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Second Periodical Examination

SCIENCE 10

Name: ____________________________________
Teacher: Ms. Marlyn V. Navales___________ Score: ________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Read the following questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on
the space provided before each number. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER. (50pts.)

_____1. Which part of the eye has the function similar to the film of the camera?
A. Cornea B. Conjunctiva C. Iris D. Retina
_____2. Which of the following is the correct order of electromagnetic radiation with
increasing frequency?
A. Radio waves- Visible light - Microwave- Infrared- UV ray- X-ray- Gamma ray
B. Gamma ray- X-ray- UV ray- Visible light- Microwave- Infrared- Radio wave
C. Radio wave- Microwave- Infrared- Visible light- UV ray- X-ray- Gamma ray
D. Gamma ray- Visible light- UV ray- X-ray- Microwave- Infrared- Radio wave
_____3. What kind of wave has an electrical and magnetic properties?
A. Longitudinal wave C. Mechanical Wave
B. Electromagnetic wave D. Transverse wave
_____4. In a vacuum space, all EM waves have the same ______________.
A. frequency B. wavelength C. amplitude D. speed
_____5. What do you call the arrangement of EM waves in a certain order?
A. Electromagnetic field C. Electromagnetic Spectrum
B. Electromagnetic frequency D. Electromagnetic motion
_____6. In laser, what does “S” stands for?
A. Simulation B. Stimulated C. Stimulation D. Simulated
_____7. What kind of EM wave is used by police officers for their radar?
A. Infrared B. Radio wave C. Microwave D. UV ray
_____8. If an incident ray is parallel to the optical axis, how will it be reflected by a spherical
mirror?
A. It will pass through the vertex. C. It will pass through the center of curvature.
B. It will pass through the focus. D. It will be reflected parallel to the optical axis.
_____9. The primary source of EM waves on Earth is the ________.
A. Air B. Sun C. Atom D. Gravity
_____10. A light ray that strikes the vertex of a concave mirror will be reflected _________.
A. parallel to the principal axis
B. passing through the focal point
C. passing through the center of curvature
D. passing through the vertex with equal angle
_____11. A person with astigmatism cannot _____________.
A. see clearly near objects. C. distinguish colors of the objects.
B. see clearly objects in distance. D. Focus on vertical and horizontal lines.
_____12. What happens to light when it passes obliquely from an optically dense medium to a
less dense medium?
A. It bends towards the normal ray.
B. It is reflected back to the original medium.
C. It bends way the normal ray.
D. It travels straightly from the first to second medium
_____13. An upside-down image is called ____________.
A. lateral B. erect C. inverted D. perpendicular
_____14. What kind of EM wave is used in cellular phones to transmit messages and receive
signals?
A. Visible light B. Infrared C. Microwave D. X-ray
_____15. Which of the following is TRUE about UV rays?
A. They are visible. C. They help your body produce vitamin D.
B. They are used in television. D. They are used broadcasting.
_____16. What is being transferred by electromagnetic waves?
A. Electricity B. Magnetism C. Radiation D. Sound
_____17. Materials that allow light to pass through them are known as ______________.
A. opaque B. transparent C. polarized D. translucent
_____18. An electromagnetic wave with short wavelength has _____________.
A. high frequency B. low frequency C. low energy D. low radiation
_____19. Which of the following is TRUE about gamma rays?
A. They have the longest wavelength among the EM waves.
B. They have the lowest energy.
C. They have the highest frequency.
D. They can be used for cooking.
_____20. Which of these EM waves can cause sunburns?
A. Infrared B. UV ray C. Visible light D. Gamma ray
_____21. Which type of EM waves enables human to see?
A. Radio wave B. Visible light C. UV ray D. Infrared
_____22. A wave with low frequency would have relatively _______________.
A. low energy and short wavelength C. low energy and long wavelength
B. high energy and long wavelength D. high energy and short wavelength
_____23. Which of these 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 X-rays.
D. Gamma rays have longer wavelengths than UV rays.
_____24. In a convex mirror, the image formed is _________________.
A. enlarged. B. reduced. C. same size. D. real.
_____25. Which of the following is TRUE about light refraction?
A. The slower the light travels in a medium, the more it refracts.
B. The faster the light travels in a medium, the lesser it refracts.
C. Light refracts towards the normal line when it speeds up.
D. Light refracts away from the normal line when it slows down.
_____26. What property of light is responsible for the formation of rainbow?
A. Reflection B. Refraction C. Dispersion D. Scattering
_____27. What kind of image is formed by a plane mirror?
A. virtual image C. real image
B. smaller than the object D. larger than the object
_____28. What happens to a light ray when it passes through a small opening?
A. it reflects B. it disperses C. it scatters D. it diffracts
_____29. What kind of materials forms shadow when light strikes them?
A. polarized B. opaque C. transparent D. translucent
_____30. Where does light travel fastest?
A. glass B. water C. air D. vacuum
_____31. Which of the following rays striking a spherical mirror will be reflected along itself?
A. A ray passing through the principal axis
B. A ray passing through the principal focus
C. A ray passing through the vertex
D. A ray passing through the center of curvature
_____32. How will you describe an image of an object placed at the center of curvature?
A. real, upright, and bigger than the object
B. real, inverted and smaller than the object
C. virtual, upright and bigger than the object
D. real, inverted and same size as the object
_____33. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 12cm. What is its focal length?
A. 24cm B. 12cm C. 6cm D. 3cm
_____34. A doctor who specializes in medical and surgical care of the eye is called ______.
A. Iridologist B. Ophthalmologist C. Optometrist D. Optician
_____35. The optical instrument that works as human eye is __________.
A. magnifying lens B. camera C. microscope D. telescope
_____36. What do you call the white portion of the eye?
A. retina B. sclera C. cornea D. pupil
_____37. Which of these vision problems is also known as the “aging eyes”?
A. myopia B. hyperopia C. astigmatism D. presbyopia
_____38. What kind of lens is used to correct hyperopia?
A. convex lens B. double convex lens C. concave lens D. converging lens
_____39. A cylindrical lens is used to correct ___________.
A. astigmatism B. glaucoma C. cataract D. presbyopia
_____40. Which part of the eye is reshaped through LASIK surgery?
A. Iris B. Retina C. Cornea D. Pupil
_____41. A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by a ____________.
A. concave lens B. concave mirror C. plane mirror D. convex mirror
_____42. Which of these optical devices is used to observe celestial objects?
A. microscope B. camera C. binoculars D. telescope
_____43. What is the near point of a person with normal healthy eyes?
A. 15cm B. 20cm C. 25cm D. 30cm
_____44. A person that can see distant objects but cannot focus on nearby objects is
suffering from ___________.
A. myopia B. astigmatism C. glaucoma D. hyperopia
_____45. What do you call the colored part of the eye?
A. iris B. pupil C. cornea D. retina
_____46. What is the old name of camera?
A. dark room B. camera obscura C. light chamber D. optical lens
_____47. Which of these optical instruments is used to see small things around us?
A. magnifying glass B. camera C. binoculars D. microscope
_____48. A light ray is traveling through air. When it enters the water, it slows down and bends.
What property of light is this?
A. Dispersion B. Diffraction C. Scattering D. Refraction
_____49. When light strikes a polished surface, what kind or reflection is formed?
A. Regular B. Irregular C. Diffuse D. Normal
_____50. The image formed in a concave mirror is always ____________.
A. real and upright C. real and inverted
B. virtual and upright D. virtual and inverted

II. TRUE or FALSE

Write A if the statement is true and B if it is false. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER. (15pts)

_____51. The point in the retina where optic nerves exit is called fovea.
_____52. Blind spot is the region where most distinct vision formed.
_____53. Nearsightedness is also known as hyperopia.
_____54. The pupil of the eye becomes larger in bright places.
_____55. When the incident ray passes through the focus, it will be reflected along itself.
_____56. Diverging lens is used to cure cataract.
_____57. In a rainbow, red has the highest energy while violet has the lowest.
_____58. Colorblindness happens when the cones of the eyes are damaged.
_____59. UVA is a type of UV ray that can penetrate the ozone layer and can cause skin
cancer.
_____60. A bifocal lens is prescribed for those patients of presbyopia.
_____61. Aperture pertains to the thickness of a mirror.
_____62. A virtual image the image formed behind the mirror.
_____63. Double convex is a kind of lens that is thicker at the middle.
_____64. A ray striking the vertex of a mirror will be reflected at equal angle on the opposite
side of the principal axis.
_____65. An image will be formed between C and F if the object is placed beyond C.
III. IDENTIFICATION
Identify what is being asked in the following statements. Write only the CAPITAL LETTER of your
answer on the space provided before each number. (15pts)

A. James Clerk Maxwell G. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen M. cones

B. Heinrich Hertz H. Paul Villard N. rods
C. William Herschel I. Roger Bacon O. conjunctivitis
D. Hans Lippershey J. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek P. retina
E. Isaac Newton K. Ernst Ruska and Max Knoll Q. optic nerve
F. Johann Wilhelm Ritter L. Hans and Zacharias Janssen R. cornea

_____66. He discovered the existence of gamma ray.

_____67. He is known as the Father of Electromagnetic Wave.
_____68. He invented the first telescope.
_____69. They invented the first electron microscope.
_____70. He discovered X-ray.
_____80. It is known as the “window of the eye.”
_____81. It is where the image of an object is formed in our eye.
_____82. These help us distinguish colors around us.
_____83. He discovered visible light.
_____84. He proved the existence of EM waves.
_____85. He discovered infrared.
_____86. He invented the first camera.
_____87. It is the inflammation of the conjunctiva.
_____88. These enable us to see in the dark.
_____89. He discovered the existence of UV ray.
_____90. It carries images from our eyes to the brain.

IV. MATCHING TYPE (10pts)

Listed under Column A are the applications or uses of each type of EM waves listed under
Column B. Match the items in column A with the items in column B. Write your answer in
CAPITAL LETTER. (Answers can be repeated.)

Column A Column B

______91. broadcasting A. Infrared rays

______92. fluorescent lamp B. Ultraviolet light
______93. cooking C. Gamma ray
______94. cancer treatment D. Microwave
______95. RFID E. Radio wave
______96. optical fibers F. Visible light
______97. airport scanner G. X-rays
______98. night vision camera
______99. photography
______100. tanning machine