Date: February 15, 2019

Total Points: 50
Score:

Remarks:

SCIENCE: EARTH AND PHYSICS GRADE 9 MONTHLY TEST

(Volcano, Power Plants, Magnetism and Electricity)

Choose among the choices the best answer to the given question. Write the answer on the SPACE PROVIDED, if the answer does not
belong to the choices, write the CORRECT answer. Manage your time wisely.

Part I. Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following words describes a 8. Which type of volcano would be the least
volcano that has not erupted recently but is explosive?
expected to do so again?
a. shield c. composite
a. active c. inactive b. cinder cone d. both b and c
b. dormant d. extinct
For numbers 9-11. The generator supplied
2. What energy resource is made possible by 200A of electric current to step-up
the volcanic activity? transformer. After it travels through
a. nuclear energy transmission lines to step-down transformer,
b. geothermal energy the total electric current output is 180A.
c. wind energy
d. solar energy 9. What is the efficiency of the whole
system?
3. It is an imbalance of electric charges within or a. 10% c. 99%
on the surface of a material causing attraction b. 90% d. 1%
or repulsion between the objects in able to
maintain equilibrium. 10. If transformers were not used in the
system, what will most likely happen?
a. static electricity
b. potential difference a. its efficiency will be lesser
c. mechanical electricity b. its efficiency will be greater
d. voltage c. its efficiency will be zero
d. its efficiency will be 100%
4. What is the reason why shield volcanoes 11. Suppose the voltage output of the step-
erupt gently? down transformer is 110V. How much
a. Its magma cools slowly power will be supplied to houses?
b. Its magma cools rapidly a. 19.8 kW c. 1.63 kW
c. Its magma has low viscosity b. 22.0 kW d. 1.81 kW
d. Its magma has high viscosity
12. A sill was once a minor vent that was
5. At constant electric charge, what will happen capped by lava. Sills can most likely be
to the voltage of the system if the work it found in which type of volcano?
generated was doubled?
a. shield c. composite
a. the voltage will slightly increase
b. cinder cone d. both b and c
b. the voltage will slightly decrease
c. the voltage would be divided by two
d. the voltage would be doubled

6. How will you describe the eruption of a cinder

cone volcano?
a. explosive lava
b. slow and takes very long
c. gradual pour out of lava
d. emission of fire-broken rocks 13. In the figure above, what will happen if the
rotation of the magnetic lines of force
7. Which is not true about composite volcano? causing the charges (q) to flow reverses?
a. It has steep structure a. the flow of charges will be stopped
b. It always erupts violently b. the flow of charges will be reversed
c. It is a cone-shaped volcano c. more current will be generated
d. Its magma has low silica content d. lesser current will be generated
Part II. 4 Pics 1 Word. 17. R E N E W A B L E
Part III. Word Analogy

18. Solar Energy: Solar Panel

Geothermal Energy: _____________

19. Electric Current: Electric Charge

____________.: Work

20. Transformer: Electricity Distribution

Generator: ___________________
14. E F F I C I E N C Y
21. Earth’s Interior: Magma
Earth’s Exterior: __________

22. Shield Volcano: Low Viscosity Magma

____________.: High Viscosity Magma

23. Furnace: Coal

_______: Hydroelectric Energy

15. G E N E R A T O R Part IV. Odd One Out

24. A. Low Viscosity

B. Gentle Eruption
C. Low Silica Content
D. Steep Slope

25. A. Furnace
B. Wind Mill
C. Solar Panel
D. Heat Exchanger

26. A. Current
16. P Y R O C L A S T I C
B. Charge
C. Heat
D. Voltage

27. A. Lapilli
B. Lazuli
C. Volcanic Bombs
D. Volcanic Ash

28. A. q = 30C; t = 2s; I = 15A

B. W = 10J; V = 110V; q = 11C
C. V = 220V; I = 2.5A; P = 550W
 D. there’s no odd one out I = q/t; q = It
Part V. True or False. Write T if the following q = It = (0.1A)(120s)
statements are true and F if the statements are q = 12C
false.
V = W/q; W = Vq
29. Shield volcanoes erupt violently. FALSE W = Vq = (110V)(12C)
W = 1,320J
30. After electricity is produced from power plants, it
will go to step-up transformer to increase the
Part VII. Word Scramble.
voltage and thus decrease the efficiency of the
whole power distribution. FALSE
41. One way to increase the electric charge
31. Generators are used for electricity transmission. the wire generates inside the generator is
to increase its _____________. COIL
32. 2 Amperes of electric current are being generated
when 7,200 Coulombs of electric charge passed
through a circuit after an hour (3,600 seconds).
O T L
33. Power efficiency is power output divided by the A E I
power input. TRUE

34. Volcanoes can only be found near plate

G C V
boundaries. FALSE
42. A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by
35. A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to the collapse of a volcano into itself,
a pool of molten rock below the surface of the making it a large, special form of volcanic
earth. When pressure builds up, eruptions occur. ___________. CRATER

36. A hydroelectric power plant exhausted 47.5% of

its total energy input. If the total energy input is E V T
280J, its total energy output is 133J. FALSE
R F A
Part VI. Problem Solving. Solve the problem below
by writing the given, asked and the complete solution N C R
for the problem.
43. Electrical ___________ is the physical
Problem: An 11-Watt lamp was plugged into a 110V property of matter that causes it to
outlet for exactly 2 minutes. experience a force when placed in an
electromagnetic field. CHARGE
37-38. How much electric current did it generate?

P = 11W; V =110V; t = 120s H E G R

P = IV; I = P/V
I = P/V = (10W)/(110V) E T N Y
I = 0.1A
C R U A
39-40. How much mechanical work did it produced? 44. Geothermal energy is the internal heat of
the Earth which vaporizes AQUIFER to
P = 11W; V =110V; t = 120s; I = 0.1A produce steam for power plant processing
 F U T R
W A U D
Q C E I
Part VIII. Short Response. Read and analyze each question. Answer them substantially in no
more than three sentences. You can also include diagram.

45. How does magma becomes viscous?

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46-47. Why do power distributors like PaLeCo uses step-up and step-down transformers?
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Part IX. Process Flow Diagram.

48-50. Draw a process flow diagram (with arrows and labels) to describe how energy from
volcanoes can be converted into electrical energy inside a power plant.

The capacity to learn is a gift. The ability to learn is a skill. The willingness to learn is a
choice.
-Brian Herbert
-God be with you, Champions-