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Department of Education
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DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE GRADE 9
School Year 2020-2021

Name: __________________________________________ Score: _____________

Grade & Section: __________________________________ Date: ______________

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the BEST answer and
write the letter on your paper.

1. What component of the blood fights viruses, bacteria, and other foreign bodies that threaten your
health?
A. plasma B. platelets C. red blood cells D. white blood cells

2. Which of the following is not a respiratory disease caused by smoking?

A. asthma B. emphysema C. blood pressure D. chronic bronchitis

3. There are two types of heart murmurs: innocent murmurs and abnormal murmurs. What causes
the heart to have abnormal murmurs?
A. a weak diastole C. a leaking heart valve
B. low blood pressure D. the snapping close of the mitral valve

4. Below is the picture of an artery with fatty deposit. What is the effect of fatty deposits that build up
inside the artery?
A. increased blood flow
B. mismatched blood type
C. increased heart rate
D. heart failure

5. Oxygen is one of the important elements in our body. Why is oxygen important to the blood and
to the cells?
A. it helps the blood to clot C. it is necessary to the cell’s growth and energy
B. it brings food to the cell D. it helps to produce CO2 in the cell

6. Which of the following has direct control on the traits that will manifest to an organism?
A. genes B. parents C. cells D. DNA

7. What will happen to the amount of CO2 and pH in the blood when breathing rate is increased?
A. CO2 increases; pH rises C. CO2 decreases; pH rises
B. CO2 increases; pH drops D. CO2 decreases; pH drops

8. Which of the following statements refers to probability?

A. the actual result from a series of events
B. the likelihood that an event will occur
C. the way the results of one event affects the next event
D. the number of times a coin lands heads up
9. Which of the following illustrates incomplete dominance?

A. C.

B. D.

10. What do the heterogenous organisms have?

A. three different alleles for a trait C. only one allele for a trait
B. two identical alleles for a trait D. two different alleles for a trait

11. If a homozygous black cat (BB) crossed with homozygous white cat (bb), what is the probability
that an offspring will have black fur?
A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 100%

12. If the first, second and third energy levels of an atom are filled up, what would be the total
number of electrons in the atom?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 18 D. 30

13. Which observation of Rutherford made him conclude that the atom contains a nucleus where the
mass is concentrated?
A. no alpha particles bounced back
B. some alpha particles have small angles of scatter
C. most alpha particles went straight to the gold foil
D. very few alpha particles completely bounced back as if it hits something heavy

14. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. Anions are negatively charged ions
B. an element that loses an electron is a cation
C. covalent bond is due to the attractions between cation and anion
D. the ionic bond is due to attractive forces between cations and anions

15. Ionic bonding takes place when electron from one atom transfers to another atom. Which of the
following pairs of elements will form an ionic bond?
A. S and Cl B. H and Cl C. Na and Cl D. C and Cl

16. Which of the following is TRUE about compound?

A. A compound cannot be separated by chemical means.
B. A compound is composed of two elements only.
C. A compound has different properties compared to the elements it contains.
D. A compound is composed of two or more elements that are not chemically combined.

17. Which of the following compounds can be used to make French fries’ taste?
A. MgCl2 B. HCl C. NaCl D. KCl

18. Which of the following explains why carbon can form different compounds?
A. It makes molecule in a shape of a cube, tetrahedron or cylinder
B. It combines with other carbon atoms in addition to other elements
C. It combines with more metals than other elements
D. It combines with more non-metals than other elements
19. Ink is usually found in the students’ school uniform. If you are asked to remove that, which of the
following substances will you use?
A. lubricant out B. isopropyl alcohol C. detergent D. acetone

20. What happens to the boiling point of hydrocarbon compounds when the number of carbon atoms
increases?
A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same D. cannot be determined

21. The atomic mass of carbon is 12amu while that of Hydrogen is 1amu. The compound methane
has a formula of CH4 and molar mass of 16 g/ml. What is the percentage composition of
methane?
A. 5% C, 50% H B. 12% C, 16% H C. 75% C, 25% H D. 90% C, 10% H

22. One of the most important substances in the kitchen is the table salt with the chemical formula of
NaCl. How many moles are there in 29g of table salt if sodium and chlorine have an atomic mass
of 23amu and 35amu respectively?
A. 0.05 moles B. 0.50 moles C. 0.55 moles D. 0.56 moles

23. Arrange the following gasses in order of increasing mass.

(N = 14.00amu; H = 1.01amu; C = 12.01amu; O = 16amu)
I. NH3 II.CH4 III. O2 IV. H2
A. O2 < NH3 < CH4 < H2 C. CH4 < NH3 < H2 < O2
B. H2 < NH3 < CH4 < O2 D. H2 < CH4 < NH3 < O2

24. Which of the following refers to the fast-moving current of very hot gas, lava and rock fragments
spewing from a volcano during an eruption?
A. lava flow B. lahar flow C. tephra flow D. pyroclastic flow

25. Dr. De La Cruz has been studying a volcano for a very long time. The said volcano releases
mostly volcanic ashes and always has violent eruptions. What type of volcano is Dr. Santos
studying?
A. cinder B. Shield C. stratovolcano D. composite

26. Magma composition helps shape a volcano. What substance determines the viscosity of
magma?
A. sand B. silica C. sulfur D. carbon

27. Which of the following characteristics of magma will form a shield volcano?
A. high silica and high viscosity C. low silica and high viscosity
B. high silica and low viscosity D. low silica and low viscosity

28. Refer to the table below, what is the most active volcanoes?

Active Volcanoes in the Philippines

Volcano Province No. of Eruption Latest Eruption Elevation (m)
Bulusan Sorsogon 17 2010 1,565
Kanlaon Negros Oriental 26 2006 811
Mayon Albay 50 2018 2,462
Taal Batangas 33 1977 311
Pinatuo Zambales 4 1991 1,460
A. Pinatubo and Taal C. Mayon and Pinatubo
B. Kanlaon and Taal D. Mayon and Taal

29. Which of the following is not a geothermal power plant in the Philippines?
A. Tiwi B. Taal C. Calaca D. Kidapawan

30. Which type of energy refers to the trapped heat inside the Earth?
A. Thermal Energy B. Heat Energy C. Mechanical Energy D. Geothermal Energy
31. The Philippines ranks second from the United States in producing geothermal energy. Which of
the following best describes geothermal energy?
A. It is the energy of the Earth
B. It is the energy produced by layers of rocks
C. It is the heat released by the volcano during eruptions
D. It is the energy coming from the interior of the earth

32. Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE of using geothermal energy?

A. Provides clean and safe energy using little land
B. Generally continuous, reliable, base load power
C. It is renewable and sustainable
D. The region where it can be trapped are very few

33. Using the diagram below, answer the following question

Which of the following can turn the turbine in the power plant?
A. Heat B. Air C. Water D. Water Vapor

34. What is the most common greenhouse gas emitted from human activities?
A. Methane B. Nitrogen C. Carbon Dioxide D. Carbon Monoxide

35. In which of the following ways do people increase the concentration of greenhouse gasses in the
atmosphere?
A. cutting down trees C. burning coal to create electricity
B. driving gasoline-powered cars D. all the above

36. Which of the following is not an element of weather?

A. temperature B. wind speed C. amount of sunlight D. all the above

37. At the poles, energy from the sun reaches the Earth’s surface at lower angle and passes through
a thicker layer of atmosphere than at the equator. What does this mean?
A. The climate is cooler farther from the equator
B. The climate is warmer farther from the equator
C. The climate is hotter farther from the equator
D. The climate is neither hot nor cold farther from the equator

38. Which of the following causes La Niña?

A. cooling of water in Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America
B. cooling of water off the Atlantic coast of US
C. cooling of water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America
D. warm water in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America

39. Which of the following statements best explains the cause of global warming?
A. volcanic eruptions
B. the increase in the amount of rainfall
C. rising of warm air into the atmosphere
D. increase in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

40. What process releases a tremendous amount of heat, causing a protostar to become a main
sequence star?
A. nuclear fission B. nuclear fusion C. star explosion D. nitrogen combustion
41. How does the magnitude affect the brightness of the star?
A. The higher the magnitude number, the brighter the star
B. The lower the magnitude number, the dimmer the star
C. The lower the magnitude number, the brighter the star
D. all statements are true

42. What do we call a group of stars that look like patterns in the sky?
A. galaxy B. constellation C. revolution D. superstars

43. Once there were no clocks to tell the time; people relied on constellations. Which is NOT a way
people used constellations to tell time?
A. farmers studied constellations to mark seasons
B. sailors used constellations to steer their ships at night
C. construction workers used constellations to build roads
D. all the above are not ways that people used constellations to tell time

44. How do we locate the North Star in the night sky?

A.. find the Orion’s Belt, then look south to locate Polaris
B. find Cassiopeia, then look North to locate Polaris
C. find the Little Dipper, then use the pointer to locate Polaris
D. find the Big Dipper, then use the pointer Merak and Dubhe to locate Polaris

45. Which of the following is responsible in why we see different constellations during different
seasons?
A. Earth spins on its axis C. Earth orbits the sun
B. Moon orbits the Earth D. Moon orbits the Sun

46. A football is kicked at an angle of 35o from the horizontal. 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

47. What energy transformation takes place in a generator?

A. electrical to mechanical C. mechanical to electrical
B. heat to mechanical D. mechanical to chemical

48. A 300 kg cart moves on air track at 1.2m/s. It collides with and sticks to another cart with a mass
of 500kg which was stationary before collision. What is the velocity of the combined cart after
collision?
A. 0.72 m/s B. 0.73 m/s C. 0.74 m/s D. 0.75 m/s

49. A moderate force will break an egg. However, an egg dropped on the road usually breaks while
one on the grass does not. Which of the following accounts to this?
A. the change in momentum of the egg dropped on the grass is greater
B. the change in momentum of the egg dropped on the grass is less
C. the time interval of the egg dropped on the grass for stopping is greater
D. the time interval of the egg dropped on the grass for stopping is less

50. Two identical cars are travelling along EDSA. Which of the two cars have greater momentum?
A. the slower car C. both have the same momentum
B. the faster car D. cannot be determined