Bato Rural Development High School

Bato, Catanduanes

FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IV

Sy 2008-2009

1 Multiple Choice:

1. Which branch of physics will you find the study of lenses?

a. optics b. mechanics c. modern physics d. electricity and magnetism.
2. How many millimeters are there in three inches?
a. 7.62 mm b. 76.2 mm c. 0.762 mm d. 762 mm
3. Who discovered X-rays?
a. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen b. Johann Wilhelm Ritter
b. c. William Herschel d. William Harvey
4. Fast moving vehicles such as trains are more advantageous to use than buses. Why?
a. It is cheaper to manufacture c. it is fast and lesser pollution
b. It avoids heavy traffic d. it offers greater comfort
5. How does plane mirror affect light?
a. Diffracting it b. refracting it c. Reflecting it d. polarizing it
6. What happens to the speed of light ass it passes from water to glass?
a. Increases b. doubled c. Decreases d. remains the same
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7. A ray incident to plane mirror creates angle of 30 with the normal line. What is the angle
of reflection?
a. 300 b. 600 C. 100 D. 200
8. Which of the following best describes the reflection of sunlight in a plane mirror?

9. What happens to light rays as it strikes a smooth and shiny surface? It is –

a. diffracted c. regularly reflected
b. refracted d. regularly scattered
10. On what kind of weather can we usually observe mirage on highways?
a. rainy days b. sunny days c. cloudy days d. windy days
11. A tablespoon placed in a glass of water appears to be bent. This phenomenon can be
explained by –
a. refraction of light c. interference of light
b. reflection of light d. diffraction of light
12. To be able to see a wider view of objects, like in car side mirrors. What type of mirror
should be used?
a. plane mirrors c. convex mirror
b. concave mirror d. combination of concave and convex mirrors
13. What is the speed of light in water, which has an index of refraction of 1.33?
a. 2.25 x 108 m/s c. 3.41 x 108 m/s
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b. 3.00 x 10 m/s d. 4.54 x 108 m/s
14. The camera and the eye resemble each other in so many ways. Which part of the camera
corresponds to the retina of the eye?
a. aperture b. shutter c. iris diaphragm d. film
15. What part of the eye is the image of an object is formed?
a. pupil b. lens c. cornea d. retina
16. What eye defect prevents a person from seeing distant objects clearly?
a. Myopia b. hyperopia c. astigmatism d. cataract
17. Which of the following is the function of a telescope?
a. It magnifies distant objects
b. It helps us view minute objects
c. It gives us an upright image of an object
d. It helps us see distant objects better
18. Who discovered the spontaneous radioactivity in experiment on photographic plate
a. Becquerel b. Pierre Curie c. Marie Curie d. Frederick Soddy
19. A nucleon is either
a. A positron or an electron c. a neutron and electron
b. A proton and neutron d. none of the above
20. The bulk off the mass of an atom is concentrated in the
a. Proton b. electron c. Neutron d. nucleus
21. An atom with an imbalance number of electron and proton is
a. Hadron b. baryon c. ion d. an isotope
22. The atomic mass number of an element is the same as the number of its
a. Protons b. electron c. Neutron d. nucleon
23. Different isotopes of element have different numbers of
a. Protons b. hadrons c. photons d. neutrons
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24. How many neutrons are there in Mo42?
a. 98 b. 42 c. 56 d. 70
25. Which of the following is emitted by nucleus at a speed of light?
a. Alpha b. beta c. gamma d. x-ray
26. Why are the majority of the Filipinos against the operation of the Nuclear Power Plant in
Bataan?
a. It will not remedy the energy crisis in our country
b. It will increase unemployment I n our country
c. It is a waste of money and resources
d. It endangers the life of every person because it is operation
27. Where does light travel faster?
MATERIAL INDEX OF REFRACTION
Diamond 2.417
Glass 1.517
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Water (20 ) 1.333
Ice (-80) 1.310
a. Water b. ice c. diamond d. glass
28. If you are spearing a fish on a pond, you should aim ____ the observe fish to make a
direct hit.
a. Above b. below c. directly d. sideward
29. The following are effects of refraction EXCEPT _____
a. formation of mirage
b. formation of an inverted image
c. a spoon in a glass of water appears broken
d. the bottom of the swimming pool seems shallower than it actually is
30. In which materials above will light travels faster?
a. Diamond b. glass c. water d. ice
31. Which of the following is not a wave property of light?
a. Diffraction b. absorption c. interference d. reflection
32. Most of the radioactivity we personally encounter come from
a. Fallout from past and present testing of nuclear weapon
b. Nuclear power plant
c. Medical x-ray
d. Natural environment
33. When radius (z=88) emits an alpha particle the resulting nucleus has atomic number of
a. 86 b. 88 c. 90 d. 92
34. Which of the following energy development does not benefit mankind?
a. waste and environmental pollution b. transportation and communication
35. The damaging effect of radiation on cells or tissues has also some benefits? Which of the
following is a benefit of radiation?
a. It retards or destroys certain types of tumor c. It is used in food preservation
b. It delays ripening of fruits d. all of the above
36. Which part of the eye has the same function as the film of a camera?
a. iris b. pupil c .retina d .crystalline lens
37. The symbol of alpha particle
a. β b. λ c. α d. γ
38. An eyepiece of a compound microscope has a magnification of 10X and LPO has 15X,
the magnification power is
a. 100X b. 250X c. 150X d. 200X
39. The following are ionizing radiation EXCEPT
a. cosmic rays b. x-rays c. gamma rays d. ultraviolet rays
 40. The optical instrument that works like a human eye is the
a. hand lens b. telescope c. camera d. microscope
41. Which of the following is the most stable isotope?
a. 40Ca20 b. 11B5 c. 63Cu29 d. 207Pb82

For numbers 42-45 refer to the figure below

42. The incident ray on the reflecting surface is

a. AB b. CF c. DF d. EF
43. The reflected ray on the reflecting surface is
a. AF b. BF c. CF d. FE
44. The surface is
a. AB b. AF c. CF d. FB
45. The angle of incidence is
a. CFD b. AFC c. DFE d. BFE
46. This refers to the spontaneous and uncontrolled emission of particles of rays from
unstable nucleus
a. ionization b. fission c. radiation d. radioactivity
47. The atomic number of a certain element is 10 this means that it has
a. 10 protons c. 10 electrons and 10 neutrons
b. 10 neutrons d. 10 neutrons and 10 protons
48. Atoms A and B have one proton each but different number of neutrons in their nuclei.
Which statement about the two atoms is FALSE?
a. They are isotope. c. They have the same atomic number
b. They belong to the same element d. They have they same atomic mass
49. Which of the followi8ng are isotopes?
12 13 14 12 12 12 12 12 12
a. C6 C6 C6 b. C6 C6 C6 c. C6 C7 C8

50. The following are balanced nuclear reactions EXCEPT

208 204
a. Pb82 → Hg80 + 4He2 c. 211
At85 → 207Bi83 + 0γ0 + 4He2
205 203 0
b. Tl81 → Po84 + γ0

GOODLUCK!!!!!
Prepared by:

MARITES E. GANDO
Science Teacher

Noted:

RAFAEL T. BUENDIA
Academic Head Teacher