SUMMATIVE EXAM IN SCIENCE 10

MARCH 29, 2021

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers.
1. These are waves that are created as a result of vibrations between an electric field and
magnetic field.
a. electromagnetic spectrum b. electromagnetic wave
c. microwave d. radio wave

2. Electromagnetic waves are produced by ___________.

a. any disturbance b. currents
c. vibrating charge d. voltage source

3. Which two colors of light lie at the beginning and end of the visible spectrum?
a. red and violet b. red and yellow
c. yellow and violet d. yellow and green

4. This type of EM wave has a wavelength similar to the size of PBA basketball court (28
meters).
a. microwave b. radio wave
c. ultraviolet d. visible light

5. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the LEAST wavelength range?
a. infrared b. ultraviolet
c. visible light d. x-ray

6. What happens to the frequency of electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?

a. It decreases. b. It doubles.
c. It. increases as well. d. It remains the same.

7. Which of the following forms of electromagnetic wave has the WIDEST wavelength
range?
a. microwave b. radio wave
c. ultraviolet d. x-ray

8. In the visible spectrum, which color has the LONGEST wavelength?

a. blue b. green
c. red d. violet

9. Which property spells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet radiation?
a. amplitude b. color
c. speed in vacuum d. wavelength

10. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the FARTHEST distances because it has a
wavelength range of greater than 1x10-1 meters?
a. gamma ray b. radio wave
c. microwave d. x-ray

11. Which among the following electromagnetic waves has the LOWEST frequency?
a. gamma ray b. infrared
c. ultraviolet d. visible light

12. Which among the following electromagnetic waves has the SHORTEST wavelength?
a. infrared b. microwave
c. radio wave d. x-ray

13. Among the given EM waves below, which carries the MOST energy?
a. microwave b. radio wave
c. ultraviolet ray d. visible lights

14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. Gamma ray has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
b. Gamma ray has the highest frequency but has the least energy.
c. Radio wave has the highest frequency and the highest energy.
d. Radio wave has the lowest frequency but has the highest energy.

15. Which of the following is correctly arranged from HIGHEST to LOWEST energy?
a. Gamma ray, radio wave, infrared b. Microwave, x-ray, gamma ray
c. Ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave d. X-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet

16. Which of the devices below can be used to detect aircrafts and ships?
a. RADAR b. GPS
c. MRI d. communication tower

17. 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

18. Which of the EM waves below is used to remove most forms of microbiological
contamination from water?
a. infrared rays b. radio waves
c. microwaves d. ultraviolet rays

19. 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

20. How does the energy level changes from gamma ray to radio wave?
a. increases b. cannot be determined
c. decreases d. energy level does not change

21. He theorized that changing magnetic field will produce electric field.
a. Faraday b. Maxwell
c. Hertz d. Oersted

22. 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

23. Which property spells the difference between radio wave and microwave radiation?
a. amplitude b. speed in vacuum
c. color d. wavelength

24. Which two waves lie at the beginning and end of the electromagnetic spectrum?
a. gamma ray and X-ray b. microwave and ultraviolet rays
c. radio wave and gamma ray d. radio waves and microwaves
25.What is the frequency range of ultraviolet radiation?
a. 3.5x109 – 3x1011 Hz b. 3.5x1011 – 3x1014 Hz
c. 7.5x1014 – 3x1016 Hz d. 7.5x1016 – 3x1019 Hz

26. Visible light is the only EM wave that can be seen by our naked eye. What is the color of
light if it has a frequency of 4.5 x1014 Hz?
a. blue b. green
c. red d. yellow

27. Which of the following is correctly arranged from longest to shortest wavelength?
a. gamma ray, radio wave, infrared b. microwave, x-ray, gamma ray
c. ultraviolet, visible light, radio wave d. x-ray, gamma ray, ultraviolet

28. Which type of EM wave has wavelength similar to the size of a 1 Peso coin?
a. infrared b. microwave
c. ultraviolet d. visible light

29. Which electromagnetic wave can travel the least distances because it has a wavelength
range of less than 1x10-11 meters but has the highest energy?
a. gamma ray b. microwave
c. radio wave d. x-ray

30. In the electromagnetic spectrum, which has the longest wavelength?

a. gamma ray b. radio wave
c. ultraviolet d. visible light

31. What happens to the frequency of electromagnetic wave if its wavelength increases?
a. decreases b. doubles
c. increases as well d. remains the same

32. In the visible spectrum, which color has the shortest wavelength?
a. blue b. red c. green d. violet
33. 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.
34. Which pair of EM waves is commonly used for communication?
a. X-rays and infrared b. radio waves and gamma rays
c. radio waves and microwaves d. infrared and microwaves

35. Radio wave is useful in which of the following applications?

a. watching television b. sterilizing medical equipment
c. treating cancers d. sunbathing

36. 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

37. Infrared waves is useful in which of the following applications?

a. remote control b. screen of electronic devices
c. television signal d. night vision goggles
38. Regular reflection is the _______________ reflection of light on a(n) _______________
surface.
a. even, smooth b. semi-smooth, rough
c. even or uneven, rough d. uneven, rough

39. The image you see on a plane mirror is placed in _________________ direction(s) of
real image.
a. five b. the opposite
c. multiple directions d. the same
40. A plane mirror has a/an _________________ reflecting surface.
a. angled b. concave c. convex d. flat

41. Diffuse Reflection is a(n) ________________ reflection of light rays on a

_______________ surface.
a. even, smooth b. semi-smooth, rough
c. even or uneven, semi rough d. uneven, rough

42. Scattering of light occurs when light waves travelling in _______________ direction(s)
is/are made to travel in _________________ direction(s).
a. one, many b. one, ten c. many, one d. several, one

43. With Regular/Diffuse Reflection, the _____________ of the object will determine the
SHARPNESS of reflection.
a. angle b. color c. surface d. a and b

44. As per the Law of Reflection measured through the normal line, the angle of incidence is
____________ to the angle of reflection.
a. equal b. less than
c. greater than d. both a and b

45. A concave mirror may form an image which is _______________. Which one of the
following is incorrect?
a. real, erect and magnified b. real, inverted and magnified
c. real, inverted and diminished d. real, inverted and same size

46. The image in a convex mirror is always _______________________.

a. real, erect and diminished b. virtual, erect and diminished
c. real, erect and magnified d. virtual, inverted and diminished

47. The image formed in a plane mirror is _______________________ .

a. at the same distance in front of the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.
b. at a shorter distance in front of the mirror than the distance that the object is in front of the
mirror.
c. at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.
d. at a shorter distance behind the mirror than the distance the object is in front of the mirror.

48. A typical mirror you look in at a home or in a restroom is a ____________ mirror.

a. concave b. convex c. parabolic d. plane

49. What type of lens produces smaller and upright images?

a. concave lens b. convex lens
c. converging lens d. cannot be determined

50. What type of lens is thicker at the center as compared to its edges?
a. concave b. convex c. parabolic d. plane

51. The size of the image is always smaller than the object in ____________________ .
a. concave mirror b. convex mirror
c. plane mirror d. silver mirror

52. What type of lens is use to correct nearsightedness?

a. concave b. convex c. parabolic d. plane

53. The reflection by the rough surfaces that tend to reflect light in all directions is called
_______________ .
a. diffused reflection b. regular reflection
c. glossy reflection d. specular reflection

54. The image you see in a plane mirror is called a _______________ image because it is
not a real, physical object.
a. imaginary b. physical c. reflected d. virtual

55. The image seen in a plane mirror is ______________.

a. real and inverted b. virtual and inverted
c. real and upright d. virtual and upright

56. Diffuse Reflection is produced by _______________ surfaces that tend to reflect light in
all directions.
a. rough b. semi rough c. semi smooth d. smooth

57. Which of the following is a diverging lens?

a. concave lens b. convex lens c. parabolic lens d. plane lens
58. The center of curvature is denoted by letter _______________ .
a. c b. C c. o d. O
59. If the angle of incidence between the incident ray and the normal line is 25 degrees,
what is the angle of reflection?
a. 65 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 35 degrees d. 25 degrees

60. The image formed by a concave mirror will ______________.

a. always be real b. be either real or virtual
c. always be virtual d. will always be magnified

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Prepared by: Maren M. Pendon