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St. Scholastica’s College – Westgrove ______

Ayala Westgrove Heights Silang, Cavite
Senior High School Department
SY 2022 – 2023

SECOND QUARTERLY TEST

SCIENCE 10 - PHYSICS

Name: _____________________________________ Score: ________

Grade 10 – St. Adelaide

I. Multiple Choices: Choose the letter that corresponds with the correct answer. Shade:
A if X is correct and Y; B if X is incorrect and Y is correct; C if both X and Y are correct;
or D if both X and Y are incorrect, on the answer sheet provided.
1. All electromagnetic waves are __________.
X. transverse waves Y. cannot travel in vacuum
2. FM stands for ___________.
X. frequent modulation Y. frequency modification
3. He is the “Father of Electromagnetism”.
X. Max Planck Y. Heinrich Hertz
4. EM wave used in MRI
X. gamma ray Y. x-ray
5. EM wave that is used to check baggage in airport.
X. soft x-ray Y. hard x-ray
6. Which is constant among EM waves?
X. energy Y. speed
7. How are EM waves produced?
X. By oscillating magnetic charge with electric and magnetic field.
Y. By oscillating electric and magnetic charges.
8. What produces the oscillating electric field?
X. electric charge Y. magnetic charge
9. Describe the direction of electric field and the magnetic field that produces the EM waves.
X. Both are perpendicular to each other toward the direction of the wave propagation.
Y. Both are parallel to each other and to the direction of the wave propagation.
10. The highest displacement of the wave is called ________.
X. amplitude Y. trough
11. How are EM waves classified?
X. EM waves are classified based on the height and depth of crest and trough.
Y. EM waves are classified based on its sources and the amount of energy it releases.
12. How are EM waves arranged in the spectrum?
X. decreasing wavelength and frequency Y. increasing frequency and energy
13. Which among the following are the extraterrestrial sources of radio waves?
X. Mars and sun Y. Jupiter and sun
14. Which EM wave/s is/are used in Weather forecasting?
X. radio wave Y. microwave
15. Which produces shorter infrared rays?
X. lower temperatures Y. higher temperatures
16. Which astronomical objects produce gamma rays?
X. asteroids, black holes, comets
Y. sun, clouds of interstellar matter, remnant of supernovae
17. It is used to detect abnormalities of skeletal system.
X. hard x-rays Y. soft x-rays
18. Which of the following can produce “glow-in-the-dark” effect?
 X. infrared ray Y. UV ray
19. What do call the process of removing electrons from neutral atoms
X. ionizing Y. neutralizing
20. The energy of the waves is directly proportional to its ___________.
X. frequency Y. wavelength
21. Who discovered the UV radiation?
X. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen Y. Johann Wilhelm Ritter
22. Which theory states that light is emitted in series of waves that spread out from a light source in
all direction?
X. Wave Theory Y. Corpuscle Particle Theory
23. Which is correct about the Corpuscle Particle Theory?
X. Light consist of tiny particles emitted by luminous objects.
Y. When corpuscles hit a surface, each particle is refracted.
24. Whose scientist confirmed the existence of EM waves?
X. Augustine Jean Fresnel Y. James Clerk Maxwell
25. Which of the following is correct about the Fermat’s Principle of Least Time?
X. Path taken by light going from one point to another is the path that require the least time.
Y. Straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
26. Which of the following describes the rectilinear propagation of light?
X. Light travels in a straight line through different medium.
Y. It is the property of light travelling from one medium to another.
27. Which properties of light is focused on geometric optics?
X. interference and diffraction Y. reflection and refraction
28. What mirror has a flat surface?
X. concave mirror Y. convex mirror
29. What is the line between the incident and the reflected ray?
X. angle line Y. angle of incidence
30. Which best describes a concave mirror?
X. it curves inward Y. it curves outward

II. Modified TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct; and if the statement
is incorrect, change the underlined word or group of words to make the statement
correct. Write your answer on the space provided.

____________ 31. In specular reflection, the reflected rays are scattered in all directions.
_
____________ 32. Reflection on rough surfaces follow the law of refraction.
_
____________ 33. Law of reflection states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of
_ reflection.
____________ 34. Lenses are any smooth surface that produces regular reflection as light
_ incident reaches its surface.
____________ 35. Virtual image can be projected on screen.
_
____________ 36. Images formed in a plane mirror always have a reverse lateral orientation.
_
____________ 37. Images formed in a convex mirror are always virtual, inverted, and
_ magnified.
____________ 38. Plane mirrors have a curve reflecting surface.
_
____________ 39. If the reflected rays diverged in different directions, image will not be
_ formed.
 ____________ 40. In a convex mirror, reflected rays are apparently scattered that is why it is a
_ converging mirror.
____________ 41. Focal length is one-fourth of the radius of curvature.
_
____________ 42. When a group of reflected rays are parallel to one another, they form a
_ regular reflection.
____________ 43. Interference refers to the net effect of the combination of two or more wave
_ trains moving intersecting or coincidental paths.
____________ 44. The direction of polarization is perpendicular to the electric field of the EM
_ wave.
____________ 45. The incident ray passes through the center of curvature (C) reflects itself.
_

III. Computation: Solve the following word problems in a separate sheet of paper. Show
your solution and box your final answer.

46-48. A wave with a frequency 14 Hz has a wavelength of 3 m. Compute for the speed

of this wave.

49-51. A wave travels at a speed of 500 m/s with a frequency of 50 Hz. Determine the
wavelength of this wave.

52-57. There are 1.5 x10^13 photons of gamma radiation having a wavelength of 3.0
x10^-12 m.
a) Determine the amount of energy contained in ONE photon of gamma
radiation; and
b) Calculate the total energy of 1.5 x10^13 photons of gamma radiation

58-60. Illustrate a Ray Diagram to prove that the image formed by an object located at
C in a concave mirror has the following descriptions: L= at C ; O = inverted ; S =
same size as the object ; T = real.

61-63. Determine the description (use L.O.S.T. format) of the image formed by the
object located beyond the center of curvature (C). Illustrate a Ray diagram for
the given situation.

64-66. Compare and contrast: Plane Mirrors and Spherical Mirrors. Use a Venn diagram

to show their difference and similarities.