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DUMALNEG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PERIODICAL TEST
QUARTER 2

SCIENCE 10

Prepared by:
CRISANTE L. MARUQUIN
Subject Teacher
General Instruction: Read and understand the instructions and questions before
answering the test. Avoid erasures. Good Luck!
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer, shade the circle that corresponds to your
answer in the answer sheet provided.
Item No.

1. Which of the two colors of light lie at the beginning and end of the visible spectrum?
✓ a. red and violet c. yellow and violet
b. red and yellow d. yellow and green
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2. In the visible spectrum, which color has the LONGEST wavelength?

a. blue ✓ c. red
b. green d. violet
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3. What type of EM wave has a wavelength similar to the size of PBA basketball court
(28 meters).
a. microwave c. ultraviolet
✓ b. radio wave d. visible light
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4. These are the waves that are created by the vibrations of electric and magnetic field,
what specific waves are these?
a. electromagnetic spectrum c. microwave
✓ b. electromagnetic wave d. radio wave
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5. Which of the following property tells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet
radiation?
a. amplitude c. speed in vacuum
b. color ✓ d. wavelength
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6. Among the given EM waves below, which carries the MOST energy?
a. radio wave c. visible lights
b. microwave ✓ d. ultraviolet ray
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7. Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. What is the speed of an

electromagnetic wave in a vacuum?
✓ a. 3 x 108 m/s c. 3 x 109 m/s
b. 3 x 108 m/s2 d. 3 x 109 m/s2
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8. Which of the EM waves below are emitted by stars and some radioactive substances?
✓ a. gamma rays c. microwave
b. radio waves d. X-ray
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9. What EM wave make cellular telephones transmit and receive signals?
a. radio waves c. visible light
✓ b. microwaves d. gamma rays
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10. Which of the following is NOT a use of visible light?

✓ a. for thermal imaging
b. used in optical fibers.
c. it enables us to see things
d. it gives light to the screen of our devices
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11. All of the following are dangerous waves when taken by the body in large amounts
EXCEPT one. Which is it?
✓ a. radio waves c. ultraviolet rays
b. gamma rays d. x-rays
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12. What type of lens is thicker at the center as compared to its edges?
a. concave c. parabolic
✓ b. convex d. plane
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13. As indicated by the hands of the clock without numbers, the real time is 9:30. What is
a. 2:30 c. 9:30
✓ b. 3:30 d. 10:30
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14. What type of lens produces smaller and upright images?

✓ a. Concave lens
b. Convex lens
c. Converging lens
d. Can’t be determined
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15. 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 the focus c. Between the focus and the vertex
✓ b. At the center of curvature d. Between the center of curvature and
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16. Sun’s rays are observed to focus at a point behind the fishbowl near the window. The
fishbowl act as what type of lens?
✓ a. Converging Lens c. Focusing Lens
b. Diverging Lens d. None of the above
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17. What kind of mirror is used by department stores to give a wider area and smaller
image of the shoppers/buyers?
a. Plane Mirror c. concave mirror
✓ b. convex mirror d. circular mirror
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18. Which mirror concept explains why the word AMBULANCE is written in reverse in an
ambulance car?
✓ a. lateral inversion c. multiple image
b. virtual image and real image d. all of the above
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19. What type of image is formed by the concave side of the spoon when the object is
closer
a. to it? and bigger
Upright c. Upside down and bigger
b. Upright and smaller ✓ d. Upside down and smaller
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20. Which of the following is the correct description of the operation of an electric
motor?
a. Electric motor uses electricity.
✓ b. The motor converts electric energy into mechanical energy.
c. The operation is based on the principle of electromagnetism.
d. All of the above
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21. What would happen to the coiled wire in an electric motor model if there is a
repulsion and attraction of the magnetic poles?
a. The coil remains stable.
b. The coil stops and changes mechanical energy into electrical energy
✓ c. The coil rotates and changes electrical energy into mechanical energy.
d. The coil fluctuates and converts electrical energy into chemical energy.
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22. Which is NOT a distinctive attribute of an electrical generator?

a. Electric generator turns c. It is based upon the electromagnetic
b. Electric generator turns electric d. It provides electricity.
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power into mechanical energy.
23. What are the three basic parts of an electric motor?
a. commutator, stator, and rotor
b. armature, brushes, and battery
✓ c. commutator, armature, and brushes
d. battery, armature, and DC power supply
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24. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. Radio wave has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
✓ b. Gamma ray has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
c. Gamma ray has the highest frequency but has the least energy.
d. Radio wave has the lowest frequency but has the highest energy.
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25. Which of the following is correctly arranged from HIGHEST to LOWEST energy?
a. Microwave, x-ray, gamma ray c. Gamma ray, radio wave, infrared
b. X-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet ✓ d. Ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave
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26. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the FARTHEST distances because it has a
wavelength range of greater than 1x10-1 meters?
a. gamma ray ✓ c. microwave
b. radio wave d. x-ray
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27. Light bulbs, spot lights and the like are all artificial lighting equipments, What type of
wave is being produced by this equipments?
a. x-ray c. microwaves
b. infrared ✓ d. visible spectrum
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28. Infrared radiation consists of heat-inducing property. These rays have applications in
the area of heat production. Which of the following is an specific and practical use of
Infrared Radiation?
✓ a. used in military as specialized night vision googles
b. used in water refilling station as for disinfecting treatment
c. use in medical field to disinfect wounds and fractures
d. use in identifying fraud bills in banks
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29. Ultraviolet rays is next to visible light in the EMW spectrum, which of the following is
a use for UV radiation?
a. optical fibers
b. night vision goggles
c. diagnosing bone fracture
✓ d. identifying original from fake banknotes (bills)
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30. RADAR is used by ships to navigate even night time during their travel, which of the
following statement best describes the function of microwave in the navigation
system of ships?
a. microwave can heat up water molecules of organic materials
b. microwave can penetrate the atmosphere and can go directly to communications
satellites
c. microwave can heat up sea water for easier navigation
✓ d. microwave can easily deflected by small objects and at the same time easily
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31. Which of the following sets of EM radiation can harm your body cells?
✓ a. gamma ray, ultraviolet ray, X-ray
b. light, ultraviolet, X-ray
c. infrared, microwaves, ultraviolet
d. gamma ray, microwaves, infrared
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32. How does Ultraviolet rays pose positive effect in the environment?
✓ a. UV rays can remove most forms of microbiological contamination in water.
b. UV rays can eliminate dirt and toxic elements in water
c. UV rays can be use to incinerate waste materials faster
d. UV rays can be use to locate germs and microbes that can not be seen by human
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eye
33. Gamma rays are know for its very high frequency and very dangerous because it can
penetrate human flesh. How can you justify its favorable use to living organisms?
a. industrial companies are using gamma rays in cutting metals
b. used to sterelized medical equipments.
c. use to irradiate food for longer storing
✓ d. use to kill cancer cells
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34. Among the following forms of the EM spectrum, which waves do not have enough
energies to damage the body cells?
a. gamma ray and infrared c. gamma ray and ultraviolet
✓ b. radio wave and visible light d. X-ray and ultraviolet
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35. A light ray, traveling parallel to the axis of a convex lens, strikes the lens. What
happens to this ray after traveling 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.
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36. If you look down on a pool of wavy water, you can’t see your face clearly. Which one
of the following gives the best explanation for this observation?
a. Light entering the water is dispersed.
b. Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of wavy water.
✓ c. Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of wavy water.
d. Light is reflected from the surface of water in the different direction.
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37. An object is 6 cm in front of convex mirror with a focal length of 6 cm. What is the
a. between F and V c. in front of the mirror
b. between C and F ✓ d. can't be determined
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38. A light ray traveling obliquely to a convex mirror’s axis, goes directly to the mirror’s
a. It passess through the mirrors' axis
b. It travels parallel to the mirror's axis
c. it travels at right angles to the mirrors axis
✓ d. it travels back through the mirror's center of curvature
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39. An object is kept at a distance of 80.00 cm from a convex lens of focal length 25.00
cm. Find the distance between its image and lens.
a. 19.05 cm ✓ c. 36.36 cm
b. 25.25 cm d. can't be determined
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40. If you stand in front of two adjacent large mirrors (at 90o angle), how many images
will you see?
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 ✓ d. 4
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41. An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type
and orientation of the image formed?
a. real and erect c. real and inverted
✓ b. virtual and erect d. virtual and inverted
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42. Why is it easier to read a newspaper than a glossy magazine?

a. Because incident rays of light on a newspaper converge at the focus.
b. Because incident rays of light on a glossy magazine converge at the focus.
c. Because incident rays of light on a newspaper reflect in only one direction while
incident rays of light on a glossy magazine reflect in different directions.
✓ d. Because incident rays of light on a newspaper reflect in different directions while
incident rays of light on a glossy magazine reflect in only one direction.
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43. If you placed a number chart in front of a plane mirror, what numbers will you read
properly in the mirror?
✓ a. 0 and 8 c. 0, 1 and 6
b. 6 and 9 d. 0, 1, 6, 8, and 9
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44. Which of the following is/are TRUE of a convex mirror?

I. It will never form a real image
II. An inverted image will be formed if the object distance is greater than the focal
length
III. An object can be magnified if it is placed at p = 3f
a. I only c. I and II
✓ b. II only d. I, II, and III
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45. A light ray, traveling parallel to a concave mirror’s axis, strikes the mirror’s surface.
What is the direction of the reflected ray?
✓ a. It passes through the mirror’s focal point.
b. It travels again parallel to the mirror’s axis.
 c. It travels at right angles to the mirror’s axis.
d. It passes through the mirror’s center of curvature.
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46. X-rays can penetrate depending upon the frequency of the wave, which type of X-ray
can penetrate metals?
a. regular X-rays c. long wavelength X-rays
b. dental X-rays ✓ d. short wavelength X-rays
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47. The entire two opposite walls in your room consist of plane mirrors, how much larger
will your room seem to appear?
a. 2x larger c. 4x larger
b. 3x larger ✓ d. infinite
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48. An object is kept at a distance of 150 mm from a concave mirror with a radius of
curvature of 600 mm. Find the image distance.
a. -150 mm ✓ c. -300 mm
b. 150 mm d. 300 mm
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49. A man 1.30-m tall stands 5.20 meters from a concave mirror. If the image could be
formed on a screen 15.0 cm from the mirror, what is the size of the image?
a. 0.07 cm c. 10.5 cm
✓ b. 3.75 cm d. 14.6 cm
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50. A generator is a devise that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. With
the three basic parts of a generator, how would you design one to produce electric
current?
✓ a. create a loop out of the coil and let it rotate in the magnetic field of a magnet to
cut the magnetic field lines and produces electric current
b. create a loop out of the coil then connect it to power supply to produce magnetic
field around the coil.
c. Create a loop out of the coil anf let the magnet move around the coil to produce
electric current
d. all of the above.
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Prepared by: Checked and Verified: Approved by:

CRISANTE L. MARUQUIN MERINA G. RAMOS VANESSA B. AGUINALDO

Subject Teacher Head Teacher III School Principal I