Division of Davao del Norte

DIVISION UNIFIED TEST IN SECONDARY SCIENCE GRADE 10

FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
SY: 2018-2019
Name: ______________________________________________________________ Date: __________________
School: _____________________________________________________________ Score: _________________

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the correct answer from the choices 1,2, 3 and 4. Blacken the circle of
the number that corresponds to your answer. You have one hour to finish the test. GOOD LUCK!

1. Which of the following below best describes the properties of gases?

① Gases have volume, temperature, and exert pressure
② Gases have volume, temperature, mass and exert pressure
③ Gases have fixed volume, temperature, mass and exert pressure
④ Gases does not exert pressure but has volume, mass and temperature
2. Gas particles have a very weak intermolecular force of attraction and have the tendency to occupy all the spaces they are
contained in. As the pressure is increased,
① gases tend to move away from one another forcing the volume of the container to expand
② gas particles expand and volume is maintained
③ gas particles are forced to move closer to one another resulting to lesser volume
④ gases tend to shrink making more space for other gases
3. Who was the person who studied the relationship between volume and pressure?
① Rabert Boyle
② Jacques Charles
③ Robert Boyle
④ Antoine Boyle
4. An inflated balloon with a volume of 0.75 L at 30°C was placed inside the freezer where the temperature is
-10°C. What will happen to the volume of the balloon considering pressure did not change at all?
① The volume decreases because the temperature decreases too.
② The volume increases because the kinetic energy of the gas increases also.
③ The volume of the gas does not change at all since pressure remains constant.
④ The volume of the gas is unpredictable
5. Calculate the decrease in temperature when 6.00 L at 20.0 °C is compressed to 4.00 L.
① 185.3K ② 195.3K ③ 190.5K ④ 0K
6. A gas occupies 900.0 mL at a temperature of 27.0 °C. What is the volume at 132.0 °C?
① 1215 L ② 1225 ml ③ 1215 ml ④ 1225 L
7. Which of the following statement is true about the kinetic energy of gases?
① Gas molecules move rapidly, randomly and constantly in lateral direction.
② The kinetic energy of the molecules of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
③ When the temperature increases, gas molecules move slower. When the temperature decreases, the gas
molecules move faster.
④ Gases consist of independent molecules at higher temperature
8. The following are statements concerning volume, pressure and temperature relationships except:
① The pressure of a gas is directly related to its temperature at constant temperature.
② The volume of a gas is directly related to its pressure at constant temperature
③ The volume of a gas is directly related to its temperature at constant pressure.
④ The volume of a gas is inversely related to its pressure at constant temperature.
9. The Kinetic Molecular Theory of gases is based on the following assumptions except:
① gas molecules are separated by distances bigger than their own dimensions, in which we can consider the total
volume of the gas molecules to be negligible
② they are in constant motion and they frequently collide with one another and with the walls of the container without
losing their kinetic energy
③ the molecules neither attract nor repel one another.
④ that gases lose their kinetic energy when they expand
10. Why are carbohydrates important in our body?
① Because carbohydrates provide instant energy for cells.
② Because carbohydrates pave way for good digestion.
③ Because carbohydrates are sources of protein in our body.
④ Because carbohydrates makes our skin healthier.
11. What do you call the basic subunit of carbohydrates considered as the simplest sugar which are white solids at room
temperature?
① Disaccharides
② Monosaccharides
③ Polysaccharides
④ Galactose
12. Which of the following is the most common type of monossacharides also known as dextrose?
① Fructose
② Glucose
③ Galactose
④ Lactase
13. What happens during the condensation of monossacharides in forming dissacharides?
① During this phase, one molecule of water is lost.
② Water is completely lost during the process.
③ Water molecule is added.
④ No water is lost nor added during the process.
14. A type of polyssacharide that is similar that is similar to starch because of its alpha glucose units.
① Lactose
② Fructose
③ Glucose
④ Glycogen
15. Which of the following statements below is correct?
① Excess glucose will be flushed out of the body since they cannot be stored.
② Some of body’s excess glucose will be stored as protein for future use while some are converted into simple
sugars.
③ Individuals whose intake of glucose is in excess will store the excess glucose as fat for long term
storage while some are converted to another polysaccharide glycogen .
④ Excess glucose will be stored as fat while some are converted to dissacharides.
16. Which of the following statements below is NOT true?
① DNA is for long-term storage and transmission of genetic information
② RNA transfers the genetic information for the creation of proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes .
③ DNA contains the genetic instruction used inthe development and functioning of all living organisms.
④ DNA is responsible forthe template in the synthesis of proteins.
17. Which of the following is the balanced formula equation for the reaction shown in the figure below?

Fig. 1

-H - Br

① 2H + 2Br  2HBr
② H2 + Br2  2HBr
③ H2 + Br2  H2Br2
④ H2 + Br2  HBr + HBr
18. What word equation describes the reaction in the figure above?
① Hydrogen plus bromine are formed from hydrogen bromide.
② Hydrogen plus bromine yields hydrogen plus bromine
③ Hydrogen plus bromine yields hydrogen bromide.
④ Hydrogen plus hydrogen bromide yields bromine.
19. In balancing chemical equation, why can’t you change the formula in order to balance a reaction?
① The molecule is indestructible.
② The elements have definite mass ratios.
③ The number of atoms in the left should be equal to the atoms on the right of the arrow.
④ The elements that combine have definite composition and fixed proportion of elements by mass.
20. Fresh fish and meat that are not stored in a refrigerator show signs of spoilage in less than a day. What has caused this
spoilage?
① temperature changes
② presence of microorganisms
③ oxygen in air
④ all of the above
21. Manganese dioxide is a black powder that catalyzes the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. Which of
the following statements is correct?
① Manganese dioxide will cause production of more water.
② The particles in the catalyzed reaction will have more energy than in the uncatalyzed reaction
③ The catalyzed reaction will produce more oxygen than the uncatalyzed reaction.
④ The mass of manganese dioxide will stay the same during the reaction.
22. Why are activation energy needed?
① temperature changes
② presence of microorganisms
③ Activation energy is needed in order to end a reaction and form an activated complex.
④ Activation energy is needed to break the bond between reactant molecules to form new bonds leading to
formation of the products.
23. When does a reaction happen?
① Reactions can only happen when the reactant particles collide
② Reactions happen when the minimum amount of energy is lost
③ Reactions happen reactants particle move away from one another
④ Reactions can not actually be determined
24. At constant temperature, what happens to the pressure when the volume is doubled?
① It is doubled
② It is quadrupled
③ It remains unchanged
④ It is halved
25. A sample of hydrogen has a volume of 25 L under a pressure of 5 atm. What will the pressure of this gas be if the volume
were decreased to 5 L?
① 15 atm ② 25 atm ③ 10 atm ④ 5 atm
26. According to Charles’ Law, volume and temperature vary
① inversely
② proportionally to the square
③ directly
④ proportionally to the cube
27. 420 mL of a gas at 25.0°C is compressed to 210 mL. What is the temperature of the gas after compression?
① 12.5 K
② 149 K
③ 273 K
④ 152.7 K
28. One way to increase pressure on a gas is to
① increase the number of gas particles
② decrease temperature
③ increase volume
④ lower the kinetic energy of the gas molecules
29. How do gas particles respond to an increase in volume?
① increase in kinetic energy and decrease in temperature
② decrease in kinetic energy and decrease in pressure
③ increase in temperature and increase in pressure
④ increase in kinetic energy and increase in temperature
30. If pressure of a gas is increased and its volume remains constant, what will happen to its volume?
 1 increase ② decrease ③ stays the same ④ cannot be determined

31. What is the equivalent pressure unit of 2.3 atm into mmHg?
① 2300mmHg ② 1750mmHg ③ 2.3mmHg ④ 0.0030mmHg
32. What are the standard temperature and pressure conditions for gases?
① 0 K and 760 torr
② -273.15K and 1 atm
③ 0 degrees C and 760 torr
④ 0 degrees C and 1 torr
33. If a gases volume is decreased and pressure is constant, its temperature will
① increase then decrease
② remains the same
③ increase
④ decrease
34. A given mass of a rigid container is heated from 100 degrees Celsius to 500 degrees Celsius. Which of the following
responses best describes what will happen to the pressure of the gas?
① the pressure will decrease by a factor of about twenty-five
② the pressure will decrease by a factor of about five
③ the pressure will increase by a factor of about two
④ the pressure will increase by a factor of about eight
35. If 3.0 helium gas at 20 degrees Celsius is allowed to expand to 4.4L , with the pressure remaining the same, what is the
new temperature?
① 430 in degrees Celsius
② 157 in degrees Celsius
③ -55 in degrees Celsius
④ 702 in degrees Celsius
36. A student asks why the ashes from a fire have a much lower mass than the wood that was burned.
Which is the correct answer to the student’s question?
① 430 in degrees Celsius
② 157 in degrees Celsius
③ -55 in degrees Celsius
④ 702 in degrees Celsius
37. Which of the following statements best defines the law of conservation of mass?
① The mass of a closed system cannot change over time; mass cannot be created nor destroyed.
② Mass cannot be conserved during a chemical reaction; a little bit of mass is always lost.
③ When added to a system, energy can destroy mass.
④ Mass cannot be created but it can be destroyed under extreme pressures.
38. As the temperature of a reaction is increased, the rate of the reaction increases because the __________.
① reactant molecules collide more frequently and with greater energy per collision
② activation energy is lowered
③ reactant molecules collide less frequently
④ reactant molecules collide less frequently and with greater energy per collision
39. Imagine you have two beakers of 100 g each. You pour 100 g of water in one beaker and 200 g of vinegar in the second
beaker. Placing both containers on the scale you measure 500 g. You pour the water in with the vinegar and measure the
mass of the beaker of liquid. You measure approximately
① 500g
② 400g
③ 300g
④ 200g
40. To make a cup of tea you place 1 cup of water in a pot and bring it to boil. After you have boiled the water you have
_____________ of water left.
① less than a cup
② a cup
③ more than a cup
④ there is no way to tell
 Division of Davao del Norte
DIVISION UNIFIED TEST IN SECONDARY SCIENCE GRADE 10
FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
SY: 2018-2019

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Understanding
Remembering

Answer Key
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying

Creating
Competency/Code

Items
1. Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant 1 2
temperature of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
2. Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant 2 3
temperature of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
3. Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant 3 3
temperature of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
4. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 4 1
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
5. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 5 2
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
6. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 6 3
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
7. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 7 2
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
8. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 8 2
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
9. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 9 4
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
10. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 10 1
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
11. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 11 2
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
12. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 12 2
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
13. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 13 1
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
14. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 14 4
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
15. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 15 3
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
16. Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, 16 4
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (S10MT- IVc-d-22)
17. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 17 2
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
18. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 18 3
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
19. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 19 4
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
20. Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and 20 4
corrosion (S10MT- IVh-j-24)
21. Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and 21 4
corrosion (S10MT- IVh-j-24)
22. Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and 22 4
corrosion (S10MT- IVh-j-24)
23. Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and 23 1
corrosion (S10MT- IVh-j-24)
24. Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant 24 4
temperature of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
25. Investigate the relationship between volume and pressure at constant 25 2
temperature of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
26. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 26 3
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
27. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 27 4
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
28. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 28 1
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
29. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 29 2
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
30. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 30 1
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
31. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 31 2
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
32. Investigate the relationship between volume and temperature at constant 32 3
pressure of a gas (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
33. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 33 3
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
34. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 34 3
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
35. Explain the relationship between V, P, and T using the kinetic molecular 35 1
theory (S10MT- IVa-b-21)
36. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 36 1
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
37. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 37 1
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
38. Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and 38 1
corrosion (S10MT- IVh-j-24)
39 Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 39 2
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )
40. Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions 40 1
(S10MT- IVe-g-23 )