DAWIS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE 9- Weeks 1-3 Summative Test

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I. Multiple Choice (1 point each item)
Choose the letter of your best answer and write on the space provided.
_______1. What do you call the path of the projectile?
A. Hyperbola B. parabola C. trajectory D. vertex
_______2. Projectile motion is a curved path we see in the mid-air where it moves in two dimensions,
horizontal and vertical components. What do you call that force which act on projectile motion accelerating
a downward force?
A. friction B. gravity C. height D. velocity
_______3. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity?
A. 9.8 m/s2 B. 9.8 m.s2 C. 9.8 m/s D. 9.8 m2/s
_______4. Which component of projectile motion is constant?
A. horizontal velocity B. vertical velocity C. both vertical and horizontal D. none
_______5. Which of the following shows an example of uniformly accelerated motion in vertical dimension?
B. Ball falling from 5th floor. C. Ball rolling down a slope.
C. Car accelerating from 10 m/s. D. Running boy in an inclined road.
_______6. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about projectile motion?
A. Horizontal velocity is always constant.
B. Gravity is one of the force acting on projectile motion.
C. Gravitational force is the acceleration of vertical dimension.
D. The highest point of the ball has zero velocity and acceleration.
_______7. A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is the instantaneous speed at its maximum height?
A. 0 m/s B. 5 m/s C. -9.8 m/s D. -9.8 m/s2

For items 8-10, read the given problem below. B C

A D
A 0.5 kg. ball was thrown at a horizontal velocity E
of 15 m/s.
Given: F

Mass = 0.5 kg.

Vx = 10 m/s
Vy = -9.8 m/s2
_______8. What is the horizontal velocity after
3 seconds?
A. -9.8 m/s2 B. 10 m/s C. 45 m/s D. -29.4 m/s2
_______9. At what point in the trajectory does the ball has the least velocity?
 A. A B. C C. E D. F
_______10. What is the vertical distance of the ball at point F when it landed after 8 seconds?
A. 60 m B. 78.4 m C. 120 m D. 313.6 m
_______11. Based on the photo presented on the right side, which of the following
statements is NOT correct?
A. The highest point has a velocity of 0 m/s.
B. The acceleration at the highest point is -9.8 m/s 2.
C. The velocity is -10 m/s as it returned from the elevation. 10m/s
D. The velocity and acceleration of the ball at the highest point is zero.
_______12. What angle of elevation will travel the farthest distance?
A. 20o B. 30 o C. 45 o D. 60 o
_______13. What do you call the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile?
A. height B. slope C. range D. diameter
_______14 How does increasing the angle of release affect the height of a projectile?
A. The height increases C. The height decreases
B. The height remains constant D. The effect on the height cannot be determined
_______15. At what point in its path is the horizontal component of the velocity (𝑣!) of a projectile the
smallest?
C. As it nears the top C. Halfway to the top
D. At the top D. It is the same throughout the path
For items 16-18, read the situation below and answer the following questions.
Jessie, Migz, and Luke is playing a throwing ball game. The goal of the game is whoever will throw his ball
with the farthest distance will win the game. Jessie launched his ball at 20 0 while Migz uses 700 and Luke
throws it using 45o.
_______16. Who wins the game?
A. Jessie B. Luke C. Migz D. Cannot be determined
_______17. Which of the following statements below is TRUE based on the given situation?
A. Luke has the farthest and highest height of ball reached.
B. Jessie has the shortest range and height.
C. Jessie and Migz ball landed on the same range but different height of ball reached.
D. Migz and Luke has the same height of ball reached but Luke’s ball travel much farther.
_______18. Which of the following real-world examples requires an understanding of the relationship
between the angle of release and the height and range of a projectile?
A. Determining the speed of a moving car
B. Calculating the volume of a submerged object
C. Predicting the trajectory of a golf ball
D. Measuring the temperature of a liquid
_______19. Which of the following statements are true of the vertical motion of projectiles?
 I. The vertical component of a projectile’s velocity is changing.
II. The vertical component of a projectile’s velocity is a constant value of 9.8 m/sec.
III. The vertical component of a projectile’s velocity is changing at a constant rate.
IV. The final vertical velocity of a projectile is always equal to the initial vertical velocity.
A. I, II and III B. II, III and IV C. I and III D. II and IV
_______20. Momentum is also called the mass in motion. Aside from mass, which is the other factor
affecting momentum?
A. acceleration B. height C. range D. velocity
_______21. What is the correct formula of impulse?
A. I= Ft B. I= mF C. I=F2/t D. I= ½ mFv
_______22. Bus, car, & motorcycle, which has the highest momentum?
A. Bus, because it has the biggest mass.
B. Car, because it can speed up the fastest.
C. Motorcycle, because it is the swiftest.
D. Cannot be determined.
_______23. What should car A must do to have a greater momentum than car B? Both car have the same
mass.
A. Car A must update its change oil.
B. Car A must travel faster than car B.
C. Car A must have more fuel than car B.
D. Car A must slower its velocity, gaining more weight.
_______24. Which of the following best defines impulse in the context of physics?
A. The change in velocity of an object C. The product of force and time
B. The product of mass and acceleration D. The resistance of an object to changes in motion
_______25. Which of the following statements is true about the law of conservation of momentum?
A. The total momentum of a system remains constant if no external forces act on it.
B. The momentum of an object is always conserved.
C. Momentum is only conserved in elastic collisions.
D. Momentum is inversely proportional to the velocity of an object.
_______26. A 23kg. girl runs in a velocity of 15 m/s achieving a distance of 45 m. What is the momentum
of the girl?
A. 250 kg-m/s B. 345 kg-m/s C. 675 kg-m/s D. 1035 kg-m/s
_______27. During collision, car A loses 50 units of momentum. What is the amount of momentum gained
by car B if momentum is conserved?
A. 0 B. still 50 units C. 25 units or half D. 100 units or double
For item 28-29:
Two 0.5 kg balls approach each other with the same speed of 1.0 m/s.
_______28. What is the total momentum of the system before collision?
 A. 0 B.0.50 kgm/s C. 1.0 kgm/s D. -1.0 kgm/s
______29.) If there is no external force acting on the system, what is the total momentum of the system
after collision?
A. 0 B.0.50 kgm/s C. 1.0 kgm/s D.-1.0 kgm/s
_______30. 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
Prepared by:
JAIME S. CRISPINO
Science 9 Teacher