3rd ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE 9

QUARTER 4 -WEEK 5 & 6

Name:____________________________________Grade/Section:_____________Date:____________
MELC/s: WEEK 5 – Construct a model to demonstrate that heat can do work. (S9FE-IVe-42)
WEEK 6 – Explain how heat transfer and energy transformation make heat engines work. (S9FE-IVg-45)

WRITTEN TASK
Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on
the space before each item.
___1. Which event does NOT describe potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
A. A box sliding down a ramp. C. A pen spring being compressed.
B. A mango falling from a crate. D. A stretched rubber band got loosened.
___2. Which among the forms of energy is considered a potential energy?
A. Chemical energy B. Radiant energy C. Sound energy D. Thermal energy
___3. What is the energy of a motorcycle moving slowly at the top of a hill?
A. Entirely gravitational B. Entirely kinetic C. Entirely potential D. Both kinetic and potential
___4. 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
___5. A picture frame falls off 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 its hanging point?
A. KE is equal to PE. C. KE is less than PE
B. KE is greater than PE. D. It is impossible to tell.
___6. What type of energy is contained in a tank of gasoline?
A. Chemical B. Electrical C. Mechanical D. Thermal
___7. What is the energy transformation that occurs in a ceiling fan?
A. Electrical to chemical C. Electrical to mechanical
B. Mechanical to electrical D. Mechanical to thermal
___8. The wind-up toy that is fully wound and at rest possesses __________.
A. Kinetic but no potential energy C. Both potential and kinetic energy in equal amounts
B. Potential but no kinetic energy D. Neither potential nor kinetic energy
___9. Stored energy is
A. Friction B. Gravitational energy C. Kinetic energy D. Potential energy
___10. Which event illustrates the direct transformation of potential energy 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.

PERFORMANCE TASK:
Directions: Match Column A with the correct answer on Column B, write only the letter of answer on the blank
provided at the right side of each number.

___21. What is commonly used as a refrigerant for most 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
___22. How does water from the deep well move upward?
A. It happens naturally C. It is a natural process.
B. It uses water heat pump. D. It moves from higher temperature to cooler temperature.
___23. How can the air conditioning unit function as a heater during cold days cooler during hot days?
I. IT cools the inside of the house and heats the outside.
II. It takes heat from the air outside to warm the inside.
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. None of them
___24. A process without gain or loss of heat?
 A. Adiabatic Process B. Internal Energy C. Spontaneous Process D. Non-spontaneous Process
____25. Mang Juan, a carpenter, is planning a piece of wood with his planar. After a few minutes, he observed
that it is hot. Is there evidence of heat transfer?
A. There is no evidence.
B. Yes, hotness means there is an increase in the temperature.
C. Yes, hotness means there is a decrease in the temperature.
D. No, hotness is not related to a change in temperature.
____26. Given the following mechanism, which best describes the correct sequence of the refrigeration cycle?
I. Compression II. Condensation III. Expansion IV. Evaporation
A. I, II, III, IV B. II, III, IV, I C. III, IV, I, II D. IV, III, I, II
____27. What causes thermal pollution?
A. exhaust of different vehicles C. degradation of water
B. exhaust from various industrial engines D. all of the above
____28. Which of the following does not undergo a spontaneous process?
A. Breakage of egg B. Ice Production C. Drying of leaves D. Rice Cooking
____29. The primary function of an air-conditioning unit is:
A. A heat pump used for home cooling and heating C. A heat pump used for home heating only
B. A heat pump used for home cooling only D. It cools the outside of the house
____30. What can you do to reverse the process of keeping the food fresh from spoilage?
A. By reheating it often C. Keeping it in a refrigerator
B. Putting it in a food storage box D. Adding more food preservatives

PERFORMANCE TASK:
What’s the word!
Direction: Complete the crossword puzzle. Read the clues below to help answer the mystery.

Across
3. A process without gain or loss of heat
5. the sum of all kinetic and potential energies
6. The transfer of energy from one object to another because of the temperature difference

Down
1. the thermal energy that flows from a substance of higher temperature to a substance of lower temperature
2. an example of a heat pump
4. a device that reverses the direction of the heat flow, from cold temperature to a warmer one.