ASSIGNMENT #5

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the BEST answer. Write the LETTER of
your choice on a separate sheet of paper or provided answer sheet.

_____1. A ball is rolling on the floor, suddenly it changes its direction, slows down and
eventually stops. What force causes the ball to stop?
A. Electric Force C. Gravitational Force
B. Frictional Force D. Magnetic Force

_____2. The teacher placed the book on the table. She let the students observe it and identify the
kind of friction present between the book and the table. What kind of friction is present?
A. Fluid Friction C. Sliding Friction
B. Rolling Friction D. Static Friction

_____3. Which has the greatest friction?

A. Polished floor B. Sandy floor C. Wet floor D. Tiled floor

_____4. Which of the following best describes friction?

A. It is a force that occurs between solids.
B. It is a force that occurs only on rough surfaces.
C. It is a force that occurs between solid and liquid.
D. It is a force that occurs when surfaces touch each other.

_____5. Which shows that friction is undesirable?

A. Lifting candles
B. Pushing heavy cabinet
C. Walking on the waxed floor
D. Using break when there is someone crossing the road.

_____6. One Saturday morning, Max and Ian are happily biking around the village while talking
about their experiences over the week. What type of friction is present on their bicycle?
A. Fluid Friction C. Sliding Friction
B. Rolling Friction D. Static Friction

_____7. Mhagz and Joy are walking in the park, and suddenly a mango fruit falls on the ground.
What kind of force causes the mango fruit to fall?
A. Electric Force C. Gravitational Force
B. Frictional Force D. Magnetic Force

_____8. Which of the following best illustrates the effects of friction?

A. Two cars collided.
B. A loaded slingshot.
C. A mango falling from a tree.
D. A parachutist coming to the ground.

_____9. What is the best way you could reduce the friction between two surfaces?
A. Put oil on the surface C. Put salt on the surface.
B. Allow one surface to rust D. Put sand on the surface.
_____10. The following situations shows gravitational force EXCEPT
A. A guava falling from a tree C. A swimmer diving in a pool.
B. A billiard ball rolling in the table D. A tennis ball thrown up in the air

_____11. Aling Helen gave her son Curt a skateboard as his birthday gift. If Curt would play
on it, which of the following surfaces will the skateboard travel fastest?
A. Bumpy ground B. Grass C. Rough Road D. Tiled floor

_____12. Jane applied some mustard oil on her palms. Which of the following objects will
become most difficult for her to hold?
A. A paper cup C. A wooden cup
B. A glass tumbler D. A plastic cup

_____13. Mrs. Santos’ room is undergoing renovation. She needs to transfer her things
including all the cabinets to the next classroom. Which of the following cabinets needs
the greatest force to move?
A. 50 kg B. 60 kg C. 70 kg D. 80 kg

_____14. The boy conducted an experiment on gravitational force using a ball and a feather. He
found out that the ball fell on the ground faster than the feather, what do you think is
the reason behind?

A. The ball is round.

B. The feather is elongated.
C. Air Resistance has a bigger impact on the ball than the feather.
D. Air Resistance has a bigger impact on the feather than the ball.

_____15. The janitor pushes the wheelbarrow to collect garbage all over the campus. What
causes the janitor to do work?
A. Energy B. Force C. Friction D. Gravity

_____16. Potential energy is ______________.

A. Energy due to gravity. C. Energy in motion.
B. Energy of falling objects. D. Stored energy.

_____17. Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
A. A car parked on a steep hill C. A picture hanging on the wall
B. A tennis ball rolling across the court D. A book on the table

_____18. Energy comes into different forms. An energy that is produced through vibration is
called?
A. Electrical energy C. Mechanical energy
B. Light energy D. Sound energy

_____19. Dan is watching his favorite movie on Netflix, and he enjoys it very much. What type of
energy is causing Dan’s television to function?
A. Chemical energy C. Radiant energy
B. Electrical energy D. Solar energy
_____20. Which of the following situations produces sound energy?
A. The girl does the jumping jack. C. The girl strums the guitar.
B. The girl dances gracefully D. The girl lights the candle.

_____21. The sun is the center of the solar system. The sun is the main source of what form of
energy?
A. Chemical and Sound energy C. Heat and Mechanical energy
B. Heat and Light energy D. Light and Chemical energy

_____22. The man was lost in the woods. He needs to make a fire before dawn. He rubbed the two
sticks as fast as he could then he made a fire. What energy transformation is
present?
A. Heat energy to Light energy C. Radiant energy to Sound energy
B. Light energy to Mechanical energy D. Sound energy to Thermal energy

_____23. Light is very important in our daily lives. Which of the following materials produces
light energy?
A. Candle B. Food C. Furniture D. Plant

_____24. Heat energy is the internal energy in substances. It moves quickly in some types of
materials. The following are sources of heat energy EXCEPT which one?
A. Lamp B. Kite C. Burning wood D. Fuel

_____25. Which of the following illustrations show gravitational force?

A. B.

C.
D.

_____26. Which of the following shows proof that heat is generated when electrical energy is
transformed into sound in an audio speaker?
A. The device becomes cooler.
B. The audio speaker produces sound waves.
C. The front of the device produces light.
D. After prolonged use, the back of the device becomes hot.

_____27. When you turn on an electric bulb, what sequence of energy transformations occurs?
A. heat ----- electrical ----- light
B. electrical-----heat-----light
C. electrical ----- light ----- heat
D. light ----- heat----- electrical

_____28. To save energy, Mrs. Reyes iron their clothes once a week. What type of energy
transformation occurs in an electric iron?
A. heat to light C. electricity to heat
B. light to heat D. heat to electricity

_____29. Which of the following situations shows transformation of energy from

Electrical Mechanical Sound

A. A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass.

B. A working flashlight used to light up a dark corner.
C. A projector displaying a diagram on the screen.
D. A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet.

_____30. Which best describes the energy transformation in the picture below?

A. Energy is being transformed into heat energy.

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

_____31. In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms are split in a process called “fission.” This
releases a tremendous amount of energy. In order to provide this energy to factories and
homes, the power plant converts the energy to what?
A. Electricity B. Natural gas C. Oil D. Water

_____32. Which of the following describes a machine?

A. It enables more people to work.
B. It makes work easier and faster.
C. It helps people work longer and harder .
D. It requires more effort to perform tasks.

_____33. During Mondays, Clara comes to school a little bit earlier to attend the flag raising
ceremony. What kind of simple machine is used to raise a flag up in a flagpole?
A. wheel and axle B. inclined plane C. lever D. pulley

_____34. What type of simple machine are present in the pedals, handlebars, and hand brakes of a
bicycle?

A. Wedge
B. Pulley
C. Lever
D. Wheel and axle

_____35. How could I reduce the effort force needed to lift the load?
 A. Move the fulcrum away from the load.
B. Place the fulcrum in the middle.
C. Move the fulcrum closer to the load.
D. Move the fulcrum closer to the effort.

_____36. Which of the following best describes a lever?

A. It is used to cut, split, or pull apart objects.
B. It is made up of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
C. It is a bar that turns or pivots on a fixed point called a fulcrum.
D. It is a narrow, pointed metal cylinder that has a wide or rounded top and a ridge.

_____37. Which of the following is a first-class lever?

A. Carjack
B. Faucet
C. Pliers
D. Wheel and barrow

_____38. Screws and wedges are examples of what other type of simple machine?
A. Inclined plane
B. Lever
C. Pulley
D. Wheel and axle

_____39. Which statement describes an inclined plane?

A. It multiplies the force exerted on the object.
B. It increases the force needed to hold the objects securely.
C. It changes the direction of the force exerted on an object.
D. It allows heavy objects to slide up to higher points rather than be lifted.

_____40. Which of the following situations would require an inclined plane?

A. Opening the door.
B. Cutting a piece of wood.
C. Lifting an object onto a truck.
D. Raising the flag into the flagpole.

_____41. What makes the wedge an important machine?

A. It enables one to lift an object easily.
B. It enables one to secure two objects tightly.
C. It enables one to change the direction of the force.
D. It enables one to use a small force to cut through objects.

_____42. Which of the following best describes a screw?

I. It is a ramp or slope that reduces the force needed to exert in lifting objects.
II. It is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder forming a spiral.
III. It comprises a rope that passes through a grooved wheel.
IV. IV. It is used to tightly hold objects securely in a plane.

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

_____43. The families in the Maligaya compound saved their lives and other appliances from
the fire because of the alarm from the community. What energy does the alarm have?
A. Electrical energy
B. Heat energy
C. Light energy
D. Sound energy

_____44. The boy finds difficulty in running in the water on the beach because of friction. What
type of friction is being described?
A. Fluid friction C. Sliding friction
B. Rolling friction D. Static friction

_____45. The player threw the ball over the net. What energy did the moving ball have?
A. Kinetic energy C. Potential energy
B. Light energy D. Sound energy

_____46. An inclined plane lessens the effort exerted over a distance and changes the direction-from
straight up to along the angle of the plane. Which of the following best applied the inclined
plane?
A. separating object into two or portions of an object
B. using ramps in raising and lowering load
C. fixing board on the wall with a screw
D. zip line for recreation activities

_____47. Which of the following best describes the function of the pulley?
A. It multiplies the force exerted on the object.
B. It increases the distance covered while exerting less effort.
C. It enables one to split two objects apart with minimal force.
D. It is used to change the direction of the force exerted on an object.

_____48. What simple machine is provided for a person who is physically challenged when
using the sidewalk?
A. inclined plane C. screw
B. lever D. wheel and axle

_____49. On a construction site, how do workers transport mixed cement and hollow blocks
from the ground floor to the second floor?
A. by using a wedge C. by using a pulley
B. by using a screw. D. by using wheel and axle.

_____50. When men and animals used to do all the work, their energy came from which source?
A. Electricity
B. Simple machines
C. Their hands
D. The food they eat