SCIENCE

Read and analyse the following questions. Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. What force pulls a guava down to the floor?

A. Gravity C. Energy
B. Friction D. Speed
2. Rusty screws are difficult to remove. What will you do to remove it?
A. use lubricants C. use rollers B. use wax
D. use wheels
3. Which surface will produce the least amount of friction?
A. fuzzy soccer field C. gravel running track
B. smooth glass table top D. grassy soccer field
4. Rougher surfaces have__________.
A. less friction B. the same level of friction
C. greater friction D. none of the above
6. What are you going to put in a surface to reduce the friction on it?
A. stone C. piece of cloth
B. lubricant D. none of the above
7. If you run down the sidewalk and stop quickly, you can stop because of the ____________ between
your shoes and the cement.
A. gravity C. friction
B. motion D. Shoes
8. Which of the followings helps in reducing friction?
A. lubricants, rollers, wheels and bearings C. gravel, sand, soil
B. cloth, clay, rubber D. pebbles, rocks, mud
9. What will happen if we don’t have friction?
A. Life would be very easy. C. We will float.
B. We can walk easily. D. We can’t walk.
10. What pulls a ball back to earth?
A. Gas B. gravity C. friction D. molecules
11. What would happen if the Earth did not have any gravity?
A. Life would cease to exist
B. The moon would crash into the Earth
C. The lifespan of man and animals would drop sharply D. All objects not anchored down on its
surface would float
12. What happens when you go against gravity? A. More force is needed to accelerate
B. Less force is needed to accelerate
C. No force is needed to accelerate
D. No motion occurs

II. For item 12-16. Choose the letter that corresponds to the words in the box to complete each
statement.

A. speed B. Galileo C. center

D. gravity E. lesser

12. All objects fall towards the _____________ of the Earth.

13. All objects are attracted to each other because of ________.
14. The farther you are from Earth, the __________ your weight.
15. ________ is the distance travelled per unit of time.
16. ________ is the scientist who experiment on a force acting on the falling object.
17. Why is a parachute important to a skydiver?
A. It directs his motion
B. It makes him fall faster
C. It slows his motion to have a safe landing
D. It keeps him appear beautiful as he falls down

18. A boy sits on a grassy slope. What force stops him sliding down?
A. Friction B. magnetic C. gravity D. weight
19. What makes a rolling ball slow down and stop?
A. Air resistance B. brake C. friction D. gravity
 20. Why are lubricants used in machines?
A. To increase friction
B. to decrease friction
C. to operate the machine
D. to make the machine move slower
21. Why does a car travel faster in going down than in going up?
A. it is moving against gravity
B. it is being pushed by the wind
C. force is needed to stop an object
D. it is being pulled by the wight of the car
22. Which of the following show that the electrical energy transformed into heat energy?
A. light candle B. glue gun C. flashlight D. telephone
23. Which object is NOT necessarily an evidence of energy transformation?
A. electric heater B. oven toaster C. electric stove D. electric guitar 24. What energy transformation
is present in microwave oven?
A. electrical energy to mechanical energy
B. electric energy to chemical energy
C. electric energy to nuclear energy
D. electrical energy to heat energy
25. Which energy transformations occur in electric iron?
A. heat to light energy C. heat to electric energy
B. light to heat energy D. electric to heat energy
26. Which best describe energy transformation in the picture?
A. light energy is being transformed to heat energy
B. mechanical energy is being transformed into electrical energy
C. electrical energy is being transformed into light and heat energy
D. electrical energy is being transformed into heat and mechanical energy

27. A television converts electrical energy into _________.

1. Light 2. Sound 3. Heat 4. Chemical

A. 1 and 2 only C. 1, 2 and 3 only

B. 2 and 3 only D. all of the above
28. The energy conversion below describes the energy conversion in a ________________.
Electrical energy Sound energy + heat energy

A. radio B. lamp C. toaster D. television

29. Energy can be converted from one form to another. Which of the following represents the energy
conversations when a match is struck?
A. kinetic energy-heat energy+ light energy
B. kinetic energy - light energy +heat energy
C. chemical energy-light energy+ heat energy
D. potential energy- kinetic energy+ sound energy
30. What form of energy is stored in the battery?
A. electrical. B. heat C. chemical D. light
31. What energy transformation happens in a toaster?
A. Mechanical – Electrical C. thermal – chemical
B. Electrical- thermal D. chemical - electrical
32. Which of the following is a by-product of energy transformation?
A. heat B. light C. sound D. electricity

33. In order for Lolo Joaquin to catch more sound he usually;

A. Open his mouth wide to catch the sound
B. Cups his hand by his ear lobes
C. Tilts his head upwards
D. None of the above
34. Answering your cellphone transforms the chemical energy in its battery into _________
A. electromagnetic energy C. sound energy
B. electrical energy D. all of the above
35. What energy transformation is shown when a candle is lighted?
 A. light to chemical C. chemical to heat
B. chemical to light D. light to heat
36. Why are teeth examples of wedges?
A. They can cut objects
B. They can lift objects with less force.
C. They can pull down objects with less force D. They have fulcrum, force arms and work arms.
37. Which of the following is a characteristic of lever?
A. Has a thick base
B. Has a sharp edge
C. Has fulcrum, load and effort.
D. None of the above
38. Which of the following does NOT show the use of wheel and axle?
A. B. C. D.

39. Why do you need to use an inclined plane?

A. It lessens the resistance exerted over a place
B. It can be used to lift cars.
C. It lessens the time used in certain thing
D. It lessens the effort over a distance
40. What form of energy is produced by machines?
A. Chemical energy C. mechanical energy
B. Electrical energy D. solar energy
41. What will you use to transfer a heavy load to a higher place?
A. lever and wedge C. inclined plane and pulley
B. screw and wedge D. screw and wheel & axle
42. Which best describe a pulley?
A. to lift the load by using rope C. is used to cut things like paper
B. it has a sharp edge D. it consists of inclined plane
43. Which of the following examples shows pulley?
A. tongs B. pliers
B. broom D. rope sliding groove of the wheel
44. What is the importance of pulley machine?
A. to make work faster C. to damage body posture
B. to make it slow D. to lift heavy object
45. What simple machine help people to do their work easier and faster like lifting heavy object?
A. pulley B. spoon
B. broom D. cup
I. Write True if the statement is true. If it is false change the underlined word to make it correct.
46. A lighting device such as incandescent lamp transforms electric energy to light.
47. An incandescent bulb’s filament heats up and glows.
48. A fluorescent lamp will not light without mechanical energy.
49. Many devices such as electric bulb and lamps transform electric energy to light energy.
50. Electrical energy is the result of the movement of electric charge.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each item carefully then circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why is it easy to slip when there is water on a smooth floor?

a. The water is a lubricant and reduces the friction between your feet and the floor.
b. The friction between your feet and the floor changes from kinetic to static friction.
c. The water increases the friction between your feet and the floor.
d. The friction between your feet and the floor changes from sliding
2. What are you going to put in a surface to reduce the friction on it?
a. stone c. piece of cloth
b. lubricant d. none of the above
3. If you run down the sidewalk and stop quickly , you can stop because of the _______________ between your
shoes and the cement.
a. gravity c. friction
b. motion d. Shoes
4. Which of the following statements best describes friction?
A. It is a force that occurs between solids.
B. It is a force that occurs only on rough surfaces
C. It is a force that occurs between solids and liquids.
D. It is a force that occurs when surfaces touch each other.
5. The court where you are about to play basketball is wet? What will you do and why?
a. Wear jagged sole type of rubber shoes so that friction between shoes and court will increase and to avoid
accident.
b. Wait for some time that the court will dry up so that you will enjoy the game.
c. Dry up the court using the floor mop or damp cloth to avoid slipping and accidents when playing
d. Wear protective gears so that even if when slipping occur in players they can still continue the game.
6. Which shows that friction is undesirable?
A. Pushing furniture. C. Walking on wet floors.
B. Lighting a matchstick. D. Approaching a stoplight.

7. Why does a car travel faster in going down than in going up? A. It is moving against gravity.
B. It is being pushed by the wind.
C. It is moving toward gravity.
D. It is being pulled by the weight of the car.

8. Why is it difficult to climb up the stairs rather than to go down the stairs?
A. You go with gravity. C. You move upward.
B. You are against gravity. D. You move downward.

9. How does Earth’s gravity affect objects near Earth?

a. It pushes them away.
b. It pulls them in.
c. It makes them larger.
d. It makes them move faster
10. A baseball and a sheet of paper are dropped at the same time from the same height.
What will occur if there is no air resistance? A. The
baseball will land first.
B. The paper will float slowly through the air.
C. The baseball will float slowly through the air.
D. The baseball and the paper will land at the same time.

11. Why did a ball thrown to the air fall back to the ground?
A. Gravity caused the ball to fall.
B. Air caused the ball to fall on the ground.
C. Acceleration caused the ball to move fast.
D. The weight of the ball made it move faster.

12. The group hung four books of the same kind in a spring balance. The spring scale is pulled downward and
readings are recorded.

Notebooks Distance Pulled Spring Scale Reading

1 1 cm 3N
2 1.5 cm 6N
3 2.0 cm 9N
4 2.5 cm 12 N

If the spring is pulled 3.5 centimeters, what would be the spring scale reading?
A. 15 N B. 16 N C. 17 N D. 18 N

13. If the distance between two bodies is doubled, the gravitational force between them is _____.
A. Increased by 2 C. Increased by 4 B.
Increased by 3 D. Increased by 5

14. What kind of energy is involved when ice melts ?

A. light energy C. chemical energy
B. heat energy D. nuclear energy
15. The energy produced by vibrating object is _____.
A. Sound Energy C. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Electrical Energy

16. When food or liquids become hot, their molecules absorb energy, begin vibrating rapidly, and start to
bounce off of each other. As they collide, energy is produced and transferred, which warms and cooks our
food. What form of energy is described?
A. Sound Energy C. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Electrical Energy

17. If we burn a sheet of paper, energy is given off which we see as a flame or describe as a _____.
A. Sound Energy C. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Electrical Energy

18. When heat is released from fuel and boils the water to make steam, it turns the turbine which turns the
generator. This will produce _____.
A. Sound Energy C. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Electrical Energy

19. Which energy transformation occurs in an electric iron?

A. Heat to Light C. Heat to Electricity
B. Light to Heat D. Electricity to Heat

20. Rubbing two pieces of wood together can produce heat and later turn into another form of energy.
A. Sound Energy C. Light Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Electrical Energy
21. What energy transformation is shown when a candle is lighted?
A. light to chemical C. chemical to heat B. chemical
to light D. light to heat

22. When you lighted a lamp or candle, the chemical energy of the lamp is changed into light energy, and at the
same time it can produce _____.
A. Heat B. Sound C. Electricity D. Chemical

23. When you plugged a transistor radio in an electrical outlet and switch on the power button, automatically
the electrical energy is turned to ____.
A. Heat Energy C. Light Energy
B. Sound Energy D. Radiant Energy

24. Which of the following show that the electrical energy transformed into heat energy? A. light candle B.
glue gun C. flashlight D. telephone

25. When we turn on the television, electrical energy changes into light and ____.
A. Sound C. Heat and Light
B. Heat and Sound D. Heat and Chemical
26 When we talk on the cellular phones, the speaker of the phone on the other end changes the
.
electrical energy/ electromagnetic waves back into_____.

A. Heat Energy C. Sound Energy

B. Light Energy D. Electrical Energy

27.In using door bells and buzzers , electrical energy is transformed to _____,
A. Sound Energy C. Electrical Energy
B. Heat Energy D. Chemical Energy

28. Which is not a function of a simple machine?

A. Makes doing work easier
B. Changing direction of a force
C. Makes work longer and difficult
D. Increases the distance over which a force can be applied
29. Which simple machine consists of sloping surface that reduces the amount of force needed to lift
something?
A. Lever C. Wheel and Axle
B. Pulley D. Inclined Plane

30. It is any rigid bar that is free to rotate about its axis or fulcrum.
A. Pulley B. Lever C. Wedge D. Inclined Plane

31. What simple machine is shown in the picture?

A. Lever B. Pulley c. Wedge D. Screw

32. Which simple machine allows you to gain mechanical advantage in moving object or in
applying a force to an object?
A. Lever B. Pulley C. Wedge D. Screw

33. Which of the following is the use of inclined plane?

a. It lessens the effort exerted in transporting weight over a distance and height
b. To lift an object easier by changing the direction of the effort force
c. To deliver a person from high area to low area
d. To deliver a person from low area to high area

34. Which simple machine can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object or hold an object in
place?
A. Lever B. Pulley C. Wedge D. Screw
35. Which simple machine retains or holds things together?
A. Lever B. Pulley C. Wedge D. Screw
36. What simple machine help people to do their work easier and faster like lifting heavy object?
A. pulley B. spoon C. broom D. cup 37. Which type of
pulley allows you to raise the flag?
A. Fixed Pulley C. Block and Tackle Pulley
B. Movable Pulley D. Both Fixed and Movable Pulley

38. Which type of pulley doubles your effort but it does not change the direction of your force?
A. Fixed Pulley C. Block and Tackle Pulley
B. Movable Pulley D. Both Fixed and Movable Pulley

39. Which simple machine has a mechanical advantage that is computed as the ratio of the resistance to the
effort?
A. Wheel and Axle C. Wedge
B. Pulley D. Screw

40. What object uses Wheels and Axles but also helps us exercise?
A. Wagon C. Bicycle
B. Car D. Record player

41. In the earliest time this simple machine was probably used for raising weights or water buckets from wells.
A. Wheel and Axle C. Wedge
B. Pulley D. Screw

42. Which of the following is NOT the function of wheel and axle?
A. It multiplies force if the effort is applied at the wheel B. It multiplies force if the resistance is
applied at the axle.
C. It multiplies distance or speed if the effort and resistance are applied the other way around.
D. It multiplies force if the resistance is applied at the wheel and the effort is applied at the axle.

43. The following show proper precautionary measures in using simple machines EXCEPT ____.
A. Use the right type of simple machine for the right job.
B. Simple machines that are sharp should be handled with care.
C. Secure pulleys properly and make sure that it is tightly tied on the support.
D. Expose knife, scissors and other sharp objects in a place easily reached by children.
44. Which is the correct way of handling simple machines?
A. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge upward.
B. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge sideward.
C. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge downward.
D. When carrying sharp and pointed tools, position the pointed edge to your stomach.

45. Who among the four children demonstrates the proper way of handling simple machines?
A. After using simple machines like scissors, cutter and knife, Irish leaves those on stairways.
B. Haydee plays with her friends in a place where heavy loads are being lifted by pulleys.
C. Teody always sure that any tool is in good condition before using it.
D.Xavier uses simple machines with exposed wires.