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St. Paul School
St. Paul School
Paul School
Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
2nd Periodical Exam in SCIENCE
(St. Mark and St. Peter)
Name: __________________________________________ Score/s: _________
Grade & Section: _________________________________ Date ____________
a. A, F c. G, A
b. F, C d. C, G
2. An engineer is designing an instrument to examine the interior of a piece of wood without cutting it. The engineer
decides to pass electromagnetic radiation through the wood to a detector on the other side. Which type of electromagnetic
radiation would be most suitable for this investigation?
a. Visible light c. X-rays
b. Radio waves d. Ultraviolet light
3. The electromagnetic spectrum consists of many different kinds of electromagnetic waves. Name them in increasing
order of energy from left to right.
a. microwaves, radiowaves, visible light, infrared light, gamma rays, ultraviolet light, X-rays
b. microwaves, radiowaves, infrared light, visible light, X-rays, gamma rays
c. radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, gamma rays
d. Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
4. Which statement best explains the difference between light waves traveling through a vacuum and light waves traveling
through a medium?
a. Light waves traveling through a vacuum are transverse, but light waves traveling through a medium are
longitudinal.
b. Light waves traveling through a vacuum travel faster than light waves traveling through a medium.
c. Light waves traveling through a vacuum have no mass, but light waves traveling through a medium have a
mass greater than zero.
d. Light waves traveling through a vacuum have a shorter wavelength than light waves traveling through a
medium.
5. The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed is
a. interference c. reflection
b. diffraction d. refraction
6. The waves that are responsible for causing a sunburn are
a. visible light c. ultraviolet light
b. infrared light d. sunlight
7. A disturbance that travels through a medium, transporting energy from one location to another location is
a. a sound c. light
b. a wave d. frequency
8. Unlike sound waves, light waves
a. carry energy c. travel as compression waves
b. must travel through matter d. travel as transverse waves
9. Which of these waves are not a part of the EM spectrum?
a. sound waves c. X-rays
b. light waves d. Gamma rays
10. Microwaves, radio waves, and x-rays are all examples of what kind of energy?
a. Mechanical c. Electromagnetic
b. Thermal d. Sound
11. What does the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation represent?
a. The wavelength represent the distance between the top (apex) and bottom (fundus) of a standing wave.
b. The wavelength represents the distance a wave will travel before it is extinguished.
c. The wavelength represents the distance between corresponding points on two successive waves.
d. none of the above
12. What frequencies of electromagnetic radiation are absorbed by the earth's ozone layer?
a. Microwaves c. Ultraviolet light
b. Visible light d. Radio waves
13. What is the bouncing back of light waves?
a. reflection c. frequency
b. refraction d. transparent
14. If an object reflects red light and absorbs all the other colors, what color does the object appear to be?
a. white c. red
b. black d. all colors except red
15. When light passes from one material to another, you may observe ____________.
a. spectrum c. refraction
b. rays d. wavelength
16. Electromagnetic waves you can see are called ___________.
a. ultraviolet light c. gamma rays
b. visible light d. infrared waves
17. Which of these waves are not a part of the EM spectrum?
a. sound waves c. X-rays
b. light waves d. Gamma rays
18. Which of the following is true of visible light?
a. Its waves are used for radio broadcasts
b. It is also called X-ray
c. It is the largest portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
d. Its waves hit an object and are either absorbed or reflected
(The diagram below shows the electromagnetic spectrum. Write the letter that represents each type of radiation listed.)
Microwaves 3. 4. 5.
IV. The following objects and medical procedures produce or use radiation. Put an “x” in the column that correctly
identifies the type of radiation produced or used for each.
OBJECT OR MEDICAL IONIZING NON-IONIZING BOTH
PROCEDURE
1. Cell phone
2. Laptop computer
3. Chest X-ray
4. Abdomen CT-scan
5. Remote control
6. Tanning bed
7. Skull MRI
8. Flat-panel screen
9. Television
10. Sun
11. Microwave
12.Supernova
13.Earth
14.Ultrasound of the baby
15. Atomic bomb
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