NAME:_________________________________________DATE:___________________SCORE:__________

SUMMATIVE TEST
OCTOBER 17, 2019
_____1. In which case or cases is electric field present?
I. A spark jumping between two nearby rods.
II. A charge that is momentarily at rest.
III. A rotating bar magnet.
a. I only c. II and III only
b. I and II only d. I, II and III
_____2. In which case can a magnetic field be produced?
a. A charged comb. c. A welder’s arc flash
b. A falling glass rod. d. A rolling plastic cylinder.
_____3. Which device can be used to determine the polarity of an unmarked magnet?
a. a charged glass stirring rod c. a sprinkle of iron filings
b. a gold-leaf electroscope d. an improvised compass
_____4. How will you describe the magnetic field around a straight current-carrying wire?
a. The magnetic field is strongest near and around the wire.
b. The magnetic field consists of straight lines parallel to the wire.
c. The magnetic field does not vary with the distance from the wire.
d. The magnetic field gets stronger with increasing distance from the wire.
_____5. Which statement about an electromagnet is TRUE?
a. The electric field surrounding a battery-powered electromagnet alternates constantly.
b. The current in the electromagnet coil temporarily magnetizes the iron core.
c. The electric field strength is inversely proportional to the current.
d. The magnetic field lines produced are all straight.
_____6. What can be inferred from the alignment of compass needles in the set-up below?
a. A permanent magnet is nearby.
b. The power switch was turned off for long.
c. The current-carrying coil becomes magnetic.
d. There is a constant and uniform magnetic field around the coil.
_____7. As part of a traffic light system, large loops of wire are buried beneath road intersections. Which of the statements is
NOT TRUE about the operation of this traffic light system?
a. Vehicles driven over the buried coils activate a traffic light sensor.
b. The conducting loops activate a color–dependent field.
c. The alternating current sent through the buried coils produce an electromagnetic field in each coil.
d. A minimum number of vehicles over the coils can trigger the traffic light to change green.
_____8. Complete the following statement: Moving a metallic detector past a 5 peso coin creates a secondary magnetic field
that is most similar to that of __.
a. a horse shoe magnet
b. a flat refrigerator magnet
c. a current-carrying, circular loop
d. a V-shaped straight wire that carries a current
_____9. During the Student Technologists and Entrepreneurs of the Philippines (STEP) Competition in Landscaping, a water
pond transformer changes 216 V across the primary to 12 V across the secondary. If the secondary coil has turns, how many
turns does the primary coil have?
a. 10 turns b. 18 turns c. 180 turns d. 228 turns
_____10. What basic principle enables ALL electric motors to operate?
a. Iron is the only element that is magnetic.
b. Opposite electric charges attract and like charges repel.
c. A moving conductor within a magnetic field will experience an electromotive force.
d. A current-carrying conductor placed within a magnetic field will experience a magnetic force.
_____11. A magnet moves inside a coil. Consider the following factors:
I. strength of the magnet
II. number of turns in the coil
III. speed at which the magnet moves
Which can affect the electromotive force (emf) induced in the coil?
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. All three factors
_____12. Which statement about transformers is FALSE?
a. A step-down voltage transformer steps up the current.
b. Transformers use mutual induction.
c. Transformers are an application of Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws.
d. A transformer can function with either an alternating current (AC) or a steady direct current

_____13. What is TRUE about the intercom system that is shown below?

a. The part A of the intercom system serves as a microphone only, while part C serves as a loudspeaker only.
b. Either parts A and C of the intercom when switched as such can be used as a microphone or as a loudspeaker.
c. The microphone part only basically consists of wires, a cone diaphragm, a magnet, and a coil.
d. The loudspeaker part only basically consists of wires, a cone diaphragm, a magnet, and a coil.
_____14. What transformation can take place in an improvised generator?
a. mechanical energy into electrical energy
b. electrical energy into mechanical energy
c. alternating current into direct current
d. direct current into alternating current
_____15. A loop of conductor lies flat on a horizontal table. A toy magnet is hanging still over it with the magnet’s
north-seeking pole pointing down. What happens next?
a. The magnet produces a clockwise current in the coil.
b. The magnet does not produce any current in the coil.
c. The magnet produces an upward electromagnetic current.
d. The magnet produces a counterclockwise current in the coil
_____16. Which electromagnetic wave carries more energy than the others?
a. microwaves b. radio waves c. UV radiation d. visible light
_____17. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes called heat rays?
a. gamma rays b. infrared c. radio waves d. visible light
_____18. What is the frequency range of UV radiation?
a. 3.5 x 109 -3 x 1011 Hz c. 7.5 x 1014 - 3 x 1016 Hz
b. 3.5 x 1011 - 3 x 10114 Hz d. 7.5 x 1016 - 3 x 1019 Hz
_____19. What is the range of frequencies are our eyes sensitive to?
a. 3 x 109 - 3 x 1011 Hz c. 4 x 1014 - 7.5 x 1014 Hz
b. 3 x 1011 - 4 x 1014 Hz d. 7.5 x 1014 - 3 x 1016 Hz
_____20.What is the wavelength of the wave with a frequency of 3 x 109 Hz?
a. 1.0 x 10-1 m b. 1.0 x 101 m c. 1.0 x 10-2 m d. 1.0 x 102 m
_____21. You see the reflection of the clock without numbers in your plane mirror. The image formed by the hands of
the clock shows the time of 3:30. What is the real time?
a. 3:30 b. 8:30 c. 9:30 d. 10:30
_____22. How much larger will your classroom seem to appear if the entire two adjacent walls of your classroom consist
of plane mirrors?
a. 2x larger b. 3x larger c. 4x larger d. can’t be determined
_____23. Where is the image located if an object is 30 cm in front of convex mirror with a focal length of 20 cm?
a. Between F and V b. Between C and F c. In front of the mirror d. Can’t be determined
____24. What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5m in front of a plane mirror?
a. 1.5 m b. 2.0 m c. 3.0 m d. 4.5 m
____25. Zed stands 1.5-m tall in front of a plane mirror. What is the height of his image?
a. 4.5 m b. 3.0 m c. 2.0 m d. 1.5 m
_____26. A light ray, traveling parallel to a concave mirror’s axis, strikes the mirror’s surface. The reflected ray __________.
 a. passes through the mirror’s focal point c. travels at right angles to the mirror’s axis
b. again travels parallel to the mirror’s axis d. passes through the mirror’s center of curvature
_____27. An object is placed between a concave mirror and its focal point. What is the type and orientation of the
image formed?
a. virtual and inverted b. real and inverted c. virtual and erect d. real and erect
_____28. What kind of mirror is used in automobiles and trucks to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of
traffic behind him?
a. Plane mirror b. Convex mirror c. Concave mirror d. None of the above
_____29. What type of mirror do dentists usually use to see clearly the images of our teeth?
a. Plane mirror b. Convex mirror c. Concave mirror d. None of the above
_____30. When a small object is placed on the principal axis of a concave mirror between the focus and the mirror (as in
the figure below), the image formed is ____________.
a. erect, magnified, and virtual c. inverted, reduced, and real
b. inverted, magnified, and real d. erect, reduced, and real
_____31. A white sheet of paper cannot act as mirror because it ____________ the rays of light.
a. diffracts b. diffuses c. interferes d. refract
_____32. You see your face clearly if you look down on a pool of still water. Which one of the following statements
gives the best explanation for this observation?
a. Light entering the water is dispersed.
b. Regular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
c. Irregular reflection of light happens on the surface of still water.
d. Light is reflected from the surface of water in different directions.
_____33. Where should the object be placed in front of a concave mirror to form a virtual and magnified image?
a. At the focus c. Between the focus and the vertex
b. At the center of curvature d. Between the center of curvature and focus
_____34. Which of the following is/are true of a concave mirror? I. It will never form a real image II. An inverted image
will be formed if the object distance is greater than the focal length III. An object can be magnified if placed at f
a. I only b. II only c. I and II d. I, II, and III
_____35. A light ray, traveling parallel to a concave lens’ axis and strikes the lens, will refract and__________.
a. pass through the lens’ focal point c. continue to travel in the same direction
b. travel parallel to the principal axis d. travel at right angles to the principal axiS
_____36. What kind of image is formed by concave lenses?
a. always real
b. always virtual
c. could be real or virtual; depends on the distance of the object from the focal point
d. could be real or virtual, but always real when the object is placed at the focal point
_____37. Sun’s rays are observed to focus at a point behind a lens. What kind of lens was used?
a. Converging Lens b. Diverging Lens c. Focusing Lens d. None of the above
_____38. This optical instrument uses 2 convex lenses to make a smaller object larger.
a. Camera b. Microscope c. Oscilloscope d. Telescope
_____39. Which of the following optical instruments will be used to produce a reduced and inverted image of a distant object?
a. Camera b. Projector c. Microscope d. Refracting Telescope
_____40. A photocopy “Xerox” machine produces an image that is of equal size as the object. Considering the location
of an object in a convex lens, where is the object located or placed to produce an image that is of equal size to
the object?
a. At F’ b. At 2F’ c. Between F’ and V d. Between 2F’ and F’
Procedure: 1. Using the protractor and the ruler, copy each of the diagrams (A – G) below on a separate sheet of paper. As
much as possible, use the four principal rays to locate the image formed in a curved mirror.