
PHYSICAL SCIENCE 4th QUARTER EXAMINATION
Quiz by Arvin Gara
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1. Which of the following is the shape of the Earth according to ancient Greeks?
What is the shape of the Earth as described by modern astronomy?
Which of the following ancient Greek philosophers computed for the circumference of the Earth?
Which of the followingdescribes the position of the North Star if you go nearer the equator?
The apparent motion of the sun caused by Earth’s revolution around it is called __________.
Who among the following is not a proponent of the geocentric model of the universe?
According to Kepler, the path of a planet as it revolves around the sun is a/an___________.
The splitting of white light into its constituent colors is called ______.
Which among the components of visible light has the lowest frequency?
Blue skies and red sunsets are due to ________.
The color of the outer edge of the primary rainbow is_______.
The bending of light as it passes an obstacle is called______. The obstacle can be a slit, a hole or a strand.
A convex mirror forms a virtual image that is _____ the sizeof the object.
Which of the following Newton’s law of Motion describes that “a body at rest remain at rest, a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by unbalanced force".
The first law of this Kepler Laws of planetary motion which states that “the orbits of the planets are ellipses with the sun with one focus” is called _______.
Dispersion is the separation of red light according to its frequency.
Spectrum is a band of light consisting of different colors.
Concave type of mirror produces an upside-down image
Convex mirror makes an upright image.
Cars use concave mirrors
There are 7 colors in a spectrum
Yellow has the greatest index of refraction
The arrangement of colors according to its frequency is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Concave mirrors are used for security purposes.
The distance of an object from the mirror plays an important part to the image it produces.
According to Erastothenes' computations, what is the circumference of the Earth?
The apparent daily motion of the stars as a result of earth's rotation about its axis is called _____.
Who was credited for determining the relative position of the sun, the moon, and the Earth during lunar and solar eclipses?
Which one is NOT a correct explanation of Why the sky is blue.
"The line joining a planet to the sun sweeps out equal area in equal times" this kepler laws of planetary motio refers to _________.
Perihelion is the location where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around it.
Heliocentric model is a superseded description of the Universe with Earth at the center.
Kepler’s second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the faster it travels.
A planet moves faster when it is farthest from the Sun.
Ptolemy believes that the universe orbits about a stationary Earth.
Law of Motion that means that in every interaction, the forces that act on the two objects are equal in size but of opposite direction.
When a motorcycle moving at constant speed in a straight path will keep moving at same speed unless acted upon by a force. This statement explains which Newton’s Laws of Motion?
Which of these early civilizations contributed to our understanding of astronomy and celestial objects?
Which of the following models included earth as the center of the universe?
A rainbow is nature's spectacular display of __________ of light