REVIEW MATERIAL FOR QUIZ BEE a. The color most bent is red.

LRMDS: NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF LIGHT b. White light consists of waves of varying length.
PRE-TEST c. Different wavelengths travel with different speed.
d. Different wavelengths correspond to different colors.
Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the best answer:
13. After a rainstorm, a rainbow may appear in the sky. Which
1. Which of the following is Sir Isaac Newton’s theory that statement explains this observation?
explains light as a particle? a. Raindrops act as prisms separating sunlight into colors.
a. Corpuscular Theory c. Quantum Theory b. The white clouds are actually prisms composed of different
b. Electromagnetic Wave Theory d. Wave Theory colors.
c. The colors of the rainbow come from raindrops in the
2. When light hits a smooth surface, it is atmosphere.
a. bent around corners c. reflected d. When the sunlight is reflected by the ground towards the
b. polarized d. refracted clouds, it separates into different colors.

3. A ray of light is reflected from a plane mirror. The angle of 14. A piece of coal appears black when viewed in sunlight
incidence is 20o. The angle because it __________ all the light that falls on it.
between the incident and the reflected ray is a. absorbs c. reflects
a. 10o c. 30o b. disperses d. transmits
b. 20 o d. 40o
15. A red rose appears red because of its ability to
4. What kind of mirror is used in automobile and trucks to give a. absorb the red color and reflect all others.
the driver a wider area and b. reflect the red color and absorb all others.
smaller image of the traffic behind him/her? c. transmit all colors except red.
a. concave mirror c. plane mirror d. transmit the red color and reflect all others.
b. convex mirror d. none of these
16. Diffraction of light means that
5. The image in a plane mirror is always a. light is a transverse wave.
a. erect but reversed. c. inverted and reversed. b. light is reflected from a film.
b. erect but not reversed. d. inverted but not reversed. c. light bends as it enters a different medium.
d. light bends as it passes through a small opening.
6. When rays parallel to the principal axis of a concave mirror
are reflected, they pass through 17. The sun appears to be more reddish at sunset than at
a. any point on the axis.. noon. Which of the following phenomena is responsible for this
b. the principal focus. effect?
c. the center of curvature of the mirror. a. dispersion c. reflection
d. the point halfway between the focus and the mirror. b. interference d. scattering

7. A stick partly submerged obliquely in water appears to be 18. Which property of light produces bright and dark bands on
bent at a point where it enters the water surface. Which one of a screen after light from a source passes through two very
the following gives explanation for this observation? narrow slits that are near each other?
a. Dispersion of light on entering water a. dispersion c. polarization
b. Light does not travel in straight line in water. b. interference d. refraction
c. Diffraction of light by the surface of the water
d. Refraction of light due to differences in speed of light in air 19. When sunlight falls on soap bubble, the band of colors
seen is due to
8. The principle involved in the formation of images on lenses a. dispersion. c. pigments of soap.
is b. interference. d. refraction.
a. aberration. c. reflection.
b. dispersion. d. refraction. 20. Polarization of light is an evidence that light
a. is a transverse wave.
9. A diamond is a brilliant gem because b. is a longitudinal wave.
a. it has low index of refraction. c. most of the light is refracted. c. has a particle property.
b. it has big critical angle. d. most of the light is reflected d. wave can destructively interfere with each other.
internally.

10. When light travels from air to glass its speed

a. increases . c. remains the same.
b. decreases. d. increases then decreases.

11. The property of light responsible for the formation of colors

is
a. amplitude . c. velocity.
b. quality. d. wavelength.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the

dispersion of sunlight by a prism? REVIEW MATERIAL FOR QUIZ BEE
LRMDS: NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF LIGHT 12. The bottom of a clear and deep lake appears to be shallow
Post-TEST because of ____________
a. diffraction c. reflection
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. b. polarization d. refraction

1. The theory that explains light as a particle. 13. When sunlight strikes raindrops, it passes through them
a. corpuscular theory c. quantum theory and produces
b. electromagnetic wave theory d. wave theory a. halo c. rainbow
b. heat d. shadow
2. When we see a tree, the light that reaches our eyes
a. has been reflected by the tree. 14. Side mirrors of motor vehicles allow the driver to see wider
b. has been refracted by the tree. areas. What best describes the images compared to the real
c. has been separated into a spectrum by the tree. object in this kind of mirror?
d. has undergone interference in passing through the tree. a. bigger c. the same
b. smaller d. inverted
3. Enlarged image can be formed by
a. concave mirrors only c. either concave or convex mirror 15. What do you call the separation of light into its component
b. convex mirrors only d. neither concave nor convex mirror colors?
a. dispersion c. reflection
4. The image formed by a convex mirror is always b. polarization d. refraction
a. real c. bigger than the object
b. inverted d. smaller than the object 16. Where does light travel fastest?
a. air c. vacuum
5. If you are looking obliquely on a fish under water, in what b. glass d. water
direction should you aim your arrow to hit it?
a. above the fish c. directly to the fish 17. What do you call the bending of light around the corners of
b. below the fish d. either below or above the fish objects?
a. diffraction c. reflection
6. The term refraction refers to b. dispersion d. refraction
a. the bending of light rays when they strike a mirror.
b. the bending of light rays when they enter a different 18. A beam of light traveling in air enters a glass medium.
medium. What changes does it undergo?
c. the fact that white light is made up of many colors. a. change in speed only c. change in wavelength only
d. the fact that light travels in straight line in uniform medium. b. change in frequency only d. change in both speed and
wavelength
7. As the angle of incidence increases, the index of refraction
of a medium 19. Which is the color of visible light with the longest
a. increases c. remains unchanged wavelength?
b. decreases d. none of the above a. blue c. violet
b. red d. yellow
8. If you look down on a pool of still water, you see your face
clearly. Which one of the following gives the best explanation 20. Which of the following is a good description of a polarized
for this observation? light?
a. Dispersion of light on entering water a. It is an ordinary light.
b. Reflection of light by the surface of the water b. It is a transverse wave.
c. Refraction of light by the surface of the water c. It is a longitudinal wave.
d. Light is reflected from the surface of the water in different d. It is a wave that vibrates in all directions.
directions.

9. A diamond is a brilliant gem because

a. it has low index of refraction. c. most of the light is refracted.
b. it has big critical angle. d. most of the light is reflected
internally.

10. A ray of light is reflected from a plane mirror. The angle of

incidence is 20o. The angle between the incident and the
reflected ray is
a. 10o c. 30o
b. 20 o d. 40o

11. When you stand 3 m in front of a full length mirror, your

image is
a. real and 1 m behind the mirror
b. real and 3 m behind the mirror
c. virtual and 2 m behind the mirror
d. virtual and 3 m behind the mirror
REVIEW MATERIAL FOR QUIZ BEE
 LRMDS: Work, Power, Energy d. Newton meter per second
1) In which of the following situations is work being done from a II. Choose the letter of the best answer and write this on a piece
scientist’s perspective? of paper.
a. a person sitting on the chair c. a person walking with a load on its head 1. In science, which statement correctly describes work?
b. a person pushing the wall d. a person lifting a box a. Work is done whenever force is applied.
b. Work is done when you are paid for the effort exerted.
2) Which of these equations gives the amount of work done? c. Work is done when force applied moves the object through a
a. Work = F/d c. Work = Fd distance.
b. Work = Fgd d. Work = F/t d. Work is done when force is applied for a longer time.
3) How much work is done in holding a 1-kg object 2 m above the 3. A force of 25 N is used to slide a 150-N sofa, 5 m across a floor.
ground? How much work is done on the sofa?
a. zero c. 9.8 a. 0 joule b. 125 joules c. 245 joules d. 750 joules
b. 2 d. 19.6
4. How much work is done in holding a 2-kg book 2 m above the
4) How much work was done on an object when a constant force of ground?
20 N pushed it 2 m away? a. 0 joule b. 4 joules c. 19.6 joules d. 39.2 joules
a. zero c. 20
b, 10 d. 40 5. An object lifted to a height of 5 meters gained 1000 J of potential
energy. Then, it is allowed to freely fall. What is its kinetic energy
Refer to this situation in answering questions 5-7. when it hits the ground?
An object falls freely from a certain height. a. zero J c. 5000 J
b. 1000 J d. 50000 J
5) Which of the following happens to the object? It
a. loses PE and gains KE. c. loses both PE and KE.
6. A 1-kg ball rolling with a speed of 2 m/s has a kinetic energy equal to
b. gain PE and loses KE. d. gains both PE and KE.
a. 1 J c. 4 J
b. 2 J d. 8 J
6) The PE of the object at the highest point compared to its KE at the
lowest point is
7. If air resistance is zero, the kinetic energy of a falling object at the
a. lesser. c. equal.
lowest position is _______ its potential energy at the highest position.
b. greater. d. not related.
a. less than c. greater than
b. equal to d. not related to
7) The total mechanical energy of the object at the highest point
compared to its total
8. Which description of the following machines is INCORRECT?
mechanical energy at the lowest point is
a. wheelbarrow – 1st class lever
a. lesser. c. equal.
b. seesaw – 1st class lever
b. greater. d. not related.
c. ice tong – 3rd class lever
d. human arm – 1st class lever
8) What device expends the greatest amount of energy per second?
(Use the data in the table below)
Electrical Device Power 9. How does the pulley in the flagpole help us do work? It
Rating (W) a. increases the force applied.
a. flat iron c. television set Flat iron 1000 b. makes work faster.
b. electric fan d. fluorescent lamp Electric fan 75 c. changes the direction of force.
Television set 70 d. transforms energy.
9) Which device expends the least? Fluorescent lamp 20
a. flat iron c. television set
10. The rate at which work is done is called
b. electric fan d. fluorescent lamp
a. power.
b. displacement.
10) What is the efficiency of a machine with AMA of 2.7 and IMA of
c. kinetic energy.
3?
d. potential energy.
a. 27% c. 90%
b. 30% d. 111%

For questions 11 - 13, refer to the situation:

A box weighing 1500 N is pulled along an inclined plane 4 m
long and 1.5 m high. A force of 700 N is exerted in pulling the
load.
11) What is the work input in joule?
a. 700 c. 2250
b. 1500 d. 2800

12) What is the work output in joule?

a. 700 c. 2250
b. 1500 d. 2800
13) What is the AMA of the inclined plane?
a. 1.5 c. 2.6
b. 2.2 d. 4
14. The power in watts when a 400 N weight is lifted to a height of 6
m in 2 minutes is
a. 10 c. 30
b. 20 d. 40
15. Which of the following is NOT a unit of power?
a. watt
b. horsepower
c. joule second