Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Dipolog City Schools Division
Zamboanga del Norte National High School

SCIENCE 10 ( SECOND QUARTER S.Y. 2021-2022 )

SECOND SUMMATIVE TEST

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write the answer on the space provided before the number.

1. Which type of Electromagnetic radiation kills living cells?

A. Gamma rays B. Microwaves C. X-ray D. Ultraviolet waves
2. Which type of Electromagnetic radiation produces Vitamin D in the skin and gives us tanning effect?
A. Infrared waves B. Microwaves C. X-ray D. Ultraviolet waves
3. What type of electromagnetic waves is used in RADAR?
A. infrared waves B. microwaves C. radio waves D. ultraviolet waves
4. What type of electromagnetic waves is used in photosynthesis?
A. visible light B. ultraviolet waves C. gamma rays D. microwaves
5.Which of the following members of the EM spectrum is used for long-distance telephone calls?
A. radio waves B. X-rays C. microwaves D. ultraviolet waves
6. Which type of electromagnetic waves is used in audio communications?
A. visible light B. microwaves C. gamma rays D. radio waves
7. What is used to show the temperature variation of the body and can also be used for
medical diagnosis?
A. Infrared scanner B. X-rays C. RADAR D. Microwave oven
8. The following are examples of applications of the electromagnetic waves EXCEPT
A. Thermal imaging, heating B. Generator, water pump
C. Photosynthesis, human vision D. Communications, remote controls
9. Which of the electromagnetic waves is used in cancer therapy?
A. gamma rays B. ultraviolet waves C. microwaves D. radio waves
10. What EM waves have lower frequency than the red part of the visible light?
A. radio waves B. microwaves C. ultraviolet radiation D. infrared waves
11. Which of the following could be practically used in cooking, satellite communications, and radar as it requires a large
bandwidth? The walls of the microwave oven are good conductors.
A. Microwave B. Radar C. Infrared D. Ultraviolet ray
12. Our bodies radiate infrared. Under an infrared camera or night vision goggles, our images appear in variety of colors. Which
colors indicate a warmer temperature?
A. Blue and Green B. Red and Yellow C. Orange and White D. Violet and Black
13. Jose heated some food leftovers on his birthday in a microwave oven. He noticed that although the food got hot, the inside of
the microwave oven did not. This happens because .
A. the walls of the microwave oven are good conductors.
B. there is no air in a microwave oven.
C. the fan in the microwave oven keeps it cool
D. microwaves heat by interacting with water molecules

14. Which of the following is a major use of a radio wave?

A. Used as a medium in transmitting the information between mobile devices
B. Utilized to detect the growth of cancer cells
C. Applied on the skin as for heat detection
D. Measured to sterilize water from a drinking fountain
15.In a scientific study, evidences suggest that air pollution is damaging to our atmosphere. Which line graph supports the idea that
pollution is damaging to the ozone layer?

A. Line 1
B. Line 2
C. Line 3
D. Line 4

Glencoe Standardized Test Practice Physical Science (Student Edition)

16. In a welding shop you notice a very bright spark of light, you move closer to observe and the glary light makes your vision
blurry. What electromagnetic waves were involved?
A. Radio wave and Microwave B. Microwave and X-ray
C. X ray and UV wave D. UV wave and Infrared wave
17. One summer day, you are invited by your friends to join them on beach party. While on the beach, the sun is shining brightly.
What you should do to lessen the effect?
A. Apply sunscreen protection B. Wear sunglasses and wear long sleeves
C. Both A and B D. Ignore the heat and enjoy the summer day at the beach.
18. Standard broadcast radio and television are examples of devices that used radio waves and very useful especially
nowadays, however it can cause a health risk to humans. What do you think may be the possible effect of too much
exposure of these devices?
A. skin burn B. cataracts C. can cause DNA mutation D. can lead to cancer
19. X-ray is one of the EM waves that is beneficial especially in the medical facility, medical laboratories uses X -ray to detect
certain disease or fractures in the body. Nevertheless, too much exposure may also affects human’s health, what do you
think will be its main risk to human?
A. Can cause DNA mutation B. Can cause mutation in growing tissues
C. Can damage your DNA (gene) inside of cell D. Can heat body tissue and cause painful burn in your skin.
20. Mirasol studied whether different commercial sunscreen can effectively block certain electromagnetic (EM) waves from the
sun. At each set-up Mirasol applied a different amount of same brand of sunscreen on a leaf sample. The experiment could
be improved by .

A. applying same amount of two different commercial sunscreen tested on same leaf sample
B. using different types of leaves with the same sunscreen
C. measuring the amount of leaf sample absorbed by the UV rays
D. testing one kind of sunscreen on different leaves sample