YOUNG ACHIEVERS SCHOOL OF CALOOCAN, INC.

Senior High School Department

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER
SECOND QUARTERLY EXAMINATION
NAME:__________________________________________ SCORE:_______________
GRADE/SECTION:________________________________DATE:___________TEACHER: _________________
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the sentence/statement carefully. Click the correct answer.

1. How did the Greeks especially Aristotle use the lunar eclipse phenomenon to explain that the Earth is not flat?
A. He noticed that all things seems to be moving around the Earth except for Earth
itself
B. He argued that since the shape of the moon appears to be round then the Earth
must also be round.
C. He argued that lunar eclipse only happens when a round opaque object blocks the
passage of sunlight.
D. He noticed that the shadow casts by Earth on the moon is round.
2. Which time of the year did Eratosthenes observe the pillar in Alexandria casted a shadow?
A. noon time during spring B. noon time during summer solstice
C. noon time during solar eclipse D. noon time during winter solstice
3. According to the Greeks, the Earth’s shape is _______.
A. flat and square B. spherical
C. elliptical D. cylindrical
4. Which of the following is not true about the how ancient people were able to make use of
their knowledge about heavens?
A. They used their knowledge to navigate the ocean
B. They their knowledge in their architecture.
C. They used their knowledge to invent the calendar
D. They used their knowledge to study more closely the beginning of the universe

5. Which among the Greek philosophers said that Earth is the center of the universe.
A. Eratosthenes B. Pythagoras
C. Plato D. Aristotle
6. He is the proponent of a heliocentric universe wherein a moving Earth is revolving around the Sun
A. Plato C. Copernicus
B. Ptolemy D. Aristotle
7. Which of the following civilization first created constellation.
A. Babylonians B. Mayan
C. Egyptians D. Persian
8. Which of the following casts a shadow on the moon during lunar eclipse when it is
observe here on Earth without the aid of a telescope?
A. Sun B. Earth
B. North star D. Moon
9. What do you call the name of the north star that is use in Astrolabe
A. Olaries C. Sirius
B. Vega D. Polaris
10. The study and observation of celestial bodies and involves superstition.
A. Astrolabe B. Astrophysics
C. Astronomy D. Astrology
11.Which of the following phenomena describes no difference between the wave theory
and particle theory of light?
A. diffraction B. interference
C. reflection D. refraction
12. Which factor remains constant when light travels in a different medium?
A. Color B. Frequency
C Speed D. Wavelength
13. Why does a blue t-shirt appear blue?
A. Blue is absorbed by the t-shirt B. Blue is emitted by the t-shirt
C. Blue is reflected by the t-shirt D. Blue is refracted by the t-shirt
14. E=hf is an equation that describes the relationship between energy (E) and frequency of light (f). What will happen to
the energy of light as the frequency goes higher? It
A. goes higher B. goes lower
C. remains the same D. undetermined
15. Under which type of light do we easily get sunburned?
A. infrared B. microwave light
C. ultraviolet light D. white light
16. He formulated the hypothesis that electron being a particle has wave-like characteristics.
A. Albert Einstein C. Louis de Broglie
B. Max Plank D. Neils Bohr
17.Which property of light is responsible for white clouds, blue sky and red sunset?
A. Dispersion C. Interference
B. Scattering D. Diffraction
18. What natural occurrence is produced by the refraction of light as it travels between hot and cold air?
A. mirage C. virtual image
B. myriad D. real image
19. Which of the following situations exemplifies the dispersion property of light?
A. The image of the flower in a mirror
B. The sparkling glow of the diamond ring
C. The swaying movement of coin under water
D. The rainbow in the sky after the rain shower
20. Explain when can diffraction of light occur?
A. When photons oscillate in certain directions are absorbed, while others that oscillate in line with the filter pass
through.
B. when light strikes the boundary between substances at an angle greater than the critical angle.
C. when waves spread and bend as they pass through small openings or around barriers.
D. when two or more waves overlap or intersect.
21. What effect does interference of light waves have on soap bubbles?
A. They become larger
B. They become heavier
C. They produced different colors at the surface.
D. They produced images of objects like a mirror.
22. After a rainstorm, a rainbow may appear in the sky. Which statement explains this observation?
A. The colors of the rainbow come from raindrops spread in the atmosphere
B. The raindrops act as prisms separating sunlight into spectrum of colors.
C. The white clouds are like prisms which are composed of different colors of the rainbow
D. When the incident light is reflected by the ground towards the clouds, it separates them into different colors.
23. What light phenomena results in a spectrum of colors that escapes when two reflections happened inside the water
droplets?
A. A primary rainbow C. A supernumerary bow
B. A secondary rainbow D. A Halo
24.The reason why Hertz used the same length of wire from CA to CB.
I. The voltage reached at the same direction.
II. The voltage reached at the same point.
III. The voltage reached at the same time.
A. I only C. II and III only
B. I and II only D. III only
25. Who’s scientist propose about the nature of light the “Corpuscular theory”.
A. Isaac Newton. B. James Maxwell
C. Max Planck D. Albert Einstein
26. What do you call the shortest path taken by object in a straight line.
A. Distance B. Acceleration
C. Displacement D. Velocity
27. It is the change of velocity per unit time.
A. Distance B. Acceleration
C. Displacement D. Velocity
28. What is the unit for Work in physics?
A. m/s B. Joules
C. Candela C. Newton
29. At what rate do the EM waves travel according to Maxwell's electromagnetic wave theory?
A. 3.00 x 108ms-1 C. 3.00 x 10-8ms-1
B. 6.00 x 108 ms-1 D. 6.00 x 10-8 ms-1
30. Which among the following resolves the conflict between Newtonian mechanics and Maxwell's electromagnetic
theory?
A. Theory of general relativity C. Law of universal gravitation
B. Theory of special relativity D. Law of conservation of energy
31. Einstein's theory of special relativity corrected the laws of motion first proposed by:
A. Hertz C. Maxwell
B. Galileo D. Newton
32. One of two identical twins becomes an astronaut, while the other becomes a real estate broker. The astronaut embarks
on high-speed space travel and is gone for several years. Upon the astronaut's return, the two twins are reunites and
observe their physical appearances. The result will be that
A. both have aged the same. C. the real estate broker has aged less.
B. the astronaut has aged less. D. None of the above
33. Clocks in a stationary reference frame, compared to identical Clocks in a moving reference frame, appear to run
A. at the same rate. C. faster.
B. backward in time. D. slower.
34.An object that looks green in empty space is positioned near but not in a black hole. From the black hole far from the
observer, the object would appear
A. black. C. green.
B. blue. D. red.
35.The Principle of Equivalence in the General Theory of Relativity states that inertial and gravitational masses are
A. identical. C. not significant.
B. increasing. D. varied.
36.Which of the following is not a consequence of General Theory of Relativity?
A. Black Hole C. Precession in the Orbit of Mercury
B. Gravitational Lensing Effect D. Time Dilation
37. The Einstein Cross is an evidence of
A. Black Hole C. Increased gravity
B. Gravitational Lensing Effect D. Shifting of orbit
38. Suppose you are riding a motorcycle but it runs out of fuel while driving. The engine stops abruptly but why don't
you?
A. because of gravity B. because of inertia
C. because of continuation principle D. because of resistance
39. Which of the following best describes an accelerating object?
A. object at rest B. object in mechanical equilibrium
C. object moving at constant velocity D. object moving slower
40. What is the force required to maintain an object at a constant speed in free space
equal to?.
A. zero B. the mass of the object
C. the weight of the object D. the force required to stop it
II. TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Write TRUE if the Statement is correct and write FALSE if the statement is wrong.
__________41. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun performs Law of inertia. TRUE
__________42. A car travels at constant acceleration of 25km/hr performs Law of acceleration. FALSE
__________43. Friction is a force that always acts opposite the direction of motion of the object. TRUE
__________44. Work is done when a constant force F acts in the same direction as the displacement FALSE
__________45. Kinetic energy is dependent on the position or height on an object. FALSE
__________46. Sun is an example of a star. TRUE
__________47. Displacement is the distance covered by an object or body with specified direction. TRUE
__________48. Acceleration the change of velocity per unit time. TRUE
__________49. Deceleration is negative acceleration. TRUE
__________50. Speed and velocity had the same set of units like m/s, km/h, cm/s, mi/h they are only differ in terms of
direction. TRUE
III. SOLVING
Directions: Solve the following problems, Show your solution.

51-55. An object moves from point A to point C along the rectangle shown in the figure below.
a) Find the distance covered by the moving object.
b) Find the magnitude of the displacement of the object.

56-60. A plane has a take off speed of 300 km/h. What is the acceleration in m/s 2 of the plane if the plane started from rest
and took 45 seconds to take off?

61-65. How much work is done to carry a 3 kg book from one shelf to another 4 cm away but at the same level?

66-70. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 10 kg object moving with a speed of 5 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy again
when the speed is doubled.