Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF DANAO CITY
Danao City, Cebu

Final in Science 9

Name: ______________________Yr. & Section.:____________Score:_______

Date:_________

Direction: Read and understand each items carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer in
your answer sheet.

For numbers 1-5, consider the given situation:

Maria throws a ball straight up with an initial velocity of 10 m/s

1. What is the velocity at the highest point?

2. What is the velocity when it returned to the elevation from where it was thrown?
3. What is its acceleration at the highest point?
4. What is its acceleration just before it hits the ground?
5. After 1 second, what is the acceleration of the ball?

A. 0 m/s E.  10m / s
2
B. 0m / s F. 10m / s
C.  9.8m / s
2
G. cannot be determined
2
D. 9.8m / s

6. Which sequence of energy transformation best describes what happens when you switch on
your battery- run radio?
A. Mechanical Energy → Electrical Energy → Sound Energy
B. Mechanical Energy → Chemical Energy → Sound Energy
C. Chemical Energy → Electrical Energy → Sound Energy
D. Chemical Energy → Mechanical Energy → Sound Energy
7. A sepak takraw that is kicked from a height of two meters follows a path that is
__________.
A. circular C. linear
B. hyperbolic D. parabolic
8. A ball is hit an angle of 30°. At what point in its trajectory does this projectile have the least
speed?
A. Just after it was launched
B. At the highest point in its flight
C. Just before it hits the ground
D. Halfway between the ground and the highest point
9. A volleyball is served at a speed of 8.0 m/s at an angle of 35° above the horizontal. What is
the speed of the ball when received by the opponent at the same height?
A. 4.0 m/s C. 9.8 m/s
B. 8.0 m/s D. 16.0 m/s
10. Which event does NOT describe potential energy being changed into kinetic energy?
A. A box sliding down a ramp
B. A mango falling from a crate
C. A spring being compressed
D. A sketched rubber band got loosened

For numbers 4 and 5, refer to the table below:

Vehicle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s)
Jeepney 4000 10
Motor cycle 300 20
11. In the table above, what is the momentum of the jeepney?
A. 3,000 kg m/s C. 20,000 kg m/s
B. 6,000 kg m/s D. 40,000 kg m/s
12. Which has greater momentum, the jeepney or the motor cycle?
A. Jeepney C. both have the same momentum
B. Motor Cycle D. cannot be determine
13. A potential energy of a 4 kg object on top of a hill is 72 J. what is its velocity in m/s just
before it hits the ground?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 18 D. 36
14. Which among the objects is considered as having potential energy?
A. Ambulance siren C. Hot plate
B. Candle flame D. Milk
15. Which of the following happens to the 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 and kinetic energy
16. If 500 cal of heat are added to a gas, and the gas expands doing 500 J of work on its
surroundings, what is the change in the internal energy of the gas?
A. 1555 J C. 5159 J
B. 5915 J D. 1595 J
17. In a certain martial arts, people practice breaking 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
18. A torchlight fell from a watch tower. The potential energy of the torchlight at the highest
point compared to its kinetic energy at the lowest point is _________.
A. Equal C. lesser
B. Greater D. not related
19. A 50 kg astronaut ejects a 0.1 kg of gas from his propulsion pistol at a velocity of 50 m/s.
what is his resulting velocity?
A. -0.10 m/s C. 0 m/s
B. -0.50 m/s D. -100 m/s
20. 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
21. A 25 kg girl is riding a 5 kg bike with a velocity of 5 m/s going east. What is the total
momentum of the girl and a bike together?
A. 100 kg m/s C. 150 kg m/s
B. 125 kg m/s D. 200 kg m/s
22. What is the energy of a motorcycle moving slowly at the top of a hill?
A. Entirely kinetic C. entirely gravitational
B. Entirely potential D. both kinetic and potential
23. All of the following power plants use steam to drive the turbines to produce electricity
except ____________________.
A. coal- fired C. geothermal
B. hydro-power D. nuclear
24. 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 taken up in the piston
25. If a 100W light bulb is lit for 8 hours each day for 20 days in a month, how many kilowatt-
hours will the bulb consume?
A. 16 B. 160 C. 1600 D. 16000
26. The motion of an object with constant acceleration is also known as _____________.
A. motion C. constant Motion
 B. uniform Motion D. uniformly Accelerated Motion
27. Which is 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 object
28. Which among the forms of energy is considered a potential energy?
A. Chemical Energy C. Sound Energy
B. Radiant Energy D. Thermal Energy
29. 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
30. Which event is explained in the sequence of energy changes shown in the diagram below?

Chemical Energy → Heat → Mechanical Energy (with wasted heat)

A. A blue spotlight is on C. An electric fan rotates

B. A runner doing stretches D. The battery- powered toy car runs forward

For numbers 31 and 32, consider this situation

A beaker containing 400 g of water has 1200 J work done it by stirring and 200 cal of
heat added to it from a hot plate.
31. What is the change in the internal energy of the water in joules?
A. 2038 J B. 3028 J C. 2308 J D. 3820 J
32. Determine the change in the internal energy of the water in calories.
A. 684 cal B. 486 cal C. 648 cal D. 846 cal

33. The internal energy of a system is initially 35 J. The system does 34 J of work. What is the
system’s final internal energy when a total of 46 J of energy is added to the system by heat?
A. 26J B. 36 J C. 37 J D. 47 J
34. What causes thermal pollution?
A. Exhaust of different vehicles C. Degradation of water
B. Exhaust from different industrial engines D. All of them
35. What is the function of heat engines?
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 to chemical energy
36. In which of the following units is electrical consumption measured by electric companies for
our household consumption?
A. Kilowatt C. Megawatt
B. Kilowatt hour D. Volt
37. In power stations generating electricity, power is measured in ______________.
A. joule B. kilojoule C. kilowatt D. megawatt
38. A 60 watt bulb is connected to 120 V plug. What is the current in the lighted bulb?
A. 0.25 A B. 0.5 A C. 2 A D. 4 A
39. What is produced if the magnet and the conductor move relative to each other?
A. Current B. Magnetic field C. Resistance D. Voltage
40. When there is a change in the magnetic field in a closed loop of wire,
A. a voltage is induced in the wire.
B. current is made to flow in the loop wire
C. electromagnetic induction occurs
D. All of these
 ANSWER KEY FOR FINALS

1. A
2. F
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. B
31. A
32. B
33. D
34. D
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. B
39. A
40. D