Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
MALALAG COGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SUMMATIVE TEST FOR 2ST QUARTER

SCIENCE

Direction: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. A certain radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 675kHz. What is the wavelength of the radio waves?
a. 280 m b. 324 m c. 400 m d. 444m
2. What do we call a disturbance in a field that carries energy and does not require a medium to travel?
a. wavelength b. electron c. Electromagnetic wave d. electrode
3. The distance measured from one crest of a wave to the next crest or from one trough to the second
trough.
a. wave b. amplitude c. electrode d. wavelength
4. As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave ___.
a. increases. b.decreases. c. stays the same. d. None of the above
5. The range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
a. wavelength b. electron c. Electromagnetic wave d. Electromagnetic spectrum
6. Which two waves lie at the ends of the visible spectrum?
a. Infrared and ultra violet rays. c. Radio waves and Microwaves.
b.Radio waves and X-rays. d. X-rays and Gamma rays.
7. In the visible spectrum, which color has the longest
wavelength.
a. Blue b. Green c. Red d. Violet
8. Which of the following statements about electromagnetic waves is true?
a. Electromagnetic waves can travel through empty space.
b. Electromagnetic waves can only travel through air or water.
c. All electromagnetic waves travel at about 3,000 m/s.
d. X-rays travel faster than radio waves because they have a higher frequency.
9. Electromagnetic waves have the same speed and that is equal to the ________.?
a. Speed of light b. Speed of electrons
b. . Speed of waves d. Acceleration
10. Which electromagnetic wave has the lowest frequency?
a. Radio waves b. Gamma rays c. visible light d. microwave
11. Which type of electromagnetic wave is used in cooking?
a. Infrared c. Radio
waves
b. Microwaves d. X-ray
12. Which of the following devices can be used in Infrared?
a. Camera c. Headphones
b. Printers d. all the above
13. Which type of EM wave is used to kill cancer cells?
a. Visible light c. Radio waves
b. Gamma radiation d. Ultraviolet
14. Which of the following characteristic is not applicable in Radio waves?
a. can pass through walls c. can be perceived by human eye
b. not line of sight d. not light sensitive
15. Which of the following is/are the benefits of ultraviolet rays?
a. Production of Vitamin D in our skin
b. Sterilization of medical instruments
c. Identifying original from fake banknotes
d. all of the above
16. Which type of EM waves are used to diagnose bone fractures.
a. Infrared c. Ultraviolet rays
b. Microwaves d. X-rays
17. Which of the following application is applied to microwaves?
a. Radars c. Show temperature variation of
the body
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treatment
18. It is the most used in transmitting sounds and information images.
a. Infrared c. Radio waves
b. Microwaves d. Visible light
19. Which of the following is the use of visible light?
a. sending phone messages c. treating
cancer
b. disinfectant agent d.
photosynthesis
20. Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the most penetrating through all forms of matter?
a. Infrared c. Visible light
b. Gamma rays d. Ultraviolet ray
21. Which two waves lie at the ends of the visible spectrum?
a. Infrared and Ultra-violet rays
b. Radio waves and Microwaves
c. Radio waves and X-rays
d. X-rays and Gamma rays
22.In the visible spectrum, which color has the longest wavelength?
a. Blue b. Green c.Red d. Violet
23.Which type of Electromagnetic radiation kills living cells?
a. gamma rays b. microwaves c. x-ray d. Ultra-violet waves
24.Which type of Electromagnetic radiation produces Vitamin D in the skin and gives us tanning effect?
a.infrared waves c. microwaves
b x-ray d.Ultra-violet waves
25.What type of electromagnetic waves is used in radar?
a. infrared waves b. microwaves c. Radio waves d. Ultra-violet waves
26. How much larger will your classroom seems to appear if the entire two adjacent walls of your classroom
consist of plane mirror?
a. 2x larger b. 3x larger c. 4x larger d. cannot be detemined

27. A light ray, travelling parallel to a concave mirror’s axis, strikes the mirror’s surface. The reflected ray
________________.
a. passes through the mirror’s focal point
b. again, travels parallel to the mirror’s axis
c. travels at right angles to the mirror’s center of curvature
d. passes through the mirror’s center of curvature
28. An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and orientation of the
image formed?
a. virtual and inverted c. virtual and erect
b. real and inverted d. real and erect
29. What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give the driver a wider area and smaller
image of traffic behind him?
a. Plane mirror b.convex mirror c. concave mirror d. none of the
above
30. When a small object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror between the focus and the
mirror, the image formed is ______________.
a. erect, magnified, and virtual
b. inverted, magnified, and real
c. inverted, reduced, and real
d. erect, reduced, and real
31. A white sheet of paper cannot act as mirror because it _______the rays of light.
a. diffracts b. diffuses c,. interferes d. refract
32. You see your face clearly if you look down on a pool of still water. Which one of the following statements
gives the best explanation for this observation?
a. Light entering the water dispersed.
b. Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
c. Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
d. Light is reflected from the surface of water in different directions.
33. Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror to form a virtual and magnified image?
a. At the focus
 b. At the center of curvature
c. Between the focus and the vertex
d. Between the center of curvature and focus
34. A camera forms an image in a sensitive film while an eye forms the image on the _______.
a. Iris b.pupil c.Cornea d.Retina
35. What can a camera do which a human eye cannot?
a. It can form images of object.
b. It can adjust to dim and bright lights.
c. It can change focus from short to long distances.
d. It can give permanent record of the scene on which it is focused.
36. Which of the following optical instrument does NOT form a real, inverted and smaller image?
a. camera b. human eye c.pinhole camera d.simple microscope
37. An optical device used to see very far or distant objects clearly is the ____.
a. Camera b. telescope c. hologram s. compound microscope
38. A telescope is an optical device used to ______.
a. view distant object b.view rear object c.diminish large object d. diminish small object
39. Sun’s rays are observed to focus at a point behind a lens. What type of lens was used?
a. converging lens b. diverging lens c.focusing lens d. none of the above
40. Which of the following optical instruments will be used to produce a reduced and inverted image of a
distant object?
a. camera b. projector c. microscope d. refracting telescope
41. A pinhole camera produces an______.
a. an erect and small image c. an inverted and small image
b. an erect and enlarged image d. an inverted and enlarged image
42. Which of the following act as pinhole to the natural pinhole camera?
a. water droplets c. leaves acts as a pinhole
b. gaps between the leaves d. none of these
43. What kind of image is formed by concave lenses?
a. always real
b. always virtual
c. could be real or virtual; depends on the distance of the object from the focal point
d. could be real or virtual; but always real when the object is placed at the focal point
44. What basic principle enables ALL electric motors to operate? A. Iron is the only element that is
magnetic.
B. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
C. A moving conductor within a magnetic field will experience an electromotive force.
D. A current-carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a magnetic
force.
45. What transformation will take place in an improvised generator?
a. mechanical energy into electrical energy
b. electrical energy into mechanical energy
c. alternating current into direct current
d. direct current into alternating current
46. Which of the following transfer of electricity will be observed in a motor?
a. electrical to mechanical
b. physical to potential
c. mechanical to electrical
d. chemical to mechanical
47. How is transfer of electricity in a generator characterized? A. Electrical to Mechanical
B. Physical to Potential
C. Chemical to Light
D. Mechanical to Electrical
48. Which of the following materials will facilitate you making an electric motor?
a. Battery, pencil and wire
b. Battery, nail and string
c. Wire, battery and iron ore (nail)
d. String, battery, rubber strip
49. In large generators in power plants, ___________ rotate inside a coil of wire to produce an electric
current. cccccccccccccccccc
a. Water
b. Wind
c. Magnets
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50. Which device uses mechanical energy to produce electrical energy?
a. Solar Cell
b. Generator
c. Magnet
d. Electric Motor