Muntinlupa Elementary School

3rd Quarter Summative Test in Science V1 #2

Name: _________________________________________ Section: _____________________ Date: _______________________
I. The following statements are either true or false. Read each sentences carefully, then write if it is True or False.
__________ 1. A force cannot be felt.
__________ 2. A force always causes things to move.
__________ 3. When an object is at rest, no gravitational force is acting on it.
__________ 4. Gravitational force pulls all things downward.
__________ 5. Mass and weight are the same quantities.
II. Write the letter of the correct answer.
_____ 6. If the combined force acting on a stationary object is balanced, then the object will_____.
a. Remain at rest. c. Decrease speed at a steady rate.
b. Begin moving backward. d. Increase speed in the direction of the strongest force.
_____ 7. Which of the following actions involve a pulling force?
I. Removing white hair from the scalp. III. Fitting an electrical plug into an electrical socket.
II. Lifting a bag from the floor. IV. Typing on computer keyboard.
a. I and II only b. I and III only c. III and IV only d. I, II and III only
_____ 8. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. A force can cause a ball to move from left to right. c. Greater force is needed to make an object move faster.
b. The harder a ball is kicked, the greater is the force exerted on the ball. d. Forces cannot be seen, but they can be felt.
_____ 9. The greater the distance between masses, the __________ is the gravitational attraction.
a. greater b. smaller c. farther d. more
_____ 10. When you throw a ball forward, gravity causes the path of the ball to __________.
a. curve upward b. curve downward c. stay straight d. fall straight downward

III. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
_____ 11. A wheel with a rope or belt around it. Helps a person lift or move something up, down, or across an area.
a. screw b. pulley c. wedge d. inclined plane
_____ 12. This type of machine has only one simple machine.
a. simple machine b. fixed pulley c. simple pulley d. compound machine
_____ 13. This machine has a sharp edge and helps spread or cut something.
a. wedge b. wheel and axle c. pulley d. screw
_____ 14. A flagpole is an example of what kind of simple machine?
a. wedge b. pulley c. lever d. wheel and axle
_____ 15. A bicycle is an example of what simple machine?
a. wedge b. screw c. inclined plane d. wheel and axle
_____ 16. The staircase is an example of what simple machine?
a. wedge b. pulley c. wheel and axle d. inclined plane
_____ 17. A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a. lever, wheel and axle, pulley c. wedge, pulley, inclined plane
b. lever, screw, wedge d. wheel and axle, wedge, pulley
_____ 18. Which is not a type of simple machine?
a. spring b screw c. pulley d. wedge
_____ 19. Which of these is an example of a wedge?
a. skateboard b. stairs c. broom d. butter knife
_____ 20. Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a. A boy runs across a football field. c. A mother pushes a stroller up a ramp.
b. A banker counts money. d. A girl eats a sandwich.
_____ 21. A simple machine consisting of a rope or cable that runs around a grooved wheel which is connected to an axle.
a. wheel and axle b. pulley c. wedge d. screw
_____ 22. Consists of two or more simple machines.
a. multiple machine b. compound machine c. duplex machine d. mounted machine
_____ 23. A screw is a simple machine that would be most useful for __________.
a. cutting a sandwich c. loosening the connectors of a chair
b. hammering a nail d. lifting a rock
_____ 24. The blade of a shovel acts as one type of machine as it separates soil when it enters the ground. The handle of the shovel acts as a second
type
of machine when the person using it lifts the soil. What 2 simple machines make up a shovel?
a. pulley and wedge c. lever and pulley
b. screw and inclined plane d. wedge and lever
_____ 25. Opening a curtain is an example of what simple machine?
a. pulley b. wedge c. screw d. lever
Prepared by:
MRS. MARILOU K. GUAZON ___________________________________________
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