LEANDRO G.

JAPOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FOURTH QUARTER EXAM
SCIENCE
GRADE 9
For questions 1 and 2, refer to the table below:
12. Which of the following happens to a coconut that falls
freely?
a. Loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy.
b. Loses both potential energy and kinetic energy.
c. Gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy.
d. Gains both potential energy and kinetic energy.

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In the table above, what is the momentum of the jeepney?

a. 6,000 kg m/s
c. 20,000 kg m/s
b. 40,000 kg m/s
d. 3,000 kg m/s
Which has greater momentum, the jeepney or the
motorcycle?
a. jeepney
c. both have the same momentum
b. motorcycle
d. cannot be determined
Two identical cars are travelling along EDSA. Which of the
two cars would have a greater momentum?
a. the slower car
c. both have the same momentum
b. the faster car
d. cannot be easily determined

13. What is the energy of a motorcycle moving slowly at the top

14.

A 25-kg girl is riding a 5-kg with a velocity of 5 m/s the East.

What is the total momentum of a girl and a bike together?
a. 100 kg m/s
b. 125 kg m/s
c. 150 kg m/s
d. 200 m/s
Which of the following is a necessary condition for the total
momentum of a system to be conserved?
a. Kinetic energy must not change.
b. No net external force acts on the system.
c. The system must be at rest.
d. Only the force of gravity acts on the system
For numbers 6 and 7 the given data are:
Two 0.5 kg balls approach each other with the same speed
of 1.0 m/s.
What is the total momentum of the system before
collision?
a. 0
b. 0.50 kg m/s
c. 1.0 kg m/s
d. -1.0 kg m/s
If there is no external force acting on the system, what the
total momentum of the system after collision?
a. 0
b. 0.50 kg m/s
c. 1.0 kg m/s
d. -1.0 kg m/s
A lady tennis player hits an approaching ball with a force of
750 N If she hits the ball in 0.002 s, how much impulse is
imparted to the tennis ball?
a. 0 N s
b. 1.5 N s
c. 3.0 N s
d. 6.0 Ns
Which sequence of energy transformation best describes
what happens when you switch on your battery-run radio?
a. Mechanical Energy
Electrical Energy Sound Energy
b. Mechanical Energy
Chemical Energy Sound Energy
c. Chemical Energy
Electrical Energy
Sound Energy
D. Chemical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Sound Energ

15.

In which case is there a decrease in gravitational potential

energy?
a. Amada stretches horizontally a rubber band.
b. A car ascends a steep parking ramp.
c. Pamelas puppy jumps down the chair.
d. Water is forced upward through a pipe.
A picture frame falls off the wall. Considering the presence
of air, how does the kinetic energy (K) just before striking the
floor compare to the potential energy (P) at its hanging
point?
a. K is equal to P.
b. K is greater than P.
c. K is less than P.
d. It is impossible to tell.

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of a hill?
a. entirely kinetic
c. entirely gravitational
b. entirely potential d. both kinetic and potential
Which is a necessary condition for the total momentum of a
system to be conserved?
a. Kinetic energy must not change.
b. No external force is present.
c. An object must be at rest.
d. Only the force of gravity acts on the system.
Which event is explained in the sequence of energy changes
shown in the diagram below?

a. a headlight is on c. electric current powers a flat iron

b. a turbine spins
d. gasoline burns to run a jeepney
Which event illustrates the direct transformation of potential
to kinetic energy?
a. A basketball player catches a flying ball.
b. A Kalesa moves from rest.
c. Kathys arrow is released from its bow.
d. The spring mechanism of a toy is rotated until it locked.
The wind-up toy that is fully wound and at rest possesses
___________________.
A. kinetic but no potential energy
B. potential but no kinetic energy
C. both potential and kinetic energy in equal amounts
D. neither potential nor kinetic energy
The impulse experienced by a body is equal to the change in
its:
a. Velocity
b. Kinetic energy
c. Momentum
d. Potential energy
Which among the forms of energy is considered a potential
energy?
a. chemical energy
b. radiant energy
c. sound energy
d. thermal energy
A torchlight fell from a watch tower. The potential energy of
the torchlight at the highest point compared to its kinetic
energy at the lowest point is _______
a. lesser.
b. equal.
c. greater.
d. not related.
Which event illustrates the direct transformation of potential
to kinetic energy?
a. A volleyball player blocks an incoming ball.
b. A sleeping cow stirs awake.
c. The wide-open spring door closes slowly.
d. The spring of a broken toy shoots up.
Which of the following happens to raindrops?
a. Loses potential energy and gains kinetic energy.
b. Loses both potential energy and kinetic energy.
c. Gains potential energy and loses kinetic energy.
d. Gains both potential energy and kinetic energy.

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Francis stretched a rubber band five times. After that, he

observed that the rubber band felt warmth. Did the rubber
band gain heat?
a. No, it is not evident.
b. Yes, the rubber band felt warmth means it gained heat
c. Yes, the rubber band felt warmth means it loss heat.
d. No, temperature is not related to a gain or loss of heat.
What is commonly used as refrigerant for most of the
refrigerators?
a. Liquid that is easy to solidify.
b. Liquid that is hard to solidify.
c. Gas that is easy to liquefy.
d. Gas that is hard to liquefy

34. How can air conditioning unit functions as heater during cold
days and cooler during hot days?
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How does water from the deep well move upward?

a. It occurs naturally.
b. It uses water heat pump.
c. It is a spontaneous process.
d. It flows from higher temperature to cooler
temperature.

36. What causes thermal pollution?

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 tempera

37. In which of the following units is electrical consumption

Modified True or False. Study each statement. Write

True if it is correct and if not, change the underline
word/s to make it true.

39. Shayne turned on a lamp switch in her room. Which of the

27.

Heat engine is any device that converts thermal

energy into mechanical work.

28.

In every heat engine, all of the heat can be converted

into work.

29.

Mechanical work takes place in the piston of a

gasoline engine.

1. It cools the inside of the house and heats the outside.

2. It takes heat from the air outside to warm the inside.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. None of them

35. What is the function of a heat engine?

a. It converts chemical energy to mechanical energy.
b. It converts thermal energy to mechanical energy.
c. It converts mechanical energy to chemical energy.
d. It converts thermal energy into chemical energy.

a. Exhaust of different vehicles.

b. Exhaust from different industrial engines.
c. Degradation of water.
d. All of them

measured by electric companies

consumption in our homes?
a. kilowatt b. volt c. megawatt

four

our

household

d. kilowatt hour

38. In power stations generating electricity, power is measured in

_________.
a. joule b. kilojoule

c. kilowatt

d. megawatt

following is the correct path of electrical power that can be

traced back to the source?
a. power plant
transmission substations distribution
substations
residences
b. transmission substations power plants
residences
distribution substations
c. residences
distribution substation
power plants
transmission substations
d. distribution substations
transmission substations
power plants
residences

40. You made an electric motor in school. When you tested it in

using 4 dry cells, the armature turned very fast. What should
you do to make it turn slower?
a. use a bigger magnet
b. remove one of the dry cells
c. increase the number of turns in the coil of wire
d. decrease the distance between the magnetic poles

30.

There is no ideal heat engine, making some heat

exhaust in the environment.

31.

Thermal pollution is brought about by the accumulated

exhaustion of heat from diesel, gasoline and industrial
engines.
41. If a 100 W light bulb is lit for 8 hours each day for 20 days in a

32.

What energy transformation takes place in a generator?

a. electrical to mechanical c. mechanical to electrical
b. heat to mechanical
d. chemical to mechanical

33.

In which case will electric current be induced in a coil of

wire?
a. when it is connected to a galvanometer
b. when a magnet is held stationary inside the coil
c. when a magnet is rapidly inserted into and out of the
coil
d. when a magnetic compass is held beside it

month. How many kilowatt-hours will the bulb consume?

a. 16
b. 160
c. 1600
d. 16000

For nos. 42-51 , complete the table below and show

your complete solution.
A 2-kg stone dropped on top of a hill and reached the
ground after 1s.
Time (s)

Height
(m)

Velocity
(m/s)

PE (J)

KE (J)

TME
PE + KE

0
1

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