FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

SCIENCE 9

Directions: Avoid erasures. Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best answer.
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
1. A volleyball is served at a speed of 8.0 m/s at an angle 35o above the horizontal. What is the speed of the
ball when received by the opponent at the same height?
a. 4.0 m/s b. 8.0 m/s c. 9.8 m/s d. 16.0 m/s
2. For questions 2 and 3, refer to the table below:
vehicle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s)
jeepney 2000 10
motorcycle 300 20
3. In the table above, what is the momentum of the jeepney?
a. 6,000 kgm/s b. 40,000 kgm/s c. 20,000 kgm/s d. 3,000 kgm/s
4. Which has greater momentum, the jeepney or the motorcycle?
a. jeepney c. both have the same momentum
b. motorcycle d. cannot be determined
5. A 50 kg astronaut ejects 100 g of gas from his propulsion pistol at a velocity of 50 m/s. What is his resulting velocity?
a. -0.10 m/s b. -0.50 m/s c. 0 m/s d. -100 m/s
6. The Philippine Tarsier is capable of jumping to a height of 1.5 m in hunting for food. Determine the takeoff speed of
the tarsier.
a. 4.4 m/s b. 5.9 m/s c. 5.4 m/s d. 4.9 m/s
7. The motion of an object with constant acceleration is also known as _______.
a. motion c. constant motion
b. uniform motion d. uniformly accelerated motion
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8. 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. Just before it hits the ground
b. At the highest point in its flight d. Halfway between the ground and the highest point
9. 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.
10. Which is a necessary condition for the total momentum of a system to be conserved?
a. Kinetic energy must not change. c. An object must be at rest
b. No external force is present. d. Only the force of gravity acts on the system
11. What is the energy of a motorcycle moving slowly at the top of a hill?
a. entirely kinetic c. entirely gravitational
b. entirely potential d. both kinetic and potential
12. Which event illustrates the direct transformation of potential to kinetic energy?
a. A basketball player catches a flying ball. c. Kathy’s arrow is released from its bow.
b. A kalesa moves from rest. d. The spring mechanism of a toy is rotated until it locked.
13. Which sequence of energy transformation best describes what happens when you switch on your battery-run radio?
a. Mechanical Energy Electrical Energy Sound Energy c. Mechanical Energy Chemical Energy Sound Energy
b. Chemical Energy Electrical Energy Sound Energy d. Chemical Energy Mechanical Energy Sound Energy
14. Which among the forms of energy is considered a potential energy?
a. chemical energy c. sound energy
b. radiant energy d. thermal energy
15. Which of the following happens to a coconut that falls freely?
a. Loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy c. Gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy
b. Loses both potential energy and kinetic energy d. Gains both potential energy and kinetic energy
16. The potential energy of a 1-kg object on top of a hill is 18 J. What is it’s velocity in m/s just before it hits the bottom
of the hill?
a. 36 b. 18 c. 6 d. 3
17. A bag drops some distance and gains 90 J of kinetic energy. Considering air resistance, how much gravitational
potential energy did the bag lose?
a. More than 90 J c. exactly 90 J
b. Less than 90 J d. cannot be determined from the information given
18. In which case is there a decrease in a gravitational potential energy?
a. Amada stretches horizontally a rubber band. c. A car ascends a steep parking ramp.
b. Pamela’s puppy jumps down the chair. d. Water is forced upward through a pipe.
19. A picture frame falls of the wall. Considering the presence of air, how does the kinetic energy (KE) just before
striking the floor compare to the potential energy (PE) at it’s hanging point?
a. KE is equal to PE. c. KE is greater than PE.
b. KE is less than PE. d. it is impossible to tell.
20. Which among the objects is considered as having potential energy?
a. ambulance siren b. hot plate c. candle flame d. milk
21. A 4-kg toy car moves along a frictionless surface with a uniform speed of 8 m/s? What is its kinetic energy?
a. 1.28 J b. 12.8 J c. 128 J d. 1280 J
22. Budoy, a junior high school student, lifts a 6-kg book from the floor into a cabinet 4.0 m high. With reference to the
floor, how much potential energy does the book acquire?
a. 23.52 b. 235.2 c. 2352 d. 2352.23
23. Francis stretched a rubber band five times. After that, he observed that the rubber band felt warm. Did the rubber
band gain heat?
a. No, it is not evident. c. yes, the rubber band felt warm means it gained heat.
b. Yes, the rubber band felt warm means it loss heat. d. No, temperature is not related to a gain or loss of heat.
24. What is commonly used as refrigerant for most of the refrigerators?
a. Liquid that is easy to solidify c. gas that is easy to liquefy
b. Liquid that is hard to solidify d. gas that is hard to liquefy
25. Suppose a steam engine receives steam at 600 K. The engine uses a part of this thermal energy for work. It
exhausts the rest to a condenser at a temperature of 350 K. What is the maximum efficiency of this steam engine?
a. 31.67% b. 33.57% c. 41.67% d. 51.57%
For numbers 26-27, consider this situation: A beaker containing 400g of water has 1200 J of work done on it by stirring
and 200 cal of heat added to it from a hot plate.
26. What is the change in the internal energy of the water in joules?
a. 2038 J b. 3028 J c. 2308 J d. 3820 J
27. Determine the change in the internal energy of the water in calories.
a. 684 cal b. 486 cal c. 648 cal d. 846 cal
28. How does water from the deep well move upward?
a. It occurs naturally. c. It uses water heat pump.
b. It is a spontaneous process. d. It flows from higher temperature to cooler temperature.
29. Given the following mechanisms, which best describes correct sequence of the refrigeration cycle?
i. evaporation ii. Expansion iii. Compression iv. Condensation
a. i, ii, iii, iv b. ii, iv, i, iii c. iii, iv, ii, i d. iii, iv, i, ii
30. What is the function of a heat engine?
a. It converts chemical energy to mechanical energy. c. It converts mechanical energy to chemical energy.
b. It converts thermal energy to mechanical energy. d. It converts thermal energy into chemical energy.
31. Why is heat engine not 100% efficient?
a. Because all mixture of gases is converted into work. c. Because engine needs to be cooled down.
b. All of the gases are used up by the engine. d. some of the gases taken up in the piston.
32. What causes thermal pollution?
a. exhaust of different vehicles c. exhaust from different industrial engines
b. degradation of water d. all of them
33. The internal energy of a system is initially 24 J. The system does 21 J of work. What is the system’s final internal
energy when a total of 28 J of energy is added to the system by heat?
a. 47 J b. 31 J c. 37 J d. 41 J
34. If 500 cal of heat is added to a gas, and the gas expands doing 500 J of work on its surroundings, what is the change
in the internal energy of the gas?
a. 1555 J b. 5915 J c. 5159 J d. 1595 J
35. Is it possible to change the temperature of a glass of water by stirring the water, even though the glass is insulated
from its surroundings?
a. No, stirring will not affect the temperature of the water.
b. No, insulation prevents the change of temperature of the water.
c. Yes, stirring the water increases its internal energy causing the increase of its temperature.
d. Yes, stirring the water decreases its internal energy causing the decrease of its temperature.

B. Modified True or False. Study each statement. Write True if it is correct and if not change the underlined word/s to
make it true.
36. Heat engine is any device that converts thermal energy into mechanical work.
37. In every heat engine, all of the heat can be converted into work.
38. Neglecting friction, the potential energy of the runner at the highest point compared to his kinetic energy at the
lowest point is greater.
39. There is no ideal heat engine, making some heat exhaust in the environment.
40. Thermal pollution is brought about by the accumulated exhaustion of heat from diesel, gasoline and industrial
engines.

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