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SHS Physical Science (Physics and Astronomy)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Moving water, tides, and dams are examples of
a)

hydroelectric power

b)
fossil fuels
c)
geothermal energy
d)
radiant energy
2.

Which of the following are RENEWABLE energy sources?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Geothermal

d)

Hydropower

e)

Petroleum (Oil)

3.

Thermal energy always travels from ______ temperatures to ______ temperatures.

a)

Higher / Lower

b)

Lower / Higher

c)

Higher / Higher

4.

How does heat travel when ice cubes are placed in an orange juice?

a)

From ice to juice

b)

From juice to ice

c)

In ice only

d)

In juice only

5.

What law of thermodynamics explains the principle of heat engines?

a)

Zeroth Law

b)

First Law

c)

Second Law

d)

Third Law

6.

A heat engine uses 100 J of heat to produce 60 J of work. How much is the excess heat?

a)

40 J

b)

160 J

c)

6000 J

d)

5 J

7.

Which is NOT a natural motion based from Aristotle?

a)

Smoke moving upward

b)

Rock falling from cliff

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Cart is pushed

8.

Rock A is dropped while Rock B is thrown horizontally downward. Which of them will reach the ground first?

a)

Rock A

b)

Rock B

c)

Both of them

d)

Cannot be determined

9.

What is the angle of projectile needed to reach the maximum range?

a)

25 degrees

b)

35 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

65 degrees

10.

Which of the following angle of projectile will have the highest maximum height?

a)

25 degrees

b)

35 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

65 degrees

11.

TRUE or FALSE. During a collision, he greater the mass, the greater the force it exerts

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

TRUE or FALSE. The slower the velocity, the farther a projectile travels horizontally

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

He is the scientist who proposed the Corpuscular Theory of Light

a)

Huygens

b)

Newton

c)

Planck

d)

Einstein

14.

The angle of incidence is always ______ the angle of reflection

a)

greater than

b)

less than

c)

equal to

d)

cannot be determined

15.

Light travels from GLASS to AIR, how will the refracted light travel?

a)

TOWARDS the Normal

b)

AWAY from the normal

16.

Which type of mirror is used in road mirrors?

a)

Plane Mirror

b)

Convex Mirror

c)

Concave Mirror

17.

A concave lens is a ______ lens

a)

converging

b)

diverging

18.

Which of the following situations exhibits the property of interference?

a)

b)

c)

d)

19.

This scientist proposed the idea that planets move in elliptical orbits

a)

Kepler

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

20.

Who was the Greek scientist who first measured the circumference of the Earth?

a)

Anaxagoras

b)

Aristotle

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Eratosthenes

21.

Which of the following were NOT observed by Galileo using his telescope?

a)

Jupiter's Moons

b)

Phases of Venus

c)

Craters of the Moon

d)

Stellar Parallax

22.

This is a terrestrial planet but a SUPERIOR planet

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

23.

Which planet has the highest amount of Carbon Dioxide concentration

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

24.

Which planet can you find the largest volcano?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

25.

Which celestial body is primarily made up of chunks of ice, dust, and rock particles

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Asteroid

26.

Which shows the correct sequence of heavenly bodies located from SPACE to EARTH?

a)

Meteor - Meteoroid - Meteorite

b)

Meteorite - Meteor - Meteoroid

c)

Meteoroid - Meteor - Meteorite

27.

Which of the following is the unique feature of Saturn?

a)

Galilean Moons

b)

Cassini's Division

c)

Sideward Rotation

d)

Great Dark Spot

28.

This scientist proposed the geo-heliocentric model of the universe

a)

Kepler

b)

Brahe

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

29.

In the given figure, which of the following holds TRUE?

a)

The angle of incidence is 10°.

b)

The angle of incidence is 80°.

c)

The angle of reflection is 10°.

d)

The angle of reflection is 90°.

30.

A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.


Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D