ILIGAN CITY EAST NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - STA.

FILOMENA
ILIGAN CITY, LANAO DEL NORTE
FOURTH QUARTER
GRADE 9 SCIENCE EXAMINATION
FORCE, MOTION AND ENERGY
(SCI.CURR)

Name: ____________________________ Score:____________

Section:___________________________ Date: ____________
DIRECTION: Analyze and comprehend each item carefully. Write the letter of the BEST answer on the space provided
before each number.
_____1. What do you call the body that maintains a constant change in its velocity in a given time interval along a
straight line?
A. Uniformly Horizontal Motion C. Uniformly Accelerated motion
B. Uniformly Vertical motion D. cannot be determined
_____2. Projectile motion moves in what dimensions?
A. x and j C. y and x
B. y and z D. x and z
_____3. Which is TRUE about the velocity and acceleration in uniformly accelerated motion in horizontal dimension?
A. The velocity is constant while the acceleration is zero
B. Only the acceleration is constant
C. The velocity is increasing at constant acceleration
D. The velocity is constant while the velocity is increasing
_____4.In a projectile motion,the horizontal acceleration of the ball is __ at all times.
A. The same B. Zero C. increasing D. decreasing
_____5. The vertical acceleration of the ball during ascent is directed __.
A. Upward B. To the left C. Downward D. To the right
_____6. The vertical acceleration of the ball during descent is directed __.
A. Upward B. To the left C. Downward D. To the right
_____ 7. What is the correct statement that describes a projectile motion?
A. Horizontal and vertical velocities are constant.
B. It is a combination of two independent motion – vertical and horizontal.
C. Vertical velocity of projectile is zero.
D. The motion of a projectile released vertically downward is accelerated.
_____8. A ball was thrown upward. What was the final velocity of the ball when it reaches the maximum height?
A. The final velocity is higher than the initial velocity. C. The final velocity becomes zero.
B. The final velocity is lower than the initial velocity. D. Cannot be determined.
_____9. A projectile is an object that follows
A. a circular path B. a hyperbolic path C. a linear path D. a parabolic path
_____10. A rock is thrown horizontally. What happens to the vertical velocity of a projectile when it moves from
maximum height back to its initial height?
A. Decreases B. Increases C. the same D. none of the above
_____11. The horizontal distance covered by a projectile is known as
A. radius B. range C. scope D. width
_____12. At what angle should a water hose be aimed in order for the water to land with the longest horizontal range?
A. 60° B. 45° C. 30° D. 90°
_____13. At what angle should a water hose be aimed in order for the water to land with the highest maximum height?
A. 60° B. 45° C. 30° D. 90°
_____14. It is an object that is given an initial velocity and then follows a path determined by the gravitational force
acting on it.
A. Projectile motion B. Ball C. gravitational motion D. Projectile
_____15. What happen to the maximum height in a projectile if the velocity is constant and the launch angles are
increases?
A. The maximum height is increases C. The maximum height is constant
B.The maximum height is decreases D. The maximum height becomes zero
_____16. Which of the following angle gives a highest range?
A. 30 B. 45 C. 60 D. 90
_____17. Which factors would you change in order for a projectile to reach a maximum horizontal distance?
A. Angle and initial velocity B. Angle and range C. Angle and height D. Angle and mass
_____18. A shuttlecock was tossed and reaches the highest point. Which statement is TRUE?
A. Its velocity is zero and its acceleration is not zero. C. the velocity is not zero and acceleration is zero.
B. Its velocity is zero and its acceleration is zero. D. Cannot be determined.
_____19. A ball is hit at an angle of 30°. At what point in its trajectory does this projectile have the least speed?
A. Just after it was launched. C. At the highest point in its trajectory.
B. Just before it hits the ground . D. Halfway between the ground and the highest point.
_____20. What are the two factors that affects momentum?
A. Velocity and force B. Mass and velocity C. Velocity and time D. Mass and time
_____21. It refers to the change in momentum
A. Impulse B. Work C. Velocity D. Momentum
_____22. It is the product of mass of an object and its velocity.
A. Impulse C. Momentum
B. Impulse and momentum D. change in Momentum
_____23. It is the product of the force applied and the time interval during which it acts.
A. Impulse C. Momentum
B. Impulse and momentum D. change in Momentum
_____24. Which has more momentum, a bus moving at 50 m/s or a car moving at the same velocity?
A. Bus B. Car C. Both D. None
_____25. An athlete has a mass of 45 kg, moving at the rate of 10 m/s towards the finish line. What is its momentum?
A. 450 kg m/s B. 450 kg m/s^2 C. 450 J D. 340 Ns
_____26. Two identical cars are traveling along EDSA. Which of the two vehicles would have a lesser momentum?
A. The slower car B. The faster car C. Both D. None of the two
_____27. When a bus collides with a car, which one undergoes the greater momentum, assuming they have the same
initial velocity? A. A bus B. A car C. Both D. None
_____28. A moderate force will break an egg. However, an egg dropped on the road usually breaks, while one dropped
on the grass usually doesn’t break. This is because for the egg dropped on the grass,
A. The change in momentum is greater. C. The time interval for stopping is greater
B. The change in momentum is less. D. The time interval for stopping is less.
_____29. "Energy cannot be created nor destroyed in any chemical reaction. It can only be changed from one form to
another." This is known as the Law of:
A. Energy Transfer B. Energy Transformation C. Conservation of Energy D. all of the above
_____30. What happens to the momentum of an object when its velocity is doubled?
A. doubled B. increased four times C. reduced to one-half D. remains the same
_____31. Which of the following is a necessary condition for the total momentum of the system to be conserved?
A. Kinetic energy must not change. B. No net external force acts on the system.
C. Only gravitational force acts on the system. D. The system must be at rest.
_____ 32. Which forms of mechanical energy is dependent on the height?
A. electrical energy B. potential energy C. sound energy D. kinetic energy
_____ 33. Which forms of mechanical energy is dependent on the velocity?
A. electrical energy B. potential energy C. sound energy D. kinetic energy
_____34. What happens to the kinetic energy if the velocity is doubled?
A. doubled B. quadrupled C. reduced to one-half D. remains the same
_____35. How can you decrease your momentum as you run?
A. by running faster B. By slowing down C. by sitting down D. by stopping suddenly
_____36. Which is the correct reason why air bags are installed in cars?
A. It helps the car to stop immediately.
B. It helps reduce the force of impact on the body.
C. It helps the car lessen its damage.
D. It helps increase the force of impact on the body.
_____37. Why do we need to wear seat belts all the time when driving or riding a car?
A. Because seat belts would act as the balanced force, it would stop you from being in motion during
collision.
B. Because it is required by the law.
C. Because it helps decrease the time of impact.
D. Because seat belts will help the passenger to its state of motion during collision.
_____38. What is the energy of a motorcycle moving slowly at the top of a hill?
A. Totally kinetic energy C. totally potential energy
B. both kinetic and potential D. kinetic energy only
_____39. Which of the following happens to raindrops?
A. Gains kinetic energy and loses potential energy
B. Loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy
C. Gains both potential energy and kinetic energy
D. Loses both potential energy and kinetic energy
_____40. A bag drops some distance and gains 45 J of kinetic energy. Considering air resistance, how much gravitational
potential energy did the bag lose?
A. Less than 45 J C. exactly 45 J
B. More than 45 J D. cannot be determined
_____41. Which of the following has the GREATEST kinetic energy?
A. An object of mass 1kg with a velocity of 4V C. An object of mass 3kg with a velocity of 2V
B. An object of mass 2kg with a velocity of 3V D. An object of mass 4kg with a velocity of V
_____42. A 4.5-kg toy car moves along a friction less surface with a uniform speed of 3 m/s. what is its kinetic energy?
A. 25.20 kg m/s^2 C. 50.22 kg m^2/s^2
B. 20.25 kg m/s D. 20.25 kg m^2/s^2
_____43. What happens to the kinetic energy if the velocity reduced to 1/2?
A. 1/2 C. 1/16
B. 1/4 D. 1/8
_____44. John lifts a 2.16-kg book from the floor into a cabinet 6.21m high. With reference to the floor, how much
potential energy does the book acquire?
A. 121.54 J C. 141.45 J
B. 131.54 J D. 131.45 J
_____45. In a four-cycle stroke of gasoline engine, explain what happens to the gas if it is heated inside the engine’s
cylinder?
A. It does not depend but the piston moves. B. Nothing happens to the gas.
C. The gas expands, making the piston down. D. The gas expands, making the piston move.
_____46. Determine the efficiency of a heat engine when the difference in temperature between the input and output
reservoir increases.
A. Its efficiency decreases. B. Its efficiency increases.
C. Its efficiency stays the same. D. More information is needed to establish a relationship.
_____47. Analyze the following pairs of vehicles. Which pair has the greatest momenta before collision assuming that
they both move at equal speeds?
A. Super 5 bus VS Rural Transit bus B. Super 5 bus VS Ten-wheeler truck
C. Super 5 bus VS jeepney D. Super 5 bus VS Taxi
_____48. Which of the following has the SMALLEST kinetic energy?
A. An object of mass 4kg with a velocity of 8V C. An object of mass 2kg with a velocity of 5V
B. An object of mass 2kg with a velocity of 3V D. An object of mass 5kg with a velocity of 26V

PART II: PROBLEM SOLVING (SHOW ALL YOUR SOLUTIONS)

1. Sam kicked a ball 18° above the ground with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. (5 POINTS)
A. Find the x and y component of initial velocities
B. Find the time that the ball reach at the maximum height
C. Find the total time of flight of the ball
D. Find the horizontal distance that the ball traveled
E. Find the maximum height of the ball

2. A ball of mass 4kg with a velocity of 2m/s(East) collides with a second ball of mass 8kg that is moving in the same
direction with a velocity of 6m/s. What is the velocity of each ball after the collision? (5 POINTS)