SAN PEDRO RELOCATION CENTER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION IN GRADE 10 SCIENCE
Part I consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Read each number carefully then write only the letter of
the best answer on the separate answer sheet.
1. What instrument can be formed if you combine
two plane mirrors which allows the user to view
images of objects from around a corner or below an
obstruction?
A. Compound microscope
B. Periscope
C. Telescope
D. Binoculars
2. This instrument produces magnified virtual image
which remains inverted and can be formed through
the combination of two lenses.
A. Compound microscope
B. Periscope
C. Telescope
D. Binoculars
3. Based on the figures below, which wave has the
highest energy?
I X-rays.
II
A. Wave I, because it has longer wavelength
and lower frequency.
B. Wave II, because it has shorter wavelength
and higher frequency.
C. Wave I and II because they are both waves.
D. Wave I and II because they both have the
same speed.
4. The wavelength of a wave is 8 m. The frequency
of the wave is 2 Hz. What is the speed of the
wave?
A. 16 m/s C. 64 m/s
B. 4 m/s D 0.25 m/s
5. What is the primary reason that radio
astronomers use arrays of telescopes to observe
celestial objects?
A. to obtain great light gathering power
B. to obtain great magnification
C. to obtain high angular resolution
D. to avoid disturbances in the Earth's
atmosphere
6. A virtual image is formed by _______.
A. a slide projector in a cinema hall
B. the ordinary camera
C. a simple microscope
D. telescope
7. The Global Positioning System is a system of
satellites, ground monitoring stations, and receivers
that uses electromagnetic waves to ___________.
A. broadcast television signals
B. provide two-way radio service for police cars,
fire trucks, and ambulances
C. provide mobile telephone service
D. provide information about the receiver's exact
location at or above Earth's surface
8. What is the bending of light rays, due to a
change in speed as the rays pass through a
substance called?
A. reflection C. diffusion
B. refraction D. diffraction
9. For which of the following applications can
ultraviolet light be used?
A. To cook food
B. For mobile phone communications
C. Detecting forged bank notes
D. All of the above
10. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Gamma rays have shorter wavelengths than
microwaves
B. X-rays have longer wavelengths than
microwaves.
C. Radio waves have shorter wavelengths than
D. Gamma rays have longer wavelengths than
UV rays.
11. Why is soft iron core used in the core of a
transformer?
A. It has a low electrical resistance.
B. It conducts the induced current very well.
C. It will not melt easily when the induced
current is too large.
D. It ensures better magnetic flux linkage
between the two coils.
12. Which of the following forms of EM radiation are
dangerous to humans, but also enables your body
to make a particular vitamin?
A. infrared rays
B. ultraviolet waves
C. gamma rays
D. x-rays
13. A light wave is an electromagnetic wave that
has both an electric and magnetic component
associated with it. Electromagnetic waves are often
distinguished from mechanical waves. The
distinction is based on the fact that electromagnetic
waves ______.
A. can travel through materials and mechanical
waves cannot
B. come in a range of frequencies and
mechanical waves exist with only certain
frequencies
C. can travel through a region void of matter and
mechanical waves cannot
D. electromagnetic waves cannot transport
energy and mechanical waves can transport
energy
14. Electromagnetic induction is a term used to
describe
A. induction of charges in insulators when
places in strong electric fields
B. production of magnetic field due to electric
current
C. production of potential due to change in
magnetic flux
D. production of electromagnetic waves
15. An electrically charged particle moves in a
magnetic field. Which of the following is true?
A. The particle moves along a parabolic path
B. the particle moves in a straight line
C. The force is directly proportional to the
velocity of the particle
D. The force is maximum when the charge
moves parallel to the magnetic field.
16. The magnetic field created by current flowing
through a wire
A. surrounds the wire in concentric circles.
B. is just like the magnetic field of a bar
magnet.
C. has the same direction as the current.
D. has the opposite direction to the current.
17. For a straight conductor (assuming it is very
long) carrying electric current, the corresponding
magnetic field lines are not
A. same along the length of the conductor
B. circular in nature, going around the conductor
C. dependent on the distance from the
conductor
D. parallel to the conductor
18. What is normally used to convert the alternating
voltage produced by rotating a coil in a magnetic
field, into a direct voltage?
A. transformer
B. semiconductor rectifier
C. commutator
D. regulator
19. In the following diagram of a DC generator,
what is indicated by the label 'X'?
A. field coins C. armature windings
B. armature D. commutator
20. In the diagram of the previous question, what is
indicated by the label 'Y'?
A. field coins C. armature windings
B. armature D. commutator
21. What three things are necessary to produce
EMF mechanically?
A. EMF, relative motion and magnetic solve
B. magnet, force of lines, and magnetic field
C. magnetic field, conductor and relative
motion
D. EMF, conductor and magnetic field
22. To increase the output of a generator you must
increase the
A. emf
B. strength of the magnetic field
C. resistance of the conductor
D. load
23. When you listen to the radio, watch TV, or cook
food in a microwave, you are using a device that
makes use of man- made electromagnetic waves.
Which statement about electromagnetic waves is
false?
A. Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of
light.
B. Electromagnetic waves need a medium to
travel through.
C. Different frequencies of light are interpreted
by our eyes as different colors.
D. The transfer of energy as electromagnetic
waves is called electromagnetic radiation.
24. If the object is placed at the center of curvature
in front of a concave mirror, the image formed is
A. erect
B. virtual
C. also at the center of curvature
D. smaller
25. Where should an object be placed so that a real
and inverted image of the same size is obtained,
using a convex lens?
A. between O and F
B. at F
C. at 2F
D. at infinity
26. Convex lens always gives a real image if the
object is situated beyond _______.
A. optical center
B. center of curvature
C. focus
D. vertex
27. If an object is placed before a convex mirror (as
shown in the ray diagram), the image formed is
A. virtual
B. real
28. An object is placed 12 cm from a convex lens
whose focal length is 10 cm. The image must be.
A. virtual and enlarged
B. virtual and reduced in size
C. real and reduced in size
D. real and enlarged
29. The electromagnetic waves that are detectable
by the human eye have
A. a wavelength that falls in between ultraviolet
waves and X rays.
B. a shorter wavelength than ultraviolet waves.
C. a lower frequency than infrared waves.
D. a shorter wavelength than infrared waves.
30. Which of the following statements regarding X
rays is false?
A. X rays have a longer wavelength than
gamma rays.
B. X rays have a higher energy and shorter
wavelength than visible light.
C. X rays pass easily through skin and muscles,
but are absorbed by bone.
D. X rays have a shorter wavelength and lower
energy than ultraviolet rays.
Part II consists of open-ended questions. Write your answers to these questions in the
separate answer sheet.

31-35. Complete the given table by describing the image formed using ray diagram.

Location Orientation Size Type

36-38. Based on the ray diagram, copy three words that would describe the image formed.

Ray Diagram Nature of Image (Copy 3)

Real Virtual No Image

Reduced Same size

2F F F 2F Enlarged Upright

Inverted
39-40 Problem-Solving:

A certain wave on the border between microwaves and infrared waves has a frequency of 2x1012 Hz.
Calculate the wavelength of this wave in millimeters.

41-43

Determine the image distance and image height for a 5.00-cm tall object placed 30.0 cm from a concave mirror
having a focal length of 15.0 cm.

44-45 Explain how you could use a wire and a battery to create a magnetic field.

46-50.Identify 5 types of electromagnetic waves used in the hospital and explain briefly their applications.