Department of Education

Kinalangay Viejo Integrated School

Kinalangay Viejo, Malinao, Aklan
PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE IX

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Write legibly. Avoid erasures and keep the test paper clean. Use only black
and blue ballpen.

Test 1. MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is the body system that is responsible for the exchange of gases between the environment and the
human body?
a. Circulatory System b. Respiratory System c. Digestive System d. Muscular System
2. Which substances are produced during respiration?
a. Water and oxygen b. oxygen and red blood cells c. CO2 and H2O d. CO2 and red blood cells
3. Where in the respiratory system does gas exchange occur?
a. In the heart b. in the alveoli c. in the pharynx d. in the trachea
4. The role of the respiratory system is to bring what substance into the body?
a. Water b. oxygen c. CO2 d. red blood cells
5. During gas exchange, which substance moves from the alveoli into the blood?
a. Water b. oxygen c. CO2 d. nitrogen
6. The dome shaped muscle that plays an important role in breathing is the ______.
a. Diaphragm b. Alveolus c. larynx d. bronchus
7. What causes air to be exhaled from the lungs?
a. The rib muscles contract and move outward. c. The chest cavity expands and grows larger.
b. The diaphragm relaxes and moves upward. d. The lungs contract and then expands.
8. How can smoking lead to emphysema?
a. By damaging the diaphragm c. by destroying the lung tissues
b. By slowing the heart rates d. by increasing the hemoglobin levels
9. Which parts of the respiratory system divide into smaller and smaller tubes in a pattern that resembles the branches of a tree?
a. Pharynx b. trachea c. bronchi d. epiglottis
10. Hairlike structures that connect the alveoli in the lungs.
a. Cilia b. alveoli c. bronchi d. bronchioles
11. Tiny bubble-like structures in the lungs where gas exchange takes place.
a. Cilia b. alveoli c. bronchi d. bronchioles
12. What kind of non-Mendelian inheritance shows a third phenotype that expresses a combination of the dominant and recessive
phenotypes?
a. Codominance b. incomplete dominance c. multiple alleles d. sex-linked traits
13. How many chromosomes does a human have?
a. 23 b. 25 c. 46 d. 50
14. If a homozygous red bull is mated with a homozygous white cow, what are the possible phenotype/s for their offspring?
a. Red b. white c. pink d. roan
15. Hypertrichosis pinnae auris is a genetic disorder in humans that causes hairy ears. In what chromosome is this disorder
found?
a. X chromosome b. Y chromosome c. XY chromosome d. none of the above
16. Which atomic model is proposed by Schrodinger?
a. Nuclear model b. planetary model c. raisin bread model d. quantum mechanical model
17. The symbol “n” in the Bohr theory of atomic structure refers to:
a. The energy of electron. c. The number of electron in an energy level.
b. The total energy of an atom d. the orbit in which an electron is found.
18. Which of the following sublevels is correctly designated?
a. 1p5 b. 3f9 c. 2p6 d. 3d11
19. For a neutral atom with the electron configuration of 1s 2s 3p 3s , which statement is false?
2 2 5 1

a. The atomic number is 10. c. The atom is in the ground state.

b. The 1s and 2s orbitals are filled. d. The atom is in the excited state.
20. Who proposed the probability that electrons will be found in certain locations around the nucleus of an atom?
a. Neils Bohr b. Erwin Schrodinger c. Ernest Rutherford d. J.J. Thomson
21. Which orbital designation has the highest energy?
a. 2s b. 2p c. 3d d. 4s
22. What is the force that holds atoms or ions together?
a. Ionic bond b. Covalent bond c. Chemical bond d. Electronegativity
23. It is a type of bond that involves the sharing of electrons?
a. Ionic bond b. Covalent bond c. Chemical bond d. Electronegativity
24. What kind of particle is produced after covalent bonding?
a. Atom b. molecule c. ion d. electron
25. What kind of chemical bond will form between two oxygen atoms?
a. ionic bond b. metallic bond c. polar covalent bond d. nonpolar covalent bond
26. Why can metals be hammered without breaking?
a. They are ductile. c. They are malleable.
b. They are not brittle. d. Its particles are strong.
27. Which among the following shows that an atom is stable?
a. Having 3 valence electrons c. Having 8 valence electrons
b. Having 5 valence electrons d. Having 10 valence electrons
28. Why do atoms react with one another to form chemical bonds?
a. to attain stability c. to form compounds
b. to form molecules d. to produce ions
29. What is the maximum number of bonds can a carbon atom form?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
30. Honey is applying something to the ball bearings of the wheels of her bicycle so that friction will be minimized. Which of the
following material do you think she is using?
a. vinegar b. isopropyl alcohol c. kerosene d. lubricating oil
31. A gasoline boy was being scolded by his store manager for smoking in the vicinity of the gasoline station. Why do you think
the manager scolded his employee?
a. because gasoline is volatile c. because gasoline is viscous
b. because gasoline is flammable d. all of the above
32. Which organic compound is used as a cleaning agent?
a. gasoline b. kerosene c. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) d. ethyl alcohol
33. Which hydrocarbon compound has a triple bond in the molecule?
a. octane b. methane c. ethene d. ethyne
34. How many types of bonds are there in the following hydrocarbon compound?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

35. To which group of hydrocarbon does the molecule with the structure belong?
a. alkane b. alkyne c. alkene d. none of the above

36. Which are TRUE about organic compounds?

I. organic compounds contain calcium III. organic compounds can be produced by living organisms
II. organic compounds contain carbon IV. organic compounds can be produced artificially
A. I, II and III only C. II and III only
B. I and III only D. II, III and IV only
37. What type of hydrocarbon carbon has atoms which only form single bond with other carbon atoms?
a. Alkanes b. Alkenes c. Alkynes d. organic compound
38. What type of hydrocarbon carbon has atoms which have double bond between other carbon atoms?
a. Alkanes b. Alkenes c. Alkynes d. organic compound
39. What type of hydrocarbon carbon has atoms which have triple bond between other carbon atoms?
b. Alkanes b. Alkenes c. Alkynes d. organic compound
40. To which group of hydrocarbon does the molecule with the structure belong?
a. alkane b. alkyne c. alkene d. none of the above
FOR QUESTIONS 41 AND 42, REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW:
VEHICLE Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s)
Jeepney 2000 10
Motor Cycle 300 20
41. In the table above, what is the momentum of the jeepney?
a. 6,000 kgm/s b. 40,000 kgm/s c. 20,000 kgm/s d. 3,000 kgm/s
42. Which has the greater momentum, the jeepney or the motor cycle?
a. Jeepney b. motor cycle c. both have the same momentum d. cannot be determined
43. It is the curved path that the objects move in two dimensions.
a. Projectile b. motion c. trajectory d. Projectile motion
44. An encounter between two objects resulting in exchange of impulse and momentum is termed as ________.
a. Motion b. projectile c. Dimension d. Collision
45. A type of collision in which the total kinetic energy of the system does not change and the colliding objects bounce off after
collision.
a. Motion b. Elastic c. Inelastic d. cannot be determined
46. Another type of collision in which the total kinetic energy of the system changes and the some objects can stick together.
a. Motion b. Elastic c. Inelastic d. cannot be determined
47. A ball is thrown vertically upward. What is its acceleration as it reaches the maximum height?
a. 0m/s b. -5m/s c. -9.8m/s2 d. 9.8m/s2
48. The motion of an object with constant acceleration is also known as _______.
a. Motion b. Uniform Motion c. Constant Motion d. Uniformly Accelerated Motion
49. Which has more momentum, a heavy truck moving at 30 kph or a light truck moving at 30 kph?
a. Heavy truck b. light truck c. both of them d. cannot be determined
50. Two identical cars are travelling along EDSA having the same velocity. Which of the two vehicles would have a greater
momentum?
a. The slower car b. the faster car c. both have the same momentum d. cannot be determined
Test II. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve for what is asked of the problem.
1. An airplane from rest accelerates on a runway at 5.50 m/s2 for 30 s until it finally takes off the ground. What is the distance
covered before takeoff?

2. A jeepney from rest accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.75 seconds and covers a distance of 15m. Determine the
acceleration of the jeepney.

3. A 500N car moves 50m/s. It collides with and sticks with another car with a mass of 300N which was stationary before
collision. What is the velocity of the combined cars after collision?

Test II. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve for what is asked of the problem.
1. An airplane from rest accelerates on a runway at 5.50 m/s2 for 30 s until it finally takes off the ground. What is the distance
covered before takeoff?

2. A jeepney from rest accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.75 seconds and covers a distance of 15m. Determine the
acceleration of the jeepney.

3. A 500N car moves 50m/s. It collides with and sticks with another car with a mass of 300N which was stationary before
collision. What is the velocity of the combined cars after collision?