12th Grade Physical Science Review

1. “Atomos” is a Greek word of atom, which of the following is the CORRECT meaning of the word Atomos?

•   Single    

•   Indestructible

• Rocks

• Indivisible

6. 6. Which of the following is the unit used in speed ______?

• seconds  

• meters per second

• kilograms  

• meters  

7. He is the pioneer of the laws of planetary motion namely: Law of Ellipses, Law of Equal Areas, and Law of Harmonies.

• Aristotle

• Johannes Kepler

• Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

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11. It is the spreading of light when it encounters an obstacle or an opening.

• dispersion

• scattering

• interference

• diffraction

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12. It is the separation of white light into colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet) due to refraction.

            A.                            B.                 C.               D.

• dispersion

• interference

• diffraction 

• reflection

13. It occurs when light strikes a material, and the energy that it carries is absorbed by the atoms of the material.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Dispersion

•  Absorption

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14. It refers to the passing of light through a material without being absorbed.

• reflection

• refraction

• dispersion     

• transmission

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16. 16. Image formed in a mirror is a product of___________?

• 16. diffuse

• 16. specular

• 16. incident ray

• 16. reflected ray

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17. 17. It is the bouncing of light when it reaches a reflecting surface or a boundary between two media.

• 17. Absorption   

• 17. refraction

• 17. Dispersion

• 17. Reflection

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18. It refers to the ray of light that hits the reflecting surface/boundary.

• reflected ray 

• diffracted ray

• Refracted ray

•  incident ray   

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