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Grade 8 Science FSSA Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anika is conducting an experiment in her science class. She needs to label the chemical elements she is using. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

Oy

d)

Og

2.

Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

3.

Emma is driving her car on a highway. She wants to calculate her speed. What formula should she use?

a)

Distance ÷\div Time

b)

Time ÷\div Distance

c)

Mass ×\times Acceleration

d)

Force ÷\div Area

4.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

5.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Melting ice

c)

Rusting iron

d)

Baking a cake

6.

Imagine you are a delivery driver like Mason, responsible for ensuring that all packages reach their destinations on time. Which of the following best describes the function of the circulatory system in a similar way?

a)

Breaking down food

b)

Transporting nutrients and oxygen

c)

Sending signals to the brain

d)

Filtering waste from blood

7.

Benjamin is conducting an experiment to find the density of a rock. He measures the mass of the rock as 250 grams and its volume as 50 cm 3^3 . What is the density of the rock?

a)

5 g/cm 3^3

b)

0.2 g/cm 3^3

c)

200 g/cm 3^3

d)

300 g/cm 3^3

8.

Kai is watching a moving car on the road. Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A stretched rubber band

b)

A moving car

c)

A battery

d)

A book on a shelf

9.

Michael is conducting an experiment by placing a plant in a dark room. What will most likely happen to its rate of photosynthesis?

a)

It will increase

b)

It will decrease

c)

It will stay the same

d)

It will double

10.

Grace is observing her garden on a sunny day and notices that the leaves of her plants seem to be releasing water into the air. Which process is responsible for this movement of water from plant leaves to the atmosphere?

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Infiltration

11.

Grace is at the beach and accidentally mixes some sand into her bag of salt. Which method should she use to separate the salt from the sand after adding water?

a)

Filtration

b)

Magnetism

c)

Chromatography

d)

Decanting

12.

Nora is setting up a small circuit for her science project. She notices that the light bulb lights up when she uses a metal wire. Which of the following best explains why metals are good conductors of electricity?

a)

They have tightly bound electrons

b)

They have free-moving electrons

c)

They are magnetic

d)

They are dense

13.

James conducted an experiment where he placed one plant in sunlight and another in a dark room. He observed that the plant in sunlight grew taller. What is the most reasonable explanation for this observation?

a)

Sunlight provides heat for the plant

b)

Sunlight is needed for photosynthesis, which helps the plant grow

c)

Plants in the dark use more water

d)

Plants in sunlight lose more leaves

14.

Rohan drops a basketball from a height and observes it bouncing several times, each time reaching a lower height. Which scientific principle best explains why the basketball does not bounce back to its original height?

a)

Conservation of mass

b)

Conservation of energy, with some energy lost as heat and sound

c)

Law of inertia

d)

Newton’s third law

15.

Olivia mixes two clear household cleaning liquids and observes the formation of a white solid at the bottom of the container. What type of change has most likely occurred, and what evidence supports this conclusion?

a)

Physical change; the liquids are still clear

b)

Chemical change; a new substance (precipitate) formed

c)

Physical change; a solid was filtered out

d)

Chemical change; the temperature decreased

16.

David and William are observing a population of rabbits in a forest that decreases rapidly after a new predator is introduced. What is the most likely reason for this change in the rabbit population?

a)

Increased food supply

b)

Increased predation

c)

Decreased competition

d)

More shelter available

17.

Lucas is learning about the states of matter. He wants to know what happens to water when it is heated to 100 degrees Celsius. What is the correct answer?

a)

It condenses

b)

It freezes

c)

It boils

d)

It sublimates

18.

Which of the following best describes the role of chlorophyll in plants?

a)

Absorbing water

b)

Providing structure

c)

Transporting nutrients

d)

Absorbing sunlight for photosynthesis

19.

These elements are shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

a)

Metalloids

b)

Non-Metals

c)

Metals

d)

Quarks

20.

On the pH scale, which item will be the most acidic? 

a)

Milk of Magnesia 10

b)

Water 7

c)

Coffee 5 

d)

Lemon Juice 2