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Department of Education
National Capital Region
Schools Division Office-Quezon City
EMILIO JACINTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pingkian Road, Pasong Tamo, Quezon City
Fourth Periodic Test in Science 9

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SHORT-RESPONSE TYPE:
Select the correct/best answer from the given set of options. Completely shade the letter corresponding to your answer on
the official Answer Sheet.

1. The following are the Newton’s laws of motion, except

A. Law of Inertia B. Law of Acceleration C. Law of Interaction D. Law of Conservation of Energy
2. When a person walks from one place to another or when a car moves along the road, one-dimensional motion is
executed. This is an example of _____
A. Vertical Motion B. Horizontal Motion C. Projectile Motion D. Momentum
3. Lina dives into the water from a 10-meter high platform. Her motion follows a parabolic path. This is an example of _____
A. Vertical Motion B. Horizontal Motion C. Projectile Motion D. Momentum
4. Free-falling object move with a constant acceleration of _____
A. 9.8 m/s2 B. -9.8 m/s2 C. 9.8 m/s D. -9.8 m/s
5. A ball is tossed up in the air. What happens to the acceleration of the object as it rises? Neglect the effect of air resistance
A. It increases B. It Decreases C. It dissipates D. It remains the same
6. What is the shape of the path taken by the object in projectile motion?
A. Parabola B. trajectory C. Range D. apex
7. When a projectile goes up, which of the following decreases?
A. Displacement B. Horizontal Velocity C. Vertical Velocity D. acceleration
8. How would you describe the horizontal motion of a projectile launched at an angle?
A. It has a uniform horizontal acceleration C. It has a constant horizontal acceleration
B. It has a varying horizontal velocity D. It has a uniform velocity
9. Which of the following in not true about projectile motion?
A. It has no initial velocity C. It has both vertical and horizontal motion
B. It is influenced by the pull of gravity D. it has 2 types: horizontally launch and angle launch projectile
10. A stone was thrown horizontally at 20 m/s from the top of a cliff that is 63 meter high. How fast was it moving just before it
hit the ground?
A. 3.58 seconds B. 3.59 seconds C. 4. 58 seconds D. 4.59 seconds
11. A bullet is fired at an angle of 45o. Neglecting air resistance, what is the direction of acceleration during the flight of the
bullet?
A. upward C. dependent on the initial velocity
B. downward D. at a 45° angle
12. A golfer drives her golf ball from the tee down the fairway in a high arcing shot. When the ball is at the highest point of its
flight:
A. the velocity and acceleration are both zero C. the x-velocity is non-zero, but the y-velocity is zero
B. the x-velocity is zero and the y-velocity is zero D. the velocity is non-zero, but the acceleration is zero
13. A bullet is fired horizontally from a gun. At the same time a similar bullet is dropped from the same height. The fired bullet
will:
A. hit the ground first C. hit at the same time as dropped bullet
B. hit the ground second D. never hit the ground

14. The vertical component of velocity of a projectile:

A. Decreases during upward motion and increases during downward motion
B. Increases during upward motion and decreases during downward motion
C. Increases during both upward and downward motions
D. Decreases during both upward and downward motions
15. A moving truck has more momentum than a moving bicycle because:
A. The truck has more wheels C. The truck uses more fuel
B. The truck has greater mass D. The truck is newer
16. Which scenario would result in the largest momentum?
A. 1 kg ball moving at 2 m/s C. A 0.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s
B. A 2 kg ball moving at 1 m/s D. A 3 kg ball moving at 2 m/s
17. If a 4 kg object has a momentum of 12 kg⋅m/s, what is its velocity?
A. 48 m/s B. 3 m/s C. 8 m/s D. 16 m/s
18. Which of the following formula is used to calculate momentum?
A. p= mv B. p= m / v C. p= m + v D. p= m – v
19. When an object changes its momentum, it is called ______
A. Pulse B. impulse C. acceleration D. velocity
20. Which action demonstrates the impulse-momentum theorem?
A. A book sitting on a table C. A car parked in a garage
B. A baseball being caught in a glove D. A pencil rolling off a desk
21. An airbag helps protect a person in a car crash by ____
A. Reducing the mass of the person C. Decreasing the time of collision
B. Increasing the force of impact D. Increasing the time of collision
22. Which of the following does not approximate a free-falling body?
A. A stone was dropped from rest at an initial height of 2.0m
B. A skydiver who jumped from a plane and dropped to the ground with an open parachute
C. A steel ball thrown to the ground from a height of 1.5m
D. An apple tossed straight upwards
23. Which of the following exhibits a projectile launched at an angle?
A. A swimmer diving off a cliff
B. A ball kicked from an elevated position
C. An underhand volleyball serve
D. None of the above
24. On which of the following does the momentum of an object depend?
A. Time and acceleration due to gravity C. mass and velocity
B. Velocity and acceleration D. force and speed
25. A toy rocket weighing 0.3N has an upward constant thrust force of 5N applied to it. The force is applied for 0.20 sec.
which statement is correct about impulse in this situation?
A. The impulse that is due to gravity is greater than that which is due to the engine
B. The impulse that is due to the rocket engine is greater than that which is due to gravity
C. The impulses of both are equal
D. The impulse cannot be determined.
26. A speeding car suddenly came to a complete stop. Which of the following situations would likely create most damage to
the car?
A. A head-on collision with an identical car travelling with the same speed
B. A collision against a brick wall
C. Both a and b
D. It cannot be determined.
27. Amy is driving a car at a very high speed. In order to stop the car, a certain amount of force must be applied. Which
condition below highlights the necessity for a lesser amount of stopping force?
A. If the car has more mass C. if the car has more momentum
B. If the car has lesser D. if Amy has constant momentum
28. A large truck and a sedan engaged in a head-on collision. Which vehicle must have experienced the greater impact force?
A. The large truck C. the sedan
B. It is the same for both D. it cannot be determined

29. Which of the following can create the greatest possible impact?
A. Application of force for the longest time possible C. both a and b
B. Application of the greatest possible force a given time D. none of the above
30. Consider an object with a constant mass but whose momentum is changing. Which of the following is true about the
object?
A. The object is moving with constant velocity C. the object is at rest
B. The object is accelerating D. all of the above
31. A car is speeding along the highway when a bug suddenly slams into the windshield. Which of them undergoes the
greater change in momentum?
A. The bug B. the car C. the same for both D. no change will be observe
32. When momentum is conserved?
A. When the net external force on the system equals zero C. When the object is accelerating
B. When the net external force is not zero D. When the object is at rest
For numbers 33-35, refer to the diagram given below

33. In which angle has the longest range?

A. 40 ° B. 50 ° C. 60 ° D. 70 °
34. Which angle results to a maximum height?
A. 50 ° B. 60 ° C. 70 ° D. 80 °
35. How would you compare the distance travelled by projectile at different angle?
A. Projectile launched at 40° angle has the maximum range while shorter at 80°
B. Projectile launched at 60° angle has shorter range than 10°
C. Projectile launched with the maximum height will have the least range while projectile launched at minimum height
will have maximum range
D. Projectile launched with the maximum and minimum height has the same range.
36. Two cars of different masses are moving toward each other on a straight road. Car A is moving faster while car B is
moving slower. They collide and stick together after the collision. Which of the following best explains what happens to the
total momentum of the system after the collision?
A. The total momentum transfers fully to the heavier car?
B. The total momentum stays the same in a closed system
C. The total momentum decreases due to energy loss in the collision
D. The total momentum increases as the two cars merge into a larger mass.
37. A team of automotive engineers is developing a new car model with a focus on maximizing passenger safety in the event
of collision. Which of the following design choices most effectively applies the concept of impulse and momentum to
significantly reduce the risk of passenger injury during a high-speed collision?
A. Making the car heavier to reduce the force on passenger
B. Increasing the car’s speed to minimize travel time
C. Using a rigid steel bumper to protect the car but not the passenger
D. Equipping the car with airbags to reduce impact force on passenger
38. During a badminton match, a player hits a clear shot with a horizontal velocity of 20 m/s and the shuttlecock takes 2
seconds to reach the opponent’s court. Analyse the following statement. Which of the following correctly explain the
shuttlecock’s trajectory?
I. The shuttlecock travels 40m horizontally
II. Its vertical velocity before landing is 19.6 m/s due to gravity
III. Air resistance slows it down so the actual horizontal distance is less than 40m
A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I, II, and III
For numbers 39-40, analyse the situation below and answer the following questions
Imagine you are watching a soccer game. The goalkeeper kicks the ball from the ground to pass it to a teammate halfway
across the field. The ball follows a curved path through the air before landing on the ground. Below is the diagram showing the path
of the soccer ball after it is kicked:
39. Which of the following statements correctly describes the horizontal and vertical motions of the soccer ball?
A. The horizontal velocity of the ball increases over time, while the vertical velocity decreases
B. Both the horizontal and vertical velocities of the ball decreases over time due to air resistance
C. The horizontal velocity of the ball decreases over tome while the vertical velocity remains constant
D. The horizontal velocity of the ball remains constant while the vertical velocity changes due to gravity
40. The parabolic path travelled by the soccer ball is called _____
A. Parabola B. Projectile C. Trajectory D. Projectile Motion

For numbers 41-50, solve the following problems about Momentum. (5 pts each, show your solution using GRESA
Method)

1. A truck full of gravel has a mass of 40,000 kg. If the truck is travelling eastward with a speed of 20 m/s, what is its
momentum?
2. A school bus travelling at 40 km/hr (11.1 m/s) has a momentum of 152, 625 kg. m/s. Calculate the mass of the bus.

“Consistent effort and action can lead to positive momentum, making it easier to achieve goals.”

Prepared by: Checked and Reviewed by: Approved by:

LAVINIA A. PAMPLINA, LPT MICHAEL D. CASTILLO, LPT JOEY S. MANCIA

Subject Teacher Subject Coordinator Principal