. Friction
B. Gravitational
C. Magnetic
D. Tension
4. What force pulls an object back to the Earth?
A. Applied
B. Gravitational
C. Magnetic
D. Tension
5. Which surface would be easiest for a bicycle to move?
A. Concrete road
B. Grass
C. Muddy road
D. Sand
6. Which of the following phenomena applies the first law of motion?
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.
7. What force acts perpendicular to the surface of the object in contact with?
A. Applied B. Gravitational
C. Normal D. Tension
8. Two people pull on a rope in a tug-of-war. Each pull with a 300 N force. What is the net force?
A. 0 N
B. 300 N
C. 600 N
D. 900 N
9. Planet Jupiter has a bigger mass than the Earth. If you were able to decide to travel to planet Jupiter, what happens to your
weight?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. stays the same
D. varies with day and night
10. Solve the net force in the figure below?
A. 25 N, to the left
B. 25 N, to the right
C. 195 N, to the left
D. 195 N, to the right
11. . Which of the following is an example of Newton's third law of motion?
A. hitting a baseball with a bat
B. sitting in a chair
C. Both A and B
D. none of the above
12. When a heavy football player and a light one run into each other, who exerts more force?
A. The heavy one
B. The light one
C. They are equal
D. there is no such thing as force
13. What is the mass of a truck if it produces a force of 15000 N while accelerating at a rate of 6 m/s 2?
Formula for Mass:
Fnet = 15000 N
Acceleration = 6 m/s2?
Solve for Mass?
A. 2.5 kg
B. 2500 kg
C. 25 kg
D. 250 kg.
14. Which equation is use to solve the force?
A. A = m x a
B. f = m x a
C. f = m / a
D. f = a / m
15. If a force of 26 N is exerted on two balls, one with a mass of 0.52 kg and the other with a mass of 0.78 kg, Identify,
which ball will have the greater acceleration? (F=ma)
A. The one with a mass of .78 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
B. The one with a mass of .52 kg will have the greatest acceleration.
C. They will both accelerate at the same rate.
D. None will accelerat