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8th Grade Post-Test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which safety precaution is of primary interest to ALL laboratory activities?

a)

Wear a lab apron

b)

Follow instructions

c)

Disinfection of all lab equiptment

d)

Disposal of all materials into hazardous waste containters

2.

Based on the image shown, what is the mass of the object being measured?

a)

0 g

b)

500 g

c)

10 g

d)

501 g

3.

Michael was working on a density gizmo and was asked to put the red oval on the scale. Based on the picture, what was Michael measuring?

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Volume

d)

Length

4.

Based on the graph the dependent variable is

a)

Time

b)

The number of days

c)

The month of the year

d)

The population of bird

5.

Tami noticed that she had a lot of birds in her backyard and decided to build a bird feeder. She did not know what kind of food the birds would like, so she bought three types of food. Each morning at 8:00 a.m. Tami put the same amount of each food in three if the same type and size of cups next to each other on a bench under a tree. At 6:00 p.m. each night, she would measure how much food was eaten. Tami completed three trials, and kept the data in a chart. She then made the following graph. What were the constants?

a)

Type of bird seed

b)

How much of each type of seed was eaten

c)

Time, amount of food, cups, placement of food

d)

The chart and graph

6.

Students preformed several trials using the labratory setup shown. Students were also given the hypothesis: If friction increases, then the rolling distance of the marble will decrease. What should be changed to best test this hypothesis?

a)

Height of the ramp

b)

Height and length of the ramp

c)

Roughness of the ramp

d)

Height of the ramp and roughness of the ramp

7.

Imagine that you remove all the particles that make up a wooden table. What remains?

a)

A table that looks the same but has less volume

b)

A table that weighs less

c)

Sawdust

d)

Nothing

8.

Anything that has mass and takes up space is the definition for

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

d)

Gas

9.

Which of the following is made up of atoms?

a)

Solids

b)

Matter

c)

Gas

d)

Heat

e)

Liquid

10.

Compounds can be defined as either organic or inorganic. What element must be present for the compound to be classified as an organic compound?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

11.

Which type of matter is composed of two or more different elements that are chemically combined in a definite ratio?

a)

A solution

b)

A compound

c)

A homogeneous mixture

d)

A heterogeneous mixture

12.

This type of matter is classified as consisting of two or more substances, but the substances are not chemically combined

a)

Element

b)

Mixture

c)

Compound

d)

Substance

13.

Compare the particles in a sample of liquid water and the particles in a sample of solid water (ice)

a)

Particles in the liquid water are smaller than the particles in the solid

b)

Particles in the liquid move past each other, and the particles in the solid cannot

c)

Particles in the liquid are less firm than the particles in the solid

d)

Particles in the liquid are moving, and the particles in the solid are not moving

14.

In what phase of matter are the particles spaces farthest apart?

a)

A gas

b)

A liquid

c)

A solid

d)

All are equal

15.

What is between the particles in a glass of pure water?

a)

Cohesive forces

b)

Adhesive forces

c)

Nothing but space

d)

Air

16.

Matter can be described by its physical properties. Choose all of the physical properties listed. below

a)

Shape

b)

Basicity

c)

Boiling point

d)

Combustion

e)

Reactivity

17.

The two beakers shown contain pure water. Which of the following properties are the same for both the samples?

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Boiling Point

18.

Which subatomic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nuclei

19.

Using the periodic table square shown, how many electrons does nitrogen have?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

21

d)

18

20.

Which two particles have approximately the same mass?

a)

Neutron and electron

b)

Neutron and deutron

c)

Proton and neutron

d)

Proton and electron

21.

What is the mass number of an atom which contains 21 electrons, 21 protons, and 24 neutrons?

a)

21

b)

42

c)

45

d)

66

22.

Which type of bond is formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

A coordinate covalent bond

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Ionic bond

23.

A chemical reaction is

a)

A process in which starting substances change into different substances

b)

A form of matter with a unique composition

c)

An interaction between two substances in which one breaks apart and intermingles with the other

d)

The interaction between three substances in which one breaks apart and intermingles with the other

24.

Which process results in a chemical change?

a)

Tearing tin foil

b)

Melting an iron bar

c)

Crushing an aluminum can

d)

Burning magnesium ribbon

25.

You get to ride a thriller water slide (image). Each letter represents a location along the ride. Between which two points would you predict the smallest change in energy?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

B to D

d)

D to E

26.

Which point on the pendulum's swing represents the minimum potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Which temperature represents absolute zero?

a)

0 C

b)

0 K

c)

273 K

d)

273 C

28.

What occurs when a substance melts?

a)

It changes from a solid to a liquid, and the particles have more kinetic energy

b)

It changes from a solid to a liquid, and the particles have less kinetic energy

c)

It changes from a liquid to a solid, and the particles have more kinetic energy

d)

It changes from a liquid to a solid, and the particles have less kinetic energy

29.

Eric the cat heats himself on a cold winter day by sitting on the hood of a warm car engine. This heat transfer would be

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiaton

30.

Choose all the correct answers:

What happens when cold milk is poured into hot chocolate?

a)

Energy flows from the milk to the chocolate

b)

Energy flows from the chocolate to the milk

c)

The kinetic energy of the milk increases

d)

The kinetic energy of the chocolate increases

31.

If the frequency of a sound wave is increased, then what will also increase?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Pitch

c)

Timbre

d)

Wavelength

32.

What should be the labels for this chart?

a)

1) Sound Wave

2) Light Wave

b)

1) Light Wave

2) Sound Wave

c)

1) Transverse Wave

2) Light Wave

d)

1) Compression Wave

2) Sound Wave

33.

A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction the wave travels is called a-

a)

Reflected wave

b)

Transverse wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Surface Wave

34.

The diagram shows light being

a)

Reflected

b)

Absorbed

c)

Diffracted

d)

Refracted

35.

A car travels 10 miles East in 30 minutes. What is the car's velocity in miles per hour?

a)

20 miles per hour east

b)

3 miles per hour east

c)

0.333 miles per hour east

d)

+ or - 20 miles per hour depending on the direction

36.

Students in Ms. Sawyer's class built balloon cars. The balloon car works this way. As the gas in the balloon is released, the car moves in the opposite direction. The bigger the balloon initially, the farther the car moves. The balloon car is a good model of

a)

Newton's first law

b)

Newton's second law

c)

Newton's third law

d)

Newton's fourth law

37.

Calculate the net force and the direction the object will move

a)

The net force is 60 N and the box will move to the right

b)

The net force is 100 N and the box will move to the right

c)

The net force is 80 N and the box will move to the right

d)

The net force is 60 N and the box will move to the left

38.

We can classify both the shovel and the garden trowel as a compound machines. This is because each garden tool contains which two simple machines?

a)

Blade and handle

b)

Lever and wedge

c)

Lever and pulley

d)

Inclined plane and wedge

39.

In this circuit, what part would be the energy source?

a)

Wire

b)

Switch

c)

Battery

d)

Light Bulb