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3RD QUARTER EXAMINATION IN ENHANCED SCIENCE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read each item carefully. ERASURES are strictly prohibited.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Directions: Read each item carefully. Write your answer in the space provided before the number.
______1. Which of the following instruments is best used for measuring the time of moving object?
A. Stop watch B. Wrist watch C. Alarm clock D. Digital clock
______2. Jay wants to measure the speed of his motorcycle. What instrument will he use?
A. Ammeter B. Barometer C. Speedometer D. Voltmeter
______3. Which of the following is an example of velocity?
A. 30 s B. 30 m/s C. 30 m, East D. 30 m/s, East
______4. Which of the following is the formula used for solving speed?
A. v= dt B. v=d/t C. v= t/d D. v= d/t/t
______5. Which of the following is defined as the distance covered per unit time?
A. Acceleration B. Displacement C. Speed D. Velocity
______6. Which of the following is NOT a unit of speed?
A. KPH B. Miles/Hour C. Meter/Second D. Meter/Second/Second
______7. What is shown when you look at the speedometer in a moving car?
A. Average speed B. Average acceleration C. Instantaneous speed D. Instantaneous acceleration
______8. Which of the following is defined as speed with direction?
A. Acceleration B. Distance C. Displacement D. Velocity
______9. Which of the following shows that an object is accelerating?
A. A cart moving at 5km/h. B. A car changes velocity 5km/h in every second.
C. A cyclist moving with constant speed of 6km/h. D. A car is moving at 10km/h going west along the
highway.
______10. The data below were obtained from a 500-m dash competition final in the Olympics.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

A. I, II and III B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only
______11. A cyclist drives along a straight highway for 25h with a displacement of 100km south. What is the cyclist’s average
velocity?
A. 0.4 km/h north B. 0.4 km/h south C. 4 km/h north D. 4 km/h south
______12. Refer to the table below. What is the speed of runner Z?

A. 0.10 m/s B. 1.05 m/s C. 10.5 m/s D. 1,050 m/s

______13. Based on the table below, what will be the speed of the moving object in 2 seconds?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
______14. Michelle Ann conducted an experiment on speed using her toy car. She listed all the data she gathered in the table
below. Upon analyzing her data, she concluded that toy car C is the slowest among the four. Do you think her conclusion is
correct?

A. Yes, because its speed is 20m/s.

B. Yes, because it has the greatest time recorded.
C. No, because all the toy car travelled the same distance.
D. No, because the slowest toy car is the one that took the least time.
______15. Marlow was asked by her teacher how to solve the speed of an object. She said that to solve for the speed of an object,
one must multiply the distance travelled by the recorded time of travel. Do you think her process is correct?
A. Yes, because multiplication is the way to solve for speed.
B. Yes, because she had all the needed data like distance and time.
C. No, because in solving for speed one must divide the distance travelled by the recorded time of travel.
D. No, because in solving for speed one must add the recorded time and the distance travelled.
______16. Which of the following correctly describes a wave?
A. It can set an object into motion B. It moves through materials only. C. It transmits weaker force D. It is static
______17. The following are electromagnetic waves, EXCEPT
A. Infrared B. Gamma rays C. Sound D. X-rays
______18. Which of the following statements correctly describes a wave?

A. I,II,III,IV B. I,II,III only C. II,III,IV only D. I,III,IV only

______19. What type of wave needs a medium to propagate?
A. Electromagnetic waves B. Mechanical waves C. Microwaves D. Ultraviolet
______20. Suppose you observed an anchored boat rise and fall once every 8.0 seconds as waves whose crests are 25 meters
apart pass by it. What is the frequency of the observed waves?
A. 0.100 Hz B. 0.105Hz C. 0.125Hz D. 1.000 Hz
______21. Which type of wave is characterized by the parallel motion of the particles in the wave to the wave propagation?
A. Electromagnetic B. Longitudinal C. Mechanical D. Transverse
______22. Earthquake(seismic)waves are felt through the grounds. Are these waves electromagnetic in nature?
A. Yes, because these need medium in order to propagate. B. No, because these do not need medium to propagate.
C. No, because these are mechanical waves. D. Yes, because this carry energy.
______23. Which of the following statements correctly describes a mechanical wave?

A. I,II,III,IV B. I,II,III only C. II,III,IV only D. I,II,IV only

______24. What refers to the number of waves that passes through a given point at a particular time?
A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Period D. Wavelength
______25. The following are examples of mechanical waves, EXCEPT
A. Longitudinal B. Surface C. Sound D. X – ray
______26. Marky is doing an experiment. He throws a piece of stone in a pond. Does he observe a wave?
A. Yes, he observes that when stone touches water it moves back and forth.
B. Yes, he observes that when the stone touches the water, circular ripples are formed.
C. No, he observed that when stone hits water it does not produce wave.
D. No, he does not observe wave when the stone touches water.
______27. What type of wave moves in circular motion relative to the direction of the wave motion?
A. Electromagnetic B. Mechanical C. Surface D. Transverse
______28. What helps the sound waves travel through air?
A. Atoms of air B. Electrons of air C. Molecules of air D. Protons of air
For questions number 29 – 30, refer to the figure below.

______29. The points at A to E and C to Gare referred to as

A. Amplitude B. Period C. Trough D. Wavelength
______30. Which of the following points on the transverse wave are moving in the same direction?
A. A and C B. A and E C. C and F D. B and G
______31. Which refers to the length of the entire path travelled by an object?
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
______32. Which refers to the shortest distance between to object’s two positions?
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
______33. The change in position over an interval of time is called ______________.
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
______34. The distance travelled by an object, how fast the object is travelling, and the direction in which the object travels to, is
measured with respect to _____.
A. Motion B. Distance C. Displacement D. Reference Point
______35. If an object is in motion, it changes position relative to its _____.
A. Time B. Angle C. Speed D. Reference Point
______36. Displacement can be equal to distance when ________.
A. object is in circular motion. B. path travelled is a straight line.
C. ball is rolling on an inclined plane. D. car is travelling on the road upward.
______37. Which of the following describes the distance covered by an object?
A. 5 s B. 8 m C. 10 m/s D. 12 m, North
______38. Which of the following shows the displacement travelled by an object?
A. 9 s B. 18 km C. 27 km/h D. 36 km, South
______39. All of the following are the materials used in measuring the distance covered by an object EXCEPT _____.
A. Ruler B. Timer C. Meter stick D. Measuring tape
______40.Ethan claims that the house where he lives is actually constantly moving. Which of the following points of references do
you think will best support his claim?
A. Earth B. Floor C. House D. Sun
______41. When is an object considered to be in motion?

A. I, II, and III B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only
______42.Jeofrey walked 300 m East from home to visit Mattheus. He then walked another 500 m East to fetch Jhen and both of
them walked 300 m West to watch the birds. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Jeofrey went home.
B. Jeofrey has travelled a total distance of 1,000 m.
C. Jeofrey’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has travelled.
D. Jeofrey’s displacement is zero if he has travelled 700 m West together with Jhen.
______43. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then another 5 meters to the right?
A. The displacement of the object is equal to 10 meters.
B. The displacement of the object is equal to 10 meters, right.
C. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 10 meters.
D. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 10 meters, right.
______44. Jenelene was asked by her science teacher if an object’s displacement can be longer than distance. She answered no.
Is Jenelene’s answer correct?
A. Yes, displacement can be longer to the distance.
B. No, displacement is the total length covered by an object in motion.
C. Yes, displacement is the longest length between two object’s point of origin and its point of destination.
D. No, displacement is the shortest length between two object’s point of origin and its point of destination.
______45. Marky is doing an experiment. He throws a piece of stone in a pond. Was he able to create waves?
 A. No, waves were created when the stone touches water.
B. Yes, he was able to create depressions on the water.
C. No, the stone floats on the water.
D. Yes, he observes that when the stone touches the water, circular ripples are formed.
______46. Which of the following statements incorrectly describes electromagnetic wave?
A. Electromagnetic wave is a type of wave that can transmit energy even without any medium.
B. Electromagnetic wave is a type of wave that transmits energy through a medium.
C. When you use radio or watch movie on your LED television you are using electromagnetic waves.
D. The waves that cook the popcorn in the microwave oven are electromagnetic waves.
______47. The following statements correctly describes mechanical wave, EXCEPT
A. Mechanical waves does not propagate through a medium. B. Mechanical waves may be transverse or longitudinal.
C. Mechanical wave needs a medium for it to propagate. D. Sound is an example of a mechanical wave.
______48. Which of the following terms generally refer to a disturbance propagated in space or through a medium?
A. Heat energy B. Force C. Frequency D. Wave

Prepared By:
CLAIRE E. OGUE, LPT
Teacher I
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. B
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. C
29. D
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. D
36. B
37. B
38. D
39. B
40. D
41. A
42. C
43. C
44. D
45. D
46. B
47. A
48. D