Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CADIZ CITY
Second Quarterly Examination
GRADE 10– SCIENCE
SY 2023-2024

Directions: Read the questions carefully and write the letter of the correct answer on your
paper.

The electromagnetic spectrum is a generic term for everything covering

electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves, light and radiation are different types of radiation in
the electromagnetic spectrum. Visible light, radio waves and X-rays are examples of
electromagnetic radiation (EMR). EMR is energy transmitted through empty space or through
matter as electromagnetic waves. When an electrical charge changes its energy condition it
leads to moving waves. These are waves of different frequency and wavelength dependent
on the origin.

In the figure above, both the frequency and wavelength are included, and the correlation
between these is given in the equation c = λ x f, where c is the speed of light, λ is wavelength
and f is frequency.

1. Based on the given diagram, which of the following correctly compare radio waves from
gamma rays?
A. Radio wave has high wavelength, and low frequency while gamma ray has low
wavelength and high frequency.
B. Gamma ray has high wavelength and frequency while radio wave has high frequency,
and low wavelength.
C. Radio wave has high wavelength, and frequency while gamma ray has high
frequency, and high wavelength.
D. Gamma ray has low frequency, and high wavelength while radio wave has high
frequency and low wavelength.

2. The following diagram illustrates a magnetic force between two magnets. What force is
present in between?

A. Force of Repulsion B. Force of Motion C. Force of Attraction D. Force of Energy

3. Which of the following materials will be attracted to a magnet?
A. wood B. plastic C. needle D. paper

4. Several paper clips dangle from the North pole of a magnet. The induced pole in the
bottom of the lowermost paperclip is ___________.
A. North pole B. South pole C. North or South D. None

5. An object is magnetized if ____________.

A. The groupings of atoms are lined up.
B. The groupings of atoms are scattered.
C. The groupings of atoms are in a different direction
D. There are no groupings of atoms

6. Which of the following is TRUE about moving electrons?

A. moving electron is surrounded by a magnetic field
B. moving electron is surrounded by an electric field only.
C. moving electron is surrounded by both magnetic field and electric field
D. neither fields surround a moving electron

7. When a magnet is thrust into a coil of wire, the coil becomes an electromagnet because
there is a change in
A. electric field intensity in the coil C. polarity of the coil
B. magnetic field intensity in the coil D. voltage in the coil

8. Which of the following has the strongest magnetic field?

A. straight wire carrying 2A current
B. 4 cm - diameter coil (5 loops) carrying 2A current
C. 4 cm - diameter loop carrying 2A current
D. 4 cm - diameter solenoid carrying 2A current

9. Which of the following rules tells how the direction of current is determined from the
direction of the magnetic field?
I. The four fingers curl point in the direction of the current.
II. The thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field.
III. The four fingers curl point in the direction of the magnetic field.
IV. The thumb points in the direction of the current.
A. I, II B. III, IV C. I, III D. II, IV

10. During the Student Technological & Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP)
Competition in Landscaping, a water pond transformer changes 240 V across the
primary to 12 V across the secondary. If the primary coil has 380 turns, how many
turns does the secondary coil have?
A. 7 turns C. 19 turns
B. 9 turns D. 380 turns

11. Which of the following is the energy transformation taking place in motors?
A. Mechanical energy Electrical energy
B. Electrical energy Mechanical energy
C. Thermal Energy Mechanical Energy
D. Thermal Energy Electrical Energy

12. Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?
A. electromagnet C. motor
B. generator D. transformer
 13. During the Student Technological & Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP)
Competition in Landscaping, a water pond transformer changes 240 V across the primary
to 12 V across the secondary. If the primary coil has 380 turns, how many turns does the
secondary coil have?
A. 7 turns C. 19 turns
B. 9 turns D. 380 turns

14. Which statement does NOT apply to electric motors?

A. A magnetic field exerts a force on a current-carrying conductor.
B. When there is current in the coil of wire inside a U-magnet, a force is exerted on the
coil.
C. If the magnetic field around the coil of wire changes, an electric current is produced
in the coil.
D. A coil of current will rotate if placed in a magnetic field.

15. What causes the deflection of the compass needle when placed near a current-carrying
wire?
A. magnetic field around the wire. C. magnetic field by the earth.
B. magnetic field around the magnet. D. magnetic field of the compass itself.

16. Which of the following is the guiding principle of motors?

A current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field.
B. Magnetism produced by current interacts with an external field
C. A magnetic field around a solenoid.
D. Magnets run by electricity.

17. Which of the following will increase the amount of induced current?
I Use a weaker magnet.
II Move the magnet inside the coil faster.
III Use a coil with more turns.
A. I only B. II only C. I and III D. II and III

18. Which of the following can induce a current in the conducting loop?
A. Rotating the coil in the magnetic field.
B. When the loop is poised in a magnetic field.
C. When a bar magnet is permanently placed inside the coil.
D. When there is no motion between the magnetic field and the conductor.

19. What basic principle enables all electric generators to operate?

A. Iron is the only element that is magnetic.
B. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
C. A closed-loop conductor within the charging magnetic field will have an induced
electromotive force.
D. A current-carrying conductor placed within the magnetic field will experience a
magnetic force.

20. Which of the following applications operates on the principle of electromagnetic

induction?
I. Speed Control Technology
II. Traffic Light
III. Induction Stove
IV. Magnetic Recording
A. I, II, III B. II, III, IV C. I, III, IV D. I, II, III, IV

21. Who formulated the Electromagnetic Wave Theory?

 A. Albert Einstein B. Heinrich Hertz C. Isaac Newton D. James Clerk Maxwell

22. Which two waves lie at the ends of the visible spectrum?
A. Infrared and Ultra-Violet rays C. Radio waves and X-rays
B. Radio waves and Microwaves D. X-rays and Gamma rays

23. What is the speed of electromagnetic waves?

A. 3 x 108 m/s B. 8 x 103 m/s C. 3 x 108 Hz D. 8 x 103 Hz

24. What EM waves are used to transmit sound and picture information over long
distances?
A. radio waves B. X-rays C. UV rays D. gamma rays

25. Which of the following gives the correct relationship between frequency and
wavelength if speed remains constant?
A. as frequency increases – wavelength decreases.
B. as the frequency increases – wavelength increases.
C. as the frequency decreases – wavelength decreases.
D. as the frequency increases– the wavelength remains the same.

26. Which of the following provides higher quality broadcasting?

A. Energy Modulation C. Amplitude Modulation
B. Wave Modulation D. Frequency Modulation

27. Which EM wave penetrates the atmosphere of the earth and is used for satellite
communication?
A. Infrared B. Visible light C. UV ray D. Microwave

28. Which of the following pairs are incorrectly matched?

A. Infrared: car locking system C. X-rays: diagnose bone fractures
B. Ultraviolet rays: check bankbook signatures D. Gamma rays: Sterilizing water

29. Which EM region are our eyes sensitive to?

A. Microwave B. Gamma rays C. Infrared D. Visible

30. Which electromagnetic wave carries more energy than the others?
A. microwaves B. radio waves C. UV radiation D. Visible light

31. Sunlight affects the pigments of different objects. Which of the following can protect
one’s skin from this effect?
i. using sunblock lotion
ii. wearing of protective clothes
iii. exposing more skin
iv. working under the sun between 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
A. i,ii B. i,iii C. iii,iv D. i,iv

32. Which of the following is a genetic effect of overexposure to radiation?

A. nausea B. fatigue C. loss of hair D. birth defects

33. A ray of light is reflected in a plane mirror as shown below. What is the angle of
incidence?
250
mirror

A. 250 B. 350 C. 550 D. 650

 34. When light rays strike a rough surface, what type of reflection occurs?
A. specular B. diffused C. normal D. abnormal

35. You see the reflection of the clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image
formed by the hands of the clock shows the time of 9:00. What is the real-time?
A. 3:00 B. 6:00 C. 9:00 D. 12:00

36. What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.8 meters in front of a plane
mirror?
A. 1.8 m B. 3.6 m C. 3.0 m D. 4.5 m

37. 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 B. 3.75 cm C. 10.5 cm D. 14.6 cm

38. What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?
A. plane mirror B. convex mirror C. concave mirror D. normal mirror

39. In order to produce multiple images in mirrors, the angle between the mirrors is
adjusted. If an object is placed between these mirrors, what angle is required to have
3 images of the said object?
A. 200 B. 300 C. 600 D. 900

40. What type of lens is illustrated below?

A. diverging lens C. converging lens

B. concave lens D. focusing lens

41. What type of lens is illustrated below?

A. concave lens C. converging lens

B. convex lens D. focusing lens

42. Which of the following properties of light makes the images seen through lenses?
A. Diffraction B. Interference C. Reflection D. Refraction

43. Where will 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.
B. between the focus and the vertex.
C. at the center of curvature.
D. between the center of curvature and focus

44. An object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror between the focus and the
vertex. Which of the following description of the image?
A. real, erect, and reduced C. real, inverted, and reduced
B. real, inverted, and magnified D. virtual, erect, and magnified

45. A light ray, from a far object, is travelling parallel to the principal axis of a concave
mirror. What will happen to it when or after it strikes the mirror?
i. it is reflected along the same line
B. it is reflected parallel to the principal axis
C. it is reflected passing through the center of curvature
D. it is reflected passing through the focus
46. Which of the following best describes a concave lens?
A. It forms real and virtual images depending on the object's position.
B. It is also called a converging lens.
C. It is thicker at the edges and thinner in the center.
D. It is thicker in the center than in the edges.

47. An object is kept at a distance of 80.00 cm from a convex lens of a focal length of
25.00 cm. Find the distance between its image and lens.
A. 19.05 cm B. 25.25 cm C. 36.36 cm D. 40.05 cm

48. Using the lens equation, it was found that the conventional sign for the height of the
image is positive (+h). What does the +h indicate?
A. image is upright C. image is real
B. image is inverted D. image is unreal

49. What does the negative value for image height indicate?
A. that the image is an erect image
B. that the image is an inverted image
C. that the image is real
D. that the image is virtual

50. Periscopes use mirrors to bounce light from one source to another. What property of
light is exhibited?
A. reflection B. refraction C. interference D. diffraction
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VI - WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CADIZ CITY
Second Quarterly Examination
GRADE 10– SCIENCE
SY 2023-2024

Table of Specification

Competencie
No. ot Items
Understand
Remember

Evaluate
Analyze

Create
Apply

s
1. Compare the
relative wavelengths of 1, 2, 5, 6, 3, 8,
9 18%
different forms of 4, 7, 9
electromagnetic waves
2. Cite examples of
practical applications
21, 26,
of the different regions
22, 27,
of EM waves, such 25, 9 18%
23, 28,
as the use of radio
24 29
waves in
telecommunications
3. Explain the effects
30,
of EM radiation on
31, 3 6%
living things and the
32
environment
4. Predict the
qualitative
characteristics 36,
(orientation, type, and 37, 33,
40, 41 9 18%
magnification) of 38, 34, 35
images formed by 39
plane and curved
mirrors and lenses
5. Identify ways in
which the properties of
42,
mirrors and lenses
49, 43, 46,
determine their use in 9 18%
50 44, 47, 48
optical instruments
45
(e.g., cameras and
binoculars)
6. Explain the principle
11, 16, 14, 15 18,
of electric motor and 11 22%
12 17, 10, 13 19, 20
describe how it works.
No of items per
9 13 13 10 5 50
Cognitive Process
% of items per
18% 26% 26% 20% 10% 100%
Cognitive Process