LONG TEST IN SCIENCE 9

Direction: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A car moves for 60s covering a distance of 3600m with zero initial velocity. What is the acceleration in m/s 2?
A. 2 C. 3
B. 2.5 D. 4.5
2. A car moves with zero initial velocity up to a velocity of 5 m/s with an acceleration of 10 m/s 2. The distance
covered is ___.
A. 1.25m C. 1.6m
B. 1.5m D. 0m
3. A ball is thrown up with an initial velocity of 20 m/s and after some time it returns. What is the maximum
height reached? Take g = 10 m/s2.
A. 80m C. 70m

B. 20m D. 40m
4. A caterpillar starts travelling at a speed of 1 m/h. If the rate at which the speed changes is 0.1 m/h 2, what is the
final speed after 10 hours?
A. 2 m/h C. 0.5 m/h
B. 1 m/h D. 5 m/h
5. In the first 10s of a body’s motion, the velocity changes from 10 m/s to 20m/s. During the next 30s the velocity
changes from 20m/s to 50m/s. What is the average acceleration in m/s 2?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 0.5
6. A body moves a distance of 15 m in a 15mins, with an initial velocity of 0m/min. What is the final velocity in
m/min?
A. 2 C. 5
B. 8 D. 6
7. A coin and a bag full of rocks are thrown in a gravity less environment with the same initial speed. Which one
of the following statements is true about the situation?
A. Bag will not move. C. The coin will travel faster.
B. Both will travel with the same speed D. The bag will travel faster.
8. A bus moves the first few meters of its journey with an acceleration of 5 m/s 2 in 10s and the next few meters
with an acceleration of 15 m/s2 in 20s. What is the final velocity in m/s if it starts from rest?
A. 100 C. 450
B. 350 D. 500
9. It is important for motorists to know the speed of their vehicles when driving. Which device is used to
determine the speed of a moving vehicle?
A. barometer C. speedometer
B. odometer D. thermometer
10. In a body exhibiting a uniformly accelerated motion, which of the following quantities is constant?
A. acceleration C. velocity
B. speed D. time
11. A net force of 1375 N is exerted on an encyclopedia to cause it to accelerate at a rate of 25 m/s 2. What is the
mass of the encyclopedia.
A. 55 kg C. 65 kg

B. 55 N D. 65 N
12. Uniformly accelerated motion is evident in our everyday living. Which scenario or object exhibits uniformly
accelerated motion?
A. a falling leaf C. a sleeping cat
B. a ringing cellphone D. a hanging wall clock
13. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about an object in uniformly accelerated motion?

I. Velocity is constant. III. Acceleration does not change.

II. Acceleration is not zero. IV. Velocity changes at a constant rate.
A. I only C. III and IV
B. IV only D. I and II
14. Speed limits vary with the type of road and area. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about speed
limit?
A. It restricts the speed of vehicles.
B. It minimizes vehicular accidents on the road.
C. It regulates the flow of traffic in different areas.
D. It permits vehicles to move in uniformly accelerated motion.
15. Objects at free fall exhibit uniformly accelerated motion. What is the value of its acceleration due to gravity?
A. 9.8 m/s C. 19.6 m/s
B. 9.8 m/s2 D. 19.6 m/s2
16. Which of the following quantities changes at a constant rate in a body in uniformly accelerated motion?
A. acceleration C. time
B. speed D. velocity
17. Lanie and her family is going to Quezon for a vacation. A graph on the right shows
their travel time and distance. How long did it take for them to travel 10m?
A. 0 s C. 15 s
B. 10 s D. 20 s
18. A person walks 50 meters directly north, stops, and then travels 32 meters directly
south. What is the magnitude of their displacement?
A. 2 meters C. 28 meters
B. 18 meters D. 82 meters
19. A car accelerates from rest at a constant rate 5 m/s2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The car’s velocity doesn’t change.
B. The car travels 5 meters in every second
C. The car increases its velocity 5 m/s in every second
D. The car decreases its velocity 5 m/s in every second
20. What will be the velocity v/s time graph of a ball falling from a height before hitting the ground look like?
A. A parabola C. straight line with negative slope
B. A straight line with zero slope D. A straight line with positive slope
21. Which of the following is the correct formula for average velocity?
A. v = dx/dt C. v = xt
B. v = x/t D. v = t/x
22. A truck requires 3 hours to complete a journey of 150 km, what is the average speed?
A. 10 km/hr C. 25 km/hr
B. 15 km/hr D. 50 km/hr
23. Average speed of a car between points A and B is 20 m/s, between B and C is 15 m/s, between C and D is 10
m/s. What is the average speed between A and D, if the time taken in the mentioned sections is 20s, 10s and 5s
respectively?
A. 10 m/s C. 17.14 m/s
B. 15 m/s D. 45 m/s
24. In a uniformly accelerated motion, the speed varies from 0 to 20 m/s in 4 s. What is the average speed during
the motion?
A. 0 m/s C. 15 m/s
B. 10 m/s D. 20 m/s
25. What happens to the average velocity when a body falls under gravity with terminal velocity?
A. It increases C. It remains constant
B. It decreases D. It changes exponentially

26. Which of the following statements best describes the graph on the left with regards to position and time?

I. The object has a negative velocity.

II. The object is moving from slow to fast.
III. The object has a positive or rightward velocity.
IV. The object has a changing and it is accelerating.

C. I and II C. II, III and IV

D. II and III D. I, II, III and IV

27. Which of the following is the average speed and the average velocity of the skier during these three minutes
based on the given diagram?
 AVERAGE SPEED AVERAGE VELOCITY
A 140 m/min 46.7 m/min, left
B 140 m/min 46.7 m/min, right
C 160 m/min 48.8 m/min, left
D 160 m/min 48.8 m/min, right

The diagram above illustrates a car that, starting from the origin, travels 4 km east and then 7 km west. Use it to
answer questions 28 and 29.

28. What is the net displacement of the car from the initial point?
A. 3 km, west C. 4 km, east
B. 3 km, east D. 7 km, west
29. Starting from the origin, a car travels 4 km east and then 7 km west. What is the traveled distance of the car
from the initial point?
A. 3 km C. 7 km
B. 4 km D. 11 km
30. A rock is thrown straight up with twice the initial velocity of another. How much higher will the first rock be at
its apex?
A. 2 times C. 16 times
B. 4 times D. The rocks ill reach the same apex
31. Consider the graph at the right. All of the given statements describe the graph, EXCEPT
I. speeding up.
II. slowing down.
III. changing directions.
IV. moving in the positive direction.
V. moving with a constant velocity.
VI. moving with a negative velocity.
VII. moving with a positive acceleration.
VIII. moving with a constant acceleration.
A. I, II, III, VIII C. I, III, V,
VI, VII
B. III, V, VII, VIII D. II, IV, V, VI, VII
32. The changes in displacement in three consecutive instances are 5 m, 4 m, 11 m, the total time taken is 5 s. What
is the average velocity in m/s?
A. 1 C. 7
B. 4 D. 6
33. A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold.
What is the velocity of the brick after 4.0 s and how far does the brick fall during this time?
A. 35 m/s downward, 73 m C. 39 m/s downward, 78 m
B. 37 m/s downward, 75 m D. 41 m/s downward, 80 m
34. Edward drops a pile of roof shingles from the top of a roof located 8.52 meters above the
ground. Determine the time required for the shingles to reach the ground.
A. 1.23 s C. 1.32 s
B. 1.28 s D. 1.35 s
2
35. An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the
ground. Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.
 A. 1700 m C. 1720 m
B. 1710 m D. 1730 m
36. A truck starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of 110 m.
Determine the acceleration of the car.
A. 8.10 m/s2 C. 8.20 m/s2
2
B. 8.15 m/s D. 8.25 m/s2
37. Richard throws his mother's crystal vase vertically upwards with an initial velocity of
26.2 m/s. Determine the height to which the vase will rise above its initial height.
A. 25 m C. 35 m
B. 30 m D. 40 m
38. Courtney is riding the EKstreme Tower at Enchanted Kingdom. If Courtney free falls
for 2.60 seconds, what will be his final velocity and how far will he fall?
A. 23.5 m/s C. 25.5 m/s
B. -23.5 m/s D. -25.5 m/s
39. A 70.0-kg astronaut pushes to the left on a spacecraft with a force F in "gravity-free" space. The spacecraft has
a total mass of 1.0 x 10 kg. During the push, the astronaut accelerates to the right with an acceleration of 0.36
m/s2. 14. Which one of the following statements concerning this situation is true?
A. The astronaut stops moving after he stops pushing on the spacecraft.
B. The velocity of the astronaut increases while he is pushing on the
spacecraft.
C. The force exerted on the astronaut is larger than the force exerted on the
spacecraft.
D. The spacecraft does not move, but the astronaut moves to the right with
a constant speed.
40. A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds.
Determine the acceleration of the car and the distance traveled.
A. 9.8 m/s2, 72.4 m C. 11.2 m/s2, 79.8 m
2
B. 10.5 m/s , 75.5 m D. 12.0 m/s2, 80.4m
41. You pull 50-kg crate horizontally with a force of 450 N and the friction force on the crate is 250 N. The
acceleration of the crate is ____________________.
A. 2 m/s2 C. 9 m/s2
B. 4 m/s2 D. 14 m/s2
42. A 400,000-kg airplane in takeoff uses the 40,000 N thrust of each one of its four engines. What is the
acceleration of the plane during takeoff?
A. 0.1 m/s2 C. 10 m/s2

B. 0.4 m/s2 D. 40 m/s2

43. A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.67
m/s2. Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the moon.
A. 1.16 s C. 1.27 s
B. 1.21 s D. 1.29 s
44. A tennis ball is dropped from the top of a tall building. A second tennis ball is thrown down from the same
building. Make a statement about the acceleration of each tennis ball.
A. The first ball falls with a greater acceleration
B. The second ball falls with a greater acceleration
C. The both fall with the same acceleration because they are in a free
fall
D. They both fall with the same acceleration because they stated
from the same height
45. A student drops a pebble from the edge of a vertical cliff. The pebble hits
the ground 4 s after it was dropped. What is the height of the cliff and the speed of the pebble just before it hits
the ground?
A. 60 m, 30 m/s C. 100 m, 50 m/s
B. 80 m, 40 m/s D. 120 m, 60 m/s
46. Suppose that the net external force (push minus friction) exerted on a lawn mower is
51 N parallel to the ground. The mass of the mower is 24 kg. What is its acceleration?
A. 1.8 m/s2 C. 2.1 m/s2
2
B. 2.0 m/s D. 2.4 m/s2
47. A bag of mass 1000 g, projected at an angle of 90° from the ground with an initial
velocity of 5 m/s, acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s 2, what is the maximum
height attained?
A. 1.25 m C. 2.50 m
B. 1.50 m D. 3.0 m
48. A body of mass 5 kg, projected at an angle of 60° from the ground with an initial velocity of 25 m/s,
acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s2, what is the maximum horizontal range covered?
A. 49 m C. 54.13 m
B. 49.16 m D. 60 m
49. A big stone of mass 1000 g, projected at an angle of 30° from the ground it covers a maximum vertical distance
of 5 m, acceleration due to gravity is g = 10 m/s2, what is the velocity with which it was thrown?
A. 1.155 m/s C. 11.55 m/s
B. 11.5 m/s D. 12.0 m/s
50. When do we get maximum height in a simple projectile motion?
A. When θ = 45° C. When θ = 90°
B. When θ = 60° D. When θ = 0°