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Department of Education
Region 02
Division of Nueva Vizcaya
SALINAS HIGH SCHOOL
1. A B C D Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya
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3. A B C D Fourth Quarter Examination in Physical Science 12
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5. A B C D Name:_____________________________Section:_______________Date:_______Score:_____
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7. A B C D I. Multiple Choice. Circle the letter of your answer inside the box provided.
8. A B C D 1. In the geocentric model (the Earth at the center of the universe), which motion would occur?
9. A B C D a. The Earth rotate on its axis c. The Moon would revolve around the Sun
10. A B C D b. The Earth would revolve around the Sun d. The Sun would revolve around the Earth
11. A B C D
2. Which observation cannot be explained by a geocentric model?
12. A B C D a. A planet’s apparent diameter varies
13. A B C D b. The Sun’s path through the sky is an arc
14. A B C D c. Stars follow circular paths around Polaris
15. A B C D d. A free swinging pendulum appears to change direction
16. A B C D 3. Which apparent motion can be explained by a geocentric model?
17. A B C D a. deflection of the wind c. the sun’s path through the sky
18. A B C D b. curved path of projectiles d. motion of a Foucault pendulum
19. A B C D 4. In which type of model are the Sun, other stars, and the Moon in orbit around the Earth?
20. A B C D a. heliocentric model c. concentric model
21. A B C D b. tetrahedral model d. geocentric model
22. A B C D
5. Which statement best describes the geocentric model of our solar system?
23. A B C D a. All planets revolve around the Sun
24. A B C D b. The Sun is located at the center of the model
25. A B C D c. The Earth is located at the center of the model
26. A B C D d. All planet except the Earth revolve around the Sun
27. A B C D 6. Which planetary model allows a scientist to predict the exact positions of the planets in the night
28. A B C D sky over many years?
29. A B C D a. The planets’ orbits are ellipses in a heliocentric model
b. The planets’ orbits are ellipses in a geocentric model
30. A B C D
c. The planets’ orbits are circles in a geocentric model
31. A B C D d. The planets’ orbits are circles in a heliocentric model
32. A B C D
33. A B C D 7. For what reason did the heliocentric model of the universe replace the geocentric model of the
universe?
34. A B C D a. The heliocentric model proved that the Earth rotates
35. A B C D b. The geocentric model did not predict the phases of the Moon
36. A B C D c. The geocentric model no longer predicted the positions of the constellations.
37. A B C D d. The heliocentric model provided simpler explanation of the motions of the planets
38. A B C D 8. Some constellations observed in the summer skies are different from those observed in the winter
39. A B C D skies. What is the best explanation for this observation?
40. A B C D a. the Earth rotates on its axis c. constellation revolves around the Earth
b. the Earth revolves around the Sun d. constellations are moving away from the Earth

9. Which statement provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?
a. The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
b. The stars appear to follow circular paths around the North Star (Polaris)
c. The Sun follows an apparent daily path, rising in the east and setting in the west
d. A Foucault pendulum appears to shift its direction of swing in a predictable manner

10. The Sun’s position in space is best describe as the approximate center of _____
a. the universe b. a constellation c. our solar system d. the Milky Way galaxy

11. A bowling ball at a height of 36 m above the ground is falling vertically at a rate of 12 m/s. Which
of these best describes its fate.
a. It will hit the ground in exactly 3 s at a speed of 12 m/s.
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b. It will hit the ground in less than 3 s at a speed greater than 12 m/s/s
c. It will hit the ground in exactly 3 s at a speed greater than 12 m/s
d. It will hit the ground in more than 3 s at a speed less than 12 m/s
12. Projectile A is fired at an angle of 600 above the horizontal while projectile B is fired with the same speed at an
angle of 300 above the horizontal. Assuming level ground and negligible air resistance, which of the following is
true?
a. “A” will reach a greater height and have a greater range than B
b. “A” will reach a greater height and have the same range as B
c. “A” will reach a greater height and a shorter range than B
d. “A” will reach the same height and have the same range as B

13. A feather and an iron bar are released from the same height in a room without any air resistance. If you
are an Aristotle follower, which will fall fast first?
a. iron bar b. feather c. both at the same time d. they will not fall

14. A football, a tennis ball and a golf fall down in the absence of air resistance. Which of the following is true
about their acceleration?
a. They all fall with the same constant acceleration
b. The acceleration of the football is greater than those of the other two
c. The acceleration of the golf ball is greater than those of the other two
d. The acceleration of the tennis ball is greater than those of the other two

15 A car with a velocity of 30 m/s accelerates uniformly at the same rate of 2.0 m/s 2 for 10 s. what is its final velocity?
a. 50 m/s2 b. 40 m/s2 c. 50 m/s d. 40 m/s

16. An apple is left free in air. Which of the following is true statement that best describes what is
happening?
a. The apple is pulled towards Earth by air resistance.
b. The apple is pushed towards Earth by air resistance
c. The apple is pulled towards Earth by the force of gravity
d. The apple is pushed towards Earth by the force of gravity

17. An astronaut on the moon is holding a baseball and a plastic ball. The astronaut releases both objects at
the same time. What does the astronaut observes?
a. The baseball falls faster than the plastic ball
b. The baseball falls slower than the plastic ball
c. The baseball and the plastic ball falls at the same time
d. the baseball and the plastic ball remain suspended and do not fall.

18. A crash test dummy in a test facility moves on a rolling sled at +2.0 m/s. The rolling sled strikes a rubber
barrier and shortly afterward is rolling background at -1.8 m/s. What did the test dummy experience when
it collided with the rubber barrier?
a. it attained uniform motion? c. it acquired a positive acceleration
b. it moved with constant velocity d. it acquired a negative acceleration

19 A stone is dropped into a deep well and hits the water at 3.41 s. What is the depth of the well?
a. 33.4 m b. 57.0 m c. 33.4 m/s d. 57.0 m/s

20 Which of the following is NOT true about free fall as viewed by Galileo?
a. An object in free fall experiences an acceleration equals to zero
b. An object dropped from an elevated height has an initial velocity of zero
c. An object thrown vertically downward has an initial velocity which is not equal to zero
d. An object thrown vertically upward then fall down has an initial velocity which is not equal to zero

21 A jeepney comes to an abrupt stop. Some of the passengers inside lurch forward and some who are
not holding were thrown forward. What law of motion explains this?
a. The Law of Inertia b. The Law of Acceleration c. The Law of Action-Reaction d. The Law of Gravity

23 A bird flies using its wings. The wings of the bird push the air forward while the air pushes the birds
upward in equal magnitude and direction. Which force enables the bird to fly?
a. action-reaction b. acceleration c. gravity d. inertia

24 A bus is moving at a constant speed in a straight path. Which of the following does not describe the
forces acting on it?
a. the forces acting on it must all be balance c. constant forces are acting on it
b. the forces acting on it must be unbalance d. the resultant force is zero

25 A steel cabinet, a plastic cabinet and a wooden cabinet, each with the same size, is being pushed
with a force of 50000 N. which of the three objects will have the least acceleration?
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a. The steel cabinet c. The wooden cabinet

b. The plastic cabinet d. They will have the same acceleration

26 Which theory explains light as a particle by Sir Isaac Newton?

a. Corpuscular theory b. EM wave theory c. Quantum Theory d. Wave Theory

27 A piece of charcoal appears black when viewed in sunlight because it ________light

a. absorbs b. disperse c. reflects d. transmits

28 Which property of light produces bright and dark bands on a screen after light from a source passes
through two very narrow slits that are near each other?
a. dispersion b. inference c. polarization d. scattering

29 Which of the following is not true about the dispersion of sunlight by a prism?
a. The color most bent is red
b. White light consists of waves of varying wavelength
c. Different wavelengths travel with different speed
c. Different wavelength correspond to different colors

30. When we see a car, what happens to the light that reaches our eyes?
a. it has been reflected by the car c. it has been separated by a spectrum by the car
b. It has been refracted by the car d. it has done inference in passing through the car

31. Which of the following statements is NOT a prediction of the general theory of relativity?
a. The curvature of space-time can distort the appearance of distant object
b. Times runs slightly slower on the surface of the Sun than the surface of the Earth
c. Different observers can disagree about fundamental structure of space-time
d. A binary star system with two stars orbiting each other rapidly emits gravitational waves

32. What does the equivalence principle say?

a. Gravity is the same as curvature of space-time
b. The effects of gravity are exactly equivalent to the effects of acceleration
c. You can’t distinguish between motion at constant velocity and weight in a gravitational field
d. The effects of relativity are exactly equivalent to those predicted by Newton’s laws of motion.

33. Al is floating freely in his spacecraft, and you accelerating away from her with an acceleration of 1 g.
How will you feel in your spacecraft?
a. You will be floating weightlessly c. You will feel weight but more than on Earth
b. You will feel weight but less than on Earth d. You will feel the same weight as you do on Earth

34. According to general relativity, why does Earth orbit the Sun?
a. the mysterious force that we call gravity holds the Earth in orbit
b. Earth and sun are connected by a ropelike set of invisible, subatomic particles
c. Earth is following a straight path possible, but space-time is curved in such way that this path goes
around the sun

35. According to general relativity, a black hole is __________

a. an object that cannot be seen
b. a hole in the observable universe
c. a place where light travels faster than the normal speed of light
d. a place where light travels slower than the normal speed of light

36. In the text is a photograph that appears to show four identical galaxies arrange across. What are we
really seeing?
a. Large galaxies with four central masses that grow brightly
b. Four galaxies that are nearly identical because they were born at about the same time
c. A picture taken with a poorly made telescope, so that a single large object appears as four fuzzy dots
d. Four images of a single background galaxy, created by gravitational lens of a massive foreground
galaxy or cluster

37 Which of the following is false?

a. The speed of light in a vacuum is constant
b. Nothing can move faster than the speed of light
c. The speed of light slows down near a black hole
d. Observers in different reference frames measure the same speed of light

38. Pluto is not a planet because __________________

a. It orbits around the sun
b. It has a rounded shape because of gravity
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c. It is not the most dominant object in its orbit around the sun
d. It has not cleared its neighborhood of debris and other bodies

39. What is space-time?

a. It’s graph with four axes c. It is a way of viewing books at different angles
b. Time that we measure when travelling in space d. The inseparable combination of space and time

40 According to general relativity, how is time affected by gravity?

a. Time is not affected by gravity c. Time runs faster in stronger gravitational fields
b. Time is stop by any gravitational field d. Time runs slower in stronger gravitational fields.

II. Analyze each illustrations and do what is asked.

1. Express your understanding of this principle by filling in the blanks in the following diagrams

Appearance: ___________________ Appearance: ___________________ Appearance: ___________________

2. The diagrams depic a sheet of paper being illuminated with the white light. The papers are impregnated with a chemical
capable of absorbing one or more of the colors of light. In each case, determine which color(s) of light are reflected by the
paper and what color the paper will appear to an observer.

Reflects:___________________
Reflects:___________________ And
And Appears:___________________
Appears:___________________

III. Problem Solving: Solve each problem. Identify the given and show your solution.

1. A car travelling at the rate of 2 m/s at the rate of 2 m/s2 for 15 s. Calculate the final speed of the car and the
distance it has travelled during this time.

2. A cyclist travelling at 5 m/s accelerates at 1 m/s2 for 20 s. Calculate how far he has travelled during this time.
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Macreene V. Macalla MAYLANI S. VELASCO

Subject Teacher Master Teacher I/ SGH-SHS

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