4TH SUMMATIVE EXAM IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE 2025
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- Q1
What is diurnal motion?
The motion of the Earth around the Sun
The apparent backward motion of planets
The daily rotation of the Earth on its axis
The gradual shift of the Earth's rotational axis
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How long does it take for Earth to complete one cycle of axial precession?
10,000 years
100 years
1 year
26,000 years
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What is the primary force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravitational force
Magnetic force
Electrical force
Nuclear force
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Which concept explains why an object remains at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force?
Kepler's Law
Galileo's Law
Aristotelian Motion
Newton's First Law
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According to Galileo, how does the speed of an object change as it falls?
It oscillates
It decreases
It remains constant
It increases
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What is the term for the resistance of an object to a change in its state of motion
Momentum
Friction
Inertia
Velocity
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Which of the following is an example of a non-contact force?
Tension
Gravity
Friction
Normal force
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Which type of motion describes a projectile?
Circular
Uniform
Linear
Parabolic
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Which theory of light describes light as an electromagnetic wave?
Particle theory
Newton's Theory
Wave theory
Quantum theory
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What phenomenon occurs when light bounces off a surface?
Polarization
Refraction
Reflection
Diffraction
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According to Christian Huygens, What happens to light as it passes from air into water?
It maintains its speed
It stops
It slows down
It speeds up
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Which phenomenon can only be explained by the particle model of light?
Reflection
Photoelectric effect
Refraction
Diffraction
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What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Reflection
Interference
Diffraction
Refraction
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Which of the following is NOT a property of light?
It can be reflected
It requires a medium to travel through
It travels in straight lines
It can be absorbed
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Who proposed that light has both particle and wave properties?
James Clerk Maxwell
Thomas Young
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
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