Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-B MIMAROPA
Division of Palawan
WENCESLAO VILLAPA HIGH SCHOOL
Mainit, Brooke’s Point, Palawan

ASSESMENT IN SCIENCE - 10
QUARTER - 2

NAME: _______________________________________ SCORE: __________________

GRADE & SECTION: ___________________________ DATE: ___________________

PART I:
DIRECTIONS: CHOOSE the letter of the correct answer and WRITE it on space provided before the number.

______1. Which of the following is correctly arranged from lowest to highest energy?
a. microwave, visible light, radio wave c. visible light, ultraviolet, gamma ray
b. ultraviolet, radio wave, infrared d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet

______2. Which property spells the difference between radio wave and microwave radiation?
a. amplitude b. color c. speed in vacuum d. wavelength

______3. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength also increases.
b. As the frequency of a wave decreases, the energy increases.
c. As the wavelength of a wave increases, the energy also increases.
d. As the wavelength of a wave decreases, the frequency increases.

______4. What is the frequency range of UV radiation?

a. 3.5 x 109 – 3 x 1011 Hz c. 7.5 x 1014 – 3 x 1016 Hz
b. 3.5 x 1011 – 3 x 1014 Hz d. 7.5 x 1016 – 3 x 1019 Hz

______5. In the electromagnetic spectrum, which has the longest wavelength?

a. gamma ray b. radio wave c. ultraviolet d. visible light

______6. All of the following made use of gamma rays EXCEPT one. Which is it?
a. treating Tuberculosis c. sterilization of water in drinking fountains
b. treating cancer through the process called radiotherapy d. sterilization of medical equipment

______7. How does the energy level changes from gamma ray to radio wave?
a. increases b. decreases c. cannot be determined d. energy level does not change

______8. What form of wave makes your skin tan when exposed for a long period of time?
a. infrared rays b. microwaves c. radio waves d. ultraviolet rays

______9. Radio wave is useful in which of the following applications?

a. watching television b. treating cancers c. sterilizing medical equipment d. sunbathing

______10. Which of the EM waves below is used to remove most forms of microbiological contamination from water?
a. infrared rays b. microwaves c. radio waves d. ultraviolet rays

______11. Which describes a concave lens?

a. more transparent in the middle c. thinner on the edges than in the middle
b. thinner in the middle than on the edges d. triangular in shape.

______12. The focal length is one-half the distance from the vertex to the______________.
a. center of curvature b. principal axis c. radius of curvature d. none of the above

______13. The image formed by a convex mirror will ______________.

a. always be real b. always be virtual c. be either real or virtual d. will always be magnified
______14. Diffuse Reflection is produced by _______________ surfaces that tend to reflect light in all directions.
a. rough b. semi rough c. semi smooth d. smooth

______15. Which lens is used to magnify objects and refract light? This type of lens is curved outward.
a. concave lens b. convex lens c. parabolic lens d. plane lens

______16. You see the reflection of the analog type of clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image formed by
the hands of the clock shows the time of 10:00. What is the real time?
a. 2: 00 b. 1:00 c. 7:00 d. Still 10:00

______17. What type of image is formed by the concave side of the spoon when the object is arm-length away from it?
a. Upright and bigger c. Upright and smaller
b. Upside down and bigger d. Upside down and smaller

______18. Which mirror concept explains why the word AMBULANCE is written in reverse in an ambulance car?
a. Multiple images c. Virtual image and real image
b. Lateral inversion d. Mirror left-right reversal

______19. Which of the following uses convex lens?

a. Magnifying glasses c. Nearsighted corrective eyeglasses
b. Person with hyperopia d. All of the above

______20. Which of the following statements is TRUE about virtual image?

a. virtual image seems to appear behind the mirror and is upside down.
b. virtual image seems to appear behind the mirror and is seen in an upright position.
c. virtual image is formed after the light rays are reflected from the mirror.
d. All of the above.

______21. He was credited for discovering that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection
found between electricity and magnetism.
a. James Maxwell b. Hans Christian Ørsted c. Michael Faraday d. Alessandro Volta

______22. The image you see in a plane mirror is called a _______________ image because it is not a real, physical object.
a. imaginary b. physical c. reflected d. virtual

______23. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?

a. gamma rays b. infrared c. radio waves d. visible light

______24. In visible spectrum, which color has the longest wavelength?

a. blue b. green c. red d. violet

______25. Which of the following tells the difference between lenses and mirrors?
a. Lenses refract light, mirrors reflect light.
b. Lenses make object appear larger, while mirrors give exact copy of object.
c. Lenses reflect light, mirrors refract light.
d. Lenses produce virtual image; mirrors make real image.

PART II: Fill in each blank with the correct word found in the parenthesis.
Choose the correct term from then enclosed choices that should go into the blank spaces.

Radio/television signals, GPS and MRI are practical applications of (1) __________________ (radio wave/microwave).
Satellite communication, cooking, terrestrial communication, and RADAR make use of (2) ________________
(infrared/microwave). Remote controls, thermal imaging and night vision goggles are practical applications of (3)
________________ (infrared/ultraviolet). You can see things around you because of (4) __________________ (gamma
rays/visible light) which is also used in optical fibers, artificial lights and screens of electronic devices. Vitamin D is
produced from (5) ______________ (ultraviolet /microwave), which is also used for security markings and sterilization of
water in drinking fountains. In diagnosing bone fractures, we use (6) ______________________ (gamma rays/X-rays).
(7) __________________ (long wavelength X-ray)/short wavelength X-ray)) is a type of x-ray that can penetrate the flesh
while (8) __________________ (long wavelength Xray)/short wavelength X-ray)) can penetrate through metals.
Treating tumors and cancer through the process called radiotherapy and sterilizing medical equipment are practical
applications of (9) _______________ (gamma rays/ultraviolet). The effect of Electromagnetic waves on organisms and
environment depends on how much (10) ______________ (wavelength, energy) it carries.

PART III:
CONCAVE AND CONVEX MIRROR

Image
Location Orientation Size (same, reduced Type
Location of Object
or enlarged) (Real or virtual)
CONCAVE
A. Farther than the Center of
Curvature
B. At the Center of Curvature
C. Between the Center of
Curvature and the Focal Point
D. At the Focal Point
E. Between the Focal Point
CONVEX
F. Farther than C in front of
the Mirror
G. Between F and V in fron of
the Mirror

CONCAVE AND CONVEX LENSES

Image
Location Orientation Size (same, reduced Type
Location of Object
or enlarged) (Real or virtual)
CONVEX
A. Beyond 2F’
B. At 2F’
C. Between 2F’ and F’
D. At the Focal Point, F’
E. Between the F’ and V
CONCAVE
F. At 2F’
G. At the Focal Point, F’
H. Between F’

“Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do” – Benjamin Spock
GOODLUCK & GODBLESS 

Prepared by:
JENY VEV G. DEROY
Science Teacher