Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF NUEVA ECIJA

DOÑA JUANA CHIOCO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE 9

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GENERAL DIRECTION: ANY FORM OF ERASURE MEANS WRONG.

I. TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE. Write
your answer in the space provided before the number. (10 pts)

______1. The trajectory fired at 45° covered the greatest range.

______2. As the object goes down its velocity decreases.
______3. Horizontally launched projectile has a half parabola trajectory.
______4. When two moving balls collide head-on, the momentum of each ball was transferred to the
other and each kept same speed in opposite direction.
______5. The mass and time can affect the momentum of an object.
______6. During free fall, the initial velocity of an object is more than zero.
______7. In projectile motion, as the angle increases, the time decreases.
______8. In projectile motion, as the angle increases, the height also increases.
______9. Recoil is the backward motion caused by two objects pushing off one another.
______10. When the change in momentum is constant, as the force of impact decreases the impact
time increases.

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the questions or statements carefully and choose the correct
answer. Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer. (10 pts)

1. The impulse experienced by a body is equal to the change in its ___________.

a. velocity c. momentum
b. kinetic energy d. acceleration
2. Which has more momentum, a heavy truck moving at 30 km/h or a light truck moving at 30
km/h?
a. Heavy truck c. both have the same momentum
b. light truck d. cannot be determined
3. If the ball is kicked at the angle of 70°, 67°, 45° and 32°, in which angle will the ball reached its
highest?
a. 70° c. 45°
b. 67° d. 32°
4. Which force always pulls downward on objects?
a. Air resistance c. Force
b. Gravity d. Friction
5. What unit do scientists use to measure force?
a. Meters c. Grams
b. Meter per second per second d. Newton
6. Two cars, one twice as heavy as the other, moves down a hill at the same time. Which would
have greater momentum?
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moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. – C. Lewis
 a. Lighter car
b. Heavier car
c. Both cars will have the same momentum
d. Cannot be determined
7. Two balls moving in the same direction at different speeds collide. What will be the expected
result in this collision?
a. Momentum of the first ball was transferred to the second and velocity is identical
b. The momentum of each ball was transferred to the other and each kept same speed in
opposite direction
c. The momentum of the first was transferred to the second and the momentum of the
second was transferred to the first.
d. The momentum of the two balls didn’t change.
8. Which is NOT true about horizontally launched projectile?
a. No upward trajectory c. Has half parabola trajectory
b. No initial vertical velocity d. Has full parabola trajectory
9. At what angle should a water hose be aimed in order for water to land with the greatest
horizontal range?
a. 0° c. 45°
b. 30° d. 60°
10. What does UAM stands for?
a. Uniformly Accelerated Momentum c. Uniformly Angle Motion
b. Uniformly Accelerated Motion d. Uniformly Accelerated Mass
11. A feather is dropped on the moon from a height of 1.40 meters. The acceleration of gravity on
the moon is 1.67 m/s2. Determine the time for the feather to fall to the surface of the moon.
a. 1.33 s c. 1.01 s
b. 1.29 s d. 1.19 s
12. A person standing on a cliff throws a stone with a horizontal velocity of 15.0 m/s and the stone
hits the ground 47.0 m from the base of the cliff. How high is the cliff?
a. 48 m c. 45 m
b. 34 m d. 39 m
13. Patrick throws a ball with a mass of 2.0 kg and momentum of 6 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚/𝑠. What is its velocity?
a. 12 m/s c. 3 m/s
b. 8 m/s d. 4 m/s
14. Luke hits a 0.28 kg volleyball, giving it a speed of 36.67 m/s. What impulse does he impart to
the ball?
a. 36.39 kg.m/s c. 12.27 kg.m/s
b. 36.95 kg.m/s d. 10.27 kg.m/s
15. A bike accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of 7.10 m/s over a distance of 35.4 m.
Determine the acceleration of the bike.
a. 0.712 m/s2 c. 0.271 m/s2
b. 0.521 m/s 2 d. 0.881 m/s2
16. What will be the momentum of a 0.74kg ball rolling at a speed of 8 m/s?
a. 5.92 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚/𝑠 c. 8.92 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
b. 5.92 m/s d. 8.92 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚/𝑠
17. A freely falling body is one that is acted upon by no forces other than ____________.
a. gravity c. its own speed
b. air resistance d. speed of the wind

People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day, someone who cheats has a lower
moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. – C. Lewis
 18. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?
a. acceleration c. speed
b. velocity d. all are vector quantities
19. The product of an object’s mass and velocity is called ____________.
a. Force c. momentum
b. Impulse d. resistance
20. What is the mass of a car moving at 25 m/s and having a momentum of 2500 𝑘𝑔. 𝑚/𝑠?
a. 10 kg c. 100 kg
b. 25kg d. 1000 kg

III. MATCHING TYPE. Match Column A with the correct answer on Column B, write only
the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number. (10 pts)

Column A ______10. The movement of the object in this

______1. It is the combination of horizontal and dimension is side by side. e.
vertical motion. g Column B
______2. It is when objects that stick together
after collision. i a. Impulse
______3. It is a type motion in which the
velocity of an object changes by the equal b. Collision
amount in every equal time period. j
______4. It is when objects collide without c. Momentum
sticking together. h
______5. It is also equal to the change in d. Vertical Dimension
momentum. a
______6. Collision which the total kinetic energy e. Horizontal Dimension
of the system changes f
______7. A dimension that uses the value of f. Elastic Collision
acceleration due to gravity for its acceleration.
D. g. Projectile Motion
______8. It is an encounter between two
objects resulting in exchange of impulse and h. Inelastic Collision
momentum. B.
______9. It is a force or strength that an object i. Perfectly Inelastic Collisions
has when it is moving. C.
j. Uniformly Accelerated Motion

IV. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the following problem. Show your complete solution.

1. Determine the momentum of a rolling ball if it has a weight of 15N and a velocity of 8.88 m/s.
Momentum (P)= mv weight= mg g= 9.8 𝑚⁄𝑠 2
2. An object is dropped from rest from the top of the building and hits the ground after 3.3
seconds. What is the final velocity of the object if the building is 23.5m high?
𝑣𝑓 = √𝑉𝑖 + 2𝑎𝑔 ℎ 𝑎𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚⁄𝑠 2

People have a moral standard about what they will do and will not do. At the end of the day, someone who cheats has a lower
moral standard than someone who does not. And they will cheat in other areas of life as well. – C. Lewis