8th Grade Science Quiz — Free Printable Quiz

Download this free printable version of our 8th Grade Science Quiz quiz. It includes 15 multiple-choice questions with a full answer key and explanations on the final page. Print it for your classroom, youth group, family game night, or personal study.

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What's in This Printable?

This printable quiz contains 15 carefully written multiple-choice questions covering fifteen questions about atoms, waves, evolution, and earth's history. can you pass 8th grade science?. Each question has four answer options (A through D) and the answer key on the final page includes brief explanations with source references so you can learn from every question, not just answer them.

How to Use This Quiz

  • Classroom: Print one copy per student or project it on the board and work through it together.
  • Youth groups and Bible studies: Split into teams and compete for the highest score.
  • Family game night: One person reads the questions while everyone else writes their answers.
  • Personal study: Test yourself, check the answer key, and learn something new.

Sample Questions

1.

What are the three subatomic particles that make up an atom?

A. Electrons, photons, and neutrons B. Protons, neutrons, and electrons C. Quarks, leptons, and bosons D. Atoms, molecules, and ions

2.

What determines what element an atom is?

A. The number of electrons B. The number of neutrons C. The number of protons D. The total number of particles

3.

What is a wave?

A. A type of matter B. A disturbance that transfers energy without transferring matter C. Moving water D. A type of force

...plus 12 more questions in the full printable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Atomic structure, periodic table, waves and energy, genetics and evolution, and Earth's geological history.