Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
STA. CRUZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Guinayangan North District
Guinayangan, Quezon

Third Periodical Examination

SCIENCE 7

Name: _________________________________________________________ Score: __________________________

Grade & Section:_______________________________________________ Date: __________________________
Direction: Read each statement carefully then encircle the letter of the correct answer.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

1. It is a continuous change in position of an object with respect to a reference point.

A. At rest B. Magnitude C. Motion D. Reference
2. This refers to the speed of an object at a specific moment in time.
A. Average Speed C. Instantaneous Speed
B. Constant Speed D. Zero Speed
3. This refers to the rate of change in velocity of an object.
A. Acceleration B. Motion C. Speed D. Velocity
4. Refers to acceleration where a moving object slows down before it stops.
A. Average acceleration C. Deceleration
B. Constant acceleration D. Instantaneous acceleration
5. Refers to acceleration where a moving object slows down before it stops.
A. Average acceleration C. Deceleration
B. Constant acceleration D. Instantaneous acceleration
6. The shortest distance between the initial and final position of the object is called______________.
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Speed D. Velocity
7. Distance is a ________ quantity having magnitude but no direction
A. Scalar B. Vector C. Accelerating D. Decelerating
8. The total distance travelled of an object from its initial position to a certain position and back to its initial position is zero.
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Speed D. Velocity
9. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference.
IV. When its speed changes with respect to a point of reference.
A. I only B. I and II only C. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV
10. A car traveling in a circle has changing velocity because it is_____.
A. not traveling at a constant speed
B. not traveling in a constant direction
C. traveling too slowly to measure its velocity
D. traveling in a constant direction at a constant speed
11. Two boys walked a 200-meter distance path. It takes 5 minutes for Boy
A to finish while 10 minutes for Boy B. How do you compare their speed?
A. Boy B is faster than Boy A C. They have the same speed
B. Boy A is slower than Boy B D. Boy A is twice faster than Boy B
12. Which of the following is the unit of acceleration?
A. m/h B. m/mi C. m/s D. m/s2
13-15. From home, Dong walked 300 m East to visit Inday. Both Dong and Inday walked another 400 m North and 300 m West. Which
of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Dong went home.
B. Dong travelled a total distance of 1,000 m.
C. Dong’s displacement is zero if they continue to travel 400 m South.
D. Dong’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has travelled.
16. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2 meters up, then another 5 meters to the right?
A. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
B. Displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
C. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
D. Total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down
17. A car traveling in a circle has changing velocity because it is_____.
A. not traveling at a constant speed
B. not traveling in a constant direction
C. traveling too slowly to measure its velocity
D. traveling in a constant direction at a constant speed
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
I. The distance travelled by an object can be equaled to its
displacement.
II. The displacement of a moving object can be greater than its
distance travelled.
 III. The displacement of a moving object is lesser than its distance
travelled.
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
19. Which of the following statements is correct about an object moving in a constant motion?
I. It moves with unchanging speed.
II. It moves with a changing velocity.
III. Its location and arrival is easy to predict.
IV. Its instantaneous speed values are always the same.
A. I, II, III B. I, II, IV C. I, III, IV D. II, III, IV
20. Which of the following situations show that the object is accelerating?

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

21-23. The table shows the velocity of the car per unit time.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The car is decelerating between 4-5 hours.

B. The car is accelerating between 1-2 hours.
C. The car returns to its original position after 5 hours.
D. The acceleration of the car from 2-3 hours and 3-4 hours are the
same.
24. If a person runs 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is his average speed?
A. 2 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. 20 m/s
25. A car ran 100 meters from point A to point B, then 50 meters from point B to point C, and another 100 meters from point C to point
D.

A. 200 m B. 250 m C. 100 m D. 210 m

26. Solve for Mary’s speed:
Given:
d = 200 m
t = 200 s
A. 2 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 1 m/s D. 20 m/s
27. A passenger vehicle with a speed of 20 m/s slowed down to 10 m/s in 10 seconds. What is its acceleration?
Given: vi = 20 m/s vf = 10 m/s ∆t = 10 s
A. 2 m/s2 B. -1 m/s2 C. 1 m/s2 D. -2 m/s2
28. A racehorse coming out from the gate accelerates from rest to a velocity of 15 m/s West in 3 seconds. What is its acceleration?
A. 5 m/s2 B. -5 m/s2 C. 2 m/s2 D. -2 m/s2
29-31. You decided to have a morning jog to keep your body fit. You jog 100 m East in 150 s, made a left turn and jog 150 m in 180 s,
and finally made another left turn for 100 m in 90 s. How will you determine your total speed that you traveled?
A. Get the total distance you travelled then divide it by the total time it took you to travel
B. Use the formula for speed
C. Get the velocity for each point then add all of it
D. List down all the distances and time it took you to travel then add all the distances together and all the time together.
32. What does it tell you if the dots on a piece of ticker tape are close together? The object is_______.
A. speeding up C. moving (relatively) fast
B. slowing down D. moving (relatively) slow
33. What does it tell you if the dots on a piece of ticker tape are close together? The object is_______.
A. speeding up C. moving (relatively) fast
B. slowing down D. moving (relatively) slow
34. What happens when acceleration is positive? The object ____________.
A. speeds up C. is at rest
B. slows down D. moves constant speed

35. Which of the following best describes the ticker-tape diagram below?

A. speeds up C. is at rest
 B. slows down D. moves constant speed
For numbers 36-37, refer to the graph below.

36. At what point the car is decelerating?

A. A to B B. B to C C. C to D D. C to A
37. How would you describe the motion of an object from point B to C?
A. Accelerating B. At rest C. Constant speed D. Decelerating
38. Which of the of the following velocity-time graphs represents constant velocity?

39. Which of the following states the importance of slope of a graph.

A. It indicates the direction of motion
B. It determines the time an object travel
C. It determines how fast or slow the motion is at a given time interval
D. It determines whether the object is moving or not
40. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object moving fast, at a constant speed?

41. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object accelerating?

42. Which choice best describes the motion shown in the ticker tape diagram?

A. Constant speed throughout

B. Deceleration then acceleration
C. Deceleration, constant speed, acceleration, constant speed
D. Acceleration, constant speed, deceleration, constant speed
43. What type of motion is shown in section C on the diagram?

A. Acceleration B. Constant Motion C. Deceleration D. No motion

44. Which of the ticker tape diagrams represents a marble that slowly accelerates from rest, then, stops for a few seconds and moves to
the left with a constant velocity?
45-47. Dion is driving a truck that is leaking at 0.2 seconds interval as it went down the street. Which pattern of oil droplets best
represents the motion of the truck as it accelerates from a stopped position?

48. It is a kind of disturbance that transmits energy through a medium.

A. Force B. Electricity C. Mechanical wave D. Electromagnetic wave
49. It is a kind of disturbance that transmits energy efficiently through an empty space.
A. Force B. Electricity C. Mechanical wave D. Electromagnetic wave
50. What type of mechanical wave is created through areas of compression and rarefaction?
A. Light B. Electromagnetic C. Longitudinal D. Transverse
51. What type of mechanical wave is created through areas of compression and rarefaction?
A. Light B. Electromagnetic C. Longitudinal D. Transverse
52. How does the individual particle of the medium in a transverse wave move?
A. In circles C. Parallel to the direction of travel
B. In ellipses D. Perpendicular to the direction of travel
53-55. If longitudinal waves travel efficiently in empty spaces. In what way does the individual particle of the medium in a longitudinal
wave move?
A. It travels towards the direction of the wave just like in a push or pull motion
B. It travels elliptical as the direction of the wave
C. It travels parallel to the direction of the wave motion which creates just like the push or pull motion.
D. Perpendicular to the direction of travel
56. What does a wave carry?
A. Energy B. Matter C. Molecule D. Particle
57. In what way do mechanical waves transport energy from one place to another?
A. Particles travelling in a vacuum
B. Vibrating and traveling particles
C. Particles traveling with the wave
D. Alternately vibrating particles of the medium
58. In what way do longitudinal waves transport energy from one place to another?
A. Particles travelling in a vacuum
B. Vibrating and traveling particles
C. Particles traveling with the wave
D. Alternately vibrating particles of the medium
For items 59-60, consider the diagram below:

49. If point A is the equilibrium point in the diagram, then which letter represents the amplitude of a wave?
A. A B. B C. C D. D
50. A wavelength is represented by a crest to crest and a trough to trough. Based from the diagram, which letter represents the
wavelength?
A. A B. B C. C D. D