ADDITIONAL REVIEWER

GRADE 9
SCIENCE QUIZ BEE

1. When you move a chair across the floor, what force must your push be stronger than?
A. Friction B. magnetic C. normal D. tension
2. What is a crack or break in the lithosphere than can shift and cause an earthquake?
A. Epicenter B. eruption C. Fault D. Focus
3. An element has an atomic number equal to 84 and a mass number of 210. How many
protons and neutrons are in this element?
A. 126 NEUTRONS, 84 PROTONS
B. 210 NEUTRONS, 84 PROTONS
C. 84 NEUTRONS, 126 PROTONS
D. 84 NEUTRONS, 210 PROTONS
4. What happens to the charge of an atom when it loses an electron?
A. It becomes an anion.
B. It becomes a cation.
C. It forms a molecule.
D. It forms a compound.
5. All organisms get energy from food to perform different life processes. This is
done in the cells by breaking down sugar molecules into chemical energy. Which
of the following cell organelles is associated with the production of chemical
energy?
A. chloroplast B. mitochondrion C. endoplasmic reticulum D. nucleus
6. Which of the following best explains why planting trees and putting up urban gardens
can help prevent global warming?
A. Plants produce oxygen during day time and perform transpiration.
B. Plants absorb carbon dioxide that contributes to the rising of earth’s
temperature.
C. Plants perform photosynthesis.
D. Plants use up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, release oxygen to the
environment, and perform transpiration.
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the atomic model of Bohr?
A. The hydrogen is made up of a positively charged nucleus
B. The electron revolves around the nucleus in a circular orbit.
C. The energy of the electron in a given orbit is not fixed.
D. An electron can absorb or emit a quantity of radiation.
8. Moth balls (paradichlorobenzene-C6H4Cl2) are used as cockroach repellent. It is often
placed inside the cabinet. If 1 piece of moth ball weighs 5.0g and your mother put 3
pieces in your cabinet, how many molecules of paradichlorobenzene-C6H4Cl2 (Molar
Mass = 147.00 g/mol) will be circulating inside your cabinet considering all the moth
balls have sublimed?
A. 6.02 x 10 22 molecules of C6H4Cl2
B. 6.02 x 10 23 molecules of C6H4Cl2
C. 6.14 x 10 22 molecules of C6H4Cl2
D. 6.14 x 10 23 molecules of C6H4Cl2
9. It refers to the number of protons inside the nucleus. What is this?
A. Atomic number B. mass number C. neutron D. isotope
10. What type of force is exerted by the surface as an object moves across it?
A. normal force B. friction force C. applied force D. tension force
11. Suppose the janitor pushed the trash bin with 23 units of force to the east and another
janitor helped him do the work with 10 units of force, what is the net force acting on an
object?
A. 43N B. 33N C. 53N D. 23N
12. All of the following are properties of matter, except one:
A. flexibility B. rays C. color D. conductivity
13. When an earthquake occurs, where would the shaking be greater?
A. Near the epicenter
B. Away from the epicenter
C. At the focus
D. At the fault plane.
14. Oxygen is essential in cellular respiration. What is the role of oxygen in the electron
transport chain?
A. It releases an electron.
B. It forms water.
C. It provides a high energy proton
D. It serves as the final acceptor.
15. A fully spring-wound toy fan that is about to rotate possesses what type of energy?
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
16. An element X has a relative atomic mass of 10, electron number 5 and neutron number
equal to 5. What is the charge of element X?
A. +2 B. 5 C. 0 D. -5
17. It refers to the number of protons inside the nucleus. What is this?
A. Atomic number B. mass number C. neutron D. isotope
18. What type of force is exerted by the surface as an object moves across it?
A. normal force B. friction force C. applied force D. tension force
19. Suppose the janitor pushed the trash bin with 23 units of force to the east and another
janitor helped him do the work with 10 units of force, what is the net force acting on an
object?
A. 43N B. -33N C. -53N D. -23N
20. All of the following are properties of matter, except one:
A. flexibility B. rays C. color D. conductivity
21. Which of the following measures an earthquakes intensity based on the observed effects
on people and structure?
A. Richter scale C. Centigrade Scale
B. Modified Mercalli Scale D. Moment Magnitude Scale
22. During which phase does the DNA make a copy of itself?
A. Prophase B. anaphase c. interphase d. metaphase

23. The periodic table states that elements that have similar properties appear
A. At regular intervals C. to the left of each other
B. At every tenth element D. to the right of each other
24. A cart that weighs 15kg is rolling down a hill with a velocity of 4.2 m/s. What is the
kinetic energy of the cart?
A. 133.3J B. 132.3J C. 134.3J D. 135.3J
25. The word atom is from a Greek word meaning:
A. SMALL
B. INDIVISIBLE
C. UNSEEN
D. VISIBLE
26. Susan pushes against a 100 -kilogram rock with a force of 5 Newtons, but the rock
doesn’t move. The force the rock exerts on Susan is___?
A. 0 Newtons
B. 5 Newtons
C. 20 Newtons
D. 100 Newtons
27. Global climate change is being attributed to the atmospheric increase in what two gases
produced by human activities?
A. Oxygen and hydrogen
B. Ozone and Methane
C. Nitrous Oxide and Carbon dioxide
D. Methane and Carbon dioxide
28. For convenience, living things are placed into various groups. Give the correct
arrangement of the Taxonomy in classification and naming of organisms from least
specific to most specific.
A. Phylum, Class, Order, Kingdom, Species, Genus, Family
B. Class, Order, Kingdom, Species, Genus, Family, Phylum
C. Kingdom, Species, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family
D. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
29. Which object will have the most kinetic energy?
A. Small object moving slowly
B. Large object moving slowly
C. Small object moving quickly
D. Large object moving quickly
30. Last month, Ms. Alcantara’s electric meter reads 8765kWh. How much will she pay for
power generation of the charge of electric company per kWh is 6.88 pesos and her electric
meter reads 9975 this month?
A. P 8765.00 B. P 8324.00 C. P 1210.00 D. P 3457.42

ANSWER KEY

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. A
10.B
11.B
12.B
13.A
14.D
15.B
16.C
17.A
18.B
19.B
20.B
21.B
22.B
23.A
24.B
25.B
26.B
27.D
28.D
29.D
30.B