Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of General Trias
Governor Ferrer Memorial National High School

SECOND QUARTERLY EXAM IN SCIENCE-10

Name: ____________________________________________ Section: ___________ Score:

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Instruction: Write the letter of the best answer in your answer sheet.
1. Which device can be used to determine the polarity of an unmarked magnet?
a. A charged stirring rod
b. A gold-leaf electroscope
c. A sprinkle of iron filings
d. An improvised compass
2. 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 the distance from the wire.
d. The magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.
3. What basic principle enables ALL electric motors to operate?
a. Iron is the only element that is magnetic.
b. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
c. A moving conductor within a magnetic field will experience an electromotive force.
d. A current-carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a
magnetic force.
4. Suppose two wires X an Y carrying equal currents but in opposite directions, are placed
in a magnetic field B. Wire X is twice as long as wire Y and the wires lie perpendicular to
B. How will you compare the magnitudes of the forces exerted on both wires by B?
a. The force on wire X is twice that on wire Y.
b. The force on wire Y is twice that on wire X.
c. The force on wire X is equal to the force on wire Y.
5. What does a motor do?
a. It changes mechanical energy to electrical energy.
b. It changes electrical energy to mechanical energy.
c. It changes chemical energy to mechanical energy.
d. It changes chemical energy to electrical energy.
6. What does a generator do?
a. It changes mechanical energy to electrical energy.
b. It changes electrical energy to mechanical energy.
c. It changes chemical energy to mechanical energy.
d. It changes chemical energy to electrical energy.
7. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. All electric motors use electrical energy to perform work.
b. An electromagnetic induction in a generator produces a magnetic field.
c. A moving magnet inside a coil of wire causes a current to flow in a wire.
d. Motors and generators work in reverse.
8. Loops of wire in a motor rotate because a _________
a. Battery effectively pushes a loop around the field.
b. Current exerts a force on the loop, causing it to rotate.
c. Magnet attracts stationary electrons in the wire.
d. Magnetic field exerts forces on moving electrons in the loop.
9. In which case will the amount of induced current be decreased?
a. Decreasing the length of the coil
b. Moving the magnet faster
c. Using a stronger magnet
d. Pushing the magnet slowly
10.In the visible spectrum, which color has the shortest wavelength?
 a. Blue c. Red
b. Green d. Violet
11.Which electromagnetic wave carries the least energy?
a. Microwaves c. UV radiation
b. Radio waves d. Visible light
12.Which wave has the lowest frequency?
a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet ray d. Microwave
13.An object tied to a post is rocked by waves 3 m apart and with a speed of 12 m/s. What
is the frequency of the wave?
a. 4 waves/s b. 9 waves/s c. 15 waves/s d. 0.25 waves/s
14.What EM waves is sometimes called heat rays?
a. Gamma rays c. Radio waves
b. Infrared d. Visible light
15.What type of EM wave is used in sterilization of water in drinking fountains?
a. Microwaves c. UV radiation
b. Radio waves d. Visible light
16.What type of EM wave is used in sterilization of medical instruments?
a. Gamma rays c. Radio waves
b. Infrared d. Visible light
17.What type of electromagnetic wave is used in diagnosis of bone fractures?
a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet ray d. Microwave
18.What type of electromagnetic waves is used in radar?
a. Infrared rays c. Radio waves
b. Microwaves d. Ultraviolet rays
19.What type of EM wave is used in satellite communication?
a. Infrared rays c. Radio waves
b. Microwaves d. Ultraviolet rays
20.What type of EM wave is used in checking counterfeit/fake paper bills?
a. Infrared rays c. Radio waves
b. Microwaves d. Ultraviolet rays
21.What type of EM wave is used in cancer treatment?
a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet ray d. Microwave
22.Which statement about an electromagnet is true?
a. The electric field surrounding a battery-powered electromagnet alternates
constantly.
b. The current in the electromagnet coil temporarily magnetizes the iron core.
c. The electric field strength is inversely proportional to the current.
d. The magnetic field lines produced are all straight.
23.When you look at yourself in a plane mirror, the kind of image you see is
________________.
a. real image behind the mirror c. virtual image behind the mirror
b. real image in front of the mirror d. Virtual image in front of the
mirror
24.When a light ray parallel to the principal axis hits the mirror, it is reflected towards the
____________.
a. vertex b. Focus c. center of curvature d. Aperture
25.A convex mirror produces an image that is _____________.
a. erect and smaller than the object c. inverted and bigger than the object
b. erect and equal in size as the object d. Real, inverted, and same size as the
object
26.Which property spells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet radiation?
a. color b. speed in vacuum c. wavelength d. none of the above
27.Materials become generally warmer when light is ___________.
a. absorbed by them
b. transmitted by them
c. reflected by them
 d. all of these
28.The scattering of light off an irregular surface is called ____________.
a. diffuse reflection b. Specular reflection c. glare d. Dispersion
29.A light ray strikes a curved mirror at an angle of incidence of 40°. What is the angle of
reflection?
a. 20° b. 40° c. 60° d. 80°
30.A substance that does not transmit light is _____________.
a. translucent b. Opaque c. transparent d. Polarized
31.The image formed by the plane mirror is laterally inverted. Which of the following
examples best describes this?
a. When a boy moves toward the mirror, his image will move at the side of the mirror.
b. When a boy moves toward the mirror, his image will move away from the mirror.
c. When a boy raises his right hand, his image will also raise its right hand.
d. When a boy raises his right hand, his image will raise its left hand.
32.In what location of the object will there be no image formed in a concave mirror?
a. beyond C b. Between C&F c. at F d. Between F&V
33.In what location of the object will there be a virtual image in a concave mirror?
a. beyond C b. Between C&F c. at F d. Between F&V
34.What kind of mirror produces only one kind, position, location and size of image?
a. Converging mirror b. Diverging mirror c. curved mirror d. Spherical mirror
35.When you stand 2m in front of a full mirror, your image is ___________.
a. real & 2m behind the mirror c. virtual & 2m behind the mirror
c. real & 4m behind the mirror d. Virtual & 4m behind the mirror
36.Which of the following has the highest wavelength?
a. x-ray b. Infrared c. microwaves d. UV
rays
37.Side mirrors of cars are _______ while the reflector mirror around the bulb of the
flashlight is __________.
a. Convex: concave c. plane mirror: convex
b. Concave: convex d. plane mirror: concave
38.The depth of an object submerged in transparent liquid ________________.
a. always seems less than its actual depth.
b. Always seems more than its actual depth.
c. May seem less or more than its actual depth depending on the index of refraction
of liquid.
d. May seem less or more than its actual depth depending on the actual view.
39.Refraction depends on the following EXCEPT:
a. Density of the medium c. speed of light
b. Shape of the object d. index of refraction of medium
40.Light goes from medium A to medium B, with an angle of incidence of 40° and angle of
refraction of 30°. How will you compare the speed of light in medium B with that in
medium A?
a. The speed of light in B is less than that in A.
b. The speed of light in B is the same as that in A.
c. The speed of light in B is greater than that in A.
d. Any of the above depending on the medium.
41.Convex lens produces virtual, erect, and enlarged image when the object is located
a. Between 1f & 2f b. between 1f & lens c. at 2f d. at 1f
42.A diverging lens can produce
a. Real & virtual images c. images that are larger than the object
b. Images that are inverted d. images that are smaller than the object
43.Which property of light waves makes the image formation possible by the eye, camera,
and other system of lenses?
a. Reflection b. refraction c. diffraction d. polarization
44.A light ray, travelling parallel to the axis of a convex lens, strikes the lens. What
happens to this ray after travelling through the lens?
a. It travels crossing the axis at a point equal to twice the focal length.
b. It travels to the axis passing between the lens and its focal point.
c. It travels to the axis passing through its focal point.
 d. It travels parallel to the principal axis.
45.What kind of mirror is used in department stores to give a wider area and smaller
image of the shoppers/buyers?
a. Plane mirror b. convex mirror c. concave mirror d. none of the above
46.Where should an object be placed in front of a concave mirror so that the image will
have the same size as the object?
a. At F b. at C c. between F & V d. between C & F
47.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 & 9 d. 0 & 8
48.The entire two opposite walls in your room consist of plane mirrors, how much larger
will your room seem to appear?
a. 2x larger b. 3x larger c. 4x larger d. infinite
49.As indicated by the hands of the clock without numbers, the real time is 9:30. What is
the time indicated in its image if the clock is placed in front of a plane mirror?
a. 2:30 b. 3:30 c. 9:30 d. 10:30
50.The following appliances have motors in them except:
a. Electric fan b. Electric egg beater c. Flat iron d. Blender
51.Sun’s rays are observed to focus at a point behind the fish bowl near the window. The
fish bowl act as what type of lens?
a. Converging Lens
b. Diverging Lens
c. Focusing Lens
52.It is an EM wave that can be used to show the temperature variation of the body. It can
be used for medical diagnosis.
a. Infrared rays c. Gamma Rays
b. Microwaves d. Ultraviolet rays
53.It is an EM wave that is responsible for the production of Vitamin D in our skin.
a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet ray d. Microwave
54.It is the most penetrating among the EM waves
a. X-ray b. Gamma ray c. Ultraviolet ray d. Microwave
55.What is the effect of frequent/overexposure to x-rays?
a. It can cause cancer c. It can damage body tissues
b. It can kill cancer cells d. It has no effect
56.The phenomenon of inducing voltage by changing the magnetic field around a
conductor is called
a. Electromagnetic induction
b. Faraday’s induction
c. Generated voltage
d. Transformer induction
57.What is the direction of magnetic field in a bar magnet?
a. From North pole to South pole c. from South pole to North pole
58.Which of the following actions does not induce current?
a. Pushing a magnet into a stationary coil
b. Moving a coil over a stationary magnet
c. A steady current in a coil
d. Placing the coil next to another coil whose current is continuously changing.
59.Which of the following represents the purpose of the soft iron core in a transformer?
a. To conduct the current from the primary circuit to the secondary circuit
b. To provide a support for the primary and secondary coils to go around it
c. To minimize energy lost as heat
d. To link the magnetic field from the primary coil to the secondary coil
60.How does electromagnetic induction occur?
a. Induced voltage will produce a current in a loop if the magnetic field through the
loop is changing.
b. Induced current will produce a voltage in a loop if the magnetic field through the
loop is changing.
c. Induced voltage will produce a current in a loop if the magnetic field through the
loop is constant.
d. Induced current will produce a voltage in a loop if the magnetic field through the
loop is constant.