Grade Level/Section: __________________________ 5.

What is the range of frequencies our eyes are

Date: __________________ Score: ___________ sensitive to?
A. 3 x 109 to 3 x 1011 Hz
Quarter 2: Science 10 Assessment 1 B. 3 x 1011 to 4 x 1014 Hz
Electromagnetic Wave (Electromagnetic Spectrum) C. 4 x 1014 to 7.5 x 1014 Hz
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: D. 7.5 x 1014 to 3 x 1016 Hz
Read the questions carefully then shade the letter 6. Which of the following provides the correct
of your choice on the ZIP GRADE provided.
comparison of the wavelength λ of X rays (A),
Visible Light (B), and Radio Waves (C)?
A. λA < λB < λC
B. λA < λB > λC
C. λA > λB > λC
D. λA = λB < λC
7. Which of the following has shorter wavelengths
than radio waves and can easily be absorbed by
water?
A. Infrared
B. Microwaves
C. Visible light
D. Gamma Rays
8. Which of the following is NOT a description of
EM waves?
A. Transverse waves
B. Mechanical waves
C. Travel at 3 x 108 m/s in a vacuum
D. Have different wavelengths and frequencies
MELC 1: Compare the relative wavelengths of different forms of
electromagnetic waves (S10FE-IIab-47) MELC 2: Cite examples of practical applications of the different regions
of EM waves, such as the use of radio waves in telecommunications
1. Which has the longest wavelength in the (S10FE-IIcd-48)
electromagnetic spectrum? 9. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic
A. Infrared waves is used mostly in communication?
B. Bluetooth A. X-ray
C. Microwaves B. Infrared
D. Radio Waves C. Radio wave
2. Which has the shortest wavelength among the EM D. Gamma rays
waves listed below? 10. What type of electromagnetic wave is produced
A. X – rays when electrons vibrate in an antenna?
B. Microwaves A. X-ray
C. Radio Waves B. Infrared
D. Gamma Rays C. Microwave
3. In the visible spectrum, which color has the D. Radio wave
longest wavelength? 11. Which type of radio waves are used to broadcast
A. Red light FM stations?
B. Blue light A. Low Frequency
C. Green light B. Very High Frequency
D. Violet light C. Ultra-High Frequency
4. Which of the following light has the shortest D. Extremely High Frequency
wavelength? 12. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic
A. Blue light waves is used in sterilization of medical
B. Green light equipment?
C. Indigo light A. X-ray
D. Yellow light B. Ultraviolet
C. Gamma ray
D. Microwave
13. Photosynthesis is a process by which green 20. Which of the following DOES NOT show
plants make food. What type of EM waves used benefits of radioisotopes in the environment?
in the process? A. Determining leaks
A. Ultraviolet B. Used in alarm systems
B. Gamma ray C. Analyzing and detecting pollutants
C. Microwaves D. Creates radioactive dusts in the atmosphere
D. Visible light
MELC 3: Explain the effects of EM radiation on living things and the
environment. (S10FE-IIe-f-49) HONESTY is the best policy.
14. Which of the following can be attributed to the
ionization of living tissue?
A. Cells warm up
B. The cells break apart
C. All molecules explode -END-
D. Random cell movements
15. Radiation can affect living things. Which of the
following uses of radioactivity DOES NOT rely
on this fact?
A. treating skin cancer
B. dating a fossilized bone
C. sterilizing medical equipment
D. producing mutant plant for farmers
16. What is the reason why ionizing radiation is
harmful to living organisms?
A. It activates the cells
B. It penetrates the cells
C. It causes cell degeneration
D. It causes ionization within the cells
17. Which of the following DOES NOT describe
the short-term effect of exposure to large doses
of ionizing radiation?
A. Frequent vomiting
B. Falling blood count
C. Formation of cancerous tumors
D. Becoming more prone to infection
18. What would happen to a Tsetse fly (a blood-
sucking fly that can cause sleeping sickness in
humans) when it undergoes irradiation?
A. It dies immediately.
B. It will mutate and becomes bigger.
C. It becomes active in producing offspring
D. It will become sterile and unable to produce
offspring.
19. In radiotherapy, why is gamma radiation used to
kill cancer cells?
A. Gamma radiation is easy to produce.
B. Gamma radiation has the longest wavelength.
C. Gamma radiation has a strong ionizing power.
D. Gamma radiation has the strongest penetration
power.