Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Negros Oriental
MABINAY DISTRICT II

SCIENCE QUIZ 2019 CATEGORY B

EASY ROUND 10 questions only

1. Which is correct formula for energy efficiency?
A. Energy efficiency = amount of useful energy/ amount of energy consumed x100
B. Energy efficiency = amount of energy consumed/ amount of useful energy x100
C. Energy efficiency = amount of useful energy/ amount of energy consumed x10
D. Energy efficiency = amount of energy consumed/ amount of useful energy x10
2. Temperature refers to...
A. The speed of particles B. The speed and mass of particles
C. The mass of particles D. None from the choices
3. If the poles of two magnets attracts each other
a. both poles must be S poles. b. both poles must be N poles.
c. one pole is an S and the other is an N. d. both poles are of the same kind.
4. What happens to the frequency of the electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?
A. decreases
B. increases as well
C. remains the same
D. can not tell; frequency and wavelength are two different concepts.
5. The science that deals with the study of how traits are inherited from parents to offsprings is called
a. Economics b. Politics c. Genetics d. Polygenic
6. The following volcanoes have no record of eruption, EXCEPT one,
a. Cabaluyan b. Cocoro c. Pulong d. Mayon
7. Who among the scientist discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism?
a. Michael Faraday b. Andrei Marie Ampere
c. Hans Christian Oersted d. Alessandro Volta
8. What energy transformation takes place in a generator?
a. mechanical to electrical b. electrical to mechanical
c. heat to mechanical d. chemical to mechanical
9. In power stations generating electricity, power is measured in
a. kilowatt b. megawatt c. Joule d. kilojoule
10. The motion of an object with constant acceleration is also known as,
a. Motion b. Uniform Motion
c. Constant Motion d. Uniformly Accelerated Motion
11. What kind of mirror is used by the department stores to give a wider area and smaller image of the shoppers/
buyers?
a. Plane mirror b. convex mirror c. concave mirror d. convex and concave mirror
12. If you placed a number chart in front of a plane mirror, what numbers will you read properly in the mirror?
a. 0, 1, 6, 8, and 9 b. 0, 1, and 6 c. 6 and 8 d. 0 and 8
13. A white sheet of paper cannot act as mirror because it ________________ the rays of light.
a. Diffracts b. diffuses c. interferes d. refract
14. Keen stands 1.5m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of his image?
a. 1.5m b. 2.0m c. 3.5m d. 4.5m
15. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?
 a. Gamma rays b. infrared c. radio waves d. visible light

AVERAGE 5 QUESTIONS ONLY

1. If you were in a space ship and fired a cannon ball into frictionless space, the amount of force needed to keep it
going would be ________.
A. twice the force with which it was fired
B. the same amount of force with which it was fired
C. one half the force with which it was fired
D. zero, since no force is necessary to keep it moving
2. During warm days, you cool yourself by damping your skin with wet towel. Which of the following takes place?
a) Your skin absorbs the coldness of the water.
b) Your skin releases energy when water from your skin evaporates.
c) The temperature of water on your skin decreases as it evaporates
d) The temperature of your skin increases as water evaporates from your skin.
3. The following events are occurring in both mitosis and meiosis EXCEPT
c. cytokinesis c. DNA replication
d. karyokinesis d. pairing of homologous chromosomes
4. Vascular plants produce the tallest and biggest trees in the world. Non-vascular plants are small and cannot grow
as tall as vascular plants. What could be the reason for this?
a. absence of water c. lack of vitamins
b. absence of leaves d. absence of vascular bundle
5. Where does glycolysis occur?
a. cytoplasm c. inner membrane of the mitochondrion
b. matrix of the mitochondrion d. outer membrane of the mitochondrion
6. The impulse experienced by a body is equal to the change in its,
a. velocity b. kinetic energy c. momentum d. potential energy
7. Which of the following characterizes of a volcano depends on its magma emission?
a. age b. size c. shape d. location
9. Which of the following factors associated with huge volcano eruptions may cause the decrease in Earth average
temperature for a few years?
a. heat b. light c. acid rain d. volcanic ash
10. Which characteristic of magma mainly determines its explosiveness?
a. color b. amount c. temperature d. silica content
11. Where can most of the fossils be found?
a. Sedimentary rocks b. granite c. lava flows d. black soil
12. In what era can the oldest fossils be found?
a.Cenozoic b. Mesozoic c. Paleozoic d. Pre Cambrian
13. Davao is known for its wide variety of fruits and other plant species that makes its more attractive to tourist.
Which of the following classification of value of biodiversity is described?
a. Direct Economic value c. Ethical/Cultural
b. Indirect Economic Value d. Both a and C
14. How would you compare the densities of the earth’s crust, mantle and core?
a. The mantle is less dense than the core but denser than the crust.
b. The mantle is less dense than both the core and the crust.
c. The mantle is denser than the core but less dense than the crust.
d. The mantle is denser than both the core and the crust.
15. How will you describe the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
a. The magnetic field is strongest near and around the wire.
b. The magnetic field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire.
 c. The Magnetic field does not vary with distance from the wire.
d. The Magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.

DIFFICULT 3 QUESTIONS ONLY

1. Why are the coldest places on earth found at the poles?
The suns rays hit indirectly at the poles
2. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun’s rays?
Parts on or near the equator
3. It refers to the atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time.
Climate
4. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Global Warming

CLINCHER

6. A farsighted person needs a convex lens as this lens can make the image fall
a. on the eyeball c. on the retina of the eye
b. before the retina of the eye d. beyond the retina of the eye
7. How much work was done on an object when a constant force of 20 N pushed it 2 m away?
a. zero c. 20
b. 10 d. 40
9. Provide the genotype of the given cross:
Yellow color in peas (Y) is dominant over green peas (y). A homozygous yellow pea plant is crossed with a
homozygous green pea plant. What will be the genotypes of all the possible offspring?
Yy
10. If you did not eat for three days, where did your cell get the glucose for ATP production?
a. blood sugar c. glycogen present in the muscle
b. glycogen in the liver d. protein in the blood
11. Nutritional chemist have found that burning 1 gram of fat release twice the amount of heat energy is burning 1
gram of starch. Based on this information, which type biomolecule would cause a person to gain more weight?

12. When digesting a complex carbohydrate, water is added and simple sugar is obtained through which process?

13. Quicklime (CaO) is used as adrying agent. When water is added to this, slaked lime Ca(OH) is formed. What type
of reaction is this?

14. Cocolisap infestation outbreak has been declared in some parts of the Philippines. The Cocolisap feeds on the sap
of the coconut tree and injects toxic enzymes, resulting in discolored leaves and deformed plant tissues that retard
its growth of coconut tree. This results in a decrease of the survival rate of coconut trees. What factors limit the
population of coconut trees.

15. The movement of the lithospheric plate is facilitate by a soft, weak and plastic-like layer. What layer is described
in the statement?