TAGUKON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Brgy. Tagukon, Kabankalan City

SECOND GRADING EXAMINATION
SCIENCE 10

MULTIPLE CHOICES: Choose the correct answer among the given choices.

1. Force of attraction occurs between magnets with ______________________.

a. like poles facing each other c. unlike poles facing each other
b. either poles will always attract
2. Which of the following situations will make the force of repulsion occur?
a. When a magnet interacts with a ferromagnetic material
b. When a magnet interacts with another magnet of a different pole
c. When a magnet interacts with a non-magnetic material.
3. He began the study for electromagnetism by discovering that a current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field.
a. Hans Christian Oersted b. Michael Faraday c. Albert Einstein
4. A device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
a. motor b. battery c. generator
5. The red marking of the needle of a compass is attracted to the north pole of a magnet. The red marking on the
compass needle is a ______________.
a. north pole b. south pole c. nonpolar
6. He conducted an experiment showing that current can be produced by sources of changing magnetic field.
a. Hans Christian Oersted b. Michael Faraday c. Albert Einstein
7. Which of the following statements is true about the magnetic field in a magnet?
a. the strength of a bar magnet is different with each poles.
b. a bar magnet’s magnetic field is strongest at the poles.
c. the strength of the magnetic field is constant all over the bar magnet.
8. Which of the following illustrates the magnetic field between two like poles of a magnet?
a. b. c.

N N S S N N

9. A type of spherical mirror where its reflective side bulges away from the light source
a. concave mirror b. convex mirror c. plane mirror
10. A device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.
a. motor b. battery c. generator
11. It is a very low resistance instrument used to measure very small currents in microamperes.
a. voltmeter b. galvanometer c. resistor

For numbers 12 – 15, describe the deflection of the galvanometer pointer in certain situations. Choose your answer
among the given options. Write the letter only.
a. to the left b. to the right c. at rest
12. Coil without a magnet ________.
13. North Pole of a magnet moving into the coil ________.
14. North Pole of magnet is at rest inside the coil ________.
15. South Pole of a magnet is moving out of the coil ________.

16. It is the process in which electrical current is generated in a conductor by a moving or changing magnetic field.
a. Electromagnetic Induction b. Electromagnetism c. Electrical conductivity
17. A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy.
a. motor b. battery c. generator
18. In convex lenses, it is the ray that is parallel to the principal axis gets refracted and converges at the focal point.
a. P-F ray b. F-P ray c. V ray
19. A magnet moving inside a coil produces an electric field as shown in the deflection of the galvanometer needle.
Which of the following coil will produce a greater magnitude on the galvanometer?
a. 5-turn coil b. 10-turn coil c. 15-turn coil
20. In curved mirrors, it is the center of the sphere where the mirror is a part of.
a. vertex b. focus c. center of curvature
21. Which of the following can produce electromagnetic waves?
a. disturbance through a medium b. accelerating electrons c. gravitational force of the earth
22. How are the electromagnetic waves arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum?
a. from waves of the lowest frequencies to those of the highest frequencies.
b. from waves of the greatest energy to those of the lowest energy.
c. from the waves of least wavelength to the waves having the greatest wavelength.
23. Which of the following statements is true about electromagnetic waves?
a. the greater its wavelength, the greater it’s energy.
b. EM waves with lower frequencies have higher energies.
c. the more frequencies the wave has, the more energy the wave carries.
24. “Gamma rays have a greater energy compared to infrared.” The statement is _________________.
a. True. Because gamma rays can penetrate through the atmosphere despite the various densities of the air.
b. True. Because gamma rays have the highest frequency which means it has more energy.
c. True. Because gamma rays move with the greatest velocity because of its frequencies.
25. Which of the following is the correct arrangement of EM waves according to the decreasing energy they possess?
a. Radio waves > Microwaves > Infrared > Visible light > UV > X-ray > Gamma Ray
b. Gamma ray > Visible light > UV > Infrared > X-Ray > Microwaves > Radio waves
c. Gamma ray > X-Ray > UV > Visible light > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves
26. The following are the applications of Radio waves except for one. Which is it?
a. telecommunication b. broadcasting c. cooking
27. Which of the following statements tell the difference between a mirror and a lens?
a. a mirror is a plane surface while a lens is curved
b. as to visibility, the mirror is translucent and a lens is transparent
c. mirrors reflect light rays, lenses refract light rays
28. What electromagnetic wave is sometimes referred to as heat wave?
a. microwave b. infrared ray c. gamma ray
29. What happens to an object if its temperature exceeds 500°C?
a. it emits infrared rays in greater energy c. it emits both infrared and some visible light
b. it emits all forms of EM waves
30. The following technologies uses infrared except for one. Which one is it?
a. remote controls b. night vision goggles c.radio communication
31. Why is visible light the only EM wave that humans can see?
a. because of the range of its wavelength c. because it possesses energy enough for us to sense
b. because it is the most distributed EM wave
32. Which of the following colors in the visible spectrum has the longest wavelength?
a. Red b. yellow c. violet
33. Why are X-rays helpful in the field of health and medicine?
a. Because exposure to X-rays activate cancer cells which helps in discovering cures and medicines
b. Because they are blocked by the bones which make them a great help in diagnosing bone fractures.
c. Because they are completely safe and versatile enough to be used in different hospital tasks.
34. The images formed on a concave mirror is _____________________.
a. upright b. inverted c. real
35. Despite the fact that X-rays are very helpful in the field of medicine, they are still considered dangerous. Why?
a. Because the production of X-ray involves the use of radioactive substances.
b. Because X-rays can damage body tissues and cause cancer through frequent exposures.
c. Because X-rays can burn the skin and hurt our eyes.
36. What property of microwaves makes it applicable for use in radars?
a. Microwaves can penetrate even through the thickest objects.
b. Microwaves possess energy enough to destroy anything that catches it.
c. Microwaves are reflected by small objects which gives detail about an objects’ direction.
37. It is a lens that is thicker on the center and thinner on the edges.
a. concave lens b. convex lens c. biconcaveg lens
38. Visible light is white in color because ________________.
a. White is the absence of all colors c. White is the color our eyes is most sensitive to
b. White is produced by combining all colors of light
39. As to how they appear in the rainbow, which of the following statements is true about the colors of the visible
spectrum?
a. Red carries the greatest energy c. blue has higher wavelengths compared to green
b. Violet is the color with the highest frequency.
40. In both concave and convex lenses, it happens when light rays travel through the exact center of the lens and
continues to travel on the same direction.
a. P-F ray b. F-P ray c. V ray

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