PHYSICS

1. Which of the following rays are the best producers of ions?

a. Alpha c. Gamma rays
b. Beta d. X-rays
2. What is the dimension of Newton?
a. g cm/s2 c. cm/s2
b. kg m/s2 d. m/s2
3. What is the total resistance of two resistors R and R connected in parallel?
a. R1 R2 /(R2 + R1 ) c. R1 / (R1 +R2 )
b. R1 + R2 d. R2/ (R1 +R2 )
4. A 20 – cd lamp is 0.6m above a study table. The illumination in the table is
a. 56 lm c. 24 lm
b. 48 lm d. 12 lm
5. If light travels at a speed of 3.0 x 108 m/s, how long will it take to cover 100 m?
a. 3.3 x 107 s c. 3 x 106 s
b. 3.3 x 10-7 s d. 3 x 1010 s
6. What law explains why Ayie can withdraw a sheet of paper from under a glass of water if
the paper is pulled quickly?
a. Law of acceleration c. Law of interaction
b. Law of conservation of Momentum d. Law of inertia
7. What is the largest acceleration possible for a car if its mass is 1000 kg and force is 1200 N?
a. 1.2 m/s2 c. 120 m/s2
b. 12 m/s2 d. 1200 m/s2
8. Which of the following is that single force applied at the same point that will produce the
same effect?
a. Reactant force c. Resultant force
b. Composite force d. Concurrent force
9. A device that emits tiny flashes of light when an ionizing radiation hits a fluorescent screen
called
a. Geiger counter c. Bubble Chamber
b. Wilson Cloud Chamber d. Scintillation Counter
10. What law states that, within the elastic limit, strain is directly proportional to stress?
a. Ohm’s Law c. Hooke’s Law
b. Lenz’s Law d. Coulomb’s Law
11. A ball of mass 0.15 kg is thrown with a speed of 20 m/s against a wall. What is its momen-
tum if it rebounds after colliding elastically?
a. -30 kg m/s c. -30 kg m/s
b. +3.0 kg m/s d. +30 kg m/s
12. Which is the following is a measure of the inertia of a body?
a. Weight c. Volume
b. Density d. Mass
13. What are the three fundamental quantities?
a. Volume, weight, time c. density, mass, volume
b. Length, mass, time d. speed, distance, time
14. What is the speed of a projectile if it is at the top of its path?
a. Unchanged c. minimum
b. Doubled d. Maximum
15. Which of the following are short-range forces?
a. Gravitational forces c. weak nuclear force
b. Electromagnetic force d. strong nuclear force
16. What happens to the mechanical advantage of a lever if its effort distance increases?
a. Increases c. remains the same
b. Decreases d. becomes zero
17. What kind of energy is present whenever a body is at a distance from the ground?
a. Elastic potential energy c. electromagnetic potential energy
b. Electric potential energy d. gravitational potential energy
18. An object acceleration as its stars to fall is
a. Equal to g. c. less than g
b. Greater than g d. zero
19. When the speed of the wave changes, the wave length gets shorter and the wave is
a. Reflected c. diffracted
b. refracted d. polarized
20. How is pressure related to depth?
a. Directly proportional c. no effect
b. Inversely proportional d. equal to one another
21. Which of the following is the scalar quantity?
a. Acceleration c. distance
b. Displacement d. velocity
22. At what particular instance will the period and frequency of a wave change?
a. When it travels from one medium to another.
b. W hen it is at its equilibrium position.
c. W hen it interferes with another wave.
d. When it reflects.
23. Which of the following would float on water?
a. Iron c. wood
b. Stone d. mercury
24. Which of the particles below include the electron, muon, and the tau?
a. Mesons c. leptons
b. Baryons d. photons
25. A wave has a speed of 25 meters per second and a wave length of 5 meters. What is its
frequency?
a. 5/s c. 0.25/s
b. 100/s d. 15/s
26. What is Boyle’s law in equation form?
a. V1V2 = V2P1 c. V1/V2 = P1/P2
b. V1P2 = K d. V1/V2 = P2/P1
27. An electrical appliance has a power rating of 240 watts. What is the current if the re-
sistance is 60 ohms?
a. 2 A c. 20 A
 b. 4 A d. 1000 A
28. What does streamlining a body mean?
a. changing its size c. applying pressure
b. increasing the length d. giving it a suitable shape
29. Which wire gives the smallest resistance?
a. short, thin wire c. long, thick wire
b. short, thick wire d. long, thin wire
30. Which of the following applies to series connection?
a. VT = V1 = V2 = V3 c. It = I1 = I2 = I3
b. IT = I1 + I2 + I3 d. 1/RT = 1/R1 = 1/R2 = 1/R3
31. What law states that there is decrease in pressure at the side of a moving stream of fluid?
a. Bernoulli’s Law c. Archimedes’ Law
b. Pascal’s Law d. Hooke’s Law
32. What is the device used to measure the luminous intensity of a light source?
a. fathometer c. photometer
b. oscillator d. refractometer
33. The interactions responsible for holding together electrons to their atom as well as for
combining atoms and molecules to produce larger bodies are
a. strong nuclear c. weak nuclear
b. electromagnetic d. gravitational
34. Which of the following processes occurs when heat passes from one place to another,
from molecule to molecule?
a. Convection c. conduction
b. Radiation d. expansion
35. Which of the following temperature at which the gas would no longer exert pressure?
a. Kelvin temperature c. absolute zero
b. Celsius scale of temperature d. absolute temperature
36. What happen when two waves meet at the same point at the same time?
a. The waves reflect. c. The waves refract.
b. The waves interfere. d. The waves diffract.
37. Which of the following substances has the greatest specific heat?
a. Aluminium c. Alcohol
b. Glass d. Iron
38. What is the device used to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy?
a. Generator c. heat pump
b. Motor d. rotor
39. A force of 20 N acts on an object for 5 seconds. What is the impulse?
a. 0.25 s/N c. 15 N.s
b. 4 N/s d. 100 N.s
40. What must be present in order to emit sound?
a. increasing frequency c. vibration
b. greater amplitude d. decreasing period
41. What would be the strain produced on a wire of length 100 cm and an increase in length of
0.5 cm?
a. 0.05 b. 0.005 c. 100 d. 200
42. What determines the pitch of sound?
a. Amplitude c. speed
b. Frequency d. wavelength
43. The carries for weak interactions that were identified by Carlo Rubia and Simon van der
Meer.
a. Pion c. W and Z particles
b. x and y particles d. graviton
44. What is apparent change in the frequency of received waves brought about by the motion
of source and the receiver of sound?
a. Interference effect c. resonance
b. Diffraction phenomenon d. Doppler effect
45. A car’s speed increases from 30 m/s to 40 m/s in 5 s. What is its acceleration?
a. -2 m/s2 c. 2 m/s2
b. -14 m/s2 d.14 m/s2
46. An object dropped from the roof of the IR Building hit the ground 3 s later. How high is the
building? (g= 10 m/s2)
a. 45 m c. 13 m
b. 30 m d. 3.33 m
47. What is the unit for intensity of sound?
a. Candela c. angstrom
b. Decibel d. tesla
48. Which of the following terms is to describe the state of vibration of a string or air column
that has the lowest frequency produced?
a. Harmonics c. fundamental
b. Oscillation d. resonance
49. At what angle does a projectile go farthest when tired?
a. 300 c. 600
b. 450 d. 750
50. A bullet is fired from a gun at an angle of 400. What is the range if its velocity is 300
m/s?(cos 400 =.766; sin 400 = .643;g= 10 m/s2)
a. 192.9 m c. 8866 m
b. 229.8 m d. 12000 m
51. What is the gravitational force between two spheres of masses 0.01kg and 0.05 kg respec-
tively if they are 0.05 m apart?
a. 1.28 x 10-11 N c. 1.28 x 1011 N
b. 1.33 x 10-10 N d. 1.33 x 1010 N
52. Which of the following is the correct statement of the Law of Reflection?
a. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
b. The angle of incidence is less than the angle of reflection.
c. The angle of reflection is greater than the angle of incidence.
d. The angle of incidence can be greater or less than the angle of reflection.
53. Which of the following is a type of inclined plane?
a. Gear wheel c. screw
b. Wheel and axle d. pulley
54. The most active which has played a significant role in the treatment of cancer is
 a. polonium c. actinium
b. thorium d. radium
55. If inertia is doubted, what force is needed to overcome it?
a. One half of the original value
b. One fourth of the original value
c. Twice as much
d. Four times as much
56. With what characteristic of light is color associated?
a. Speed c. frequency
b. Wavelength d. period
57. What is an electric motor?
a. A device for changing electrical energy to mechanical energy.
b. A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.
c. A device for changing electrical energy to potential energy.
d. A device for converting potential energy to mechanical energy.
58. A stone makes 20 revolutions in 10 seconds. What is its angular velocity? (rad= 0.1592 rev)
a. 2 rad/s c.25.12 rad/s
b. 12.56 rad/s d. 30 rad/s
59. Whose discovery involved the production of magnetism by means of electricity?
a. Ohm c. Faraday
b. Lenz d. Oersted
60. What does the slope of distance-time graph represent?
a. Acceleration c. speed
b. Momentum d. velocity
61. At what rate is the vertical motion of a projectile uniformly accelerated?
a. -10m/s c.-9.8 m/s2
2
b. -10m/s d. 9.8 m/s2
62. What is a period of a pendulum that is one meter long? (g =9.8 m/s2)
a. 0.5 s c. 1.5 s
b. 1.0 s d. 2.0 s
63. What happens to the attractive force between two bodies if the distance separating them
is doubted?
a. Doubles c. reduces to one fourth
b. Reduces to one half d. increases four times
64. Which of the following describes a simple harmonic motion?
a. A body moves along the curved path of constant radius.
b. A particle moves periodically at equal distances in opposite direction from the
equilibrium position.
c. A body moves along a curved path at varying speeds.
d. A particle moves in a cycle at a different amounts of time.
65. The emf of a generator can be increased by
a. Decreasing the number of turns in the armature.
b. Increasing the speed of rotation of the armature.
c. Dereasing the speed of rotation of the armature.
d. Providing lesser concentration of lines of force.
66. A wire of 0.50 meter long moves across a uniform magnetic field with a velocity of 6m/s
and an induction of 2 x 10-2 weber /m2. The emf induced in the wire is
a. 3.0 V c. 0.12 V
b. 1.5 V d. 0.06 V
67. In the absence of air friction, what happens when a ball is allowed to roll down one hill ad
up a second hill?
a. The ball will lose speed more slowly as it moves up the second hill.
b. The ball would travel a longer distance uphill.
c. The ball would travel a shorter distance as it moves up.
d. The ball would practically reach the same horizontal level from where it started.
68. Identical forces acct upon two objects. What is the mass of the first object if its accelera-
tion is twice that of the second object?
a. One-half of the second object c. equal to the second object
b. Twice of the second object d. constant
69. What kind of acceleration is imparted to a body by a given force when its mass is larger?
a. larger c. the same
b. smaller d. zero
70. In what kind of collision is the total momentum conserved?
a. In elastic collisions c. in perfectly elastic collisions
b. In inelastic collisions d. in all types of collisions
71. What force must act on a 45 kg mass to give it an acceleration of 0.5 m/s 2?
a. 110.25 N c. 45.0 N
b. 22.5 N d. 882 N
72. What happens when a wave source moves away from you?
a. An increase in speed c. an increase in frequency
b. A decrease in speed d. a decrease in frequency
73. In which of the following substances is the coefficient of starting friction greatest?
a. Steel on steel c. wood on wood
b. Copper on steel d. glass on glass
74. It takes 100 N to start a 200 N object sliding across the floor. What is the coefficient in
starting friction?
a. 2.0 c. 0.5
b. 1.0 d. zero
75. Who demonstrated that even small bodies exert measurable gravitational attractions on
each other?
a. Kepler c. Cavendish
b. Newton d. Ptolemy
76. What is the value of gravitational constant G?
a. 6.67 x1010 m3/kgs2 c. 6.67 x 1011m/kgs2
b. 6.67 x 10-10 m3kgs2 d. 6.67 x 10-11m3/kgs2
77. What work is done by Vinia who pushes a laundry basket along a floor with a force of 70N
for a distance of 8 m?
a. 280 joules c. 280 N
b. 560 joules d. 560 N
78. Which of the following is true?
 a. In a machine where the resistance is greater than the effort, the distant the effort
moves is greater than the distance the resistance is moved.
b. In a machine where the effort is greater than the resistance, the effort’s distance is
greater than the resistance’s distance.
c. In some machines, such as auto brakes, friction is not useful and should not be de-
creased.
d. To operate a real machine, it is necessary to apply lesser force than would be
needed if the machine were ideal.
79. There are colors of light whose combined effect on the eye is that of white light. What are
these?
a. Red and blue violet c. yellow and blue green
b. Red and blue green d. green and blue violet
80. What is the correct formula to finding the efficiency of a machine?
a. Efficiency= input force/output force x 100%
b. Efficiency= output force/input force x 100%
c. Efficiency= output work/input work x 100%
d. Efficiency= input work/output work x 100%
81. A galvanometer plus a shunt connected in parallel with its coil is a/an
a. Spectrometer c. ammeter
b. Ohmmeter d. voltmeter
82. If the equivalent resistance of resistor’s R1 R2 is given by R1 R2 /(R1 + R2), how are they con-
nected?
a. Series c. perpendicular
b. Parallel d. series-parallel
83. The threshold of frequency of a sample metal is 5.0 x 1014 Hz. To free an electron from the
metal would require work which is equal to
a. 1.32 x 1020 J c. 1.32 x 1020 J
b. 3.3 x 1019 J d. 3.3 x 1019 J
84. What should be the length of the antenna at the transmitter if Jaz wants to transmit a
frequency of 100 megahertz? (wavelength = 3m)
a. 6 meters c. 3 meters
b. 4.5 meters d.1.5 meters
85. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The thicker the wire, the greater the resistance.
b. The thicker the wire, the lower the resistance.
c. The shorter the wire, the greater the resistance.
d. The longer the wire, the lesser the resistance.
86. What is the SI unit of energy?
a. Calorie/Joule c. Newton-second
b. Joule d. Joule/second
87. What is considered to be AN any-or-all gate?
a. AND gate c. OR gate
b. NOT gate d. NOR gate
 88. Suppose the potential energy of a stone that falls decreases from 5 J to 0 J, while at the
same time its kinetic energy increases from 0 J to 5 J. What is the sum of potential and ki-
netic energies?
a. 0 J c. 10 J
b. 5 J d. -10 J
89. The energy of a hammer hitting a nail is
a. Heat c. electric
b. Chemica d. mechanical
90. What is the kinetic energy needed to enable a rocket to escape from the earth?
a. KE greater than binding energy
b. KE lesser than binding energy
c. KE at least equal to binding energy
d. KE equal to the potential energy
91. What is the shape of the graph showing direct proportionality?
a. Hyperbola c. parabola
b. Straight line d. horizontal line
92. At what temperature does water have the smallest volume and greatest density?
a. At 0 0Cb c. at 4 0C
b. At 2 0C d. at 100 0C
93. What instrument is used to measure the temperature of hot steel?
a. Optical pyrometer c. helium-filled gas thermometer
b. Mercury thermometer d. thermocouple
94. Which of the following substances has the lowest specific heat?
a. Ethyl alcohol c. aluminum
b. Gold d. copper
95. Jun is standing on a weighing scale attached to the floor of an elevator which reads zero.
What does this indicate?
a. Jun is still accelerating c. Jun is at rest.
b. Jun is moving at constant speed d. Jun is freely falling.
96. A 0.5 kg lead is heated from 30 C to 40 C. The specific heat of lead is 128J/kg0C. How muc
0 0

heat was absorbed by the copper?

a. 1920 J c. 320 J
b. 640 J d. 2560 J
97. What will be the mass of an object on the moon of its weight on earth is 240 N? (g=
10m/s2)
a. 0 b. 4 kg c. 24 kg d. 48 kg
98. Why is ice a good cooling agent?
a. Ice has relatively high heat of fusion.
b. When ice melts, it adds heat to the air above it.
c. Ice easily releases more heat on cooling a given amount.
d. The specific heat of ice changes sharply.
99. Silicon and germanium are classified as
a. Conductors c. inductors
b. Insulators d. semiconductor
100. A kettle placed directly on a fire is heated by
 a. Convection c. insulation
b. Conduction d. absorption
101. What is the process when heat is transported through a liquid or gas by means of cur-
rents?
a. Insulation c. conduction
b. Radiation d. convection
102. How are standing waves produced?
a. The sets of two waves of equal amplitude and the wavelength pass through each
other in the same direction.
b. Two sets of waves equal amplitude and wavelength pass through each other in the
opposite directions.
c. Two sets of waves of unequal amplitude and wavelength pass through each other
in the same directions.
d. Two sets of waves of unequal amplitude and wavelength pass through each other
in the opposite directions.
103. What law of thermodynamics states that the heat flows spontaneously only from a body
at higher temperature to one at a lower temperature?
a. Zeroth Law c. First Law
b. Second Law d. Third Law

104. Which of the following is the expression for the maximum efficiency of an engine?

a. Efficiency= T2-T1/T2 x 100% c. Efficiency= T1-T2/T1 x 100%

b. Efficiency= T2-T1/T1 x 100% d. Efficiency= T1-T2/T2 x 100%
105. In the formula S= O/T, what sign is given to Q if heat enters the system?
a. Negative c. neutral
b. Positive d. no sign at all
106. Where is the expression for entropy applicable?
a. For bodies where large quantity of heat is added.
b. For bodies where large quantity of heat is taken away.
c. For bodies with constant temperature.
d. For small bodies only.
107. What happen to the current when voltage decreases?
a. Becomes zero c. decreases
b. Remains constant d. increases
108. What does an increased disorder mean?
a. Decrease in entropy c. constant entropy
b. Increase in entropy d. zero entropy
109. What is property of light shown by Young’s double-slit experiment?
a. Reflection c. diffraction
b. Refraction d. interference
110. If two bodies are each equal in temperature to third body, they are equal in temperature
to each other. What law of thermodynamics is this?
a. Zeroth law c. 2nd law
st
b. 1 law d. 1st and 2nd law

111. What law of thermodynamics brings about a limit to the efficiency that any heat engine
can attain?
a. First law c. Zeroth law
b. Second law d. Third law
112. Jaja and Jc pulling a rope with equal forces of 5N exactly at opposite directions. What is
the net force?
a. 0 N c. 10 N
b. 5 N d. 15 N
113. The wavelength of a body having a mass of 2.0 kg and a velocity of 8 m/s is
a. 1.06 x 10-32m c. 4.12 x 1035m
b. 1.06 x 10 1032m d. 4.12 x 10-35 m
114. Heat transfer by convection can take place only in
a. solids c. gases or liquids
b. liquids d. gases or solids
115. Which of the following explains why paste sticks to paper?
a. cohesion c. compression
b. adhesion d. expansion
116. What results when there is lack of cohesion among gas molecules?
a. Gas molecules are confined and kept together.
b. Molecules move freely in all directions.
c. Molecules are easily compressed into a smaller volume.
d. Repulsive forces come into play.
117. What happens when Jake compresses the air in a tire pump?
a. The volume decreases c. the volume remains constant
b. The volume increases d. the volume becomes zero
118. What instrument measures the actual pressure of the confined gas?
 a. Hygrometer c. barometer
b. Hydrometer d. manometer
119. What is one of the basic forces that accounts for the falling bodies towards the earth and
the earth around the sun?
a. Strong nuclear force c. weak nuclear force
b. Gravitational force d. electromagnetic force
120. Josel pushes against the wall with a force of 100 Newtons for 20 seconds. How much work
has he done?
a. 2000 J c. 0.5 J
b. 5 J d. 0 J
121. An instrument used to regulate temperature in a building is called
a. Thermocouple c. thermostat
b. Thermometer d. temperature scale
122. A heat engine operates by taking in heat at particular temperature and converting some of
it into work. How are the rest exhausted?
a. At a lower temperature c. At a higher temperature
b. At the same temperature d. within a fraction of a second
123. What kind of waves causes the particles over which they pass to vibrate at right angles to
the direction of wave motion?
a. Transverse c. polarized
b. Longitudinal d. diffracted
124. Where do the magnetic lines of force originate?
a. South pole c. either A or B
b. North pole d. both poles
125. What is the direction of the magnetic field in an electromagnetic wave?
a. Parallel to the electric field
b. Perpendicular to the electric field
c. Parallel to the motion
d. Random
126. What is the unit of Planck’s constant?
a. meter/second c. Joule/second
b. second/cycle d. meter
127. Which of the following is the prediction of the electromagnetic theory?
a. The greater the intensity of the light incident on a metal surface, the more photoe-
lectrons it will eject from the surface.
b. The greater the intensity of the light incident on a metal surface, the less photoe-
lectrons it will eject from the surface.
c. The greater the intensity of the incident light, the lower the maximum speed of
the photoelectrons ejected from the surface.
d. The lesser the intensity of the incident light, the greater the kinetic energy of the
photoelectrons ejected from the surface.
128. What is the wavelength of a wave if frequency is 15/s and speed is 30 m/s.
a. 0.5 m b. 1 m c. 2 m d. 3 m
129. What happens with the speed of the water wave when the water becomes deeper?
a. constant c. increases
b. increases then decreases d. decreases
130. What kind of pitch is produced when bodies vibrate slowly?
a. low c. sometimes low
b. high d. sometimes high
131. How are echoes minimized in halls and auditorium?
a. covering hard reflecting surfaces with curtains
b. opening the doors of the auditorium
c. creating a wider space for sound to travel
d. limiting the accessories installed inside
132. What property of sound makes it possible for them to pass through the same time?
a. Refraction c. Interference
b. Reflection d. Diffraction
133. How many beats will be heard if a tone of 150 hertz and 155 Hertz are played together?
a. 155 c. 10
b. 150 d. 5
134. What is the power produced by Jimmy whose weight is 600 Newton’s if he climbs up a 10-
meter stairs in 1 minute?
a. 50 watts c. 60 watts
b. 100 watts d. 60000 watts
135. What is the following true about object distance and image distance in a plane mirror?
a. Object distance is greater than image distance
b. Object distance is lesser than image distance
c. Object distance is equal to image distance
d. Object distance may be greater or lesser than image distance
136. A source of sound moving at 25 m/s has a frequency of 180 hertz. What is the frequency of
the sound heard when the source is moving towards the observer? (the speed of sound is
340 m/s?
a. 180 Hz c. 194 Hz
b. 200 Hz d. 340 Hz
137. What law states that a change in an electric field moving out into a space should travel at
velocity c and generate a magnetic field?
a. Coulomb’s Law of Electrostatics c. Ohm’s law
b. Maxwell’s Law of induction d. Faraday’s Law of Induction
138. Jiesel, whose weight is 200N climbs up a flight of stairs 2.0 m higher than the starting
point. How much potential energy is gained?
a. 200J c. 100J
b. 400J d. 300J

139. What relationship exists between current and voltage when resistance is a constant?
a. inverse relationship c. direct square
b. direct proportionality d. inverse square
140. The image produced in a convex mirror is
a. upright and unreal c. inverted and unreal
b. inverted and real d. upright and real
141. What does the slope of the graph of stretching force against elongation indicate?

a. elastic limit c. gravitational constant

b. resistivity constant d. spring constant
142. With all conditions equal, what kind of resistance is given by longer wires?
a. equal c. zero
b. greater d. lesser
143. What kind of energy is present at the highest point of a pendulum?
a. Rest c. potential
b. Partly potential d. kinetic
144. What is the device that opens a circuit in case of overheating?
a. ammeter c. moderator
b. control rod d. fuse
145. Which of the following material is translucent?
a. Sheet of metal c. thin sheets of paper
b. Cellophane d. air
146. The figure below shows two -10 ohm resistors in series connected to a 4.5 –volt battery.
What is the resistance of the series combination?
a. 5 ohms c. 20 ohms
b. 10 ohms d. 45 ohms
147. Sound waves will travel slowest in
a. Aluminium c. sometimes low
b. Glass d. sometimes high
148. What is the color of a transparent substance?
a. the color of the light it absorbs c. the color of the light it transmits
 b. the color of the light it reflects d. the color of light it refracts
149. Which of the following is a fundamental unit?
a. joule c. square
b. meter per second squared d. candela
150. What is the factor most directly responsible for making a black hole inmvisible?
a. size c. mass
b. color d. surface escape velocity
151. How many hide tides are there each day?
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4
152. What is the result when there is reflection of all colors of light that fall upon an object?
a. black c. gray
b. white d. blue
153. What will an object move in a circular path?
a. central force c. frictional force
b. gravitational force d. electromagnetic force
154. What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon moves in to a position directly between the
sun and the earth?
a. umbra c. penumbra
b. eclipse of the sun d. eclipse of the moon
155. Which of the following is longer in wave length and red in color?
a. infrared rays c. gamma rays
b. ultraviolet rays d. radio waves
156. Which of the following substances requires the least amount of heat per kilogram for a
given increase in temperature?
a. Ice c. water
b. Steam d. copper
157. Which of the following statements about refraction of light from air to glass is true?
a. The path of ray of light is oblique as long as it remains in air or glass.
b. When ray passes at right angles from air to glass, its deviation changes.
c. Light ray is refracted at the surface in bends away from the normal.
d. As the angle of incidence increases, the angle of refraction also increases.
158. Which of the following substances has the highest index of refraction?
a. water c. glass
b. air d. diamond
159. What happens to the kinetic energy of a ball thrown upward?
a. zero c. decreases
b. increases d. remains the same
160. What happens to the index of refraction when the medium’s optical density increases?
a. decrease c. remains constant
b. increases d. not affected
161. at what part of the magnet is the strength greatest?
a. at the middle c. at the sides
b. at the poles a d. at the areas
162. Which of the following lights is refracted more by the glass prism?
 a. blue c. green
b. violet d. yellow
163. When light passes from a more dense to a less dense medium?
a. The angle of incidence is greater than the angle of refraction.
b. The angle of incidence is lesser than the angle of refraction.
c. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction.
d. The angle of incidence mat be greater than or lesser than the angle of refraction.
164. Which of the following voltage sources strengths the magnetic field?
a. 1.5 v dry cell c. 4.5 v dry cell
b. 3.0 v dry cell d. 6.0 v dry cell
165. What is the disturbance in a medium through which energy is transferred called?
a. wave c. amplitude
b. energy d. frequency
166. What is transferred by a wave from one point to another?
a. mass of medium c. energy
b. volume of medium d. particles of the medium
167. The connect logic expression for the diagram

W
X

Y Z
a. (W . X) Y = Z c. (W . X) + Y = Z
b. (W + X) Y = Z d. (W + X) + Y = Z
168. What i8s the correct arrangement of light according to increasing avw length?
a. blue, green, yellow, violet, red c. violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
b. green, blue, violet, yellow, red d. blue, violet, red, yellow
169. What is the force that keeps the planets in a regular orbit?
a. electrostatic force c. magnetic force
b. gravitational force d. nuclear force
170. Which of the following statements about concave mirrors is correct?
a. Concave mirrors can form one kind of image.
b. Concave mirrors can form two kinds of image.
c. Concave mirrors can form multiple image.
d. Concave mirrors can form both real and virtual images at the same time.
171. How can JC make the pitch ooof a trumphet higgher?
a. closing the valve c. increasing the air column
b. opening the valve d. decreasing the air column
172. What kind of mirrors is used in searchlight?
a. concave c. double concave
b. convex d double convex
173. On what does the pitch of sound depend?
a. frequency c. wavelength
b. amplitude d. speed
174. what sign is taken by the focal length when the mirror is convex?
a. negative c. neutral
b. positive d.none
175. What is the image distance when the object is 6cm away from