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SECOND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

SCIENCE GRADE 10
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTION. Read the following items carefully. Choose the best answer.
Encircle the letter of your choice.
1. Which of the following is true about electromagnetic waves?
a. Electromagnetic waves travel without medium
b. Electromagnetic waves travel with medium
c. Electromagnetic waves travel with medium and without medium
d. Electromagnetic waves travel in a disturbed path

2. Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Select the correct definition from the list
below for a transverse wave.
a. The oscillations of a transverse wave are perpendicular to the direction in
which the waves transfer energy.
b. The oscillations of a transverse wave are parallel to the direction in which
the waves transfer energy.
c. The oscillations of a transverse wave are at 45 degrees to the direction in
which the waves transfer energy.
d. The oscillations of a transverse wave are in the same direction in which the
waves transfer energy.
Use this illustration to answer questions 3 and 6

3. Based on the picture below, which of the following correctly lists electromagnetic waves
in order from longest to shortest wavelength?
a. gamma rays, ultraviolet, infrared, microwaves
b. microwaves, ultraviolet, visible light, gamma rays
c. radio waves, infrared, gamma rays, ultraviolet
d. radio waves, infrared, visible light, X-rays

4. Which of the following is the correct order of electromagnetic radiation with increasing
frequency?
a. Radio Waves, Visible Light, IR Radiation, UV Radiation, X-Rays, γ –Ray
b. γ –Rays, Visible Light, IR Radiation, UV Radiation, X-Rays, Radio Waves
c. Radio Waves, UV Radiation, Visible Light, IR Radiation, X-Rays, γ –Rays
 d. Radio Waves, IR Radiation, Visible Light, UV Radiation, X-Rays, γ –Rays

5. Electromagnetic waves have varying frequencies, energies, and wavelengths such that
gamma () rays have greater frequencies as compared to radio waves while radio waves
have longer wavelengths than gamma rays. Which of the following types of
electromagnetic radiations travels with the greatest velocity in a vacuum?
a. X-ray c. Visible light
b. Radio waves d. All electromagnetic waves

6. Which of the following spectrum of the EMW our eyes can perceive?

A B C D

a. A c. C
b. B d. D

7. Based on the dita entries in the table below, which of the following statements is true?

a. Infrared has longer wavelength than radio waves

b. Of the listed electromagnetic waves, TV and radio waves have the longest
wavelengths.
c. Of the listed electromagnetic waves, X-rays have the longest wavelengths.
d. Visible light is the only form of electromagnetic wave visible to the human
eye because it has the longest wavelength

8. The table below lists the speed of light in four different situations. In which situation is
light traveling through a vacuum?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

9 How did Sir Isaac Newton describe light?

a. tiny particle called corpuscle c. form of a wave
b. a wave and a particle d. thermal and gravitational waves

10. Which of these statements is correct on how X-radiation can be harmful and how it can
be a useful diagnostic tool?
a. Overexposure to X-rays can cause Covid-19 disease, though normal levels
of X-rays can be used for sterilizing needles.
 b. Overexposure to X-rays can cause cancer, though in limited doses X-rays
can be used for imaging internal body parts.
c. Overexposure to X-rays causes diabetes, though normal levels of X-rays
can be used for imaging internal body parts.
d. Overexposure to X-rays causes cancer, though normal levels of X-rays can
be used for reducing cholesterol in the blood.

11. Which waves are used to show heat loss with heat sensitive cameras?
a. Infrared radiation c. ultraviolet radiation
b. microwaves d. gamma rays

12. Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns and detecting
counterfeit money?
a. Infrared radiation c. Ultraviolet radiation
b. Radio waves d. X-rays

13. Which of these waves are used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR and
transmitting TV signals?
a. Ultraviolet c. Infrared
b. Radio d. Microwaves

14. Wax paper and frosted glass are translucent. What does it mean when we say that an
object is translucent?
a. This means that when light hits them, some of the light passes through them
but much of it scattered.
b. This means that when light hits them, all the light passes directly through
them and none of it is scattered.
c. This means that when light hits them, none of the light passes through them
because it is all absorbed.
d. This means that when light hits them none of the light passes through them
because it is all reflected.

15. The following electromagnetic waves have been associated with certain hazards on
biological systems such as the human body. Which of the following electromagnetic
radiation is correctly matched with the possible hazards it may pose?
a. Microwaves cause internal heating of body tissues.
b. Infrared radiation is felt as heat and causes skin burns.
c. Radio waves are ionizing to cells and may cause skin burns
d. Gamma rays damage cells, causing mutations which may lead to cance

16. The diagram below shows a light ray. In this diagram, the light ray is being

a. transmitted
b. reflected
c. absorbed
d. refracted

17. A light beam changes its direction when it strikes a boundary between air and water.
Which of the following is responsible for this phenomenon?
a. Diffraction c. Interference
b. Reflection d. Refraction
18. The diagram below shows a boy observing a fish located at position B below the surface
of the water. The boy sees the fish at position A. The apparent position of the fish is
different from the actual position of the fish. What has happened to the light passing
through the water to cause this difference?

a. reflection

b. compression

c. absorption

d. refraction

19. A light beam spreads out when it travels through a narrow slit. Which of the following
can explain this phenomenon?
a. Polarization c. Reflection
b. Diffraction d. Refraction

20. The picture below shows a bird landing at a bird feeder outside a window. The image of
this bird in the window is the result of light being _____________________.
a. absorbed

b. transmitted

c. reflected

d. refracted

21. A student builds a periscope out of empty milk cartons and mirrors. Using the periscope,
he can see objects on the opposite side of a fence that is taller than he is. Which of the
following statements correctly describes how the student can see the dog on the other
side of the fence using his periscope?

a. Light is reflected off the top mirror to the bottom mirror. Light is then
reflected off the bottom mirror to the student’s eyes.
b. Light is refracted, or bent, as it moves through the top mirror and then back
through it again. Light is then reflected off the bottom mirror into the
student’s eyes.
c. Light is reflected off the top mirror to the bottom mirror. Light is then
refracted, or bent, as it moves through the bottom mirror and then back
through it again to the students again into the student’s eyes.
d. Light is reflected off the student’s eyes to the bottom mirror. Light is the
reflected off the bottom mirror to the top mirror and out of the periscope.
22. Which of the following correctly show the path that light waves travel from a flashlight
to an object?

W X Y Z
a. W c. Y
b. X d. Z

23. Light behaves differently when it strikes different objects. A glass of water is shown in
Figure I. A metal can is shown in Figure II. Which of the objects above is transparent?

a. Object I-glass of water b. Object 2-metal can

24. Which of the following statements is true about opaque objects?

a. Opaque objects allow more light to pass through them than transparent
objects
b. Opaque objects do not absorb light and transparent objects do absorb light
c. Opaque objects allow the same amount of light to pass through them as
transparent objects do
d. Opaque objects allow less light to pass through them than transparent
objects

25. What kind of an image a plane mirror produces?

a. virtual inverted image always
b. real image always
c. virtual or real image depending on the distance of the object from the
mirror.
d. virtual erect image always.

26. Study the diagram given, the size of an object and its image are the same in this type of
mirror. What is that mirror?
a. Plane

b. Convex

c. Concave

27. The image of an object in a mirror appears magnified, erect and behind it. Which of this
mirror was used?
a. convex mirror c. concave mirror
c. plane mirror d. none of these

28. A real, inverted image of an object is observed in certain mirror. Which of this mirror
was used?
a. convex mirror c. concave mirror
c. plane mirror d. none of these
29. Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form an image larger than
the actual object? Hint: Try to draw the ray diagram
a. When the object is kept at a
distance equal to its radius
of curvature
b. When object is kept at a
distance less than its focal
length
c. When object is placed
between the focus and C F V
center of curvature
d. When object is kept at a
distance greater than its
radius of curvature

30. A full length image of a distant tall building can be seen by using what type of mirror?
a. a concave mirror
b. a convex mirror
c. a plane mirror
d. both concave as well as plane mirror

B. APPLICATION

31. Using the diagram below, Complete the ray diagram to identify the size, attitude,
location, and type of image produce by this type of mirror. Ten points

Size: __________________
Attitude: _______________
Location: _______________
C F V
Type: ___________

Mirror Formula
1 1 1
= +
f do di

Magnification Formula
hi - di
M = =
ho do

32. A 4.0-cm tall light bulb is placed 35.5 cm from a convex mirror having a focal length of
-12.2 cm. Determine the image distance and the image size. Ten points