Free Printable 8th Grade Semester 1 Final 2018-2019

1.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

2.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

3.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

4.

Name the moon phase

a)

waning crescent

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning gibbous

d)

waxing gibbous

5.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Last Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

6.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Last Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

7.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Last Quarter or (third quarter)

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

8.

Name the moon phase

a)

First Quarter

b)

Last Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Moon

9.

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

a)

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

b)

The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

c)

The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

10.

How many phases does the moon go through?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

16

11.

The moon ____________ around the Earth.

a)

revoloves

b)

rotates

c)

up

d)

down

12.

The moon _______________ on its own axis.

a)

revolves

b)

rotates

13.

The complete cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

14.

What law is best described by inertia?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

15.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

16.

Object at rest stays at rest.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

17.

F = MxA

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

18.

When two equal forces act in opposite directions on an object, they are called ______________________.

a)

frictional force

b)

balanced force

c)

centripetal force

d)

gravitational force

19.

According to Newton’s second law of motion, force is equal to mass times ______________________.

a)

inertia

b)

weight

c)

acceleration

d)

direction

20.

You have to push a heavy ball harder to get it to move as fast as a small one

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

21.

A soccer ball will not move until a player kicks it

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

22.

more force = more acceleration

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

23.

an object in motion stays in motion unless acted on by an outside force

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

24.

A boy can throw a football farther than his friend because he uses more force

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

25.

When you push on a door it pushes back with = and opposite force

a)

Newton's First Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's Third Law

26.

A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

27.

Desired goals and features of a product or project are called...

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraints

c)

Trade off

d)

Research

e)

Problem Statement

28.

Limitations on a design or project are called...

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraints

c)

Trade off

d)

Research

e)

Problem Statement

29.

You were just hired by nike and are asked to design a new shoe for the company. The company decide that the shoe should cost no more than $10 to make, but should be comfortable and have enough traction on the sole of the shoe to play basketball. You draw several ideas in your notebook. You then choose the best idea and using materials provided by Nike, you make a working example of the shoe. What word best describes the idea that says, "the shoe should cost no more than $10 to make"?

a)

constraint

b)

criteria

c)

iteration

d)

prototype

30.

You were just hired by nike and are asked to design a new shoe for the company. The company decide that the shoe should cost no more than $10 to make, but should be comfortable and have enough traction on the sole of the shoe to play basketball. You draw several ideas in your notebook. You then choose the best idea and using materials provided by Nike, you make a working example of the shoe. What word best describes the idea that says, "the shoe should be comfortable and have enough traction on the sole of the shoe to play basketball"?

a)

constraint

b)

criteria

c)

iteration

d)

prototype

31.

You were just hired by nike and are asked to design a new shoe for the company. The company decide that the shoe should cost no more than $10 to make, but should be comfortable and have enough traction on the sole of the shoe to play basketball. You draw several ideas in your notebook. You then choose the best idea and using materials provided by Nike, you make a working example of the shoe. What word best describes the idea that says, "make a working example of the shoe"?

a)

constraint

b)

criteria

c)

iteration

d)

prototype

32.

You were just hired by nike and are asked to design a new shoe for the company. The company decide that the shoe should cost no more than $10 to make, but should be comfortable and have enough traction on the sole of the shoe to play basketball. You draw several ideas in your notebook. You then choose the best idea and using materials provided by Nike, you make a working example of the shoe.

If you decide to make changes to the shoe design and build a second and then a third version of the shoe, what do you call each new and different version that is created?

a)

constraint

b)

criteria

c)

iteration

d)

prototype

33.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

34.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

a)

Type of plant

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

35.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables/constants?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

36.

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

d)

Friction

37.

Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?

a)

a. a car parked on a steep hill

b)

b. a tennis ball rolling across the court

c)

c. a picture hanging on the wall

d)

d. a piece of coal before it's burned

38.

What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy

d)

none of the above

39.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Both potential and kinetic energy

d)

none of the above

40.

__________ is stored energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

41.

Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.

a)

destroyed

b)

transferred

c)

created

d)

ignored

42.

Which of the following rocket forces caused the following action:

After the rocket engine shuts off the rocket slows down as it goes through the earth's atmosphere.

a)

drag (air resistance)

b)

lift

c)

thrust

d)

weight

43.

Which of the following rocket forces caused the following action:

The rocket speeds up quickly at lift off.

a)

drag (air resistance)

b)

lift

c)

thrust

d)

weight

44.

Which of the following rocket forces caused the following action:

The rocket crashed into the ground after it ran out of fuel before it reached space.

a)

drag (air resistance)

b)

lift

c)

thrust

d)

weight

45.

Which of the following rocket forces caused the following action:

Damage to one of the rocket's fins caused it to spin rapidly as it flew.

a)

drag (air resistance)

b)

lift

c)

thrust

d)

weight

8th Grade Semester 1 Final 2018-2019

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 47mins

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