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4 Periodical Test in Science – Grade 9
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Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Year and Section: ____________________________________ Teacher: __________________________

DIRECTIONS. Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each questions carefully. Select the best
answer from the four choices lettered a, b, c, d. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your
answer. Strictly no erasures.

1. A two – component motion because it has x – and y – axis or vertical and horizontal components.
A. Free – falling object’s motion C. circular motion
B. Projectile motion D. free – falling
2. It is the quantity present when describing motions and forces and the time of impact.
A. Momentum B. Impulse C. scalar D. vector
3. An object that experiences projectile motions.
A. projectile C. free – falling objects
B. trajectory D. gravity
4. The path traveled by a projectile.
A. projectile C. free – falling objects
B. trajectory D. gravity
5. Which among the forms of energy is considered a potential energy?
A. chemical energy C. sound energy
B. radiant energy D. thermal energy
6. Which among the forms of energy is considered a kinetic energy?
A. chemical energy C. sound energy
B. gravitational energy D. electrical energy
7. Which of the following is not a main parts of Hydroelectric Power Plant?
A. dam B. water reservoir C. power plantD. turbines
8. 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.
9. What is the correct sequence of four cycle-stroke of gasoline engine?
1. Intake 2. Power 3. Exhaust 4. Compression
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 1,4,2,3 C. 2,3,4,1 D. 1,3,4,2
10. Given the following mechanisms, which best describes correct sequence of the refrigeration cycle?
1. compression 2. condensation 3.expansion 4. Evaporation
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 2,3,4,1 C. 3,4,1,2 D.4,3,1,2
11. In which of the following units is electrical consumption measured by electric companies four our household
consumption in our homes?
A. kilowatt B. volt C. megawatt D. kilowatt hour
12. In power stations generating electricity, power is measured in _________.
A. joule B. kilojoule C. kilowatt D. megawatt
13. Who among the following scientists discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism?
A. Andrei Marie Ampere C. Hans Christian Oersted
B. Michael Faraday D. Alessandro Volta

14. The motion of an object with constant acceleration is also known as ________.
A. Motion C. Constant Motion
B. Uniform Motion D. Uniformly Accelerated Motion
15. The impulse experienced by a body is equal to the change in its:
A. Velocity C. Momentum
B. Kinetic energy D. Potential energy
16. 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.
17. In the Agus VI Hydroelectric Power (HEP) Plant, which energy transformation takes place?
A. electrical energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.
B. gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy to electrical energy
C. heat mechanical energy to electrical energy.
D. nuclear energy to heat electrical energy
18. Which events does NOT describe potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
A. A cart rolling down a hill.
B. A rubber foam being compressed.
C. A student lets go a stretched slinky.
D. A twig falling from a branch.
19. Which sequence of energy transformation best describes what happens when you prepare scrambled
egg using an egg beater?
A. Mechanical Energy to Electrical Energy to Sound Energy
B. Mechanical Energy to Chemical Energy + Sound Energy
C. Chemical Energy to Mechanical Energy to Sound Energy
D. Chemical Energy to Mechanical Energy + Sound Energy
20. How can air conditioning unit functions as heater during cold days and cooler during hot days?
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

21. How does can 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.
22. 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.
23. What energy transformation takes place in a generator?
a. electrical to mechanical c. mechanical to electrical
b. heat to mechanical d. chemical to mechanical
24. Which has more momentum, a heavy truck moving at 30 km/h or a light truck moving at 30 km/h?
a. heavy truck c. Both have the same momentum
b. light truck d. Cannot be determined.
25. Two billiard balls approach each other at equal speed. If they collide in a perfectly elastic collision,
what would be their velocities after collision?
A. Zero
B. Same in magnitude and direction
C. Same in magnitude but opposite in direction
D. Different in magnitude and opposite in direction

26. Which event is explained in the sequence of energy changes shown in the diagram below?

A. a blue spotlight is on
B. a runner doing stretches
C. an electric fan rotates
D. the battery-powered toy car runs forward
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Mang Fermin, a carpenter, is planing a piece of wood with his planar. After how many minutes, he
observed that it is hot. What is the evidence that there is heat transfer?
A. It is not evident.
B. 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
30. Transformers are used to raise the voltage along substations and lower it for residential consumption.
What kind of transformers is used to raise the voltage?
a. Step-up b. Step-down c. Neither of the two. d. Both.
31. 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.
b. The change in momentum is less.
c. The time interval for stopping is greater.
d. The time interval for stopping is less.
32. 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.
33. In which case is there an increase in gravitational potential energy?
A. Alex stretches horizontally a rubber band.
B. A car ascends a car wash ramp.
C. The monkey-eating eagle swoops down from a tree.
D. Water flows out a horizontal pipe.
34. An ideal gas is compressed without allowing any heat to flow into or out of the gas. What will happen
to the temperature of the gas in this process?
A. The temperature increases since no heat flows during the process.
B. The temperature decreases since heat flows during the process.
C. The temperature remains the same since heat flows in and out on the process.
D. The temperature could not be determined since heat is absorbed during the process.

35. Why do power stations generate AC, and not DC?

a. It is easier to generate, safer and more economical to transmit AC than DC.
b. Transformers work with AC.
c. AC is used in mobile devices and gadgets.
d. AC is more efficient and economical.
36. In certain martial arts, people practice breaking a piece of wood with the side of their bare hand. Use
your understanding of impulse to explain how this can be done without injury to the hand.
a. Given the same change in momentum, when the time interval is smaller the impact force is
bigger.
b. Given the same change in momentum, when the time interval is bigger the impact force is bigger.
c. Given the same change in momentum, when the time interval is smaller the impact force is
smaller.
d. Given the same change in momentum, when the time interval is bigger the impact force is
smaller.
37. A 2-kg toy car moves along a frictionless surface with a uniform speed of 6 m/s. What is its kinetic
energy?
A. 3.6 J B. 36 J C. 366 J D. 3660 J
38. Why is heat engine not 100% efficient?
A. Because all mixture of gases is converted into work.
B. Because engine needs to be cooled down.
C. All of the gases are used up by the engine.
D. Some of the gases is taken up in the piston.
39. Vincent and Miguel who both weigh 45 kg climbed a tree. Vincent has climbed 10 meters up stop to
look down at Miguel who was 3 meters below him. Which statement is true about the situation?
a. Vincent has done more work than Miguel.
b. Vincent and Miguel have done the same amount of work.
c. Vincent has less potential energy than Miguel
d. Vincent and Miguel have the same amount of potential energy.
40. What causes thermal pollution?
A. Exhaust of different vehicles.
B. Exhaust from different industrial engines.
C. Degradation of water.
D. All of them

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(African proverb)

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