Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

SOLOTSOLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan, Ilocos Sur 2731

Final Examination
PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Encircle the best answer. STRICTLY NO ERASURES.

1. Which of the following are the two realms that make up the cosmos according to ancient Greeks?
a. terrestrial and natural
b. celestial and natural
c. natural and unnatural
d. terrestrial and celestial

2. Which of the following describes the motion of the objects in the celestial realm according to Greek
philosophers?
a. perfect and circular
b. perfect and rectilinear
c. unstable and circular
d. unstable and rectilinear

3. Which of the following describes the motion of the objects in the terrestrial realm?
a. perfect
b. circular
c. unstable
d. rectilinear

4. Which of the following are the types of terrestrial motion according to Aristotelian mechanics?
I. natural
II. voluntary
III. involuntary
IV. cosmological

a. I only
b. II only
c. II and IV
d. I, II and III

5. Which of the following best explains why raindrops fall according to Aristotelian mechanics?
a. Raindrops fall due to the gravitational attraction of the Earth.
b. The involuntary motion of raindrops is to fall.
c. The atmosphere can no longer hold the raindrops.
d. The natural state of the rain is to go to the hydrosphere.

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.
b. The celestial bodies should be aligned perfectly.
c. Their natural state is to move towards the ground.
d. They should be composed mainly of Earth element.
7. Which of the following best explains why animals move?
a. Their natural state is to move towards Earth's center.
b. The gravitational attraction of Earth forces them to move.
c. Their movements are dictated by the movement of celestial bodies.
d. They voluntarily move die to their innate will to do so.

8. Which of the following best explains why plants are considered to have involuntary motion?
a. It is their natural state not to move.
b. They do not have the will to move.
c. The gravity of the Earth stops them from moving.
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.
b. There should be celestial forces applied to them.
c. The Sun should be visible to give them energy.
d. Plants can move on their own.

10. Which of the following refers to the surface where stars appear to be attached?
a. Ecliptic
b. celestial poles
c. celestial sphere
d. diurnal circle

11. Which of the following is the path that the stars take in completing diurnal motion?
a. celestial sphere
b. ecliptic
c. diurnal circle
d. celestial poles

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

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

a. summer solstice
b. winter solstice
c. autumnal equinox
d. vernal equinox

14. Which of the following can be observed due to the Earth’s revolution around the Sun?
I. The sun’s altitude changes with season.
II. Circumpolar stars can be observed.
III. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
IV. Different constellations appear in the horizon throughout the year.
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. II and IV
d. I and IV

15. Which of the following is the driving force that causes the Earth’s axis of rotation to wobble?
a. gravitational force of the Sun and moon
b. diurnal motion
c. annual motion
 d. precession

Categorize the following observations or phenomena whether they are consequences of diurnal motion,
annual motion, or precession of the equinoxes.

16. Revolution of the stars around the celestial poles. The observation of stars that never seem to rise or
set.
a. Diurnal Motion
b. Annual Motion
c. Precession of the Equinoxes

17. The sun’s sunrise and sunset points in the horizon changes with season.
a. Diurnal Motion
b. Precession of the Equinoxes
c. Annual Motion

18. Autumnal and vernal points change every about 26 000 years.
a. Diurnal Motion
b. Precession of the Equinoxes
c. Annual Motion

19. Which of the following is the shape of the Earth according to ancient Greeks?
a. Cylinder
b. Octagon
c. flat disc
d. sphere

20. What is the shape of the Earth as described by modern astronomy?

a. Ellipsoid
b. Hyperboloid
c. oblate spheroid
d. oblate paraboloid

21. Which of the following ancient Greek philosophers computed for the circumference of the Earth?
a. Anaxagoras
b. Pythagoras
c. Eratosthenes
d. Aristotle

22. According to Erastothenes’ computations what is the circumference of the Earth?

a. 250 000 stadia
b. 500 stadia
c. 7.2 stadia
d. 40 000 stadia

23. In which of the following is 250 000 stadia equal to?

a. 40 000 kilometers
b. 40 000 meters
c. 40 000 miles
d. 40 000 inches

24. In which of the following events can the circular shadow of the Earth be observed most notably?
a. solar eclipse
b. lunar eclipse
c. summer solstice
d. winter solstice
25. Which of the following describes the position of the North Star if you go farther away from the equator?
a. closer to the horizon
b. farther away from the horizon
c. The North Star is fixed wherever you are on the Earth.
d. It disappears completely.

26. Which of the following can be observed of a cruising ship if the Earth is a flat disc?
a. It will shrink then only the sail will be visible until it completely disappears.
b. It will become bigger and bigger.
c. It will not change its size.
d. It will become smaller and smaller until it disappears.

27. During which time did Eratosthenes observe the shadows cast by a vertical stick?
a. noon time in summer solstice
b. noon time in winter solstice
c. during a lunar eclipse
d. during a solar eclipse

28. Which of the following is not one of the four elements that were believed to comprise the universe?
a. Fire
b. Earth
c. Human
d. Wind

29. Which of the following is not true about the Platonic Solids?
a. The Platonic Solids are irregular polyhedrons.
b. They are made up of triangles that could be broken apart.
c. The Platonic Solids represent four different elements comprising the universe.
d. When part of a Platonic solid binds with a part of another, they will be able to form some other
element.

30. Which of the following facts about present day knowledge of the universe is not in line with Plato’s
cosmos?
a. There are seven planets in the entire universe.
b. The moon and the sun are planets that revolve around the earth.
c. The planets do not revolve around the Earth.
d. The moon is the nearest planet to the Earth.

31. Which of the following is true about the Greek’s view of the moon and sun?
a. The sun represents the element of fire, thus is represented by a tetrahedron.
b. Both the moon and sun are planets that revolve around the Earth.
c. The moon was revolving around the Earth while the sun was not.
d. The sun is the nearest “planet” to the Earth.

32. Which of the following may be reasons why the Earth is believed to be the center of the universe?
a. Both the moon and sun are planets that revolve around the Earth.
b. The sun represents the element of fire, thus is represented by a tetrahedron.
c. The moon was revolving around the Earth while the sun was not.
d. The sun is the nearest “planet” to the Earth.
33. How many concentric spheres accommodate the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars in Eudoxus’ model?
a. 37
b. 46
c. 56
d. 27
34. According to Aristotle, which of the following fills the spheres and causes them to move?
a. Ether
b. Water
c. Wind
d. Fire

35. Who was the first to propose a Sun-centered model of the universe?
a. Copernicus
b. Ptolemy
c. Aristarchus
d. Aristotle

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

37. Which of the following best describes Aristarchus’ reasoning why the Sun is the center of the universe?
a. Smaller spheres should orbit around the larger ones.
b. Larger spheres should orbit around the smaller ones.
c. There is no observed stellar parallax.
d. There is an observed stellar parallax.

38. According to the Ptolemaic system, which of the following best explains why planets sometimes move
in a retrograde motion?
a. It is the result of a planet’s movement around the epicycle.
b. It is the result of a planet’s simultaneous movement around the epicycle and the deferent.
c. It is the result of a planet’s movement around the deferent.
d. It is the result of a planet’s movement around the Earth.

39. By placing the Sun as the center of the universe, which of the following was eliminated from Ptolemy’s
model by Copernicus?
a. epicycle and deferent
b. stellar parallax
c. the Earth as the center
d. retrograde motion

40. Babylonian and Egyptian civilizations used a primitive version of a sundial, called _______, in
systematically observing the motion of the sun.
a. Eyepiece
b. Cosmic String
c. Gnomon
d. None of these

41. Ancient people have observed that the _______ changes its path and its appearance within a period of
29.5 days.
a. Mars
b. Sun
c. Moon
d. Earth
42. It occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the moon when the Earth is between the Sun and the
Moon.
a. Both lunar and solar eclipse
b. Lunar eclipse
c. Solar eclipse
d. Partial solar eclipse

43. What are the most observable objects in the sky?

a. Moon and stars
b. Sun and moon
c. Stars and other planets
d. Sun, moon and stars

44. What is the meaning of helios?

a. Sun
b. Earth
c. Stars
d. Moon

45. Tychonic Model was the combination of Ptolemaic and Copernican model.
a. Maybe
b. False
c. True
d. Somehow

46. The brightest planet as seen from Earth

a. Jupiter
b. Venus
c. Mars
d. Mercury

47. It is the angle that can be measured when an observer looks at the same object from different locations.
a. Kepler’s nova
b. Stellar nova
c. Parallax
d. Supernova

48. Venus is in its “_______” when the Sun is in between Venus and Earth.
a. New phase
b. Quarter phase
c. Full phase
d. Half phase

49. Which of the following is an example of a violent motion?

a. water flowing in a river
b. a dropped pen falling to the ground
c. a ball kicked from the ground
d. rocks falling from a mountain
50. Ariel shot an arrow from a distance. According to Aristotle, which of the following is true about this
scenario?
a. The shooting of an arrow shows a violent motion.
b. The shooting of an arrow shows a projectile motion.
c. The shooting of an arrow shows a natural motion.
d. The shooting of an arrow shows a free fall motion.
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division of Ilocos Sur

SOLOTSOLOT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

San Juan, Ilocos Sur 2731

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION FOR A 50 – ITEM TEST
No.
Levels of Cognition of
Items

gUnderstandin
No. % of Remembering

Evaluating
Analysing
Learning Competencies

Applying

Creating
Hours Item

30% 30% 15% 15% 5% 5%

Explain what the
Greeks considered to
be the three types of
1 terrestrial motion 2 10% 2 2 1 5

S11/12PS-Iva-36
Explain what is meant
by diurnal motion,
annual motion,
precession of the
2 equinoxes 2 10% 2 2 1 5

S11/12PS-IVa-37

Explain how the

Greeks knew that the
3 Earth is spherical 3 15% 2 3 2 1 8
S11/12PS-IVa-38
Explain how Plato’s
problem of “Saving the
Appearances”
4 constrained Greek 2 10% 2 2 1 5
models of the Universe

S11/12PS-IVa-39
Compare and contrast
the models/
descriptions of the
universe by Eudoxus,
5 Aristotle, Aristarchus, 3 15% 2 2 2 1 7
Ptolemy and
Copernicus

S11/12PS-IVa-40
6 Cite examples of 3 15% 2 2 1 3 8
astronomical
phenomena known to
astronomers before the
advent of telescopes
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Explain how Galileo’s
astronomical
observations helped
7 weaken the support for 2 10% 2 1 1 1 5
the Ptolemaic model

S11/12PS-IVb-43
Compare and contrast
the Aristotelian and
Galilean conceptions of
vertical motion,
8 horizontal motion, and 3 15% 1 1 1 2 1 1 7
projectile motion

S11/12PS-IVc-46

TOTAL 20 100% 15 15 8 8 2 2 50

Prepared by: Checked by:

KENNEDY F. VAGAY NINA MAY P. ARROCENA

Subject Teacher Master Teacher I

Noted by:

LEILANI R. SARMIENTO
Head Teacher III

Approved by:

VILMA P. AVILA
School Principal II