PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Multiple Choice Test

Read and understand each item and choose the letter of the best answer from the given choices. Do not write
anything on this test questionnaire. All your answers must be on your answer sheet.

A combination of all colors of light results to ________ light?

A. Black C. Rainbow
B. White D. Magenta
A car is moving with a constant acceleration of 5 ms-2. A
velocity vs. time graph is given. What can we infer from the
graph?
A. The car was initially moving and it stopped.
B. The car was initially moving, then it stopped and moved
again in an opposite direction.
C. The car was slowly decelerating.
D. Both B and C
According to Maxwell’s theory, a changing electric field produces a ____.
A. changing magnetic field C. changing electric field
B. constant electric field D. constant magnetic field
All of the following are Aristotle’s assertions regarding horizontal motion except?
A. Provided with a continuous supply of force.
B. Force is not necessary to sustain horizontal motion.
C. The displacement of the object will be directly proportional to the applied force.
D. Both B and C.
A ray of light strikes a polished surface at an angle of 37˚. Identify the angle of reflection and location
of the reflected ray.
A. 37.0˚ on the same side with the incident ray C. 53.0˚ on the same side with the incident ray
B. 37.0˚ on the other side of the normal line D. 53.0˚ on the other side of the normal line
A rifle recoils right after firing. In this situation, which law of motion by Newton is described?
A. Inertia C. Interaction
B. Acceleration D. Reaction
Calculate for the average speed of the motorbike when it ran for 2 minutes covering 3 km, and 3
minutes covering 8 km.
A. 30 m/s C. 40 m/s
B. 35 m/s D. 45 m/s
He was the first person to attempt to measure the speed of light, in the early 1600s.
A. Aristotle C. Galileo
B. Foucault D. Einstein
Hertz is a unit given to the number of cycles created or completed in a unit of time known as _____.
A. speed C. wavelength
B. amplitude D. frequency
How does the curvature of space-time affect the light from distant stars?
A. The curvature of space-time reflects light passing through it.
B. The curvature of space-time bends light passing through it.
C. The curvature of space-time does not allow light pass through it.
D. The curvature of space-time absorbs the light passing through it.
How did Plato's "Saving the Appearances" constrained the Greeks models of the universe?
A. It stopped the Greeks from discovering
B. It constrained the Greeks from interpreting the data outside the known principles
C. It stopped the Greeks from creating an updated model
D. It constrained the Greeks from exploring and observing far away stars
It refers to an extremely dense collapsed star that not even light can escape from its gravitational
field.
A. Black hole C. Supernova
B. White dwarf D. Black dwarf
In Doppler shift of light, when the light source is moving away from the observer it is said to be:
A. Blue Shifted C. Violet Shifted
B. Red Shifted D. Stationary
Kepler’s 1st law states that?
A. Planets revolve around the sun in a perfect circle.
B. Planets that are orbiting the sun travel around the sun in an elliptic orbit.
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 C. Distances of two masses decrease the force of gravity affecting the two-point masses.
D. None of the above.
Meepo was driving a car with a mass of 250 kg, and a velocity of 75 ms -1, unfortunately, Mr.
Meepo had a head-on collision with a pedicab, some of the car parts were destroyed and the new mass
of the car is 230 kg. Find the velocity of the car after the collision.
A. 80.52 ms-1 C. 82.52 ms-1
B. 81.52 ms-1 D. 83.52 ms-1
Small gas particles in the atmosphere scatters blue light because of _________.
A. Dispersion C. Scattering
B. Refraction D. Diffraction
This is defined in Physics as "the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a
sound wave or electromagnetic wave"
A. Speed C. Frequency
B. Wavelength D. Amplitude
This is the number of waves passing by a specific point per second.
A. Amplitude C. Speed
B. Wavelength D. Frequency
Two flat mirrors are perpendicular to each other as shown in the
figure. An incoming beam of light makes an angle of 15˚ with the
first mirror. What angle will the outgoing beam make with the
second mirror?
A. 15 ˚
B. 30 ˚
C. 75 ˚
D. 90 ˚
The phenomenon by which the incident light falling on the
surface is sent back into the same medium is called
A. Absorption C. Polarization
B. Reflection D. Refraction
The diagram on the right shows the comparison between the
standard spectrum of an element and a spectrum produced by a
distant star. What conclusion can be drawn from this?
A. The distant star collapsed.
B. The distant star is approaching the earth.
C. The distant star is moving away from the earth.
D. The distant star is following an elliptical movement.

Which of the following statements describe Kepler's third law?

A. Planets move fastest when its closest to the sun
B. Orbits of all planets are ellipse
C. Planets revolve around the sun
D. The larger the orbits size, the longer it takes to orbit the sun
Which of the following is an annual motion?
A. Moonrise C. Sunset
B. Eastward rise of stars D. Vernal equinox
Which of among the following statements explains Galileo's astronomical discoveries accurately?
A. The phases of Venus showed that it’s not revolving around the earth, rather it revolves around the sun.
B. The moon is very smooth unlike the features of the earth.
C. Galileo discovered that stars orbit the Jupiter.
D. none from the choices above
What property of light is responsible for the alternating light and dark bands when light passes
through two or more narrow slits?
A. Refraction C. diffraction
B. polarization D. interference
Which criteria made Pluto re-categorized as a dwarf?
A. It does not orbit around the sun
B. It shares orbital neighborhood
C. It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium
D. It is round
Which BEST explains why the Earth is not disk-shaped?
A. Stars are viewed differently when traveling north and south.
B. The shadow cast by Earth during a lunar eclipse is circular.

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 C. The shadow cast in two different cities during a solstice differed in length.
D. The only shape that cast a circular shadow in whatever direction is a sphere.
Which of the following is NOT an assertion of Galileo?
A. A body that is in uniform motion will move a distance that is proportional to the time it will take to
travel.
B. A uniformly accelerating body will travel at a speed proportional to time.
C. An object in motion will keep moving; and the external force is not necessary to maintain the motion.
D. A body will fall on the surface of the Earth at a constant speed.
Why was Tycho Brahe’s work essential in the development of Kepler’s law of planetary motion?
A. His work was noted for extravagance
B. His work was very precise and he used accurate instruments
C. He has a lot of data available
D. He cannot interpret his data.
Which of the following supports the wave nature of electrons?
A. Blue light is used in a double-slit experiment.
B. X-rays are used in crystallization.
C. Water is heated to 1000C in a pot.
D. An electron enters a parallel plate capacitor which deflects the electrons downward.
Which is responsible for the spreading of light as it passes through a narrow slit?
A. refraction C. diffraction
B. polarization D. interference
Which of the following BEST describes time dilation?
A. The difference in the speed interval between two events as perceived by an observer under a stationary
frame.
B. The difference in the distance interval between two events as perceived by an observer under a
stationary frame.
C. The difference in the time interval between two events as perceived by an observer under a stationary
frame.
D. The difference in the acceleration of two events as perceived by an observer under a stationary frame.
Which of the following BEST describes length contraction?
A. Length is absolute regardless of reference frame.
B. Length may change under one reference frame.
C. Length may change depending on the environment.
D. Length varies from one reference frame to another.
What can best explain the unusual orbit of Mercury?
A. Perturbation C. gravity
B. Sun’s warping of space-time D. both a and b
Where should the object be positioned to have a smaller and inverted image in a concave mirror?
A. At the focus C. Beyond the center of curvature
B. At the center of curvature D. Between the curvature and focus
Which explains why sunsets are red?
A. Air molecules scatter red light more readily than others
B. Red light is of shorter wavelength than other colors of light
C. Red light survives the absorption of the particles in the atmosphere
D. Red light is scattered the least and is transmitted the most in the atmosphere
Which explains why the sky is blue?
A. Air molecules scatter blue light more readily than other colors
B. Blue light is not easily absorbed by the atmosphere
C. Blue light is not easily scattered by the atmosphere
D. Blue light is reflected off the world’s oceans into the atmosphere
Which of the following is a postulate of Einstein’s theory of special relativity?
A. The laws of Physics are the same in all frames of reference.
B. The laws of Physics are relative in all frames of reference.
C. The speed of light in a vacuum is relative to the observer.
D. The speed of light in a vacuum is relative to the source.
What is the unit of electric power?
A. Radians C. Joules
B. Watts D. Seconds
When a bee flies in circular motion with constant speed, there is acceleration. Is this statement true?
A. Yes C. Maybe
B. No D. No answer
Which of the following statement is correct?

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 A. Momentum is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion at constant velocity.
B. Galileo found that in the absence of any external forces like friction, an object in motion will continue
to move horizontally at a variable speed indefinitely.
C. An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue moving in a straight line with
constant speed unless acted upon by an external force.
D. Both B and C.
White light goes through a filter that can absorb blue light; what color of light can pass through as
perceived by an observer?
A. Blue C. Red
B. Green D. Yellow
Which aided Eratosthenes in measuring the Earth’s circumference?
A. The appearance of stars differs when travelling from north to south.
B. The shadow cast within the Syene and Alexandria during the solstice.
C. A sphere is the only shape that cast a circular shadow in whatever direction.
D. The shadow cast by the Earth during a lunar eclipse is circular.
Which presents a heliocentric model of the universe?
A. Copernican C. Ptolemaic
B. Keplerian D. Tychonic
What is the natural tendency of an object to remain at rest or in motion at a constant velocity?
A. Inertia C. Impulse
B. Momentum D. Force

Which statement correctly describes the “Law of reflection”?

A. The angle of reflection is perpendicular to the normal.
B. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
C. The angle of reflection is parallel to the angle of incidence
D. Both the angle of incidence and reflection lie in different planes.
Which of the following pairs perfectly describe the reflection produced by a smooth surface?
A. Diffuse reflection: clear and precise
B. Specular reflection: clear and precise
C. Diffuse reflection: not clear and vague
D. Specular reflection: not clear and vague
Which of the following observations in the double-slit experiment led to the conclusion that electrons
behave like waves?
A. Electrons spread-out
B. Electrons form diffraction patterns
C. Electrons build up an interference pattern
D. Electrons remain at specific locations and build up a distribution pattern
Which term refers to the average distance of the earth from the sun which is now used as distance
reference in measuring distances in the universe?
A. Speed of light C. Cepheids
B. Light year D. Astronomical Unit
Which explanation best describes a comic ladder?
A. A series of methods which describes the distance of one galaxy from another.
B. A series of successive methods used to measure distant stars and galaxies.
C. A series of events that is the basis for the happening in the cosmic.
D. A series of events relative to the earth that relates to the happening in the cosmos.
Which among the choices are observational evidence of the expanding universe? (Choose 2, can be
interchanged)
A. Cosmic Radiation C. Parallax
B. Primordial Gas Clouds D. Ratio of galaxies
What makes Claudius Ptolemy's model of the universe standout from the other astronomers’ model?
A. the moon is the center of the universe C. the earth is the center of the universe
B. the sun is the center of the universe D. the stars centered the universe
Which of the following is NOT considered part of Aristotelian’s natural motion?
A. A book resting on top of a table C. An apple falling from a tree
B. Pushing a cart D. Smoke naturally rises
Which of the following is needed to put a body to rest?
A. inertia C. gravity
B. force D. mass
What will happen to the acceleration of the body if a marble moves in a sloped downward plane?

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 A. accelerates C. nothing
B. decelerates D. not determined
Which law of motion by Newton explains that— “an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion
remains in motion with the same velocity unless acted upon by an external force”?
A. Inertia C. Interaction
B. Acceleration D. Reaction
Which of the following refers to an optical phenomenon that creates illusion of water that results from
the bending of light because of the gradient in the air temperature?
A. Mirage C. Sundog
B. Rainbow D. Halo
What observations in the double-slit experiment led to the conclusion that electrons behave like
waves?
A. Electrons spread-out.
B. Electrons form diffraction patterns.
C. Electrons build up an interference pattern.
D. Electrons remain at specific locations.
What do red shifted lights mean?
A. The source is slowing down.
B. The source is moving towards the observer.
C. The source is moving away from the observer.
D. The source is moving perpendicular to the observer.

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