Rosevale School

Xavier Estates Phase 4, Cagayan de Oro City

High School Department

PHYSICS 7
Third Quarter 42
Written Test 4

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TEST 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the best answer for each multiple choice question. Write the best answer on the line.

_____1) Which of the following is NOT an _____8) Ultraviolet can damage skin cells but visible
electromagnetic wave? light does not. Why?
A. infrared C. sound
A. Ultraviolet is produced by the sun.
B. radio D. X ray
B. Ultraviolet moves faster than visible light.
C. Ultraviolet vibrates faster than visible light.
_____2) How does the wavelength of infrared (IR)
D. Ultraviolet has longer wavelength than visible
compare with the wavelength of ultraviolet light.
(UV) waves?
A. Infrared waves have longer wavelength. _____9) Which two waves lie at the ends of the
B. Infrared waves have shorter wavelength. visible
C. IR waves have the same wavelength as the
spectrum?
UV waves.
D. IR is not comparable in wavelength with the A. radio waves and X-rays
UV waves. B. X-rays and gamma rays
C. infrared and ultra-violet rays
_____3) Among all the electromagnetic waves (EM), D. radio waves and microwaves
which has the highest frequency?
_____10) What happens when light fall an opaque
A. gamma rays C. radio wave
objects?
B. infrared radiation D. ultraviolet
A. It stops. C. It speeds up.
B. It slows down. D. It is reflected or
_____4) ROYGBIV is the basic component of white
Absorbed.
light. Which color of light carries the most
energy? _____11) Which of the following waves has
A. blue C. orange wavelength shorter than of visible light?
B. green D. red A. infrared C. radio wave
B. microwave D. ultraviolet ray
_____5) Light is an electromagnetic wave. Which
characteristic is common in all _____12) Which material reflects or absorbs all the
electromagnetic waves? light that strike it?
A. amplitude C. speed A. filter C. translucent
B. frequency D. wavelength B. opaque D. transparent

_____6) Which of the following sets of visible colors
are arranged in decreasing frequency?
A. red, violet, and blue
B. red, yellow, and blue
C. yellow, orange and blue
D. violet, yellow, and orange
_____13) Why are ultraviolet rays dangerous to living
cells?
A. They require air to travel.
B. They can travel through empty space.
C. They have less energy than visible light.
D. They have more energy than visible light.

_____7) In the visible spectrum, which color has the _____14. Which of the following is TRUE about an
longest wavelength? object that looks green?
A. blue C. red A. It reflects only green light.
B. green D. violet B. It absorbs only green light.
C. It can be seen only in green light.

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______15) A rainbow usually appears in the sky after
a rain. Which of the following statements best
explain this observation?
A. Raindrops acts as prism separating sunlight
into colors.
B. The white clouds actually prism composed of
different colors.
C. The colors of the rainbow comes from the
raindrops in the atmosphere
D. When sunlight is reflected by the ground
towards the clouds, it separate into different
colors.
______16) A shadow is caused by -
A. light being blocked by an object.
B. too much light in the room.
C. a lack of light in the room.
D. an object reflecting light.
______17) As a play begins, white stage lights shine
on an actress wearing a red dress.
Suddenly the lights go off and a green
light is shone on the actress. The dress
looks black. Why does the dress look
black?
A. The dress absorbs the green part of the light.
B. The dress reflects the green part of the light.
C. The dress reflects the black part of the light.
D. The dress absorbs the red part of the light.
______18) Which of the following would reflect rather
than refract light?
A. mirror in a bathroom
B. lens in a pair of eyeglasses
C. magnifying glass in a science set
D. prism hanging from the rear view mirror

TEST 2. COMPLETION
Directions: Fill in the box the electromanetic spectrum.

Visible Light

long  short 

TEST 3. IDENTIFICATION
Directions: Below are the applications of electromagnetic waves. State the type of electromagnetic wave used
in each application.

_____________1. Radar _____________6. Satellite communications

_____________2. Texting _____________7. Diagnosis of bone fractures
_____________3. TV broadcasting _____________8. Checking bankbook signature
_____________4. Radio broadcasting _____________9. Sterilization of medical instruments
_____________5. Camera autofocusing _____________10. Sterilization of water in drinking
fountains
TEST 4 PROBLEM SOLVING
Directions: Solve each problem or do as indicated below. Show your complete solutions. You may use the
back of this page. ( 2 points each)

1) Why is the energy of infrared rays greater than the energy of radio waves?

2) How do we know that electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?

3) In some supermarkets, fruits and vegetables are placed under green light while meat is placed
under red light. How does the scheme of light affect the appearance of fruits , vegetables, and
meat?

4) Clear glass transmits all the color of sunlight but it filters out ultraviolet. Can you get sunburned
through a closed glass window? Explain.

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