Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
Division of Mandaue City
MANDAUE CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
Ibabao-Estancia, Mandaue City
FOURTH QUARTERLY EXAMINATION IN PHYSICS 2
S.Y. 2018-2019

Name: ___________________________ Section: ______________ Date:_______________ Score:_____

Directions: Encircle the letter of the BEST answer.

1. Earth’s magnetic field

A. Is produced by a giant magnet at the center of the Earth.
B. Is produced by the movement of electric charges in Earth's core.
C. Does not change over time
D. Bends outward at the magnetic poles
2. What is the direction of magnetic force in a single coil where the current goes anti-clockwise and the north pole
of a horse shoe magnet is located above the south Pole?
A. Inward C. Upward
B. Outward D. Downward
3. What happens when you cut a magnet in half?
A. You have one north pole and one south pole piece C. You have two magnets
B. The magnet is ruined D. You have one north pole piece
4. Why does a compass needle move when it is near a wire with an electric current?
A. The electric current flows into the compass needle. C. The compass needle induces an electric current
B. The electric current creates a magnetic field D. The compass needle needs an energy source
5. Force due to magnetic field and velocity is
A. At right angles to each other C. At obtuse angle with each other
B. At acute angles with each other D. anti-parallel to each other
6. In a magnetic field of 2.50 × 10^-3 T, if magnetic force is equal to proton's weight, then proton moves with
speed of
A. 3.09 × 10^-5 m s-1 B. 4.09 × 10^-5 m s-1 C. 2.09 × 10^-5 m s-1 D. 0.09 × 10^-5 m s-1
7. An electron moving at rate of 2 × 10^7 in uniform magnetic field of 1.10 × 10^-3, radius of its orbit will be
A. 2.0 x 10^-1 m B. 2.0 x 10^-2 m C. 1.0 x 10^-1 m D. 1.4 x 10^-2 m
8. The magnetic field of a magnet
A. Is always as strong anywhere around the magnet
B. Only exists on the poles themselves
C. Strengthens as it goes to the South pole
D. Weakens as the distance from the magnet increases
9. Total number of magnetic field lines passing through an area is called?
A. Magnetic flux density B. magnetic flux C. emf D. voltage
10. Which of the following magnetic fields is correct for a single bar magnet?

A. C.

B. D.
11. A negative charge -Q is placed at rest near a magnet. Which of the following statements are true?
A. It will begin to move C. It must be positive charge for it to move
B. There is magnetic force on the charged particle D. None of the above
 12. The same current- carrying wire is placed in the same magnetic field in four different orientations. Rank the
orientations according to the magnitude of magnetic force exerted on the wire, smallest to largest.
A. dbca
B. cdba
C. dbac
D. cabd
I is into the page

13. A 45-m length of wire is stretched horizontally between two vertical posts. The wire carries a current of 75 A
and experiences a magnetic force of 0.15 N. Find the magnitude of the earth’s magnetic field at the location of
the wire, assuming the field makes an angle of 60 degrees with respect to the wire
A. 4.4 x 10^-5 T B. 4.7 x 10^-5 T C. 5.1 x 10^-5 T D. 5.5 x 10^-5 T
14. An electric current flows into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic field?
A. To the bottom of the page C. Clockwise
B. To the top of the page D. Anti-clockwise
15. Within a bar magnet, the magnetic field lines are
A. from N to S C. absent
B. from S to N D. in both directions
16. Electric motors works on principle of
A. Capacitors C. Couple
B. Friction D. Torque
17. A straight long wire carries an electric current. The current is placed in a uniform magnetic field directed out the
page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the current?
A. Left B. Right C. Into the page D. Out of the page B is out of the page

18. A positive charge moving with a constant velocity v moving to the right enters a region of a uniform magnetic
field pointing into the page. What is the direction of the magnetic force on the charge?
A. Sideward B. downward C. Upward D. There is no magnetic force on the current
19. If a charged particle enters an external magnetic field and it moves in a circular orbit, what must be true?
A. The particle maintains a constant velocity in the field.
B. Positive work is done by the field on the particle.
C. Negative work is done by the field on the particle.
D. There is acceleration
20. The voice coil of a speaker has a diameter of d= 0.025 m, contains 55 turns of wire, and is placed in a 0.10 T
magnetic field. The current in the voice coil is 2.0 A. What is the magnetic force that acts on the coil and cone?
A. 0.60 N C. 0.86 N
B. 0.75 N D. 1 N
21. Suppose that you accidentally use your left hand, instead of your right hand, to determine the direction of the
magnetic force that acts on a positive charge moving in a magnetic field. Do you get the correct answer?
A. Yes, because either hand can be used
B. Yes, because left hand rule is similar with right hand rule
C. No, because the direction you get will be perpendicular to the correct direction.
D. No, because the direction you get will be opposite to the correct direction
22. I. Ampere’s Law is useful for calculating the magnetic field due to asymmetrical figures.
II. Biot-Savart’s Law is useful for calculating the magnetic field around an actual length of wire.
Which of the following is/are true?
A. I and II
B. I only
C. II only
D. Both are false
23. Magnetic field outside a solenoid
A. Zero B. Strong C. Infinite D. Negligible
24. What happens when you move a magnet through a coil of wire?
A. A magnetic force is induced C. An electric current is induced
B. An electromagnet is created D. A series circuit is created
 25. Indicate the direction of induced current in the solenoid as the bar
magnet is moved to the right.
A. Clockwise B. No direction
B. Anti-clockwise D. Cannot be determined
26. In transformer, alternating current is induced in
A. Primary coil C. iron core
B. Secondary coil D. resistor
27. A solenoid is connected to an AC source. A copper ring and a rubber ring are placed inside the solenoid. An
induced emf appears
A. In the copper ring but not in the rubber ring
B. In the rubber ring but not in the copper ring
C. In both rings
D. None of the rings
28.31. Indicate the direction of induced current in the circular loop of wire (refer to the diagram)
28. If the magnetic field increases
A. Clockwise C. Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
B. Anti-clockwise D. No direction
29. If the magnetic field decreases
A. Clockwise C. Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
B. Anti-clockwise D. No direction
30. If the area of the loop increases
A. Clockwise C. Clockwise and Anti-Clockwise
B. Anti-clockwise D. No direction
31. If the area of the loop decreases
A. Clockwise C. Clockwise and Anti-clockwise
B. Anti-clockwise D. No direction
32. If a secondary coil has 40 turns, and, a primary coil with 20 turns is charged with 50 V of potential difference,
then potential difference in secondary coil would be
A. 50 V B. 25 V C. 60 V D. 100 V
33. A transformer has 800 turns on the primary and a turn’s ratio of 0.25. How many turns are on the secondary?
A. 100 b. 200 c. 300 d. 400
34. If the number of turns in the secondary coil is less than that of the primary coil then it is
A. Step-up transformer B. Step-down transformer C. Either A or B D. None of the above
35. What is the secondary voltage if the primary coil has 120 V and the turns of ratio is 2:3?
A. 80 V C. 110 V
B. 95 V D. 130 V

36. A step-up transformer refers to one in which

A. Voltage across the secondary is higher than the primary.
B. Current in secondary is higher than the primary.
C. Power to the load is higher than delivered to the primary.
D. All of the above
37. If the current in the secondary is higher than in the primary, the transformer is a
A. A step-up transformer
B. An isolation transformer
C. A step-down transformer
D. Not enough information to tell
 38. A transformer that can deliver more power to the load than it receives from the source is a(n)
A. Step-up type
B. Step-down
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above

39. A transformer changes the 120 V voltage at a wall socket to 12,000 V. The current delivered by the wall socket is
A. stepped up by a factor of 100
B. stepped up by a factor of 1000
C. stepped down by a factor of 100
D. stepped down by a factor 1000
40. A step-down transformer inside a stereo receiver has 300 turns in the primary coil and 40 turns in the secondary
coil. The plug connects the primary coil to a 120 V wall socket, and there is a current of 0.83 A in the primary coil
while the receiver is turned on. Find the average electric power
A. 86 W B. 90 W C. 100 W D. 110 W

41. The following are examples of electromagnetic induction EXCEPT

A. Pickups of an electric guitar
B. The slowing down of a drop tower
C. Transcranial magnetic stimulation
D. Ultrasound
42. Electromagnetic spectrum comprises
A. Transverse waves C. transverse and longitudinal
B. Longitudinal waves d. latitudinal waves
43. Among four, longest wavelength is of
A. Radio waves C. ultraviolet
B. infrared D. gamma rays
44. When a virtual image is created in a plane mirror?
A. The image is inverted
B. The image is located behind the mirror
C. Reflected rays converged
D. All of the above
45. Refraction occurs
A. When a wave changes speed
B. Only at a wave front
C. At any unpredictable time
D. Only with light waves
46. A ray of light in air is incident on an air-to-glass boundary at an angle of 30 degrees with the normal. If the index
of refraction of the glass is 1.65, what is the angle of the refracted ray within the glass with respect to the
normal?
A. 56 degrees B. 46 degrees C. 30 degrees D. 18 degrees
47. In a curved optical fiber, light
A. gains energy in each internal reflection
B. internally reflects in a succession of straight-line paths
C. bends and follows the curve of the fiber
D. scatters in random directions from the fiber's inner surface
48. A converging lens
A. diverges parallel rays of light
B. reflects perpendicular rays of light
C. Is thicker in the center than at the edges
D. None of the above
 49. In drawing a ray diagram, rays can be drawn
A. from the center of the object arrow
B. through the focal point behind the lens
C. parallel to the principal axis of the lens
D. all of the above
50. In human eye image is formed
A. Behind the retina
B. In front of retina
C. On the retina
D. In between lens and retina

51. Short sightedness can be corrected if

A. Converging glasses are used
B. Converging mirrors are used
C. Diverging glasses are used
D. Diverging mirrors are used

52. You have a polarizing filter. It will reduce unpolarized light by

A. 75% B. 50% C. 25% D. It depends

53. Condition in which image is formed behind retina is called

A. Farsightedness C. Image defect
B. Nearsightedness D. Blind spot
54. A leaf appears to be color green because green light is
A. Absorbed C. Reflected
B. Transmitted D. Refracted
55. A 4.00-cm tall light bulb is placed a distance of 8.30 cm from a double convex lens having a focal length of 15.2
cm. Determine the image distance
A. 18.3 cm C. 20 cm
B. -18.3 cm D. -20 cm
56. What kind of lens when an object is located at a distance of d o and has a focal length f that produces an upright
image that is twice as tall as the object?
A. Converging lens C. Both a and b
B. Diverging lens D. None of the above

57. When light travelling in a certain medium falls on surface of another medium, a part of it turns back in same
medium. This phenomenon is called
A. Reflection C. Diffraction
B. Refraction D. Acoustics
58. Where should you aim your spear if you want to kill a fish assuming the fish is stationary?
A. At the exact direction of your line of sight
B. Skyward
C. Below your line of sight
D. Above your line of sight
59. When a ray of light enters from denser medium to less dense medium it bends
A. towards normal
B. away from normal
C. perpendicular to normal
D. parallel to normal

60. Interference of light is evidence that

A. Speed of light is large C. Light is electromagnetic in character
B. Light is a transverse wave D. Light is a wave phenomenon