Final exam

1. Asia Pacific School of Arts and Sciences
16 and 18 LANDSST. BRGY VASRA,VISAYASAVE.,DILIMAN QUEZON CITY
Senior High School Department
4th Quarter Examination in PhysicalScience
Name:_________________________ Year/Course:_________________ Date: ______________
Subject:_______________________ Instructor:____________________
I. Directions: Read and analyse each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Many ancientastronomersduringthe "GoldenAge"of astronomybelievedthat
A. the Sunwas the centerof the universe B. Earth was the centerof the universe
C. Earth revolvedaroundthe celestial sphere D. Earth was a "wanderer"
2. Accordingto the ancients,the starstraveledaroundEarth on the transparent,hollow,
A. deferent B. stellarglobe
C. celestial sphere D. equatorial sphere
3. Which of the followingmodelsincludedEarthas the centerof the universe?
A. GeocentricModel B. PtolemaicSystem
C. HeliocentricModel D. a and b
4. Which of these earlycivilizationsmade contributionstoourunderstandingof astronomyandcelestialobjects?
A. Babylonian B. Egyptian
C. Greek D. all of the above
5. Aristarchuswasthe firstGreekto explainageocentricmodel of the universe.
A. True B. False
6. The Greekswere the firsttoidentifythe nine wanderingplanets.
A. True B. False
7. Ptolemyusedapatternof epicyclesanddeferrentstoexplainthe motionsof the planets.
A. True B. False
8. Aristarchusmeasuredthe size of Earthto be approximately250,000 stadia.
A. True B. False
9. This earlyGreekscientistwasable toclassifystarsintosix categoriesaccordingtotheirbrightness.
A. Aristotle B. Ptolemy
C. Aristarchus D. Hipparchus
10. Geocentrismstatesthat:
A. the moonisat the centerof the universe B. the sun isthe centerof the universe
C. the earthis the centerof the universe D. there isno centerinthe universe
11. Heliocentrismstatesthat:
A. the moonis at the centerof the universe B. the sun isthe centerof the universe
C. the earthis the centerof the universe D. there isno centerinthe universe
12. Ptolemy'smodel of the universe:
A. use ellipsesinsteadof circles
B. didnot include earthat all
C. had the sunas its center
D. triedto explainretrogrademotionof the planetsthroughthe use of epicycles
13. The hippopede asameansof representingretrograde motionwasintroducedbyEudoxus. However,itdidn'twork
for one of the following planets. Whichone wasit?
A. Jupiter B. Mars
C. Saturn D. Mercury

2. 14. Accordingto Aristotle'sphilosophy,the natural motionof everythinginthe superlunary(i.e.,celestial) partof the
Universe is
A. Circularat constantspeed,i.e.uniformcircularmotion
B. Vertical,eitherstraightupor straightdown
C. ina straightline atconstantspeed
D. inall direction
15. Who of the followingsuggestedaheliocentrictheoryof the Universe?
A. Aristarchus B. Hipparchus
C. Aristotle D. Pythagoras
16. Ptolemy'sgreatworkthatcontainedhisdetailedmathematical modelsforthe planetarymotionswasthe
A. Tetrabiblosor Fourbooks B. Matematike syntaxisorMathematical Compilation
C. PlanetaryHypotheses D. None of the above
17. The approximate date of Aristotle is
A. 350 BC B. 150 AD C. 250 BC D. 150 BC
18. Copernicuswasdissatisfiedwiththe Ptolemaicsystemprimarilybecause
A. he thoughtthat heliocentrictheorywouldbe simpler,asinfacthis systemwas
B. the equantviolatedthe principle of uniformcircularmotion
C. itwas seriouslyinaccurate byCopernicus’time
D. no ideawasgiven
19. Copernicususedobservations(hisownanda few of Walther's) todetermine
A. the distancesof the planetsfromthe Suninactual lengthunits(likekilometres)
B. the sizesof the planets(besidesthe Earth)
C. the distancesof the planetsfromthe Suninastronomical units(i.e.relativetoEarth’sdistance)
D. the distancesof the moonto the Earth and to the Sun
20. Kepler'sFirstLawof PlanetaryMotion(the firstaswe counttoday) statesthat
A. A planet’sorbitisan ellipsewiththe Sunatthe center
B. A planet’sorbitisanellipse withthe Sunatthe focus
C. Animaginaryline fromthe Sunto a planetsweeps outequal areasinequal time intervals
D. An imaginaryline fromthe Earthto the sunand otherplanetswithequal distances
21. Whichfeature of Ptolemy'smodelsdidCopernicusobjecttomoststrongly?
A. Eccentric B. Equant C. Epicycle D. Ecoentric
22. Whichof the followingstatementsaboutCopernicus'sworkis notcorrect?
A. He was unable toprove that the Earth rotatesaround an axisor thatit revolvesaround
B. He usedepicyclesjustasPtolemyhadbutwiththe Sunnearthe centerinstead of the Earth.
C. Hismodelswere muchsimplerthanthe Ptolemaicones
D. None of these
23. Copernicuswasespeciallyunhappyaboutthe equantinPtolemy'smodelsbecause
A. There wasno actual objectlocatedthere,justemptyspace
B. He believedthe Earthoughtto be at the centerof the deferents
C. itviolatedthe principleof uniformcircularmotion
D. none of these
24. Physicsisconcernedwithwhichof the followingmatters?
A. applyingphysicsprinciple
B. describingthe physical world
C. makingpredictionsaboutabroadrange of phenomena
D. all of these
25. A useful methodof expressingverysmallorverylarge numberis
A. Arabicnumerals B. Greekletters
C. significantfigures D. scientificnotations

3. 26. Electricfieldisa--------------field,since force isa------------ quantity
A. vector,vector B. scalar,vector
C. scalar,scalar D. vector,scalar
27. What isthe SIbase unitfor length?
A. meter B. kilogram C. kilometre D. second
28. What isthe base SIunitfor measuringelectriccurrent?
A. ampere (A) B. meter(m) C. kilogram(kg) D. liter(L)
29. Whichof the followingisthe correctmetricprefix for10-6?
A. milli- B. nano- C. Mega- D. micro-
30. Whichof the followingisthe correctSI unitof temperature?
A. Fahrenheit B. Kelvin C. Celsius D. Rankine
31. Whichone of the followingisnota vectorquantity?
A. velocity B. force C. kineticenergy D. acceleration
32. Why doesa man sittingina moving bussuddenlymoveforwardwhenthe bussuddenlystops?
A. due to inertia B. due to brakers
C. due to negative acceleration D. due to force exertedbythe machine
33. He wasa philosopherandscientistwhoclassifiedmotionasnatural andviolentmotion.
A. Aristotle B. Galileo C. Newton D. Einstein
34. Aristotle believedthatheavierobjectsfall atthe same rate as lighterobjects.
A. true B. false
35. WhenGalileodroppedaheavyandlightobjectfromthe same height(LeaningTowerof Pisa) atthe same time,
whichof the followingwasobserved?
A. twoobjectreachedthe groundat the same time
B. the heavierobjectreachedthe groundfasterthanthe lighterone
C. the lighterobjectreachedthe groundfasterthanthe heavierone.
D. not enoughdataon observation
36. In Galileo’sexperimentoninclinedplaneandball,whathappenedtothe ball asit movedalongthe HORIZONTAL
part of the plane?
A. itmovedat a constantspeed B. it movedwithachangingspeed
C. itstops D. it movedfaster
37. A ball rollingonthe flooreventuallycomestoa stop.How wouldARISTOTLEprobablyexplainthisobservation?
A. the ball seeksitsnatural state
B. frictionovercomesthe ball’snatural tendencytokeeprolling
C. there are an outside force appliedonthe ball tostop
D. none of these
38. Acceleration:isthe rate of change in___________.
A. speed B. distance C. velocity D. displacement
39. If you are Galileoanswerthe ff question:
"Why doesa bowlingball andfeatherhitthe groundatdifferenttimeswhendroppedfromthe same height?"
A. theydon’t;theyhitthe groundat the same time B. one ismore dense thanthe other
C. one isheavierthanthe other D. air resistance
40. The more massan objecthas,the faster itwill fall.
A. true B. false
C. Aristotle:true,Galileo:false D. Aristotle:false,Galileo:true
41. BasedfromAristotelianPhysics,whatwasnatural forplanetstodoin termsof theirtype of motion?
A. theyorbitinan elliptical motion B. theyorbitintriangularmotion
C. theyorbitin no particularconsistentshape D. the orbitin circularmotion
42. Whichwouldfall withgreateraccelerationinavacuum—aleaf ora stone?
A. the leaf B. the stone

4. C. theywouldaccelerate atthe same time D. it isdifficulttodetermine withoutmore information
43. Aristotle explainedthatthe objectmovesdependingonthe natural motionof the dominantelementof thatobject.
Whichamong the followingelement-motionpairsis CORRECTLYmatched?
A. earth– circular B. fire – fall C. water– fall D. celestial –retrograde
44. itis the studyof matterand energyandtheirrelationship
A. Astronomy B. Biology C. Chemistry D. Physics
45. Physicsisfocusedon
A. The fundamental laws the universeandhowtoexplainnature inasimplifiedandunifiedway.
B. The fundamental lawsof science andthe basicknowledge of life.
C. The fundamental lawsof nature andotherbasicscience.
D. The fundamental lawsof Newtonandotherphysicist.
Matching Type: Match each item in column A with to the corresponding item in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Ptolemy A. Treatise "Almagest"
2. Hipparchus B. Spherical Earth and other teachings
3. Aristotle C. Moon shines by reflected sunlight
4. Aristarchus D. Best known for his extensive star catalogue
5. Anaxagoras E. Heliocentric view and relative distances of Earth,
Sun, and Moon
6. Eratosthenes F. successful established the size of Earth