Summative Test in Physical Science 12

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A. Identification. Read each statement carefully. Choose the best answer. Encircle the letter of your choice.
BE HONEST! Even if others are not; even if others will not; Even if others cannot.
An HONEST ZERO is BETTER than a STOLEN GRADO! But BAGSAK nga GRADO is BITTER than a PAIT nga APDO!

1. Which of the following are the two realms that make up the cosmos according to ancient Greeks?
a. terrestrial and celestial c. celestial and natural
b. terrestrial and natural d. natural and unnatural
2. Which of the following describes the motion of the objects in the celestial realm according to Greek
philosophers?
a. perfect and rectilinear c. perfect and circular
b. unstable and circular d. unstable and rectilinear
3. Which of the following describes the motion of the objects in the terrestrial realm?
a. circular b. perfect c. unstable d. rectilinear
4. Which of the following is not the types of terrestrial motion according to Aristotelian mechanics?
a. cosmological b. natural c. involuntary d. voluntary
5. Which of the following best explains why raindrops fall according to Aristotelian mechanics?
a. The involuntary motion of raindrops is to fall.
b. The atmosphere can no longer hold the raindrops.
c. The natural state of the rain is to go to the hydrosphere.
d. Raindrops fall due to the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
6. According to the Aristotelian mechanics, which of the following best describes the condition that will allow
terrestrial objects to move?
a. There should be a cause of movement. c. Their natural state is to move towards the ground.
b. The celestial bodies should be aligned perfectly. d. They should be composed mainly of Earth element.
7. Which of the following best explains why animals move?
a. They voluntarily move to their innate will to do so.
b. Their natural state is to move towards Earth's center.
c. The gravitational attraction of Earth forces them to move.
d. Their movements are dictated by the movement of celestial bodies.
8. Which of the following best explains why plants are considered to have involuntary motion?
a. They do not have the will to move. c. The gravity of the Earth stops them from moving.
b. It is their natural state not to move. d. The celestial bodies stop them from moving.
9. Which of the following best describes the condition that will allow plants to move?
a. There should be mechanical forces applied to them. c. The Sun should be visible to give them energy.
b. There should be celestial forces applied to them. d. Plants can move on their own.
10. When terrestrial objects are unstable, they tend to go back to their natural state.
Where is the natural state of carbon dioxide?
a. geosphere b. hydrosphere c. atmosphere d. thermosphere
11. Which of the following refers to the surface where stars appear to be attached?
a. celestial poles b. celestial sphere c. diurnal circle d. ecliptic
12. Which of the following is the path that the stars take in completing diurnal motion?
a. celestial poles b. celestial sphere c. diurnal circle d. ecliptic
13. Which of the following is the path taken by the sun as it moves around the celestial sphere?
a. celestial poles b. celestial sphere c. diurnal circle d. ecliptic

14. Which of the following is a consequence of the Earth’s rotation around its axis?
a. The equinoxes wobble. c. The North Star changes from Polaris to Vega.
b. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. d. The constellations change their position with season.

15. What happens to the circle of circumpolar stars as you get closer to the poles?

a. decreases b. increases c. changes position d. remains the same

16. During which time is the sun’s altitude at its maximum?

17. Which of the following can be observed when the sun intersects the celestial equator as it revolves around the
ecliptic?
a. Solar flares are more frequent.
b. The length of daytime is equal to the length of night time.
 c. The length of daytime is lesser than the length of night time.
d. The length of daytime is greater than the length of night time.
18. Which of the following is the driving force that causes the Earth’s axis of rotation to wobble?
a. annual motion c. precession of the equinoxes
b. diurnal motion d. gravitational force of the Sun and moon
19. Revolution of the stars around the celestial poles can be categorized as ______________.
a. annual motion c. precession of the equinoxes
b. diurnal motion d. gravitational force of the Sun and moon
20. How many concentric spheres accommodate the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars in Eudoxus’ model?
a. 27 b. 37 c. 46 d. 56
21. According to Aristotle, which of the following fills the spheres and causes them to move?
a. ether b. fire c. water d. wind
22. Who was the first to propose a Sun-centered model of the universe?
a. Aristarchus b. Aristotle c. Copernicus d. Ptolemy

23. Which of the following best explains why there is no observed stellar parallax according to Aristarchus and
Copernicus?
a. The stars are at a measurable distance from the Earth.
b. The Sun is at an immeasurable distance from the Earth.
c. The stars are at an immeasurable distance from the Earth.
d. The planets are at an immeasurable distance from the Earth.
24. Which of the following best describes Aristarchus’ reasoning why the Sun is the center of the universe?

a. There is no observed stellar parallax. c. Smaller spheres should orbit around the larger ones.

b. There is an observed stellar parallax. d. Larger spheres should orbit around the smaller ones.
25. Which of the following planets cannot be seen by the naked eye?
a. Mercury b. Venus c. Saturn d. Neptune
26. Which of the following is known as ‘wanderers’ by ancient Greek people?
a. planets b. stars c. moon d. sun
27. Which of the following motion of the stars are discovered without the help of a telescope?
a. circumferential motion
b. rotation of a star around its axis
c. revolution of a star around a planet
d. daily rotation of the celestial sphere where stars seemed to be attached
28. Which of the following astronomical phenomena was the monthly basis for the ancient calendars?
a. lunar eclipse b. solar eclipse c. phases of the moon d. motion of the planets

29. When does a solar eclipse occur?

a. when the stars revolve around the Earth c. when the moon is in between the sun and the Earth
b. when the Earth is in between the sun and the moon d. when the sun is in between the moon and the Earth

30. Which of the following can be observed during a solar eclipse?

a. temporary darkening of the day sky c. the sun completely disappears from the sky
b. the length of day time becomes shorter d. dying of crops because of the lack of sunlight

31. Which of the following can be observed during a lunar eclipse?

a. lightening of the night sky c. the length of the night becomes shorter
b. Moon’s apparent change in color d. complete disappearance of the moon from the sky
32. Which of the following people was able to develop the Heliocentric model of the Universe?
a. Brahe b. Copernicus c. Eratosthenes d. Ptolemy
33. Which of the following was the proponent of the Tychonic model of the Universe?
a. Brahe b. Copernicus c. Eratosthenes d. Ptolemy
34. This model explains that the planets of the Solar System revolve around the Sun, but the Earth is the center of
the universe.
a. Aristotelian model b. Copernican model c. Ptolemaic model d. Tychonic model

35. Which of the following is not a model of the universe?

36. Which of the following best describes the Geocentric model of the Universe?

a. The Sun is at the center of the universe. c. Only the moon is at the center of the universe.
b. The Earth is at the center of the universe. d. The Earth is slightly offset but very near the center of the universe.

37. Which of the following best describes the Heliocentric model of the Universe?

a. The Sun is at the center of the universe. c. Only the moon is at the center of the universe.
b. The Earth is at the center of the universe. d. The Earth is slightly offset but very near the center of the universe.

38. Which of the following did Galileo and Johannes Kepler measured that led them to conclude that the stars are at
immeasurable distance from the Earth?
a. brightness b. color c. parallax d. speed
39. If a planet is two times farther than Earth from the Sun, its period would be?

a. equal to Earth’s. c. larger than Earth’s.

40. If a planet is half as far as Earth from the Sun, its period would be

a. zero b. smaller than Earth c. larger than Earth c. equal to Earth