Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV- A CALABARZON
Division of General Trias City
BUENAVISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

School Year 2022-2023

SCIENCE 6

Name: _Grade & Section: _ Score:

Name of Teacher: Date:

I. Read and analyze the following questions. Write your answer on the space provided.

1. What force pulls a guava down to the floor?

A. Energy C. Gravity
B. Friction D. Speed
2. Rusty screws are difficult to remove. What will you do to remove it?
A. use lubricants C. use wax
B. use rollers D. use wheels
3. Which surface will produce the least amount of friction?
A. fuzzy soccer field C. gravel running track.
B. grassy soccer field D. smooth glass tabletop
4. Rougher surfaces have .
A. less friction C. the same level of friction
B. greater friction D. none of the above
5. What are you going to put in a surface to reduce the friction on it?
A. lubricant C. piece of cloth
B. none of the above D. stone
6. If you run down the sidewalk and stop quickly, you can stop because of the _
between your shoes and the cement.
A. friction C. motion
B. gravity D. Shoes
7. Which of the followings helps in reducing friction?
A. gravel, sand, soil C. pebbles, rocks, mud
B. cloth, clay, rubber D. lubricants, rollers, wheels and bearing
_ 8. What will happen if we don’t have friction?
A. We will float. C. We can walk easily.
B. We can’t walk. D. Life would be very easy.
9. What pulls a ball back to earth?
A. friction B. gas C. gravity D. molecules
10. What would happen if there were NO gravity on Earth?
A. Life would cease to exist.
B. The moon would crash into the Earth.
C. The lifespan of man and animals would drop sharply.
D. All objects not anchored down on its surface would float.
11. What happens when you go against gravity?
A. No motion occurs.
B. No force is needed to accelerate.
C. More force is needed to accelerate.
D. Less force is needed to accelerate.
For items 12-16, choose the letter that corresponds to the words in the box to complete
each statement.
A. center B. Galileo C. gravity D. lesser E. speed

12. All objects fall towards the of the Earth.

13. All objects are attracted to each other because of .
14. The farther you are from Earth, the your weight.
15. is the distance traveled per unit of time.
16. is the scientist who experiments on a force acting on the falling object.

17. Why is a parachute important to a skydiver?

A. It directs his motion.
B. It makes him fall faster.
C. It slows his motion to have a safe landing.
D. It keeps him appear beautiful as he falls.
18. A boy sits on a grassy slope. What force stops him from sliding down?
A. friction B. gravity C. magnetic D. weight
19. What makes a rolling ball slow down and stop?
A. air resistance B. brake C. friction D. gravity
20. Why are lubricants used in machines?
A. to increase friction.
B. to decrease friction.
C. to operate the machine.
D. to make the machine move slower.
_21. Why does a car travel faster in going down than in going up?
A. It is moving against gravity.
B. It is being pushed by the wind.
C. Force is needed to stop an object.
D. It is being pulled by the wight of the car.
_22. Which of the following shows that the electrical energy is transformed into heat energy?
A. flashlight B. glue gun C. light candle D. telephone
_23. Which object is NOT necessarily evidence of energy transformation?
A. electric heater C. electric guitar
B. electric stove D. oven toaster
_24. What energy transformation is present in microwave oven?
A. electrical energy to heat energy
B. electric energy to nuclear energy
C. electric energy to chemical energy
D. electrical energy to mechanical energy
_25. Which energy transformations occur in electric iron?
A. electric to heat energy. C. heat to light energy.
B. heat to electric energy. D. light to heat energy.

_26. Which best describes energy transformation in the picture?

A. Light energy is being transformed to heat energy.
B. Mechanical energy is being transformed into electrical energy.
C. Electrical energy is being transformed into light and heat energy.
D. Electrical energy is being transformed into heat and mechanical energy.

_27. A television converts electrical energy into .

1. Light 2. Sound 3. Heat 4. Chemical
A. 1 and 2 only C. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only D. all of the above
28. The energy conversion below describes the energy conversion in a
.
Electrical energy Sound energy + heat energy
A. lamp B. radio C. television D. toaster
 29. Energy can be converted from one form to another. Which of the following represents
the energy conversion when you rub the tip of the match against a rough surface of a
matchbox?
A. kinetic energy-heat energy+ light energy
B. kinetic energy - light energy +heat energy
C. chemical energy-light energy+ heat energy
D. potential energy- kinetic energy+ sound energy
30. What form of energy is stored in the battery?
A. chemical B. electrical C. heat D. light
31. What energy transformation happens in a toaster?
A. chemical – electrical C. mechanical – Electrical
B. electrical- thermal D. thermal - chemical
32. Which of the following is a by-product of energy transformation?
A. electricity B. heat C.light D. sound
33. In order for Lolo Joaquin to catch more sound, he usually .
A. tilts his head upwards.
B. cups his hand by his ear lobes.
C. open his mouth wide to catch the sound.
D. None of the above
34. Answering your cellphone transforms the chemical energy in its battery into
A. electrical energy C. sound energy
B. electromagnetic energy D. all of the above
35. What energy transformation is shown when a candle is lit?
A. light to heat C. chemical to heat
B. chemical to light D. light to chemical
_ 36. Why are teeth examples of wedges?
A. They can cut objects.
B. They can lift objects with less force.
C. They can pull down objects with less force.
D. They have fulcrum, force arms and work arms.
37. Which of the following is a characteristic of lever?
A. Has a thick base
B. Has a sharp edge
C. Has fulcrum, load, and effort.
D. None of the above
38. Which of the following does NOT show the use of wheel and axle?
A. B. C. D.

39. Why do you need to use an inclined plane?

A. It can be used to lift cars.
B. It lessens the effort over a distance.
C. It lessens the time used in certain things.
D. It lessens the resistance exerted over a place.
40. What form of energy is produced by machines?
A. electrical energy C. mechanical energy
B. chemical energy D. solar energy
41. What will you use to transfer a heavy load to a higher place?
A. lever and wedge C. inclined plane and pulley
B. screw and wedge D. screw and wheel & axle
42. Which best describes a pulley?
A. It has a sharp edge.
B. It consists of inclined planes.
C. It lifts the load by using rope.
D. Is used to cut things like paper.
 43.Who among the four children demonstrates the proper way of handling
simple machines?
A. Camille uses a simple machine with exposed wires.
B. Christinne always make sure that any tools are in good condition before using
them.
C. Genevi plays with her friend in a place where heavy loads are being lifted by
pulleys.
D. After using simple machine like scissors, cutter, and knife, Jhem leaves those on
stairway.
44. What is the importance of pulley machines?
A. to split an object
B. to lift heavy object
C. to make work faster
D. to damage body posture
45. What simple machine helps people to do their work easier and faster like lifting
heavy objects?
A. broom B. cup C. pulley D. spoon

For items 46-48, use the figure below.

Engineers have recently designed skateboards that use magnets to float along a track.

46. The engineers observed that the skateboard floats above the track because the
magnets on the skateboard the magnets on the track.
A. attract C. make contact with
B. increases D. repel
47. When a rider steps onto the skateboard, the force between the skateboard and the
track .
A. decreases C. stays the same
B. increases D. nothing happens
48. If the magnets are removed from the skateboard, the height of the skateboard should
.
A. decrease C. stay the same
B. increase D. nothing happens

49. A stone is dropped from a cliff. How does the energy of the stone change as it falls
from the cliff to the ground below?
A. kinetic to potential
B. potential to kinetic
C. kinetic to mechanical
D. chemical to mechanical
50. Which situation does NOT show the transformation of potential energy to kinetic
energy?
A. A bowling player slowly throws a ball down the lane.
B. The archer puts an arrow into a bow then releases it.
C. A huge boulder started rolling down during an earthquake.
D. During a baseball game, a good outfielder caught a flying ball.

***End of Examination***
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