Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region 4-A CALABARZON
DR. PANFILO CASTRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Mangilag Norte Candelaria, Quezon
2nd PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 10
NAME: _______________________________________________ SCORE: _______________________
GRADE & SEC: __________________________ DATE:______________________
DIRECTIONS: choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on the space provided.
______1. He theorized that changing magnetic field will produce electric field.
a. Faraday b. Maxwell c. Hertz d. Oersted
______2. Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum. What is the speed of an electromagnetic wave in a
vacuum? a. 3 x 108 m/s b. 3 x 109 m/s c. 3 x 108 m/s2 d. 3 x 109 m/s2
______3. Which property spells the difference between radio wave and microwave radiation?
a. amplitude b. speed in vacuum c. color d. wavelength
______4. Which two waves lie at the beginning and end of the electromagnetic spectrum?
a. gamma ray and X-ray c. radio wave and gamma ray
b. microwave and ultraviolet rays d. radio waves and microwaves
______5. Which pair of EM waves is commonly used for communication?
a. X-rays and infrared c. radio waves and microwaves
b. radio waves and gamma rays d. infrared and microwaves
______6. Which of the following is correctly arranged from longest to shortest wavelength?
a. gamma ray, radio wave, infrared c. ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave
b. microwave, x-ray, gamma ray d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet
______7. Which of the following is correctly arranged from lowest to highest energy?
a. microwave, visible light, radio wave c. visible light, ultraviolet, gamma ray
b. ultraviolet, radio wave, infrared d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet
______8. Among the given EM waves below, which carries the most energy?
a. microwave b. radio wave c. ultraviolet ray d. visible light
______9. In the electromagnetic spectrum, which has the longest wavelength?
a. gamma ray b. radio wave c. ultraviolet d. visible light
______10. What form of wave makes your skin tan when exposed for a long period of time?
a. infrared rays b. radio waves c. microwaves d. ultraviolet rays
______11. In the visible spectrum, which color has the shortest wavelength?
a. blue b. red c. green d. violet
_______12. What type of electromagnetic waves is used in RADAR?
a. infrared rays b. radio waves c. microwaves d. ultraviolet rays
_______13. In an infrared camera, what color indicates warmer temperature? a. blue b. violet c. green d. yellow
_______14. Which of the following EM wave makes use of artificial lighting?
a. visible spectrum b. gamma rays c. x-ray d. infrared
_______15. How many of the EM waves are visible?
a. none out of seven EM waves c. most of it
b. all of the EM waves d. only one out of seven EM waves
______16. Radio wave is useful in which of the following applications?
a. watching television b. sterilizing medical equipment c. treating cancers d. sunbathing
______17. All of the following made use of gamma rays except one. Which is it?
a. treating tumors b. treating cancer through the process called radiotherapy
c. sterilization of water in drinking fountains d. sterilization of medical equipment
______18. Infrared waves are useful in which of the following applications?
a. remote control b. screen of electronic devices c. television signal d. night vision goggles
______19. Microwave is useful in which of the following applications?
a. remote control b. artificial lighting c. cellphone communication d. sterilization
______20. Which of the following is not an application of visible light?
a. bulb b. cell phone screen c. security markings d. flashlight
______21. All of the following are dangerous waves when taken by the body in large amounts except one. Which is
it? a. radio waves b. ultraviolet c. gamma rays d. x-rays
______22. How does the energy level changes from gamma ray to radio wave?
A. increases C. cannot be determined B. decreases D. energy level does not change
______23. What device uses thermal imaging technology to capture the light being emitted as heat by objects in the
field of view?
a. infrared camera b. fluorescent c. remote control d. night vision goggles
______24. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength also increases.
b. As the frequency of a wave decreases, the energy increases.
c. As the wavelength of a wave increases, the energy also increases.
d. As the wavelength of a wave decreases, the frequency increases.
______25. Which of the following is correctly arranged from lowest to highest energy?
a. microwave, visible light, radio wave c. visible light, ultraviolet, gamma ray
b. ultraviolet, radio wave, infrared d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet
Problem solving: solve the following problem using the GRESA method.
26 – 30. Calculate the wavelength and energy of light that has a frequency of 1.5 x 1015 Hz.
Given Required Equation Solution Answer
v = 3 x 108 m/s Wavelength ()  = v/f 26. 27.
f = 1.5 x 1015 Hz
h = 6.63 x 10 -34 J/s 28. E = hf 29. 30.
f = 1.5 x 1015 Hz
31-35. Calculate the frequency of red light having a wavelength of 6.80 x 10 -5 m.
Given Required Equation Solution Answer
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Modified true or false. Write the TRUE if the statement is correct and if it is false, change the underline word/s
that make it incorrect and write the correct answer.
_______________36. The incident ray, reflected ray and the normal ray, all is lie in the same plane.
_______________37. The angle of incidence is not equal to the angle of reflection.
_______________38. Light rays parallel to the principal axis passes through or diverge from focus after reflection.
_______________39. Light rays passing through or directed towards the focus is reflected as perpendicular to the x-
axis.
_______________40. Light ray passing through or directed towards the center of focal point retraces its path after
reflection.
Determine the location, orientation, size and type of images formed by convex mirror.

Location 41.
Orientation 42.
Size 43.
Type (Image) 44.
Type (Mirror) 45.

46-50. construct ray diagram to form an image in a concave mirror.